OnlyBucs

<t>Has anything really changed? Well, it's too soon to say for sure. It's clear though that some things have not changed. Most importantly an owner who will continue to maintain severe payroll restrictions on the franchise. The new President, GM and manager will be forced to work within those chokin...

<t>0C5A4C58574D5D565B4C7E59535F5752105D3E0 wrote: To me, the only realistic way to establish equity among 30 different clubs is to set the payroll at a certain level and have all teams spend to within $2-3 million of that amount.  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> A ceiling will be meaningless to an organizat...

<t>474B424F58045E4347455E4253181A6A4D472A0 wrote: Bobster, what if there was a two (or three) year rebuilding exemption? You could dip below but only for a set time.<br/> <br/> <br/> In a different thread I suggested that a payroll floor average be used for precisely this reason: to allow teams a ch...

<t>Here's the scouting report of the two prospects obtained in the Marte deal from Keith Law's article in The Athletic:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> "The Pirates took some risks here, but in terms of future potential, they did well, as both prospects coming back have significant upside. Liover Peguero is ...

I like the idea! It makes me wonder if Mr. Nutting has given BC enough payroll flexibility to do something like that. I sure hope so.

<t>416C61707766713132030 wrote: From this morning's Athletic:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> When Ben Cherington was asked "What are the Pirates' needs for 2020?" this was his response:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> “I’d like to add some pitching depth, both (in the bullpen and rotation). We’d still like to add so...

<t>From this morning's Athletic:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> When Ben Cherington was asked "What are the Pirates' needs for 2020?" this was his response:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> “I’d like to add some pitching depth, both (in the bullpen and rotation). We’d still like to add some outfield depth. It could b...

<t>If BC believes that the new people in the organization will be more effective in coaching and developing players, it makes sense to hold off on trading any assets (Marte for instance) until the new staff has had a chance to evaluate and then attempt to maximize their value. In the same respect, p...

<t>5D464B4A434F402E0 wrote: I think a salary floor is imperative.  It doesn't come down to just forcing owners to pay more for the same players.  If an owner was below the salary floor, he could go out and get back up players from other teams rather than just playing with LMG's and pocketing the res...

<t>I remember it all too well. Worst New Years day I've personally ever experienced. Earlier this month I had a layover at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, and I couldn't help thinking about December 31, 1972, and the fact that I was at the place where Roberto had spent the la...