The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[ACamp1900]

There are certainly those who cry poor, there are also those who want to avoid jumping in with the heavy spenders and doing nothing more than increasing the cost of every player that signs after the Dodgers, Yanks, Mets etc fill out their rosters... I am frustrated with the former but totally understand the latter.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

There are certainly those who cry poor, there are also those who want to avoid jumping in with the heavy spenders and doing nothing more than increasing the cost of every player that signs after the Dodgers, Yanks, Mets etc fill out their rosters... I am frustrated with the former but totally understand the latter.

Fewer teams are choosing to be bad for competitive reasons, but there are still quite a few who are doing so because it is profitable. All of these teams receive money just for existing, so when they have a winning team (Reds, A's, Pirates) and start trading off players to lower payroll while collecting revenue-sharing checks in an era of expanded playoffs, it rubs wrong.

I think the time for big tanking (Cubs, Astros) is over with with the new CBA and there will be change that is good for fans, but the game still has a lot of business problems as opposed to baseball problems as long as these owners continue to behave in this kind of manner.

The Mets don't have that issue right now, thankfully for them. I'm envious in all honesty.

 

[irishnd31]

The Cleveland signing makes me less optimistic about a Rosario trade with my Halos,…

Hands off our Rosario. Go poison some other shortstop.

 

[ACamp1900]

Cards just landed Contreras

 

[Armyirish47]

Cards just landed Contreras

I don't mind it. I thought they would deal some of their excess position players for one of the younger guys out there but now maybe they use that to grab some pitching?

 

[ACamp1900]

I'm glad Judge stayed with NY if SF was the only other option... however when I heard that SD came in late with a bigger offer than both of them and did the same for Turner... DAMN. That would have been amazing.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Aaron Judge is 30 years old and has a frame that doesn't age well in baseball. 9 year contract.

I mean, take the deal if someone gives that to you, but man that's an interesting allocation of resources.

 

[Irish#1]

I'm glad Judge stayed with NY if SF was the only other option... however when I heard that SD came in late with a bigger offer than both of them and did the same for Turner... DAMN. That would have been amazing.

I am as well.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

The money won’t matter; the Yankees print money. No, how this deal ages will depend on whether Judge can fight the historical trends on tall hitters, both performance and health. The cautionary tale, of course, is right there: Giancarlo Stanton is 2 1/2 years older than Judge and one of the only comps for him in baseball history. Stanton has played just over 500 innings in the field the last two seasons, missed more than 70 games to injury in those two years and hit .211/.297/.462 at age 32. Judge, of course, was a better player than Stanton was at 29 and 30, and so he has further to fall. Judge is likely to be one of the best players in baseball next year and a very good one for a few years to come.

Today's Joe Sheehan Newsletter.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Dansby Swanson & Carlos Correa still available SS

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

San Diego has a population of about 1.4 million people. They certainly have not been behaving in a "small market" fashion.

 

[Irish#1]

The amount of money being paid out is insane.

 

[irishff1014]

The amount of money being paid out is insane.

Yup. I can’t wait to watch some of these contracts blow up in the GM’s face.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Yup. I can’t wait to watch some of these contracts blow up in the GM’s face.

Yup. It’s not how much you spend but how you spend it. Steinbrenner experienced this in the 1980s & the Mets did the same in the early 90s. High payroll guarantees nothing…except debt.

 

[ACamp1900]

The Padres infield is literally gonna be four short stops with three playing out of their natural position lol

 

[zelezo vlk]

Redbirds signed Contreras after the Cubbies failed to deal him at the deadline. It's not even a bad deal! He won't be another Hall of Famer like Yadi, but his bat will definitely be appreciated!

 

[IRISHDODGER]

The Padres infield is literally gonna be four short stops with three playing out of their natural position lol

No doubt. Although Machado is a damn good 3B as well. If Tatis stays clean it sounds like he’ll be in CF. If they can get their pitching solved, they could make some noise. NL would have a helluva slow-pitch softball league.

 

[ACamp1900]

No doubt. Although Machado is a damn good 3B as well. If Tatis stays clean it sounds like he’ll be in CF. If they can get their pitching solved, they could make some noise. NL would have a helluva slow-pitch softball league.

I honestly would have loved to see them get Turner and Judge,… how exciting would that team have been???

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I honestly would have loved to see them get Turner and Judge,… how exciting would that team have been???

Hard pass…LOL

Seriously though, I read where Judge visited SD at the last minute to hear their pitch when he was out west talking w/ SF. Turner started his career in the Padres system before winning a ring in DC & leveraging his time in LA to a $300M deal. Seager & Machado before him had the same fortune. Crazy times.

 

[ACamp1900]

Unreal to me the Dodgers and Padres now have less in payroll than the Halos,… good lord my Haos were mismanaged the past five years

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Mets and Padres going all in.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Not to be confused with our Michael Mayer...

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

This

 

[IRISHDODGER]

This

Been saying it for years. The Kansas City Royals have won a WS more recently than most MLB teams.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Unreal to me the Dodgers and Padres now have less in payroll than the Halos,… good lord my Haos were mismanaged the past five years

Yep. No excuses…Play Like a Champion Today

 

[irishrb]

If this isn't allowed...Please delete..
Selling a cool Notre Dame baseball jersey signed by Coach Paul Mainieri. $49.99 net to me shipped...

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Dansby Swanson & Carlos Correa still available SS

Correa signs w/ the Giants. Twins made a run at him and will now look to sign Swanson.

Dodgers sign Syndergaard to a one year deal.

A’s trade catcher Sean Murphy to the Braves for William Contreras. Sucks for Contreras.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I thought Contreras ended up in Milwaukee?


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[NDdomer2]

I thought Contreras ended up in Milwaukee?


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He did 9 players involved in total