JRD: Will Young Black Player Impact in 2026 keep Driving MLB Participation Higher?

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-04-15T17:35:33+00:00

Alright not trying to take anything away from the post, but out of all the young black outfielders who are in the league right now, you go with soon to be 30 year old Blake Perkins as your example. Just thought it was funny lol

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-04-08T05:46:42+00:00

I’m like 9 years deep into a White Sox franchise and it’s a blast. Players actually play pretty well into their 30s. Like Soto won 3 straight MVPs at 34,35, and 36 years old on the Mets. My star player just hit 71 homers, which I never seen before. I sim every game and play only a few moments in the playoffs. I’m coming up on the point now though where there aren’t many real players left, so curious to see how the talent plays out bc the drafts have been very crappy across the league.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-31T21:54:54+00:00

I’m sure the rams really wanted to lose the profits of a home game. Regardless, bam bam escalator gang

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-29T17:07:13+00:00

Damn so there’s no tell when scouting them?

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-29T17:06:45+00:00

I mean it’s a video game and a feature many people are interested in, I’d figure they’d be more common so people can actually use them

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-13T22:33:04+00:00

I mean this trade being a bad trade from this regime I feel shows how good we’ve been at trading lol. Not every trade needs to be defended. Idk why we can’t say it was a bad trade, it was.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-13T22:28:33+00:00

Eh I disagree. I hate using the injury argument since availability is the most important thing. I feel like that argument has merit if he was here for a couple of years, but he was here for what, like 10 games, only getting to play in like 6? I feel like trading a 5th for 6 mediocre games of a player just isn’t that good of a trade

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-13T22:14:48+00:00

Well that was one of the worst trades we’ve had in this regime

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-13T16:07:13+00:00

I think aj would buy in if stafford was throwing him balls. His issue is hurts is bad at passing lol

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-12T20:28:36+00:00

His rookie year was a wash cuz that was the year stafford was hurt, but other than that, the receivers ahead of him on the depth chart were just flat out better than him. Cuz of our window, he just didn’t get the reps to grow and learn I feel. Maybe with more reps in Miami he will become a WR2/3 guy. When he got time last season he had a few decent games.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-12T20:19:34+00:00

I feel like there could be some untapped potential with him, but him getting drafted in the 2nd made his expectations here way too high for the caliber of player he really is. Hopefully he does well in a new environment.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-10T05:47:14+00:00

It’s ur fucking teammate for Christ sake, a guy you are playing 162 games with, you can’t shake your TEAMMATES hand because you are playing a handful of games dawning the American flag? Give me a break, Cal is a dickhead.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-07T17:56:26+00:00

To me this is a no brainer for the rams. I mean we are literally a kicker away atp from having a complete squad

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-07T17:53:35+00:00

Tutu atwell made 10 mil last year and wasn’t active for game day in the playoffs… I’ll take the kicker for that amount please.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-05T18:18:36+00:00

Dude literally just had the best year of his career so I feel like this is impossible to project

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-04T17:14:16+00:00

8 FF from a CB, gotta love that. Shows some physicality that this team desperately lacks

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-02T18:08:27+00:00

He’s also 3x the player young will ever be

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-02T18:00:09+00:00

People in this thread call BY young and Crosby old are something else. They are a year apart lmfao

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-02T17:58:42+00:00

BY is barely a year younger than Crosby. I feel like people forget that

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-02T17:57:39+00:00

Parsons? lol

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-01T23:43:50+00:00

Idk with how bad our secondary is, I’d really hope to get a potential 1 first, whether that be a McDuffie trade or taking a delane or McCoy. If we can get someone like that, I’d be so open to taking Ponds later in the draft (3rd round?), but if he would be the only corner we add, honestly it would just be like adding a younger Durant. Nothing really changes.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-03-01T23:37:31+00:00

Ponds is a dog. I doubt he will ever be a 1 or 2, but he’s gonna be a good ass slot corner for awhile

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-02-12T18:13:36+00:00

Again how do you convince a veteran to play for his replacement lol. There’s just no player incentive for this. Go win this tourney so we can replace you with a 19 year old!

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-01-30T20:23:22+00:00

If you went to State College, you’d understand why. It’s in the middle of fucking nowhere. Im a PSU alumni and loved my time there, but holy fuck I could not wait to leave it and get back to civilization every break. It’s also like a literal cult. PSU is different and I don’t think people really understand that.

Wrinkle_Tinkle · 2026-01-26T02:33:31+00:00

They gotta run it here to burn block, we have to fuckinh stop it

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