February 7, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, Helobious said: Judge has star power that brings people to the stadium. He’s been in the top 3 of jersey sales for the past 5 years, I don’t think Altuve has cracked the top 10 outside of one season. Judge’s contract is an investment that more than pays for itself. No one is coming to MMP to see a 38 year old Altuve and his .680 OPS play. They’ll come to see Judge run into a few homers at that age though. This article says Judge was 3rd in jersey sales last year, and Altuve was 6th. Bregman is 9th, no other yankees on the list. Seager is the only Ranger on the list and he's 14th, I guess the Rangers fans should be sad they gave that schlub 325 million through age 37. https://sports.yahoo.com/20-best-selling-mlb-jerseys-204845265.html
February 7, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, Helobious said: I don’t think Altuve has cracked the top 10 outside of one season. Wrong, but what else is new: 2023 - 6th 2019 - 8th 2018 - 2nd Too lazy to look up any others, but I'm sure he's been top 10 other years.
February 7, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: This article says Judge was 3rd in jersey sales last year, and Altuve was 6th. Bregman is 9th, no other yankees on the list. Seager is the only Ranger on the list and he's 14th, I guess the Rangers fans should be sad they gave that schlub 325 million through age 37. https://sports.yahoo.com/20-best-selling-mlb-jerseys-204845265.html I don't think that's Jose Altuve.
February 7, 20241 yr I'm sure Helo is just looking out for us Astros fans, since the Yankees will be paying Giancarlo Stanton 118 million over the next 4 years for his age 34-37 seasons and he doesn't want to see us get burned like him. Appreciate the concern, but I don't think Altuve will have a negative WAR any time soon, but maybe Stanton can turn it around for you guys and get positive this year! Keep your chin up bud!
February 7, 20241 yr Nobody will ever know truly how much a player generates $$ for a team. Mvp like Judge,Altuve, Ohtani,Trout and others thier contracts are almost paid for thru merchandise sales.
February 7, 20241 yr Didn’t showtime do the same thing with the giants like a decade ago and it sucked? Netflix could not have picked a worse team, not one interesting storyline going on with them. No Dodgers with the best player in the world? Yankees with Soto and the ever present pressure to succeed? Rangers trying to defend a title? A’s and their situation of hopelessness? I will not be tuning in.
February 7, 20241 yr 37 minutes ago, Helobious said: Yankees with Soto and the ever present pressure to succeed? This is just my opinion, so be patient and hear me out... but fuck the Yankees.
February 7, 20241 yr Are the Red Sox even a .500 team this year? They really haven't done much to improve. Hard Knocks usually picks a team that's interesting for some reasons, I can't think of any reason for a non-Boston fan to watch that.
February 7, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, Helobious said: I mean you’re looking at 1 more good season, 1 decent one, and 3 years of dogshit. These contracts to guys his age have worked out well exactly 0% of the time. Big guys age terribly. Altuve is the opposite of big. Having affirmed the consequent, I'd also argue that Altuve has been declining for several years now (see SB numbers), but he's compensated by posting the three highest walk rates of his career the last 3 seasons. I'd also bet that he has a higher WAR than Volpe over the next 3 years.
February 7, 20241 yr That would have been a better argument after 2021 than after the last 2 seasons. Reports of his decline seem to have been greatly exaggerated.
February 7, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, David Dennison said: I don't think that's Jose Altuve. You mean the guy in the #4 jersey?
February 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said: Are the Red Sox even a .500 team this year? They really haven't done much to improve. Hard Knocks usually picks a team that's interesting for some reasons, I can't think of any reason for a non-Boston fan to watch that. Doubtful. Will be bottom of the East likely
February 7, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Big guys age terribly. Altuve is the opposite of big. Having affirmed the consequent, I'd also argue that Altuve has been declining for several years now (see SB numbers), but he's compensated by posting the three highest walk rates of his career the last 3 seasons. I'd also bet that he has a higher WAR than Volpe over the next 3 years. He won’t walk as much once pitchers realize he’s lost some speed on his swing, and if he does get on he’ll be a station to station runner. Meanwhile look at Volpe last year. Started horribly, got better as the season went on. No reason to think he’ll not keep improving as the year goes on. He also plays a premium position, which Altuve does not. Factoring in the cost associated with each player and their current career trajectories, you’d have to be a giant fucking moron to want Altuve for the next 3 years instead of Volpe. At 5 years it’s an even more laughable difference.
February 7, 20241 yr how is this thing structured? if front loaded it's not terrible. putting myself in the houston FO's shoes, you have to do this.
February 7, 20241 yr Author 7 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: how is this thing structured? if front loaded it's not terrible. putting myself in the houston FO's shoes, you have to do this.
February 7, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, Helobious said: $30 million lol. Good luck with that Could be worse - that's about what Stanton will make for those 3 seasons too.
February 7, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Helobious said: Didn’t showtime do the same thing with the giants like a decade ago and it sucked? Netflix could not have picked a worse team, not one interesting storyline going on with them. No Dodgers with the best player in the world? Yankees with Soto and the ever present pressure to succeed? Rangers trying to defend a title? A’s and their situation of hopelessness? I will not be tuning in. Does anyone around here know where to bet on 2024 Emmy winners? I found my horse that cannot lose.
February 7, 20241 yr Author 7 hours ago, Helobious said: I will not be tuning in. In the same announcement, it was also mentioned that they were doing a documentary on the 2004 Red Sox season . You might be more interested in that, particularly the ALCS
February 9, 20241 yr Putting here for lack of a better place. Not a big hat guy but a lot of these are excellent. just need an announcement on when these will be available for sale. https://uni-watch.com/2024/02/07/2024-mlb-batting-practice-cap-collection-appears-online/
February 10, 20241 yr https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39492323/former-mets-gm-billy-eppler-suspended-fabricating-injuries Not sure if posted elsewhere, but this is kind of crazy. Mostly because I think every single GM does this. Kind of like sign stealing and roids, but even more prevalent ;-) ...
February 10, 20241 yr The Rangers have comically faked injuries for years, Eppler must just really suck at it.
February 10, 20241 yr And you know you’re hated when this shit gets you caught. Quote Sources also said that an anonymous letter from within the organization tipped off MLB.
February 10, 20241 yr 41 minutes ago, uoftorange said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39492323/former-mets-gm-billy-eppler-suspended-fabricating-injuries Not sure if posted elsewhere, but this is kind of crazy. Mostly because I think every single GM does this. Kind of like sign stealing and roids, but even more prevalent 😉 ... DNP-Old
February 12, 20241 yr Oh now here's an idea of how to get the old people on board with the robo-ump system, let's get her behind home plate! Quote Jen Pawol to become third woman to umpire MLB spring training games Jen Pawol, the first female umpire to reach Triple A in three and a half decades, is another step closer to the big leagues. Pawol will umpire major-league spring training games in Florida this season, becoming just the third woman to do so. Pawol, who will also be elevated to the role of Triple-A crew chief, is aiming to become the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game. She is one of 24 umpires who will be announced Monday to do big-league spring training games. Pawol, who was promoted to Triple A last spring, started her career in the Gulf Coast League in 2016 and has been steadily working her way up. It’s possible she could be called up to MLB in 2024 if needed; the crew chief is considered the most senior umpire on each crew. “No one can take (getting to) Triple A away from me,” she told The Athletic last summer. “I’m three months in and no matter what happens, I can continue to make a positive impact on the game, and that’s really exciting.” Baseball’s history with female umpires has been, at times, contentious. Pam Postema spent 13 seasons in the minor leagues, becoming the first woman to umpire a big-league spring game in her final season in ’89. After six years at Triple A, Postema had her contract canceled. Ria Cortesio was the second woman to umpire a major-league spring training game. She was released in 2007 after nine years, the last five at Double A, following a season in which she started as the top-ranked umpire in the league. The 47-year-old Pawol is friends with both women and has cited Postema, who wrote a tell-all book on her experiences, as a mentor. Last year, five women were umpiring in pro ball, though Pawol was the only one above Class A. A former softball player at Hofstra, Pawol is passionate about advancing that pipeline. She has written a workout for amateur umpires and provides a curriculum for baseball and softball umpires for high school kids, as well as a junior umpire certification course through the charity UmpsCare. https://theathletic.com/5269813/2024/02/12/jen-pawol-mlb-umpire/
February 14, 20241 yr Putting here for lack of a better place Annual reminder. join the MLBPAA for $25, and save $75 on MLB.tv (net $50 savings). (plus get a bunch of other discounts to baseball-rated stuff https://www.mlb.com/mlbpaa/membership/fans-offer
February 16, 20241 yr On 2/14/2024 at 1:38 PM, Vic Mackey said: Dontrelle Willis First thing I think of:
February 18, 20241 yr The following MLB players are still free agents: Blake Snell Cody Bellinger Jordan Montgomery Matt Chapman J.D. Martinez Tommy Pham Gio Urshela Michael A. Taylor Hyun-Jin Ryu Adam Duvall Brandon Woodruff Liam Hendriks
February 18, 20241 yr On 2/14/2024 at 1:38 PM, Vic Mackey said: Dontrelle Willis Jeff Conine the Barbarian
February 19, 20241 yr On 2/15/2024 at 4:23 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said: Seems presumptuous. I wonder if the next guy will like baseball.
February 20, 20241 yr Oh for fuck's sake, don't tag the pig, Meat. Just lay your glove down in front of the plate and let the pig slide into it.
February 21, 20241 yr Are we going to have a whole team of 2019 Dallas Keuchel/Craig Kimbrel’s? (Kuechel was a Boras client. Kimbrel was not). is the same clause in place that a team doesn’t lose a draft pick if signing a QO FA after the draft? (Except the draft is mid-July this year vs early June in 2019).
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