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having some conflicting feelings about the Rays this postseason? me too! gonna dump some thoughts, because I& #39;ve found it hard to hold these two notions in my head (sry 4 thread)
1. the Rays have a slew of players that are delightful to watch — they excel at very specific skills
1. the Rays have a slew of players that are delightful to watch — they excel at very specific skills
each reliever has stuff varying from A- to A+++, and the way Cash deploys them is masterful. if you have a shred of appreciation for strategy, you& #39;re compelled to admire what the Rays do with their pen. plus, Adames is electric, Choi is effervescent, and Randy is a legend already
here& #39;s where it gets hairy for me
2. The notion the Rays are smarter than other franchises because they win while spending less is a complete fallacy that& #39;s taken at face value and repeated frequently. They win because they& #39;re smarter. They spend less because they& #39;re allowed to
2. The notion the Rays are smarter than other franchises because they win while spending less is a complete fallacy that& #39;s taken at face value and repeated frequently. They win because they& #39;re smarter. They spend less because they& #39;re allowed to
The Rays identify good players as well as any other franchise, but that doesn& #39;t mean they have to pay them less. That& #39;s an active choice. They could absolutely keep more players (who they& #39;ve already identified as good) around, they just know they don& #39;t have to
when it really comes down to it, they know they& #39;ll be able to repeat this cost-control bullshit for a few main reasons
a) 6 years of team control
b) other franchises are bad at scouting their own minor leaguers
c) other franchises won& #39;t spend to keep fringe players the Rays like
a) 6 years of team control
b) other franchises are bad at scouting their own minor leaguers
c) other franchises won& #39;t spend to keep fringe players the Rays like
it& #39;s Moneyball without the Sorkin script. the Rays payroll was $72 mil (before COVID). in a normal year, ~most of that~ is covered by rev sharing. it& #39;s so frustrating how hard it is to appreciate smart teams because of the way they weaponize their intelligence: salary suppression
it doesn& #39;t need to be this way! we went in depth on this, as well as how it was spawned from Beane on today& #39;s pod. rant over! thanks for playing! https://twitter.com/tipping_pitches/status/1318344898337251328">https://twitter.com/tipping_p...
