Jackson Holliday seems about ready for the show. Jk of course but can you imagine the Orioles in 2025-27? Adley, Gunnar, Holliday, Grayson and Cowser?
You know, if I have one worry about this new system, it's that I don't think this formula of baseball ever really allows for big spending, ever. Maybe someone who follows MLB closer than I can tell me different, but if you can find ways to win with an extremely small payroll, why would you ever divert from that? I think maybe you have to tell your fans that more spending is coming, and they'll pay 1 or 2 vets that fit that mold a few extra million maybe for a season like they did this off-season and call it spending.
But, my worry is watching how we handle when our young stars rookie deals expire. Sure, we will re-sign some, but who do we lose to big free agent deals? The other day I was talking to my dad about Mountcastle's 450+ foot blast last month and the first thing he says "I sure hate to think he might be doing that in pinstripes one day..." And it really made me sad to think in a few seasons we will choose to let some future superstars walk . Baseball needs a salary cap by next season lol.
We got the wall moved back, we got rid of the shift, we got rid of the AL East heavy schedule...now we just gotta level the playing field of free agency in our favor and we can win 10 world series in a row!
Have a great Sunday and let's SWEEP CANADA