General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[soccer10k]

Jorge Soler had 38 homers in 1132 PA's coming into the year.

 

Jorge Soler has 45 homers in 659 PA's this year.

[Backtobanks]

Jorge Soler had 38 homers in 1132 PA's coming into the year.

 

Jorge Soler has 45 homers in 659 PA's this year.

 

Imagine what he would hit if the ball was juiced. :-"

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Jorge Soler had 38 homers in 1132 PA's coming into the year.

 

Jorge Soler has 45 homers in 659 PA's this year.

 

Imagine what he would hit if the ball was juiced. :-"

 

I'd bet on 45 homers in 659 PA's this year

[muntjack]

Call me crazy but I don't think Soler needs the juiced ball to hit home runs. He's 27 and plenty of players at that age are still improving. Everyone is hitting a juiced ball and yet he's leading the AL. I anticipate he'll improve his walk rate next season and hit near 40 again. The guy is a pretty good hitter.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I only just now learned that this was a real person:

 

 

looks like some random phillies fan, acne and all

[Derwood]

I only just now learned that this was a real person:

 

 

looks like some random phillies fan, acne and all

 

BONUS INFO: His name is JD HAMMER. horsefeathers YES!

[cl smooth]

I only just now learned that this was a real person:

 

 

looks like some random phillies fan, acne and all

 

BONUS INFO: His name is JD HAMMER. horsefeathers YES!

 

seeing his mug in the show 19 always makes me laugh. did a double-take the first time i pulled his card in a pack.

[Banedon]

I only just now learned that this was a real person:

 

 

looks like some random phillies fan, acne and all

 

BONUS INFO: His name is JD HAMMER. horsefeathers YES!

 

So after his career he's either going to open a personal injury law firm or buy people's settlements for CASH NOW.

[Regular Show]

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WTH? Who puts their smartphone in a ziplock bag lol?

 

Yeah, this is the team I'll be pulling for this postseason. Also, Jose Berrios is Javy's brother-in-law so you know Javy will be rooting for them.

[Derwood]

The zip loc bag trick is great at the beach

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[Brian]

If the Nationals win the wild card game have they won their first playoff series?

[Clem Fandango]

Some pretty awesome milestones last night. Pete Alonso hit his rookie record 53rd home run and Justin Verlander reached the 3,000K club. Verlander also reached 300K's for the season, just the 18th pitcher in the modern era to do so, and 2nd this year after Gerrit Cole.

[sweetpeteman]

Hurdle fired. I'm honestly surprised.

[Derwood]

Hurdle fired. I'm honestly surprised.

 

Didn't they just pick up his option? what the hell are they doing in Pittsburgh?

[Clem Fandango]

Hurdle fired. I'm honestly surprised.

 

Didn't they just pick up his option? what the hell are they doing in Pittsburgh?

 

Wooing Joe Maddon to come back to Pennsylvania.

[sweetpeteman]

I don't think there was an option, just rumors or something that he had been assured that he was safe and going to be the manager next year.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't think there was an option, just rumors or something that he had been assured that he was safe and going to be the manager next year.

[Brian]

Ausmus canned

[Clem Fandango]

Ausmus canned

 

Maybe Joe will give Trout some justice and get him into the playoffs.

[Derwood]

Ausmus canned

 

Maybe Joe will give Trout some justice and get him into the playoffs.

 

The Angels are too talented to be this bad every year. It really makes no sense.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if they backed up the Brinks truck for Cole this winter

[Brian]

With the report of the Nationals offer to Rendon with, surprise surprise, quite a bit of deferred money. I went looking around cots at what deferred money they have out there. The craziest thing to me is that Scherzer is not making any actual salary this season or the next two... of course he's going to be fine and will still get $15 million each of those years out of his signing bonus.

 

Pretty much the entire '20s the Nationals are going to have their own more expensive but yet not as insane Bobby Bonilla day.

 

July 1

 

'22 - 15 million to Scherzer

'23 - 15 million to Scherzer

'24 - 25 million to Scherzer & Strasburg

'25 - 25 million to Scherzer & Strasburg

'26 - 25 million to Scherzer & Strasburg

'27 - 25 million to Scherzer & Strasburg

'28 - 25 million to Scherzer & Strasburg

'29 - 10 million to Strasburg

'30 - 10 million to Strasburg

 

They got some other ones hanging out there: they paid Daniel Murphy 2.5 million last January and will pay another 3 this coming January. 2 of Dozier's 9 million dollar 2019 salary will be paid in January 2020. Corbin will be paid 10 million between November '24 and January '26. They owe Matt Wieters 5 million in 2021. There's probably more out there I didn't even see.

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[HawkeTrackler]

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Looks like the VB's are going to have to pay up for Hader a bit earlier than expected

[Cubswin11]

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Looks like the VB's are going to have to pay up for Hader a bit earlier than expected

Real shame for the smallest market. Their board projected him in the high 6 figures if he just got the contract renewed, now that he’s arbitration eligible he’s going to cost $5 mil+ this year.