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| WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Friday, March 5 On Today's Scorecard Hand Me Downs |
| CBS Sports reports plenty of the pre-draft discussion around Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, a potential first-round pick and a consensus top-two passer in the 2022 class, has centered on the signal-caller's hand size. Each year, QB prospects have their hands measured, and 9-inch measurements are generally considered adequate for the NFL, per NFL.com. Pickett, however, logged just an 8.5-inch measurement at the scouting combine Thursday, putting him in historic company ahead of April's draft. Of the 663 QB prospects who've had their hands measured since 1987, only nine had smaller hands than Pickett, who also has a double-jointed thumb, has downplayed concerns over his hand size, while previous top prospects, including Bengals Pro BowlerJoe Burrow (whose hands measured at exactly 9 inches in 2020), have done the same. Still, assuming Pickett is drafted next month, he'll be poised to enter the NFL in the hand-size minority. |
| Trending Today Millionaires vs. Billionaires |
| It's a catchy line, but it overestimates how much money most MLB players make. Per Axios Sports, MLB's minimum salary ($570,500) is by far the lowest among the Big Four (NFL, $660,000; NHL, $750,000; NBA, $925,258). And unlike those other leagues, a majority of MLB players make the minimum. Just 3% of NBA players last year made within 10% of the minimum. The union wants the minimum raised to $725,000 this year, $765,000 by 2024 and further increases in 2025-26 based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners. The owners' final offer began at $700,000 this year, followed by annual increases of $10,000. So we're talking about a difference of a few thousand dollars. The bottom line: If the MLBPA caved and accepted MLB's offer, it's already a pretty big win ($570,500 to $700,000). Every day there isn't a game, players lose $20.5 million in salary, and teams move closer to having to provide rebates to regional sports networks. C'mon guys. Let's get your s**t together and get back on the diamond. |
| Grinding Out The Profits 7 Up |
| From this week's PLAYBOOK Basketball Newsletter: from Victor King's NBA Day To Day Trends, the New York Knicks are 0-7 ATS in their series against Phoenix and 0-7 ATS away in double one-day-rest contests. On the flip side, the Suns 7-1 ATS on Friday's versus non-conference foes. |