Yamamoto Signs with Dodgers
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@ChuckCLC said in Yamamoto Signs with Dodgers:
They get to feel what Astros fans have felt in recent years.
You mean like cheering on a stolen world series? Ironically over the Dodgers?
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@darkblue1876
The thing is, they came one game short of the post last year. They had a better record than the Dbacks, and took 3/4 from Texas in the last series. They ARE good, just a piece or two away.That’s what makes this off-season so hard to endure.
Salary dumping Suarez who only was set to make 11 million, no QO for Teoscar, dealing Kelenic, etc.
Owners that can’t afford decent players should just sell the team to someone who can.
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@halfbutt Well I don't know what the M's have in the minors, but perhaps someone to replace Suarez? He is a 32 year old player who has leveled off at .232 for a couple of years now isn't a huge loss to me. Teoscar is also 31 and declining numbers since leaving Toronto.
Regarding Kelenic, he finally put up some numbers after two awful partial seasons. Perhaps they think he hit his ceiling and wanted to sell as high as they could? Modern players, combined with the average contract now seem have performances drop south like an anchor. in 2016 the Cubs were touting Kris Bryant as the next Ron Santo. Three years later and he peaked, and just a few years after that is a non factor, playing outfield on a terrible Rockies team. Maybe Mark Grace was the better number 17 after all?
Truth is all owners can afford any of these players if they wanted to. With the money that even a "poor" owner (over half the league is owned by billionaires) not to mention the insane media revenue. I don't know if the current owner for them is just pocketing the money like some do, or just waiting to get someone better suited for the team.
Wasn't it just last spring where Seattle was very active in the market? I could be wrong, but I would not get too upset in late December, regardless of what team it is. With LA beginning to buy up all the big names making anything look cheap it can be discouraging.
I get a lot of stuff emailed to me from a friend in NY, and you would think the Mets owner never tried to sign anyone the way their fans rant. Then let's not forget MLB's biggest anchor around a team's neck, guaranteed contracts. Nobody wants to sign the next Syndergaard and pay a guy 13 million to be awful and dumped on Cleveland for a player that will be a free agent in 24.
I don't have any words of encouragement, but as a long suffering Cubs fan I understand what it is like to feel the rug pulled out from under me.
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Haha! I love it!
I do agree with you on the anchor contracts, which is why the Kelenic deal was so bad. He was under control for another few years, and dealing him just created another hole in the OF.Somehow, M’s are still projected to win 87.5 games this year (which is probably a bit generous) so I guess we’ll be enjoying a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 wins…
Do you think Bellinger will actually get 200 million from someone?
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Bellinger won't get close to 200 million due to the fact that he has only had 2 good seasons, last year in my opinion was a fluke due to the fact that it seemed like the balls were flying out of Wrigley Field, he needs to go some place where it is harder to hit to actually prove his worth, he also just keeps changing his swing and runs very hot and cold very often
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@sbchamps17
I think he is a Scott Boras client though, right?I bet someone will give him what he wants. Blue Jays are probably dying to prove they are a big player and are still [censored] hurt from believing they were going to land Ohtani, so I bet he goes there.
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Book it. Dodgers won't win a World Series with Ohtani.
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@sbchamps17 To me, it appears that Cody started believing the hype about him and stopped trying. The release by LA was the slap in the face he needed to actually put some effort into his swing.
That said, I would not put a long term/high dollar contract on the table for him. Maybe he is on the way back, and maybe this was a fluke in the middle of a downward spiral. I would offer a short term contract, VERY incentive laden with bonuses and a team option at the end of years one and two in case he busts out.
This could also be beneficial to him as well. If he really is back, after a few years he could be back on the market and get that final big time deal to retire on.
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@Jacky-Chan1 Maybe, maybe not. I don't think he will come even close to the numbers on the field that his agent kept telling the owners. Who knows if he ever pitches again? The Dodgers are doing what the Yankees did in the early days of free agency. Buy everyone and hope it works.
I refer to this as "playstation baseball". Rarely does this work as the egos eventually bring down the entire house of cards and given the size of some of these contracts they now have will be difficult to get any kind of decent return.
However mad anyone is about Ohtani signing with LA, NOBODY is more upset than Trout at this point. Once again he is stuck being the only good player on what is going to be a bad Angels team next season. Will the Angels actually try and deal him and start an actual rebuild?
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@halfbutt I know Toronto wants to win, they have tried to spend money, revamped their stadium to bring in more fans, but I think the bigger wild card in the AL going forward will actually be the A's.
Having escaped Oakland, will they use what I expect to be a massive season for attendence in year one towards revamping the entire organization? If they do this won't be "moneyball" the way it was applied in the Billy Beane years, it will be applied just like it is being done in Chavez Ravine.
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Yeah, the Jays seem convinced that they are a big heavyweight contender, but they look to be incapable of drafting and developing young players since the Vlad and Bo batch.
They keep spending money and trading away their top prospects, and now there are a lot of holes.
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@halfbutt I've never been a fan of the "spend and trade" plan. Unless you get some really solid players who live up to their contracts, you never get anywhere, and you don't have anyone in your own system to fill whatever gaps form.
Given how monstrous the contracts are becoming via free agency I don't know why more teams aren't trying to develop a minor league system. It worked for the Cubs, and considering how much of a complete rebuild was required it turned them around real fast, and they used free agency to fill the gaps.
Regarding the Jays, did they lose any of their scouts/front office? It seems like they had a plan, it was working, then suddenly they changed course and are stuck in the middle someplace.
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I’m not sure what happened. I bet they miss Alex Anthopoulos.