Joe American

Just an average guy. Herding cats during the day, and wrangling ankle biting velociraptors at night. Opinions are like buttholes...everybody has one...

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@CareyCo31181651 @michaelschwab13 That usually comes from analytics, and like the great Jeff Bagwell said, "This game is played by humans, man. It's not played by computers." And, we should 100% trust a former first baseman.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@SweetBBones @michaelschwab13 You forgot his baseball card collection.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@JaviGMartinez @bluebonnethou They didn't "cry" to the AL, whatever that means. MLB forced it. Selig moved the Brewers to the NL in 98 "because of interleague schedules." MLB wanted even leagues again and made the move a part of the Astros sale, and they gave Crane a $50M "price reduction" to do it.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@KennyInHTown @michaelschwab13 Provided the entire season is lost, it becomes a bit of a mess because arbitration is tied strictly to service time. I'm would imagine whatever CBA negotiations would somewhat resolve this issue if lockout extends into the season.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@KennyInHTown @michaelschwab13 No. Arbitration usually begins in early January. Considering there's a question of *how many* games are going to be lost, it's kind of a moot point, but once CBA is agreed upon, timeline for exchanges gets really tight and can lag into "Spring" training.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@jscarbor22 @michaelschwab13 No prospects for Peña? Brown? Nothing solid for Paredes?

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@laketimenow @michaelschwab13

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@SklzMuse @LiveSCS It won't even be a good GM pick. No one wants to be Jim and Jeff's yes man.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@laketimenow @michaelschwab13 I'd be okay with a little bit of losing as long as serious people are brought in and solid moves made and it doesn't turn into the Jeff Bagwell and Jim Crane baseball card convention.

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@BenOndaTop

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@michaelschwab13 Now, imagine if we had a front office. One that meshes scouting, player development, analytics, and technology, and not just "gut feelings," "good guys," and baseball cards. Think about those things then go cry some more.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@michaelschwab13 Fans can express their displeasure with boos, or with their pocket book. Sousa is the absolute worst player to chime in on this.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@BenOndaTop I mean, all for not if they can't hit. They usually go cold after putting up offense like they did in Sacramento.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@michaelmalice Also the ones that do the least amount of work but blame others when it fails.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@michaelschwab13 Better to run with who SHOULD be on this roster

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@HTwnBigDobbs @JeremyBranham Because of the influence of...wait for it...a former 1st baseman..

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@frankieocean24 @NSRKarlos @45PedroMartinez @astros @SleeperAstros And, I believe like 11 walks in that same period. THAT'S where the issue is with Abreu. The walks.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@JeremyBranham They actually got 2 seconds extra. That should've never happened, but the secondary blew that coverage. Michigan was gifted that game.

[Joe American @el_highwayman]

@BenOndaTop Has anyone suggested shaving the stache as a solution?