OT: MLB Thread 2024

[sbjnyc]

Also as a Mets fan I'm happy that they signed the Alonso deal instead of shifting Vientos and signing that Bregman deal.

Reported that the PV of the Bregman contract is 90 million. Alonso was offered 3/90 but with deferrals and he did not want any deferred money at all.

 

[Bob Richards]

The term will keep it from being too terrible but 40 a year is wild.

 

[nyr2k2]

Reported that the PV of the Bregman contract is 90 million. Alonso was offered 3/90 but with deferrals and he did not want any deferred money at all.

Yeah as a Mets fan I'm glad Pete has been getting bad advice for the past couple years. Sucks for him, be he saved us from ourselves.

 

[Bob Richards]

Yeah as a Mets fan I'm glad Pete has been getting bad advice for the past couple years. Sucks for him, be he saved us from ourselves.

I’m very pro player but there is a part of me that’s happy Pete owned himself so badly that he had to come back on such friendly terms lmao

 

[Machinehead]

Pete still got himself a nice chunk of change. It's tough for first basemen now.

You used to be the guy that hit for power. Now that everyone hits for power, you're just the guy that can't field.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Yeah as a Mets fan I'm glad Pete has been getting bad advice for the past couple years. Sucks for him, be he saved us from ourselves.

I think hiring Stearns is what saved us.

 

[noncents]

That's the same AAV as Aaron Judge

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it's ridiculous. you can't even compare the two. one has a .900+ OPS in his past three postseasons. the other guy has grown men wearing robes in the bleachers.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

So what did NYY even do to replace Sotos hitting? I thought maybe they’d go with a committee approach to replace some of his offense but instead they just did nothing?

 

[Machinehead]

So what did NYY even do to replace Sotos hitting? I thought maybe they’d go with a committee approach to replace some of his offense but instead they just did nothing?

They can't replace his hitting so they doubled down on pitching being a strength.

There's nobody they could have gotten that gives them a better offense than they had with Soto last year.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

They can't replace his hitting so they doubled down on pitching being a strength.

There's nobody they could have gotten that gives them a better offense than they had with Soto last year.

That’s fair, I’m assuming Fried is probably a better bet to return value than most of the position players they could sign. I’m just sad going back to one good hitter

 

[Machinehead]

That’s fair, I’m assuming Fried is probably a better bet to return value than most of the position players they could sign. I’m just sad going back to one good hitter

One good hitter who's Joey Gallo in the playoffs. It's so grim.

Their pitching staff could be legitimately crazy tho.

 

[Raspewtin]

some stats geek ranked every SP in the league and the Yankees have 5 in the top 50. that could be nice.

So what did NYY even do to replace Sotos hitting? I thought maybe they’d go with a committee approach to replace some of his offense but instead they just did nothing?

basically hoping Jazz fixes his swing so he doesn't ground out 69% of the time, Volpe resembles a league average hitter, Wells doesn't drop dead in late August, Goldschmidt isn't a corpse, and Dominguez hits .265/.335/.480.

you need a lotttttt to go right to even come close to replacing the offense.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

One good hitter who's Joey Gallo in the playoffs. It's so grim.

Their pitching staff could be legitimately crazy tho.

I’m sad they lost clay Holmes too lol

 

[Ben Grimm]

Stro shows: Yanks RHP returns, rejects relief role

Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman was back after a two-day absence from training camp, but he insists he still wants to be a part of the team's starting rotation.

www.espn.com

The Dodgers are going to be even better this year — and the other 29 MLB teams have only themselves to blame

L.A. won the offseason coming off a World Series title in large part because other teams chose not to spend.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[will1066]

Stroman, holy smokes. He's still active? I remember when he was in Queens

 

[Salsa Shark]

He;s usually good for a half season. Seems like a very petulant individual however.

 

[Raspewtin]

He;s usually good for a half season. Seems like a very petulant individual however.

if I was getting backed up by Gleyber Torres at 2B i'd be pissed too

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Stroman, holy smokes. He's still active? I remember when he was in Queens

Must you bring back the bad memories?

 

[NickyFotiu]

if I was getting backed up by Gleyber Torres at 2B i'd be pissed too

Yanks should out an end to this nonsense soon. Several Yankee players spent time as relievers. If Stro refuses then he will not be paid.

 

[RangerBlues]

Stro is that turd blossom you just wait long enough and it will bloom.