2023 MLB Thread

[JWags85]

Twins gave up a solo shot in the bottom of the 9th.  Fire Baldelli

[MU82]

Jacy Baez yanked from game for running the bases like a dope.

[lawdog77]

As we all predicted before the season, Rays are 13-0.

free george webbs?

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Jacy Baez yanked from game for running the bases like a dope.

I'll always be a big fan of Javy and KB but the Cubs not extending either of those guys is looking pretty good right now. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Winning two against the Yanks.

Wow

[Uncle Rico]

Winning two against the Yanks.

Wow

Well, it’s not October

[PGsHeroes32]

Well, it’s not October

Twins dont beat them any month in the Bronx. So ill take it

Predictably getting mowed down by Cole today though

[MU82]

Red Sox beat Angels 2-1 in first sub-2-hour game at Fenway in several decades. Trout and Ohtani combine to go 0-for-8.

[PGsHeroes32]

Twins finally get elite top end pitching but the rest of the team sucks. Go figure. Scraps of the bullpen and literally 90% of the position players.

Looked like the White Sox on D tonight.

Cant even blame Rocco. He managed this game well. Some may blame him for using Moran but FO has a guy with no control on the roster and the Sox had 400 lefties coming up.

AL Central might be the first to 81 wins.

[MUBurrow]

UGGHHHHHHHH

[PGsHeroes32]

Week later and comment stands.

Twins ptiching really good. Hitting mostly bad but some better games lately. AL Central complete trash.

If bats can get just to like league average the Lopez/Gray/Ryan trio plus the back end of that pen should have the Twins winning this division.

Losing 2 to the Nats and winning 2 against the Yanks is the story of the inconsistent bats so far.

[DegenerateDish]

I had low expectations for this year’s White Sox team, but they’re even underachieving my low expectations. This is a bad, disinterested baseball team.

[WhiteTrash]

I had low expectations for this year’s White Sox team, but they’re even underachieving my low expectations. This is a bad, disinterested baseball team.

I hate to say it but looks like a 100 loss season. And that's not the bad news.

JR will bring everyone back next year. That's what hurts.

[dgies9156]

Appears the Cardinals are lost at sea without Yadi. 

The good news for them is, baseball is a season with many peaks and valleys and they have a lot of talented players on the roster.  Most of which won’t skip games to see a minor league basketball championship.

Really disgusted with this season so far. The Cardinals should be a much better team than they're showing. The hitting and defense this team has should make up for average to below average pitching. I'm optimistic that when Hudson and Wainwright are fully back, the ship might right itself. Flaherty is going to have to be a true number one and someone in the bullpen is actually going to have to get an out.

Looks like the 1970 Cardinals. Just can't quite get there!

[MU82]

Even in his worst start of the season (6 IP, 5 ER), Otani nearly made history in the Angels’ 8-7 win over the A’s yesterday.

He hit a single, double and triple, and he came just a few feet away from becoming the first pitcher to hit for the cycle, as his eighth-inning shot was caught at the warning track.

For the season, Ohtani is 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA, and he has an .868 OPS, with 6 HR and 17 RBI.

[MUBurrow]

Even in his worst start of the season (6 IP, 5 ER), Otani nearly made history in the Angels’ 8-7 win over the A’s yesterday.

He hit a single, double and triple, and he came just a few feet away from becoming the first pitcher to hit for the cycle, as his eighth-inning shot was caught at the warning track.

For the season, Ohtani is 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA, and he has an .868 OPS, with 6 HR and 17 RBI.

He's incredible.  As far as advanced stats have come in baseball, there still isn't an accurate way to measure his value.  Having a top 10 batter and a top 10 pitcher rolled into one player has so many trickle down benefits to a team it makes your head spin.  LAA is able to go with a 6 man rotation which keeps their pitchers fresher and allows them to pitch young starters and guys with innings limits later into the year.  By pitching and batting, he literally creates an extra roster spot that can be filled with a pitching specialist or a batter who can be a part-time player with extreme splits. 

[MU82]

He's incredible.  As far as advanced stats have come in baseball, there still isn't an accurate way to measure his value.  Having a top 10 batter and a top 10 pitcher rolled into one player has so many trickle down benefits to a team it makes your head spin.  LAA is able to go with a 6 man rotation which keeps their pitchers fresher and allows them to pitch young starters and guys with innings limits later into the year.  By pitching and batting, he literally creates an extra roster spot that can be filled with a pitching specialist or a batter who can be a part-time player with extreme splits.

And yet all the Angels have done is suck. It's obviously not Ohtani's fault, but all the value he has provided, all the fresh pitching, all the roster spots he's opened ... none of it has helped them win. I can see why he's frustrated, if reports are accurate. Maybe this will be the year.

I totally get what you're saying about not really being able to measure his true value. I think we'll see a "measure" after the season when some team gives him the largest contract in North American sports history!

[DegenerateDish]

Lance Lynn had a no hitter vs Tampa to start the 7th, Sox up 3-0.

Bottom 7 now, 10-3 Tampa.

White Sox 2023 baseball!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Lance Lynn had a no hitter vs Tampa to start the 7th, Sox up 3-0.

Bottom 7 now, 10-3 Tampa.

White Sox 2023 baseball!

What a fall from potential glory.

Sorry, dish.

[WhiteTrash]

Lance Lynn had a no hitter vs Tampa to start the 7th, Sox up 3-0.

Bottom 7 now, 10-3 Tampa.

White Sox 2023 baseball!

The Sox's stats through 28 games are almost exactly the same as the Orioles team that lost 115 games.

I could be wrong but having fans chant "Sell The Team" in April is not a good look. 

It will be "fun" to watch them when they officially start tanking and unload most of the $160M payroll.

[Jockey]

The Sox are a team that refuses to spend money - they deserve to be where they are.

[WhiteTrash]

The Sox are a team that refuses to spend money - they deserve to be where they are.

They are #12 in payroll ahead of the Red Sox and Cubs. Maybe should be top five based on market but not too bad.

[Jockey]

They are #12 in payroll ahead of the Red Sox and Cubs. Maybe should be top five based on market but not too bad.

The largest deal they have ever signed was $75 mil. EVERY other team In MLB - except The A’s have signed larger deals.

So it is no surprise that the A’s and Sox have the worst records in baseball.

Jerry thinks he can take his money with him when he dies.

[WhiteTrash]

The largest deal they have ever signed was $75 mil. EVERY other team In MLB - except The A’s have signed larger deals.

So it is no surprise that the A’s and Sox have the worst records in baseball.

Jerry thinks he can take his money with him when he dies.

I am no fan of JR. I hope he sells.

But there facts are that they spend top half of MLB in salary. They spend $130M more than the A's. $100M more than the Rays.

I guess they should follow the highly successful Angles model and have a couple of massive contracts?

The way I see it, they have a really bad front office that doesn't know how to spend the adequate budget they are given. That is JR's fault.

[Jockey]

They give a lot of mid-range contracts to mediocre players. A recipe for disaster.

Combine that with an utter lack of player development or commitment to the Minor Leagues and they have no chance.

That was the Cubs model for decades of losing until they realized that maybe the Dodgers and Cardinals had a good idea with player development.