I Hate Major League Baseball (Venting with Joe)
Then there are the Seattle Mariners and how this stoppage will impact them. There are many different ways this delay could go, but none of them good. The M’s obviously have a potentially large window of opportunity to be winners. That success is predicated on the devotion of their fans and their willingness to come out to the stadium for games.
The Mariners are full of youth, but the opportunity to trade for an impact player and acquire one or more impact players via free agency will be subject to a frenzied, sped-up situation when the lockout ends. That puts the window of these players’ abilities is at stake.
Dominoes
If the free agent pool gets small enough, then the pecking order typically goes like this: big market + big spenders (Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Padres) get the first pick, then big market + smaller spenders (White Sox, Cubs, Astros, NL East except for the Marlins, etc.). Next up are emerging spenders like the Mariners, Brewers, Blue Jays, and Rangers. The Mariners have a massive opportunity as they have a strong, youthful nucleus, but that window gets shorter the longer the lockout lasts.
A shortened season for 2022 doesn’t impact the Mariners either way. The factors that are still in the air are who will they acquire and how impactful will pitching be? While their free agent opportunities might be limited, they should enter the 2022 season with one of the best, deepest bullpens in the league, and that’s going to help them win more games than not.
Wrap up
In conclusion, with the lockout now set to impact regular season games, I hate the corporation of baseball, Major League Baseball. Especially with what is happening in our world, the selfishness and greed of all of those involved in these negotiations continue to ruin the sport I love. MLB messed up the return during COVID; they are now going to take a backseat to the NBA, March Madness, NHL, the NFL Combine, NFL Draft, and everything else that is happening in the world. Selfishness and greed.
How do you feel about the latest Major League Baseball work stoppage? Feel free to vent along with Joe in the comments section below.