2022 MLB Season Thread

[Bellhorn04]

$340 million for a kid who gets in motorbike accidents and uses PED's, accidentally or not.

[notin]

$340 million for a kid who gets in motorbike accidents and uses PED's, accidentally or not.

 

I hope they can’t sign Soto and he hits the market in 2 years…

[Northern Star]

And with only 12 years and some $320 mill left on that contract.

 

I bet they will try to move him this off-season. Try being the key word…

 

He's got a full NTC.

[Northern Star]

I hope they can’t sign Soto and he hits the market in 2 years…

 

So we can sign him up? Believable.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

Oh baby, I'm smellin' it. In the offseason, the Red Sox will ship Duran to the Padres for Tatis and 300 million. The Red Sox will have their SS replacement and will reunite Tatis and Hosmer.

 

Yeah, you have to wonder about Tatis now. They use to say that A-Rod was the greatest high school prospect in the history of baseball. But some have speculated that A-Rod starting taking PEDs in high school and so maybe A-Rod wasn't the greatest high school prospect in the history of baseball and that the PEDs just made him look like he was.

 

Cano completely fell off the cliff without the PEDs. He was getting older too, but still, his numbers completely fell off the cliff and we know that Cano was not taking PEDs this year since this was the last year of his big contract and he wasn't going to risk losing out on the money.

[Northern Star]

Why are the Mariners working on a mega contract for Rodriguez based on less than one full season?

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34464088/seattle-mariners-finalizing-long-term-extension-breakout-rookie-julio-rodriguez-sources-say

[Jasonbay44]

Why are the Mariners working on a mega contract for Rodriguez based on less than one full season?

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34464088/seattle-mariners-finalizing-long-term-extension-breakout-rookie-julio-rodriguez-sources-say

He’s a superstar and only 21. That deal is good for both sides

[notin]

Why are the Mariners working on a mega contract for Rodriguez based on less than one full season?

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34464088/seattle-mariners-finalizing-long-term-extension-breakout-rookie-julio-rodriguez-sources-say

 

 

They have a lot of faith in him. And if it pans out, his AAV could easily wind up being an absurdly low $17.5mill, which means the Mariners could have a 5-tool All Star CF locked up for what 29 other teams pay for a free agent closer…

[moonslav59]

Good to see the Yanks get one hit by the lowly A's. Man, their O is really coming up short.

 

The Yanks started out looking like the 2018 Sox, but despite the recent winning streak, they have been playing like the 2022 Sox since July 31st. Hell, the way they are playing, maybe the Cards or Phillies will pass them for the 5th best record in MLB.

 

July 31>>>

12-13 BOS

9-16 NYY

 

 

 

[Bellhorn04]

They have a lot of faith in him. And if it pans out, his AAV could easily wind up being an absurdly low $17.5mill, which means the Mariners could have a 5-tool All Star CF locked up for what 29 other teams pay for a free agent closer…

 

It's also lower than the Qualifying Offer a certain poster has suggested extending to numerous Red Sox players after this year.

[dgalehouse]

Interesting series gets underway tonight at Citi Field. The Dodgers visit the Mets for three. The Dodgers are clearly the best team in baseball. But if I had to bet the farm on who survives the crapshoot post season and wins the World Series this year , I would pick the Mets.

[moonslav59]

Ohtani and Angels avoid arbitration and agree on $30M deal.

[moonslav59]

Top 25 Everyday WAR players on the same team:

 

Rank:

 

STL

2. Arenado

3. Goldschmidt

19. Edman

 

LAD

5. Freeman

7. Betts

12. T Turner

 

HOU

8. Y Alvarez

9. Altuve

16. Bregman

25. Tucker

 

NYM

6. Lindor

18. McNeil

23. Nimmo

 

BOS

14. Bogaerts

21. Devers

 

CLE

13. Gimenez

15. Ramirez

 

Pitchers

 

SFG

1. Rodon

13. Webb

 

HOU

3. Verlander

15. F Valdez

 

AZ

10. Gallen

25. M Kelly

 

CLE

8. Bieber

20. T McKenzie

[redsoxrules]

How is Trout and Ohtani not on this list?

[moonslav59]

How is Trout and Ohtani not on this list?

 

I did not set the min PAs to 450+, so it left Trout out, and I only listed pairs on offense and pairs who are pitchers, but still, the top fWAR Angels

 

Batting:

16. Trout 5.8

39. Ward 3.9

40. Ohtani 3.9

 

Pitching

6. Ohtani 5.4

27. P Sandoval 3.5

 

If I combined the two lists and added Ohtani's Offense + Pitching, then they'd be on my list.

 

Edited October 3, 2022 by moonslav59

[moonslav59]

How is Trout and Ohtani not on this list?

 

Here is a combined list:

 

All over 4.4 fWAR

 

RED= 5.0 or more

 

HOU

10. Altuve 6.4

11. Y Alvarez 6.4

17. Verlander 5.8

24. Bregman 5.4

36. Tucker 4.7

 

ATL

12. Swanson 6.3

23. Riley 5.5

30. Fried 5.0

32. Strider 4.9

35. Harris 4.7

 

NYM

6. Lindor 6.8

22. McNeil 5.6

33. Nimmo 4.9

44. Scherzer 4.4

 

CLE

15. Gimenez 6.1

18. Ramirez 5.8

32. Bieber 4.9

41. Kwan 4.4

 

STL

4. Arenado 7.2

5. Goldschmidt 7.1

25. Edman 5.4

 

LAD

6. Freeman 7.0

7. Betts 6.6

14. T Turner 6.2

 

PHI

9. Realmuto 6.5

16. Nola 5.9

 

LAA

2. Ohtani 9.3

19. Trout 5.8

 

BOS

16. Bogey 5.9

34. Devers 4.8

 

TOR

21. Gausman 5.7

40. Bichette 4.5

 

AZ

37. Varsho 4.7

42. Gallen 4.4

 

MIL

38. Adames 4.6

45. Burnes 4.4

 

 

NYY

1. Judge 11.4

SDP

3. Machado 7.2

 

SFG

13. Rodon 6.2

 

MIA

20. Alcantara 5.7

 

BAL

26. Rutschman 5.1

 

SEA

27. Rodriguez 5.0

 

OAK

28. Murphy 5.0

 

TEX

39. Seager 4.6

 

CWS

43. Cease 4.4

 

Edited October 3, 2022 by moonslav59

[redsoxrules]

Pujols with another Dinger. He's now hit more HR this year than he has since 2016. That's kinda fishy

[Bellhorn04]

Pujols with another Dinger. He's now hit more HR this year than he has since 2016. That's kinda fishy

 

Think he may have found a Pharmaceutical Fountain of Youth?

[moonslav59]

Think he may have found a Pharmaceutical Fountain of Youth?

 

Turns out, his lying about his age was about him being younger than he said, initially.

[mvp 78]

Pujols with another Dinger. He's now hit more HR this year than he has since 2016. That's kinda fishy

 

He's hit 24 this year.

 

He hit 23 in 2019 and 2017. It's not THAT fishy.

 

His barrel rate is way up, which is the biggest reason his hard hit % is better. There's no drug available that allows you to barrel a ball better. Barry had drugs to make him stronger, but his now banned elbow pad was what really helped his swing get through the zone consistently.

[moonslav59]

The Mets' pitchers have K'd 12 of the first 15 outs by the Nats.

 

Is a record in the making?

[dgalehouse]

Any playoff predictions? I would say that the Dodgers are clearly the favorites. But I like the Mets chances. They have a lineup that can score enough to win. They have DeGrom and Scherzer with Diaz to close. Showalter is one of the best managers in the game and he is way overdue to win one. They have to get by a dangerous Padres team in the crap shoot , but I think it could be their year.

[moonslav59]

I think the Astros win it all vs the Mets.