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[Spanky__99]

Just noticed it now, wow! Even tango clowning on cpee

 

Hahaha... I love it. The liar gets pinched all the time.

[jaysblue]

How much do you think Juan Soto gets in the offseason?

 

I think something close to $600M given his age. There aren't many players who become FA's at the age of 26.

[wilko]

How much do you think Juan Soto gets in the offseason?

 

I think something close to $600M given his age. There aren't many players who become FA's at the age of 26.

 

He gives off Pujols vibes. Is he really 25?

[jaysblue]

He gives off Pujols vibes. Is he really 25?

 

Haha.

 

Yamamoto as a 25-year-old arm who never even threw a pitch in the Majors got $325M from the Dodgers. Gotta think Soto being an everyday player gets between $500-600M.

[Terminator]

How much do you think Juan Soto gets in the offseason?

 

I think something close to $600M given his age. There aren't many players who become FA's at the age of 26.

 

You wouldn't think he'd get that much more than Ohtani but due to his age I think you might be right.

[connorp]

Just noticed it now, wow! Even tango clowning on cpee

 

Ah. I just noticed it too. Makes sense none of you would catch me on it. Almost would’ve gotten away with it too, if not for darn Tom Tango and Scooby Doo.

 

I’ll beat him in the next debate, I’m not worried about it.

[L54]

Ah. I just noticed it too. Makes sense none of you would catch me on it. Almost would’ve gotten away with it too, if not for darn Tom Tango and Scooby Doo.

 

I’ll beat him in the next debate, I’m not worried about it.

 

I think he has notifications on for connorP posts kinda like on X

[Spanky__99]

Nolan Gorman optioned, wow dude has sunk like an anchor this season with that K rate... Woof.

[Ray]

Judge coming into today’s game: 222 OPS+. And then a he ends up homering twice in todays game.

 

His SLG is now higher than the league average OPS lol

[hanton]

Lotta chirping in this SEA/LAD game with lots of game to go yet, all started with Flaherty hitting Arozarena

[BTS]

It's actually unbelievable that you can have a rotation as good as Seattle's and still be as bad as they are

[Spanky__99]

It's actually unbelievable that you can have a rotation as good as Seattle's and still be as bad as they are

 

Top 3 pitching and they're going to miss the playoffs, lol. J-Rod's been garbage. Vlad never had a season even close to how bad he's been offensively.

[jaysblue]

It's actually unbelievable that you can have a rotation as good as Seattle's and still be as bad as they are

 

Sounds like the Blue Jays of 2023 lol.

[L54]

Judge coming into today’s game: 222 OPS+. And then a he ends up homering twice in todays game.

 

His SLG is now higher than the league average OPS lol

 

.332/.463/.709 is an insane line

[Brownie19]

.332/.463/.709 is an insane line

 

223 wRC+ is now the 4th highest in ML history (behind the 3 best Bonds seasons). We are witnessing some history here. I hope he ages well. It's crazy the Yankees kept him down in AAA for almost all of the 2016 season.

[max silver]

Sounds like the Blue Jays of 2023 lol.

 

The 2023 Blue Jays were 14th in runs scored in MLB vs the 2024 Mariners who are 27th.

[L54]

223 wRC+ is now the 4th highest in ML history (behind the 3 best Bonds seasons). We are witnessing some history here. I hope he ages well. It's crazy the Yankees kept him down in AAA for almost all of the 2016 season.

 

I hope he does too because he is one of the best parts of the game right now

[jaysblue]

223 wRC+ is now the 4th highest in ML history (behind the 3 best Bonds seasons). We are witnessing some history here. I hope he ages well. It's crazy the Yankees kept him down in AAA for almost all of the 2016 season.

 

Yeah would be awesome to see him age well like Barry Bonds did. Would be great for baseball!

[Olerud363]

223 wRC+ is now the 4th highest in ML history (behind the 3 best Bonds seasons). We are witnessing some history here. I hope he ages well. It's crazy the Yankees kept him down in AAA for almost all of the 2016 season.

 

Who is the most similar player to Addison Barger through age 24? Aaron Judge. Similar minor league numbers and similar major league 1st crack. Judge was nothing special in the minors and horrible first time through the majors.

 

Look at Aaron Judge through Oct 1st 2016. Then hug your favorite struggling Blue Jays. Hug Addison. Hug Loperfido. Let them know they are Aaron Judge through age 24 **

 

(**Aaron Judges' outcome may not be typical, however you still need to not give up on these guys).

[Olerud363]

Who is the most similar player to Addison Barger through age 24? Aaron Judge. Similar minor league numbers and similar major league 1st crack. Judge was nothing special in the minors and horrible first time through the majors.

 

Look at Aaron Judge through Oct 1st 2016. Then hug your favorite struggling Blue Jays. Hug Addison. Hug Loperfido. Let them know they are Aaron Judge through age 24 **

 

(**Aaron Judges' outcome may not be typical, however you still need to not give up on these guys).

 

Do not tell them the story of Derek Fisher.

[Olerud363]

223 wRC+ is now the 4th highest in ML history (behind the 3 best Bonds seasons). We are witnessing some history here. I hope he ages well. It's crazy the Yankees kept him down in AAA for almost all of the 2016 season.

 

On a serious note it is interesting that his walk rate and intentional walk rate is way below Bonds. I think the math probably shows you don't walk him a ridiculous amount. With the real time probabilities they have now they probably are a bit more picky with the intenitional/semi-intentional walks.

 

So he probably is just as productive as Bonds but they know you don't artificially crank his on base percentage up to .600 as that is counter productive.

[glory]

Judge has a real shot at 500 home runs which is nuts since he started his career at 25. He is a peak HOF’er but the counting stats were always the question due to when he came up. Let’s see where he ends up by the end of his contract. Still has 7 years left.

[Orgfiller]

On a serious note it is interesting that his walk rate and intentional walk rate is way below Bonds. I think the math probably shows you don't walk him a ridiculous amount. With the real time probabilities they have now they probably are a bit more picky with the intenitional/semi-intentional walks.

 

So he probably is just as productive as Bonds but they know you don't artificially crank his on base percentage up to .600 as that is counter productive.

 

It's a couple of things. Intentional walks are kinda dumb and teams have learned that it's not smart to give away free bases, even with hitters as feared as Judge. The other thing is that while Judge is probably in the 99.99..th percentile in terms of raw/in-game power all-time, he does whiff and strike out quite a bit. Bonds didn't, he was complete in every possible way, elite eye, elite in-game power, elite contact rates. He was also someone you didn't want on base, earlier in his career, as he was a very good runner who would steal bases. lol

 

Even before his peak steroid era years, Bonds was putting up 18-20% BB rates, with strikeout rates no higher than ~14%, with ISOs in the .300-.330s range (Judge is currently at .388 this season). So when Bonds entered peak steroid final boss mode, he had the best eye in the game, didn't strike out, and when you actually pitched to him his ISOs were in the .400s-.500 range. Completely unbeatable.

 

Of course, with Judge, he's facing the best pitching ever with insane velocity and spin. So being the mountain of a man that he is, he chases barrels and hard contact at all times to maximize his power at the expense of some more swing and miss.

[jaysblue]

Is Votto a Hall of Famer? First ballot?

[Jimcanuck]

Is Votto a Hall of Famer? First ballot?

 

Without looking, yes.

[Terminator]

The Orioles just optioned Trevor Rogers to AAA

[L54]

The Orioles just optioned Trevor Rogers to AAA

 

Great trade to bolster their team

[BTS]

Is Votto a Hall of Famer? First ballot?

 

I think he's a lock to get in. Not sure about first ballot though. A couple things working in his favour: spending his entire career with one team, and the fact that basically everyone in and around the game loves him.

[BTS]

The Orioles just optioned Trevor Rogers to AAA

 

The Orioles big trade deadline acquisitions:

 

Gregory Soto - generally sucks and has an ERA over 15 with Baltimore

Trevor Rogers - got nuked and optioned to AAA

Zach Eflin - on the IL with a shoulder injury

Eloy Jimenez - replacement level through 16 games

 

This team is not serious about winning

[John_Havok]

Is Votto a Hall of Famer? First ballot?

 

Yes, and ...who cares if it's first ballot or not. The only reason people attach meaning to first ballot is because of the idiotic rules of HoF voting