Around Baseball 2024

[Dr. Dinger]

Are the incels still crying martyr about some dickbag who had an ERA over 4 in 7 different MLB seasons?

[max silver]

Are the incels still crying martyr about some dickbag who had an ERA over 4 in 7 different MLB seasons?

 

Let's not pretend it's performance related issues preventing Bauer from being signed by major league teams.

[Abomination]

Let's not pretend it's performance related issues preventing Bauer from being signed by major league teams.

 

I dunno, he seems to have some performance issues inside his noggin.

[Stangstag]

Let's not pretend it's performance related issues preventing Bauer from being signed by major league teams.

 

Let’s not pretend the fact that he’s a massive f***ing douchebag has nothing to do with him being unsigned either

[max silver]

Let’s not pretend the fact that he’s a massive f***ing douchebag has nothing to do with him being unsigned either

 

That's exactly my point that his character flaws are largely behind his lack of an MLB job. It's a fake equivalency to point to his higher ERA numbers before he emerged as a top of the rotation pitcher later in his career and pretend like that has anything to do with why he's been effectively blacklisted by MLB.

[L54]

Are the incels still crying martyr about some dickbag who had an ERA over 4 in 7 different MLB seasons?

 

Butty you don’t even post here anymore except when you’re triggered by a Bauer post

[L54]

Let’s not pretend the fact that he’s a massive f***ing douchebag has nothing to do with him being unsigned either

 

There are bigger dbags with jobs, guaranteed

[Jays24]

There are bigger dbags with jobs, guaranteed

 

Chapman has had no issues getting jobs lol.

[L54]

Chapman has had no issues getting jobs lol.

 

Shhhh I’m sure he’s an awesome guy lol

[BTS]

This is wild. Guy is getting copyright claims on short clips he filmed in person at a game

 

[BTS]

Liam Hendriks to Boston

[jaysblue]

Liam Hendriks to Boston

 

Hope he can have a successful return to the mound. He's been through a lot these last couple of years. One of the most dominant relievers in the game when he was healthy.

[deanmike]

 

Reading between the lines here, seems like Trout is basically demanding the Angels pay up for at least 1 of the Boras 4 (they are the top 4 FAs remaining by projected fWAR, #5 drops off to Ryu IIRC) or he's gonna want out.

[BTS]

 

Reading between the lines here, seems like Trout is basically demanding the Angels pay up for at least 1 of the Boras 4 (they are the top 4 FAs remaining by projected fWAR, #5 drops off to Ryu IIRC) or he's gonna want out.

 

Why do you target if you're Minasian?

 

Snell seems like the best fit to me

[G-Snarls]

Why do you target if you're Minasian?

 

Snell seems like the best fit to me

 

Definitely

 

They're always short on SP

[deanmike]

Why do you target if you're Minasian?

 

Snell seems like the best fit to me

I think they could easily fit any of the 4 into their lineup. Chapman might seem like the worst fit for them at 3B, but there's no way Rendon stays healthy.

[BTS]

Woodruff back to Milwaukee on a 2-year deal. Good for them.

[deanmike]

 

Feinsand saying Snell market down to Yankees, Angels or Giants

[Laika]

What does a Trout trade even look like

 

32.5 years old

 

4 WAR per 600 PA projected but injury issues

 

7 years, $260M left on the contract

 

He probably is not worth that deal, not even close, but there is some chance he could have a couple more MVP seasons so he's definitely not your normal 32 year old star player...

 

As a fan, I'd be fine with my team just taking him and the entire contract. You just pray for the best and take pride that your team saved him from being a career Angel.

[BatFlip]

What does a Trout trade even look like

 

32.5 years old

 

4 WAR per 600 PA projected but injury issues

 

7 years, $260M left on the contract

 

He probably is not worth that deal, not even close, but there is some chance he could have a couple more MVP seasons so he's definitely not your normal 32 year old star player...

 

As a fan, I'd be fine with my team just taking him and the entire contract. You just pray for the best and take pride that your team saved him from being a career Angel.

 

 

It's hard to believe that Mike F'ning Trout would essentially come for free in a trade, but that contract is scary. I wonder which teams he'd waive his no-trade for.

[wamco]

But that wouldn’t be a deal that the angels would prob entertain unless clearing salary was number one priority. Would be a PR nightmare if happened today.

[BatFlip]

But that wouldn’t be a deal that the angels would prob entertain unless clearing salary was number one priority. Would be a PR nightmare if happened today.

 

I suspect they'd find a far better deal than that somewhere in the league... but I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[wamco]

I don’t disagree with you

[connorp]

What does a Trout trade even look like

 

32.5 years old

 

4 WAR per 600 PA projected but injury issues

 

7 years, $260M left on the contract

 

He probably is not worth that deal, not even close, but there is some chance he could have a couple more MVP seasons so he's definitely not your normal 32 year old star player...

 

As a fan, I'd be fine with my team just taking him and the entire contract. You just pray for the best and take pride that your team saved him from being a career Angel.

 

Baseball is a business and not a simulation. You can’t spit out projected WAR to determine the what Trout is worth. If there’s a tv deal anywhere near the horizon, I bet you Trout for prospects loses you $260m

[wamco]

And my post was deleted rather than edited. I had to fix the numbers.

 

Hit from trading springer to angels for trout would increase jays payroll (not aav) like 6m the first three years and then 30m the next 3’years

[jaysblue]

Yeah from a PR perspective not just for the Angels but even the MLB, trading Trout strictly as a salary dump and receiving nothing of value looks pretty bad for optics. He's still considered a star player and one of the faces of baseball, even if he's aging and has been injury prone the last couple of years.

 

As long as he's healthy, Trout should still be good for a couple of MVP-esque type seasons with the bat. He's definitely capable of coming close to his 2022 numbers again offensively.

[connorp]

Yeah from a PR perspective not just for the Angels but even the MLB, trading Trout strictly as a salary dump and receiving nothing of value looks pretty bad for optics. He's still considered a star player and one of the faces of baseball, even if he's aging and has been injury prone the last couple of years.

 

As long as he's healthy, Trout should still be good for a couple of MVP-esque type seasons with the bat. He's definitely capable of coming close to his 2022 numbers again offensively.

 

Yeah they just lost Ohtani, can’t ever be competitive. Their big names like Rendon have sucked. Besides just their tv deal, I could see franchise value losing a couple hundred million easy peasy if no Trout. 15% stock drop (metaphor) on the news of the dump. Never to recover

[Jays24]

 

Feinsand saying Snell market down to Yankees, Angels or Giants

 

Really hope he doesn't go to the Yankees. Don't want the AL East getting stronger man.

[connorp]

Really hope he doesn't go to the Yankees. Don't want the AL East getting stronger man.

 

Apparently you didn’t see IKF’s updated WAR projections now that’s penciled it at 3b. Yankees can sign Snell all they want, we’ll be fine.

[Jays24]

Apparently you didn’t see IKF’s updated WAR projections now that’s penciled it at 3b. Yankees can sign Snell all they want, we’ll be fine.

 

Why u gotta make me get sadder lol.