Super Sunday Links 20 November 2011
by Timothy De Block on Nov 20, 2011 5:00 AM CST
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There are only a couple of sale links in this post, there are a lot more in this one. Hopefully we can begin to move on and get ready for another season of National League ball.
Link Of The Week
New Labor Deal Will Curb Big Spenders - Bucs Dugout
If you only read one link off this post make it this one.
Minor Leagues
Astros County: The Only Astros Blog That Matters: Qs, As with Jonathan Meyer
AC snags an interview with Astros third base prospect Jonathan Meyer.
Farmstros: Is the 40-man Roster set at 37?
Astros still have three players that need protecting in Rule 5 draft.
BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: 2012 Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects
BA's Top 10 prospects list and more.
Harvesting Opinion: Houston Astros - Paul Clemens - Seedlings to Stars - A Minor League Baseball Site - Draft and Prospect News, Blogs, Opinion and More
A look at whether or not the Astros should elect to make Clemens a starter or a reliever.
Hot Stove
Everyone raise their hand that insists that Miami WILL regret this little logo thing. - MLB Daily Dish
Have you seen the new Marlin uniforms?
Clint Barmes is Mr. Popular | FanGraphs Baseball
Is Barmes the best shortstop option?
Bowden's Bullets: Wallace to the Indians? - The GM's Office by Jim Bowden Blog - ESPN
Wallace. Indians? Sean's gonna be pissed.
There's A New Sheriff In Town
Ultimate Astros " Astros to take their time evaluating DH possibilities in next 16 months
Who would you prefer in the DH role?
New Owner, Here’s the Challenges Jim Crane Faces with Astros
By Maury Brown
More links after the jump...
Stuff That Just Didn't Fit My Titles
Rule Change Friday: Pickoff Throws | FanGraphs Baseball
I like this idea. Not only does it speed up the game but it adds a bit of strategy to it.
Major League Baseball is in for some major changes - ESPN
Breaking down what the sale of the Astros has done to the overall baseball landscape.
Ultimate Astros » Dominican team releases Astros’ Wallace
Youch!
MLB Labor Agreement Expected to be Announced Monday
By Maury Brown
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Maury Brown’s article said that the luxury tax may be modified to include a tax on teams with too low a payroll. That is something I hadn’t heard.
Other discussed changes which could adversely affect teams in a rebuilding cycle: penalties (up to loss of first round choice) on teams which spend too much on the amateur draft; penalties on teams that spend too much on Latin signings.
Heyman tweets that the Pirates are putting the finishing touches on a 2 year, $10.5 million contract with Clint Barmes.
Clint Barmes should be thankful for the existence of UZR and other advanced defensive metrics. I think that the rise of advanced defensive metrics has helped a guy like Barmes become a top target in the free agent market.
That’s a good point about Barmes and defensive metrics. Good for him. He went from being switched to second with the Rockies to being one of the most sought after shortstops on the market.
by conroestro on Nov 20, 2011 10:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I had came across that Buc’s dugout article, and I really enjoyed reading it and all of the comments posted.
They Had a lot of good points laced with sarcasm.
by conroestro on Nov 20, 2011 10:46 AM CST via mobile reply actions
New CBA
The whole “New Draft Budget Thingy” won’t go into effect until 2013 too, right??? FML
by Its Gonna Happen on Nov 20, 2011 5:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions
next offseason
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by Timothy De Block on Nov 20, 2011 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
Then Crane needs to spend like a MF’er on the draft and int’l front in 2012.
by Snake Diggity on Nov 21, 2011 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
I haven’t seen anything that clarifies when the draft/international changes could take effect. I don’t see why they couldn’t occur in 2012. We probably just have to wait and see.
Most of what I’ve read is speculation and that speculation is that there won’t be changes to compensation until next offseason. Obviously teams have already made decisions based on the current setup. I’d be surprised if they went ahead and changed compensation this offseason. Plus if I read Maury Brown correctly indepth details on the new CBA won’t be released until next year.
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by Timothy De Block on Nov 21, 2011 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
The amateur draft and international signing restrictions are not team compensation issues, which is why I could see a possibility that they could take effect next year. The player’s association may prefer to delay the soft caps on amateur signings though. I agree that it would be unfair to change Type A/Type B compensation this off-season, and I doubt that happens. But the amateur draft and international signing periods are a half year or more in the future.
Wha???
Indians have been discouraged by Carlos Pena’s (No. 17 on my free-agent board) high asking price and are not convinced that Matt LaPorta is going to hit well.
So, they think their solution might be…….Brett Wallace??
Wha????
If I were the Astros, I think I'd make that trade
At least LaPorta has some use in LF. Moreso than Wallace anyway. There’s no convincing argument for LaPorta being a worse player than Wallace at this point, based on what they’ve showed.
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