2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Source - Rotoworld.com

I see nothing amusing whatsoever about this situation. I doubt anyone else is laughing, either.

Lol okay.

How bout this: it’s stupid.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by clarenceworley

I'm thinking that MLB needs to come up with a better PED testing system. Too many big guys are constantly getting hurt yet they never test positive.

I think one issue is that baseball is scouting taller and taller players these days and they are far more prone to breaking down over the season. Stanton and Judge may be carrying too much muscle mass at that height to remain injury free.

[xbs2034]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/me...-it-2020-08-27

It sounds like it came out of a bad situation with MLB trying to convince them to play (I get there are scheduling issues with both the Mets and Marlins behind due to COVID delays, but I think it was totally wrong for MLB to try and get these teams to play when everyone else took off either yesterday or today) but really like how the Mets/Marlins protest was handled.

There was questions about if a game was being played, but both sides just got on the field, had a moment of silence (42 seconds long probably to honor Jackie Robinson in another nice touch), and walked off the field leaving only a Black Lives Matter T Shirt on home plate. Actually feel like that makes a much stronger statement that if it is announced in advance a game is canceled with a simple tweet from the teams.

[BizCat]

Bye Clevinger.

[clarenceworley]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Bye Clevinger.

It's nice to see the Padres finally turn their stash into a legitimate opportunity to win. With this crazy playoff format in place, they have as good a shot as any team to run a hot streak to a title.

[tcripe]

Mariners straight up fleeced the Padres. Good lord.

[Batman1980]

Twins about to be on a 6 game losing streak, hope this will be the end of Baldinger in Minnesota.

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Mariners straight up fleeced the Padres. Good lord.

Why is that? The centerpiece acquired prospect for the Mariners was Taylor Trammell, who is hitting below .240 in AA ball.

In return they got a catcher hitting who hit .269 last year and .306 in the majors with years of team control left on the clock. The Padres were weak at catcher and strong at nearly every other position.

I'm not going to say it is a case of "Trader Jerry strikes again" but it seems like a good trade for the Padres, even if Trammell is ranked number 60 in MLB pipeline.

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Source - Rotoworld.com

That was a trade with the Indians, not the Mariners.

[Batman1980]

Oh whoops lol, sorry wasn't sure.

[tcripe]

Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

Why is that? The centerpiece acquired prospect for the Mariners was Taylor Trammell, who is hitting below .240 in AA ball.

In return they got a catcher hitting who hit .269 last year and .306 in the majors with years of team control left on the clock. The Padres were weak at catcher and strong at nearly every other position.

I'm not going to say it is a case of "Trader Jerry strikes again" but it seems like a good trade for the Padres, even if Trammell is ranked number 60 in MLB pipeline.

For the Mariners: A
For Seattle, Trammell is the key piece in this trade. Though not without flaws, he's a good enough athlete to warrant mentions as one of baseball's top prospects. For MLB.com, he now rates as the No. 6 talent in a Mariners system that's one of the league's best.
France is a versatile infielder with an awakening bat (.885 OPS) and club control through 2025. Munoz should regain his triple-digit fastball if he makes a full recovery from Tommy John surgery. Torrens will provide depth at catcher, which Seattle certainly needed.
All told, a very good haul for a late-bloomer and two relievers.

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by tcripe

For the Mariners: A
For Seattle, Trammell is the key piece in this trade. Though not without flaws, he's a good enough athlete to warrant mentions as one of baseball's top prospects. For MLB.com, he now rates as the No. 6 talent in a Mariners system that's one of the league's best.
France is a versatile infielder with an awakening bat (.885 OPS) and club control through 2025. Munoz should regain his triple-digit fastball if he makes a full recovery from Tommy John surgery. Torrens will provide depth at catcher, which Seattle certainly needed.
All told, a very good haul for a late-bloomer and two relievers.

A for an A- doesn't sound like a fleecing, and here's a fun trade from 2018 that was an A for an A- that proved spectacularly wrong for 2019 and questionably wrong for 2020.


Pittsburgh Pirates Get: RHP Chris Archer

Hope seemed to be lost for the Pirates, but this is a move befitting of a team that's climbed back into the NL Central race via a 15-4 run.

Although Archer only has a 4.10 ERA since 2016, his ace reputation still holds some water. His trademark fastball-slider combination are going strong. And despite his diminished strikeout rate, his contact rate is still well below average. A move to the National League should get those two things in line.

Also, the Pirates will control Archer through as far as 2021. They're not getting a mere rental, and they didn't give up any vital players to make this deal happen.

Grade: A



Tampa Bay Rays Get: OF Austin Meadows, RHP Tyler Glasnow and a player to be named later

The Rays are effectively swapping out a former ace for former elite prospects.

Meadows entered 2018 as a top outfield prospect, and he initially looked the part in the majors before falling into a slump. Nonetheless, the 23-year-old still projects as a do-it-all everyday outfielder.

Glasnow is a year removed being a top prospect. Beyond losing his rookie status, he's also lost some shine by way of his frequent control problems. But he's still only 24, and he has both a big frame (6'8", 220 lbs) and big stuff.

Meanwhile, Jon Heyman of Fancred reports the PTBNL in the deal is a "real asset." If so, the Rays turned a controllable arm into three decent pieces.

Grade: A-

Bleacher Report one year later:

Bleacher Report - 1 Year Later, Pirates' Chris Archer Trade Looks Like a Colossal Disaster

The Padres needed pen arms, catcher, a high-end starter, and left field help. They got everything except left field in two days and didn't trade their 4 top-end prospects.

Obviously time will tell with Trammell, but premiere athletes with average hit and average power grades fail at the MLB level all the time.

[Samus Aran]

Why would you quote Bleacher Report for anything?

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Why would you quote Bleacher Report for anything?

tcripe quoted bleacher report and I thought it would be a good idea to use a bleacher report trade grade from 2 years ago that bleacher report later said was a colossal disaster.

Bleacher report trade grades for everybody.

[clarenceworley]

Grading trades involving prospects is pointless.
Many a fool moved to California to prospect for gold only to come up empty and sometimes dead.

[Samus Aran]

Tom Seaver passed away Monday at the age of 75.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Tom Seaver passed away Monday at the age of 75.

Sad. Doesn’t sound like it was a quality life in the end.

[clarenceworley]

Call me old school but am I the only one that is not enjoying the 2020 season?
Passing this off as baseball is a travesty to the fundamentals that you try to teach your children as they learn the right way to play.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by clarenceworley

Call me old school but am I the only one that is not enjoying the 2020 season?
Passing this off as baseball is a travesty to the fundamentals that you try to teach your children as they learn the right way to play.

It's been a rough season, granted. I still enjoy the games but baseball this season has felt a little like exhibition games with all the special rules in place.

I hope MLB goes back to the old rules next season.

[eagle20]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

It's been a rough season, granted. I still enjoy the games but baseball this season has felt a little like exhibition games with all the special rules in place.

I hope MLB goes back to the old rules next season.

Yea it does feel a bit like exhibition games I especially don’t like those 7 inning double header games but I have been enjoying my Dodgers