2024 MLB Thread

[tiger2022]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if mlb doesn't step in and beg some of the teams that are out of contention to play some of their younger guys so the CHIsox can win a few games at the end of the season.  I suspected the league told the Twins and Royals or whoever the Tigers were playing at the end of the 2003 to call off the dogs.  They won 5 out of 6 to end the season.

[Tigermojo]

Gio signing an MLB contract with Atlanta. I'm glad a playoff team picked him up.

[RatkoVarda]

Riley broke his wrist, so Gio will start for them.

[chasfh]

All the best to Austin Riley, but if he were going to break his wrist anyway, too bad he couldn’t do so by July 30. 

[IdahoBert]

The Mariners have fired their manager, their hitting coach, and their bench manager. I’m sure the team will now flourish properly given that their problems have been addressed. 

[Tigeraholic1]

  On 8/22/2024 at 9:55 PM, IdahoBert said:

The Mariners have fired their manager, their hitting coach, and their bench manager. I’m sure the team will now flourish properly given that their problems have been addressed. 

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Whats wild is they are still in second place and only 5.5 out of first! LOL

[casimir]

Joey Votto retired.  Fun personality.  Kind of sad for him that he couldn't get a bit of run with his home town Blue Jays this season, but hats off to him for trying to give it a go.

[chasfh]

M’s wasted that rotation. They were given enough money for just one thing, and that did not include hitting or defense or bullpen.

[gehringer_2]

  On 8/23/2024 at 1:06 PM, chasfh said:

M’s wasted that rotation. They were given enough money for just one thing, and that did not include hitting or defense or bullpen.

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It's the Matt Millen error. Teams are not as strong as their best part, they are as week as their worst. Balance is almost always better.

[RandyMarsh]

Judge with 2 more HRs today giving him 51 on the year. On pace for 64HRs and 11.5 WAR. The latter has only been eclipsed by position players 5 times in the last 100 years. Bonds in 2001 and 02, Yaz in 67, Hornsby and Ruth in 27. Legit all time great type of season we are witnessing. 

[chasfh]

  On 8/25/2024 at 8:15 PM, RandyMarsh said:

Judge with 2 more HRs today giving him 51 on the year. On pace for 64HRs and 11.5 WAR. The latter has only been eclipsed by position players 5 times in the last 100 years. Bonds in 2001 and 02, Yaz in 67, Hornsby and Ruth in 27. Legit all time great type of season we are witnessing. 

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Fangraphs has Judge at 9.3 WAR. They must be dinging him pretty hard for his suboptimal defense.

That said, FG also shows WAR for splits, which Reference does not. Just in the last 30 days, Aaron Judge has 3.1 WAR, which works out to 18.5 or so WAR for an entire season. Which … dayum. 

[chasfh]

  On 8/25/2024 at 8:15 PM, RandyMarsh said:

Judge with 2 more HRs today giving him 51 on the year. On pace for 64HRs and 11.5 WAR. The latter has only been eclipsed by position players 5 times in the last 100 years. Bonds in 2001 and 02, Yaz in 67, Hornsby and Ruth in 27. Legit all time great type of season we are witnessing. 

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Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying about Judge’s WAR. But it feels as though an 11.5 even at FG by end of year is within reach.

[TigerNation]

  On 8/25/2024 at 8:15 PM, RandyMarsh said:

Judge with 2 more HRs today giving him 51 on the year. On pace for 64HRs and 11.5 WAR. The latter has only been eclipsed by position players 5 times in the last 100 years. Bonds in 2001 and 02, Yaz in 67, Hornsby and Ruth in 27. Legit all time great type of season we are witnessing. 

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He was hitting .197 with a .725 OPS through the first 33 games too. 

Gotta be what, a 13+ WAR pace over the next 100 then?

[chasfh]

  On 8/25/2024 at 10:23 PM, TigerNation said:

He was hitting .197 with a .725 OPS through the first 33 games too. 

Gotta be what, a 13+ WAR pace over the next 100 then?

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15.1 WAR pace.

[casimir]

Looks like the box score machine is carrying Jansen's batting line to both teams.

[monkeytargets39]

Drew Smyly on waivers apparently….

[chasfh]

lol yeah he was never coming to Detroit

 

[Edman85]

I will admit some degree of wrongness with regards to Chapman. I really didn't think the Tigers should sign him, because the back end of the deal would have been harmful.

Sitting here now 5 games out of a playoff spot, he may have been the difference between a forever-flying flag and another dull October. 

Having said that, the loss of the competitive balance pick may have upended the draft. Just remember that if Schiefelbein ends up being a stud.

Also, Chapman would have had to say yes.

[chasfh]

  On 9/5/2024 at 1:35 PM, Edman85 said:

Also, Chapman would have had to say yes.

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👆

[RatkoVarda]

  On 9/5/2024 at 1:35 PM, Edman85 said:

Chapman would have had to say yes

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  On 9/5/2024 at 1:11 PM, chasfh said:

lol yeah he was never coming to Detroit

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I won't use "perfect" but he would have been a great fit; a two-way player on a team that has very few two-way players, at a position of need. SFG are paying 18M for 5 WAR, so a great bargain - at least this year.

hard to see a position player free agent this winter who fits as cleanly as Chapman would have.

and there's no need to say no if Harris never makes an offer

[chasfh]

Maybe Harris did make an offer.

Not saying Chapman wouldn’t have been a good fit for the team, but at the time, there was nothing in Detroit for him to come here for, neither on or off the field.

[chasfh]

  On 9/5/2024 at 1:45 PM, RatkoVarda said:

I won't use "perfect" but he would have been a great fit; a two-way player on a team that has very few two-way players, at a position of need. SFG are paying 18M for 5 WAR, so a great bargain - at least this year.

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This just landed with me—Chapman pitches as well? How did I miss that?

[Shinzaki]

Adames would be a nice fit

[RatkoVarda]

harris didn't make an offer.

there's no need to go down this road again, but I'll say, quite confidently, that Chapman would have signed with the Tigers if Harris offered 7/169.

Edited September 5, 2024 by RatkoVarda

[RatkoVarda]

  On 9/5/2024 at 1:53 PM, Shinzaki said:

Adames would be a nice fit

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i cannot see them spending 45-50M at one position - that's almost half the payroll