With respect to the free agents, maybe the leagues are just adjusting to years and years of overpaying players on long term contracts for what they did yesterday. The opposite of the NBA that pays out insane money at the drop of a hat for "potential", much of which is never realized.
MLB: 2018 - 2019 General Baseball Off Season Thread
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American Family Insurance bought the naming rights to Miller Park after the 2020 season. As a Brewers fan I am pretty disappointed about this. I mean it’s the Milwaukee Brewers not the Milwaukee Claims Adjusters. It appears AmFam approached the Brewers with the idea and MillerCoors didn’t put up much of a fight. Maybe there is still room for a counter offer from MillerCoors, but seems pretty final as of now. Bummer, this is worse than the whole Johnsonville vs Usinger’s debacle.
Does he figure if he changes his name enough he'll confuse teams and they'll forget how much he sucks?
Yankees add yet another former Rockie in Adam Ottavino. If he is anywhere close to what he was at last year Yanks bullpen just got a whole lot better.
Based on how awesome they've been the last couple years I think they probably just held serve but they will basically be 5 or 6 inning games in high leverage situations. I think they do it because they know they lack the starting pitching power of say, the Red Sox.
Here's the All-Underrated Team for 2019
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/mlbs-all-underrated-team-for-2019/c-303477070
Interesting take with these rules:
1. At least two years of service time.
2. No All-Stars.
3. No finalists (top three in voting) for the BBWAA awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year), and preferably no Silver Sluggers or Gold Gloves, either.
4. No nine-figure contracts.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/mlbs-all-underrated-team-for-2019/c-303477070
Interesting take with these rules:
1. At least two years of service time.
2. No All-Stars.
3. No finalists (top three in voting) for the BBWAA awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year), and preferably no Silver Sluggers or Gold Gloves, either.
4. No nine-figure contracts.
Some interesting topics being reported: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25935056/mlb-players-discussing-rule-changes-alter-game
The 3 batter minimum for pitchers would be a huge change as that would basically make it tougher to use "specialists" if they aren't coming in for just 1 batter as nearly every team has certain guys that they bring in to face a tough lefty or a batter that doesn't fair well against a certain type of pitcher. The DH in the NL for 2019 is interesting to but this close to spring training if something is agreed on probably won't take place until 2020 as I can see some teams saying they would have handled their offseason differently knowing they had another spot to add a bat. This would be great for the Cubs as they could finally put Schwarber where he belongs as a DH. I like the idea of a single trade deadline too. The 26 man roster with 12 pitcher minimum is another head scratcher because if you required pitchers to face at least 3 batters wouldn't you use less relievers?
Looks like some of these items may eventually happen as the current CBA expires after the 2021 season would guess some of these items may eventually become a reality soon.
The 3 batter minimum for pitchers would be a huge change as that would basically make it tougher to use "specialists" if they aren't coming in for just 1 batter as nearly every team has certain guys that they bring in to face a tough lefty or a batter that doesn't fair well against a certain type of pitcher. The DH in the NL for 2019 is interesting to but this close to spring training if something is agreed on probably won't take place until 2020 as I can see some teams saying they would have handled their offseason differently knowing they had another spot to add a bat. This would be great for the Cubs as they could finally put Schwarber where he belongs as a DH. I like the idea of a single trade deadline too. The 26 man roster with 12 pitcher minimum is another head scratcher because if you required pitchers to face at least 3 batters wouldn't you use less relievers?
Looks like some of these items may eventually happen as the current CBA expires after the 2021 season would guess some of these items may eventually become a reality soon.
Not sure I like that three hitter minimum. Guy comes and walks two guys on 8 pitches and isn't even near the strike zone and you'd have to leave him in. Kinda hamstrings the manager in that situation. Won't impact the lefty specialists for my Yankees since they don't really use anyone like that but still not likie the restriction.
I think I'd compromise and make it a 2 batter minimum if I were in charge. An inning can completely derail with a 3 batter minimum. I mean it can too with a 2 batter but not really as much
Catcher swap (sorta). Oakland signed Nick Hundley, who was a backup catcher for the Giants over the past two seasons, to a minor league contract. And San Francisco signed former Oakland catcher, Stephen Vogt, to a minor league deal. He didn't play last season because of shoulder surgery and was in Milwaukee in 2017.
A Stephen Vogt highlight - I was at this game.
A Stephen Vogt highlight - I was at this game.
Article from Yankee blog on how new proposed rules would/could impact them. Broken down into "little to no impact", "some impact" and "lot-o-impact". Thought it was pretty good and you can insert your own team into the categories without much difficulty. Some blogged stuff is totes crap by idiot fans or click baiters and then there's the good stuff like this.
http://riveraveblues.com/2019/02/mlb-mlbpas-proposed-rule-changes-mean-yankees-183814/
http://riveraveblues.com/2019/02/mlb-mlbpas-proposed-rule-changes-mean-yankees-183814/
Not sure if Jim Souhan was serious or full on tongue-in-cheek with this but it's funny either way.
Free agents Bryce Harper and Craig Kimbrel are there for the taking. So why not bring them to Minnesota?
http://www.startribune.com/bryce-ha...ght-there-for-the-taking-for-twins/505754912/
Free agents Bryce Harper and Craig Kimbrel are there for the taking. So why not bring them to Minnesota?
http://www.startribune.com/bryce-ha...ght-there-for-the-taking-for-twins/505754912/
Can't wait till mid-season where they finally bite the bullet and cut this guy.
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...lsbury-no-spring-training-20190213-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...lsbury-no-spring-training-20190213-story.html
Passan also reporting opt-out after year 5. Gives him a chance for another big deal after the next CBA.
The Padres have a LOADED farm system as well. They are going to make a serious run at the Dodgers for the next few years.
Don Newcombe, the pitching ace of the 'Boys of Summer' Dodgers in Brooklyn, dead at 92
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-sports-don-newcombe-dodgers-obit-20190219-story.html
Some of you young pups might not know who this is so worth a read. Baseball history.
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-sports-don-newcombe-dodgers-obit-20190219-story.html
Some of you young pups might not know who this is so worth a read. Baseball history.
