The Official 2022 MLB Season Thread

[m0nkey]

Now that there’sa template for young outfielders, can’t wait to see Adell’s contract extension!

[beatlesrule]

I am a big fan in these incentive laden contracts.

[ScottT]

10 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

I am a big fan in these incentive laden contracts.

Eh.

I'm uncomfortable with the voting result aspect of it.   

[Revad]

Braves reliever R. Iglesias, pitching mostly in an eighth-inning setup role, has a 0.93 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in 11 appearances. He has allowed five hits, one run and three walks with eight strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings, and none of the three inherited runners has scored.

[mmc]

 

[Angels 1961]

5 hours ago, Revad said:

Braves reliever R. Iglesias, pitching mostly in an eighth-inning setup role, has a 0.93 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in 11 appearances. He has allowed five hits, one run and three walks with eight strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings, and none of the three inherited runners has scored.

He will close for ATL next year.

[Ender]

Could you guys imagine.

[Lou]

6 hours ago, mmc said:

 

0-3 with 2 KS so far.

[Jason]

20 minutes ago, Lou said:

0-3 with 2 KS so far.

He’s playing like he’s Brandon Marsh 

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

He’s playing like he’s Brandon Marsh 

He was even Marshier:

0-4 with 3 Ks

[Lou]

The New York Yankees placed left-hander Aroldis Chapman on the injured list due to an infection in his leg that stemmed from a tattoo, the team announced Saturday.

The tattoo was a portrait of Chapman's sister, according to YES Network's Michael Kay.

Chapman hasn't pitched since Aug. 19, in part due to his infection, manager Aaron Boone said, according to YES Network's Jack Curry. The skipper doesn't believe it was risky for Chapman to get a tattoo at this point in the season and expects his former closer to pitch again this year

[m0nkey]

Javier Baez in the first year of a 6 year $140 million contract:

11 games, 457 PAs .224/.267/.367/.634 (83 OPS +) with 21 walks and 113 strikeouts

[HanfordGuy]

Has anyone ever encountered this guy at the Big A or in other MLB stadiums? I’ve seen him on HBO’s Real Sports. He’s made a career and job out of collecting baseballs.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/despised-mlb-fan-zack-hample-whines-after-having-to-follow-rules/
 

Baseball’s most obnoxious fan lived up to his reputation. 

Zack Hample, the widely-loathed adult baseball collector who attends hundreds of games in pursuit of obtaining stray balls, brought his act to Coors Field during the Rockies’ series with the Cardinals. 

The 44-year-old claims to have collected more than 11,000 stray balls from MLB stadiums, growing his reputation after snagging Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th career hit and Mike Trout’s first career home run. Hample studies spray charts of hitters in the games he attends, in order to know where best to sit and position himself for home runs and foul balls…

[ScottT]

The A's are celebrating their 2002 team today.

hahahahahahahahahaha

[m0nkey]

On 8/20/2022 at 9:37 AM, m0nkey said:

Josh Hader's downfall continues.  Since July 4, he has a 14.66 ERA in 11.2 innings and opponents have a 1.293 OPS against him.  Since joining the padres he has a 16.20 ERA (6ER in 3.1 IP)

Hader today:

.1 IP 5 hits, 2 walks, 6 ER

 

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Javier Baez in the first year of a 6 year $140 million contract:

11 games, 457 PAs .224/.267/.367/.634 (83 OPS +) with 21 walks and 113 strikeouts

That's a lot of PAs for 11 games.

[ukyah]

with the sweep of the blue jays, the Angels clinched their first road series win against a team with a winning record since they took two of three in Houston, April 18-20.

 

jeezus christ!

[Blarg]

The Blue Jays should fire their entire front office for this. 

[ScottT]

Someone is gonna get burned, big time, with an early long term contract.

See...Kevin Maas, Yasiel Puig, Baldoquin, etc.  There's one that was more comparable to Julio Rodriguez...

[arch stanton]

Of course there’s risk but isn’t it better to pay big money to a potential franchise icon with his best years ahead of him than to guarantee someone 8 figures into his 40s?

[Inside Pitch]

 

[AngelsFaninGA]

7 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

Maybe this is why Arte's selling the team

[m0nkey]

Pujols hits number 694.  If he ends with say 697, I think he comes back and retires when he gets 700

[HanfordGuy]

 

[ukyah]

12 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

way late, like a few dacades, but good.