MLB 2011-2012 Offseason Thread

[Frank Drebin]

Originally Posted by ClockShot Yeah, and?

This signing, along with Eric Chavez, can really establish the Yankees as one of the premire teams in the league.........

Originally Posted by Vito Cruz Going back to Damon, a bunch of writers are claiming that guys like him and Matsui are being "unfairly" forced out of the league and that it's another reason why the NL should have a DH, so that there would be more teams for these guys to actually go to for DH opportunities. Seems like the "make the NL have a DH!" thing is an annual spring training argument at this point. I like the idea that these old guys who can't field anymore are more entitled to big league roster spots than the NL bench guys whose jobs would be taken away as a result. Never quite understood why people are obsessed with making both leagues have the same rules. NL fans like NL baseball. AL fans like AL baseball. Let's keep it that way rather than piss off an entire league's worth of fans.

The Damon thing has become a pretty normal thing the last few years. Vets who wont take a minor league deal cost more, and with his age and production you can probably find an internal option that has more upside and is less expensive. The days when these vets would find their second wind at age 35 (wink wink, nudge nudge) is a thing of the past, so why would a team pay his asking price?

I agree with your belief of the DH rule. MLB has no reason to alter the DH rule in either league because the way it has been working is fine. People who want uniform rules look at what the NFL has (which Ill admit is pretty flawless), and want the same for MLB. But do we want MLB to be the NFL?? One of the great things about baseball is that, unlike other sports, the product on the field is unique in every stadium. In this case, the DH rule is an enjoyable quirk in the sport that I think works well.