MLB Thread

[Salacious Kitty]

Oh okay. I thought he was a FA. 

[ProudMary]

3 hours ago, DMK said:

Well, no, just because Cole opted out doesn’t mean he’s a free agent yet. The Yankees can void the opt-out, it tacks on an extra year and $36M if they do.

The Yankees will most likely add the extra year. We'll know by tomorrow night's deadline, but IMO, they should let him walk. His velocity is showing signs of dropping; I've already mentioned upthread that his swing-and-miss rate is down and, he had an elbow injury this year. They're heading into the back end of his contract, the declining part of it. They should take the opportunity he's handing them.

[ProudMary]

Deadline on Gerrit Cole is now Monday at 5 pm. Let him walk.

 

[ProudMary]

Gold Glove Awards announced live on ESPN's Baseball Tonight.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Mariners.  
First base: Carlos Santana, Twins.  Second base: Andrés Giménez, Guardians.         
Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals.  
Third base: Alex Bregman, Astros.  Pitcher: Seth Lugo, Royals.
Left field: Steven Kwan, Guardians. Center field: Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays.
Right field: Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox



NATIONAL LEAGUE

Catcher: Patrick Bailey, Giants.
First base: Christian Walker, D-backs.  Second base: Brice Turang, Brewers.
Shortstop: Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies. Third base: Matt Chapman, Giants. Pitcher: Chris Sale, Braves.
Left Field: Ian Happ, Cubs.
Center Field: Brenton Doyle, Rockies
Right Field: Sal Frelick, Brewers

[Salacious Kitty]

Cole is locked in with the Yankees.

 

[ProudMary]

^^Interesting. Boras must be fuming.

[roamyn]

Gee no Yankee won a GG?  🤔

Color me surpised...not! 😆

[DMK]

Honestly, I was surprised Juan Soto was a finalist. He wasn’t good out there.

[Carey]

Aaron Boone is not going anywhere

[Salacious Kitty]

He's only been there 8 years? Seems like much longer. 

Edited November 8 by Salacious Kitty

[Lantern7]

25 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

He's only been there 8 years? Seems like much longer. 

I never thought we'd associate "Yankee manager" to "longevity."

[Salacious Kitty]

Just now, Lantern7 said:

I never thought we'd associate "Yankee manager" to "longevity."

Well, it certainly wasn't the case during Steinbrenner's tenure. The love/hate relationship with Billy Martin was hilarious to watch as an outsider. 😂

[mojoween]

I am way behind on The LeBatard Show podcast (October 30, I am DREADING what comes next) and they talk regularly to former Marlins President David Samson.  He was on that show talking about things he did with Miami.

That was a long-winded intro to say that I am still stunned that the Marlins have two World Series rings.  It’s preposterous.  Also, personally infuriating (you with me, Cleveland fans?).

[ProudMary]

[jennifer6973]

If anyone's interested, the Rays are going to be playing their home games at Steinbrenner Field per the Tampa Bay Times.

[bosawks]

With the plan to open Gas whatever stadium in 2028 it kind of makes sense to not fix the Trop, which is a dump.  

I went to the Vet so I know a dump.

[DMK]

They are still fixing the Trop. It’s supposed to be fixed by the 2026 season.

[shoregirl]

18 minutes ago, bosawks said:

 

I went to the Vet so I know a dump.

But it was our dump...

It hard to believe they haven't  played a game there in over 20 years

[bosawks]

I was there in the early 90's when they threw out 3 tour buses full of Mets fans who had an entire section in the 700 level.

We went to snoop about what was going on but the riot cops with the dogs showed up and it will forever be a mystery.

[ebk57]

1 hour ago, shoregirl said:

But it was our dump...

That's exactly what we said about RFK Stadium while watching the Nats.