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Billy, this is Javy Baez. He makes $23,333,333 each season to play shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. His defect is that he’s literally not good at anything.
Kinda crazy how much media coverage the $16M Ohtani theft is getting when Javy Baez is literally in the process of stealing $140M from the Detroit Tigers
“Mike Trout strikes out over 175 times a year!”
Mike Trout hasn’t struck out over 175 times since 2014, which also happens to be the only time he’s struck out over 175 times in a season.
Corey Seager is officially a qualified hitter, meaning he’s now eligible to win the American League batting title.
His .345 AVG is .23 higher than anyone else in the American League and just .11 lower than Arraez’s AVG for best in baseball.
Just a PHENOMENAL season for Seager.
Shohei Ohtani is reportedly “intrigued” by the possibility of playing for the
#Braves
, per
@jonmorosi
Morosi notes Ohtani’s priority is playing for a contender in 2024 and beyond and few (if any) teams are set up to contend long term than the Atlanta Braves.
Major League Baseball reversed Nolan Schanuel's single on 3/30 at BAL and changed it to an error, ending his on-base streak to start a career at 30 games—the 3rd longest streak in MLB history.
The Angels broadcast team just responded with an all-time rant
At the 2016 trade deadline the Dodgers added some bullpen depth, sending a 19 year-old with no set position to the Astros for Josh Fields, a reliever with a 6.89 ERA through 15 1/3 innings w/ Houston.
That 19 year-old kid was Yordan Alvarez.
Billy, this is Brian Cashman. He’s built one of the strongest farm systems in Major League Baseball. His only defect is that he refuses to call up any prospects until they’re 29 years old.
The Minnesota Twins have a behind-the-scenes docuseries called “The Diamond” and it’s absolutely fantastic.
I firmly believe this type of content is the future for sports.
The 2023 rookie class looks SPECIAL:
Gunnar Henderson
Corbin Carroll
Triston Casas
Josh Jung
Royce Lewis
Francisco Alvarez
Yainer Diaz
Spencer Steer
James Outman
Nolan Jones
Zack Gelof
Matt McLain
Tanner Bibee
Eury Perez
Gavin Williams
Bobby Miller
Kodai Senga
Ryan Pepiot
The Rays had a 40 man roster-crunch heading into the 2022 season, so they traded RHP Tobias Myers to the Guardians for INF Junior Caminero.
Cleveland sold Tobias Myers to the Giants for cash during the 2022 season.
Junior Caminero is the 15th-best prospect in baseball.
KBO-star OF Jung Hoo Lee will be posted and is expected to sign with an MLB team this winter, per
@jonmorosi
Lee, 24, is said to have elite-contact skills with above-average speed/fielding grades.
He has walked twice as often as he has struck out each of the last two seasons.
So far the Angels have paid Anthony Rendon:
- $646,429 per game
- $41,705,068 per win-above-replacement (WAR)
- $5,876,623 per home run
- $150,858 per plate appearance
Rendon has 3 years and $114M remaining on his contract.
Oh, and he hates baseball.
The
#Royals
are “open for business” per
@Ken_Rosenthal
.
Rosenthal notes relievers Aroldis Chapman and Scott Barlow are available and may be included in the same trade package.
Any team acquiring BOTH Chapman and Barlow instantly transforms their bullpen into a postseason weapon
Trea Turner bought out billboard space to thank Phillies’ fans for the standing ovations this weekend and support through his first season in Philadelphia.
I’m definitely rooting for him.
(via
@JClarkNBCS
)
Multiple rival GMs believe that Japanese-star RHP Roki Sasaki plans to sign with the
#Dodgers
this offseason, per
@BNightengale
Sasaki, 22, has a 2.00 ERA in 283 2/3 innings pitched and 376 strikeouts in his NPB career.
The
#WhiteSox
are “expected to trade” RHP Erick Fedde, RHP Chris Flexen, RHP Mike Clevinger, RHP Michael Kopech, DH Eloy Jimenez, and OF Tommy Pham this summer, per
@BNightengale
The Arizona Diamondbacks have DFA’d former top-prospect OF Kristian Robinson, per a team announcement.
Robinson, 22, is a toolsy OF prospect with an .836 OPS across three lower-levels in the
#DBacks
system this season.
He was
@MLBPipeline
’s 12th-ranked ARI prospect.
Reporters asked Anthony Rendon for an injury update today and he responded “No habla inglés today,” put on a hoodie and left the clubhouse, per
@SamBlum3
Rendon is owed $114M over the next 3 years.
The
#Padres
have DFA’d former top-prospect RHP Brent Honeywell, per a team announcement.
Honeywell seems like a nice option for a team that missed out on adding to their bullpen at the deadline. I think there’s some upside here.
Nolan Schanuel was taking final exams 3 months ago and now he’s hitting .348 through his first 7 games as a Major League Baseball player.
Life comes at you fast.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
THESE VIDEOS BUT OF MLB FRONT OFFICES DURING THE MLB TRADE DEADLINE WOULD BE WILDLY POPULAR
@MLB
I am BEGGING
Baseball America just dropped their updated Top-100 prospect list and Ethan Salas is 6th overall.
He’s a 17 year-old playing at High-A in the Padres system.
Salas is slashing .265/.347/.480 across A and A+ this season.
AT 17!
So far the Angels have paid Anthony Rendon:
- $482,817 per game
- $26,823,191.60 per win-above-replacement (WAR)
- $4,389,249.53 per home run
- $111,676.18 per plate appearance
Rendon has 3 years and $114M remaining on his contract after this season.
If Juan Soto is truly available via trade this offseason, EVERY team with an open contention window should be interested.
How often do you get a chance to add THIS to the middle of your lineup?
The 2019 Twins hit the most home runs in MLB history.
The 2023 Braves are on-pace to hit the most home runs in MLB history.
Is it time to call Eddie Rosario the most impactful lineup-addition in MLB history?
Per
@JeffPassan
, teams are telling their players to “get ready.” There is an expectation that
@MLB
will announce a plan for the 2020 season within the next week.
Minnesota Twins game broadcasts will reportedly no longer be subject to local blackouts, per
@nightengalejr
This would be an absolutely MASSIVE win for Major League Baseball if access to local games is no longer restricted.
The
#STLCards
will keep 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 3B Nolan Arenado, OF Jordan Walker and OF Lars Nootbaar to build around this winter for the 2024 season, per
@BNightengale
.
Zack Gelof is RIDICULOUS!
His 162-game pace this season:
46 HR
37 SB
8.8 fWAR
His 1.9 fWAR is tied for fifth-best in baseball since he debuted.
Kid looks like a STAR!
The
#Padres
are likely to shop All-Star closer Josh Hader and starter Blake Snell, barring a sudden and dramatic winning streak, per
@BNightengale
Hader and Snell are both free-agents after this season.
Free-agent DH JD Martinez rejected an offer from the
#SFGiants
earlier this offseason because he “didn’t want to go there”, per
@JonHeyman
Martinez remains unsigned.
Zack Littell was DFA’d by the Red Sox on May 10th this year and hasn’t been a starting pitcher since 2018.
His numbers as a starter for the Tampa Bay Rays this season:
24 1/3 IP
8 ER
1 BB
19 K
2.96 ERA
1.19 WHIP
HOW DO THEY KEEP DOING THIS
The
#Rangers
are considered the favorites to sign free-agent LHP Josh Hader, per
@BNightengale
Here’s an exact quote from Nightengale in his latest article:
“It’s hard to find a single executive who isn’t predicting that [Josh] Hader will ultimately be a Ranger.”
#STLCards
C Willson Contreras is on the trade block, per
@BNightengale
.
Contreras, 31, signed a 5-year $87.5M contract with the Cardinals last offseason.