caulfield12 Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Kyle Tucker free agency speculation “If he wants to stay in Chicago, he can always sign there in the winter,” an NL exec said. “Prior to that, I imagine it would take a massive overpay to get him to forgo an opportunity on the open market. Since he’s a couple years older than Vlad and doesn’t have the same tie-in with the Cubs that Vlad has with the Jays -- or with the country, for that matter -- I would be surprised if they would be willing to go far enough during the season to make him bite early.” While some reports have indicated that Tucker and the Cubs have engaged in some talks during the season, the majority of executives around the league believe he’s ultimately headed for free agency. Two execs believe the Cubs can get something done if they're willing to pay him, though it’s obviously going to take a massive contract to close the deal. https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-tucker-cubs-extension-mlb-executives-weigh-in “If the Cubs don’t extend him, that may go down as an all-time terrible trade,” an NL executive said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 In case you need a break from making fun of the Sox, I present the O’s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 5 hours ago, Snopek said: In case you need a break from making fun of the Sox, I present the O’s: Now they're in even MORE trouble with the Cubs also now out on the late April/early May pitching market. And Marlins with Alcantara, M's to a lesser extent with Castillo (due to his contract), licking their chops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 With the worst record in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies are making a change that they hope can provide a jolt to a lifeless offense. Hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens was fired on Thursday and was replaced by former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, who had been a special assistant to the general manager. At 3-15, Colorado has the fourth-worst team batting average in the National League (.220) and third-worst team OPS (.629). The Rockies have the second-most strikeouts in MLB at 195, are tied for the second-fewest home runs with 12, and rank last in the majors with 52 runs scored. Meulens was in his third year as Rockies hitting coach, hired before the 2023 season. Last season, the Rockies' .242 team batting average and .704 OPS were the worst in franchise history. https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-worst-rockies-fire-hitting-coach-hensley-meulens-name-former-manager-clint-hurdle-interim-replacement-001506534.html Rockies fire their hitting coach after 3-15 start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Truly such a shame that there was absolutely nothing more Baltimore could have done to shore up their pitching coming into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuna Jr. watched with interest when Jarred Kelenic was thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter's box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Acuna went to social media to criticize the way manager Brian Snitker handled the situation. Acuna, recovering from surgery after tearing his left ACL last May, replied to a post on X by MLB.com reporter Mark Bowman on Sunday when Bowman was asked whether Snitker had commented on Kelenic. Bowman posted that Snitker "protected Kelenic by replying: 'Was I supposed to' when asked if he had said anything to Kelenic." Acuna replied to Bowman's post, "If it were me, they would take me out of the game." The response by Acuna was removed about one hour later. espn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-braves-face-19-million-140000785.html Speaking of the Braves, facing an additional $19 million tax hit due to their status as being owned by a public company and new inability to shield "highest executive salaries" from the IRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2025 at 9:05 PM, caulfield12 said: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-braves-face-19-million-140000785.html Speaking of the Braves, facing an additional $19 million tax hit due to their status as being owned by a public company and new inability to shield "highest executive salaries" from the IRS. Just to be clear, this new tax law does not go into effect until 2027. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) 14 hours ago, oldsox said: Just to be clear, this new tax law does not go into effect until 2027. And maybe not even then, depending on what happens with the 2025 budget agreement and 2026 mid-term elections...but it highlights the danger to the Braves of having a corporate parent and the potential tax liabilities to the team, moving forward. Edited April 23 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Been watching a lot of Cubs, and they look legit. Steele will hurt long term and they still need a few more pen arms, but they can flat out rake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 33 minutes ago, Tony said: Been watching a lot of Cubs, and they look legit. Steele will hurt long term and they still need a few more pen arms, but they can flat out rake. Sure, but it's all meaningless if they can't resign Tucker... Cam Smith is really starting to come into his own for the Astros, and Matt Shaw had to be sent to the minors. Would help a lot of teams in baseball to have signed Jose Quintana, that's for sure. Brewers (almost) always make great starting pitching decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Sure, but it's all meaningless if they can't resign Tucker... Cam Smith is really starting to come into his own for the Astros, and Matt Shaw had to be sent to the minors. Would help a lot of teams in baseball to have signed Jose Quintana, that's for sure. Brewers (almost) always make great starting pitching decisions. If they win the World Series, I wouldn’t call it meaningless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 15 minutes ago, Tony said: If they win the World Series, I wouldn’t call it meaningless. Sure, but I wouldn't exactly call them the favorites at this point...11 teams have higher odds of winning it all at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 5 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Sure, but I wouldn't exactly call them the favorites at this point...11 teams have higher odds of winning it all at this point. Also not true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tony said: Also not true So bWAR has them 1st and fWAR 11th lol? How is their system objectively true and FG is all wrong lol? Dodgers 20.1% Mets 9.3% Yankees 8.2% Braves 7.5% Mariners 5.9% Red Sox 5.8% Philly 5.1% Detroit 5.0% DBacks/Rangers 4.4% Astros 3.4% Cubs 3.2% https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds Padres are second at baseball ref but barely 3rd in FG NL West projection with four key players missinJ...despite being tied with NYM for best overall record. No way they're Top 5. And no projection system having the LAD as 11th best odds could possibly be taken seriously...even with a record of "only" 8 games over .500. Edited April 23 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Using playoff odds in April for why a team is or isn’t a contender is kind of silly. Not to mention it sucks the fun right out of everything. Just use your eyes at this point. The cubs are clearly serious contenders and one of the best teams in baseball right now. It’s not that complicated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Snopek said: Using playoff odds in April for why a team is or isn’t a contender is kind of silly. Not to mention it sucks the fun right out of everything. Just use your eyes at this point. The cubs are clearly serious contenders and one of the best teams in baseball right now. It’s not that complicated. They beat the Dodgers at home...in a game of huge swings back and forth. Dustin May was terrible. Kyle Tucker has been on fire...along with half their offense, but starting pitching almost always wins in the post season. Heck they have six total hitters over 121 ops+. Not sustainable. Along with that, Matthew Boyd is their number two starter right now, with Pressly and Merryweather pitching out of their minds. Color me a bit skeptical for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: They beat the Dodgers at home...in a game of huge swings back and forth. Dustin May was terrible. Kyle Tucker has been on fire...along with half their offense, but starting pitching almost always wins in the post season. Heck they have six total hitters over 121 ops+. Not sustainable. Along with that, Matthew Boyd is their number two starter right now, with Pressly and Merryweather pitching out of their minds. Color me a bit skeptical for now. They’ve also had the hardest schedule on the planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, fathom said: They’ve also had the hardest schedule on the planet By a large margin according to a tweet I saw earlier this morning. Been a brutal stretch for them, and they've come out looking strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Holy crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 2 hours ago, fathom said: They’ve also had the hardest schedule on the planet I think their offense comes back down to earth but will still be good all year. Their pitching legitimately sucks though. What an incredibly stupid move by the Yankees bailing them out on Bellinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 2 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Holy crap! Now the Sox can finally acquire him. Semien and Burger also scuffling along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) 316 /837 Gavin Lux...Reds' cleanup hitter extraordinaire? 309 /851 Gavin Sheets as well...although falling off recently a bit Edited April 23 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Blake Snell shut down for imaging...Dodgers' pitching depth will come into play once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 (edited) https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-power-of-scott-boras-team-friendly-extensions-the-changing-dynamics-of-baseball-business-r2438/ Long long article but worth a read...thought the stuff on trying to block the Merrill extension and partial vs. full non trade clause vwas was interesting. How and if the Boras model is evolving... Edited April 25 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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