If the season got wasted I would not be shocked if it counts as a year of service to FA For all players and the player can choose or not choose it to count on contract. So the old guys like Cabrera and Pujols get protection and don't lose a massive year of pay while guys like Springer can count the year without pay and trade the pay for time and become FA without waiting another year.

that would be rough for the Astros.

Reddick could force himself onto the 2021 roster for $13 MM. Same for Brantley. Same for Yuli.

adios George for sure under that scenario

I think this issue has already been resolved in the agreement they made in March.

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Reddick could force himself onto the 2021 roster for $13 MM. Same for Brantley. Same for Yuli.

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I'd only be upset about one of those.

If I was Springer I would sign a 1 or 2 year deal than try to get a better FA deal after 2021 and hopefully teams have more money

Even if players are given a year of service time, FA money will be down in 2021. It may behoove some of the FAs to play under one year deals in the hopes of landing the bigger contacts in 2022.

agproducer said:

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Even if players are given a year of service time, FA money will be down in 2021. It may behoove some of the FAs to play under one year deals in the hopes of landing the bigger contacts in 2022.

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They will just price tickets and concessions higher

**** it. Let's do a 20 game season. Those games would be effing intense.

No slumps allowed.

Heyman is a great hedger.

"great confidence...not sure why"

Absolutely bad ass




And before I get asked for the fifth time no that's not a bag of weed..... those are dog treats LOL

Where in the hell did you get that Maker's Mark I need that yesterday

Mr.Bond said:

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Where in the hell did you get that Maker's Mark I need that yesterday

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After the World Series win they had them at Specs

Well son of a *****

Go clean your counter up, slob.

It's Hunter Atkins. For those that need a refresher, it's this guy...

Bregxit said:

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Why do you have a bottle of SpermX in the background?

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Germ X....... Perv!!!!

Farmer1906 said:

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Go clean your counter up, slob.

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That actually is clean!!! Haha. Damn kids

tjholley16 said:

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If I was Springer I would sign a 1 or 2 year deal than try to get a better FA deal after 2021 and hopefully teams have more money

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it's fair to wonder if George or his agent has mishandled the situation.

2020 is Springers's 7th year in the big leagues...and the most he's made in any one season is $12 MM. And he won't surpass that (obviously) in 2020. He's also a 3-time all-star.

something seems a little off about all that.

I think that's what the union will be trying to fix in the next CBA

perhaps it was the mad genius of Luhnow...

Altuve's situation (career earnings) looks even worse for a 6-time all-star and league MVP.

but at least he knows the big payday is coming in 2021. When he'll finally top the $10 MM threshold in annual salary (and earn $29 MM) in his 11th big league season

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tjholley16 said:

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If I was Springer I would sign a 1 or 2 year deal than try to get a better FA deal after 2021 and hopefully teams have more money

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it's fair to wonder if George or his agent has mishandled the situation.

2020 is Springers's 7th year in the big leagues...and the most he's made in any one season is $12 MM. And he won't surpass that (obviously) in 2020. He's also a 3-time all-star.

something seems a little off about all that.

I think that's what the union will be trying to fix in the next CBA

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What is off is how the Astros brought him up late. They did it within the rules (I think) but it's a terrible deal for George. He had ~700 ABs in AA/AAA batting over 1000 OPS at 22/23 for a team that was starving for talent at the big league level.

Keep in mind he signed a 2 year 24 M deal to avoid hitting arb. So he got some early and maybe a little less than he could have but not much. His last year of arb was up and he was going to get 21 M but then covid. Hard to blame anyone there. Even with all the issues, he's still made 32 M in his career. Not terrible.

Regardless of how plays out, I think it's in his best interest to hit the market at 31 and not 32. Usually the point of signing those short term deals is to prove something (health, come back, etc) but I don't think George has anything to prove. Over the last 4 years, he's averaged ~640 plate appearances and ranks 4th in WAR for OFs behind Trout, Betts, and Yelich.

Not sure what his agent could have done differently

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I hope this becomes a thing

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Can you imagine being a pitcher and staring down a gang of Sponge Bobs?

I suspect the Rangers ownership is applying lots of pressure to MLB to be able to play with as many fans in seats as possible. MMP North has a mortgage payment or 2 due and it would suck to have a contractor file a lien for nonpayment.

Typical Abbott.

He says that all these teams can play, but order says

: 2. Except as provided below by paragraph number 5, this 50 percent occupancy limit does not apply to outdoor areas, events, or establishments, except that the following outdoor areas or outdoor venues shall operate at no more than 50 percent of the normal operating limits as determined by the owner:

a. professional, collegiate, or similar sporting events;

9. For purposes of this executive order, facilities with retractable roofs are considered indoor facilities, whether the roof is opened or closed; and


So which is it?

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Minute Maid looks great in that picture!

Wow those look nice