As time goes on, I’m getting a bit more set in my ways regarding baseball. Getting embroiled in debates on whether Tom Ricketts is cheap or not has become about useless. (Yes, he might be, but he’s still in the more aggressive half of owners as far as spending. If Ricketts is overly frugal, a few more severe cases are easily found in the league.)
I’m very willing to give a extra body blow in the direction of Rob Manfred, who still hasn’t set a path for whether the National League will have the designated hitter in a season that starts (checks notes) next week.