Yanks waiting on a decision from Jansen and Chapman. Three teams (NYY, LAD and Miami) are bidding.
Alex Colome is subject of trade talks between the Rays and the Nats.
Offers may or may not have been made for Gardner, depending on whether you ask Cashman or anyone else.
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could be pretty damn good this year, I mean the Cubs are the most talented team in the Central but the Cardinals could be a sleeper.
Dan, when are the Cards ever not good? I don't know how they do it, but every year (virtually) they are extremely competitive. Great organization.
It's not a complete answer, they are well-run, but it helps that the CBAs treat them as "small-market" even though they have great attendance and are a high-revenue team. The idea that they need competitive balance picks is absurd.
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In comment 13256404 DanMetroMan said:
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could be pretty damn good this year, I mean the Cubs are the most talented team in the Central but the Cardinals could be a sleeper.
Dan, when are the Cards ever not good? I don't know how they do it, but every year (virtually) they are extremely competitive. Great organization.
It's not a complete answer, they are well-run, but it helps that the CBAs treat them as "small-market" even though they have great attendance and are a high-revenue team. The idea that they need competitive balance picks is absurd.
It might well be absurd, but they continue to produce year after year. What other "small market" team comes close to matching them. Besides Miami and Oakland which occasionally put a competitive team on the field, what other teams are as successful with consistency - are the SF Giants small market?