OT: 2023 MLB Thread

[Machinehead]

So I guess he doesn't want to be on the Yankees then


I knew Judge would win, but I thought it would have been closer than 28-2 for first place votes.

Only the Angels beat voted for Ohtani. It was just about unanimous.

Ohtani received no lower than a 2nd place vote. Those two were each on their own island.

 

[JCProdigy]

I forget where I heard it but Judge met with Hal and he straight up asked him what else are the Yanks going to do if he resigns with them. Judge is class all the way. He praised his teammates over and over again. Especially when winning the Hank Aaron award last week. He isn't like Durant as he would never throw them under the bus...

...but he isn't dumb. He saw what we saw, this year especially where he had to carry this team with little support. Despite the valid injury issues that plagued the end of this year, he can't like the rhetoric that is coming out of the front office. I could see him leaving the org because he doesn't trust the braintrust.

If he goes someplace else, I'd love to see the Yanks, with no self awareness, leak that they gave a better offer than the one he accepted. It would be the biggest indictment on this organization.

BTW, the rhetoric? This is a good colum on it: On Process and Results - Views from 314 Ft.

 

[mrmovies779]

Hal just said at the owners meetings he won't be outbid for Judge..so if he signs elsewhere,he was always going to.

 

[IronBloodedLion]

if Judge walks that would be an enormous indictment on the Yankees as an organization.

I’m like 75% sure he stays, but the possibly of the The Giants certainly scares me.

 

[sbjnyc]

if Judge walks that would be an enormous indictment on the Yankees as an organization.

I’m like 75% sure he stays, but the possibly of the The Giants certainly scares me.

Dodgers shed a ton of salary. If judge wanted the best chance of winning where would he go?

 

[jerseyjinx94]

 

[Kocur26]

Aaron Judge is in San Francisco and will meet with the Giants on Tuesday, per Mark Feinsand

: twitter.com/jonmorosi

 

[Ben Grimm]

Mets going 'full bore' after two top free-agent pitchers?

MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest Mets-related free agent and trade rumors right here.

www.mlb.com

 

[IronBloodedLion]

In my mind Judge has already left. I’m just waiting on his Players Tribune thanking the Yankees and the fans.

If he resigns here then I’ll be pleasantly surprised, so in a way I can’t lose.

I’m also interested to see if Cashman can fix his absolutely atrocious screw ups in the Donaldson trade and the Hicks contract. I also wonder what the Plan B is if Judge does walk.

 

[Kocur26]

 

[RangerBlues]

Unless Judge wants to "gohome" the Yankees will out bid any team. If he wants to cash in he will go to a market with less taxes. I expect this to be done done i the next week.

 

[sbjnyc]

Unless Judge wants to "gohome" the Yankees will out bid any team. If he wants to cash in he will go to a market with less taxes. I expect this to be done done i the next week.

Dodgers just cleared $100 million in salaries. Yanks won't outbid them. That's not to say the dodgers will make a big offer or that judge will choose them over relatively equal offers.

I think the tax issue is overstated.

 

[RangerBlues]

Dodgers just cleared $100 million in salaries. Yanks won't outbid them. That's not to say the dodgers will make a big offer or that judge will choose them over relatively equal offers.

I think the tax issue is overstated.

Yeah. folks and business flooding to markets with no state taxes is overated.
Said no one ever.
Id be gone if my wife did not love her job because NYS is a shit show of supporting devients and squatters

 

[LeetchisGod]

DeGrom to Texas for $185 million. That is a ton of money to commit to someone with his injury history.

 

[NYR94]

Jacob DeGone

 

[RangersFan]

I feel dead inside...even more so than usual.

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

Jake just didn’t want to be here. The Mets didn’t chase him away. He left. Another zombie jersey for the mothballs.

 

[sbjnyc]

Jake just didn’t want to be here. The Mets didn’t chase him away. He left. Another zombie jersey for the mothballs.

When asked what his goals were he said hall of Fame not world series. He's probably not even sniffing playoffs with the rangers but I doubt he cares.

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

When asked what his goals were he said hall of Fame not world series. He's probably not even sniffing playoffs with the rangers but I doubt he cares.

Yeah but he left when we wanted him to stay. Will take awhile to digest. Cohen has a lot to prove now. Open the Damn checkbook or be just another Wilpon

 

[sbjnyc]

Yeah but he left when we wanted him to stay. Will take awhile to digest. Cohen has a lot to prove now. Open the Damn checkbook or be just another Wilpon

That's true. Mets have a lot of holes and an owner claiming to be ready to spend. But maybe we really didn't want him too stay. We'll see.

 

[JimmyG89]

He's dead to me.

Let's see if he's a p***y like Syndergaard and skips a start in August.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

FML

Why can't one of my teams not be a steaming heap of dog shit.

 

[Bob Richards]

honestly not that surprised.

Too much smoke about him being interested in leaving.

 

[Deleted member 23124]

Jake just didn’t want to be here. The Mets didn’t chase him away. He left. Another zombie jersey for the mothballs.

Agreed....I think he made up his mind to go about 2 years ago.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

That is too bad about DeGrom. I don't pay attention enough to baseball anymore to know why he left but I always tried to tune into his starts. When that guy was on, he was on the level of watching prime Maddux and prime Pedro.

I take it the Mets will turn to Rodon now