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Quote: Originally Posted by westofyou Without a doubt, MLB is not the NFL, no massive amount of stars would cave and cross the line either. It would be long. Are baseball players just that stupid? Put in a cap and a floor and you get more money for the MLBPA. Why would they strike for that?

I'm afraid whoever replaces Selig will be just another puppet of the large market owners instead of acting in the best interest of baseball.

Quote: Originally Posted by BrooklynRedz Would not bet on GWB or any current other than Reinsdorf ( and that would require his divestiture in the Sox and Bulls, among a number of other assets that would prove conflicts) . Bud thinks "require" and "conflicts" are awfully strong words.

Quote: Originally Posted by Yachtzee Do the Angels really count as a team move rather than just a name change. While they did originally play in Wrigley Field (the one in LA), they've pretty much been in the same area their entire existence. They only became the Anaheim Angels after Disney bought the team I mentioned in the comments when someone else asked this question, that technically that's probably true, perhaps akin to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by hebroncougar I didn't realize he was that young......but my theory is don't give up 3 or 4 for 1. Reds, at this point can't do that... Not sure I agree. The Reds have some positional depth to make a 3 for 1. They lack a couple of positions and top end talent. 3 or 4 for 1 might be exactly the right move to get a top end guy, especially a TOR starter. After 2010 when Arroyo, Harang and Rolen are off...

Don't both the NBA and NFL set their cap figures based on having a fixed percentage of league-wide revenue going towards player payroll? Indexing the cap/floor to revenue isn't that hard nor controversial...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chip R You're not going to get a salary cap. The players union will go to war over that. It could mean no baseball for a year, maybe a couple. Without a doubt, MLB is not the NFL, no massive amount of stars would cave and cross the line either. It would be long.

Quote: Originally Posted by mth123 Two words. Willy Taveras. There was room if they wanted it. And I guess they didn't think that Dorn was worth it. Which tells you a little about how they feel about Dorn.

From Fangraphs . The opening paragraph: Quote: Say what you will about the Cincinnati Reds, as a team they play air-tight defense. I don’t think much has been made of it, but the Redlegs led the National League in UZR with 52 runs saved last season. Just looking at the team’s current depth chart , they might possibly improve on last year’s mark. This isn’t to say their squeaky clean glovework is going to somehow launch them into contention...

Quote: After commercial, the next caller asked Marty about a possible trade where you trade Cordero, Alonso, Maloney and either Dickerson or Stubbs for nothing so you free up Cordero’s salary and go after a legitimate leadoff hitter or cleanup hitter. (Oh, where do they get these people?) Marty said that’s a stretch and he isn’t the first person to suggest trading Cordero and his “$15M salary”...