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Regular readers of this newsletter know I disagree with Rob Manfred frequently. His handling of MLB labor issues is callous, and at best, he is an awkward public speaker. His treatment of minor leaguers is inhumane, and he has mishandled multiple baseball cheating scandals.
For all of these reasons, he bears the brunt of our criticism for most of baseball’s problems. He’s an easy target for our frustrations, and many times he deserves it. Still, he is not solely to blame for all that’s wrong with our game. Indeed, he did not create most of these woes; rather, they are systemic. Oftentimes, our gripe is he is exacerbating these issues instead of alleviating them.
