2024 MLB Thread

[CMRivdogs]

From The Athletic on the A's new(?) home. It's gonna cost $250 million more than initial estimates. The A's say they're willing to foot the bill. Also the stadium won't be ready til '28, maybe

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5965207/2024/12/03/las-vegas-athletics-stadium-costs-rise/?source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&campaign=11828613&userId=213687

[Hongbit]

Right when I thought it wasn’t possible for East Bay fans to hate John Fisher even more. 

 

[papalawrence]

Astros broke the ice with Bregman with an opening offer of 6/156. I have a hunch that's about what Harris would offer, if the Tigers planned to try to land him. I think he'll get 6 or 7 @ 180-200

[IdahoBert]

Congratulations to the 2025 World Series champion Sacramento Athletics. 

[IdahoBert]

It’s kind of interesting that two major league teams will be playing in minor league stadiums in 2025. 

[SoCalTiger]

  On 12/5/2024 at 8:26 PM, papalawrence said:

Astros broke the ice with Bregman with an opening offer of 6/156. I have a hunch that's about what Harris would offer, if the Tigers planned to try to land him. I think he'll get 6 or 7 @ 180-200

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He should take it. The ballpark fits him and he seems comfortable being an Astro and they are a winning organization. Plus no State taxes. 

[IdahoBert]

I suppose there are statistics out there justifiably contending Comerica Park isn’t that bad of a hitter‘s ballpark, but I don’t know if hitters themselves feel that way and are tripping over themselves to come here.

Nick certainly blossomed when he left here. of course that’s a small sample size. I’m not going all Lynn Henning in on this, but I think this place might be a tough sell for a hitter, even with changes made to the park.

You’d really have to be all in on “the idea of the Tigers“ and the future and while that might work for us, I don’t know how that plays to hitters themselves. I could easily be wrong about this because I am clearly a moran. 

[monkeytargets39]

  On 12/5/2024 at 8:26 PM, papalawrence said:

Astros broke the ice with Bregman with an opening offer of 6/156. I have a hunch that's about what Harris would offer, if the Tigers planned to try to land him. I think he'll get 6 or 7 @ 180-200

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Hopefully from someone else.  

[Tigerbomb13]

[chasfh]

  On 12/5/2024 at 6:22 PM, CMRivdogs said:

From The Athletic on the A's new(?) home. It's gonna cost $250 million more than initial estimates. The A's say they're willing to foot the bill. Also the stadium won't be ready til '28, maybe

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5965207/2024/12/03/las-vegas-athletics-stadium-costs-rise/?source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&campaign=11828613&userId=213687

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No way Sacramento taxpayers could be made to foot any bills.

[chasfh]

  On 12/6/2024 at 12:50 AM, Tigerbomb13 said:

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I’m not sure they’ll get that last one past the union.

[chasfh]

  On 12/5/2024 at 11:02 PM, IdahoBert said:

I suppose there are statistics out there justifiably contending Comerica Park isn’t that bad of a hitter‘s ballpark, but I don’t know if hitters themselves feel that way and are tripping over themselves to come here.

Nick certainly blossomed when he left here. of course that’s a small sample size. I’m not going all Lynn Henning in on this, but I think this place might be a tough sell for a hitter, even with changes made to the park.

You’d really have to be all in on “the idea of the Tigers“ and the future and while that might work for us, I don’t know how that plays to hitters themselves. I could easily be wrong about this because I am clearly a moran. 

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You look at ballpark factors for RHH over at Savant and even though it’s 98 overall, which reads as average, we still rank 22nd among all ballparks. And our RHH home run factor, which is what I assume income- and legacy-seeking sluggers care most about, is 88 which ranks 23rd. So, I agree, tough sell.

I’ve been noodling the idea of moving the LF fences in five or ten feet. Left-handed pitchers we desperately want to extend wouldn’t love that, but how would that play to right-handed sluggers?

[IdahoBert]

  On 12/6/2024 at 1:32 PM, chasfh said:

You look at ballpark factors for RHH over at Savant and even though it’s 98 overall, which reads as average, we still rank 22nd among all ballparks. And our RHH home run factor, which is what I assume income- and legacy-seeking sluggers care most about, is 88 which ranks 23rd. So, I agree, tough sell.

I’ve been noodling the idea of moving the LF fences in five or ten feet. Left-handed pitchers we desperately want to extend wouldn’t love that, but how would that play to right-handed sluggers?

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Thanks. I come here exactly for posts like this. 

[monkeytargets39]

Soto to the Mets.  15 years 765 million.

 

 

[Shinzaki]

Yanks to target Santander as a replacement?

[casimir]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:25 AM, monkeytargets39 said:

Soto to the Mets.  15 years 765 million.

 

 

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I picked the wrong line of work.

[Tenacious D]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:25 AM, monkeytargets39 said:

Soto to the Mets.  15 years 765 million.

 

 

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We got outbid again

[gehringer_2]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:25 AM, monkeytargets39 said:

Soto to the Mets.  15 years 765 million.

 

 

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LOL - so they are going to have 5, maybe 6 yrs of a rougly replacement level player that costs them $50M/yr.

Kewl.

[papalawrence]

Being that Boras also represents Skubal, I don't see him staying in Detroit. He is likely to get historic offers from one of the monster teams. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Have to hope for the Soto thing to flop hard because if this is the cost of top ballplayers, then what, 26 or 27 out of 30 teams will never ever have a chance to land these type of guys.   

[ben9753]

Remember the good old days when you could lock up a top player for a cool 100 mill? Inflation sucks. Thanks Biden 

[SoCalTiger]

Why leave the Yankees for essentially the same money ? Legacy must not matter at all I guess. 

[Tenacious D]

  On 12/9/2024 at 4:20 AM, SoCalTiger said:

Why leave the Yankees for essentially the same money ? Legacy must not matter at all I guess. 

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Maybe he wants to be “the guy.”  He’d always be second fiddle to Aaron Judge with the Yanks.

[SoCalTiger]

  On 12/9/2024 at 4:51 AM, Tenacious D said:

Maybe he wants to be “the guy.”  He’d always be second fiddle to Aaron Judge with the Yanks.

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Good point and I think he has strong numbers in Citi field as well. Or maybe he prefers the National League or Cohen will keep adding players. 

[chasfh]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:42 AM, gehringer_2 said:

LOL - so they are going to have 5, maybe 6 yrs of a rougly replacement level player that costs them $50M/yr.

Kewl.

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What the over/under (or before/after) on a trade to the Yankees or Dodgers or other top team? I’ll say July 2028.

Edited December 9, 2024 by chasfh