Around Baseball 2018

[onwego]

Yankees in first, not much fun with them and the Red Sox super-balling.

[G-Snarls]

Votto disappointed with Reds: 'This is the worst start I've ever seen'

 

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1528250

[Bobthe4th]

Votto disappointed with Reds: 'This is the worst start I've ever seen'

 

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1528250

 

The Reds lost 94 games last year, and followed that up by losing Zach Cozart and replacing him with Cliff Pennington.

 

What the hell did Votto expect?

[wilko]

The Reds lost 94 games last year, and followed that up by losing Zach Cozart and replacing him with Cliff Pennington.

 

What the hell did Votto expect?

 

No kidding. Get the f*** out of Cincinati if you want to win.

[G-Snarls]

Report: Robinson Cano to be suspended 80 games for PEDs

 

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1545064

[G-Snarls]

The Reds lost 94 games last year, and followed that up by losing Zach Cozart and replacing him with Cliff Pennington.

 

What the hell did Votto expect?

 

I know. Everyone knew they were going to be awful this year

[Dr. Dinger]

Joey Votto nixed any trades when he still had value as an asset, now he's stuck there. Boo hoo.

[G-Snarls]

Joey Votto nixed any trades when he still had value as an asset, now he's stuck there. Boo hoo.

 

Yeah, no one would want more than 2 or 3 of these years at this point

 

2018 Contract details by year 34 $25,000,000

2019 Contract details by year 35 $25,000,000

2020 Contract details by year 36 $25,000,000

2021 Contract details by year 37 $25,000,000

2022 Contract details by year 38 $25,000,000

2023 Contract details by year 39 $25,000,000

2024 Contract details by year 40 $20,000,000

[Abomination]

Yeah, no one would want more than 2 or 3 of these years at this point 2018 Contract details by year 34 $25,000,000 2019 Contract details by year 35 $25,000,000 2020 Contract details by year 36 $25,000,000 2021 Contract details by year 37 $25,000,000 2022 Contract details by year 38 $25,000,000 2023 Contract details by year 39 $25,000,000 2024 Contract details by year 40 $20,000,000

I don't know, I mean the contract could be ugly the last few years, but he still put up 6.6 WAR last year and is on pace for about 5.5 this year. Someone could still likely get some value out of that contract if he stays healthy. I think I'd happily take him over Morales, and worry about the back half when the time came. I wouldn't give up Vladdy or Bo to get him though.

[Boxcar]

Joey Votto nixed any trades when he still had value as an asset, now he's stuck there. Boo hoo.

 

He still has value, dummy

[Boxcar]

I don't know, I mean the contract could be ugly the last few years, but he still put up 6.6 WAR last year and is on pace for about 5.5 this year. Someone could still likely get some value out of that contract if he stays healthy. I think I'd happily take him over Morales, and worry about the back half when the time came. I wouldn't give up Vladdy or Bo to get him though.

 

I'd tell them to eat like half the contract and give them Alford or something.

[King]

<---- This guy is perfect through 6 with 8Ks and only 62 pitches.

[TheHurl]

Story killer

[Jonn]

 

This just hurts man

[jays4life19]

 

This just hurts man

 

Lol wow. I don't really blame him but to be so blunt about it haha

[BTS]

 

This just hurts man

 

Votto is just the best

[TheHurl]

So much for the "votto would love to finish his career at home" crowd. This is amazing.

[P2F]

Boxy will like this.

[Boxcar]

Hahahahahaha wow, I just became an even bigger Votto fan.

 

I'd like to see him as a Jay because he's good, though, not because he's Canadian. This stupid culture that we've developed where we blow our collective loads every time a Canadian does something in baseball is embarrassing.

[Krylian]

 

This just hurts man

 

Why should he care? It's not like he had any control over where he was born. Why should he have such an allegiance to Canada, or more accurately, why does he need to have a burning passion for playing in Toronto? I don't blame him for going off. He's probably tired of Canadians constantly badgering him about it.

[Boxcar]

Votto is just the best

 

The butthurt in the comments on the article are just...*mwah*

 

I can't wait for him to get inducted to the Canadian Baseball HOF and not bother showing up. That will be amazing.

[Jimcanuck]

Not a nationalist bone in his body, great man

[Jimcanuck]

Folty continues to be a K machine. 10 K in 5 IP so far tonight.

[Abomination]

Folty continues to be a K machine. 10 K in 5 IP so far tonight.

Yeah, but 5 walks too. In other news,

[Abomination]

Anyone know why Darvish left after 60 pitches?

[metafour]

Votto is just the best

 

He'll go down as the idiot that no one remembers because he forgot to use his brain and ended up locking himself up on one of the worst teams in baseball for the entirety of his career; what a genius. He may not care about Canada or Canadian baseball, but he sure seems to embody sack-less Canadian pacifism with his seemingly complete lack of drive for actually competing. Name any other superstar player in any sport who seemingly spent 10+ years being content playing for a cellar dweller, honestly. Votto comes off like a complete beta.

[Jonn]

Hahahahahaha wow, I just became an even bigger Votto fan.

 

I'd like to see him as a Jay because he's good, though, not because he's Canadian. This stupid culture that we've developed where we blow our collective loads every time a Canadian does something in baseball is embarrassing.

 

I'm not really for over the top nationalism either. But I do also like when people take pride in where they come from. This is the same guy who also dressed up as Mountie for an interview with MLB Network. I would love if the Jays got rid of all the cringe maple leafs and just went back to calling us the Toronto Blue Jays and not Canada's team. But I also want to see Canada compete well internationally in Baseball events.

[Abomination]

He'll go down as the idiot that no one remembers because he forgot to use his brain and ended up locking himself up on one of the worst teams in baseball for the entirety of his career; what a genius. He may not care about Canada or Canadian baseball, but he sure seems to embody sack-less Canadian pacifism with his seemingly complete lack of drive for actually competing. Name any other superstar player in any sport who seemingly spent 10+ years being content playing for a cellar dweller, honestly. Votto comes off like a complete beta.

Griffey Jr?

[burlingtonbandit]

Anyone listed to the podcast? I feel like the words are probably taken a bit out of context.

[P2F]

Anyone listed to the podcast? I feel like the words are probably taken a bit out of context.

 

That is preposterous! The media would absolutely never do that.