Around Baseball 2023

[Ehjays]

Nice pickup by the Tigers. Further removed from TJ, Maeda could get back close to his pre-injury level.

 

Yes, and its only 2 years which is perfect for them as they have some good arms very close

[Jimcanuck]

Yes, and its only 2 years which is perfect for them as they have some good arms very close

 

A nice trade chip too, if he bounces back.

[Spanky__99]

A nice trade chip too, if he bounces back.

 

That's there play, no doubt.

[connorp]

I like that deal for Detroit too.

[Terminator]

With that said, a contract with an agreement to do a Rogers produced reality show (in Japanese and English), could be game changing revenue (although I'm sure against MLB rules somehow).

 

Bachelor style copy cat with the ladies lining up to marry the billionaire baseball player.

[L54]

Detroit could be good. Maeda is looked good and they have Skubal and Olson + Gipson-Long. Added Mark Canha and Tork has a statcast page that looks like Vlad’s. The Central is winnable and with a couple more moves they could be in the hunt

 

Plus board favourite Riley Greene

[Terminator]

Detroit could be good. Maeda is looked good and they have Skubal and Olson + Gipson-Long. Added Mark Canha and Tork has a statcast page that looks like Vlad’s. The Central is winnable and with a couple more moves they could be in the hunt

 

Plus board favourite Riley Greene

 

Yeah I was kind of buying them as darkhorse AL Central candidates last year. Obviously didn't happen but maybe they can do it this year. Mildly interesting team but the Central helps.

[Stangstag]

Yeah I was kind of buying them as darkhorse AL Central candidates last year. Obviously didn't happen but maybe they can do it this year. Mildly interesting team but the Central helps.

 

Every team in the AL central is a “dark horse” candidate

[Terminator]

Every team in the AL central is a “dark horse” candidate

 

Yeah kind of but you have to be able to make the case that you are at least going to be decent. The White Sox and the Royals are long shot Central contenders at best.

[jaysblue]

I like the Tigers pitching and they have some good young bats as well. Skubal is my pick for the AL Cy Young next season and the Detroit Tigers win the AL Central.

[John_Havok]

I like the Tigers pitching and they have some good young bats as well. Skubal is my pick for the AL Cy Young next season and the Detroit Tigers win the AL Central.

 

Winning the Central is like a gold medal at the Special Olympics. Sure you won, but.....

[BTS]

Looks like Sonny Gray to the Cards

[Laika]

Looks like Sonny Gray to the Cards

 

Really funny and aggressive moves by them. Overpaid two SP5s by $2M to get them quick and then are probably overpaying Gray by a bit.

 

At least Gray is really good.

[BTS]

Really funny and aggressive moves by them. Overpaid two SP5s by $2M to get them quick and then are probably overpaying Gray by a bit.

 

At least Gray is really good.

 

I bet it's going to be sneaky expensive. Like 5/120 or something. They don't really have a choice though, and really should still be looking for another front-rotation guy.

[Laika]

I bet it's going to be sneaky expensive. Like 5/120 or something. They don't really have a choice though, and really should still be looking for another front-rotation guy.

 

If a SP is signing before Yamamoto and Ohtani set the market, it's 100% an obvious overpay.

 

Well, in this context. At the end of the offseason there is the chance that what looks like an overpay today no longer does.

[Brownie19]

If a SP is signing before Yamamoto and Ohtani set the market, it's 100% an obvious overpay.

 

Well, in this context. At the end of the offseason there is the chance that what looks like an overpay today no longer does.

 

100%.

[RobinThicc]

[BTS]

Wow, really nice deal for St. Louis

[Brownie19]

Wow, really nice deal for St. Louis

 

So...they didn't have to overpay while jumping the FA market? Interesting.

[Laika]

I was wrong!

 

wtf Sonny

 

that's not significantly more than Chris Bassitt lmao

[BTS]

Twins are apparently cutting payroll by 30M even though they won the division last year. Letting Gray and Maeda go on very reasonable deals is a pretty bad look for them.

[connorp]

Twins are apparently cutting payroll by 30M even though they won the division last year. Letting Gray and Maeda go on very reasonable deals is a pretty bad look for them.

 

Similar to SD, they got f***ed on their tv deal.

[John_Havok]

Similar to SD, they got f***ed on their tv deal.

 

Yup, Bally Sports North going tits up is going to hit them hard.

[Ehjays]

[Brownie19]

 

It will be interesting to see what he costs. Down year last year. Velo was down over 1 MPH and the xFIP jumped up to over 4, as did his BB/9. Durable guy though. What will 2 years of control cost?

[John_Havok]

Cardinals 1-5 rotation now by age for the 2024 season.

 

Gray - 34

Lynn - 37

Mikolas - 35

Gibson - 36

Matz - 33

[Laika]

Cardinals 1-5 rotation now by age for the 2024 season.

 

Gray - 34

Lynn - 37

Mikolas - 35

Gibson - 36

Matz - 33

 

this will work out

[John_Havok]

this will work out

 

I can't see any potential pitfalls at all.

[Jimcanuck]

Detroit could be good. Maeda is looked good and they have Skubal and Olson + Gipson-Long. Added Mark Canha and Tork has a statcast page that looks like Vlad’s. The Central is winnable and with a couple more moves they could be in the hunt

 

Plus board favourite Riley Greene

 

Is Maeda a prelude to a big offer for Ohtani? Getting him, along with the Twins divesting assets, would immediately make the Tigers the division favourite. If not for Baez, the Tigers would be in a good position for a big Ohtani offer. Current 2024 payroll is $85M. $25M of that is for the aforementioned Baez, lol.

[John_Havok]

Is Maeda a prelude to a big offer for Ohtani? Getting him would immediately make the Tigers the division favourite.

 

I'd be floored if Ohtani considered Detroit for even a millisecond over other markets. I'd also be floored to see Detroit be even close to offering the kind of money it would take to sign him.

 

That said, they certainly have the payroll space to do it. They're only projected at just over 70 million for 2024 and have spent big in the past.