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New year, new MLB misc news thread.

New Orioles owners finally?

Looks like Angelos family is cashing out the tune of 1.725 Billion Dollars.

Sale needs to be approved at the upcoming owners meetings, and sounds like it might be more of a gradual transfer for tax purposes, but maybe now they’ll start locking up and adding to their young core.

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Cardinals have hired Brant Brown as the hitting coach. They really dropped the ball on that one.

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Happy for him. He just looks so much healthier. Also I feel like it shows the Brewers FO weren't wrong acquiring him in hopes for a bounce back. We just were a year early. 

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5-1 during the six game scoring streak, 14-10 in their other games (.583 W%) which is about a 94-95 win pace over 162. In the 18 games since Yelich had his back flare up they are 10-8 (.556 W%) w

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10 hours ago, sveumrules said:

New year, new MLB misc news thread.

New Orioles owners finally?

Looks like Angelos family is cashing out the tune of 1.725 Billion Dollars.

Sale needs to be approved at the upcoming owners meetings, and sounds like it might be more of a gradual transfer for tax purposes, but maybe now they’ll start locking up and adding to their young core.

Yeah, I suppose better late than never. Adley-Henderson should have been locked already, extending them now is going to cost a fortune— but worth it.

The Orioles with a spending owner are a frightening team moving-forward.

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1 hour ago, markedman5 said:

Congrats to Bobby Whitt Jr…….happy for the Royals

 

 

This is why you extend Chourio before he has his 6 WAR breakout season.

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I assume the Royals plan to get that investment back in taxpayer dollars for their new stadium. 

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Adam McCalvy on the IL for a few months with a sudden, serious eye problem. Had surgery, said he'll be ok, but it will take time.

 

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If you haven't been to Kaufman Field yet go now, it's old and small but awesome. Worth the 10 hour drive. Friendly fans, awesome bbq tailgating, WW1 museum. Lots of cool stuff!

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This is quite the kick to the balls after they went all-in on Burnes in an effort to build a World Series-caliber rotation. I know other pitchers have tried to pitch through UCL tears in the past, but it rarely ends without the dreaded TJ surgery and extended absence/rehab that goes along with it. 

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On 2/14/2024 at 8:21 AM, kestrel79 said:

If you haven't been to Kaufman Field yet go now, it's old and small but awesome. Worth the 10 hour drive. Friendly fans, awesome bbq tailgating, WW1 museum. Lots of cool stuff!

I haven't been to a ton of stadiums...but that is honestly #1 by far of the ones that I have gone to. Doesn't feel old, tailgating, concourses are fairly nice, great seats, affordable, incredible food, the fountains, and the outfield area for kids etc. is stellar. 

It is like everything you could want in a stadium. 

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50 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

This is quite the kick to the balls after they went all-in on Burnes in an effort to build a World Series-caliber rotation. I know other pitchers have tried to pitch through UCL tears in the past, but it rarely ends without the dreaded TJ surgery and extended absence/rehab that goes along with it. 

Time to start speculating what the Brewers need to pony up in terms of prospect capital to trade for Burnes at the deadline for a two month stretch run rental after the Orioles are stuck in a "step back" sort of season in that division.

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On 2/14/2024 at 8:21 AM, kestrel79 said:

If you haven't been to Kaufman Field yet go now, it's old and small but awesome. Worth the 10 hour drive. Friendly fans, awesome bbq tailgating, WW1 museum. Lots of cool stuff!

Negro League Museum too.  Tons of great BBQ.   I did a random trip to KC for the first time last year, thought it was a underrated city and worth going for everyone.  

Was going to note Brewers do play there in early May, pretty sure its a M-W though. 

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Rule change but not a rule change on obstruction.

https://theathletic.com/5279087/2024/02/15/mlb-obstruction-rule-enforcement-explainer/?source=user_shared_article
 

A quick overview of this.  If a player blocks a base then the player is awarded the base and if they are advancing they are rewarded the base they are advancing to.  So no more leg blocking a base as that is now ruled or was already as obstruction.  Umpires will be calling this during the season.  

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40 minutes ago, nate82 said:

Rule change but not a rule change on obstruction.

https://theathletic.com/5279087/2024/02/15/mlb-obstruction-rule-enforcement-explainer/?source=user_shared_article
 

A quick overview of this.  If a player blocks a base then the player is awarded the base and if they are advancing they are rewarded the base they are advancing to.  So no more leg blocking a base as that is now ruled or was already as obstruction.  Umpires will be calling this during the season.  

I'm not sure how I feel about the rule enforcement. My worry though are the close calls. Plays like the clip are super obvious but if a ball gets thrown to the runner side of the base, there could be an unintentional obstruction of the runner. Will that be called? So many plays are bang bang with hands and feet flying everywhere.

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40 minutes ago, stalton said:

I'm not sure how I feel about the rule enforcement. My worry though are the close calls. Plays like the clip are super obvious but if a ball gets thrown to the runner side of the base, there could be an unintentional obstruction of the runner. Will that be called? So many plays are bang bang with hands and feet flying everywhere.

I believe it is the blocking of the base.  So dropping to a knee and placing your leg in front of the base.  If a fielder does this then it will be considered obstruction.  If the ball is going towards the runner side of the base that wouldn't be obstruction. 

This is what MLB wants to stop. 

If the infielders leg is blocking the base then that is obstruction. 

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That rule – 6.01 (h) – specifically defines “obstruction” this way: “Obstruction is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.”

So when an infielder blocks a runner’s path to a base with his foot or his whole leg, that’s clearly “obstruction.” And umpires will be instructed to no longer allow it.

 

So if the ball is going towards the runners path that would be in the act of fielding the ball so it wouldn't be obstruction.  MLB has specifically called out the knee drop and the infielders leg blocking the base.  This is what umpires have been instructed to watch for and to call as obstruction. 

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Good, I never liked it in conjunction with other rules in place and felt that made it unfair, ie rules protecting the fielders and not being allowed to block home plate.

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"Cubs lead to Cardinals. Cardinals lead to dislike. Dislike leads to hate. Hate leads to constipation."

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This seems good, it is some serious BS when a runner can’t get to a base because there is a body part in the way. 

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47 minutes ago, jerichoholicninja said:

I look forward to a couple of months of this being enforced maddeningly inconsistently.

Yeah MLB umpires are like instructions not clear call everyone safe for obstruction on non obvious calls and everyone out on obvious obstruction calls. 

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