Thursday Night Open Thread

I enjoyed Jayson Stark’s article on why so many free agent home run hitters remain unsigned, so I’m passing it along here. Long story short, teams prefer more well-rounded players and are steering clear of one-dimensional sluggers like Chris Carter and Mike Napoli. Also, if you’re the Yankees, why give Tyler Austin’s roster spot to a guy like Carter? Austin won’t hit as many homers, but he’ll do many other things better, and at a much lower price. Anyway, check it out.

Here is tonight’s open thread. The Rangers are the only local team in action, and there’s a handful of college basketball games on the schedule too. Talk about that stuff, baseball’s phobia of one-dimensional sluggers, or anything else here (as long as it’s not religion or politics). Thanks.