Baseball/MLB Thread 2023

[fiveiron83321]

Dec 18, 2022 7:07:08 GMT -6 fancypants said:

Cubs get Dansby Swanson for 7 years 177 million. There are still holes in the lineup but it does feel good to exhale that they at least got one of the big shortstops.

agreed

they need to go nab a big bat for DH or 3B on a 1 or 2 year deal. 

saw JD Martinez signed and Justin Turner as well. Not sure who else is out there with some pop

[clouddead]

In a wild turn of events, Correa to the Mets

[venom]

now i'm really curious about what the giants saw on the physical because the mets have been known to be pretty conservative on medical issues like with carlos gomez, kumar rocker, etc.

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Dec 21, 2022 8:35:11 GMT -6 venom said:

now i'm really curious about what the giants saw on the physical because the mets have been known to be pretty conservative on medical issues like with carlos gomez, kumar rocker, etc.

Mets payroll at 380 million this year which should be good enough for like, 2nd place in the division?*

*I have no idea if Atlanta has any good players left and assume Philly was a fluke

[scoots]

With penalties their payroll is actually closer to $500 million.

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Good for the Mets spending money but there's no way this doesn't lead to a very long lockout.

[krentist]

It rocks that the Mets are paying $500 million to field a WS caliber team and fuck the Ricketts family for not doing the same.

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Speaking of hoping and praying bilionares do the right thing....

Bauer has only served 144 games of his suspension, but arbitrator Martin Scheinman ruled that he is eligible to be reinstated immediately, essentially giving him credit for the time he served on MLB's restricted list in the second half of the 2021 season. Bauer, however, will be docked his pay from the Los Angeles Dodgers through the first 50 games of the 2023 season to make up the difference.

The Dodgers have 14 days to decide whether they will reinstate him onto their 40-man roster. Bauer is under contract with the Dodgers for only one more season, on a deal that initially called for him to be paid $32 million.

[cosmo]

One of my favorite memories at a Royals game.

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I like the cubs resigning Smyly. Guy ain’t flashy but can get you 5 solid innings most days

[krentist]

Dec 22, 2022 19:47:09 GMT -6 Tweet said:

Speaking of hoping and praying bilionares do the right thing....

Bauer has only served 144 games of his suspension, but arbitrator Martin Scheinman ruled that he is eligible to be reinstated immediately, essentially giving him credit for the time he served on MLB's restricted list in the second half of the 2021 season. Bauer, however, will be docked his pay from the Los Angeles Dodgers through the first 50 games of the 2023 season to make up the difference.

The Dodgers have 14 days to decide whether they will reinstate him onto their 40-man roster. Bauer is under contract with the Dodgers for only one more season, on a deal that initially called for him to be paid $32 million.

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Gonna go ahead and say Correa is actually hurt if this is the 2nd team to say this

[clouddead]

It’s all bizarre. It’s an injury from 10 years ago. Maybe stop giving the guy 10+ year deals.

[scoots]

He's never been injured again on that leg. Not sure why it's all of a sudden such a huge concern since it was a known injury and it seems like he's good now?

I'm guessing he'll still end up with the Mets on an adjusted deal. Or hell, maybe he'll just do a bunch of 1-year deals and get a shitload of money on an annual basis.

[clouddead]

From what I’ve read, the concern is “how will his leg hold up a decade from now?” Again, all really weird

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[dij22]

[Pale Hose]

Terrible news 😔

[clouddead]

Correa is a Twin again. 6 years, 200 million

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Jan 10, 2023 11:29:10 GMT -6 clouddead said:

Correa is a Twin again. 6 years, 200 million

Incredible stuff

[brainloading]

We did it!

[monasterymonochrome]

Jan 10, 2023 11:31:32 GMT -6 Tweet said:

Jan 10, 2023 11:29:10 GMT -6 clouddead said:

Correa is a Twin again. 6 years, 200 million

Incredible stuff

Daaamn this all cost him over $100 million.  That's wild.

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It’s wild that 2 teams didn’t want like the best shortstop in baseball

[Pale Hose]

Correa isn't the best shortstop in baseball but that was certainly the most wild free agency saga of all time, assuming this is the end of it.

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[scoots]

Spring Training 2023 trip has been booked - first weekend of March.

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This dude is a piece of shit

[monasterymonochrome]

Jan 24, 2023 14:04:33 GMT -6 scoots said:

This dude is a piece of shit

Can't say I'm super surprised, unfortunately.  Nothing ever reached the surface, but there were rumors that he was a POS back in Cleveland.  It was at least confirmed at the time that he walked out on his partner at the time while she was pregnant.  Not to mention a good pal of Bauer's AND lying about breaking covid protocol w/ Zack Plesac.  

[fancypants]

Well any White Sox fans desires to add Trevor Bauer should have just diminished. Unless they want a mess of a PR story.