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Mar 5Liked by Doug

This is the fundamental problem with The Churn. It isn't worth the chaos and instability it creates.

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Well, you called that one, Maestro. Talk about an ugly way to treat people, gaming the CBA to job J.D. Davis out of 90% of his 'guaranteed' salary. That was Major League Ugly.

I'll bet the Brain Trust is slapping each other's backs on this maneuver. And nobody 'will be getting a call' either.

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Mar 5Liked by Doug

"Shit roles down hill," as the saying goes.

Who are Farhan's bosses?

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Mar 5Liked by Doug

I didn't heart this article, because while all the evidence says its thesis is right, I truly hope really really hope that you're wrong about Farhan Zaidi.

"This is just an awful way to manage people."

Amen.

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Mar 5·edited Mar 5Liked by Doug

FZ in a nutshell:

“If Brandon Crawford didn’t get a phone call, I ain’t gonna get a phone call,” he said on Saturday.

PIthy, Maestro.

Besides, J.D. beat FZ in arb. Payback time, J.D.!!

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