Around Baseball 2023

[L54]

You’re right a lot of his value comes from the contract he signed. He doesn’t need another gear necessarily but we just saw Garcia have the best season of his career by slashing the chase rate from 9th percentile to 42nd. Robert is 3rd percentile for reference

 

The logical progression says chase rate will decline as age increases but some guys will just always be hackers

 

If you acquired him it would be the same Varsho/KK alignment which just feels weird but beggars can’t be choosers haha

[deanmike]

Robert and Benintendi (44.5 combined surplus value on BTV) for Tiedemann and Nimmala (42.7) is almost identical in surplus (median) value.

[MikeM3]

Cody Bellinger has to be the scariest big ticket free agent since Javier Baez

 

- demonstrated replacement level downside

- xwOBA in 2023 forty points worse than his wOBA

- 2023 career lows in average EV, hard hit rate, and barrel rate

- troubling injury history

 

Very Kris Bryant-esque. Could have that one bounce back year without strong peripherals and trick someone into thinking that mvp guy is back

[Ehjays]

[Terminator]

He's still alive?

[L54]

Woof I’m sure Trout is thrilled

[Brownie19]

I think Ron Washington is a fantastic assistant/infield coach. His love and passion for the game are undeniable. Not sure how he'll do as a Manager though, but I do wish him the best.

[Brownie19]

Phillies report they are leaving Bryce Harper at 1st base permanently going forward...

[John_Havok]

I think Ron Washington is a fantastic assistant/infield coach. His love and passion for the game are undeniable. Not sure how he'll do as a Manager though, but I do wish him the best.

 

He managed Texas for 8 years and was there for their WS appearances in 2010 and 2011, so ... he'll probably do okay. Second time around he's probably learned a few things. If I remember rightly, he only stepped down from Texas due to wanting/needing to reconcile with his family after cheating on his wife with a reporter and that wasn't going to happen with him as a full time MLB manager.

[G-Snarls]

Phillies report they are leaving Bryce Harper at 1st base permanently going forward...

 

Seems prudent

 

Big time fantasy baseball implications LOL

[wilko]

He managed Texas for 8 years and was there for their WS appearances in 2010 and 2011, so ... he'll probably do okay. Second time around he's probably learned a few things. If I remember rightly, he only stepped down from Texas due to wanting/needing to reconcile with his family after cheating on his wife with a reporter and that wasn't going to happen with him as a full time MLB manager.

 

[Omar]

I think Ron Washington is a fantastic assistant/infield coach. His love and passion for the game are undeniable. Not sure how he'll do as a Manager though, but I do wish him the best.

 

He also knows how hard it is to play first base.

[Laika]

Phillies report they are leaving Bryce Harper at 1st base permanently going forward...

 

Wow

 

Seems dumb tbh

[Jimcanuck]

Wow

 

Seems dumb tbh

 

Must be something we don't know, also they wouldn't do it without Harper's agreement

[Terminator]

Phillies report they are leaving Bryce Harper at 1st base permanently going forward...

 

Need to get him out of the OF so they can find more innings for Schwarber out there

[connorp]

Meh. 1b is still a position and the less chances you give Harper to get hurt, the better

[connorp]

Seems prudent

 

Big time fantasy baseball implications LOL

 

His WAR takes a big hit. Fantasy less so

[Jimcanuck]

[Ehjays]

 

Nice infield coach

[jaysblue]

Typical Angels signing

 

Or Colorado Rockies or New York Mets haha

[Spanky__99]

You say the list is dumb, then when someone says post yours, you just call them dumb and then just parrot what they told you. Send me your email, mate. I’m going to draw a diagram of an ass and an elbow, and I’m going to explain the difference and map them out for you

 

While your at it... set out a 50 player listing, I'm all set on mine, bro!

[Ehjays]

[connorp]

 

He may get 4/80 after all

[connorp]

While your at it... set out a 50 player listing, I'm all set on mine, bro!

 

You don’t know sheet, bro. Send me your list as I’m running low on tp

[Ehjays]

[jaysblue]

While your at it... set out a 50 player listing, I'm all set on mine, bro!

 

[Ehjays]

[John_Havok]

 

f***in herpes man….

[Terminator]

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-top-50-mlb-free-agents/

 

Fangraphs Top 50 list is out

[Terminator]

Really good stuff in here.

 

SP:

-The write up on Yamamoto is good. He's risky as hell but a 7 year deal could payoff big time for a potential ace at age 25.

-Kenta Maeda would be a good get at 2 years 22 mil.

-Paxton and Severino on one year deals would also work.

 

3B:

-I'd be interested in a 5 year deal for Matt Chapman, particularly if there is a plan in place to get him to pull dat ball. I would not go over the listed price though.

-Candelario at 3 years, 45 mil would work.

-Tim Anderson on a one year deal to play 3B?

 

OF/DH:

-The Jung-Hoo Lee writeup is worth reading. I'd be interested in him on a 4 year deal after reading that.

-One of the Soler/Hoskins/Teoscar types makes sense. Too bad they all bat right handed.

-Brantley and Joc Pederson would be good fits. Brantley is the better player but he's riskier.