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

[ChiefD]

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[Don Quixote]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

 

[BeTheMatch]

So deGrom made it 2 1/2 starts for Texas? Nice investment, Rangers.

He no longer plays for the Mets. He will be fine.

Sir, I don't think you're familiar at all with the historical futility of the franchise known today as The Texas Rangers. Your Mets have a couple of World Series wins. The Rangers have Nelson Cruz in the outfield gaffing away their best shot at one.

IMO, the Rangers are the Mets of the American League.

Mets fans will always have 1969 and 1986......what do the Rangers have to fall back on for comfort?

Nolan Ryan beating the ever-loving out of Robin Ventura?

 

[Gally]

Here's how the Royals do things:

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Baseball is all about consistency

 

[tri-man 47]

How 'bout the Tigers?! Three walk-off wins in a row, and now a 1-0 shutout of Cleveland. Probably just a big tease, but it's nice for now.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

How 'bout the Tigers?! Three walk-off wins in a row, and now a 1-0 shutout of Cleveland. Probably just a big tease, but it's nice for now.

I had my doubts they would win 5 in a month much less 5 in a row.

 

[jobarules]

Yankees offense is really bad this year and there's not much help on the horizon. The fact that Hicks, IKF, and Donaldson still get meaningful at bats in the lineup and Schmidt has had 4 starts in rotation, is a damn embarrassment for a team with a 300m payroll. How Cashman still has a job is beyond anyone's guess.

 

[General Malaise]

Yankees offense is really bad this year and there's not much help on the horizon. The fact that Hicks, IKF, and Donaldson still get meaningful at bats in the lineup and Schmidt has had 4 starts in rotation, is a damn embarrassment for a team with a 300m payroll. How Cashman still has a job is beyond anyone's guess.

Give Peraza a chance!

 

[Capella]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

Sucks. He was so fun to watch too. Reminded me of Glavine.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Here's how the Royals do things:

Trust the process.

 

[GroveDiesel]

The Braves are paying Ozuna $16M a year and he hit 0.213 in 2021, 0.226 last year, and is hitting 0.085 so far this year. The only thing he’s proven capable of hitting over the last 3 years is women. He’s proven himself awful off the field and awful on it. Time to eat the $16M this year and $16M next year and get rid of him. The team is too good to keep him around any longer.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Kershaw getting his 200th was pretty cool. That **** will be so hard to see again, that amount of wins. And with one franchise. Loved his emtion and he's a good dude who deserves it.

Rarely see that kind of reaction from him on that last K to end the threat. Vs the legit NY Mets, no less (hard to imagine, ha). It's not like this was the Rockies.

Hell, he had to start off with a 3 base error, only to strike out the side.

 

[jobarules]

Yankees offense is really bad this year and there's not much help on the horizon. The fact that Hicks, IKF, and Donaldson still get meaningful at bats in the lineup and Schmidt has had 4 starts in rotation, is a damn embarrassment for a team with a 300m payroll. How Cashman still has a job is beyond anyone's guess.

Give Peraza a chance!

Donaldson had a setback. That being said, I don't think peraza is a great fantasy guy. Seems more of a slick glove than big time fantasy producer.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Spencer Strider has an absolutely absurd k/9 of 14.7 right now. He has 9 strikeouts in each of the 4 games he’s pitched so far.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Las Vegas A's

 

[ChiefD]

Las Vegas A's

Their owner is a effing disgrace.

 

[urbanhack]

The White Sox still have not won a series.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Kershaw getting his 200th was pretty cool. That **** will be so hard to see again, that amount of wins. And with one franchise. Loved his emtion and he's a good dude who deserves it.

It is a stark contrast between Kershaw and Bumgarner in their later years. Kershaw has evolved, and now approaches the game like Andy Pettitte or Jamie Moyer.

Bumgarner has not evolved in the slightest and has been awful these past few years. And he just got DFA'd by Arizona.

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

The White Sox still have not won a series.

And they haven't won two straight games. I think in 4 out of their last 5 games they have only scored runs in a single inning in each game.

And to think we are in Year 4 of the so-called "championship window".

:sigh:

 

[fantasy stud]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

 

[ChiefD]

Bumgarner has not evolved in the slightest and has been awful these past few years. And he just got DFA'd by Arizona.

Oh boy. Cue the Royals signing him.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Those Pirates might be up to something.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Bumgarner has not evolved in the slightest and has been awful these past few years. And he just got DFA'd by Arizona.

Oh boy. Cue the Royals signing him.

Texas the favorite apparently

 

[General Malaise]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

Better doctors in Beaverton.....

 

[ChiefD]

Those Pirates might be up to something.

I'll root for 'em.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Texas the favorite apparently

Why not, the Dallas Keuchel experiment went so well.

 

[Gally]

Bumgarner has not evolved in the slightest and has been awful these past few years. And he just got DFA'd by Arizona.

I was hoping they would bring up Pfaadt but that didn't happen....

 

[Gally]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

It's not like he was 25 or 26. He is 30.

But I guess you better keep your fingers crossed for McClanahan....

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Kershaw getting his 200th was pretty cool. That **** will be so hard to see again, that amount of wins. And with one franchise. Loved his emtion and he's a good dude who deserves it.

It is a stark contrast between Kershaw and Bumgarner in their later years. Kershaw has evolved, and now approaches the game like Andy Pettitte or Jamie Moyer.

Bumgarner has not evolved in the slightest and has been awful these past few years. And he just got DFA'd by Arizona.

Funny you mention that, because it's the first pitcher I thought of when trying to compare (or contrast I should say) with Kershaw. Even as a Dodgers fan I did not see this coming. Love the guy even more. I wasn't sure he'd take his decline head on like this and figured he'd just as soon go back to Texas with family and continue in some form, with a nice "retirement package" on one of the Texas teams and ride off into the sunset, but no, just the opposite.

It was Bumgarner, who I thought was way too competitive to just fade away, who is the one that is riding off to his ranch.

For Kershaw to not only be willing to take a back seat but to stay loyal and most importantly be so competitive that he was willing to learn a whole other way to pitch and win, even after a completely stacked bank account sitting there for life, says a lot about the man he is -- on and off the field. The Dodgers knew what they were doing when they kept him. A lot of us fans thought ugh, that's too much for a guy that just doesn't have it anymore. Although I was happy he stayed, I admittedly questioned the business side of the decision.

And how about what he does for the players around him? He's been invaluable to that staff even when he's not on the bump. A guy like Urias, for example, could've easily ended up on the wrong track, imo.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Those Pirates might be up to something.

I'll root for 'em.

Me too! But I've seen this show way too many times. We're still only in April and they're still pretty devoid of talent.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

https://m.facebook.com/mlbeurope/videos/you-dont-see-this-every-day/1388968471935323/

Never saw that before

 

[fantasy stud]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

It's not like he was 25 or 26. He is 30.

But I guess you better keep your fingers crossed for McClanahan....

He's older, but look at a lot of their young pitchers and how many have been hurt badly. Baz, Glasnow currently along with at least 2 of our better bullpen guys. . Mckay and Honeywell never reached their potential in the minors with serious injuries.

 

[Capella]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

It's not like he was 25 or 26. He is 30.

But I guess you better keep your fingers crossed for McClanahan....

He's older, but look at a lot of their young pitchers and how many have been hurt badly. Baz, Glasnow currently along with at least 2 of our better bullpen guys. . Mckay and Honeywell never reached their potential in the minors with serious injuries.

I don’t think it’s babying them (almost all teams do that now), I assume it has something to do with how they ‘change’ the pitchers stuff whenever they get them. They’re obviously doing something to transform these guys and it gets results but seems to end in a lot of injuries.

 

[Gally]

Jeffrey Springs needs Tommy John surgery. Oof.

The rays baby their pitchers and they all end up with serious injuries like this.

It's not like he was 25 or 26. He is 30.

But I guess you better keep your fingers crossed for McClanahan....

He's older, but look at a lot of their young pitchers and how many have been hurt badly. Baz, Glasnow currently along with at least 2 of our better bullpen guys. . Mckay and Honeywell never reached their potential in the minors with serious injuries.

I don’t think it’s babying them (almost all teams do that now), I assume it has something to do with how they ‘change’ the pitchers stuff whenever they get them. They’re obviously doing something to transform these guys and it gets results but seems to end in a lot of injuries.

My theory is that the go for max velocity (which is the case across the board now) and that maxing out stresses the body to the breaking point. It's not just the Rays that run into this problem.

Between weights (building strength in all the surrounding areas) and trying to max velocity the body is over stressed and the UCL is the weak link. That will eventually pop.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

You Got A No-No Going

Drew Smyly through six.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

David Peralta hits a small dribbler between home and the mound. Smyly and Yan Gomes collide with each other attempting to field the ball.

 

[HellToupee]

You Got A No-No Going

Drew Smyly through six.

Yan Gomes “not on my watch”

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1649512970378944518?s=61&t=oX9G006TUZ9alBtC5c4uMQ

 

[shuke]

You Got A No-No Going

Drew Smyly through six.

Yan Gomes “not on my watch”

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1649512970378944518?s=61&t=oX9G006TUZ9alBtC5c4uMQ

I watched this about 100 times between the 0:09 and 0:12 mark to watch every fan's reaction.

 

[Tom Servo]

https://m.facebook.com/mlbeurope/videos/you-dont-see-this-every-day/1388968471935323/

Never saw that before

My only surprise is that it happened with Pittsburgh and not Cleveland.

 

[FairWarning]

The White Sox still have not won a series.

Very hard stretch ahead also (@TB,@Tor,TB). Tough loss last night, at least Hendricks will be back soon.

 

[gump]

‘Rays win!’…on Dave Wills Day…

 

[Bracie Smathers]

New York Mets
@Mets
When your bartender in SF is wearing a David Wright jersey… And you’re David Wright.

LINK to video

 

[Capella]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

 

[ChiefD]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

All they have to do now is win the World Series.

 

[Capella]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

All they have to do now is win the World Series.

Yea we’ll see. Playoffs in all sports are random. They have to play a 140 more games still may as well enjoy them.

 

[msudaisy26]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

But how many against REAL teams?

 

[Ron Swanson]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

But how many against REAL teams?

Good series starting tomorrow against the 'stros.

 

[msudaisy26]

Rays MLB ranks:

149 R (1st)
48 HR (1st)
.282 AVG (1st)
.355 OBP (1st)
.535 SLG (1st)
.365 xwOBA (1st)
8.6 Hitter WAR (1st)

2.71 ERA (1st)
3.28 FIP (1st)
1.05 WHIP (1st)
.191 BAA (1st)
.279 xwOBA (1st)
3.8 Pitcher WAR (1st)



is that good

But how many against REAL teams?

Good series starting tomorrow against the 'stros.

I am totally joking. I don't care who you play (unless you are playing high schoolers) 18 - 3 is good in any professional sport regardless of opponents.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Chadwick Tromp is a cool-*** name.

 

[snellman]

I am a Twins fan, but I have always had an admiration for the Rays. What they are able to do year in and year out with the budget they use is mind blowing.