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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 1:25:47 GMT
Is it me or has there been an above average amount of 1 year deals?
Not to mention the amount of name players getting minor league deals with spring invites.
The way of the future?
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Post by tristramshandy on Feb 23, 2021 1:29:44 GMT
Is it me or has there been an above average amount of 1 year deals? Not to mention the amount of name players getting minor league deals with spring invites. The way of the future? If there isn't a good sized complement of fans in the stands this year, I think so.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 1:36:35 GMT
Is it me or has there been an above average amount of 1 year deals? Not to mention the amount of name players getting minor league deals with spring invites. The way of the future? If there isn't a good sized complement of fans in the stands this year, I think so. The reliever market has also taken a dump. Hendriks is the only reliever to get over a 2 year deal. Last year it was Pomeranz but the argument could be made that he could also be a starter. With all the bad reliever contracts over the last few years it seems that teams are reevaluating how they spend money on the bullpen.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Feb 23, 2021 13:32:56 GMT
Is it me or has there been an above average amount of 1 year deals? Not to mention the amount of name players getting minor league deals with spring invites. The way of the future? It's because of the looming CBA negotiations, aside from the occasional pillow contract ( e.g., Corey Kluber). Plus, owners are crying poverty which diminishes the market for most players, thus creating a cascading effect where guys outside of the top tier of free agents are forced to take shorter or cheaper contracts. The "name players" getting minor league deals with spring invites is nothing new.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Feb 23, 2021 13:37:46 GMT
If there isn't a good sized complement of fans in the stands this year, I think so. The reliever market has also taken a dump. Hendriks is the only reliever to get over a 2 year deal. Last year it was Pomeranz but the argument could be made that he could also be a starter. With all the bad reliever contracts over the last few years it seems that teams are reevaluating how they spend money on the bullpen. This I agree with, and here the owners are finally wising up a bit. Giving any reliever not named Mariano anything more than a 2 year deal is asinine, there is so much fluctuation in performance year over year. Even Liam Hendriks, yeah he's been great the past 2 years but he was nothing more than a forgettable middle reliever before that and last year, he only pitched in 25 innings (he was incredible though, I'll give him that). He also looks like a serial killer. Edwin Diaz is the perfect encapsulation of today's reliever. In 2018, he was the best reliever in baseball, putting up a historic season. In 2019, he was a homerun machine, tossing one hanging slider after the next. In 2020, he was great again, albeit with some hiccups. They're just too unpredictable to give them any kind of long-term deal.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 23, 2021 20:50:14 GMT
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Feb 24, 2021 18:10:06 GMT
Reigning AL MVP Jose Abreu tested positive for the virus. Believes he contracted it in January, will be away from the club for several days.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 3:24:03 GMT
It's because of the looming CBA negotiations, aside from the occasional pillow contract ( e.g., Corey Kluber). Plus, owners are crying poverty which diminishes the market for most players, thus creating a cascading effect where guys outside of the top tier of free agents are forced to take shorter or cheaper contracts. The "name players" getting minor league deals with spring invites is nothing new. Yeah, It's not new but it seems above average. Maybe I'm just noticing it more this year compared to other years.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 3:44:16 GMT
This I agree with, and here the owners are finally wising up a bit. Giving any reliever not named Mariano anything more than a 2 year deal is asinine, there is so much fluctuation in performance year over year. Even Liam Hendriks, yeah he's been great the past 2 years but he was nothing more than a forgettable middle reliever before that and last year, he only pitched in 25 innings (he was incredible though, I'll give him that). He also looks like a serial killer. Edwin Diaz is the perfect encapsulation of today's reliever. In 2018, he was the best reliever in baseball, putting up a historic season. In 2019, he was a homerun machine, tossing one hanging slider after the next. In 2020, he was great again, albeit with some hiccups. They're just too unpredictable to give them any kind of long-term deal. Only 3 starting pitchers got more than a year deal. The longest being 3 years. Granted it wasn't the best free agent class. That leads me into next season. Teams not spending or committing a lot this year because next years class of free agents is one of the best one's I've seen. Some are options and I'm sure some will get signed beforehand but it's an impressive list.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 26, 2021 1:11:43 GMT
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Post by tristramshandy on Feb 26, 2021 5:24:28 GMT
Going onto ESPN and seeing a spring training Padres game listed on Sunday makes me happy. Not that I'm so psychopath who watches spring training baseball, but it's nice to see that it's coming round the mountain.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Feb 26, 2021 14:40:21 GMT
The Philadelphia Phillies this offseason -
#2 spending wise Free Agents #4 total spending
So for the masses and masses of moronic dense 'Phans' (and I used that term loosely) in this city who routinely call the Phillies cheap (6th in Free Agent spending in 2020 according to Sportrac when I previously reported 7th) -
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Feb 26, 2021 17:08:30 GMT
Bryce looking slleeeeeeekkk..........
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict a career high in Stolen Bases - I'll go 25
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Feb 26, 2021 22:15:30 GMT
Vlad Jr. dropped 42 lbs since last season
I was going to say I was worried he'd be losing some power . . . but then remembered . . . . he doesn't have any
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Post by tristramshandy on Feb 27, 2021 0:29:57 GMT
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 27, 2021 4:33:18 GMT
Probably, last year was a shortened season & if he plays around 100 games this year he's probably good for it. Toronto Blue Jays baseball will now be radio simulcast from Dan & Buck doing tv via Sportsnet. A massive fail there. Radio paints the picture, tv is the picture. Then again, I'm not sure who's going to the radio for their primary baseball fix in 2021.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Mar 4, 2021 13:55:56 GMT
jackie bradley jr.
brewers
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Mar 22, 2021 18:52:17 GMT
Pretty idiotic move if he publicly admitted that he doesn't want to play in NY considering the Yankees are looking for an alternate to the mostly woeful Gary Sanchez, and the Mets have a new owner and a shitton of cash coming off the books, plus they just declined the option on the mediocre Wilson Ramos. Most teams are looking to cut payroll coming off of a year of a lot of lost revenues, except for the Mets, Yankees and Phillies. Admitting that you don't want to play in NY is tantamount to setting $10m on fire. I'd imagine keeping him would be a top priority for the Phils, along with signing every reliever they can find. The Mets could surely use a catcher too, but they need to focus on starting pitching and landing a real center fielder. I don’t think Middleton, the Phillies owner, has any intention of signing Realmuto. Before signing Bryce Harper he made that “We’ll spend stupid money” quote, yet nothing since then has shown this to be the case. The Harper deal isn’t even all that stupid-money - spread out over 13 years is he even in the top 10 salaries? But he’s had over a year to sign JT. If he wanted him he could have stepped in when Klentak was busy giving us the world’s worst bullpen. He’s crying poor due to lost revenues from Covid. Realmuto may not sign with a NY team but he ain’t staying here, and that is total bullshit level ridiculousness. Oof
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Mar 22, 2021 19:01:13 GMT
I don’t think Middleton, the Phillies owner, has any intention of signing Realmuto. Before signing Bryce Harper he made that “We’ll spend stupid money” quote, yet nothing since then has shown this to be the case. The Harper deal isn’t even all that stupid-money - spread out over 13 years is he even in the top 10 salaries? But he’s had over a year to sign JT. If he wanted him he could have stepped in when Klentak was busy giving us the world’s worst bullpen. He’s crying poor due to lost revenues from Covid. Realmuto may not sign with a NY team but he ain’t staying here, and that is total bullshit level ridiculousness. Oof
You’re going back and looking at my posts from 5 months ago to comment on? I could possibly LOL at you any harder.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Mar 22, 2021 19:01:55 GMT
Per Phillies Owner John Middleton - Team cannot resign JT Realmuto or any other big name free agent due to massive financial losses
Losses reportedly $2 Billion
Happy Holidays Fuck your oofs and fuck your mehs.
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