2018 MLB Thread

[ThrillhouseMAX]

13 hours ago, Meacon said:

Mets acquired Keon Broxton from Milwaukee. If he can figure out something offensively, he can be a real player. He plays great defense. He just doesn't hit very well, nor does he know he's allowed to take walks. 

I'd have to agree. He didn't get a lot of at bats this season, but he played a full season in 2017 and had 20 homers. He definitely strikes out too much, so it he can work on that plate discipline, then hos productivity would increase massively. I'm excited to see him in a Mets uniform. 

[DMN in the House]

Reddit Dodger fans starting to lose their shit because we traded Puig (who, I like the guy, but the stats say he's a solid starter, not a star, and baseball is the sport I 'trust' stats the most) and haven't signed Harper yet as if the organization which has won six consecutive division titles and gone to the series back to back has to prove 'they're serious about winning'. Like, excuse me, what the fuck *fallout guy*

[The Buscher]

Sooooo Trevor Bauer spent all day harassing a girl on Twitter.

[Meacon Keaton]

I don't even want to know the details. Glad Cashman didn't trade for him. We got a nice, happy, incredibly polite Canadian instead.

[gunnar hendershow]

Trevor Bauer has been a clown for a long time.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

11 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

Sooooo Trevor Bauer spent all day harassing a girl on Twitter.

He made a super cool "I identify as a 12 year old" joke as well. Coooooool. 

[ThrillhouseMAX]

Yeah, Bauer came across like a complete loser in that situation. Not a good look.

[GhostMachine]

Bryce Harper is going to have a meeting with the Phillies. 

[Meacon Keaton]

I have a feeling the Yanks are going to keep messing around and not get Machado. Cashman held out on a sixth year for Corbin and he went elsewhere. Machado wants $300 million and the Yanks are reportedly not even close to that mark in their “laid back” negotiations. 

If Machado does land somewhere else, I hope it’s the White Sox. Philadelphia fans don’t need any more reasons to be happy.

[DMN in the House]

1 hour ago, Meacon said:

I have a feeling the Yanks are going to keep messing around and not get Machado. Cashman held out on a sixth year for Corbin and he went elsewhere. Machado wants $300 million and the Yanks are reportedly not even close to that mark in their “laid back” negotiations. 

If Machado does land somewhere else, I hope it’s the White Sox. Philadelphia fans don’t need any more reasons to be happy.

I don't really follow baseball that closely, but my feeling would be that Machado is not a $300 million player.

[Meacon Keaton]

Just now, DMN said:

I don't really follow baseball that closely, but my feeling would be that Machado is not a $300 million player.

Prior to the offseason, the “experts” across many boards had his projection to be anywhere between 10 years at $300 million to 10 years at $340 million. I don’t think the Yanks want to enter another 10 year contract, which is silly because they’ll be 35 when their contract is up, but I do understand not wanting to pay someone $30 million a year during that time.

[DMN in the House]

3 minutes ago, Meacon said:

Prior to the offseason, the “experts” across many boards had his projection to be anywhere between 10 years at $300 million to 10 years at $340 million. I don’t think the Yanks want to enter another 10 year contract, which is silly because they’ll be 35 when their contract is up, but I do understand not wanting to pay someone $30 million a year during that time.

Baseball money is fucking crazy. It's probably obvious I follow football closest, so ever time I see the contracts the seem insane.

That contract wouldn't be that bad if he produces, like how NFL QB contracts always look better a few years in when other, larger, contracts are signed. I get it too.

I don't think we're trying too hard to re-sign him either. Dodgers have always tried to build mainly through the farm anyway, since like forever.

[gunnar hendershow]

1 hour ago, Meacon said:

Prior to the offseason, the “experts” across many boards had his projection to be anywhere between 10 years at $300 million to 10 years at $340 million. I don’t think the Yanks want to enter another 10 year contract, which is silly because they’ll be 35 when their contract is up, but I do understand not wanting to pay someone $30 million a year during that time.

I think the big wrench in this is that they already took on the massive Stanton contract and when both those contracts are still ongoing will have to pay Judge, Andujar, and Torres all huge money. Those are still a few years off, but they're closely approaching their arbitration years and thus approaching a bigger hit to the team payroll. Hal isn't as big a spender as his dad was and seems to have bought into the idea of building the team more through prospects than trades and free agents.

Basically I think they'll be fine without Machado and that's why they aren't offering him the money he wants. Come in for less to be a Yankee, or take more to be on a team that may never sniff the playoffs your whole time there.

[Lowerdeck]

The $$ per year doesn't usually bother me, certainly not as much as the length of the contract.  The guy is usually good for like 5-6 years and atrocious at the end of it.  (See: Pujols)

 

The David Price deal was awful though

 

[Meacon Keaton]

People keep mentioning Pujols, but Manny and Bryce are 26. A ten year contract means you’re likely going to get seven or eight years of them at their peak which more than pays for the last two down years. This isn’t the same as a 32 year old getting a ten year deal. If Pujols had gotten the ten year deal at 26, you’d likely say the contract was worth it. 

But yeah there’s no excusing the Price contract and that’s the way uh huh uh huh I like it.

[The Buscher]

Yasmani Grandal, having turned down a 4-year, $60 million deal from the Mets in December, can’t someone else willing to give him the 4-year contract he wants and now has to settle for a 1-year, $18.25 million deal from the Brewers.

[The Buscher]

With the arbitration deadline tomorrow, here's a really good article about how weird of a process it actually is.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Dozier to the Nationals. 1 year, $9M. 

[GhostMachine]

6 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

Yasmani Grandal, having turned down a 4-year, $60 million deal from the Mets in December, can’t someone else willing to give him the 4-year contract he wants and now has to settle for a 1-year, $18.25 million deal from the Brewers.

How is that a `settle'? He's gone from one of the worst teams in the league to a team that made the playoffs last year and is likely to do so again. And while its only a one-year deal, it is more than he'd have made for one year under that contract the Mets offered. $60 million divided by 4 is $15 million. Sure, it's a 1 year deal instead of 4, bu t he could very well sign a new one with the Brewers or even another contender afterward if he performs well. 

 

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Or he could perform poorly or get hurt and get nothing but the league minimum. Give me $60 million guaranteed over $18 million any day. It is the larger number after all.