***2025 MLB Season Thread***

Marcelason78

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Just flipped on Yanks/Rays. Guess Yanks should feel at home since the Rays are playing in the Yanks spring training stadium, George M. Steinbrenner Stadium, this season.
Well, it is the nicest minor league park in Florida, maybe the country. Haven’t been to the AZ stadiums.
 

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Early season grades for the four refugees from the National League that the Yanks acquired. Just for fun since it's sometimes hard to switch leagues.
  • Max Fried: A
  • Goldsmitty: A. Off to a hot start and for a guy known for having cold springs.
  • Bellinger: A+ for defense. D for hitting, .132 in last 15 games.
  • Devin Williams: D. Doesn't have a blown save but has blown such huge leads that they don't even count as a BS.
Edit: Fried with a no-hitter through 7 so going to up his grade to A+. Especially with Cole out with Tommy John, Max has been a top ace.
 
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Well, it is the nicest minor league park in Florida, maybe the country. Haven’t been to the AZ stadiums.

One thing it does not have is major league high foul poles. Judge hit on out of the stadium down the left field foul line. Was over the top of the foul pole and after deliberation they really could tell if fair or foul so they called it foul. It looked fair in replays.

Can't escape weird stuff wherever the Rays call home. Every series in the old stadium and the roof and hanging speakers come into play.
 

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April can feature some fast and cold starts. Weird stat of the last two weeks, Aaron Judge with only one homer in his last 15 games. He is hitting .481 over that stretch and .418 for the season though.

Paul Goldschmidt, known for slow starts, is 2nd in MLB with a .381 average.

Rest of Yanks are struggling to hit their weight. Woof. Bellinger is only hitting .177 and motor mouthed Jazz Chisholm is hitting .165.

What's happening with your guys in April?
 

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