Dolfan in NYC Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 10 hours ago, Tabe said: 100% on the CF. As someone who got screamed at since little league... "CALL FOR IT." Everytime, no matter what. Getting moved to catcher was fun because then I was the one yelling at the position players. 1 1
RIPPA Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Kenley Jansen became the fourth pitcher to reach 450 career saves (Craig Kimbrel needs 10 more saves to reach that mark but the Braves don't even have him on the 40 man yet so who knows if that happens)
RIPPA Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Per Ken Rosenthal - part of Vlad Jr's deal contains a $325 million dollar signing bonus Quote That’s right, the Jays will pay out 65 percent of Guerrero’s contract in signing bonus. Both the signing bonus and salary will be distributed in varying annual amounts over the 14-year term of the deal. Baseball’s collective-bargaining agreement does not restrict the amount a team can include in a signing bonus. The bonus, however, is included in the calculation of a player’s average annual value for luxury tax purposes. Including salary, Guerrero’s annual luxury-tax hit will be $35.71 million. For Guerrero, the benefit of getting the bulk of his money in signing bonus would appear twofold. Signing bonuses are allocated to an athlete’s state of residence. Guerrero resides in Florida, a state without income tax. So, he presumably will avoid paying state tax on the bonus, generating millions in savings. The other benefit is that signing bonuses are not contingent on the performance of services. Guerrero would receive his annual payout if Major League Baseball canceled games due to a work stoppage, a possibility that exists after the sport’s collective-bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1, 2026. He also would receive it if the league canceled games for some other reason, such as a pandemic. The benefit to the Blue Jays in paying out more in signing bonus than salary – if it exists at all – is unclear. Within 30 days, Guerrero will receive an initial signing bonus payment of $20 million. But because his deal runs from 2026 to ‘39, that money will not count against the Jays’ luxury-tax payroll this season. The CBA states that a signing bonus only applies to the luxury-tax payroll during the guaranteed years of the contract.
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 11 Author Posted April 11 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Quote The benefit to the Blue Jays in paying out more in signing bonus than salary – if it exists at all – is unclear. Yeah the benefit (in their minds) is he doesn't sign in New York and play them 18 times a year. (Although, to be fair... the Blue Jays are pretty stupid.)
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 12 Author Posted April 12 Jose Quintana got the W over Arizona. This makes him the 24th player to beat all 30 MLB teams 1
RIPPA Posted April 13 Posted April 13 The Cubs beat the Dodgers 16-0 It was the Dodgers worst home shutout loss in franchise history I am assuming the MLB Twitter account didn't use all caps for this
FireThunder Posted April 13 Posted April 13 (edited) Terrible news for Justin Steele and the Cubs: Steele is having elbow surgery and is out the rest of the year. Colin Rea is taking his start tonight against the Dodgers. Edited April 13 by FireThunder
Hamhock Posted April 16 Posted April 16 That pass is a fine thing to earn. I have many years left before I get one. To me, it’s a unique badge of service; something that ties together lifers who can hang in there - it’s not easy to last 25 years in one industry these days! 1
odessasteps Posted April 16 Posted April 16 I hope it’s at least 25 years in any front office, not just one team.
Hamhock Posted April 16 Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, odessasteps said: I hope it’s at least 25 years in any front office, not just one team. Combined service, correct. 1
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 17 Author Posted April 17 The only problem is the line for this is going to be so long you're going to miss 4 innings just to get one.
RIPPA Posted April 18 Posted April 18 Nats/Rockies postponed due to snow Thank god they are in Denver and not fucking here
odessasteps Posted April 18 Posted April 18 Given the way my allergies have been this week, I’d welcome the snow, esp with it being 80 tomorrow.
RIPPA Posted April 19 Posted April 19 The Cubs were leading the D-Backs 7-1 entering the 8th inning After the top half of the inning - the Cubs were losing 11-7 When the 8th inning concluded - the Cubs were leading 13-11 (which was the final) It is the first 9 inning MLB game in which both teams scored 10 or more runs in the 7th inning or later (and only the third time that has happened in a game ever) Chicago is the 7th team (in 125 years - so basically since 1901) to allow 10 runs in an inning and win the game 2
Cobra Commander Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Devin Williams gonna end up getting traded to Cincinnati or Pittsburgh soon with the label of "can't handle the big games" attached
odessasteps Posted April 20 Posted April 20 2 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Devin Williams gonna end up getting traded to Cincinnati or Pittsburgh soon with the label of "can't handle the big games" attached “Ed Whitson disease”
hammerva Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Usually when Cincinnati puts up 24 against Baltimore it is because Joe Burrow had a good day. No this happened in baseball 24-2 That cliff the O's fell off had a trap door because it was fast 1
RIPPA Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Scary scene in the Padres/Stros game as Luis Arraez and Mauricio Dubon had a bad collision which lead to Arraez needing to be stabilized on a backboard and carted off
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