So yesterday, the Toronto Blue Jays traded their number 4 hitter for a middle relief pitcher and a 21 year old lottery ticket. The pitchforks are out yet again for the management group, who this city / country just refuse to believe in.
I'm reserving judgement on the deal, since I do think they have a plan in mind, but until I see the outcome of it - and whether or not they're able to pull it off - to determine whether or not it was a good trade.
So yesterday, the Toronto Blue Jays traded their number 4 hitter for a middle relief pitcher and a 21 year old lottery ticket. The pitchforks are out yet again for the management group, who this city / country just refuse to believe in.
I'm reserving judgement on the deal, since I do think they have a plan in mind, but until I see the outcome of it - and whether or not they're able to pull it off - to determine whether or not it was a good trade.
It did seem a bit odd, I guess we will find out what they do with the position, and the money, Guerrero, Bichette, etc.
So yesterday, the Toronto Blue Jays traded their number 4 hitter for a middle relief pitcher and a 21 year old lottery ticket. The pitchforks are out yet again for the management group, who this city / country just refuse to believe in.
I'm reserving judgement on the deal, since I do think they have a plan in mind, but until I see the outcome of it - and whether or not they're able to pull it off - to determine whether or not it was a good trade.
It did seem a bit odd, I guess we will find out what they do with the position, and the money, Guerrero, Bichette, etc.
The NY Post says the Jays could be interested in Mets' free agent CF Brandon Nimmo. The only CF available and a lefty hitter which the Jays are looking for.
It did seem a bit odd, I guess we will find out what they do with the position, and the money, Guerrero, Bichette, etc.
The NY Post says the Jays could be interested in Mets' free agent CF Brandon Nimmo. The only CF available and a lefty hitter which the Jays are looking for.
yeah, that was the immediate conclusion everyone's jumping to, but I don't know if they'll cough up that much money; there's 1/2 billion in extensions to write in the next 18 months and giving Nimmo a hundred million really gets in the way of that. If money were no object, sure, but I think they're working on a trade with St. Louis for a starter and an outfielder for one of our catchers.
judge and goldschmidt MVP's....both well deserved. and 2 people did not vote for judge........... again, you can't teach stupid.
Not really, Ohtani did finish 4th in the Cy Young voting, and he hit a home run against the 3 that finished in front of him. Judge had the most valuable season, but Ohtani is really the most valuable player right now.
judge and goldschmidt MVP's....both well deserved. and 2 people did not vote for judge........... again, you can't teach stupid.
Not really, Ohtani did finish 4th in the Cy Young voting, and he hit a home run against the 3 that finished in front of him. Judge had the most valuable season, but Ohtani is really the most valuable player right now.
The neverending argument - how do you define valuable? Can a player on a 73 win team really be the most valuable in the league? Is a pitcher or DH really eligible for the MVP award? Did it take a herculean (some say record setting) effort to beat Ohtani? Is there a "been there done that" bias that creeps into the award? Is there an east coast media bias playing in favour of Judge?
I believe Judge deserved the MVP this year. I also believe that on an annual basis, Ohtani contributes more to his team overall, but Judge has more to work with so wins more. And similar to Trout, if the Angels don't win more games, Ohtani's unique greatness is going to discounted. Unfairly or not.
Soon enough, MLB players will be covered from head to toe with ads, like NASCAR drivers.
Can't blame the teams for wanting more sources of revenue, but honestly, it's hard for me to imagine anybody buying an insurance policy from MassMutual just because they saw it advertised on a Red Sox uniform. Or for that matter, anybody opening a Citibank account just because they watched the Mets play at Citi Field. Yet these sponsorships cost the companies millions of dollars every year.
Soon enough, MLB players will be covered from head to toe with ads, like NASCAR drivers.
Can't blame the teams for wanting more sources of revenue, but honestly, it's hard for me to imagine anybody buying an insurance policy from MassMutual just because they saw it advertised on a Red Sox uniform. Or for that matter, anybody opening a Citibank account just because they watched the Mets play at Citi Field. Yet these sponsorships cost the companies millions of dollars every year.
Don’t forget the umpires had FTX patches last year. That worked out.
RIP, Gaylord Perry, who died this week at 84. Notorious for throwing a spitball, in his book "Me & The Spitter", Perry said that even more valuable than throwing the spitter was the fact that opponents believed he threw a spitter. He said they'd get so fixated on detecting it that it gave him an advantage. As it was, he was only ejected once for doctoring the ball (and another time for trying to hide George Brett's pine tar bat).
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