Could it help with parity if the small-market clubs got even more competitive balance picks and if all picks could be traded? This question explores mechanisms for improving competitive balance in baseball by potentially increasing draft resources for smaller-market franchises and allowing greater flexibility in pick trading.
The JT Miller injury is annoying because of everything else that happened this season. We watched the "captain" toil around and barely care, giving the worst postgame quotes and coming dangerously close to blaming fans for booing the Rangers during the Columbus game. To be fair, I don't think he actually blamed fans, but it came off that way and-when coupled with everything else he's done this season-it's hard to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The Kings enter Sunday in fifth place in the Pacific Division and three points back of the Seattle Kraken for both fourth place in the division and the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.
