Tampa Bay Rays Reliever Says Arbitrators Didn't Know Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays reliever Ryan Thompson lost his arbitration hearing. But that's not why he's upset. What ticked him off was that he thought the arbitrators simply didn't know baseball. And he let everyone know with a long thread on Twitter.
He started by putting it out there that he has "no ill-will towards the Rays as they were as professional and respectful as possible considering the circumstances." But then he got right into it, questioning the arbitrators and the process.
Our approach to the hearing was to stay as strict to the criteria as possible. My concern was that the 3 arbitrators have an unknown knowledge of the game of baseball. Maybe they play fantasy baseball or maybe they call scoring runs “points”. Noone knows.
— Ryan Thompson (@R_Thompson15) February 23, 2023
He began by saying he had a concern that the three arbitrators "have an unknown knowledge of the game of baseball. Maybe they play fantasy baseball or maybe they call scoring runs “points”. No one knows." He then went on to say it was clear that they didn't have an understanding of basic rules and statistics, and that they were swayed by the Rays' "emotional ploys" rather than baseball facts.We had to assume that the arbitrators were savvy enough to understand basic rules and statistics. I believe that assumption was incorrect.
— Ryan Thompson (@R_Thompson15) February 23, 2023
The argument against was a more emotional ploy that relied less on logic or facts but was excellently put together. Our case potentially made unwise assumptions on the arbitrator’s understanding of statistics and the logic of being over the midpoint.
— Ryan Thompson (@R_Thompson15) February 23, 2023
The process is flawed without a doubt but fascinating how different approaches can prevail with so much unknown. If I go again, I will definitely play every card in my hand, for you may be able to convince them that 2,4,6,8,10 beats a full house.
— Ryan Thompson (@R_Thompson15) February 23, 2023
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