2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by bootsy

And that is a myth because they really only bought 1 and that was in 09. All the others in the late 90s/2000 were a combo of home grown talent and a bunch of veteran players they already had before they started winning, traded for during the offseason or during the season.

Ya, there seems to be an inverse coorelation between the Yankees payroll and championships. The more they spend the less often they seem to win titles.

Here's the 1998 MLB top payrolls. This was the year the Yankees won 114 games with one of their greatest teams ever. They still spent more than most teams but the gap was relatively small. The gap between the Yankees payroll and everyone else didn't begin to soar till around 2003, peaked a couple years ago and has somewhat narrowed since.

RANK TEAM
1 Baltimore Orioles $74,170,921
2 New York Yankees $73,963,698
3 Texas Rangers $62,755,368
4 Atlanta Braves $61,840,254
5 Los Angeles Dodgers $60,731,667

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by supersix4

How lax did you find the players towards the fans?

For the most part the players had no contact with the fans. Kosuke Fukudome was the only player who came over to sign autographs before the game and he only did it for a couple minutes. I was a little surprised that more players didn't come over to sign autographs. I didn't stay after the game to see if more players signed autographs though.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

For the most part the players had no contact with the fans. Kosuke Fukudome was the only player who came over to sign autographs before the game and he only did it for a couple minutes. I was a little surprised that more players didn't come over to sign autographs. I didn't stay after the game to see if more players signed autographs though.

That sucks lol... I guess with the amount of time they spend down there they do things on different days.

[Chordata]

Damn, Braves coach Salazar lost his eye after getting hit with a line-drive in a game against St. Louis. Ouch.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-...-managers-eye/

[Batman1980]

Joe Mauer (knee) will make his spring debut Wednesday against the Mets.
As expected. He'll bat third and be the designated hitter. The Twins brought Mauer along slowly following offseason knee surgery, but he has been catching bullpens is recent days, so he's probably not far away from catching his first game of the spring, as well. Barring any unforeseen setbacks, there's no reason why he shouldn't be ready for Opening Day.

Source - http://rotoworld.com/player/mlb/3601/joe-mauer

[Jellybeans]

GIRARDI TWEAKS LINEUP, GARDNER HITS LEADOFF, JETER SECOND

Source : http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=358404

[supersix4]

I've really not been impressed with the Red Sox this spring training, hopefully its just a non issue like in football.

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

GIRARDI TWEAKS LINEUP, GARDNER HITS LEADOFF, JETER SECOND

Source : http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=358404

Expect to see a lot more of that from now on. One of the reasons I scooped Gardy up in the fantasy league.

[Jellybeans]

Originally Posted by Dexter Morgan

Expect to see a lot more of that from now on. One of the reasons I scooped Gardy up in the fantasy league.

[Batman1980]

Brian Wilson's status for Opening Day is in doubt after he suffered a mild oblique strain.

Source - http://rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4341/brian-wilson

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Source - http://rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4341/brian-wilson

Thanks for the link! Hope its not serious

[supersix4]

Sigh... The Nationals have become the Kerry Wood and Mark Prior show

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...-a-hurt-ankle/

Bryce Harper sprained his ankle; is day-to-day

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Sigh... The Nationals have become the Kerry Wood and Mark Prior show

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...-a-hurt-ankle/

What position is Harper playing in the big leagues? I believe he played several positions in HS and college.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

What position is Harper playing in the big leagues? I believe he played several positions in HS and college.

Right now I believe they have him listed as an outfielder even though he was a catcher or firstbaseman I can't remember which one he "loved" or whatever.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Right now I believe they have him listed as an outfielder even though he was a catcher or firstbaseman I can't remember which one he "loved" or whatever.

If he's already having injury issues they really should keep put him at 1B or OF and away from catching.

[fatediesel]

I was just looking at the Nationals lineup to see what position they need help at in the future (looks like everything but right field), and was shocked to learn that Ivan Rodriguez was still playing. I thought he retired years ago.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I was just looking at the Nationals lineup to see what position they need help at in the future (looks like everything but right field), and was shocked to learn that Ivan Rodriguez was still playing. I thought he retired years ago.

lol noooo he's beasting it up in DC


I was really hoping Drew Storen would step up huge, but he's had a terrible time this spring and is just getting clubbed every time he goes in.

Ian Desmond could be a jem if he gets a bit better at hitting for SS he's only 25.

Other than Desmond (who can still blow it and suck), and Zim (he looked bad fielding a bunch last year) they really need help at every position in-terms of long term strategy.

I really hope Jordan Zimmermann can come back from his surgery he looked promising prior to that.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I was just looking at the Nationals lineup to see what position they need help at in the future (looks like everything but right field), and was shocked to learn that Ivan Rodriguez was still playing. I thought he retired years ago.

Ya, I only noticed Pudge last season when I tuned in to see Strasburg pitch. He actually put up fairly decent numbers for a 38 year old catcher. I really think he was a good asset catching for Strasburg.

[supersix4]

Orioles powning the Yankees... Man I love spring

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Orioles powning the Yankees... Man I love spring

Because you know it won't happen once the season starts.