Dean Conklin

Not here anymore. Public interest attorney. Mookie Betts highlights, please.

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@katiejwoo “If there was an opportunity, you know, it would be great to come home… to play in front of my family… I think at some point in my life, I would like to come home.”

By “home” he means SoCal. I don’t think he gets dealt, but if LAD swings a trade he’s waiving that clause

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@ChadMoriyama At least the Passan analysis notes it’s a significant overpay, LAD would never do this, and the cost is a reflection of what might actually tip the scales for Arte

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@bmichea1 @JuzKuz @DannyVietti @mjm7326 Exactly. It’s just like a shot clock in basketball. The umps have a buzzer that goes off on their arm as the time strikes 8. Not being alert at 8 seconds is a strike just like holding the ball mid-shot at 0.00, even if released within that second, doesn’t count

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@DannyVietti @mjm7326 The rule is clear— batter must be alert “by the eight-second mark,” not “at the eight second mark”, meaning you must be alert as the clock rolls from 9 to 8. Calling time at eight seconds is a violation. He’s out.

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@mike_petriello Mike, the word “Sox” is missing. It just says “Red Sign Masataka Yoshida.”

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[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@DustinNosler Dodgers 2021 deadline philosophy: we think Cartaya/Miller/Vargas are big pieces of the future and we’re going to force ourselves to find out by trading away depth

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@cdgoldstein Padres should get credit where it’s due: this is a heist and they’re much better. But if any fanbase can see passed “winning” the deadline, it’s the one that got Scherzer/Trea in July only to be eliminated by Eddie Rosario in October

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@DanielBrim @jonbecker_ Or more likely they just truly believe every prospect is going to work out perfectly and still think a $500M investment means hot dog prices go up, I dunno 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@DanielBrim @jonbecker_ Seems right. My hunch is WAS stands pat unless they have a solid rip-off to explain to investors. “Fair value” just isn’t good enough when you’ve dealt the most attractive aspect of what you’re trying to sell, which might explain the thinking behind LA fan’s “keep the prospects”

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@jonbecker_ @DanielBrim Q for those who (rightfully) are “pro trading for Soto”: is there a price that actually is too high? Like, if it’s May/Lux/Vargas/Cartaya/Miller/Busch, is it still an immediate yes?

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

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[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@CraigBrianScott @eYARKulation @EvanDrellich Exactly. SEA, MIA, PIT, CLE, BAL (25, 27, 28, 29, 30 in 2021 payroll) have all had seasons of $100M+ spending over the last five seasons. The only “small market” team that hasn’t is TB, who actually plays in a T15 media mkt, consistently wins, and just locked up their star

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@eYARKulation @EvanDrellich Small %? Do you think the Rays— a team that has tripled in value in 8 years— brings in >10% of the Cubs?

To use round numbers, if LAD makes $500M and spends $250M, and Pitts makes $250M (50%) and spends $45M, it’s the Pirates’ spending that’s the problem, not the Dodgers

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@clintonyates @cdgoldstein What fascinates me is that even the basic vernacular— “small mkt,” “large mkt”—is undefined. OAK plays in one of the largest mkts in the country. The Rangers, Phillies are mid-payroll teams despite playing in huge mkts. STL spends while playing in a city smaller than Fresno…

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

Seager’s averaged 99 games over the past four seasons (scaling 2020 to a full 162)

Some of that is bad luck (wrist 2021)
Some of that is legitimate (back, TJ)

Total number of players to sign a contract worth even $200M while averaging <100 gp over previous four seasons: 0

[Dan Rourke @DanAlanRourke]

Never looked into it this hard but holy shit the Corey Seager injury prone narrative is a waste of time.

Hit by a pitch in 2021 that fractured his hand. Not his fault he played just 95 games. Full season in 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016. Had Tommy John in 2018

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@BaseballQuotes1 Every day during the season that the Dodgers are in first place, Baskin Robbins delivers two tubs of ice cream to the front office as an afternoon treat

[Dean Conklin @dncnkln]

@craigtminami @DustinNosler That feels like the move, tho. SF’s G2 lineup was designed specifically to face Julio. With LA’s pen now a strength you either force SF to change their plan or they risk going 1/3 into the game or more with a lineup created for a pitcher who isn’t in the game yet