Around Baseball 2025

[Omar]

Piazza roid rage

 

 

[Pendleton]

 

[Pendleton]

 

[Ryu In My House]

It sounds like Anthony Rendon will be riding the pine for the next two years. I wonder why they just don't cut him. It's embarrassing. What a bad contract. 

Also, do you think the Jays should trade for him? He plays 3B :)

[Jimcanuck]

2 hours ago, Ryu In My House said:

It sounds like Anthony Rendon will be riding the pine for the next two years. I wonder why they just don't cut him. It's embarrassing. What a bad contract. 

Also, do you think the Jays should trade for him? He plays 3B :)

Rendon + Christian Moore + George Klassen for Miles

git'er'done

[Brownie19]

MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports Spencer Strider (elbow) could be ready to make his season debut in late April.

It’s not an official return timetable, but there should be some clarity from the Braves in the coming days. Bowman adds that Strider has been throwing bullpen sessions and might be allowed to make at least one Grapefruit League appearance during spring training, which puts him on track to return to Atlanta’s starting rotation by late April, barring any setbacks.

[Brownie19]

Kenley Jansen is signing with the Angels, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.

[Brownie19]

Yankees signed LHP Tyler Matzek to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Matzek fortifies New York’s left-handed relief mix after being limited to just 11 appearances last year due to elbow inflammation. The 34-year-old southpaw was a high-leverage fixture for the Braves during their 2021 World Series title run, but injuries have derailed his career over the past three seasons. He’ll compete for a spot in the Yankees’ season-opening bullpen during spring training and figures to make an impact, if he stays moderately healthy.

 

Wish the Jays would have been able to bring Matzek in on a minor league contract / spring training invite...oh well.

[Laika]

lol Rendon 

[jaysblue]

On 2/11/2025 at 10:44 AM, Brownie19 said:

Kenley Jansen is signing with the Angels, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.

$10M isn't bad for Kenley Jansen. He's not the same elite arm he was before, but should be able to produce around 1+ WAR and is solid trade bait at the deadline if he has a strong first half. 

[Perfect Game]

Padres Sign Nick Pivetta

https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1889859851721043974

[BB17]

Man that’s a pretty low contract especially when he’s making nothing in that first year. Great deal for the Padres

[Grant77]

This thread is averaging about one post per day. There's no discussion happening, it's just news posted that nobody responds to.

Can we re-open the discussion about putting this thread in the main forum where it belongs?

[Spanky__99]

On 2/11/2025 at 10:46 AM, Brownie19 said:

Yankees signed LHP Tyler Matzek to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Matzek fortifies New York’s left-handed relief mix after being limited to just 11 appearances last year due to elbow inflammation. The 34-year-old southpaw was a high-leverage fixture for the Braves during their 2021 World Series title run, but injuries have derailed his career over the past three seasons. He’ll compete for a spot in the Yankees’ season-opening bullpen during spring training and figures to make an impact, if he stays moderately healthy.

 

Wish the Jays would have been able to bring Matzek in on a minor league contract / spring training invite...oh well.

Brownie, you have to let the tweet load before submitting, just an fyi.

[jaysblue]

10 hours ago, Grant77 said:

This thread is averaging about one post per day. There's no discussion happening, it's just news posted that nobody responds to.

Can we re-open the discussion about putting this thread in the main forum where it belongs?

Agreed. I don't even bother to check this thread as much now.

This thread on the old board was one of the most active threads and now it's pretty much dead. 

[G-Snarls]

6 hours ago, jaysblue said:

Agreed. I don't even bother to check this thread as much now.

This thread on the old board was one of the most active threads and now it's pretty much dead. 

Presto change-o

Done :)

[Jays24]

Great job putting this back here! 

[L54]

Agreed. Happy to have this back on the main page. 

[Brownie19]

17 hours ago, Spanky99 said:

Brownie, you have to let the tweet load before submitting, just an fyi.

I'm confused?  I just cut and paste from Rotoworld. Is nothing showing up?

[Orgfiller]

35 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

I'm confused?  I just cut and paste from Rotoworld. Is nothing showing up?

Nah it shows up but I think it also copies the formatting, so when you're in dark mode it's black font on a black background so you can hardly read it. This is what it looks like to other people reading your post on dark mode:

[Jays24]

crazy how much he fell off man

[L54]

13 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

crazy how much he fell off man

He strikes out like 40% of the time. It’s not crazy at all. The margins were always razor thin 

[Jays24]

6 minutes ago, L54 said:

He strikes out like 40% of the time. It’s not crazy at all. The margins were always razor thin 

He was still launching 40 bombs the other 60% of the time lol.  

[L54]

1 minute ago, Jays24 said:

He was still launching 40 bombs the other 60% of the time lol.  

And then Father Time caught up lol 

Fun player but flawed player 

[Brownie19]

4 hours ago, Orgfiller said:

Nah it shows up but I think it also copies the formatting, so when you're in dark mode it's black font on a black background so you can hardly read it. This is what it looks like to other people reading your post on dark mode:

Yikes.  Thanks for the heads up.

[Grant77]

7 hours ago, G-Snarls said:

Presto change-o

Done :)

Thank you sir!!

[L54]

I absolutely loathe Stroman. It’s beautiful to watch his hometown team toss him to the wolves  

[Stangstag]

36 minutes ago, L54 said:

I absolutely loathe Stroman. It’s beautiful to watch his hometown team toss him to the wolves  

He also didn’t report when pitchers and catchers are supposed to, so I read

[L54]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

He also didn’t report when pitchers and catchers are supposed to, so I read

No he didn’t you’re right 

Guy has zero self awareness 

[Perfect Game]

Royals Sign Cole Ragans To Three-Year Deal

Three-year $13.25MM deal that covers this season and his first two years of arbitration eligibility,

That's a pretty sweet deal for the Royals.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/