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  1. Vanimal46
    Agreed. So let's bring this back to baseball: Now with the international cap, let's say owners across the league save $15 million as a result of the cost-effective international talent coming in. Where's that $15 million going to go? There's already the system in place where a player is cost-controlled by a team for 6 years. Will that money go towards the 34 year old free agents out there?
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    But the money is not going to the veterans in the NFL... Only the stars of the NFL see that money with their second contracts. Way more often than not, as soon as a player gets on the wrong side of 30, they're cut.
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    Yep. The owners aren't dumb... They've been seeing salaries trending way up for the best international talent... This was their way to make the best players cost-effective and save them millions of dollars in the process.
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    In theory that was how it was supposed to work in the NFL... But that's not the case. With the lower rookie salaries, it's now easier for teams to cut a player earlier. And they still cut expensive veterans at will. The Wall Street Journal reported that the average career length for NFL players has shrunk by two and a half years since 2008.... “The way the CBA is structured now, it’s really no different from any other workforce in that you want to find the healthiest, youngest, least-expensive talent and infuse it into your corporation,” said Tennesse Titans GM Jon Robinson. The thought process of the NFL's Age Problem is detailed here.
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    Be honest... How big was your hair in those days? Full on perm look?
  6. Vanimal46
    4 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy in Newtown, CT..... 20 1st grade babies and 6 staff members were taken way too early from the world by Adam Lanza that day.... It's still among the worst mass shootings in US history. On a positive note, on this day in 1977, "Saturday Night Fever" made its' debut in the theaters! As a result, the disco fever shot up to unthinkable levels. Why is it so easy for me to picture Mike, Craig, and Chi wearing bell bottoms and getting their boogie on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ihs-vT9T3Q
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    I'd want nothing to with Gallo. That K rate man... it's not getting any better.
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    Yeah, it's sad, really... Not really seeing the forest through the trees. It's not the fact that he gets paid $2 million to play the game he loves. The problem is his market value was $10 million, right now. But because of the new international cap rule, he gets 20% of his market value.
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    Cionel Perez, a 20 year old Cuban who recently signed with the Houston Astros for $2 million, wrote a letter to MLB and MLBPA explaining his frustration with the new international system. “I am happy to begin my professional career but I feel abused by this system." Perez said the Orioles were willing to offer him a major league contract worth $10 million had he been exempt from the bonus pools. However, players subject to the international bonus pools are required to sign minor league contracts, so they are prohibited from signing major league deals. Much more at the link.
  10. Vanimal46
    Yep, it feels very similar to Plouffe last year... The potential was there to sell him off for a modest return, but they didn't actively shop him.
  11. Vanimal46
    If the rotation looked like it is right now without Ervin, and the Twins are somehow competitive? Yes, I'd be willing to give up decent prospects for him. More realistically, think about the Rangers. Top heavy rotation with very little upside to fill out the rest of the rotation. It's generally easier for them to buy international talent and refill the farm system compared to the Twins. Would you care if they gave up a couple of decent prospects for a better chance at the playoffs?
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    Concur. It certainly would have helped restock the farm system if they played by the same rules as half the teams in the league and went over the bonus pool allotment.
  13. Vanimal46
    Yet the bigger MLB markets have gone above and beyond in the international market. Yoan Moncada was a $32 million player. SP Yadiel Alvarez for the Dodgers was a $16 million player SS Lucius Fox for the Giants $6 million. I don't agree they have done enough to not warrant criticism.
  14. Vanimal46
    BYTO sounds like it was a lot of fun... Back when that was running I was in the teenage sports sports sports my whole life was just sports phase... Some of us probably would have really butted heads talking about Jason Tyner. Now sports are just entertainment, and my takes aren't nearly as SCORCHING hot anymore.
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    KFAN's rise over the last couple of years has been very impressive. They should be the blueprint for how Talk Sports Radio should be.... There's still plenty of sports talk radio shows around the country that take themselves way too seriously, and don't discuss any non-sports related topics. It seems like most people on this thread are listeners of KFAN. Does anyone listen to 1500 ESPN?
  16. Vanimal46
    What? Being suspended 2 years ago isn't effecting his value right now.
  17. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Twins fans' message to Falvey and Co.
  18. Vanimal46
    Bartlett the SS? Or Bartlett the CF?
  19. Vanimal46
    The shiny new prospect appeal of Profar has worn off. If the Rangers want anything of significance for him, then it's an easy no.
  20. Vanimal46
    Ironically I'm taking applications for an aunt who will send Christmas cookies!
  21. Vanimal46
    Hey some older folks wouldn't know who she is! My dad is 57 and I guarantee he wouldn't know who she is.
  22. Vanimal46
    I have a feeling this day is right up ChiTown's wheelhouse! Today is National Cocoa Day! I sure do love me some hot cocoa on a chilly day. Especially with some mini marshmallows on top! Today is also National Violin Day! The beauty of the violin is it could be included in several genres of music... For us mid-20s folks, we have Lindsey Stirling killing it on violin... Who's your favorite violinist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI On this day in 2003, Operation Red Dawn was underway, and led to the capture of Saddam Hussein!
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    Who says the girl scouts have the cookie market cornered? I say we start up "Chi's Christmas Cookies!" and give those girls a run for their money.
  24. Vanimal46
    Concur with roger and Thrylos that only players that actually signed should be included on the list.... Also, there should be something said about what exact value the teams see. Sure, Matt Garza has 12.5 bWar, but how much did the Twins see of that? 1?
  25. Vanimal46
    I've only had 1 morning in 2.5 years of living here where there was a sliver of ice on the ground, so I haven't seen the true horrors of people in the south navigating through it. I will say the locals will treat rain like we do with snow... That's more frustrating IMO. As soon as it starts sprinkling, people slow way down, and forget how to properly change lanes on the highway.
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