OhtaniSan

Neto pushing his OPS over .700 paired with his lock down defense is more than enough reason to be beyond excited about this kid (I say kid even though i am only 2 years older than him haha)

I think we gotta hold on to him. Angels need to be trading for reliable starting pitching , not looking to shop the little they have

Moniak is starting to make it impossible for him to be sent down again. As much as I love Ward, I think Moniak could be a useful platoon partner for him

When Tepera returned from the IL, he was DFA'd after his next blowup. So i imagine with Loup it'll be the same appearance-to-appearance leash. Probably an emphasis on if he's executing his pitches or missing spots. Aaron Loup is Aaron Poup right now, but i also still hope he can save his season. Would be a lot more fun to be wrong about him being washed Side note: Aaron Poup is my fantasy team's name

Crazy that he first entered our radar cuz his grandpa posted on this board. Seriously excited to see what this guy can do at the MLB level

When did thread topic switch from "Official 2023 MLB Season" to a convention center for petty manbabys? Weird.

Damn i hadn't realized how hooked i was on the podcast until today when i noticed the next episode hadn't dropped yet. Great job guys! Fiending for more

Not wrong here. I respect Nevin's attitude for preferring to be the hardened team that drives in all their runs and rolls the lineup over, but this philosophy hurt them in last nights game. Phillips should have absolutely been used to at the very least to pinch run for Rendon, and honestly he probably should have been called in to bunt the runners over. If the runners had been bunted over, a pop out becomes a game-tying sac fly. These are very clear indicators of what we have all been saying as well: that Nevin's philosophy doesn't properly emphasize mechanics, fundamentals, or really any outside the box thinking other than traditional "let them hit" American baseball. Dropping a sac bunt or pinch running for your best hitter isn't sexy - but goddamn what it does do is put pressure on the other teams defense and increase your chances of getting that crucial run in. Playing fundamentally sound baseball and finding small ways of putting pressure on another teams defense is sexy enough in my book. I remember earlier this season there was a game with like 3 bunt hits in a row against us and our defense fell apart and pitching collapsed right after. In a nutshell, that's what we need to be doing to other teams and what we need to stop letting other teams do to us.

Might unironically use this if it comes down to it LOL. Thanks Jason, my real name is Jason too - so you're clearly already a cool dude

If Shohei leaves or gets traded - I'm gonna need a new username. I hope he stays

Here are his stats for those who were wondering!

Being right feels so good

I added him to my fantasy team for tomorrows start so i’m all in

Perhaps loading up on INF depth to prepare for potential Soto/Rengifo trade?

Should make a version where the big print/logo is instead on the back of the shirt. With the front of the shirt only having a small version of the logo/art in one of the top corners over the nipple area

I'm withholding judgement on giving up on Rendon until mid season. I think people are freaking out with his slow start, but that's all it really might be - a slow start. The injury bug has always been Rendon's thing, not flat out sucking. He's hitting .176, but despite that still sports a .360 OBP. The guy still has the good eye and discipline that he has been known for. Even as he slumps, he still maintains his ability to get on base. Once the hits start coming, and they will, we'll see some much better numbers. There's no way he will continue the season with a no doubles and no home runs pace, he is just getting his timing down right now. Of course, an injury could always derail the progression, but he's healthy now and that is enough for me to not throw in the towel on his production. Sure because of the injuries, he hasn't lived up to the 38mil a year price tag, but most players seldom do, especially those signed after the age of 30. I don't think the question should be can he be worth 38mil, as it's already a sunk cost. The question for me at least is can he still produce and be useful, and i think he can and will.

I think the heckler took it too far. I mean it’s one thing when the fans in the stands tell a player he sucks and generally fucks around , but another thing to escalate it to insulting him by demeaning the player and calling him a little bitch. I think Rendon shoulda still walked away and ignored him just being a professional athlete, but looks like the heckler learned the hard way this time. Maybe MLB bans the heckler in the video to establish a clear boundary of what should be acceptable heckling and borderline verbal abuse.

The Bees outfield of Moniak, Adell, Adams could be really fun to watch. There's still a lot of potential there with each of them and there are still reasons to believe they can have a breakthrough and reach that potential. Moniak and Adams especially have looked great in Spring to where i have more faith in them being useful at the MLB level than i have in Adell. They must see something good in Adams to have him start in AAA - maybe he even overtakes Adell and Moniak on the depth chart and we see him this season if there's an injury. You'd hope out of these 3 formerly highly regarded top prospects there'd be at least one that can take Renfroe's spot next season, or at least turn into a good platoon or serviceable bench bat.

Something about heading into this year just feels different. Yes we say that every year. But this year feels like were built a bit less heavily around the luck factor or relying on a hail marry for certain positions. I'm cautiously optimistic, and maybe even a bit more optimistic than cautious.

My favorite is when the financial analyst (or whatever regular day job he had) on the Czech Republic struck out Ohtani with 79mph fastball heat. Super cool seeing a team of regular dudes having fun

Out of all the prospect rankings out there, the MLB pipeline is ironically the worst and most generic one out there.

How dare you temporarily disrupt my morning reading

Before games I like to hit the Karl Strauss or Golden Road right next to the stadium and walk in to the games hammered. Does that count as a pregame activity?

I was with you until you got to McDonalds

Is O'Hoppe really only 185lbs? That seems oddly light for a 6'2 catcher