OT: MLB Thread 2024

[Gordon Bombay]

I’ve been checked out on baseball for a while. How exactly do the Dodgers get everyone?

 

[nyr2k2]

I'll

I’ve been checked out on baseball for a while. How exactly do the Dodgers get everyone?

1. Tons of recent success
2. Endless resources
3. Appealing market and great place to live for rich people
3. For the Japanese guys, relative proximity to home

 

[Gordon Bombay]

I'll

1. Tons of recent success
2. Endless resources
3. Appealing market and great place to live for rich people
3. For the Japanese guys, relative proximity to home

Thanks, everyone knows the whole Ohtani deferred contract but are they signing everyone to friendly deals or just paying an insane luxury tax?

 

[nyr2k2]

Thanks, everyone knows the whole Ohtani deferred contract but are they signing everyone to friendly deals or just paying an insane luxury tax?

I haven't looked but I think they're still below the Mets and possibly the Yankees and others.

With Sasaki MLB rules treat him like any other international amateur signing (like the kids signed out of the Dominican or wherever) so he's only eligible to sign a deal up to like $8M or something. That's one of the things that's so appealing about him, his contract has to be really cheap by rule c

 

[Gordon Bombay]

I haven't looked but I think they're still below the Mets and possibly the Yankees and others.

With Sasaki MLB rules treat him like any other international amateur signing (like the kids signed out of the Dominican or wherever) so he's only eligible to sign a deal up to like $8M or something. That's one of the things that's so appealing about him, his contract has to be really cheap by rule c

Ahh gotcha okay that makes sense. The west coast has always been the preferred spot for this guys. Makes me appreciate Matsui for coming to NY

 

[noncents]

Ahh gotcha okay that makes sense. The west coast has always been the preferred spot for this guys. Makes me appreciate Matsui for coming to NY

agreed. see also: senga

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

They’re probably going to throw 300 innings collectively but that dodger rotation is insane.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

According to votes that have been leaked early, CC Sabathia is looking strong to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

He should get in comfortably.

What he did down the stretch for Milwaukee as a pending UFA was legendary.