Ok baseball team folowers: Top 50 prospects! Read it and discuss!!
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Thanks...more interested in the new rule changes. AIUI, the coach will not be able to make a pitching change until the current pitcher faces three batters or there is an end to the inning. So the leftie, rightie, leftie inning is over. So a skipper can't change a pitcher unless he gives up three hits/outs or ends the inning. This will change the makeup of bullpens, lower the value of left handed relievers (ones on the roster just to face a key left handed hitter) and lower the value of pinch hitters as well. But it should lower the clock time of a game and make individual relievers more important.
bwifan
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I know they are just prospects at this point but if this is remotely correct the Padres farm system is loaded.
I have no idea about the Padre's farm system but this is the yo-yo affect of teams NOT located in NY, LA or any of the other mega populations. The Indians have several top notch players (Kluber, Lindor, Ramerez, Bauer, etc.). However, had to trade two top notch players in the off season Encarnacion and Gomes, to make payroll work. The Tribe, like many teams, ahve to make a decision:
- tear it down in the hopes of making a run every ten to fifteen years (KC & Minnesota). And if you don't win it, start again so that you are looking at anther ten to fifteen years (AKA, Pirates).
- maintain a great farm club knowing that when a player is developed and gets out of his rookie contract, he's going to sign with someone who can afford to pay him $200m to $400m.
bwifan
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Yes the bad part of baseball. The owners don't have revenue sharing like football. So small market teams don't have the cash (unless a billionaire owner wants to spend crazy money) to sign multiple high priced FAs. The small market teams realize to compete it has to be through developing players in their farms system and drafting. Puts a ton of pressure on their scouts and GM to get drafts right. Maybe fill in a FA here and there. Small market teams know that if they develop players they won't have the money to keep them when they hit FA. Shame but it is what it is at this point... I don't see large market owners willing to share their piece of the pie with small market owners.
Agreed. It is also covered up in the fact that much of baseball is luck. The best teams rise to the top over 162 games, but the best team doesn't always win in a five or seven game series. Obviously a goal is to win. But another goal is to get fans in the seats. If your root for the Nationals, you have one less reason to pay the money to go see a game or invest on their TV network. You may know that the nationals have a less chance of winning a WS, but at least you can watch Bryce Harper (not any more). Tribe faces this with Lindor soon and will have to make a decision in July to trade him or go for it. So, not only do they get hurt not winning a WS, they also get hurt because people won't pay to see average players. At the same time, why invest with a team/players who won't invest in you? As some point, it moves from being a "fan" to being a "sucker"
