Spanky99

Erik Karlsson is on pace for 111 PTS, strong.

No Holl tonight, healthy scratch, Timmons in and AM34 is Back Baby!

Hahahaha...

I'll leave this right here... Starting extra innings with a runner on second has had large ramifications to date. In 2019, baseball saw 37 games go 13 innings or longer, with eight over 15 innings. Last year, there were only 11 games that lasted 13 innings or longer, and none over 15. The idea behind reducing marathon games might be that, with pitching staffs built with more and more one-inning pitchers over time, and injuries continuing to stay prevalent, putting pressure on the game to end quicker could be good for arms on every team. Certainly, everyone working at the game appreciates avoiding 20-inning marathons. But those attending the game might disagree, and cite the fact that, with this rule in place, extra-inning runs have scored at over two times the rate they score in the first nine innings. That’s fundamentally different baseball! Their retort might ask baseball teams to build their rosters with more pitchers capable of going longer in emergency situations. — Sarris https://theathletic.com/4191908/2023/02/13/mlb-extra-innings-position-player-rules/

You're up in DDL.

lol

Yes, the trade you never made. Haha!!!

Don't sweat it, it's a good pick, lol... Ranked New York Mets #4 prospect in 2023 Track Record: Members of the 2019 international free agent class had it tough. Players who signed that July were deprived of a 2020 minor league season by the pandemic, effectively pushing their pro debuts to 2021. That list includes Ramirez, who made his pro debut for Low-A St. Lucie in June 2021, nearly two years after signing. He gained valuable reps in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League that summer and returned there to begin 2022. Ramirez earned a July 4 bump to High-A Brooklyn after he cut his chase rate nearly in half from May to June. Scouting Report: Ramirez is the top athlete in the system and has raw tools few Mets prospects can approach. It's going to come down to how much he hits. Ramirez has an exaggerated load to his swing that includes a bat wrap, but up through High-A he has been able to get into launch position on time. From that point, his swing mechanics are fluid and his bat speed exceptional. Ramirez's overall numbers in 2022 were strong for a teenager, and he backed up that production by working deeper counts and hunting his pitch more often as the season progressed. Further growth in his chase rate and in terms of swinging less often could key a breakout. A key offseason goal for Ramirez will be adding strength to his 6-foot-3 frame. The Mets want to begin to turn his doubles--just four teenagers had more than his 30 two-baggers--into home runs as he embarks on his age-20 season. Ramirez is an above-average runner and graceful defender in center field. His plus arm would play in right field if he outgrows center. Ramirez tends to play on cruise control and could show more urgency. The Future: Ramirez scuffled at times at High-A, and the Mets believe he will be better for the challenge. He is on track to reach Double-A as a 20-year-old at some point in 2023. Scouting Grades: Hitting: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 50. Fielding: 55. Arm: 60

Yeah, his idol was Gordie Howe.

Fun fact; Gretzky wanted #9, but it was taken so he went with 99 and the rest is history.

I don't think Ramirez going in the mid 3rd is some great value, certainly not an oversight IMO.

Goldbull took THE Alexander Ramirez at 3-9... Kings take...

Thanks for sharing.

Nah, you're just a moron.

Traded em all, save for a 5th and 6th, haha 57 picks till my turn in this league.

Yeah, that's the last thing pitchers want to do after the full season grind. It's set up is the best now for participation, and lots of teams have pitchers on the no go list. It is what it is.

This is how you set the draft room dumn dumns...

Big Cliff... Pimpin'

I fixed that before Org's post here,

Are you afraid of the MACHINE, too?

Hah, love it.

Works fine for me, in every draft so far.

Why are you not picking? lol

So Romano not pitching in the WBC seems to be precautionary, he looks fine there. Nice. Also, Term is right, that dude is nuts not putting on a helmet, lol.