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Mark P
8:43
That looks like yet another under-the-radar clever acquisition for Farhan Zaidi's front office
Jeff
8:44
Chances of a Salary cap under the next CBA....70/30?
Mark P
8:44
The MLBPA will never accept a full cap, pandemic or no pandemic
Pip
8:45
Draft pick: Why not give the first pick to the best record among the 6 Last Place finishers. It would discourage tanking because it would reward the best of the worst.
Mark P
8:45
I like the idea.  It doesn't totally eliminate teams from tanking, but it does introduce more of a pro-competition element to the mix
Eric T
8:47
Does Christian Yelich finish his contract in Milwaukee?
Mark P
8:48
Interesting question.  I would slightly (60%) lean towards no based on plain economics.
Creative Twins Fan
8:48
Bryant, Baez, Hendricks for Polanco and Larnach. Who says no?
Mark P
8:49
Chicago would want way more than that if they're moving all three guys in a single trade
Jeff
8:49
Rusney got screwed by the system man
Mark P
8:50
I don't disagree.  He surely would've been back in the majors at some point but just got stuck in a contractual Catch-22
Eric Wolfard
8:51
Do the Padres sign Nelson Cruz?
Mark P
8:52
Since the Padres are in total go-for-it mode, I guess it can't be ruled out.  But they already seem to have a position player surplus, so signing Cruz and locking up the DH spot (which may not yet exist in the NL) would seem unusual
Quick Kenny
8:54
Kenny Lofton should be in the HOF. Baseball needs more exciting speedsters like him
Mark P
8:55
I'm not sure Lofton quite makes my HOF cut, but he's certainly a guy who merited more consideration on the ballot.  Joe Posnanski recently wrote about Lofton as part of a series on the best players not in Cooperstown, noting that Lofton was a victim of that logjam of HOF candidates earlier this decade
Play Ball!
8:55
I know the Sox have Vaughn coming, but he hasn't played above A. Any chance they sign Cruz, in part to weaken their biggest division rival?
Mark P
8:57
Now the White Sox, there's a team that might make more sense as a Cruz suitor.  Even signing Cruz for two seasons isn't that major a roadblock for Vaughn, and it makes Chicago's lineup way more dangerous in the short term.  Ideally the Sox would want a player who can play the field rather than just a pure DH, but Cruz is a good enough hitter that it might not happen to them
That's it for me tonight, thanks for all the questions!
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