Comments on: Prospect Notebook: Marte Could be Promoted During Midst of Pennant Race

By: gonfalon

gonfalon — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:49:00 +0000

I wonder if Boras will wait until the very last minute with Appel, as he has done in years past?

Hopefully, Huntington has given Appel/Boras an offer for ~$3.5M, that drops to slot with 24 hours to go, which should allow negotiations with Buehler to proceed without worrying about whether Appel signs or not.

By: Greatone1210

Greatone1210 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:10:00 +0000

So the question is Tim, do you think he comes up almost immediately after the break or farther into the season say around late August or September?

By: John DiVito

John DiVito — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:33:00 +0000

But the comp picks that used to exist are different than they are now, correct?

By: Kevin_Creagh

Kevin_Creagh — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:31:00 +0000

The competitive balance lottery is for the 10 teams with the smallest markets and/or lowest revenues. I call it the NL Central Lottery as the Pirates, Reds, Brewers, and Cards (don’t understand that one) are in the lottery. Others include Tampa, Kansas City, Oakland, and the like.

These are bonus picks, similar but not alike to the comp pick system.

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:30:00 +0000

I’ll have an article this week.

By: John DiVito

John DiVito — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:27:00 +0000

Tim, could you explain what the lottery is and how it works?