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Jayson Stark of The Athletic wrote an article on an efficient way to stop teams from tanking, without needing to make many changes to Major League Baseball.
His plan is for MLB to reverse the draft. The teams that miss with the best record will pick first in the draft, with the teams with the worst record getting lower picks. This would incentivize teams to win every season, discouraging them from tanking.
The main reason teams tank, is because they are looking to get a higher draft pick. This idea would reverse that. Play well, and get a good pick in the draft the next year.
While it isn’t a foolproof plan, it is a good possible building block for MLB if they really would like to bring an end to tanking without disrupting everything else.
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On This Date in Mets History
2008: Bernie Madoff is arrested by the FBI and was charged with securities fraud. He was allegedly involved in a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme that led to thousand’s of people losing their life’s savings. Mets owner Fred Wilpon and shareholder Saul Katz did a lot of business with Madoff, and lost a lot of money because of his arrest.
2015: Michael Cuddyer retires. Cuddyer spent 15 years in the majors, and his last one in Queens. He was a key part of the Mets National League Championship team. While he didn’t have the best season on the field (.259/.309/.391, 10 home runs and 41 RBI), his presence off the field was highly impactful for the young ballclub.
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