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Originally Posted by brewtown107
I would. Many small market teams turn over almost the entire roster about every three seasons or so anyway. Fans don't even know who many of the guys are at the start of a given season. But they figure out someone to root for. Might as well be replacement players. Maybe replacement players would actually appreciate the opportunity to play big league ball. This current group of players sure doesn't.
Edit: to be fair, I do think prices should come down some. But maybe that would happen if there were replacement players. Sure isn't going to happen with this current group that thinks overrated guys like Harper and Machado are worth almost a third of a billion dollars.
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Harper and Machado are (potentially) overrated, but they are indisputably underpaid relative to the value/revenue they bring their teams.
And turnover in MLB rosters is not nearly the same as replacement players. Your talking guys who bounce between AA and AAA, and only those that aren't prospects. No player who thinks he could reasonably make the bigs in 1-2 years is going to scab. Permanently banned from MLBPA and ostracized in the clubhouse? You're only going to get guys on the way out and guys who have no legitimate ability to make the big leagues.