2022 MLB (non-Tigers) catch all thread

[Motor City Sonics]

42 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Too bad you’re not the Padres GM!

When he gets popped again and gets banned for life, do the Padres still have to pay him? 

[chasfh]

31 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

When he gets popped again and gets banned for life, do the Padres still have to pay him? 

They don't have to pay him while he's on suspension.

[CMU97]

5 hours ago, chasfh said:

I was actually wondering just the other day who the most recent major leaguer is who was active-duty military. I have no idea, but I’m guessing it was a Vietnam vet, somebody like Garry Maddox. 

I don't know who the last is either, but I know Al Bumbry lost two years of minor league baseball after being drafted into the service. He had been drafted by the Orioles out of college, then the next year by Uncle Sam. He was one of the few to actually serve in Vietnam as well. He went back to the minors in 71 when he got out of the service and was AL rookie of the year in '73.

[Motor City Sonics]

Video comes out of Trevor Bauer's victim laying in bed with a sleeping Bauer and smiling,  hours after she claims she was sexually assaulted by him.   She claimed she was trying to get away from him and that she was terrified.    Very interesting.    If she's lying about this, she should go to jail - she ruined his life.     I don't even like Trevor Bauer. 

[Tenacious D]

40 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Video comes out of Trevor Bauer's victim laying in bed with a sleeping Bauer and smiling,  hours after she claims she was sexually assaulted by him.   She claimed she was trying to get away from him and that she was terrified.    Very interesting.    If she's lying about this, she should go to jail - she ruined his life.     I don't even like Trevor Bauer. 

Agree.  The guy can be a douche, but no one deserves this treatment if innocent.  Unfortunately, he’s not been given the benefit of the doubt, perhaps due to his brashness.

[Motor City Sonics]

47 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Agree.  The guy can be a douche, but no one deserves this treatment if innocent.  Unfortunately, he’s not been given the benefit of the doubt, perhaps due to his brashness.

He lost two years of his prime to this.    Maybe there is a lot more to this, but I used to be believe her and now I believe him.    He can't get those two years back, he'll never be 29 or 30 again.     I hate feeling like this, I want to not go after the accuser, but I think of the Duke Lacrosse incident (those young men were ruined and their coach lost his job) or the Rolling Stone "Rape on Campus" story where a young lady who worked for UVA named Nicole Eramo had her life turned upside down based on a lie.       

[Tiger337]

On 12/9/2022 at 10:20 AM, Motor City Sonics said:

Video comes out of Trevor Bauer's victim laying in bed with a sleeping Bauer and smiling,  hours after she claims she was sexually assaulted by him.   She claimed she was trying to get away from him and that she was terrified.    Very interesting.    If she's lying about this, she should go to jail - she ruined his life.     I don't even like Trevor Bauer. 

I don't have an opinion on whether he is innocent ot not, because there is not enough information.  However, I don't think such a video, if it exists, means a lot.  We don't know when the video was taken.  It could have been taken during an earlier meeting where she enjoyed herself.  Or it could have been taken early in the final meeting before he started doing things she hadn't agreed to.  

[buddha]

On 12/9/2022 at 9:20 AM, Motor City Sonics said:

Video comes out of Trevor Bauer's victim laying in bed with a sleeping Bauer and smiling,  hours after she claims she was sexually assaulted by him.   She claimed she was trying to get away from him and that she was terrified.    Very interesting.    If she's lying about this, she should go to jail - she ruined his life.     I don't even like Trevor Bauer. 

people say all sorts of stuff for money.

[Tenacious D]

James McCann to the Orioles for PTBNL

[gehringer_2]

47 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

James McCann to the Orioles for PTBNL

Dodged that bullet.

[CMU97]

10 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

James McCann to the Orioles for PTBNL

The Mets are paying most of his remaining $24 MILLION salary, so the O's will have 2 years of McCann for $5 million. If he remembers how to hit again ( big if) it won't be a bad deal.

[RatkoVarda]

24 minutes ago, CMU97 said:

The Mets are paying most of his remaining $24 MILLION salary, so the O's will have 2 years of McCann for $5 million. If he remembers how to hit again ( big if) it won't be a bad deal.

makes sense for Os when you have SH catcher; McCann can start 40-50 times a year when facing LHP (which he has hit very well against some years); allows Adley to DH and not get worn down; would not be surprised if he puts up over 1.0 WAR each year; a bargain for 2.5M

[RatkoVarda]

Mendick hit LHP well last year

 

[Tenacious D]

59 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

makes sense for Os when you have SH catcher; McCann can start 40-50 times a year when facing LHP (which he has hit very well against some years); allows Adley to DH and not get worn down; would not be surprised if he puts up over 1.0 WAR each year; a bargain for 2.5M

he'll be hitting in a good park for him.

[RatkoVarda]

Dodgers will do what now?

 

[Tenacious D]

This is interesting.  Apparently his teammates dislike him, but wouldn’t he be a free agent now?  I could see him end up in Japan.

[RatkoVarda]

18 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

This is interesting.  Apparently his teammates dislike him, but wouldn’t he be a free agent now?  I could see him end up in Japan.

under contract for 2023 for $32M; Bob says LAD are going to release him; no one in MLB wants the headache

 

[buddha]

i'll take bauer.  immediately the best pitcher on the team.

[ben9753]

If I was him I’d retire. You made more money than you can spend, enjoy life. I guess that’s why I’m not a pro ball player. Or one reason among many.  

[Tenacious D]

44 minutes ago, ben9753 said:

If I was him I’d retire. You made more money than you can spend, enjoy life. I guess that’s why I’m not a pro ball player. Or one reason among many.  

Why should he?  He’s at his peak.  If no MLB team will take him, I could see him pitch overseas.

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, ben9753 said:

If I was him I’d retire. You made more money than you can spend, enjoy life. I guess that’s why I’m not a pro ball player. Or one reason among many.  

I’ve read enough about him to hypothesize that optimizing every ounce of his ability and putting it into practice in a game is his favorite way of enjoying life. Or at least his favorite way that doesn’t get him suspended.

[theroundsquare]

Or at least his favorite way that is't making rap songs about Nick Swisher 

[casimir]

14 hours ago, buddha said:

i'll take bauer.  immediately the best pitcher on the team.

Pass.  I found him awfully unlikable enough before his suspension.

[chasfh]

Bauer is so toxic here, he might end up in Asia. He definitely is a ball rat, so if at all possible, he’s gonna play somewhere anywhere.

Edited December 24, 2022 by chasfh

[Tiger337]

21 hours ago, casimir said:

Pass.  I found him awfully unlikable enough before his suspension.

He's a jerk, but if he contributes to winning games he'd be tolerable.  I don't deal with him personally.  All I have to do is watch him pitch and look at his stats.