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Yeah, I'm pretty sure TR would make one of those trades in a second. And then the opposing GM would be promptly fired by his owner for making one of the dumbest trades in history.

Where has been the talk of moving Arcia to first base? This seems like a very logical move for the future, given he's a terrible defender in the OF and there isn't really a true prospect coming up the pipeline (I'm not a big Vargas fan). After Arcia moves to 1B, then you can look at moving Rosario back to the OF. A future OF of Hicks, Buxton and Rosario seems appealing. 2015 Opening Day: C-Mauer 1B-Arcia 2B-Dozier 3B-Sano SS-Florimon OF-Hicks, Buxton, Rosario DH-Plouffe (if he's still around) A rotation of Meyer, May, Gibson, Worley, and a mid-season call-up of Stewart. I'm loving the future!!

I'm thinking there was also a "Thank God I wasn't drafted by the Pirates or Royals" postcard in Jeter's "thank you" basket.

If Hendriks is performing well there is NO WAY they send him to AAA. He has nothing more to prove in the minors. They need him to either step up and become a reliable (hopefully above average) MLB pitcher or show that he can't do it and make plans to move forward without him in future plans.

Comparing someone's fielding abilities to Derek Jeter's is not necessarily a good thing. Unless the ball is hit directly at him.

Thanks for the Penprase update! And Seth,you should know better...it's RedHawks, with a capital "H". Coste would be disappointed in you.

AL West: Rangers AL Central: Tigers AL East: Yankees AL Wild Card 1: Angels AL Wild Card 2: Rays AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander AL Rookie: Yu Darvish NL West: Giants NL Central: Cardinals NL East: Phillies NL Wild Card 1: Brewers NL Wild Card 2: Braves NL MVP: Ryan Braun NL Cy Young: Cole Hamels NL Rookie: Zach Cozart World Series: Phillies over Yankees

There are LOTS of teams that sell merchandise of other league teams in their novelty store. I can't speak for what they do on their website. This has nothing to do with loyalty to their parent club and everything to do with providing a service to the fans (if the fans didn't want to buy them they wouldn't offer them for sale) and MAKING MONEY.

There is WAY more to just moving an affiliated franchise then all of you are saying. Let's say the Twins were able to move their AAA team to St. Paul. Before doing so, an existing AAA franchise would need to either be sold and/or relocated (with current ownership) to St. Paul (or whatever city). You can't just add a team without removing on. Approval needs to be granted by not only the league itself (IL or PCL), but also from MiLB and MLB. I also believe (but I am not certain) that the Twins would need to approve the move of a team within their territory. Obviously they would approve if they want the affiliate there. If you wanted to put a AAA team in Dayton, OH then you need to get the Dayton franchise to first WANT to change levels. If they would choose to change levels, then you need to add another Class A team and reduce AAA by another team. The agreement between MiLB and MLB is so that all existing franchises are GUARANTEED to have a MLB affiliate. So, there is no way that Beloit could be a team without players. They are guaranteed to have a MLB affiliate. There is nothing stopping MiLB from setting up a team in ANY city that already hosts an affiliated or college-league team. If the proper approvals were granted, then a team could step into St. Paul without any compensation given, or approval granted from the Saints. However, it would be highly unlikely that that would happen while the Saints are still in town. Lastly, the minor league team decides which level it chooses to be in, not the MLB team affiliated with it. The MLB team simply has a "list" of teams at each level that it can negotiate and affiliate with.