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These past few months in baseball have felt like the most destructive offseason for a sport that did not involve a strike/lockout/work stoppage.
It's been basically nothing but negativity for baseball since the WS ended- the Astros controversy is obvious, but it's not just that.
The highly unpopular/lopsided Mookie Betts trade, Rob Manfred's insane postseason idea, a lot of cheap teams not doing a lot of offseason signings, a lot of minor league clubs losing MLB affiliation.
Teams potentially dangling young superstars (Kris Bryant, Nolan Arenado) rather than sticking with them even though they are a year away from free agency.
It just feels like this negativity has created such a cloud over the sport.
Does this overwhelming amount of bad publicity make you less excited for the upcoming season or are you still optimistic about the grand old game as we head into a new decade?
It's been basically nothing but negativity for baseball since the WS ended- the Astros controversy is obvious, but it's not just that.
The highly unpopular/lopsided Mookie Betts trade, Rob Manfred's insane postseason idea, a lot of cheap teams not doing a lot of offseason signings, a lot of minor league clubs losing MLB affiliation.
Teams potentially dangling young superstars (Kris Bryant, Nolan Arenado) rather than sticking with them even though they are a year away from free agency.
It just feels like this negativity has created such a cloud over the sport.
Does this overwhelming amount of bad publicity make you less excited for the upcoming season or are you still optimistic about the grand old game as we head into a new decade?