Tabe Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Pujols is officially back with St Louis He also announced that this will be his last season A cynic would say Albert's last season was 2016 and that the last 5 seasons his uniform was filled by his corpse. I wouldn't say that, a cynic would. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Philly is trading OF Adam Haisley to the White Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 lolbucs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 When you still have the opportunity to manipulate service time you take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Would cutting back the number of days required to count as "one year" of service time help put a stop for this sort of thing? Latest I can find is that it's 172 days which honestly seems really high to me. Is there any good reason spending 90 days on a MLB roster shouldn't move the clock? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Because then the team loses a year of control? Not defending it, Contol and clock manipulation fucking sucks and should've went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Jays are signing Dexter Fowler to a minor league deal He obviously won't be starting the season on the major league roster but, theoretically he will be up sometime in the first couple of months (especially with how brittle the Toronto OF is) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On the flip side of the prospect coin - the Reds announced that their top pitching prospect - Hunter Greene - has made the starting rotation And something I had missed in the new CBA Quote Under the 2021-26 CBA, teams can be awarded draft picks if they carry top prospects to begin the season and those players go on to finish well in awards voting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Yes it’s only spring training but the Cards beat the Nats 29-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The Royals extend Mike Matheny The Jays extend Charlie Montoyo In both cases it was basically their 2023 options being picked up. The Jays also now have team options on Montoyo in 2024 and 2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dolfan in NYC Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Oh, so that's why Joe West retired. Good. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Nothing increases the pace of play like *checks notes* giving old men a microphone. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Oh Metropolitans, will you ever win... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RIPPA Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 The Angels DFAed Justin Upton They will be on the hook for the $28 million he is owed this season. Pretty much assumed that that was gonna happen this year - I just figured it would happen around June 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobbyWhioux Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) a real commissioner would invalidate that trade and force John Fisher to sell to someone who actually wants to try. which is why team owners in all major sports got rid of real commissioners decades ago. Edited April 3, 2022 by BobbyWhioux 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Essentially the Jays just freed up a roster space so they don't need to carry 3 catchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 14 hours ago, Death From Above said: Essentially the Jays just freed up a roster space so they don't need to carry 3 catchers. The Yanks and Mets pulled off a rare trade between the teams yesterday too that was a similar just fucking around with roster space thing as the Mets had like no lefties in their pen and the Yanks had like 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Chris Sale to 60 day IL with right rib stress fracture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Tigers acquire Austin Meadows from the Rays This is partly because Riley Greene broke his foot over the weekend and will miss 6-8 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Todd Frazier is retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 From the story Quote MLB is expected to give teams a go-ahead for players to deploy what is referred to within the industry as PitchCom. Using a pad with buttons on the wrist of the gloved hand, a catcher can signal pitches -- pitch type and location -- directly to the pitcher through a listening device. Up to three teammates of the pitcher and catcher will also have access to the signals, aiding fielders in positioning. Change in baseball is often slowed by tradition, but the first reviews of the PitchCom system this spring have been glowing, with players raving about how the electronic process of pitch-signaling has been seamless, helping with the flow of the pitchers' actions on the mound New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino and catcher Kyle Higashioka used PitchCom in a game Saturday. "I think it was great," Severino told reporters. "I was a little doubtful at the beginning, but when we started using it, it was really good -- with a man on second, too. I would definitely like to use it in my first start [of the regular season]. ... You know what pitch you're going to throw right away." Pitchers and catchers will continue to have the option of using the traditional method of signaling -- catchers flashing fingers of their throwing hand in coded sequences to suggest a pitch selection. But it seems inevitable that PitchCom will see broad use within the sport as players get more familiar with the technology, and because of ongoing concerns over sign-stealing by opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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