Around Baseball 2020

[Laika]

Well based on what he told us and his track record (Laila’s), it may be wise to peruse the Vegas money lines on PM winning Exec of Year next season

 

I’ve never been wrong

[Dick_Pole]

Don't get too excited, male feminists. Cheap-ass Marlins just wanted to pay 70 cents on the dollar for equal work. Wait, she's non-white? So more like 56 cents on the dollar.

[Jimcanuck]

Don't get too excited, male feminists. Cheap-ass Marlins just wanted to pay 70 cents on the dollar for equal work. Wait, she's non-white? So more like 56 cents on the dollar.

 

That's with Jeter BJ's included.

[connorp]

That's with Jeter BJ's included.

 

I did not expect this joke from you lol

[King]

Real classy, BJMB.

[Pendleton]

Real classy, BJMB.

 

To be fair, some of them predate the women's suffrage movement, expectations should have been low.

[Grant77]

To be fair, some of them predate the women's suffrage movement, expectations should have been low.

 

That was in 1916. How old do you think these people are?

[Spanky__99]

That was in 1916. How old do you think these people are?

 

[Brownie19]

Apparently the Rays may trade Kevin Kiermaier. He's owed $11.5 million in 2021, $12 million in 2022 and $13 million (or a $2.5 million buyout) in 2023.

[Laika]

Apparently the Rays may trade Kevin Kiermaier. He's owed $11.5 million in 2021, $12 million in 2022 and $13 million (or a $2.5 million buyout) in 2023.

 

He's been a pretty bad hitter since 2017. Not sure there will be much trade interest. Does Bradley Jr. even get that much money this offseason?

[Dr. Dinger]

Apparently the Rays may trade Kevin Kiermaier. He's owed $11.5 million in 2021, $12 million in 2022 and $13 million (or a $2.5 million buyout) in 2023.

 

That’s a DFA waiting to happen.

[Brownie19]

He's been a pretty bad hitter since 2017. Not sure there will be much trade interest. Does Bradley Jr. even get that much money this offseason?

 

I doubt he does.

[Laika]

Drew Smyly 1/$11M, the Braves

 

2 years older than Ray

Projects a bit worse than Ray (fWAR)

Was intriguing in 2020 and much better than Ray (2.56 xFIP in just 26.1 innings)

[Thaddeus Malice]

Guess they really believe in those 2020 numbers. His velocity was up this year.

[BTS]

I dislike AA as much as the next guy, but he's done a great job supplementing the team with short deals for impactful talent

[G-Snarls]

That seems like a reasonable gamble for the Braves

 

Their lack of SP depth really hurt them this year

[Laika]

That seems like a reasonable gamble for the Braves

 

Their lack of SP depth really hurt them this year

 

It should be a good cautionary for Toronto to not overvalue their young SP depth.

 

Soroka - still good but unfortunate injuries happen

Anderson - good

Fried - good

Wright - sucks

Toussaint - sucks

Wilson - sucks

Davidson - sucks?

Folty - drugs

Newcomb - not sure what happened. was okay now sucks?

 

Most of the above were well-regarded and some were very top prospects.

 

We can't expect most of:

Pearson, Kay, Hatch, Borucki, Thornton, Murphy, Murray, SWR, Manoah, etc.

to be big contributors. In fact, the majority will probably give Toronto essentially nothing in terms of meaningful production.

[Brownie19]

HOF time again.

 

None of the 1st ballot guys should (ever) get voted in, so this seemingly opens the door for Schilling, Bonds + Clemens. I suspect Vizquel will make anther jump (even though he shouldn't). I really think they need to get their s*** together and get voting for Rolen, Manny and even Andruw Jones and Sheffield. I also have a soft spot for Billy Wagner.

[wamco]

Easy for me . Schilling

[BTS]

Schilling is the only guy in baseball being held out of the HoF for no other reason than that the voters don't like him on a personal level. It's embarrassing for the sport.

[Ray]

Tommy John for Mike Clevinger. His second one.

[Krylian]

Tommy John for Mike Clevinger. His second one.

 

Poster boy for s***** mechanics catching up to you.

[Dick_Pole]

Poster boy for s***** mechanics catching up to you.

 

It's the hair at fault.

[Dick_Pole]

Wow checking that list there's a good chance no first-timer even makes the 5% cutoff. Reasonably good chance no one gets voted in this year. But now that the pandemic has turned everyone into as much of a miserable social shut in as the average BBWAA member, they might actually stop acting like moral gremlins and use judgement of talent as their measuring stick for hall worthiness.

[G-Snarls]

Tommy John for Mike Clevinger. His second one.

 

Padres worked out a deal with him

 

11.5M over 2 years with most of it paid in 2022

[wilko]

It should be a good cautionary for Toronto to not overvalue their young SP depth.

 

Soroka - still good but unfortunate injuries happen

Anderson - good

Fried - good

Wright - sucks

Toussaint - sucks

Wilson - sucks

Davidson - sucks?

Folty - drugs

Newcomb - not sure what happened. was okay now sucks?

 

Most of the above were well-regarded and some were very top prospects.

 

We can't expect most of:

Pearson, Kay, Hatch, Borucki, Thornton, Murphy, Murray, SWR, Manoah, etc.

to be big contributors. In fact, the majority will probably give Toronto essentially nothing in terms of meaningful production.

 

Folty is on drugs? Or you just saying that because he looks like he's on drugs?

[G-Snarls]

It's the hair at fault.

 

New pitcher hair power rankings

 

1. May

2. Syndergaard

3. deGrom

4. Clevinger

[AdamGreenwood]

Don't get too excited, male feminists. Cheap-ass Marlins just wanted to pay 70 cents on the dollar for equal work. Wait, she's non-white? So more like 56 cents on the dollar.

 

Actually, Asians make more than white people, so probably looking at about $0.90 on the dollar.

Highest earning group out there. Outrage mobs haven't turned on them yet though.

[Laika]

Folty is on drugs? Or you just saying that because he looks like he's on drugs?

 

Just saying. He looked like a crack head this year.

[metafour]

Highest earning group out there. Outrage mobs haven't turned on them yet though.

 

I don't know if you saw this, but a Washington State school district just revealed an equity study which now groups Asians WITH "white people" in an obvious attempt to inflame the supposed gap LMAO. So if there's anyone on here who is Asian...congrats guys, you're now "white".