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The Red Loft / Re: Capitals 2023-24
« Last post by Natsinpwc on Yesterday at 09:27:33 AM »I went to the game. His shootout attempt was pathetic.I did not see the game. Sounds like a good game despite the loss. And a Betman point.
 
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The Red Loft / Re: Capitals 2023-24
« Last post by imref on Yesterday at 08:45:59 AM »Ovie gets his 1500th point. But not scoring goals.I went to the game. His shootout attempt was pathetic.
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The Clubhouse / Re: Rule 5 Draft: 2023
« Last post by Natsinpwc on Yesterday at 08:38:37 AM »Baseball defense year to year is like hockey goaltending. Voodoo.
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The Clubhouse / Re: Rule 5 Draft: 2023
« Last post by nobleisthyname on Yesterday at 08:33:14 AM »Whats more interesting is OAA is more based on measurable range and time to get to the ball. Abrams should have a great OAA .... except his arm keeps him from making the play once he gets there.
This is something I wasn't super clear on. As I understand it, OAA for outfielders only cares about balls caught and grades the player on how tough/easy those catches are. It doesn't care at all about outfielder arm strength. But how does it work for infielders? Are players graded purely on the balls they're able (or not able) to reach? Or do they actually have to record the assist to get full credit?
If its the latter, then I think there's still room for improvement for Abrams in the eyes of OAA if he can cut down on all the throwing errors.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: The Orioles (2023)
« Last post by nobleisthyname on Yesterday at 08:27:39 AM »Yeah, I was wondering about that with the draft situation. It was said the Nats couldn't pick number 1 this year because they pay into the revenue share system. What determines why they pay into the system? Is it attendance, TV revenue, area population or a combo meal?
I asked this on the baseball subreddit and finally got an answer that sorta kinda makes sense:
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Basically, the way the Revenue Sharing works (at least my understanding in reading the CBA) is that all 30 teams pay in an amount based on a weighted average of their local (meaning excluding MLB payouts from things like National TV contracts, but includes your local tv contract) revenue for the last three seasons. Those values for all 30 teams is then combined into one pool. That is then divided evenly by 30, and each team gets that new number. The difference between what a team paid in and what they got back is their net payment. Teams that pay more than they get back are "Revenue Sharing Payor Clubs" and teams that pay less than what they get back are "Revenue Sharing Payee Clubs."
The Nationals' local revenue evidently results in them paying in more than 1/30th of the total local averages for all 30 clubs. Thus, they are a Payor Club. It's based purely on the revenue the team generates.
Edit: This definition makes it sound like it's not a static determination but rather one that is recalculated every season. I wonder how that would work if a team was on the bubble between being a payor vs payee club and how that would affect the draft lottery. So, definitely still confusing.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Juan Soto, Yankee
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Yesterday at 07:50:39 AM »It's just pretty wild that they could trade 10 pitchers in a bit over a day and still not give up Schmidt.
Thorpe is a nice piece. It's a reasonable package / salvage for one year of a guy with Soto's talent. I think it's mostly a high floor. King will give them something, even if the innings get to him. He's had a pretty good track record. Brito and Vasquez will be useful in the bullpen, although not Hader. Even Higashioka will start. It'll be interesting to see if the Padres get Lee from Korea
Thorpe is a nice piece. It's a reasonable package / salvage for one year of a guy with Soto's talent. I think it's mostly a high floor. King will give them something, even if the innings get to him. He's had a pretty good track record. Brito and Vasquez will be useful in the bullpen, although not Hader. Even Higashioka will start. It'll be interesting to see if the Padres get Lee from Korea
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: The Orioles (2023)
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Yesterday at 07:41:13 AM »I suppose that the authority of the arbitrators is settled by the earlier decision, and arbitration arrangements usually limit the ability to challenge the decision. That said, I'm going to guess they may have some non-frivolous things that a lawyer can throw at the decision and appeal. As long as it can't be dismissed summarily, there's some delays coming. Probably not 8 years, but a year wouldn't surprise me.
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The Red Loft / Re: NFL 2023-24
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Yesterday at 07:32:42 AM »Patriots win and their fans are livid.yes. if you win on a thursday night and no one other than prime payers see it, did it happen?
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The Red Loft / Re: Capitals 2023-24
« Last post by Natsinpwc on Yesterday at 07:30:21 AM »Ovie gets his 1500th point. But not scoring goals. 
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Juan Soto, Yankee
« Last post by blue911 on Yesterday at 06:54:20 AM »King was projected as the #3 starter in the Yankees rotation next season.
A role he’s never held before, never even started 10 games in a season as he enters his age 29 season with only 2 years of team control.