I never understood why teams were so in love with Soto. His numbers weren't really that great.
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I never understood why teams were so in love with Soto. His numbers weren't really that great.
I think he did have solid number prior to last year. But if anything Scott Boras is really great and spinning tales and building up suspense.
Tbh, I thought he should have signed the extension, if anything so he could be the face of a franchise, now he's just a hired gun, who will not make anything near what the Nats offered.
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Good article, from the Shift Era, (2014) on bunting:
blogs.fangraphs.com
The Truth About Bunting
Baseball has dived headfirst into its own information era, and one of the consequences of all the information is the rise of defensive infield shifts. Certain batters have demonstrated certain…
So answer me this, what is the allure with those home run celebrations, the Braves have the giant hat (which incidentally MLB told them to stop) Red sox had the home run cart. The pirates now have a jacket.
I just don't get it - maybe I'm getting old and grumpy. I don't mind celebrations and them getting excited but putting on a giant hat or jacket just seems odd
I just don't get it - maybe I'm getting old and grumpy. I don't mind celebrations and them getting excited but putting on a giant hat or jacket just seems odd
The Blue Jays had their home run jacket the last two years. They've stopped it this year though. I also saw the Mariners have a Trident this year. I think it's just a trend thing that will most likely last a few seasons and then perhaps disappear for something else.
They have to have some way to celebrate and let off steam in the dugout, I think. The whole AL East was above .500 when last I looked, it’s crazy.
Not as of this morning.
I'm really impressed with the Orioles, I watched them last night and they just never gave up. They didn't lead until late in the game. I also thought the Blue Jays and Yankees would be more dominant. I know its a game of streaks, and we're still in April. Yet with NY's payroll being the second worst team in the division is not a good look.
As for the Red Sox, I think the whole team has been mismanaged from the front off on down. I didn't have any high expectations going into the season and I'm not disappointed. Chris Sale is a huge bust, its almost like the day after they signed him to a mega contract he got injured and has never been the same.
I think they just wanted something more than the "gauntlet" of high fives in the dugout. Although some teams have just stuck with that. I'm sure I don't know the "connection" to the locale for many of them, or if there is one. The Brewers had a bell in the dugout last year that the batter who hit the "dinger" would ring. This year, they've opted for putting on the "cheesehead" hat, which, although corny, has a local connection.
The first team I noticed doing it was the Padres, and their logo on a gold chain remains the classiest celebration, IMO.
Glad to hear that the Blue Jays retired that gaudy jacket. That had to be the dumbest one I've seen.
Exactly how I feel about the Rockies. I stopped wasting my time & money watching/listening to them a few years ago.
If you like OBP, you love Juan Soto. His 2019-2021 were outstanding. From 2022 onwards, he's not been very good, but he's still only 24 years old: plenty of time to turn it around again. Then again, he's a Padre, so I don't mind him struggling.
Is it time to blow up the Red Sox?
With Madison Bumgarner being DFA'd I wonder if the Red Sox are considering giving up on Chris Sale at this point.
Its not like they can trade him as he has a no trade clause. More importantly, what team would want a player that has not completed a season since 2018?
With Madison Bumgarner being DFA'd I wonder if the Red Sox are considering giving up on Chris Sale at this point.
Its not like they can trade him as he has a no trade clause. More importantly, what team would want a player that has not completed a season since 2018?
Awww, Boston Bruins, so sad. Not. Well, you can cry into your record setting President's trophy. Just not the Stanley Cup.
Another pitcher who seems to over power the ball so much their body cannot withstand the stress
Rangers ace Jacob deGrom 'frustrated' to be on injured list
In all honesty, I was fully expecting this, given the time he was on IL (When did they change it from IR?)
Edit: took me a while to find the list of injuries, but there's where I pulled the info from https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/texas-rangers/jacob-degrom-15662/injuries/
Rangers ace Jacob deGrom 'frustrated' to be on injured list
In all honesty, I was fully expecting this, given the time he was on IL (When did they change it from IR?)
Edit: took me a while to find the list of injuries, but there's where I pulled the info from https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/texas-rangers/jacob-degrom-15662/injuries/
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So there's been a rash of pitcher injuries so far, even though we're only a month into the season. There seems to be some chatter, whispers if you will, that the pitch clock and forcing pitchers to work faster may be having an adverse affect on their health
Never was IR in MLB. It was the DL, or Disabled List. IL is more politically correct.
another bullpen disaster for the Yankees yesterday, let's see today 
And then the Red Sox go on a 6-game winning streak, including a 4-game sweep of the Blue Jays, and are suddenly in a Wild Card spot. Maybe this team has some potential after all.
Yankees with their stars and huge budget in last place in the AL East.
Yankees with their stars and huge budget in last place in the AL East.
