Is it bad that my only thought on that story is disappointment that we aren't likely leading on that 14-year-old now?
That doesn't make any sense, unless all the major IFA reporters are missing a player we signed. You don't sign a bunch of dudes for $300,000 unless one of them should have been worth more. The only pieces I could connect here with Rosenthal's story is that we came to a verbal agreement with that kid from 2019 and started signing all that buscon's other kids this year.
So upwards of 15 other teams are being investigated for similar infractions.
Why have none of them fired their GM?
Perhaps those other teams aren't in need of a fall guy to take the blame for missing revenue projections?
50PoundHead (10-03-2017)
Chip and Joe surely must have been complicit in this. I don't see any way MLB can let them broadcast in 2018.
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If your going to fire someone for missing projections it makes for better PR (and sense) to fire the guy that was in charge of operations that appears to be breaking the rules over the accountant in a back office that put a decimal in the wrong place.
Hart needs to go also. This happened on his watch.
JS won't get fired (but maybe should) because he is far enough away for operations to insulate himself.
That doesn't account for the gaping void that is their farm system ATM. Remember the big reason given for Wren being shown the door? Because he didn't draft well. Clearly, Moore doesn't either, or at least hasn't in a long time.
Also, Billy Beane managed to have multiple streaks of contending years under a similar payroll. Longevity is what determines the quality of an organization and front office, not making the playoffs twice in 15 years, even if you did win a World Series in one of those years. I certainly don't think anyone would prop up the Marlins as a gold standard organization between 1998-2003, despite managing to win two championships.
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Ventura's Stolen Bases
Fredi Gonzalez for GM
AKA International Bonus Pool Slot
The Chosen One (10-02-2017)
What a ****ty day for the Braves orginzation. On a day when all this bull**** comes the numbers are in and the Indians have topped the Braves as having the single best pitching staff in a single season.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-...ng-staff-ever/
What else is going to happen? Nats win WS?
I prefer us to lose the 8th pick and Bae that Maitan!!
25 pages so far of wild speculation based on almost no actual information.
FFF - BB, BB, 2B, HR, 2B, HR, 1B, BB, BB, 1B, BB, BB, HR
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I'm genuinely curious about this myself.
The royals are in the second smallest market. They were winning in the 50s when Moore got there. they played in back to back WS without a big payroll in 2014 and 2015 which wasn't exactly in the dead ball era.
I have no real opinion on him beyond those are relatively impressive accomplishments.
Pretty sure they've been DRS darlings.