MLB 2018-19 Offseason Thread

I think your statement downplays overall changes in height and size. A change of a few inches and 20 or so pounds is a huge gain in baseball where length of arms and legs is so important. Also, what is important is what baseball players ate growing up, not what they could eat as professionals. I would guess that cheaper sources of protein available to everybody was very important for the increase in size.

 

I wonder how players today could handle playing in Ruth' era. Terrible ball fields, no body armor, no helmets, long train rides, many doubleheaders, fans throwing fruits, pillows, etc. at them while they're playing defense. The list goes on and on.

 

If you're Harper or Machado, do you take 5-200 million right away from someone the first chance you get, or do you sit back and wait?

 

You wait. The market will come to them.

 

If you're Kansas City, and Kennedy is still sucking by July, him and his 16.5 million will be gone from the 816 faster than a sandwich in front of Steve Balboni.

I don't care if you have to package him up with Starling......get them the hell out.

 

Harper already turned down a $300 mil deal.

 

But the days of the albatross contract are gone. No one is getting the 13-year monstrosity that Stanton got.

 

For 10 years with no opt-out.

 

If that 10- years is for 7 or even 8 with a player option after 3 or 4, he would have signed.

 

I think their real problem would be when their paychecks arrived.

 

Story I saw earlier this fall was Harper's number was 10-350.

 

I'd take it. You're 31-32 at that point and can get another big deal if you live up to the hype. 40 million a year is a lot to turn down.