He didn't hit a lot last year, although it was some ~80 OPS points higher than Celestino, but he'd been over .800 every year but one since 2016, and that was .795.
He's also probably a better CFer than Gilbert.
"We have a lot of young arm talent that we’ll be looking at in Fort Myers,” said Falvey. “We Tried will be part of that mix, along with Part Of The Conversation and On The Shortlist"
I think "In On" will be up and dominating by the All Star Break.
I didn't say either of those things. A much flatter pay scale would benefit way more players than the current "stars and scrubs" model, and coupled with a floor/cap and revenue sharing would remove much of the financial disparity currently in the game. In my perfect world rookies make 1/3 as much as Aaron Judge, not 1/40th.
I'd rather see teams get rewarded more for savvy scouting and development than the size of their bank account. And I'd force cheap owners to spend that revenue sharing as well. Overall salary expenses would be similar.
I do think less player movement would be good for the sport. Eff the players on that front.
I agree. I'd like to see a busted union, revenue sharing, and hard salary floors/caps.
I'd also like it if Santa Claus was real.
I doubt any of those things come true in my lifetime, and I KNOW they aren't coming true this off season.