MLB’s change from the 15-day DL to the 10-day DL has resulted in more DL stays, ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick writes. In the first 25 days of the season, there have been 165 10-day DL placements, compared to 147 players on the 15-day DL over the same period last year. That would appear to be by design, as the 10-day DL was designed to help keep teams from wasting active roster spots on players with minor injuries who might be able to return before the previously required 15 days. “You see this all the time: They say an injury is day-to-day,” says Phillies manager Pete Mackanin. “Then two days turns into four days and four days turns into six. Well, if that’s the case, you might as well put him on the DL [right away] rather than play short for a week.” Here are more quick notes on injuries.
- The Mariners have announced that they’ve placed righty reliever Evan Scribner on the 10-day DL with a flexor bundle strain. Scribner has had a hard time so far this season, allowing nine runs in his first 7 1/3 innings. To take his place on the active roster, the Mariners have promoted outfielder Boog Powell from Triple-A Tacoma. Powell will provide a bit of depth with the Mariners’ outfield also struggling with injuries — Mitch Haniger is on the disabled list with an oblique injury and Nelson Cruz is dealing with a hamstring cramp. The Mariners acquired Powell in the November 2015 trade that also saw them acquire Nate Karns from Tampa Bay in exchange for Brad Miller and Logan Morrison. The 24-year-old Powell had been batting .261/.424/.326 for Tacoma, walking 13 times in 59 plate appearances.
- Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters, including James Wagner of the New York Times (on Twitter), that he doesn’t think the hamstring injury that placed star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the DL is particularly serious. Cespedes was placed on the DL yesterday, so he’ll be eligible to return May 8. Cespedes was off to a hot start this season, batting .270/.373/.619 with six home runs in the early going.
I hope Alderson is correct about Cespedes…. but I trust a Mets injury report as much as an Enron income statement.
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I think chri meant Madoff account statement.
Haha. Buy that chri a beer.
Or a Bernie Madoff income statement in the case of the Mets?
I fully believe the only reason there’s more DLs is because clubs feel safer with a week and a day or two over two weeks on the DL.
The minor leagues have a 7-day disabled list. That could be next for MLB and might come up in the next CBA, hopefully along with increased active roster sizes to 27 players.
I would also like to see MLB expand two more clubs in time for the next CBA and parlay those increased jobs (114) into some form of a salary cap with the players union to replace the current luxury tax system. Expansion could also help solve problems with the current playoff format and avoid the necessity for at least one interleague series twice a week.
With 32 clubs, MLB would have the option of dividing each league into 2-8 team divisions or my preference of 4-4 team ones based on geography and long standing rivalries. The one and done wild card playoff game would be eliminated in either case and postseason seeding would be based on the team with the best league record facing the wild card with the worst. I would also do away with the best-of 5 format in the first round and make all series a best of seven which should also serve to benefit the clubs who finish with the best records in each league, often the result of superior team depth.
The union would never agree to a salary cap and owners won’t agree to expanded rosters. These are non-starters.
Your postseason plans, while good, would require a much shorter regular season or a ton of doubleheaders.
The increase of 114 new jobs for players through increased roster sizes and expansion would be an awfully tempting carrot for the implementation of a salary cap. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a hard cap like those seen in the other professional team sports. A soft cap with maximum AND minimum payroll levels might also be a possibility that could serve to benefit both MLB and the MLBPA.
The teams and players would continue to split revenues similarly while expansion would bring additional windfall revenue to the owners. When baseball last expanded in 1998, Arizona and Tampa Bay each paid a $130MM entrance fee. One could only imagine what that fee might be come 2020 or so.
Currently, the MLB postseason has the potential for a maximum of 19 games for division winners and 20 for the wild card team reaching the World Series.
After expansion to 32 teams, MLB would have the option of generally maintaining the length of the postseason if it implemented the 2-8 team division formats. They could simply have the two division winners and two wild card teams be eligible for the postseason. A best of 7 format for each of the three rounds would result in a 21-game maximum playoff schedule. This would keep the 162 game regular season schedule intact but would also tend to decrease fan interest with fewer potential playoff teams still in contention in August and September.
The other option would be to have the 4-4 team divisions. Each division winner would reach the postseason, along with 4 other wild card teams. This would be similar to what the NBA and NHL currently have with their postseason formats. This structure would require 4 rounds of play instead of 3, with a maximum of 28 postseason games for the two World Series finalists. The extra 8 potential games from the current format would likely mean another 10-12 days added to the postseason. These 8 games could be traded off with a reduction from the 162 games regular season to a 154 game schedule OR by reducing spring training by 10-12 days (heck yeah!).
Increasing roster sizes from 25 to 27 would also help facilitate a shorter spring training. In this scenario, MLB would keep their 162 game season intact which the owners want while revenues should also increase with the extra amount of clubs reaching the playoffs and the added postseason contests. Of course, starting the regular season in late March might then require teams in warmer climates or with the capacity to play indoors to agree to hosting more home games early on while the clubs in less favorable locations would need to begin their seasons on the road. As a by-product, perhaps MLB might also mandate retractable roof stadiums be constructed for any new or renovated ball parks in the future.
Instead of expansion some team or teams will probably relocate..Vegas should be on the horizon.
Commissioner Rob Manfred has already stated that the expansion of two more clubs is on MLB’s horizon after the stadium issues with the Oakland A’s and Tampa Bay Rays are resolved. Their preference would be to keep those teams in their general area while future expansion would likely include Las Vegas, along with perhaps another Canadian team in Montreal. A regional team in a state like Tennessee with a Nashville or Memphis location might also be an option for expansion.
Along with Charlotte, N.C., Portland Ore., Vancouver, B.C., another Texas city like Austin or San Antonio or maybe even Mexico City after Trump is gone. lol
What makes you think Montreal could support a team?
What a stupid little statement – Trump has never been against LEGAL immigration from our neighbors to the south after he gets through cleaning up the horrible mess he inherited. I know you are butthurt, but please deal with the fact that adults are now running our country.
Yet Trump wants to construct a huge wall along the southern border while his only concern to the north is to bring in dirty oil from Canada. A real visionary at work, one with a minimal fan base that is dwindling on a daily basis.
Montreal has a population that exceeds 4 million people, more than any of the other cities mentioned excluding Mexico City. It’s the second largest city in Canada behind Toronto and the 21st biggest in North America.
They also have a long history in baseball dating back to the late 19th century that includes the Montreal Royals in the International League through 1960. Before Jackie Robinson broke the MLB color barrier he became the first black player to play for an affiliated team with the Dodgers top farm club in Montreal.
Montreal’s first attempt in MLB was hindered by a poor stadium. That won’t be tolerated the second time around. Baseball would also benefit from an additional “international” team in it’s ranks. I also believe that Montreal might have been “promised” a new team when MLB decides to expand again.
Adults are most certainly NOT running the country now.
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