The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[Lou]

10 hours ago, m0nkey said:

At least he saw his career take off after leaving

Him and Aybar 

[fan_since79]

Yankees are 30-13 now after crushing Kansas City, 10-1.

 

[krAbs]

What in the hell...

[fan_since79]

14 minutes ago, krAbs said:

What in the hell...

That's insane.

Test that man!

 

[nando714]

Seattle walk off

stay hot 

[IheartLA]

noticed Brandon Marsh just got promoted to A+ Inland Empire

Jo Adell is doing well at Burlington but no promotion

[Angel Oracle]

20 hours ago, Blarg said:

That is pretty much the career ender for Howie. 

Yep, age 35 with that injury

[Angel Oracle]

16 hours ago, IheartLA said:

noticed Brandon Marsh just got promoted to A+ Inland Empire

Jo Adell is doing well at Burlington but no promotion

Probably in another week or two for Adell?   He was on the 7 day DL earlier this year.

[Make Angels Great Again]

JD Martinez Vs Justin Upton...

 

They signed almost identical contracts, I think this one is going to hurt. I was a big proponent of getting JD this off season, now look at the numbers.

JD Martinez: .343/.397/.680, 15 home runs (MLB leading), 41 RBI, 2.3 WAR

Upton: .250/.312/.467, 11 home runs, 34 RBI, 1.2 WAR.

 

JD is going to mash.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Martinez definetely seems like the better bat. But isnt he a DH? And hes going to hit half his games in Fenway.

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

JD Martinez Vs Justin Upton...

 

They signed almost identical contracts, I think this one is going to hurt. I was a big proponent of getting JD this off season, now look at the numbers.

JD Martinez: .343/.397/.680, 15 home runs (MLB leading), 41 RBI, 2.3 WAR

Upton: .250/.312/.467, 11 home runs, 34 RBI, 1.2 WAR.

 

JD is going to mash.

And If he continues to mash he will be opting out after two years having earned 50 million dollars to Upton's 34 million. 

[Taylor]

3 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

JD Martinez Vs Justin Upton...

 

They signed almost identical contracts, I think this one is going to hurt. I was a big proponent of getting JD this off season, now look at the numbers.

JD Martinez: .343/.397/.680, 15 home runs (MLB leading), 41 RBI, 2.3 WAR

Upton: .250/.312/.467, 11 home runs, 34 RBI, 1.2 WAR.

 

JD is going to mash.

It's May.

[Make Angels Great Again]

13 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Martinez definetely seems like the better bat. But isnt he a DH? And hes going to hit half his games in Fenway.

 

He and Upton are equally awful in the outfield.

[rafibomb]

3 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

He and Upton are equally awful in the outfield.

[tdawg87]

If JD Martinez signed with the Angels he'd be hitting .211 with 5 HR and a .626 OPS.

[Stradling]

Juan Soto, 19, Just hit an opposite field homer in his second ever at bat.  

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

Juan Soto, 19, Just hit an opposite field homer in his second ever at bat.  

Screw it let's call up Adell !

[Ohtaniland]

22 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

And If he continues to mash he will be opting out after two years having earned 50 million dollars to Upton's 34 million. 

I think the Red Sox are getting way more bang from their buck here. JD also has a very limited no trade clause which was a very smart FO decision. I believe the last two seasons are mutual so again that’s a very smart FO move. I think that Eppler gave Upton way too much control with his deal. They’re the same age but JD is killing it in comparison.

 

 

[nando714]

7 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Screw it let's call up Adell !

Adell had 5 homers last week 

[kevinb]

33 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

And If he continues to mash he will be opting out after two years having earned 50 million dollars to Upton's 34 million. 

So you’re not on the hook for the later part of the career and get his best years these opt outs are great for teams and players alike. 

[Inside Pitch]

16 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

I think the Red Sox are getting way more bang from their buck here. JD also has a very limited no trade clause which was a very smart FO decision. I believe the last two seasons are mutual so again that’s a very smart FO move. I think that Eppler gave Upton way too much control with his deal. They’re the same age but JD is killing it in comparison.

 

 

Of course you do.   

And no doubt you would have been very happy with the Angels paying 50 mil to a DH for two years because that would have been totally consistent with your posting history..   BTW -- it's hilarious that you have an issue with a guy having a no trade clause but are totally on board with opt out clauses that only serve to benefit the player.

But hey...  at least you're consistent -- Right?

Edited May 21, 2018 by Inside Pitch

[Inside Pitch]

@OHTANILAND  the last two years of the contract become mutual options ONLY if he's put on the 60 day DL, or misses 120 games in the two seasons prior to the final opt out season.  And as far as that limited no trade goes.  He can block three teams.   THREE.

So basically -- the only way the Red Sox benefit is if the guy has some catastrophic injury in which case he wouldn't be opting out anyway. 

[Lou]

LOL 

[Lou]

[Ohtaniland]

24 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

@OHTANILAND  the last two years of the contract become mutual options ONLY if he's put on the 60 day DL, or misses 120 games in the two seasons prior to the final opt out season.  And as far as that limited no trade goes.  He can block three teams.   THREE.

So basically -- the only way the Red Sox benefit is if the guy has some catastrophic injury in which case he wouldn't be opting out anyway. 

It’s a good safeguard. I like it. The Angels have ZERO safeguards in place for Upton’s deal. Upton’s full no trade can block TWENTY-NINE teams. You never really addressed the difference in production but that’s ok.