General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[NOLA]

Jessica Mendoza got canned from Sunday Night Baseball while she was about the only good thing on there, but she is great on BBTN.

[NOLA]

Watching the dumb ass Braves championship banner raising makes me remember how cool the Cubs opener in 2017 was. God, the city of Atlanta is so cheesy.

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[Bertz]

Devoid of any context, 8/230 for Judge is a good offer IMO

 

That said, Judge is in the awkward Carlos Correa zone. Stay healthy for a second year in a row with typical production and you'll get a contract starting with a 3. It's not surprising at all that he'd turn this down. And given that Cashman passed on getting a shortstop with the express idea that he needed to keep long term money free for Judge... yikes.

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[imb]

Devoid of any context, 8/230 for Judge is a good offer IMO

 

That said, Judge is in the awkward Carlos Correa zone. Stay healthy for a second year in a row with typical production and you'll get a contract starting with a 3. It's not surprising at all that he'd turn this down. And given that Cashman passed on getting a shortstop with the express idea that he needed to keep long term money free for Judge... yikes.

 

yeah aaron judge turns 30 this year and weighs 280 pounds. any contract offer beyond 5-6 years he should just take

[NOLA]

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Damn you Kyle. Don’t make me cheer for the Phillies.

[Regular Show]

Holy hell this dude is throwing lightning

 

 

He's going to be a reliever (and very much relies on the fastball) at the next level. Scouts have been impressed and he's rising up draft boards. He would go in the 3rd-round currently, and I think maybe rises all the way to early 2nd-round area by draft time as long as he stays healthy.

 

Yes, college pitching sucks this year, but no one takes a pure reliever in the 1st round (for those wondering why he wouldn't go higher).

 

[MidoreX]

https://www.mlb.com/news/roki-sasaki-throws-perfect-game-for-chiba-lotte-marines

 

Good Lord. 20 years old, 102 mph, 19 K's (13 in a row), PERFECT GAME?!

[We Got The Whole 9]

 

Brett Phillips found himself on the mound tonight and did this

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Miguel Cabrera is 9 hits away from 3,000, hot damn!

[Andy]

 

Saw this as it happened. Insane play. I think the only catch I've seen that's as good at this park was when Heyward went dead sprint to the RCF wall and injured himself making the catch.

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[Splendid Splinter]

Miguel Cabrera is 9 hits away from 3,000, hot damn!

 

Jesus. I thought he already did that like 2 years ago!

[Regular Show]

[Regular Show]

I'm stealing this from Rob -- these pitches and their insane movement is like prime Kerry Wood stuff. I knew Matt Brash was nasty (and I've seen his slider before in clips), but this is just unhittable stuff and it seems impossible to make good contact when his command is on.

 

[CubinNY]

Interesting points here by Dave Roberts as he is critical of MLBs new system with regard to opportunities for minority players. He makes a good argument.

 

https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-04-15/dave-roberts-dodgers-jackie-robinson-black-players

[CubinNY]

Watching Bryant out there in LF makes me think he’s a better 3rd baseman than he is an outfielder.

[Bertz]

[CubinNY]

That 19 year old dude in Japan who threw a no hitter last week threw an eight inning no hitter yesterday before being taken out after 100 pitches. His splitter is incredible.

[Tryptamine]

That 19 year old dude in Japan who threw a no hitter last week threw an eight inning no hitter yesterday before being taken out after 100 pitches. His splitter is incredible.

 

Kid is going to get a 250M contract before he throws an mlb pitch if he gets posted

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what happened to gleyber torres?

[NewUserName]

what happened to gleyber torres?

 

It's amazing how many Cubs fans think we gave up huge value

[NonProfitCow]

what happened to gleyber torres?

MLB ditched the juiced ball after 2019.