2023 MLB Thread

[StillAWarrior]

I know I'm biased because I'm a Guardians fan, but this is a thing of beauty.

https://twitter.com/cleguardians/status/1677825008943480832?s=46&t=h4SZwr6Xm-yQoPfDH3gYKw

[JWags85]

I know I'm biased because I'm a Guardians fan, but this is a thing of beauty.

https://twitter.com/cleguardians/status/1677825008943480832?s=46&t=h4SZwr6Xm-yQoPfDH3gYKw

That's nothing to do with bias, that was ABSURD.  That off balance catch and relay from Gimenez was preposterous

[wadesworld]

David Ross has been pretty angry lately.

[tower912]

Channeling his inner Cardinal fan.

[Jockey]

Bout time they tried to make the game more fun/interesting. And finally got around to marketing the players like the NFL and NBA do.

The MLB All-Star game used to be the gold standard of these games.

[Jockey]

Talking to the pitcher while he is pitching is outstanding.

[PGsHeroes32]

Talking to the pitcher while he is pitching is outstanding.

Then pitcher/batter at same time. Was a brief AB though

[The Sultan]

Back to back series wins against the Reds with three straight shutouts.

Didn't see it going this way, but its been nice to watch.

[wadesworld]

Yeli back with his dealer it seems.

[Uncle Rico]

Yeli back with his dealer it seems.

Peddle hiz azz, aina?

[PGsHeroes32]

Pablo Lopez sucked yesterday. But has great metrics this year.

Twins fans have been on tilt as Arraez chases .400 talking about it being a bad trade(never was, never will be). Lopez has been going toe to toe with Arraez in bWar. And we upgraded a position we really needed.

Here is the craziest thing. The trade actually is way better for the Twins when you consider they have a young talent adequately replacing Arraez. Issue is, Twins hate their young talent and mostly relegate Julien to the bench.

Arraez: .380/.431/.468   .899 OPS
Julien: .285/.359/.518    .877 OPS

If the twins start following the lead of teams like the Orioles. And just play their best players every day. They will coast to the playoffs and have a punchers chance with the rotation in the playoffs and a couple trade moves.

Keep batting Buxton 3rd against lefties with a .132/.222/.221 line while benching Kirilloff simply because hes left handed. And Guardians may steal it.

Julien and Kirilloff stole one vs the A's today as a pinch hitter and 9 hole hitter haha.

[wadesworld]

Peddle hiz azz, aina?

I saw an article over the break saying the Dodgers could make an attractive deal to the Brewers for Corbin Burnes by taking Yeli's big contract off their hands. Yes. In order for you to get our Cy Young winner please take our best offensive player.

[MU82]

The comparisons of a possible Angels trade of Ohtani to the Red Sox's trade of Babe Ruth more than a century ago are already getting old. They're also both misleading and dopey.

If the Red Sox hadn't traded Ruth, they could have kept him his entire career and he couldn't have done a damn thing about it except cash their checks and play baseball for them. That's simply the way it was back then; free agency was still decades and decades away.

If the Angels don't trade Ohtani, he says see-ya and they get nothing.

Trading the best player in the game -- and, as importantly to the business, the best draw in the game -- would suck big-time. But unless you are at least 50% sure you have a chance to keep him, you've gotta trade him, no?

Keeping him for two months just so you can tell your fans, "See we tried? Now enjoy the next decade of suck-i-tude," seems pretty foolish.

[4everwarriors]

Peddle his ass, hey?

[The Sultan]

The comparisons of a possible Angels trade of Ohtani to the Red Sox's trade of Babe Ruth more than a century ago are already getting old. They're also both misleading and dopey.

If the Red Sox hadn't traded Ruth, they could have kept him his entire career and he couldn't have done a damn thing about it except cash their checks and play baseball for them. That's simply the way it was back then; free agency was still decades and decades away.

If the Angels don't trade Ohtani, he says see-ya and they get nothing.

Trading the best player in the game -- and, as importantly to the business, the best draw in the game -- would suck big-time. But unless you are at least 50% sure you have a chance to keep him, you've gotta trade him, no?

Keeping him for two months just so you can tell your fans, "See we tried? Now enjoy the next decade of suck-i-tude," seems pretty foolish.

Babe Ruth was also only 24. Ohtani is 29.

[MU82]

Babe Ruth was also only 24. Ohtani is 29.

True. But the whole comparison is stupid and lazy. Like every other player of his era, Ruth basically was a paid prisoner. If he wanted to play MLB, he had no choice but to play for the Red Sox.

Thankfully, Ohtani can take advantage of freedom of movement and capitalism.

EDIT:

Writing for The Athletic, former Reds GM Jim Bowden says the top 4 realistic suitors for Ohtani before the trade deadline would be the Rays, Dodgers, Mariners and Rangers. He said they have the young talent available to deal, as well as incentive to make noise this season. He listed several other teams expected to bid for Ohtani once he hits free agency, and the Rays obviously aren't among those.

[PGsHeroes32]

Edouard Julien>Luis Arraez.

[lawdog77]

Ohtani leading the league in triples as well

[MU82]

87% of readers who responded to a poll by The Athletic said the Angels should trade Ohtani before the deadline.

Those polls are nothing close to scientific ... but 87%!

And it seems pretty obvious. If you're almost surely gonna miss the postseason (AGAIN - 6 seasons with Ohtani, 6 seasons with losing records), you simply can't let one of the most talented players in baseball history leave without getting anything in return.

[Hards Alumni]

I saw an article over the break saying the Dodgers could make an attractive deal to the Brewers for Corbin Burnes by taking Yeli's big contract off their hands. Yes. In order for you to get our Cy Young winner please take our best offensive player.

This would actually be fine by me.  Start the rebuild by selling as high as possible on these two guys. 

[wadesworld]

This would actually be fine by me.  Start the rebuild by selling as high as possible on these two guys.

Yeah if they're giving us their entire farm I'd be good with it.  But the article was suggesting that they'd get Burnes for cheap by taking Yelich off our hands.  Yelich is valuable.

[cheebs09]

Is Yelich's contract even that bad if he's playing like this?

[Hards Alumni]

Is Yelich's contract even that bad if he's playing like this?

You're referring to a pretty small sample set compared to the last three years.   

Yeah if they're giving us their entire farm I'd be good with it.  But the article was suggesting that they'd get Burnes for cheap by taking Yelich off our hands.  Yelich is valuable.

Yeah, there would have to be something in it for the Brewers besides dumping Yelich's contract.

[The Sultan]

This would actually be fine by me.  Start the rebuild by selling as high as possible on these two guys. 

The rebuild? This is what the Brewers are going to be. They are going to be competitive and hope to snag a Wild Card spot or a division title and see what happens.

There may be a time and a place to trade Yelich, but its not now.

[Jockey]

The rebuild? This is what the Brewers are going to be. They are going to be competitive and hope to snag a Wild Card spot or a division title and see what happens.

There may be a time and a place to trade Yelich, but its not now.

Yup.

Just get in the Playoffs and hope the Big 3 starters get hot.