Stangstag

Won’t feel dope when we’re still struggling to score runs and the games are all very close

Of all the awful contracts the Rox have handed out over the past few years, this one might be the most puzzling

Agreed

For the record, I think Bellinger on that 3/80 contract is fine. I’m saying he’s a potential landmine though if he has another solid year and opts out.

Best case scenario would be that the dude turns out to be a meddlesome owner like Arte Moreno, and they tie up a billion dollars in guys like Bellinger, Chapman, etc.

Really hoping this doesn’t point to a silent Gausman DL stint. Maybe its finally time to punt Mitch White? Or can Francis be optioned?

I’d love to extend him for like 5/40 or whatever it looks like. Hope for 1 fully healthy year and he could put up like 4-5 WAR and earn the entire contract in a single season.

Yeah glad we actually have official news/docs and closure now. Hope this doesn't hang over his head needlessly

Yup, seems like Ohtani actually was the victim here. This is pulled from the official investigation documents: Between November 2021 and January 2024, more than $16,000,000 was transferred via wire from a checking account belonging to Victim A, a professional baseball player, with an account number ending x5848 (the “x5848 Account”), held at a domestic financial institution (“Bank A”).1 These funds were transferred to bank accounts of associates of an operator of an illegal sports book (“BOOKMAKER 1”) Recorded phone calls produced by Bank A related to the x5848 Account show MIZUHARA falsely identifying himself as Victim A, and attempting to trick and deceive Bank A employees into authorizing wire transfers from the x5848 Account to associates of BOOKMAKER 1. Bank A records show that MIZUHARA accessed the x5848 Account pretending to be Victim A and transferred funds to associates of BOOKMAKER 1. In particular, on June 20, 2023, MIZUHARA accessed the x5848 Account from the Central District of California pretending to be Victim A and wire transferred $500,000 to an associate of BOOKMAKER 1. Finally, on March 20, 2024, MIZUHARA sent BOOKMAKER 1 an encrypted text message admitting that he (MIZUHARA) had stolen funds from Victim A. Pretty wild.

Yeah its one of those things where he PROBABLY broke the rules to the letter of the law (if he paid of Ippei's dept as a friend), but he didn't morally break the rules, which is kinda the part that matters to MLB

Jansen is super underrated IMO, dude just can’t stay healthy. He will 100% have another DL stint this year

Yeah that one is definitely puzzling

Jackson Holliday strikeout + dropped flyball lol

Ah well. 9th was our chance

Ugh annoying

I think he’s just a part-time/guest coach

Biggio man what was that

459 lol that’s gotta be one of his biggest bombs ever

Now THATS a nice launch angle from Vlad E

I’d really like to know what happened. Like did the coaches f*** with him from the get-go? Or did he struggle early in spring and started changing things then. We really just need him to be the player he was in 2022. Sellout for homers and hit .200 with elite D.

Same old

I don’t understand how he’s still projected to be a top 10 hitter in baseball. Its been a steady decline since 2021 and he’s absolutely blown the floor out of his projections the last 2 seasons. Dude is a massive disappointment.

Rowdy is a good dude

Yup, clearly they wanted him to get a little seasoning at 2B down in the minors first. I think they must have always intended to have him up for the 10th.

Kevin Pillar of the infield