David Jay

Grumpy optimist.
Professional fundraiser, freelance baseball writer ( chief bottle washer at

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@Nyanasaur @BaseballWRLD_ @realapp It was in lieu of putting cash in the deal.

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@thestevenwoods Love that he threw that out against the guy who was a clubhouse vet in his rookie year!

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@TooMuchMortons_ It's not an insult to them at all. It does acknowledge that there have been at least six plays in this game that went their way by a matter of 2 inches.

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@TooMuchMortons_ I know it's a wildly unsatisfying answer, but the separator is about 90% dumb luck.

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@JCh505 @DonnaSime1 @JennieSTaer @realDailyWire Yes

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@JasonLSwitzer It's probably worth noting that most of the contacts given out in the last pre-lockout flurry of activity turned out to be dogshit.
Rushing to "make a statement" is a stupid way to run a baseball team.

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@LizarragaMuffin @JasonLSwitzer As has been reported in dozens of locations, people in the industry expect a very active November before the CBA lapses and the owners lock out the players on December 2. That's what happened the last time too.

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@tschulmanreport The move to the outfield is almost certainly going to be a permanent one.

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@SDFan2378 @TooMuchMortons_ I was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that you were just uninformed. My bad!

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@SDFan2378 @TooMuchMortons_ How many pitchers in MLB do you think threw more than 185 innings this year?

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@JB_Rad619 @TooMuchMortons_ He's seven months younger than Uribe.

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@ChangLeo232853 Of course.
More accurately said:
If you whine that Morejon has to be re-signed, just know you're also arguing that Miller should be gone before 2029.

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PSA for Padres fans:

You can choose if you want Adrian Morejon in the bullpen 2027-2029, or you want Mason Miller in the bullpen 2027-2029.

You're not getting both.

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@SDPH4LIFE @SDtoLasVegas If he gets 5y, $100M, he'll be getting underpaid.

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@RyanPayne32 @MissionVlyMafia You'd think...

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@SDtoLasVegas Because I can count.

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@JasonLSwitzer "Controlled for years" isn't a thing that matters for players who are wildly more likely to be nontendered or dfa'ed thanstay in the organization for 24 months.

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@RyanPayne32 @MissionVlyMafia This has nothing to do with my coverage of the minor league system and player development.
This is about basic math. They're not spending almost $40M and 15+% of total budget on the back of the bullpen in 2029.

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@fxalipranti_

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@BostonMMAGuy @MegaTJP @BillShanks It's obviously not a scientific sample and doesn't all the exact question at hand, but here's recent data. It is not remotely supportive of your initial claims.
https://t.co/a3mp9q2svU