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Or just make Beckham the UT and send Moore down. Always need a slick fielder at UT. lol You don't make a player who can hit but not field a UT. That would make him lose any value he brings. Sounds like something the Ms may do... can he play OF? Can't be worse than Santana lol means Laugh out Loud w...

Question: why is the thread you made about this forum no longer there on the ST Mariners forum? Who removed it and why? Is it totally gone or just spammed out of the picture. I did notice that two posts I made referencing marinertalk.com were deleted. Weird and wacky times. I am going to ask Joan a...

Good points DT, but I have some concerns. I wonder about setting minimum payrolls..what the downside is to doing that. More regulations always have a boomerang effect. "Tanking" is something the worst teams do naturally in order to audition new talent. Automate the strike zone...yes. Test it before...

Jack Merridew wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2019 5:56 pm

D-train wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2019 4:08 pm

Just did. I am going to delete our recent posts on the topic.

Huh? What topic and who were you responding to?

Discussing the sanity of our favorite poster on the legacy site.

Defensive end L.J. Collier: The first-round selection, No. 29 overall, out of Texas Christian, worked throughout at the five-technique end spot. Judging linemen is particularly hard in no-pads, no-contact workouts such as these, so what coaches mostly look for are conditioning, instincts, athletici...

I just read a good piece on Homer. I think I am going to be a Homer Homer.

Hasslecracked wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2019 5:25 pm

1. Universal DH
2. Institute a salary cap
3. 30 man rosters instead of 25

You have two more. How about: pay the Commisioner $100M a year and make you the Commisioner.

Or just make Beckham the UT and send Moore down. Always need a slick fielder at UT. lol

Just saw this tweet.

https://twitter.com/Brandon_Warne/statu ... 0960221185

Mine would be.

1. Universal DH
2. Computerized K zone
3. Limit of 3 relievers
4. Pay minor leaguers more than poverty level wages.
5. Institute payroll floors and draft lotteries to prevent tanking.

Not a in a couple weeks but in a couple months if Crawford is still hitting and Beckham regresses to his career norms as he likely will.