2023 MLB Thread

[The Sultan]

https://twitter.com/sbnation/status/1687152206754074624?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

He riots the right (wing) way.

[cheebs09]

https://twitter.com/sbnation/status/1687152206754074624?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

Cardinals attendance must be down this year.

[PGsHeroes32]

Long way to go on the season(and even this game) with the most important baseball still to come.

But its fair to question is Max Scherzer is even a top of the rotation weapon for October

up and down year with Mets with a 4 ERA and lot of homers.

First inning with the Rangers against the hapless White Sox who dont even have Robert or Jimenez in the lineup

3 ER and 37 pitches. Woooooof.

[MU82]

Long way to go on the season(and even this game) with the most important baseball still to come.

But its fair to question is Max Scherzer is even a top of the rotation weapon for October

up and down year with Mets with a 4 ERA and lot of homers.

First inning with the Rangers against the hapless White Sox who dont even have Robert or Jimenez in the lineup

3 ER and 37 pitches. Woooooof.

He's lost several mph off the fastball, and his breakers hang too often. Not many in baseball history have pitched effectively at that age. Even Seaver, Gibson, Blyleven and Jenkins got old.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Jeimer Candelario intercepted Yeli's juice.

[Hards Alumni]

Cardinals attendance must be down this year.

Excellent post.

[JWags85]

He's lost several mph off the fastball, and his breakers hang too often. Not many in baseball history have pitched effectively at that age. Even Seaver, Gibson, Blyleven and Jenkins got old.

Unless you're his recent teammate Verlander winning a Cy Young at 39.

Speaking of, what WILD trade this Verlander move was.  Mets sending a dump truck of money along with Verlander back to his old team to take him back.

[Uncle Rico]

Unless you're his recent teammate Verlander winning a Cy Young at 39.

Speaking of, what WILD trade this Verlander move was.  Mets sending a dump truck of money along with Verlander back to his old team to take him back.

At least the Mets won the off-season

[MU82]

Unless you're his recent teammate Verlander winning a Cy Young at 39.

Speaking of, what WILD trade this Verlander move was.  Mets sending a dump truck of money along with Verlander back to his old team to take him back.

Unlike Scherzer, Verlander has been great for 2 months solid. A few (very few) old pitchers do excel.

Scherzer did finish well today after a rough start.

It was quite a last couple weeks for the Mets, who put themselves in total rebuilding mode less than a year after winning 101 games. And they paid a bazillion bucks for the right to be a laughingstock!

[PGsHeroes32]

Unless you're his recent teammate Verlander winning a Cy Young at 39.

Speaking of, what WILD trade this Verlander move was.  Mets sending a dump truck of money along with Verlander back to his old team to take him back.

Yeah Mets had to give up the top prospect to not sign him full price last off season. But should work out pretty well.

If JV doesnt wear down(not really showing signs) they have him for 2 years and 2 months(plus playoffs) for like 29 mil I think it is. That is quite the discount to allow to spend other areas.

Edit. Astros obviously gave up the prospect typed too fast

[MU82]

Since going all-in at the deadline, the Angels are 0-3. Lost last night in painful fashion.

[JWags85]

Yeah Mets had to give up the top prospect to not sign him full price last off season. But should work out pretty well.

If JV doesnt wear down(not really showing signs) they have him for 2 years and 2 months(plus playoffs) for like 29 mil I think it is. That is quite the discount to allow to spend other areas.

Its an incredible deal for Houston if he stays healthy like you said.  But Verlander seems to be in the Clemens mold.  Clemens won a Cy Young at 39 and again at 42.

While nobody can downplay the fact that they were shameless cheaters on the field/in the dugout, the Astros front office is so consistently impressive year to year.

[PGsHeroes32]

Its an incredible deal for Houston if he stays healthy like you said.  But Verlander seems to be in the Clemens mold.  Clemens won a Cy Young at 39 and again at 42.

While nobody can downplay the fact that they were shameless cheaters on the field/in the dugout, the Astros front office is so consistently impressive year to year.

Yeah they really know what they are doing as a FO undeniable and that team imo is still the favorite to win the AL. Its a wide open race so its not a heavy favorite. But add JV now and its tough to argue.

JV and Framber give them to legit go to guys. Which helps cause rest of rotation is boom or bust. The pen is always very very good.

The lineup is getting back to form. Bregman over the year been coming alive. Abreu at least has a pulse now. McCormick been a revelation. Dubon solid. Pena is meh and a bit of a fluke last year.

Alvarez and Altuve are back. Tucker is Tucker.

[PGsHeroes32]

Im ready to call it.

Angels are done.

Going to get nothing for Ohtani. Gave away some of their few prospects for rentals.

This will go down as one of the dumber ownership decisions ever.

[The Sultan]

Yeah, I think it seemed obvious to everyone that they let a short hot streak dictate their long-term decision making, which rarely works out.

[PGsHeroes32]

Jose knocking out Timmy Toolbag was something every human being wanted to see

[Lennys Tap]

Jose knocking out Timmy Toolbag was something every human being wanted to see

Except for the Cleveland fans who were still hoping they might overtake the Twinkies.

[JWags85]

Jose knocking out Timmy Toolbag was something every human being wanted to see

My buddy who is a huge Guardians fan texted me immediately after cackling.  He said his reaction was "Jose what are you doing man?  OH SNAP DOWN HE GOES".  What's funnier to me is that not only did Anderson initiate it and get knocked on his a**...it was on a flailing attempt by a guy who was in a headlock blindly swinging like a drunk frat dude.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

How about those Cubbies.

[Shaka Shart]

How about those Cubbies.

And they didn't even acquire a domestic abuser to assist the push this time!

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Real clown show on the South Side right now.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38147621/ex-white-sox-reliever-keynan-middleton-rips-club-no-rules-culture

[The Sultan]

The Yankees still have a no facial hair rule???

[MUBurrow]

Real clown show on the South Side right now.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38147621/ex-white-sox-reliever-keynan-middleton-rips-club-no-rules-culture

Its such a shame too because that team has/soon-to-be had as much young talent as any in recent memory, but leadership was always going to be at a premium.  To have spent years building that core and then install TLR to run it is legitimately baseball malpractice, and its starting to seem like it set the franchise back a whole rebuilding cycle.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Its such a shame too because that team has/soon-to-be had as much young talent as any in recent memory, but leadership was always going to be at a premium.  To have spent years building that core and then install TLR to run it is legitimately baseball malpractice, and its starting to seem like it set the franchise back a whole rebuilding cycle.

As a Cubs fan I'm more amused by it than anything. 

A couple of years ago it looked like the team was set up nicely in the AL Central for an extended period with some of the guys they had locked into to reasonable long-term contracts.  Then between hiring TLR, to health to significant underperformance by a bunch of guys it's crazy how quickly it all crashed and burned. 

Rick Hahn is lucky he works for Reinsdorf - I'm not sure he'd still be employed anywhere else. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Twins have control in the Central again. Hopefully they dont go get swept in Detroit the way they did in KC a little over a week ago.

Typically injuries cripple teams, but it could be aruged that injuries have saved the Twins season. Has forced the organizations hand to ride the youth. And they are flourishing.

Of course thats two fold because two of the current injuries are Kirilloff and Lewis. But the young guys are taking the reigns. And with 2019 Max Kepler back its a decent lineup.

Probably should have traded for some relievers and gotten a right handed bat though.......like duh.