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

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[Inside Pitch]

On 11/2/2021 at 6:30 PM, Angelsjunky said:

Did you get your Fauci gift box yet, Taylor?

The box contained an autographed PETA newsletter from 2015, and masks....

[Docwaukee]

5 hours ago, mmc said:

 

WOW!

F you Albert.  

[Inside Pitch]

33 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

WOW!

F you Albert.  

To be fair, unlike Posey and his 140 OPS+ this year AP actually has something left in the tank and CAN help a team moving forward..

[beatlesrule]

8 hours ago, mmc said:

 

Definitely more to this story. Posey was nowhere near done.

[Revad]

15 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

Definitely more to this story. Posey was nowhere near done.

I think Posey has a history of injuries including concussions.  He’s made good money and goes out on top- as suggested above a different approach from Albert’s.

[Angelsjunky]

It is surprising, although maybe he got a taste of life post-baseball last year and liked it. Buster is a surefire Hall of Famer, even though his career is on the short side. 57.6 WAR for a catcher is impressive, especially in only 1371 games. He's 8th all time among catchers and everyone ahead of him has over 500 more games played.

For awhile there, Buster was also the second best player of the Trout era. He's still 2nd behind Trout fro 2012-21 in WAR, and also second best in the 2010s. Three World Series trophies and an MVP...nice career. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

Seeing the connectiong that Perry as with the Braves and what the Braves just did. I would say that process that the Brave took to being contenders, is going to be similar to what perry does. We saw a little bit of it last off-season, Perry didn't go after any big names, didn't even sit down with bauer, instead took a different route. I fully expect, this off-season to one where no one really know what we are doing. 

Will be Re-sign Iglesias? or look for a cheaper option on the Market

How about a big name pitcher?

Cobb? 

Trades? 

[jsnpritchett]

28 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

It is surprising, although maybe he got a taste of life post-baseball last year and liked it. Buster is a surefire Hall of Famer, even though his career is on the short side. 57.6 WAR for a catcher is impressive, especially in only 1371 games. He's 8th all time among catchers and everyone ahead of him has over 500 more games played.

For awhile there, Buster was also the second best player of the Trout era. He's still 2nd behind Trout fro 2012-21 in WAR, and also second best in the 2010s. Three World Series trophies and an MVP...nice career. 

I think we've had this exchange before, but note that Baseball Reference's WAR for Posey is drastically different.  They have him at 44.9, which is 16th all-time among catchers, just behind Wally Schang, Thurman Munson, and Gene Tenace, none of whom are in the Hall of Fame.

I think he'll get in, but might take him a couple of years.

[Angel Oracle]

On 11/3/2021 at 10:59 AM, Angels 1961 said:

Brewers get Gott

 

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[Angelsjunky]

This is kind of interesting:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/mlb-proposes-replacing-arbitration-with-salaries-based-off-player-war-totals.html

I guess WAR is really going mainstream.

[T.G.]

I'm guessing Carlos Correa isn't going to the Yankees...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/carlos-correa-takes-shot-derek-165938681.html

BTW....  he's NOT wrong.

[Docwaukee]

I just realized that there is only one player still in the majors who was also around when the Angels won a world series.  

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

I just realized that there is only one player still in the majors who was also around when the Angels won a world series.  

Don't say it. 

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Don't say it. 

ok.  but it rhymes with Loujols.  

[Angelsjunky]

2 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I just realized that there is only one player still in the majors who was also around when the Angels won a world series.  

That can't be true, is it?

I know you mean Pujols, but there's got to be someone else.

Ha! Found one: Oliver Perez.

[Angelsjunky]

2 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

ok.  but it rhymes with Lou's holes.  

Fixed.

[Lou]

Doesn't look like Stroman will be a Yankee

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10018366-marcus-stroman-shades-yankees-in-response-to-twitter-edit-of-sp-in-nyy-jersey

[ten ocho recon scout]

37 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

ok.  but it rhymes with Loujols.