***Official - 2025 Major League Baseball Thread (7 Viewers)

[dino259]

The Brewers Pat Murphy won manager of the year for the second consecutive season (last time this happened was Bobby Cox 20 years ago), and Brewers GM Matt Arnold just won his second straight MLB Executive of the Year award (the first time that has ever happened.) Somehow I'd think we'd have more to show from it than lots of regular season wins and just one playoff series win in two years. Maybe next season our ship comes in.

I was back in Wisconsin for part of the thirteen game winning streak and it was a lot of fun. I'm afraid those are the kind of little victories I have to settle for as a long-time Brewers fan once removed. You can't really hoist a banner for back-to-back executive of the year awards.

That's what it takes for a small market team like the brewers to be competitive and just make the playoffs.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Four players took their qualifying offers:

Through the complexities of his contract, Imanaga could have picked up his 2027 option which would have come to a guaranteed two-year total of about 30M, which is 8M more than the qualifying offer for just this one year.

He seems to be betting on himself for improvement in 2026, opening the door to a longer and more lucrative deal. He had a hamstring injury that took him out for a couple of months, and he really wasn't the same pitcher as before.

I am glad he's back with the Cubs.

 

[HellToupee]

The Orioles trade away pitching?

Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward

 

[Eephus]

Rodriguez for Ward makes me wonder if the Orioles know something about his rehab. We're talking about Mike Elias though so .

I'm sure it'll be a very thorough medical exam.

 

[Gally]

The Orioles trade away pitching?

Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward

And isn't one of the log jams of young guys in the OF? So why get an outfielder as a return? Doesn't make a lot of sense.