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BB17 Draft Eligible

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Every time I hear Bob Uecker's name I think of when Norm Macondald and Artie Lange went on Howard Stern and told stories. Had me pissing my pants laughing listening to Norm's impression.

 

 

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I probably missed the board discussion on this yesterday, but I wanted to take a second to give a heartfelt RIP to Ryne Sandberg.  Gone too soon. As a young kid who grew up on a farm in rural Ont

Terminator
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In the past 10 seasons the Colorado Rockies have more playoff wins than the Baltimore Orioles

Jonn
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This is pretty funny.

Laika Cooperstown

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AJ Minter to the Mets. 2/$22M 

Same AAV as Heff Joffman despite Minter coming off a -0.1 fWAR season, projecting for 0.5 WAR (Jeff is 1.3) and a big stuff/velo dropoff. 

mphenhef First Round Pick

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2 hours ago, BTS said:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/poll-would-you-trade-the-2027-mlb-season-for-a-salary-cap.html

Half of MLBTR readers are apparently stupid. Which isn't surprising really. 

I am curious, which half are you referring to?  Personally, I wouldn’t trade a season for a cap.  Even with a cap (or capped salaries) players will still choose the allure and sunshine of LA over other locations.  So now other teams will have to pay a larger percentage of their cap to attract players essentially still giving the LA and NY teams an advantage.

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1 minute ago, mphenhef said:

I am curious, which half are you referring to?  Personally, I wouldn’t trade a season for a cap.  Even with a cap (or capped salaries) players will still choose the allure and sunshine of LA over other locations.  So now other teams will have to pay a larger percentage of their cap to attract players essentially still giving the LA and NY teams an advantage.

The half that would trade an entire season for a cap. I wouldn't want a cap if it cost 0 games, let alone if it wiped out a season. 

Brownie19 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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Brian Giles was a f*cking beast back in the day.

Dude had a 21% BB / 11.5% K rate, with a .622 SLG% in 2002.  Dude could mash.  If he started earlier, or could just have sustained it a hair longer, he's in the HOF

wilko Dunedin Blue Jays

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5 minutes ago, Pendleton said:

 

I think he means Soto was Giles. He was a freak back then. 

Brownie19 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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Guardians signed RHP Paul Sewald to a one-year, $7 million contract with a $10 million mutual option for 2026.

It will be interesting to see if Sewald can return to previous form, or if his smoke and mirror show has come to an end.

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FanSided’s Robert Murray reports the Cubs and Jon Berti are in agreement on a one-year contract.
 
MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand adds that the deal is for $2 million and includes $1.3 million in performance based incentives.
 
That seems like a solid deal for a utility infielder.
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Guardians designated RHP Pedro Avila for assignment.
Avila gets the boot from Cleveland’s 40-man roster to free up a spot for veteran high-leverage relief arm Paul Sewald. The 28-year-old righty was a revelation last year for the Guardians, posting a strong 3.25 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 73/30 K/BB ratio across 74 2/3 innings (50 appearances). He’s a virtual lock to be claimed off waivers in the coming days.
 
That's a pretty crazy move by the Guardians.  They must know last year was a mirage.  Dude was pitching for them in the playoffs last year.
Laika Cooperstown

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34 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:
Guardians designated RHP Pedro Avila for assignment.
Avila gets the boot from Cleveland’s 40-man roster to free up a spot for veteran high-leverage relief arm Paul Sewald. The 28-year-old righty was a revelation last year for the Guardians, posting a strong 3.25 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 73/30 K/BB ratio across 74 2/3 innings (50 appearances). He’s a virtual lock to be claimed off waivers in the coming days.
 
That's a pretty crazy move by the Guardians.  They must know last year was a mirage.  Dude was pitching for them in the playoffs last year.

Stuff+ doesn't love Avila but he would be a good long-man for anybody. 

Has five distinct pitches including two different fastballs. 

I think I would prefer him on the roster over someone like Nance or Pop, since he could cover innings or even be a 3 inning opener. Some pseudo SP depth like Richards provided. 

He could also perhaps be better by just being even more of a junkballer. His CH and SL have okay Stuff+ grades, it's the fastballs that are the real issue. 

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57 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Guardians signed RHP Paul Sewald to a one-year, $7 million contract with a $10 million mutual option for 2026.

It will be interesting to see if Sewald can return to previous form, or if his smoke and mirror show has come to an end.

$7M isn’t much but it doesn’t seem like the best use of resources for Cleveland on a decent not great reliever when they crank those guys out like it’s nothing. You’d think they would be putting the savings from Gimenez and Straw into a little more firepower than this.

Terminator All-Star

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3 hours ago, Laika said:

Stuff+ doesn't love Avila but he would be a good long-man for anybody. 

Has five distinct pitches including two different fastballs. 

I think I would prefer him on the roster over someone like Nance or Pop, since he could cover innings or even be a 3 inning opener. Some pseudo SP depth like Richards provided. 

He could also perhaps be better by just being even more of a junkballer. His CH and SL have okay Stuff+ grades, it's the fastballs that are the real issue. 

Does Yariel have late inning potential? If so, we could move him up the ladder by acquiring a guy like Avila

Laika Cooperstown

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18 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Does Yariel have late inning potential? If so, we could move him up the ladder by acquiring a guy like Avila

It would not be his ideal role since he has enough pitches to be a SP 

Avila is basically a poor man's Y Rod

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2 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Fan rejects Pirates' offer for rare Skenes card

https://thescore.com/mlb/news/319951

The 11 year old who pulled that Skenes 1 of 1 card is rejecting Pirates offer and putting it up for sale.  Season tickets for life don't mean anything when you live in Cali...

I'm hoping I could make it down to a Pirates game this summer. Really want to see Skenes pitch in person. Heard Pittsburgh is a pretty cool city as well. 

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