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Some notable things around the league:
  • Toronto traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners for reliever Erik Swanson and a pitching prospect
  • yesterday the Angels signed free agent starting pitcher Tyler Anderson to a three-year $39 million contract
  • Sandy Alcantara and Justin Verlander both unanimously won the Cy Young Award for their respective leagues
 
Sorry for the double post, but the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot came out yesterday.

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If I had a say I'd vote for the following:
  • Abreu
  • Beltran
  • Hunter
  • Jones
  • Kent
  • Rolen
  • Sheffield
  • Wagner
Buehrle and Francisco Rodriguez should get in eventually in my opinion. I think it's ridiculous that Jones, Rolen and Wagner aren't already in.

Helton is kind of a borderline case for me because it's really hard to ignore just how much his overall stats were positively affected from playing all of his home games at Coors Field (even if he had a very respectable stat line on the road.) Vizquel was another borderline one for me; if all that mattered was defense he'd be a first ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt.

Huston Street will always be a shame to me since he was a very underrated pitcher. Had it not been for the injuries ending his career I could maybe see him still pitching or at least making it to the 2020 season and ending up with at least 400 saves.
 
Local Fed said:
Sorry for the double post, but the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot came out yesterday.

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If I had a say I'd vote for the following:
  • Abreu
  • Beltran
  • Hunter
  • Jones
  • Kent
  • Rolen
  • Sheffield
  • Wagner
Buehrle and Francisco Rodriguez should get in eventually in my opinion. I think it's ridiculous that Jones, Rolen and Wagner aren't already in.

Helton is kind of a borderline case for me because it's really hard to ignore just how much his overall stats were positively affected from playing all of his home games at Coors Field (even if he had a very respectable stat line on the road.) Vizquel was another borderline one for me; if all that mattered was defense he'd be a first ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt.

Huston Street will always be a shame to me since he was a very underrated pitcher. Had it not been for the injuries ending his career I could maybe see him still pitching or at least making it to the 2020 season and ending up with at least 400 saves.
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Rolen might make it (63% in 2022) but there are no for sure HOFers on the list. Jones should get more votes but never got a ring except in Japan 2013. Beltran has the stats but the Astros cheating thing will lose too many votes. Manny, A-Rod, Sheffield, Pettitte will not unless later on veterans committees get soft on steroids. The "contemporary era committtee" vote Dec 4 on Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, and Curt Schilling. I would guess they vote in Fred McGriff only. If any of the others get voted in that opens the doors for a lot of borderline/steroid/douchebag cases in the future.
 
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Local Fed said:
Sorry for the double post, but the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot came out yesterday.

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If I had a say I'd vote for the following:
  • Abreu
  • Beltran
  • Hunter
  • Jones
  • Kent
  • Rolen
  • Sheffield
  • Wagner
Buehrle and Francisco Rodriguez should get in eventually in my opinion. I think it's ridiculous that Jones, Rolen and Wagner aren't already in.

Helton is kind of a borderline case for me because it's really hard to ignore just how much his overall stats were positively affected from playing all of his home games at Coors Field (even if he had a very respectable stat line on the road.) Vizquel was another borderline one for me; if all that mattered was defense he'd be a first ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt.

Huston Street will always be a shame to me since he was a very underrated pitcher. Had it not been for the injuries ending his career I could maybe see him still pitching or at least making it to the 2020 season and ending up with at least 400 saves.
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Be interesting to see what happens with Kent since he was such a douche to everyone.
 
Some notable news from around the league, with the biggest news coming out of the AL Central:
  • Miguel Cabrera has confirmed that he will be retiring at the conclusion of this upcoming season

  • today, long time White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu is moving on to Houston after signing a three-year deal worth just under $60 million

  • yesterday the White Sox signed pitcher Mike Clevinger to a one-year $11 million deal

  • the Angels acquired outfielder Hunter Renfroe from Milwaukee for a trio of pitchers (none of whom are very notable)

  • the Pirates signed Carlos Santana to a one-year $6.725 million deal (it's the biggest contract they've handed out since 2017)

  • Bryce Harper underwent a successful Tommy John surgery; he's expected to return by the All-Star break

  • the Dodgers didn't offer Cody Bellinger a qualifying offer so he's one of the more intriguing names on the market
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Preferred Penne said:
Cabrera should have retired after this year. He got his milestones and the Tigers are going nowhere. I bet he's just sticking around so he can have his "retirement tour" where teams give him a bunch of free shit.
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I generally agree, but he does seem to still genuinely enjoy playing. Not that he needs it, but I'm sure an extra $32 million is a nice little incentive to play one more season if it's something that you still don't mind doing. I don't know how much he really cares about the following, but just in terms of stats, he can reasonably achieve the following this season if he can stay reasonably healthy and not regress too much more:

  • just 2 hits away from passing Ichiro on the all-time hits list; needs a very reasonable 97 hits to pass nine players to end up with the 16th most career hits (even if he only gets 55 this year he'd pass Robin Yount to crack the top 20)

  • needs just 5 homers to crack the top 25 for all-time home runs (if he can somehow manage to hit 15 homers he'd slide into the 20th spot

  • needs just 18 doubles to pass Hank Aaron for 13th all-time in career doubles (although much like the homers, this might be a long shot since his power has really been zapped)
As for his retirement tour, yeah that might be a part of it too for sure. Bear in mind that this season marks the start of a new schedule where teams play EVERY other team in the league, so he really will get the celebratory treatment around the league (assuming he's healthy.) Lastly, he's turn 40 in mid-April so that's probably a little extra motivation to play this upcoming season.
 
Sorry to double post again, but this news is worth it:

Jacob deGrom is heading to the Rangers on a 5-year, $185 million deal. It's fully guaranteed, there's a no-trade clause, and there's an option for another year tacked on that would push it to a total of $222 million.

Some other news to add:

  • Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry passed away yesterday; he was a five time All-Star, won a pair of Cy Young Awards, led the league in wins 3 times, and threw a no-hitter two days after his 30th birthday as a member of the Giants. He also ranks 17th all-time in career wins with 314 and 8th all-time in strikeouts with 3534.

  • Tampa Bay picked up former Phillies starter Zach Eflin on a three-year $40 million contract

  • long time catcher Jason Castro announced his retirement today; he was an All-Star in 2013 and won a World Series this year with the Astros, whom he began his career with

  • Seattle acquired infielder Kolten Wong (back-to-back Gold Glove winner in 2019 and 2020) from the Brewers for outfielder Jesse Winker (All-Star in 2021,) infielder Abraham Toro and a bit of cash

  • Boston signed reliever Chris Martin to a two-year $17.5 million deal
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Cpl. Long Dong Silver said:
Framber Valdez was definitely putting something sticky on the ball last night and Maldonado has already admitted to using a banned bat.

Fuck MLB for letting the Astros get away with it....again.
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Framber is always fidgity. He suffers from pretty bad anxiety, and him rubbing up, squeezing the ball, as well as constantly wiping his hands is how he stays focused and keeps calm.

The bat situation with Maldy was a safety issue. It was an old bat Pujols gave him that had been grandfathered in for Pujols exclusively. MLB didn't want bat shrapnel showering the players, so it was taken out.
 
NuPerezzorcjunmunospolkos said:
Framber is always fidgity. He suffers from pretty bad anxiety, and him rubbing up, squeezing the ball, as well as constantly wiping his hands is how he stays focused and keeps calm.

The bat situation with Maldy was a safety issue. It was an old bat Pujols gave him that had been grandfathered in for Pujols exclusively. MLB didn't want bat shrapnel showering the players, so it was taken out.
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So Framber is autistic?
 
Fleetwood said:
Rolen might make it (63% in 2022) but there are no for sure HOFers on the list. Jones should get more votes but never got a ring except in Japan 2013. Beltran has the stats but the Astros cheating thing will lose too many votes. Manny, A-Rod, Sheffield, Pettitte will not unless later on veterans committees get soft on steroids. The "contemporary era committtee" vote Dec 4 on Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, and Curt Schilling. I would guess they vote in Fred McGriff only. If any of the others get voted in that opens the doors for a lot of borderline/steroid/douchebag cases in the future.
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The crime dawg is in!

www.mlb.com

McGriff elected unanimously to Hall on Contemporary Era ballot

SAN DIEGO -- “The Crime Dog” finally had his day. In Fred McGriff’s first second chance at the National Baseball Hall of Fame voting process, the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee did what the Baseball Writers’ Association of America did not. McGriff was the committee’s lone Hall of...
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Wade Boggs is no longer the only Ray HOFr
 
Local Fed said:
Sorry to double post again, but this news is worth it:

Jacob deGrom is heading to the Rangers on a 5-year, $185 million deal. It's fully guaranteed, there's a no-trade clause, and there's an option for another year tacked on that would push it to a total of $222 million.

Some other news to add:
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Here's the breaking news in response to DeGrom's signing!

via NY POST

Mets sign Justin Verlander to $86 million deal​

The Mets didn’t wait long to replace Jacob deGrom.

The team agreed to a two-year, $86 million deal with Justin Verlander with a vesting option for the third season, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

Verlander, 39, is the reigning AL Cy Young winner and helped lead the Astros to a World Series victory in his first season back after Tommy John surgery.

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Cpl. Long Dong Silver said:
The crime dawg is in!

www.mlb.com

McGriff elected unanimously to Hall on Contemporary Era ballot

SAN DIEGO -- “The Crime Dog” finally had his day. In Fred McGriff’s first second chance at the National Baseball Hall of Fame voting process, the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee did what the Baseball Writers’ Association of America did not. McGriff was the committee’s lone Hall of...
www.mlb.com www.mlb.com

Wade Boggs is no longer the only Ray HOFr
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Wade Boggs is still the only HOFer to down 107 beers on a cross country flight!
 
Fleetwood said:
Here's the breaking news in response to DeGrom's signing!

via NY POST

Mets sign Justin Verlander to $86 million deal​

The Mets didn’t wait long to replace Jacob deGrom.

The team agreed to a two-year, $86 million deal with Justin Verlander with a vesting option for the third season, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

Verlander, 39, is the reigning AL Cy Young winner and helped lead the Astros to a World Series victory in his first season back after Tommy John surgery.

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Wade Boggs is still the only HOFer to down 107 beers on a cross country flight!
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I'll meet your breaking news and add some more breaking news (that's about 90 minutes old) lol:

Phillies sign Trea Turner to an 11 year, $300 million deal.
 
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Some more notable signings and news:

Signings:
  • Cody Bellinger is heading to the Cubs on a 1-year $17.5 million deal
  • Mitch Haniger is going to the Giants on a 3-year $43.5 million deal
  • Josh Bell is heading to Cleveland on a 2-year $33 million deal
  • Andrew Heaney is going to Texas on a 2-year $25 million deal (could max out at $37 million via incentives)
  • Taijuan Walker heading to Philadelphia on a 4-year $72 million guaranteed deal
  • Jameson Taillon to the Cubs for $68 million over four years
News:
  • the first ever draft lottery took place tonight: Pittsburgh won the #1 overall pick (their second such pick in the last three years,) followed by Washington, Detroit, Texas and Minnesota. The Twins were very fortunate as they would have had the #13 pick if the old draft rules still applied.

  • Trea Turner reportedly turned down a larger contract from the Padres before singing with Philly for $300 million; apparently it was an offer of $342 million which would've made him the highest paid infielder in the sport topping the $341 million given to Francisco Lindor by the Mets

  • Aaron Judge apparently has an offer from the Giants that's reported to be worth around $360 million

  • Xander Bogaerts and the Red Sox don't seem to be close on any kind of deal. He's a little less than a year older than Turner so I'd expect him to get a similar deal to what Philly gave out; if the Padres were willing to give $342 million to Turner I can easily see them being a logical landing spot for Bogaerts who I think will get at least a $250 million deal somewhere

  • free agent David Price has decided that he won't pitch in this upcoming season (he would be 38 at the start of the 2024 season)
 
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Besides the draft lottery being a ridiculous concept, it's fun watching Facebook tards complain about one of two things:

- The Pirates being "rewarded" for being a bad team, as if the last place team never gets the top pick in any sport.
- The Astros not getting the top pick for winning the World Series.

Just tell everyone that you don't know how amateur drafts work.

Looks like Aaron Judge is a Yankee for life.

9 years, $360m.

Looking forward to watching him break Reggie Jackson's strikeout record.
 
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