tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post206552366352904049..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Goodyear Notebook on a Lazy SundayPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-80106288328775386102013-04-01T19:35:53.592-04:002013-04-01T19:35:53.592-04:00I guess that it will all come down to if the incen...I guess that it will all come down to if the incentives the CBA put in place for restricting salaries make what the Yankees and Sox are doing this year more the norm, or if this winter will be considered the aberration.<br /><br />It sure is fun having all but a handful of teams realistically looking at a season of 70-90 wins on opening day. Spillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413824903442574052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-84259455591036156312013-04-01T14:37:59.901-04:002013-04-01T14:37:59.901-04:00I'd be much more appreciative of the CBA if th...I'd be much more appreciative of the CBA if the bottom 10 markets, not records, were 1st round protected. As it is, the Red Sox have a protected pick this year, while a team like Tampa Bay does not. If this were a more "normal" year that didn't have the Sox reigning in spending, I think that they could/would have made a run at guys like Bourn or Swish.<br /><br />Building from within is and always will be the most cost-effective way of constructing a championship roster. Draft and acquire amateur talent well, and the playoffs will come. Al Ciammaichellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537082892978020756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-20057180653028254502013-04-01T13:29:34.550-04:002013-04-01T13:29:34.550-04:00Saw Keri's article today on Free Agency, and i...Saw Keri's article today on Free Agency, and it brought me back to your take on the new CBA.<br /><br />A team that finishes with a bottom 10 record now receives both a top-10 pick and access to a distorted FA market that they can take advantage of similar to the Tribe if it makes sense in their current stage of building a contender.<br /><br />Granted, as Keri points out, we're not going to be talking a Posey or Verlander FA addition. But, I do not think guys like Bourn or Swisher are going to end up seeing those types of mega-pre-FA deals either. Maybe this helps result in a long-term competitive balance improvement on the field.Spillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413824903442574052noreply@blogger.com