*** OFFICIAL *** MLB 2024 Thread

[gut]

Dead in this thread since we lost San

Anyway, Phillies about to get Luis Robert.

Who knew they’d have the best NL record halfway through?

Where did you hear this? I'm sure the Phillies would love to acquire him, they seemingly lack the ammo to do so though. They have 1 elite prospect, Andrew Painter, who legit could be like a Skenes right off the bat. Of course, "right off the bat" was supposed to be last year until his elbow barked in spring training and he hasn't pitched since.

Their 2nd best prospect, also a pitcher, is currently walking 6.5/9 in AAA, with a similar ERA.

Robert should fetch close to the haul Washington got for Soto, as Robert has an extra year of control. I don't think he gets moved at all, at least this season.

[Dan Druff]

Painter already had a TJ surgery, so it's hard to compare him to Skenes, despite his past potential.

Either way, he's not pitching until 2025 minimum.

I heard about Luis Robert from a reporter on Twitter who is usually accurate. The problem is he never stays healthy (except last year), and he's off to a bad start so far in 2024. I do see he hasn't moved yet, so perhaps that report was wrong.

[simpdog]

Betts broken hand.

Where is San when we need him??

[Sanlmar]

Betts broken hand.

Where is San when we need him??

Yo Simpdog. Don’t you dare text me unless you have some thoughts regarding game 5 of the Cup and/or the Conn Smythe.

Hi, my name is Mark Prior. I blew out my arm but I want to manage your trillion dollar pitching staff.

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https://twitter.com/twt/status/1802152833787244603

See Baseball Savant data below. So here you have Yamamoto in his last outing vs Yankees cranking it up to 11. Red is counterintuitive - just look at the UP arrow. He hasn’t pitched this velo this year. To compound matters Mark Prior leaves Yammy in for 106 pitches which is the most this year, needless to say.

Following the Yankees marathon outing Yamamoto complains of arm tightness. Dodgers bump his next start back a day. Yammy complains during his KCR pregame bullpen. Prior pats him on his butt and tells him to “go get ‘em”.

Yamamoto’s velocity was down to around 93 vs KCR before he was yanked. Something that might have been noticed in the bullpen prior to the game or side sessions if Prior wasn’t playing Wordle on his phone.

So it’s announced that Yamamoto has a rotator cuff issue and they are shutting him down. You may not see Yamamoto the rest of the season. Truly incredible

Kershaw is getting close so everything be fine.

Then there is Betts. I had forecast here that Betts would never make the full season. However, I envisioned an injury in the field brought about by his new position. You can’t fault Andrew Friedman for Betts getting hit by pitch.

Betts was a below average shortstop. He was not the shortstop you’d find on a World Series contending team. I’ve gone on and on over the years about Andrew Friedman futzing around with shortstop. I mocked him over the years for believing Lux was the guy.

If any good comes of this - it just might light a fire under Fraudman’s ass to get a deal done. You can drive Bo Bichette to the airport Simpdog.

One byproduct of the laughable 3rd wildcard and the pointless regular season is that every team thinks they are a playoff contender. Mainly cause they are. Even the Blue Jays. So Friedman is gonna plug in some .200 hitting solution in there - one for LHP and another for RHP or he’s gonna unload a kings ransom for Bichette. Jays should take it. It’s over in Toronto. Dodgers should get Toronto to throw in an arm. Friedman can prolly get Bassitt to last 50 innings until he too detonates.



Dodgers are annually proclaimed the greatest team in the history of baseball. I got stamina baby.

[lol wow]

if sal was a baseball team he'd be the milwaukee jewers

[lol wow]

i think were allowed to be openly anti semetic now right

[Sanlmar]

i think were allowed to be openly anti semetic now right

You think my attacks on Friedman are about performance and not antisemitism?

I invented L’Chiam Bloom (Fraudman’s protege in Boston)

Rockies +148 (FD) v Todgers. Push the button

[gut]

I saw Simp's post last night and I thought "forget Betts, San has to have seen the Prior/Yoshi video". I laid off posting it.

1 import down for the Skenes lottery ticket. Can Prior be traded to the cubs? Be a nice homecoming for all of us.

[Dan Druff]

I can't argue with any of San's reasoning. Even as a Dodgers fan. Why they weren't more carefully handling their 12-year, $360m investment is beyond me. Welcome back, btw.

Dodgers getting two very quick and expenses punches to the gut. Yamamoto and Betts will be out a long time. Maybe Betts comes back in August.

They're getting Bobby Miller back, but who knows if he will even be the same?


Fortunately the Dodgers are in a slap nut division (copyright Sanlmar), so its more a matter of what they'll do in the playoffs.

And for the record, I thought Mookie at SS was always stupid.

[gut]

Shota got shelled for 10 runs in 3 innings vs the Mets, of all teams.

[Dan Druff]

Shota's charmed MLB life appears to be over

Last 5 starts:

5/29: 4.1 IP, 7 ER
6/04: 4.1 IP, 5 runs (1 earned)
6/09: 6.2 IP, 2 ER
6/15: 7.0 IP, 1 ER
6/21: 3.0 IP, 10 ER

So basically 3 of the last 5 starts have been bad.

His ERA is now almost 3. Yamamoto now has a slightly better ERA and WHIP. Of course, Yamamoto will be out awhile, if not the rest of the season.

[Jayjami]

I can't argue with any of San's reasoning. Even as a Dodgers fan. Why they weren't more carefully handling their 12-year, $360m investment is beyond me. Welcome back, btw.

Dodgers getting two very quick and expenses punches to the gut. Yamamoto and Betts will be out a long time. Maybe Betts comes back in August.

They're getting Bobby Miller back, but who knows if he will even be the same?


Fortunately the Dodgers are in a slap nut division (copyright Sanlmar), so its more a matter of what they'll do in the playoffs.

And for the record, I thought Mookie at SS was always stupid.

Uh, maybe letting go of Corey Seager wasn’t such a good idea.

[gut]

I opined earlier about Skenes having a DeGrom like entry to the bigs. Here's their first 7 starts:

Skenes:


DeGrom:


I forgot DeGrom didn't come in quite as "guns-a-blazing" as Skenes. He did get into a groove after and lower the ERA to 2.96 and win ROY.

Skenes now -125 on DK. Thoughts and prayers for his elbow.

[Sanlmar]

@gut This is a fantastic origin story.

The Athletic staff writes so well. “when the curious began to inform the desperate” is the story’s theme.

Missing Bats: How an obsession with strikeouts upended the balance of baseball

https://archive.ph/HKuco

[gut]

@gut This is a fantastic origin story.

The Athletic staff writes so well. “when the curious began to inform the desperate” is the story’s theme.

Missing Bats: How an obsession with strikeouts upended the balance of baseball

https://archive.ph/HKuco

Great read.

Velocity, velocity, velocity. Nerds breaking pitchers arms. Article should have mentioned how McCullers is basically perma-injured now. Oh well, another kid can throw a 87mph knuckle curve for a couple years.

[1dollarboxcar]

kind of a weird fact to me, Cardinals are now 40-37 with a -30 run differential....

[1dollarboxcar]

David USF: Hey rocket scientist, it means they've been blown out a lot.

huh.. no shit you fucking fag tard AIDS carrying mother fucker... they are also the only MLB team that is above .500 with a negative(-) run differential at the moment... i am also aware there have been teams in the past that actually made the playoffs with a negative run differential... don't hit yourself in the face too hard next time...ok...

[gut]

David USF: Hey rocket scientist, it means they've been blown out a lot.

huh.. no shit you fucking fag tard AIDS carrying mother fucker... they are also the only MLB team that is above .500 with a negative(-) run differential at the moment... i am also aware there have been teams in the past that actually made the playoffs with a negative run differential... don't hit yourself in the face too hard next time...ok...

Yeah.

Run differential and Pythagorean records mean nothing really, especially if your garbage time relievers suck. A 6-0 deficit can quickly become 11-0.....then you let a position player pitch....etc

[gut]

@bcr, this Tribe run should be the story of the year so for. Unbelievable how they are turning non-prospects into quality big leaguers.

[BCR]

@bcr, this Tribe run should be the story of the year so for. Unbelievable how they are turning non-prospects into quality big leaguers.

Obviously a bad weekend, but a wonderful year. We need to make a move for a starter though even with Gavin Williams coming back. We’ve had a lot of decent years that were predicated on good starting pitching and defense. Weird to have a very good offense with a low salary team.

Bibbe and Lively have been great. The rest are a problem. Thank God our bullpen has been elite.

As an aside. I saw a viral TikTok come across Tribe Twitter. It was a baseball guy pondering whether the Royals are cheating and making the case they must be. I don’t think it was a Cleveland guy, but it was being shared on a weekend when they are kicking our ass at home.


You are probably aware of the home/away disparity as you’re more knowledgeable about baseball than I am. What do you make of them being the best average team and lowest strikeout team at home and being 29th on the road? Obviously most teams play better at home, but they are 6 games under on the road. I didn’t engage in the discussion because Cleveland is elite at home and have a pretty big disparity. but they still have winning road record and not some giant disparity in average and strikeouts.

Do you find it suspect or does every season have a team like that?