OT: 2023 MLB Thread

[GoAwayPanarin]

i just LOL'd because then he goes to the mets

also this is not an angels-esque offseason

also for the yankee fans complaining, you guys did it first in the 2000's so i dont want to hear you bitching


i just wanted to tell you this is an excellent post.....top notch

I don't see anyone complaining? Everything Cohen has done has been within the rules.

I just don't think the allocation of the money or the moves made have been very smart and won't lead to a ton of on field success. It's very angels esque.

We'll see, but my guess is that all the fanfare right now is going to turn into outright rage in a few months.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

All depends on health obviously...when healthy, Correa is one the truly elite players in the league.

he's also a better Shortstop than Lindor is, but it makes sense to slide him to 3rd as he's played it before and can handle it better than Lindor would. kinda like A-rod when he came to the Yankees.

Subway series just got even more exciting and heated with Correa joining the Mets.

 

[Rangers in 7]

I don't see anyone complaining? Everything Cohen has done has been within the rules.

I just don't think the allocation of the money or the moves made have been very smart and won't lead to a ton of on field success. It's very angels esque.

We'll see, but my guess is that all the fanfare right now is going to turn into outright rage in a few months.

you dont think other owners around baseball are freaking out?

when you say outrage are you saying from mets fans? because thats not going to happen

i would say every move so far has been an upgrade, obviously nimmo isnt an upgrade on himself and neither is diaz.....i would have been ok letting him go (nimmo) but thats fine

the team today is miles better then the team we had on the field in the playoffs last season....and we won over 100 games last year

fyi dont take this as critical towards you im genuinely enjoying the conversation about the mets for the first time in awhile

 

[McRanger92]

Nothing cleanses the pallet of a tough Ranger loss like waking up to the Correa news. NY Baseball at the center of the universe as it should be. Subway World Series coming

The Mets have their new Bobby Bonilla 12 years for Correa ?
Hysterical

If Correa signed with the Yankees you wouldve made 3 threads about it

 

[Bob Richards]

Here's one.

If you were given a million dollars day for the rest of time, you would have as much money as Elon Musk in the year 2516.

 

[Ruggs225]

All depends on health obviously...when healthy, Correa is one the truly elite players in the league.

he's also a better Shortstop than Lindor is, but it makes sense to slide him to 3rd as he's played it before and can handle it better than Lindor would. kinda like A-rod when he came to the Yankees.

Subway series just got even more exciting and heated with Correa joining the Mets.

He actually isnt a better shortstop. Lindor outperforms him in all defensive metrics.

 

[romba]

also for the yankee fans complaining, you guys did it first in the 2000's so i dont want to hear you bitching

Painting broad strokes, yes sir! And for all the Mets fans overjoyed, remember how you bitched when it was the Yankees doing it.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Painting broad strokes, yes sir! And for all the Mets fans overjoyed, remember how you bitched when it was the Yankees doing it.

paybacks a bitch isnt it.....on both accounts lol

 

[romba]

paybacks a bitch isnt it.....on both accounts lol

100%, but I'd rather be on the side throwing money everywhere

 

[Machinehead]

If Mr. Cohen wants to buy Liverpool have him hit me up.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

you dont think other owners around baseball are freaking out?

when you say outrage are you saying from mets fans? because thats not going to happen

i would say every move so far has been an upgrade, obviously nimmo isnt an upgrade on himself and neither is diaz.....i would have been ok letting him go (nimmo) but thats fine

the team today is miles better then the team we had on the field in the playoffs last season....and we won over 100 games last year

fyi dont take this as critical towards you im genuinely enjoying the conversation about the mets for the first time in awhile

I'm sure they are, you mentioned fans.

The top 2 arms in their rotation are going to be 39 and 40 and their #3 hasn't thrown a single pitch at the major league level. I know Verlander and Scherzer are the 2 anomalies at the position of their generation, but I'd expect regressions from both of them (and a pretty significant one from Verlander.) If you want to argue that the rotation has a higher ceiling than what they rolled out last year I'd buy that, but its also got MUCH more risk.

Also I think there will be plenty of outrage if the team finishes 3rd in the division and/or gets knocked out in the WC again. It was there after they were eliminated this past season and they didn't spend a billion dollars in the offseason prior.

Correa is the Anthony Rendon deal from a few years ago. I expect he'll age similarly.

 

[Machinehead]

A lot is going on so just a friendly reminder that this is a home team thread for two teams.

You can critique the other team, but please be constructive.

 

[Rangers in 7]

100%, but I'd rather be on the side throwing money everywhere

agreed lol and i can finally say that after suffering with the wilpons for ages lol

 

[mas0764]

If you took a million dollars in $100 bills, stacked it, and stood on it, you would be about 8 feet tall.

If you did the same with a billion dollars, you would be able to wash the windows of the top floor of the Empire State Building.

Yes but if you did it with any of our net worths, it would be the size of a large beetle.

You think Cohen's paying alot of luxury tax now, just wait until these contracts age and he continues getting the best free agents year after year and they keep adding new 'Cohen' taxes which he couldn't give two shits about. He will be funding the poorer team's yachts and vacas with those taxes so everyone will be happy (except Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers fans). Man oh man!

Just wait till he signs Shohei Otani next year.

 

[Rangers in 7]

I'm sure they are, you mentioned fans.

The top 2 arms in their rotation are going to be 39 and 40 and their #3 hasn't thrown a single pitch at the major league level. I know Verlander and Scherzer are the 2 anomalies at the position of their generation, but I'd expect regressions from both of them (and a pretty significant one from Verlander.) If you want to argue that the rotation has a higher ceiling than what they rolled out last year I'd buy that, but its also got MUCH more risk.

Also I think there will be plenty of outrage if the team finishes 3rd in the division and/or gets knocked out in the WC again. It was there after they were eliminated this past season and they didn't spend a billion dollars in the offseason prior.

Correa is the Anthony Rendon deal from a few years ago. I expect he'll age similarly.

verlander won the cy young last year and hes only on a two year deal, even if he regresses from last year the guy had a 1.75 era last year, so he regresses to a 2.75? i mean we both know that cohen is going to go hard for ohtani to replace one of them.....im just not as concerned

 

[Ruggs225]

Yes but if you did it with any of our net worths, it would be the size of a large beetle.



Just wait till he signs Shohei Otani next year.

I dont think we will have to wait. I think the angels will wise up and trade him to us this season before losing him for a draft pick.

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

Please Jim. Just sell to Steve.

 

[McRanger92]

I'm sure they are, you mentioned fans.

The top 2 arms in their rotation are going to be 39 and 40 and their #3 hasn't thrown a single pitch at the major league level. I know Verlander and Scherzer are the 2 anomalies at the position of their generation, but I'd expect regressions from both of them (and a pretty significant one from Verlander.) If you want to argue that the rotation has a higher ceiling than what they rolled out last year I'd buy that, but its also got MUCH more risk.

Also I think there will be plenty of outrage if the team finishes 3rd in the division and/or gets knocked out in the WC again. It was there after they were eliminated this past season and they didn't spend a billion dollars in the offseason prior.

Correa is the Anthony Rendon deal from a few years ago. I expect he'll age similarly.

Haters gonna hate

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I'm sure they are, you mentioned fans.

The top 2 arms in their rotation are going to be 39 and 40 and their #3 hasn't thrown a single pitch at the major league level. I know Verlander and Scherzer are the 2 anomalies at the position of their generation, but I'd expect regressions from both of them (and a pretty significant one from Verlander.) If you want to argue that the rotation has a higher ceiling than what they rolled out last year I'd buy that, but its also got MUCH more risk.

Also I think there will be plenty of outrage if the team finishes 3rd in the division and/or gets knocked out in the WC again. It was there after they were eliminated this past season and they didn't spend a billion dollars in the offseason prior.

Correa is the Anthony Rendon deal from a few years ago. I expect he'll age similarly.

You mean our #4. José Quintana is our #3.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

As a casual Yankee fan, I don’t really have an issue with Cohen spilling money over the bars

If it motivates owners to spend more to improve their team, that’s good. I don’t care about how much money these owners lose lol

 

[Deleted member 23124]

If it motivates owners to spend more to improve their team, that’s good. I don’t care about how much money these owners lose lol

Other than one or two, most of the owners are cheapskates....I seem to recall that some of them won't even spend the revenue sharing money on their teams, but pocket it themselves.

 

[Ben Grimm]

 

[rangersfansince08]

verlander won the cy young last year and hes only on a two year deal, even if he regresses from last year the guy had a 1.75 era last year, so he regresses to a 2.75? i mean we both know that cohen is going to go hard for ohtani to replace one of them.....im just not as concerned

Check his playoff ERA

2018- 4.15
2019- 4.33
2022- 5.85

 

[Bob Richards]

 

[rangersfansince08]

As a casual Yankee fan, I don’t really have an issue with Cohen spilling money over the bars

If it motivates owners to spend more to improve their team, that’s good. I don’t care about how much money these owners lose lol

I don't care either as a Yankees fan. But I suspect the smaller market teams will punish all the bigger market teams with a modest cap in the next CBA.