Around Baseball 2023

[Spanky__99]

There’s a tsunami coming your way. Shut your mouth and batten down your hatches

 

Damn it. Forgot I just lost him in Yahoo

 

He’ll go back to DL, dropped him in redraft playoffs just now. f*** him

 

C-poops Super Bowl, lol.

[John_Havok]

Trea Turner agrees to 300 million dollar deal on Dec 5, 2022.

 

September 5th, 2023 - Trea Turner placed on paternity leave.

[jaysblue]

Trea Turner agrees to 300 million dollar deal on Dec 5, 2022.

 

September 5th, 2023 - Trea Turner placed on paternity leave.

 

So what's your point?

 

His wife is expecting any day now. If I were a father, I would want to be there for the birth of my son or daughter.

[glory]

So what's your point?

 

Trea Turner had sex on the day he signed his contract.

[John_Havok]

So what's your point?

 

His wife is expecting any day now. If I were a father, I would want to be there for the birth of my son or daughter.

 

9 months to the day.

[Spanky__99]

So what's your point?

 

His wife is expecting any day now. If I were a father, I would want to be there for the birth of my son or daughter.

 

Uhmm...

[Nursehoneybadger]

Many babies are born up to a month after or even a couple months before. Thats assuming his wife didn't cheat on him. source - am a baby borning nurse

[jaysblue]

[John_Havok]

 

A 300 million dollar baby

[G-Snarls]

Stanton 400 HR's

 

Worth 42.7 fWAR over 14 seasons but hasn't had a season WAR over 3 since 2018

 

Could he become the first 500 HR player to NOT make the HOF??

[John_Havok]

Stanton 400 HR's

 

Worth 42.7 fWAR over 14 seasons but hasn't had a season WAR over 3 since 2018

 

Could he become the first 500 HR player to NOT make the HOF??

 

With his annual injuries, For Stanton to get to 500 HRs he’ll have to play at least another 4-5 seasons. I doubt that happens but if it does and he crosses 500 HRs..he probably makes the Hall.

[Nursehoneybadger]

Hopefully Eovaldi is still cooked next week. Almost forgot about that Rangers win streak in august. Edited September 6, 2023 by Nursehoneybadger

[G-Snarls]

Hopefully Eovaldi is still cooked next week. Almost forgot about that Rangers win streak in august.

 

Altuve homered off him twice and he couldn't get out of the second

 

Ffs Altuve homered in each of the first 3 innings. That's insane.

[Spanky__99]

Altuve homered off him twice and he couldn't get out of the second

 

Ffs Altuve homered in each of the first 3 innings. That's insane.

 

5 times in 6 AB's, crazy.

[mphenhef]

Stanton 400 HR's

 

Worth 42.7 fWAR over 14 seasons but hasn't had a season WAR over 3 since 2018

 

Could he become the first 500 HR player to NOT make the HOF??

 

The assumption being Arod, McGwire, Sosa, Manny, Sheffield, Palmeiro and Bonds eventually make it in?

[Brownie19]

The assumption being Arod, McGwire, Sosa, Manny, Sheffield, Palmeiro and Bonds eventually make it in?

 

Yeah - there are several players with 500 home runs who aren't in the HOF...

[Brownie19]

Altuve homered off him twice and he couldn't get out of the second

 

Ffs Altuve homered in each of the first 3 innings. That's insane.

 

I love how Altuve has told everyone to suck on his big fat juicy cock since the cheating/buzzer scandal. He's been better offensively in 2022 and 2023 than at any other point in his career.

[Brownie19]

I'd just like to say that I was a big fan of targeting Dylan Carlson and Alek Thomas this past offseason and would like to thank the Jays FO for not listening to me at all.

[Laika]

I'd just like to say that I was a big fan of targeting Dylan Carlson and Alek Thomas this past offseason and would like to thank the Jays FO for not listening to me at all.

 

Part of me thinks Alek Thomas is who the Diamondbacks were trying to sell to Toronto. There is a chance that Kirk for Thomas was on the table.

 

Or, lmao, maybe they wanted Moreno for Thomas+.

 

I think this is the case because the inclusion of Gurriel as a kicker makes it seem like getting the Diamondbacks to even put Varsho on the table was difficult.

[mellowgold]

I'd just like to say that I was a big fan of targeting Dylan Carlson and Alek Thomas this past offseason and would like to thank the Jays FO for not listening to me at all.

 

Yeah good thing we held out for the 27-year-old with the 82 wRC+ instead of settling for the 23-year-old with the 76 wRC+.

 

That could have been a disaster.

 

I'm kidding but only sort of.

[Stangstag]

Part of me thinks Alek Thomas is who the Diamondbacks were trying to sell to Toronto. There is a chance that Kirk for Thomas was on the table.

 

Or, lmao, maybe they wanted Moreno for Thomas+.

 

I think this is the case because the inclusion of Gurriel as a kicker makes it seem like getting the Diamondbacks to even put Varsho on the table was difficult.

 

Interesting thought. Would love to actually know what other deals were proposed/close. And how close we were on Nimmo for example. So many moving parts… there’s a scenario where we sign Nimmo and trade Kirk instead, hold onto Moreno.

 

It just sucks that Varsho AND Kirk have been underwhelming this year which makes the trade look worse in hindsight

[Stangstag]

Yeah good thing we held out for the 27-year-old with the 82 wRC+ instead of settling for the 23-year-old with the 76 wRC+.

 

That could have been a disaster.

 

I'm kidding but only sort of.

 

We all thought Varsho would be much better than this. There’s still definitely the possibility of him being a 100 wRC+ bat playing elite D in CF for the next few years

[jaysblue]

Part of me thinks Alek Thomas is who the Diamondbacks were trying to sell to Toronto. There is a chance that Kirk for Thomas was on the table.

 

Or, lmao, maybe they wanted Moreno for Thomas+.

 

I think this is the case because the inclusion of Gurriel as a kicker makes it seem like getting the Diamondbacks to even put Varsho on the table was difficult.

 

Good point.

 

Jays probably didn't want someone as raw and inexperienced as Alek Thomas, and preferred a bat who had success at the MLB level. Arizona wanted another MLB bat to replace the offensive contributions they would lose from Varsho. LGJ was expendable.

[jaysblue]

We all thought Varsho would be much better than this. There’s still definitely the possibility of him being a 100 wRC+ bat playing elite D in CF for the next few years

 

I'm still hoping he is a 4-5 outfielder for this team in 2024 and 2025. Willing to give him a mulligan on this season, but if he struggles again in 2024, he might only be just a 2-3 WAR outfielder and not as good as we all thought. Even in 2022, you can find some concerns with his bat.

[G-Snarls]

Yeah - there are several players with 500 home runs who aren't in the HOF...

 

Oops, more than I realized

 

Most due to PED allegations obviously

[John_Havok]

Altuve homered off him twice and he couldn't get out of the second

 

Ffs Altuve homered in each of the first 3 innings. That's insane.

 

Altuve had 3 HRs before the Rangers 7,8 and 9 hitters even had their first PA of the game.

[max silver]

I'm still hoping he is a 4-5 outfielder for this team in 2024 and 2025. Willing to give him a mulligan on this season, but if he struggles again in 2024, he might only be just a 2-3 WAR outfielder and not as good as we all thought. Even in 2022, you can find some concerns with his bat.

 

I think with his current bat Varsho is still likely a 3-4 outfielder if he spends all of his time in center field next season. A lot of the low FWAR value this season appears to be due to how poorly Varsho rates in left field according to Statcast which Fangraphs uses for their range values for outfield play. Baseball Reference uses DRS for it's defensive value and Varsho is sitting at 3.2 BWAR at the moment.

[Ehjays]

Julio Urias arrested for domestic violence.

 

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/statu...47733987803274

 

That is now the second time in his career he's picking up a similar charge. You really should have learned your lesson after the first, and his history is going to be super relevant to the case and to what MLB and the Dodgers do.

 

 

Nice lookin girl.

[Carlos Danger]

 

Nice lookin girl.

 

A guy offered me Urias for Alcantara in one of my Fantasy Leagues.... I thought long and hard about it and ultimately declined the trade. Last night I was thinking thank God I did, especially since it is now the playoffs. Then this morning, Alcantara goes on the IL, so I am f***ed either way... LOL

[Brownie19]

Urias is lucky to have a bombshell like that with his f***ed up eye. If you didn't know, you might think she's the one who's slugged him a few times.