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The system is absolutely broken http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-kepler-jersey , but not in the way that some people think."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Royals Trade Rumors & Hot StoveRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All TimeEveryone is missing the mark when it comes to free agencyNew,66commentsThe system is absolutely broken, but not in the way that some people think.ESTShareTweetShareShareEveryone is missing the mark when it comes to free agencyJerry Lai-USA TODAY SportsMike Moustakas signed a one-year deal with to remain with the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night, and there were reactions a plenty across social media. There are a ton of folks out there who believe that Mike Moustakas should have gotten a multi-year deal for millions and millions of dollars. I am not one of those people. I wrote a while back that I thought the Royals would be wise to avoid giving Moose a long-term deal. They did, as did every other team in Major League Baseball. In my opinion, teams made the right choice, but that doesn’t mean that the system isn’t still broken.The current system is built to exploit mid-tier free agents like Mike Moustakas. There’s a crowd out there that believes Mike Moustakas belongs in the upper echelon of free agents, but that’s just remarkably inaccurate. Moose has been worth 13.2 fWAR for the entirety of his career (roughly six season’s worth of PA). That’s about 2.2 fWAR/season. Manny Machado has been worth 30.2 fWAR in about the same time frame. That’s just over 5 fWAR/season. When you weigh these two players, you’ll find that Moose has been worth roughly 43.7% of the value of Machado. So, in theory, he should be looking at 43.7% of the money, right? Machado is rumored to have offers anywhere in the range of $240-280M over 10 years. That means Moose should get something like 5 years and $55M, right? Wrong. For starters, there are a ton of things that separate Machado and Moustakas from being comparable on a linear scale. Moose is older Jason Castro Jersey , better in a clubhouse, while Machado is wildly more athletic, projects better long-term, can play SS, and is still 26. But there’s an even bigger problem that baseball faces that seemingly no one on social media is willing to address.Major League Baseball saw record revenues in 2018 that surpassed TEN BILLION DOLLARS. Meanwhile:Over at Royals Farm Report, we’ve had the opportunity to talk with multiple minor league players. My former college roommate is a Minor League Baseball player. Multiple former teammates of mine play Minor League Baseball. I’ve had the opportunity to now coach kids who have played Minor League Baseball. The life that Minor League Baseball players live is often significantly below the poverty line. I’ve heard stories of guys sharing blow up mattresses with teammates in the living rooms of apartments. Three bedroom apartments housing six players. There is no place for that in a $10B industry. That doesn’t even make sense. Recently, Major League Baseball even went so far as to ensure that the minimum wage laws didn’t apply to minor leaguers in Arizona during Spring Training. What in the what?What’s more is the thievery taking place at the major league level. In what world does it make sense for Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto, two of the brightest young players in the game, to make $575,000 this season? Acuna isn’t even arbitration eligible until NEXT off-season. This has got to change. There is no excuse for Major League Baseball teams to get away with exploiting minor leaguers in 2019. There is no excuse for the minimum salary in Major League Baseball to be less than $2M. There are 256 Minor League Baseball teams rostering upwards of 7,500 minor leaguers. If each of these players were to receive a salary boost of just $30,000, that would cost Major League Baseball a grand total of $225M, or $7.5M per team. That’s it. $7.5M per team. That’s all I’m asking for. Let’s be even more conservative and say that number gets closer to $6M. You really think the Royals couldn’t afford to spend an extra $6M to adequately pay Minor League Baseball players for their services?So Phil Hughes Jersey , how does all of this relate to major league free agency?Imagine if Minor League Baseball players were paid like normal people. Now, when they reach the big leagues, they expect big league pay. Move the minimum salary for a Major League Baseball player closer to $2M. Now, in order for teams to fill a roster spot with a middling prospect from AAA, it’s gonna cost them a couple million dollars. Let’s say that player reaches arbitration and now earns $7-8M per year instead of $3-4M. Now would you rather have Johnny Replacement Level, or Mike Moustakas for $55M over the next five seasons?In any industry, the most difficult group of people to create is the middle class. Why do you think politicians shove it down our throat every four years? There's always going to be a small, elite group of people at the top of the food chain making way more money than everyone else (Stanton, Machado, Harper, Trout, etc.). There’s also going to be people at the bottom of the food chain willing to do the work cheaper than you just to have a job (rookie contracts). Enter the minimum wage. Minimum wages weren’t just built to protect the poor. When set appropriately, minimum wages can help protect entire economies. They give the middle class legs to stand on. They force the people at the top to pay reasonable wages to those at the bottom. The problem Major League Baseball is facing now is not at the top. It’s not even in the middle for guys like Mike Moustakas. The problem Major League Baseball has is at the bottom. Teams have been exploiting players at the bottom of the food chain for far too long and then holding that over their head when they reach free agency.Wanna fix free agency in Major League Baseball? Stop worrying about Mike Moustakas, and Derek Dietrich http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-kepler-jersey , and Mark Reynolds, and start fixating your arguments on the little guys. Some ordinarily good fielders made some bad plays."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Chicago Cubs recapsChicago Cubs minor leaguesChicago Cubs essaysChicago Cubs game threadsWrigley Field renovationsFull archiveLibrary Bleed Cubbie Blue Community GuidelinesCurrent time in ChicagoBCB Specials & Site InfoWinter 2019 music threadsCubs StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Cubs newsYahoo Cubs team pageYahoo Cubs reportYahoo Cubs depth chartYahoo Cubs transactionsYahoo Cubs photosOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旵hicago Cubs recapsChicago Cubs spring trainingAngels 9, Cubs 2: A Little League home runNew,59commentsSome ordinarily good fielders made some bad plays.CSTShareTweetShareShareAngels 9, Cubs 2: A Little League home runRick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsThe Cubs started off this afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium well, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.That was largely because of what is probably the worst defensive play [VIDEO] you will ever see Mike Trout make.Your browser does not support HTML5 video.Willson Contreras hit that ball a long way after Kris Bryant had reached base on a hit by pitch. And Trout... well, he looked like he was trying out to punt for the Rams. The ball went all the way from center field to right and Willson circled the bases for a 2-0 lead. He was given a double and Trout was charged with a two-base error. Not that errors are any real measure of defensive prowess, but that’s one more error than Trout made in the entire 2018 regular season.The “Little League home run” headline is because those kinds of plays are viewed as similar to a kids’ game where young fielders might kick a baseball around like that.That was about the only thing that went right for the Cubs Tuesday afternoon as the Angels teed off in the middle innings off miscellaneous Cubs relievers and crushed the Cubs 9-2.Kyle Hendricks, who pitched reasonably well in this one, also made an error, on a missed pickoff in the first inning. That didn’t lead to any runs, but Hendricks departed in the third after issuing a walk and allowing a single. I’m pretty sure Joe Maddon would have liked to have him complete the third inning, but he likely reached a pitch count.Hendricks was replaced by Mario Meza, who was on today’s travel roster from the minor-league camp. Meza is 28 and has pitched six years in the Mexican League. Meza http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-kepler-jersey , who bears a passing physical resemblance to Jake Arrieta, didn’t pitch like Jake. His first pitch was launched onto the berm by Trout for a three-run homer. It’s worth watching [VIDEO] just to remind yourself how good Trout is.Your browser does not support HTML5 video.Carl Edwards Jr., in his second outing of the spring, threw a scoreless fourth (though allowed two hits), and then the Angels teed off on Rowan Wick in the fifth, putting across five runs (four earned) and the rout was on.We got to see top Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner in his first big-league spring game. He pinch-ran for Addison Russell and remained in the game at shortstop, and grounded out in his only at-bat. Russell, incidentally, had two hits on the afternoon and is a small-sample-size 5-for-11 so far this spring.Funny quote from Hendricks:You can see him saying that completely deadpan, right? Without cracking a smile? I’m looking for Hendricks to have a really big year.Wednesday, the Cubs return to Sloan Park to face the Royals. Jose Quintana will start for the Cubs and Heath Fillmyer will go for Kansas City. Game time is 2:05 p.m. CT. No TV Wednesday; there will be an audio webcast via cubs.com.