2026 Misc MLB News Thread

[Playing Catch]

17 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

I asked myself what does ‘not a SS look like?’

My first rxn was "Whoa! That's so bad!" Which it is, so I'm not disputing he's comparatively poor at playing SS at the MLB level.

But I believe those shaders are percentage-ranks based among all innings played at SS, so that whomever is the "worst" MLB SS is in the 1st percentile, which hypothetically, could still mean that he's the 30th best defensive SS in the world, rather than, "Of 100 major league shortstops, he would rank 100th"*. After all, a "bad" shortstop would never accrue enough innings there to get to -17.

Again, If I were the Nats, I would've moved him a long time ago, because I happen to think having a good defensive shortstop is really important for winning teams, but I think those shaders sometimes give us a false impression of just HOW bad/good players are. Unlike say, Misiorowski's shaders, which I am sure has a lot of 99s, because he is truly that kind of outlier.

*I acknowledge I could have this wrong

[biedergb]

On 8/14/2026 at 4:55 PM, nate82 said:

Braves signed three draft picks for $500 each.  

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7511763/2026/08/14/braves-mlb-draft-picks-signing-bonus/?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.nOny.8KA2ZsdwVbTE&source=user_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share

Wow. I thought $10k was the minimum. They should have something like that.  I mean it’s up to the kids if they want to sign for that little.  

[Brewcrew82]

Probably means the midsummer classic returns to Milwaukee some time during the 2030s, right? Unlike the NBA, where the city continues to be spurned going on a half century and despite a new arena,  MLB has no qualms about small markets playing host to the All Star Game and has something of a rotation. These are basically the only other cities that have been waiting in line longer (with the exception of San Fran due to the Olympics). MLB gets to “reward” the state and the club for the taxpayer funded renovations to Am Fam. 

Maybe Vegas and Tampa jump to the front once their new parks are done, but after that....
 

 

[markedman5]

 

[Frisbee Slider]

1 minute ago, markedman5 said:

 

That’ll play much better in arbitration 🙂

[nate82]

3 hours ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Maybe Vegas and Tampa jump to the front once their new parks are done, but after that....

I don’t think Milwaukee will get another All Star game.  Tampa and Vegas will be ahead of them plus the expansion teams that are coming.  Boston hasn’t had one recently.  

[Brewcrew82]

11 minutes ago, nate82 said:

I don’t think Milwaukee will get another All Star game.  Tampa and Vegas will be ahead of them plus the expansion teams that are coming.  Boston hasn’t had one recently.  

Why wouldn't they get another one at some point? When they tend to incentivize and reward localities who put forward taxpayer $ for stadiums/renovations (see Toronto, Baltimore)....

Like I said, MLB isn't the NBA where they go to LA every other year. They actually try rotate through all their clubs, large markets and small. 

[markedman5]

Problems that haven’t happened in Milwaukee in a very long time

 

[zurch1818]

Two weeks, I lost in fantasy by one point because Yordan Alvarez struck out in the last at bat on Sunday night.

Last week, I lost by 9 despite scoring the second most amount of points in the league. Now with this Harrison scoring change, it will be a 10 point swing, so I would win by 1.

[nate82]

An interesting read.

https://www.mlb.com/news/breaking-down-first-base-throw-receiving-data?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

[Samurai Bucky]

On 8/17/2026 at 11:18 AM, Brewcrew82 said:

Probably means the midsummer classic returns to Milwaukee some time during the 2030s, right? Unlike the NBA, where the city continues to be spurned going on a half century and despite a new arena,  MLB has no qualms about small markets playing host to the All Star Game and has something of a rotation. These are basically the only other cities that have been waiting in line longer (with the exception of San Fran due to the Olympics). MLB gets to “reward” the state and the club for the taxpayer funded renovations to Am Fam. 

Maybe Vegas and Tampa jump to the front once their new parks are done, but after that....
 

 

I guess Tampa has never hosted.  According to this site (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_venues#Times_hosted_by_club), here is the list of teams and the last time each has hosted the All Star Game:

	Club	Last Hosted
Tampa Bay Rays	--
Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland Athletics	1987
Toronto Blue Jays	1991
Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles	1993
Boston Red Sox	1999
Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers	2002
Chicago White Sox	2003
Houston Astros	2004
Detroit Tigers	2005
Pittsburgh Pirates	2006
New York Yankees	2008
St. Louis Cardinals	2009
California/Los Angeles Angels	2010
Arizona Diamondbacks	2011
Kansas City Royals	2012
New York Mets	2013
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins	2014
Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs	2015
San Diego Padres	2016
Miami Marlins	2017
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals	2018
Cleveland Indians/Guardians	2019
Colorado Rockies	2021
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	2022
Seattle Mariners	2023
Washington Senators/Texas Rangers	2024
Boston Bees/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves	2025
Philadelphia Phillies	2026
Chicago Cubs	2027
New York/San Francisco Giants	2028

[MrTPlush]

Please baseball gods, make Jefry Yan suck enough to be demoted and never seen again.

He once again did his celebration for a called ball…and proceeded to be the losing pitcher.

[MoreTrife]

2 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

Please baseball gods, make Jefry Yan suck enough to be demoted and never seen again.

He once again did his celebration for a called ball…and proceeded to be the losing pitcher.

He'd fit right in in Banana Ball.