MLB 2023 Miscellaneous News

[endaround]

48 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I’ve seen speculation that the Angels aren’t IL’ing him because they are so marginally below the luxury tax line they sending him to the IL and calling up someone to replace him could push them over the luxury tax line. If that’s true it’s an embarrassment for the franchise and league.

People kept clamoring for a salary cap and well MLB got one.  Amazing how it didn't solve anything but keeping salaries down but has lead to NFL/NBA style activities to avoid penalties.

[Brian]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

I’ve seen speculation that the Angels aren’t IL’ing him because they are so marginally below the luxury tax line they sending him to the IL and calling up someone to replace him could push them over the luxury tax line. If that’s true it’s an embarrassment for the franchise and league.

The Brewers are lucky to have Matt Arnold and this is the Angels GM mastermind putting there team together. No clue at all. 

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[MrTPlush]

2 hours ago, sveumrules said:

He’s injured, hasn’t played for two weeks and is headed for surgery then free agency.

Clearing out his locker now instead of at the end of the season seems like a sensible decision to me.

Clearly there is something to it. If they were just graciously letting him clean out his locker and go home due to injury they would have said/done something.

 

[jerichoholicninja]

3 hours ago, endaround said:

People kept clamoring for a salary cap and well MLB got one.  Amazing how it didn't solve anything but keeping salaries down but has lead to NFL/NBA style activities to avoid penalties.

I think it also goes to show why there will never be a salary cap. The players don't like this and most of the owners are fine with it as is.

[Team Canada]

4 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

Clearly there is something to it. If they were just graciously letting him clean out his locker and go home due to injury they would have said/done something.

That is in fact what happened today. He's on the IL and done for the year.

[Jastro]

Looks like the Rays have figured out their stadium situation

 

[markedman5]

Hunter continues his journey to eventually play for every major league team

 

[Brewcrew82]

2 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

Hunter continues his journey to eventually play for every major league team

 

I remember when the trade was lambasted by many people on this board. It turns out Renfroe is the definition of replaceable and we were able to get Peguero in return, who has been huge in solidifying the bullpen. 

[tmwiese55]

5 hours ago, Jastro said:

Looks like the Rays have figured out their stadium situation

 

Wait, so they're building it i the same location that everyone says is the main issue with attendance at the current one?   They're not correcting the obvious problem?    I'm not familiar with all the Tampa area geography so please correct if I'm misreading this. 

[Jopal78]

1 hour ago, markedman5 said:

Hunter continues his journey to eventually play for every major league team

 

On the one hand it’s tough luck getting DFA’d from a team in the chase as you head into free agency. 

Then on the hand he gets to start his winter break early and still will get a million bucks from the Reds to do so.

[wibadgers23]

1 hour ago, tmwiese55 said:

Wait, so they're building it i the same location that everyone says is the main issue with attendance at the current one?   They're not correcting the obvious problem?    I'm not familiar with all the Tampa area geography so please correct if I'm misreading this. 

Apparently they couldn’t secure any funding from Tampa after many, many years of trying so had to go this route. 

[dlk9s]

Sean Doolittle is retiring. He posted a very nice parting message:

https://twitter.com/whatwouldDOOdo/status/1705236218852548946

[StearnsFTW]

The As continue their drive to history.   

 

It looks like it will come down to the last game in the quest to become the worst team ever in terms of run differential.   

They'll need to lose their last 9 games by 17 runs or more (net) to carve out their spot in baseball lore.

 

I know you can do it guys!

 

[jerichoholicninja]

For as much as everyone likes to bag on the A's, they were neck and neck with the Royals for the worst record in baseball most of the season. And the Royals were actually kind of trying to win.

[nate82]

Acuna just hit his 40th HR that gives him a 40/40 season only 4 other players have done this.  I think Acuna has the NL MVP locked up.  He is the first player to have 40 home runs and 60 stolen bases.  If he steals two more bases he will be the only player to hit 40 HR's and 70 SB's. 

[jerichoholicninja]

I understand the game changes and evolves over time but are we considering some of the stolen base totals this season as "legitmate"? Acuna's previous high was 37 and he's going to almost double that. No way he steals 60 or even 50 under the old rules.

[owbc]

1 hour ago, jerichoholicninja said:

I understand the game changes and evolves over time but are we considering some of the stolen base totals this season as "legitmate"? Acuna's previous high was 37 and he's going to almost double that. No way he steals 60 or even 50 under the old rules.

Stolen bases counts are similar to the '70s and '80s but obviously home runs were lower back then. It's the first time we've had high levels of both power+speed in the game at the same time and it's awesome. 

[Jake McKibbin]

Also he's been caught 13 times, and statcast has him with a baserunning value of 0 due to some of the more idiotic steal attempts. That doesn't account for all the induced errors from the fielding side though, but yeah he's been chancing his arm a lot and it's paid off

[owbc]

1 hour ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Also he's been caught 13 times, and statcast has him with a baserunning value of 0 due to some of the more idiotic steal attempts. That doesn't account for all the induced errors from the fielding side though, but yeah he's been chancing his arm a lot and it's paid off

I'm impressed at the balance they were able to get with the new rules. I was watching the A's/Mariners game last week and the A's seem to run recklessly -- they had two runners thrown out at 2nd in the same inning, Only a handful of really fast guys are racking up the big stolen base counts and it remains difficult to steal 3rd base. 

[wibadgers23]

Josh Hader refuses to pitch multiple innings for the Padres too.

 

[SomewhereInTime]

17 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

Josh Hader refuses to pitch multiple innings for the Padres too.

https://twitter.com/ajcassavell/status/1706537513379405901?s=46&t=P3bnBoAVrXtJCC_0wxYXhg

 

That is exactly the closer you want to trade at the deadline.

[markedman5]

19 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

Josh Hader refuses to pitch multiple innings for the Padres too.

https://twitter.com/ajcassavell/status/1706537513379405901?s=46&t=P3bnBoAVrXtJCC_0wxYXhg

 

https://twitter.com/ajcassavell/status/1706585954105135546?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw

[wiguy94]

On 9/25/2023 at 10:47 AM, Jake McKibbin said:

Also he's been caught 13 times, and statcast has him with a baserunning value of 0 due to some of the more idiotic steal attempts. That doesn't account for all the induced errors from the fielding side though, but yeah he's been chancing his arm a lot and it's paid off

I don't believe baseball savant's baserunning number has anything to do with steals. I think it's just down to taking extra bases on balls in play.

Fangraphs BsR takes into consideration both SB success and taking extra base success and Acuna's BsR is 6.3 which is 14th in the MLB. That seems to back up Savant viewing his as an average baserunner because Acuna leads the MLB in SB yet is 14th in BsR.

[sveumrules]

20 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I don't believe baseball savant's baserunning number has anything to do with steals. I think it's just down to taking extra bases on balls in play.

Fangraphs BsR takes into consideration both SB success and taking extra base success and Acuna's BsR is 6.3 which is 14th in the MLB. That seems to back up Savant viewing his as an average baserunner because Acuna leads the MLB in SB yet is 14th in BsR.

BRef has Acuna +6 on base running, then -1 for double plays, which seems to line up with the FanGraphs number. Believe FG accounts for double plays under batting runs.

[jerichoholicninja]

3 hours ago, wibadgers23 said:

Josh Hader refuses to pitch multiple innings for the Padres too.

https://twitter.com/ajcassavell/status/1706537513379405901?s=46&t=P3bnBoAVrXtJCC_0wxYXhg

 

What some arrogant and tone deaf responses by Hader. Is this who he's always been or has the Padres clubhouse made him this way.