Official 2021 Major League Baseball (News, Notes & Scores around the League)

[JustATroutFan]

Looking forward to the Astros playing in their next series. Seeing Kershaw getting blasted by the Astros would be amazing like when I took a test for a friend that one time in school without ever getting caught. 

[Angelsjunky]

Is this where we talk about the fact that Vlad Jr is leading the majors in WAR, or is that in the vent thread?

F'n Dipoto.

[rafibomb]

Jarred Kelenic really struggling in his first stint in the majors: batting .135 with .470 OPS in 37 at-bats.

[Lou]

8 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Jarred Kelenic really struggling in his first stint in the majors: batting .135 with .470 OPS in 37 at-bats.

That's worse than Adell.

Bust.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

That's worse than Adell.

Bust.

So people should stop blowing Dipoto for building the farm in Seattle?

[Ender]

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

Jarred Kelenic really struggling in his first stint in the majors: batting .135 with .470 OPS in 37 at-bats.

It's 37 at bats. But yes, he is not doing well. Not striking out though.

[rafibomb]

10 minutes ago, Ender said:

It's 37 at bats. But yes, he is not doing well. Not striking out though.

This wasn't meant to conclude that he is a bust. I'm sure he will be fine. It's just reinforcing that idea that no matter what these young players need time. Not everyone can be Fernando Tatis Jr. no matter how highly they are ranked on prospect websites.

[Ender]

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

This wasn't meant to conclude that he is a bust. I'm sure he will be fine. It's just reinforcing that idea that no matter what these young players need time. Not everyone can be Fernando Tatis Jr. no matter how highly they are ranked on prospect websites.

Very true. I'd love if all prospects, at least Mariner ones, could be Tatis

[Vlad27Trout27]

This could be totally wrong, Sounds like Dodger might be invovled in a similar cheating scandal as the Astro's Sign Stealling.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/erik-kratz-makes-sign-stealing-allegations.html#comments

 

There really isn't much out their besides this post, Will be interesting to see if gets look further, probably not. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

14 hours ago, rafibomb said:

This wasn't meant to conclude that he is a bust. I'm sure he will be fine. It's just reinforcing that idea that no matter what these young players need time. Not everyone can be Fernando Tatis Jr. no matter how highly they are ranked on prospect websites.

yup! Even Gavin Lux struggled, and still is a bit in his second year. But not to the extend that Adell struggled. 

[T.G.]

On 5/21/2021 at 4:16 PM, Lou said:

Retired Catcher Kratz Says Rockies Stole Signs in 2018

Retired catcher Erik Kratz is blowing the whistle on more sign-stealing drama dating back to the 2018 season, implicating the Colorado Rockies and a second mystery team.

"I can tell you that a team that has been to the World Series often recently, we caught them doing something almost similar (to what the Houston Astros did)," Kratz said on YES Network's "Curtain Call" podcast.

It's possible Kratz is referring to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

 

2 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

This could be totally wrong, Sounds like Dodger might be invovled in a similar cheating scandal as the Astro's Sign Stealling.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/erik-kratz-makes-sign-stealing-allegations.html#comments

There really isn't much out their besides this post, Will be interesting to see if gets look further, probably not. 

Un-huh.

[Angels 1961]

Tampa lowest payroll in baseball has now won 11 in a row. That's hard for teams with high payrolls to do.

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

Tampa lowest payroll in baseball has now won 11 in a row. That's hard for teams with high payrolls to do.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Let’s hope Tamin and company can finally change the Halos ways on the scouting front.

[mmc]

 

[m0nkey]

Vlad hit two more home runs today

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Vlad, Tatis, Soto, or Acuna... rank them

[Stradling]

6 hours ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Vlad, Tatia, Soto, or Acuna... rank them

Acuna

Soto

Tatis

Vlad

[Lou]

13 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Vlad hit two more home runs today

And lost.

Meaningless. 

[Angel Oracle]

18 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Vlad hit two more home runs today

 

[JustATroutFan]

Austin Barnes is still crying about the Astros winning the 2017 World Series. That's too bad. Too bad that the Dodgers' offense struck out way too much that World Series. And Jansen choked like Kershaw during game two at Dodger Stadium. 

[Redondo]

Cleveland Indians righty Zach Plesac was put on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, the result of breaking the thumb on his pitching hand while yanking off his undershirt after a rough outing.

There was no initial word on how long the 26-year-old Plesac would be sidelined.

According to Indians manager Terry Francona, Plesac hurt himself while "rather aggressively taking off his undershirt" after Sunday's start against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field.

/rip-off-indians-pitcher-plesac-breaks-thumb-removing-shirt

[m0nkey]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

And lost.

Meaningless. 

Trying to not be meaningless with another home run today 

[m0nkey]

Jacob degrom is hitting .471 and has an ERA of 0.80

[fan_since79]