The Official 2022 MLB Season Thread

[Inside Pitch]

7 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

positional versatility is great.  But let's be clear.  Rojas still sucks.  Just at more spots. 

Yep, speed is as well.  The key is not to make acquiring speed or positional flexibility THE focus IMO or feeling that having those things you can survive not having someone that can directly impact the offense.

[HanfordGuy]

 

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[HanfordGuy]

Halos at 19, Tier 2: Swing and a Miss…

”None of these teams seem likely to either 1) spend the necessary money or 2) make the postseason. Seeing as how Judge will have his choice of teams that can and will do both, there's no sense wasting much time weighing this group's respective merits. We will concede that the idea of Judge joining forces with Mike Troutand Shohei Ohtani is tempting, but the Angels seem more likely to trade Ohtani before or after a sale.”

[jsnpritchett]

3 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

Halos at 19, Tier 2: Swing and a Miss…

”None of these teams seem likely to either 1) spend the necessary money or 2) make the postseason. Seeing as how Judge will have his choice of teams that can and will do both, there's no sense wasting much time weighing this group's respective merits. We will concede that the idea of Judge joining forces with Mike Troutand Shohei Ohtani is tempting, but the Angels seem more likely to trade Ohtani before or after a sale.”

I would be shocked if the Angels even engaged in preliminary discussions with Judge's agent. 

[Ender]

Judge is going to cost SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much money. Wrong side of 30. 

That said ... it's not my money and I'd be ok with the Mariners signing him, but we just have so many other holes to fill that he's not realistic for us.

I don't see him being realistic for the Angels either. 

File him in the "nice to have" category.

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

I would be shocked if the Angels even engaged in preliminary discussions with Judge's agent. 

If Arte weren't selling the team, Aaron Judge is exactly the kind of signing he would make in the off season.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Taylor said:

If Arte weren't selling the team, Aaron Judge is exactly the kind of signing he would make in the off season.

Oh, totally.  But since he IS selling the team, I can't imagine he'd attempt to sign Judge.  He can't be that stupid, can he?

[Docwaukee]

Yankees will make him an offer he can't refuse.  

[HanfordGuy]

6 minutes ago, Docwaukee said:

Yankees will make him an offer he can't refuse.  

[Inside Pitch]

Funniest thing about Aaron Judges HR chase is how all the "Yankee haters" have temporarily put aside their "Barry Bonds" hate to point out the MLB HR record is 74.

[Blarg]

Judge reaching Maris' record is not quite the milestone Yankee fans want it to be. It only puts Frankenstein's monster at #7 all time. 

[Docwaukee]

33 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Judge reaching Maris' record is not quite the milestone Yankee fans want it to be. It only puts Frankenstein's monster at #7 all time. 

I appreciate the accuracy of this reference.  

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, Sept. 30, 1927, Babe Ruth swats record 60th home run, shocks sports world

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[AngelStew43]

Our pitching isn't terrible.  We have bullpen reinforcements in AA.  What this team needs is offense.  

If we could add even one of Turner, Correa, Judge, it would be a tremendous step in the right direction. 

[Lou]

Why is everyone making such a big deal about a guy setting a team record?

[Taylor]

12 minutes ago, Lou said:

Why is everyone making such a big deal about a guy setting a team record?

Isn't it the AL record?

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Isn't it the AL record?

Who cares? Nobody made a big deal about Bonds breaking Hack Wilson's record. 

[Taylor]

Just now, Lou said:

Who cares? Nobody made a big deal about Bonds breaking Hack Wilson's record. 

Nobody else in the AL has hit 60 in a season since Maris. 

I hate the Yankees. But it's a big deal.

[Lou]

8 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Nobody else in the AL has hit 60 in a season since Maris. 

I hate the Yankees. But it's a big deal.

Nobody had hit 56 in a season since Wilson in 1930. 

[m0nkey]

Cal Raleigh just hit a walkoff homer to clinch the Mariners a playoff spot