2022-23 MLB offseason thread

[Guadaloopy 11128]

Wouldn’t be permanent, just next season while he recovers.  Harper as DH is better than no Harper at all.

[The Dog 44853]

 

[kevwun 16437]

My sources have confirmed that he doesn't really want to get to 300 wins if that's true.

[TonyTexas 10726]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

Shohei DH’d after TJ.  I doubt Harper misses much time.  

Ohtani had his surgery on October 1, 2019 and didn’t take an official AB until July 24. Harper is getting his surgery almost 2 months later in the calendar so a similar timeline indicates a missed season. 

[Guadaloopy 11128]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Ohtani had his surgery on October 1, 2019 and didn’t take an official AB until July 24. Harper is getting his surgery almost 2 months later in the calendar so a similar timeline indicates a missed season. 

[UTexasFight 9794]

19 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Ohtani had his surgery on October 1, 2019 and didn’t take an official AB until July 24. Harper is getting his surgery almost 2 months later in the calendar so a similar timeline indicates a missed season. 

Uhhh

No one took an official AB until July 24 that year.

[TonyTexas 10726]

8 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Uhhh

No one took an official AB until July 24 that year.

Oops. To quote Guadaloopy 

 

Edited November 16, 2022 by TonyTexas

[Beau Vine 55858]

33 minutes ago, kevwun said:

My sources have confirmed that he doesn't really want to get to 300 wins if that's true.

Or get paid.

[WBT 20963]

Or have a sewage-free clubhouse

[kevwun 16437]

I'm sure Oakland is going to give him a 3 year deal that's almost 3 times their annual payroll.

Edited November 16, 2022 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 78664]

 

[kevwun 16437]

I look forward to them becoming a Rangers affiliate in the next few years.  And then an Astros. And then a Rangers. And then an Astros and so on and so forth.  Nolan Ryan has made a lot of money playing the 2 franchises against each other.

Edited November 16, 2022 by kevwun

[UTexasFight 9794]

19 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I look forward to them becoming a Rangers affiliate in the next few years.  And then an Astros. And then a Rangers. And then an Astros and so on and so forth.  Nolan Ryan has made a lot of money playing the 2 franchises against each other.

Hard to imagine that as long as Crane owns the Astros

(and/or the Astros own teams in Sugarland and Corpus)

[kevwun 16437]

I know.  I would be very pissed if the Astros ever left Corpus.  I love that field.

[Beau Vine 55858]

22 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I look forward to them becoming a Rangers affiliate in the next few years.  And then an Astros. And then a Rangers. And then an Astros and so on and so forth.  Nolan Ryan has made a lot of money playing the 2 franchises against each other.

Not any more, with Frisco and Corpus hanging around.

[TonyTexas 10726]

 I had no idea that San Antonio has had  some iteration of Missions’ baseball since 1888. And it’s fitting that their current affiliation is the Padres. 

[The Dog 44853]

 

[Shoxthemonkey 1992]

It's about fucking time. I can't imagine there has been anybody worse at PBP for as long as this chode. Now if Hudler follows him out to pasture I can possibly overlook the Royals giving Ryan O'Hearn a contract for next year.

 

[Vic Mackey 47916]

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[Guadaloopy 11128]

Yankees & Mets being investigated for collusion.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/11/17/aaron-judge-free-agency-mets-yankees-tampering

Side note: If you Google "Yankees Mets collusion" it will try to give you results for Yankees Mets collision which brings up some hilarious articles from May and June looking forward to the inevitable October matchup in the WS.

[kevwun 16437]

I assume both clubs are going to have to fire their gm's.  Scratch that.  The Yankees punishment will be having to give Cashman a 10 year extension.

Edited November 17, 2022 by kevwun

[Huckleberry 34565]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

Yankees & Mets being investigated for collusion.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/11/17/aaron-judge-free-agency-mets-yankees-tampering

Side note: If you Google "Yankees Mets collusion" it will try to give you results for Yankees Mets collision which brings up some hilarious articles from May and June looking forward to the inevitable October matchup in the WS.

Yep that will definitely be a thorough investigation. Manfred already said he's sure what the conclusion will be. Publicly. 

[Guadaloopy 11128]

1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Yep that will definitely be a thorough investigation. Manfred already said he's sure what the conclusion will be. Publicly. 

Oh, I am fully aware of all of that, but MLB would do well to take this seriously.  MLBPA seems to be, and a grievance for CBA violation will likely be filed.

[Beau Vine 55858]

The incredible thing is that the owners were the ones who demanded the no-collusion rule in the CBA (from back in the Koufax-Drysdale days) but they're the only people who have had trouble following the rule.

[Scraps 13797]

Kyle Lewis traded to AZ

[Beau Vine 55858]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Kyle Lewis traded to AZ

I didn't realize that Lewis is already 27.  

Of course they're trading him for a 27-yo corner outfielder who can't hit, which makes zero sense.  And the DBacks still have a shit-ton of outfielders.  

[WBT 20963]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

The incredible thing is that the owners were the ones who demanded the no-collusion rule in the CBA (from back in the Koufax-Drysdale days) but they're the only people who have had trouble following the rule.

I've always wondered about it from the player side when it seems like all of mlb are represented by about 4 agents.

[Beau Vine 55858]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

I've always wondered about it from the player side when it seems like all of mlb are represented by about 4 agents.

Well, the owners are represented by 1 agent.

[Helobious 9814]

Yankees-Mets thing is weird. I thought it was well known that for years the two teams had a gentleman’s agreement not to go after each other’s players. Why is it a big deal now?

[ERhine 1938]

Because its collusion?

[Beau Vine 55858]

10 hours ago, Helobious said:

Yankees-Mets thing is weird. I thought it was well known that for years the two teams had a gentleman’s agreement not to go after each other’s players. Why is it a big deal now?

What, Karim Garcia meant nothing to you?

[Helobious 9814]

23 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

What, Karim Garcia meant nothing to you?

Fun fact: he was part of the most Shane Spencer thing to ever happen when he & Spencer got into a brawl with a pizza deliveryman outside a bar in 2004.

https://nypost.com/2004/03/06/garcia-spencer-in-brawl-duo-gangs-up-on-pizza-man/

[TonyTexas 10726]

Yankees have made a new offer for Judge. Looks like Hal might be willing to spend big this offseason 

Quote

Even with some form of record payday likely looming for Judge — MLBTR predicted an eight-year, $332MM contract on last week’s Top 50 rankings — Steinbrenner went on to note that he’s made clear to Judge that there’s ample payroll space to not only re-sign the recently crowned AL MVP but also make further additions to supplement the roster (via Lennon).

Even without Judge, the Yankees are projected for a bottom-line payroll north of $206MM, per Roster Resource, and a luxury-tax bill that’s already at nearly $223MM. Judge alone would push the Yankees into the second tier of luxury penalization, and any subsequent moves of note would then likely push the team into the third or possibly even newly created fourth tier of luxury penalties. Of course, those figures assume that the Yankees will tender contracts to and subsequently keep all 14 of their arbitration-eligible players, which seems unlikely. At least some of that group figures to be non-tendered before tonight’s 8pm ET deadline or tendered but subsequently trad

 

Edited November 18, 2022 by TonyTexas

[UTexasFight 9794]

21 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Yankees have made a new offer for Judge. Looks like Hal might be willing to spend big this offseason 

 

Whoa!

with that kind of red ass, they might be able to push the Astros to 5 games next year. 

[Scraps 13797]

Gio urshela traded to Angels....mmmmkay

[Scraps 13797]

[Helobious 9814]

Fuck.

[WBT 20963]

30 minutes ago, Scraps said:

 

They should get the whole gang back together and re-sign Odor and Gallo too

[Beau Vine 55858]

Signing Rangers castoffs seems like a surefire way to win a title.

[tx 3 putt 78664]

 

[tx 3 putt 78664]

 

[Beau Vine 55858]

[tx 3 putt 78664]

10 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Yankees have made a new offer for Judge. Looks like Hal might be willing to spend big this offseason 

 

 

15 K’s in 36 Postseason AB’s

[UTexasFight 9794]

Dodgers going after Judge to replace Bellinger’s lifetime 36% postseason K rate makes sense .

[Wulaw Horn 19579]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Judge, Correa and Verlander to the dodgers. Win 115 games in the regular season. Playoff outcome still questionable. 

[Hank Chinaski 6348]

9 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Meh. The one Buxton is wearing is nice, but not a fan of the new M cap - looks like the Stanton-era Marlins cap. This is a case of fixing what wasn’t broken. 

[ScottS 1125]

On 11/16/2022 at 3:58 PM, kevwun said:

I know.  I would be very pissed if the Astros ever left Corpus.  I love that field.

If and when the new harbor bridge is ever finished (a really big if right now) then Whataburger Field will lose some of its charm in my opinion without the bridge in the background and its lights.

[Francisco 2.0 32585]

 

 

[Huckleberry 34565]

59 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

"God dammit"

- every accountant and other cubicle dweller who showed up for their kids

[InkaUtexas 26859]

JFC.... Winter league baseball is serious business.