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Post by julyanmorley on May 31, 2024 15:36:33 GMT -5
John Means needs a to be determined UCL surgery 40 innings into his TJS comeback. He's a free agent at the end of the year.
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Post by cdj on May 31, 2024 15:46:36 GMT -5
I feel bad for Means, he’s having his prime wiped out by injuries. Really good pitcher when healthy, and in a throwback kind of way I really enjoy watching
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Post by julyanmorley on May 31, 2024 19:36:56 GMT -5
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Post by asm18 on Jun 2, 2024 21:24:55 GMT -5
I was in NYC and went to the Mets-Diamondbacks game today. The Mets were up 4-3 (courtesy of an RBI triple from JD Martinez) and instead of getting trumpets and a healthy Edwin Diaz in the 9th… it was Jake Diekman. 2-run homer, Mets lose. They are 24-35. Jon Becker from Fangraphs did a small piece last week about their plethora of trade rental possibilities (link below). Those include Pete Alonso, JD, Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, Harrison Bader, Adam Ottavino among others - David Stearns is gonna be busy in a few weeks : blogs.fangraphs.com/top-of-the-order-heres-what-a-mets-teardown-could-look-like/
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Post by asm18 on Jun 3, 2024 9:46:36 GMT -5
Uhhh… the Blue Jays started Vladdy Jr at 3B yesterday? (His first start there since 2019.) Their GM stated he will continue to get some light playing time there, as they try to jump-start their offense.
Bear in mind the Jays let Matt Chapman go in free agency, and then signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Justin Turner in the off-season. Points for creativity I guess 😬
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 3, 2024 9:57:06 GMT -5
Uhhh… the Blue Jays started Vladdy Jr at 3B yesterday? (His first start there since 2019.) Their GM stated he will continue to get some light playing time there, as they try to jump-start their offense. Bear in mind the Jays let Matt Chapman go in free agency, and then signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Justin Turner in the off-season. Points for creativity I guess 😬 Not to mention the GM has rebuffed any trade talks in regards to Vladdy and Bichette. Not saying they should pull the plug just yet but those guys do only have 1.5 years left until FA and their value in terms of trade will continue to lessen. They seem like a team that are in between competing and rebuilding that aren't sure what to do right now.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 3, 2024 10:02:12 GMT -5
Something random I just noticed is not only have Judge and Soto been incredible they’ve both played every game this year. Not an injury expert by any means but for particularly for Judge if I was a Yankee fan I’d want them to mix in some off days for him.
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Post by asm18 on Jun 3, 2024 10:26:52 GMT -5
Uhhh… the Blue Jays started Vladdy Jr at 3B yesterday? (His first start there since 2019.) Their GM stated he will continue to get some light playing time there, as they try to jump-start their offense. Bear in mind the Jays let Matt Chapman go in free agency, and then signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Justin Turner in the off-season. Points for creativity I guess 😬 Not to mention the GM has rebuffed any trade talks in regards to Vladdy and Bichette. Not saying they should pull the plug just yet but those guys do only have 1.5 years left until FA and their value in terms of trade will continue to lessen. They seem like a team that are in between competing and rebuilding that aren't sure what to do right now. Ken Rosenthal was speculating last month that because their CBO & GM have been there for a while they might be in job-saving mode, and that trading Vladdy and Bichette might be seen as a failure that could cost them. To your point it seems like decisively trading them if they don’t want to sign them long term would be the smart move, but their front office may be personally incentivized not to do so.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 3, 2024 10:28:10 GMT -5
Uhhh… the Blue Jays started Vladdy Jr at 3B yesterday? (His first start there since 2019.) Their GM stated he will continue to get some light playing time there, as they try to jump-start their offense. Bear in mind the Jays let Matt Chapman go in free agency, and then signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Justin Turner in the off-season. Points for creativity I guess 😬 Not to mention the GM has rebuffed any trade talks in regards to Vladdy and Bichette. Not saying they should pull the plug just yet but those guys do only have 1.5 years left until FA and their value in terms of trade will continue to lessen. They seem like a team that are in between competing and rebuilding that aren't sure what to do right now. To be fair, it didn’t help them that neither Vladdy or Bichette turned out to be bonafide stars. They’re aight, but not cornerstones IMO.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 3, 2024 11:29:19 GMT -5
Not to mention the GM has rebuffed any trade talks in regards to Vladdy and Bichette. Not saying they should pull the plug just yet but those guys do only have 1.5 years left until FA and their value in terms of trade will continue to lessen. They seem like a team that are in between competing and rebuilding that aren't sure what to do right now. Ken Rosenthal was speculating last month that because their CBO & GM have been there for a while they might be in job-saving mode, and that trading Vladdy and Bichette might be seen as a failure that could cost them. To your point it seems like decisively trading them if they don’t want to sign them long term would be the smart move, but their front office may be personally incentivized not to do so. I could see that being the case, they probably wouldn't last through a rebuild so even if perhaps it would be in the best interest to the organization overall they wouldn't want to do it if they're going to be gone by the time any pieces of the potential trade were ready to help.
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Post by manfred on Jun 3, 2024 16:25:37 GMT -5
Tucupita Marcano is facing a lifetime ban for gambling. Huh. So… these games are sponsored by sports books; they give all the odds and bets throughout; and then they worry about integrity?
Leigh Steinberg had a piece in the NY Times the other day about gambling… there is obviously going to be a massive scandal soon in one of the major sports. (Ohtani thing was tiny).
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Post by bluechip on Jun 4, 2024 10:20:30 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 4, 2024 10:26:02 GMT -5
Avisail Garcia DFA'ed. His contract ran through 2025. $53 million for -1.3 WAR
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Post by bojacksoxfan on Jun 4, 2024 11:08:01 GMT -5
Avisail Garcia DFA'ed. His contract ran through 2025. $53 million for -1.3 WAR Since you didn't mention it, I'm really starting to doubt my recollection that he was signed by Kim Ng.
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Post by shagworthy on Jun 4, 2024 11:09:16 GMT -5
Jay Groome also suspended for a year for betting on baseball..
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Post by seamus on Jun 4, 2024 13:49:58 GMT -5
Between Groome's and Marcano's success rates, it seems that baseball players might really stink at gambling.
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Post by bettsonmookie on Jun 4, 2024 14:09:03 GMT -5
Luis Urias outrighted to AAA. Isaiah Campbell swap looking like a clear victory.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 4, 2024 15:11:20 GMT -5
Rosenthal reporting that the Padres are aggressively pursuing Crochet. That's gonna be an expensive deal to close.
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Post by asm18 on Jun 4, 2024 17:56:48 GMT -5
Christian Javier is getting TJ for the Astros. This while Jose Urquidy also is reportedly in the works to get the procedure.
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Post by cdj on Jun 4, 2024 17:58:46 GMT -5
Between Groome's and Marcano's success rates, it seems that baseball players might really stink at gambling. The common thread in all these scandals is that the players are really bad at it- even in the NBA it’s now being reported Jontay Porter was a part of a scheme to pay off debts he had to a bookie
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 4, 2024 18:00:58 GMT -5
Cristian Javier rhp 5 years/$64M (2023-27) signed extension with Houston 2/10/23 (avoided arbitration, $3.5M-$3M) $2M signing bonus 23:$3M, 24:$7M, 25:$10M, 26:$21M, 27:$21M
That one didn't work out. They would've non-tendered him this offseason going year to year.
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Post by bettsonmookie on Jun 5, 2024 16:34:03 GMT -5
Imagine if Breslow shelled out big money for Montgomery and pushed Houck to the pen like 90% of the fan base was screaming for over the offseason. That’s baseball for you.
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 5, 2024 20:27:37 GMT -5
The Montreal Expos had a Minor League Affiliate called the James Town (NY) Expos. They also had a mascot named Yippee shown below
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Post by keninten on Jun 5, 2024 20:47:51 GMT -5
The Montreal Expos had a Minor League Affiliate called the James Town (NY) Expos. They also had a mascot named Yippee shown below If I was a kid and saw that I`d cry and run away.
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Post by art on Jun 5, 2024 20:49:41 GMT -5
Yippee looks like he'd be about as much fun as the Jamestown flood. Scary looking dude. Probably terrified little kids.
I see Ken had a similar reaction.
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