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Paul Swydan

10:50

If the Marlins can afford it, everyone can.

Frank

10:50

This is all shaping up for Jose Ramirez to re-enter to win MVP.

Paul Swydan

10:50

Yup. Let's do it.

Yankee fan

10:51

I haven't really seen Devinski pitch until tonight, but WOW,that changeup is amazing. Best pitch in MLB?

Paul Swydan

10:51

It's certainly among them.

Will

10:51

Seems weird they'd chose Ramirez and not Perez, unless an injury allows you to add in someone else.

Paul Swydan

10:52

Yeah, agreed. I think Mills probably just chose a guy on his own team because it's an easier ask.

Tom

10:52

Isn't the point kind of that the Marlins CAN'T afford it--i.e., that they signed Stanton to that deal with no intention of paying him the entirety of it because they expected a trade?

Paul Swydan

10:53

No, they can afford it. Please understand that the teams can all afford far more in payroll than what they pay. MLB dot com has made them all very rich. And they were all already very rich to start with.

Oddball Herrera

10:54

What do the Marlins do with the Stanton money though if they trade? Who would come there as a free agent anymore - for it to make much sense (baseball and P.R. terms) they would have to eat some money to get real prospects back, which would open up more bidders

Paul Swydan

10:54

That's a problem for the new owners to worry about.

Peter

10:54

What kind of odds could I have gotten before the season that Yonder Alonso would score the winning run in the All-Star game?

Paul Swydan

10:54

Yeesh. What a fun season he is having.

TKDC

10:54

The fact that hitters and pitchers are more or less giving 100% makes MLB by far the best all star game.

Paul Swydan

10:54

For sure.

10:55

Wow Jansen looked at 2nd for way too long there.

Morris Buttermaker

10:55

Remember when alonso for pomeranz was a joke of a trade? Essentially it became yonder for Espinosa. Good result for the pads?

Paul Swydan

10:55

Let's see how Espinoza is when he starts throwing. Always dubious of the elbow injury that doesn't need TJ story.

Tyson

10:55

Forbes has the Marlins at a negative 2.2MM in operating income; not sure they have as much cash lying around as you think.

Paul Swydan

10:56

The MLB dot com money doesn't count in those values, IIRC.

Also, I love Maury Brown, but he's just making educated guesses.

10:57

We don't really know any of it, because MLB doesn't have to open its books to anyone.

Trent

10:57

So we don't know anything, but we have to accept that all the teams can afford Stanton?

Paul Swydan

10:59

The Marlins payroll ranked 20th this year. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/heres-every-mlb-teams-opening-day-pa...

11:00

If you truly believe OAK, SD, TB and MIL can't afford him, OK. But I'd say that they're just saving money because the MLBPA is toothless now and doesn't call them on them not spending $.

TKDC

11:01

How many innings do you they will go? Shouldn't it be set in advance?

Paul Swydan

11:01

Eh, that'd take the fun out of it, wouldn't it?

TKDC

11:01

To put the question differently, would anyone give up anything decent for Stanton?

Paul Swydan

11:02

I think that depends on how much of his deal the Marlins are willing to eat. I'm assuming that since they're the Marlins, the answer is zero, and as such, no, I wouldn't offer anything good for him.

I'm fascinated to see if he develops a market anyway though.

banana

11:02

they should switch to kickball in extra innings

Paul Swydan

11:02

Ha.

Eric

11:03

Wait, is the MLBPA really toothless now? What happened to the "strongest union in sports"? (See, e.g., https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2017/2/16/14151448/mlbpa-history-ris...)

Paul Swydan

11:03

They stopped hiring labor lawyers to run their organization.

Marvin Miller or Don Fehr would have been unlikely to cave to MLB's last minute-CBA negotiations last November, I know that much.

Julio Pepper

11:04

FWIW, Cano has 64 bREF WAR. Big difference.

Paul Swydan

11:04

It is indeed.

Zane

11:04

Jansen did not just strike out the side cuz he allowed a baserunner. Agree or disagree?

Paul Swydan

11:04

Disagree.

hscer

11:05

i'm retiring early (just like David Ortiz) - see y'all later

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