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Bit disappointed that May didn't make it. It isn't as though Milone outperformed him, and May has much more upside.

I have no problem with him being disappointed. I think anyone would be in his shoes, and I'd be worried if he wasn't. Also of note, he said he's "open to a trade". That's a far cry from demanding a trade. He wants to start, I get that. The question at hand will be whether TR can get comparable value for his 5M salary. If not, welcome to the pen. He could be a very good reliever and potentially earn a lot more doing that than starting.

I'm sorry, it was the Revere draft that bothered me more than the trade. The fact they got anything of perceived value for him is a plus to me. I'm not sure why people are complaining about the Span trade. You do that trade every time, and when your team is rebuilding (and that's what the trade signified, you do that trade every time. How many more wins does Span bring us?

I've worked in 2 fortune 100 firms and several companies in between. I know a dysfunctional organization when I see one, and the DoD makes every other place I've been look very well run. I get that they all have their issues and plenty of waste on their own, and I agree, but the government takes it to the extreme.

I wouldn't be surprised if Milone is on a different roster next week, but I suspect it will be for international FA dollars.

You need to stop confusing his age with his location.

I think you have to work on both. 1/3 of the budget is military related, and you won't be able to balance it without touching all of it. That's my beef. Republicans say, cut social programs, but when push comes to shove, you could kill all of them and still be running a deficit. The Dems just spend more. Nothing the government does is done well. I work in plenty of military institutions, these are not a definition of a well run efficient environment. Our social programs are no different. If this country wants a real place in the world down the road, this problem will need to be fixed.

I know the Twins are risk averse, but given that Aiken will start his TJ recovery before he's a member of the Twins (and at an optimal time to do it), I'd like to think he's in the conversation (especially if he has James Andrews or someone like that do it). I know success rates are questionable, but 1-1 talent at 1-6, especially if they can get him for a discount would be huge. I'd strongly consider him here.

As soon as he's drafted, he becomes the property of an ML team at this point. The question Aiken is going to have is whether he waits out a year and enters the draft again or takes a pay cut. I suspect that if the Twins offered him 3-4M if he was still available, that he'd think long and hard about taking it.

I was in Tampa this week... Too far away unfortunately That said, I really hope May dominates his next start.

If he harnesses the control, he will be a star. I don't think that's really up for debate. The debate is around the word 'if'. His defense from what I understand is pretty good, so even if he can never control the plate, he could carve out a career as a late inning (high leverage) offensive sub/defensive replacement.

I think Buxton is more likely a next year guy, unless he's destroying AA this spring. They wouldn't lose a year of control calling him up in September, but they would gain one by waiting till next May, and they'd get an extra arb year waiting till next June.

The site policy is that snippets are OK, entire articles are not. Summaries are perfectly fine, and make sure you link to it. That said, the Astros have ZERO leverage with 1-2 as they do not get it back if the person doesn't sign. I'd expect them to take a college senior who has no leverage with that pick, and preferably not one represented by Boras or Close, who I suspect will take advantage of every piece of leverage to extract the maximum dollar value.

Sano and Buxton being hurt is likely a big reason why they are 3 as opposed to 1. That being said, I don't get too worked about up the number. I think it's really good they are in the top 5. You can go down 30 spots and still find guys who could be good major leaguers. Many won't develop, but when you have that kind of depth, you'll be able to fill a team.

Yeah, it's quite a bit like this. As a fan, I just want him under the knife sooner than later. But he's a human being, and quite possibly this is his first surgery, as he's what, 19??? I have had my fair share of them, they all come with risks, some of which involve never waking up again, and while that's a rarity, it can happen. I understand wanting them to do the surgery, but if there's even a small chance that resting it fixes it, I can certainly empathize with him choosing to rest it for 4 months. Keep in mind, this affects their bottom line too. It forces things like 40 man decisions due to lost time, and if they cannot develop in time, it affects what they'll make in their first FA. It's not like they don't have anything on the line.

yeah, I think this is a next offseason thing if all goes well, but I suspect it will be a no brainer.

I don't know why, but I think Mauer would be the better outfielder...

yeah, I am curious when Thorpe needs to go on the 40 man. He's not one of those extra option guys having pitched in Cedar Rapids last season. If he's done, at best he's starting in Fort Meyers next year, and I think that's being a bit aggressive as I could see him in extended spring training to work out the kinks and then a month in CR before going to FTM. He'd still have plenty of time from an options standpoint, but I think I'd rather him having some AA/AAA time in before those become a reality.

That's pretty much it. Some teams are going to have extra dollars too because they overspent. They still have those slot dollars, but since they are being penalized, they cannot sign players for more than $300k.

What Brock said on the cap space. It sounds like they are going all in for the international market this July, if so, they'll want the dollars, and some teams b/c they over spent last season have dollars to trade b/c they cannot use them. I could see a lot of those teams sending a couple slots our way for Tommy. As for the Meyer vs. May thing, there are a few reasons. 1) Meyer's walk rate needs to drop and he needs to refine that changeup. May was in the same boat coming into 2014 and did exactly that. He pitched better than Meyer did in AAA last season, and it wasn't particularly close. I get that Meyer has better stuff, but he's still sorting out those control issues, and I'd rather him do that in Rochester than in the majors. The majors will present it's own challenges. 2) Workload issues. May is ready to go a full major league season. Meyer was working in a limited capacity last season. That's not a huge reason in itself, but Meyer is likely only going to go 160 IP this season, which means a lot of his starts at the big league level will end an inning early or he's going to get shelved in September (assuming all goes well). You can do that earlier in the season in Rochester with the hopes of bringing Meyer up at some point later in the year (due to injury, a trade, or Ricky Nolasco deciding to retire ). 3) ML experience. May has this, he predictably struggled in his first go around, but he also was much better his second month (he was actually a pretty decent pitcher his second month). He's a lot like Gibson was last season in the sense that it's clear he was learning some things at the big league level, and he needs an extended trial to prove it. Unlike Gibson though, his stuff has translated and was getting those much valued Ks. On top of that, he was also clearly nervous and now that he's got that out of his way, I suspect a lot of those issues will take care of themselves. I think May is a guy who could potentially be a 2/3 type starter, and he's more ready now. I get that Meyer could be a #1 at some point, but for those that want to win now, I think May gives them a better shot right now of doing that.

There's only so much learning you can do in the minors. I think Meyer still has things to learn. I think May is ready and needs to be in the majors. Millone, I'd trade him personally. I think at the end of the day you can get him for cap space, which is still a pretty good return on Sam Fuld.

this sounded like a real possibility last fall. Unfortunately, sounds like it will happen.

I've been wanting to make this trip for years now, and I can get a 1 bd condo out there for $99 for the week. One of these days I need to do that. Too bad my kid's spring break starts later this year. If it was in March, it would be an easy decision.

Yeah this... No question on a medical issue, but this isn't a situation where he lied or anything like that. They drafted him and had a deal in place which was rescinded with a ridiculous counter proposal. Had they countered initially with 5M, I wouldn't be surprised if they had agreed on something in between. But they got greedy and negotiated with Nix in very bad faith. Keep in mind the kid doesn't get to choose his employer. That CBA is in place to protect draftees. The Stros failed royally here, and combine that with a few other situations, I think someone in the front office needs to step down for ethical reasons.

I'd say you are right about Barrie, except that Seth beat you to the punch and wrote an article about him last week