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I know he does not become FA until after next year, but Angles will be looking at extension or possible trade this deadline or off-season. I am wondering what his contract looks like. He is in such a rare situation because no one is like him. He both pitches and hits, and does both at or near elite level. If he was just the top hitter he could demand some big bucks, although limited by his defense, which may just be because not wanting to risk injury in the field, so he might be better on defense, he still could demand 9 figures alone. If he was just a starting pitcher, he could demand 9 figures most likely hitting FA as a 28 year old, being 29 the first year of his …

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34152424/peacock-stream-kansas-city-royals-detroit-tigers-game-announcers From the article: “Peacock will not have any announcers in the booth for its streaming coverage of the AL Central matchup from Detroit's Comerica Park. Instead, reporters will take fans around the ballpark and view the game from different vantage points.” Who else is picturing:

I didn't realize that he was even still in the game, but congratulations to Mark Appel for finally getting to realize his dream! https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/06/25/mark-appel-2013-no-1-pick-called-up-mlb-first-time-career-phillies

https://sports.yahoo.com/home-run-rate-dizzying-pace-193223813.html I wonder if the baseball they use is that different from the Professional balls; they did go to flat seems in 2015.

The Tigers will call up Riley Greene for their game tomorrow.

Everyone knows that the first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club, but under new Major League Baseball rules, everyone will hear about minor league fights, including the team’s parent MLB organization. And they will have to pay up for them too. ²In an attermpt to crack down on brawls and brouhaha in the minor leagues, MLB has instituted a fine of the parent club of any minor league team with a bench-clearing incident. In practice, this means if the players leave either the dugout or bullpen. The fine starts at $500 and doubles with every subsequent incident. So, $1000 after the second one, $2000 after the third one and so on. A team would n…

There was a lot of talent in the free agent market for pitching this past off-season. Many Twins fans wanted the Twins to make a big bold move. Of course a couple of the top guys were not going to even listen to Twins. The like of Scherzer, Verlander, and Kershaw were not coming here. There were several though that we could have tried to entice, and many were discussed throughout the off season. I just wanted to take a quick look at some of them and see how some were doing. Keep in mind some of these guys were on one year prove it deals, and some signed to long term deals. First, Dylan Bundy, a one year prove it deal. He started off well, but since has not don…

A few days late with this, but... https://www.mlb.com/video/eduardo-escobar-hits-for-cycle-x7341 I know some folks think hitting for the cycle is a little precious ( for example, isn't it even better to have a single, double, and 2 HR's?), but I applaud the feat and I deeply love watching Eddie Escobar play. I checked up an him a couple weeks back and his numbers this year had me worried his productive years were drawing to a close, but since then, he's rebounded with a hot streak and he owned the place on Monday. He's one of my favorite players in recent years and I never would have traded him away. That would have kept us out of the Josh Donaldson er…

The Angels have fired Joe Maddon, making him the second manager to get fired this season.

https://www.outsports.com/2022/6/5/23155403/tampa-bay-rays-lgbtq-rainbow-pride

Perhaps not all that surprising, but Girardi has been dismissed. It'll be interesting to see how the team does from here.

I keep reading in comments from the offseason and this season about Twins need to trade for an 'ace'. That they do not have one and need one to win. I have yet to see anyone really define what they think makes an 'ace'. Therefore, I am asking for people to comment and define an 'ace'. That way we can see if the Twins have one, if one can be brought in via trade. I would prefer more defined terms and not general terms, but something we can actually look into to see. Part of the reason I am asking this is I am thinking what some people call an 'ace' is very different than others, and it may not even be what people call an 'ace' is available for the Twins to trad…

Keuchel was in the last guaranteed year of his contract, earning $18 mil this season, plus a $1.5 mil buyout on a 2023 team option.

Wednesday's game was broadcast by Youtube. It was my first time seeing this. I really liked it. I thought the between half inning nat sound/cutting to shots of the dugouts was cool. Pena was o.k. and assume will get better. Graphics were nice. I was impressed. What think you guys and gals?

https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/white-sox-accuse-yankees-josh-donaldson-of-racial-comment/ I remember Anderson calling himself the next Jackie Robinson. I remember because I have disliked Anderson since reading that. I though he was a word that is usually filtered out on many sites. Good luck finding the quote by Anderson. Anderson shouldn’t complain, they are his words. Now wether or not it is a joke could be debatable. Anderson still has done nothing to make himself the next Jackie Robinson. It would not be beyond many people to remind Anderson of that. Every catcher should be asking Anderson if he said that

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/sports/roger-angell-dead.html

who needs a pitch block anyways? amiright?

10 years in the Bigs for Eduardo Escobar. Love the Esky shirts his teammates are sporting. I still miss him and his Spring Training Name Game every year!

Okay, Chicago. There’s no way you can **** this one up. You have an 8-2 lead in the 9th Inning against your division rival. To make things even better, you’re facing the 7-8-9 hitters. This should be a piece of cake. https://www.mlb.com/video/tanner-banks-in-play-run-s-to-andres-gimenez?q=TeamId %3D%3D [114] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 https://www.mlb.com/video/tanner-banks-in-play-run-s-to-austin-hedges?q=TeamId %3D%3D [114] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 https://www.mlb.com/video/liam-hendriks-in-play-run-s-to-josh-naylor?q=TeamId %3D%3D [114] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 https://www.mlb.com/…

Fan blog titled "No Rain" explains why Yankees fans aren't feeling so great about the Josh Donaldson trade just yet: https://viewsfrom314ft.com/no-rain-on-josh-donaldsons-lack-of-power/

Would be ready for 2022 MLB season and cost $23 a month. https://www.startribune.com/would-you-pay-23-a-month-for-access-to-just-bally-sports-north/600067173/ https://nypost.com/2021/06/10/sinclair-raising-250m-for-new-sports-streaming-service-sources/

Here is a free article at Baseball America with early data about the effects of new 2022 pitch clock rules in the minors: New Rules Dramatically Speeding Up MiLB Games Some kind of pitch clock is supposed to be implemented for the 2023 MLB season too, per the new CBA agreement between teams and players in March. Would you like to see this minor league pitch clock carried over to the majors next year? Why or why not?

Link: MLB.com: Trevor Bauer suspended 2 full seasons Remember to keep the discussion civil and appropriate.

Let’s hear it. Mine is the death of the SP does more damage to baseball than 3 true outcomes, slow pace of play, and dramatic shifts combined.

I thought this was a good piece with some solid reasons why the bats have struggled league wide. Do you agree with Tom? Disagree? Have other factors to consider? Let TD know below! https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/04/28/mets-hbp-baseball-conspiracies-the-opener

I just saw a great play by Rizzo from the other night. He bunted a pitch that was up third for an easy single. It was a terrible "bunt" if you were trying to sacrifice or bunt for a hit outside the shift. It was actually landed fair in the air past third base. Meaning in a traditional defense he would have been very easy pop out. However, with the shift no one had a chance to get it. I personally do not know why more left hand hitters in particular do not practice to bunt against the shift. It is not like you need to have the perfect bunt down the line and beat anything out. You need to bunt it hard past the pitcher anywhere within 10 feet of the third base …

Sanity. https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/gabe-kapler-giants-push-back-unwritten-baseball-rules-blowout-win

I must say he looks bigger than ever....... ?

Hello everyone, I am a huge Twins fan, but just recently started getting into learning about stats and evaluating player performances. I have learned a lot about pitching stats, but I was hoping someone could share their expertise about evaluating individual/single game performances for a pitcher. For example; what’s a solid box score for a pitcher, etc. Thanks in advance..I’m just trying to learn! - M

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