Agreed. This is the Rangers we're talking about. Any player that goes to that team will regress in mentality There are a few certainties in baseball. Dodgers will find a way to f up their post season Yankees will lose and blame it on everyone and everything Cubs won't win for another 108 years And there will always be a team or two that overspends then implodes in a years time. (looks like it's the Rangers turn)
Padres offered Trea Turner a $342MM deal that would’ve given him the third-largest guarantee in MLB history -and suddenly, Correa puts on his sleaziest outfit and flies to San Francisco.
Draft Lottery: 18. Brewers 17. Orioles 16. Giants 15. White Sox 14. Red Sox 13. Cubs 12. Diamondbacks 11. Angels 10. Marlins 9. Rockies 8. Royals 7. Reds 6. A’s 5. Twins 4. Rangers 3. Tigers 2. Nationals 1. Pirates
I really don't like the draft lottery in baseball. Unlike other sports, it's hard to really tank in the MLB and this could cripple any team that doesn't have a cohesive unit together. Of course, it may also put some really good young players on better teams that just had a down year and know how to develop well.
We proved its actually easier to tank in baseball, most teams just aren't willing to commit because of bad optics.
Baseball is the easiest sport to tank in. There's no salary floor and its super-easy to justify jettisoning MLB players for minor leaguers. And since a few players can't carry a baseball team, you can bring up a few stars without destroying your tanking process. Long-term team control of draftees (generally 8-10 years from draft time) means you can also do an extended rebuild. You can't really do any of that in basketball - there's no way to trade a Harden for g-leaguers, for example. And since you need to build team chemistry and convince your players to stay, you have to let your good players try to make you good and show progress.
Might be a good idea too hold onto all the starters, gonna cost a lot for the top options. T. Walker too the Phillies 4/72 Taillon too the Cubs 4/68
Astros outta buy out Valdez’ Arb and attach a few free agent seasons on top of it for around what Bassitt or Eovaldi would cost. I think a yr under 10 mil for Kluber or Greinke is something I’d go for. Having a vet like then around makes younger pitchers better and I think they could eat up lots of quality innings.
HUGE dollars -- wow. The Yankees are going to be choking on that contract for years! Talk about buying high!
Basketball is the easiest to tank in. Just trade away your best player for draft picks and salary cap relief. Boom. Now, without the top picks, it is much harder to rebuild in basketball than in baseball.
I'd say basketball rebuilding requires more luck as it is a game really dependent on stars. If you get luck in the lottery in the right years or just luck that the players you draft turn out better than expected, rebuild becomes easier. Even without luck, most teams can field a 0.500 team with a few lottery picks outside the Kings (though the Kings are looking decent this year). Baseball rebuilding generally takes more skill and patience (i.e., is much harder, IMO) for most teams (big markets excluded that can spend their way to relevancy). The Angels have a shot at a WC this year, but if they are below 0.500 again, there is a good chance they will end up with at least a dozen years below 0.500 (7 already) despite getting lucky with Trout and Ohtani.
In my mind, baseball is easier because it is more skill. You have the right development and scouting.
