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Baseball

Not Heidi

(1,420 posts) Mon May 6, 2024, 02:35 AM May 2024

Would you support a rule that required owners to sell?

The rule would force an owner to sell if, for example, the team ended two or three consecutive seasons at, say .350 or .400.

It's late and I'm not feeling very creative, but maybe you can come up with some ideas.

I'd support this rule. Maybe I'll send a note to Rob Manfred.

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Would you support a rule that required owners to sell? (Original Post) Not Heidi May 2024 OP

hot dogs??? elleng May 2024 #1

Yes if they offered chili dogs Duncanpup May 2024 #3

No. LisaM May 2024 #2

Can't require a performance rule if there's not a salary cap or revenue sharing Auggie May 2024 #4

elleng

(134,537 posts)

1. hot dogs???

Reply to Not Heidi (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2024, 03:00 AM

May 2024

Duncanpup

(13,438 posts)

3. Yes if they offered chili dogs

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Mon May 6, 2024, 05:25 AM

May 2024

LisaM

(28,265 posts)

2. No.

Reply to Not Heidi (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2024, 03:18 AM

May 2024

Why would you want such a rule? Three years isn't long enough to rebuild a team, and with as many teams as there are now, there are always going to be teams at the bottom.

Auggie

(31,575 posts)

4. Can't require a performance rule if there's not a salary cap or revenue sharing

Reply to Not Heidi (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2024, 08:54 AM

May 2024

The draft, though, has been altered to not reward teams that intentionally underperform. This is a good rule, IMO.

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