MLB Off-Topic

[Sportsforever]

Stat of the day: there is only one player in baseball history with at least one stolen base without being caught in 10 seasons.

That player…Greg Maddux.


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[reyes the roof]

How to **** up your pending free agency in one night

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/statu...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Majingir]

Ohtani likely getting TJS, does that mean he's gone for the 2024 season?

I wonder how this would impact his free agency. When he comes back, you don't know how he will be. Does he continue being a SP, a reliever, just a hitter?

Either way, Angels not trading Ohtani at the deadline could go down in history as the worst "non trade" ever. Especially when you know in a few years we'll hear reports about Angels turning down deals for prospects who in 5-10 years from now, there's bound to be rejected offers for guys who became stars.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

Ohtani likely getting TJS, does that mean he's gone for the 2024 season?

No...Bryce Harper had TJS in November of 2022 and returned in May of 2023 as a DH.

I wouldn't expect Ohtani to pitch next year if he does indeed get TJS, but there's no reason to believe he couldn't return to the lineup as a DH at some point in the 2024 season.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

Either way, Angels not trading Ohtani at the deadline could go down in history as the worst "non trade" ever. Especially when you know in a few years we'll hear reports about Angels turning down deals for prospects who in 5-10 years from now, there's bound to be rejected offers for guys who became stars.

It's more than possible I'm out of the loop but do we even know if the Angels received a realistic offer?

No team would give up would it would take to get him without the guarantee of him re-signing with that team and from what I read it didn't seem like he was willing to make that guarantee.

[steelerfan]

All I know is that I want no part of Ohtani and the anchor that is likely to be his contract.

Great guy and a phenomenal player who is easy to root for. I wish him the best, and I'll be rooting for him, but I don't want any part of that contract. No thanks, hard pass.

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[l3ulvl]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelerfan

All I know is that I want no part of Ohtani and the anchor that is likely to be his contract. Great guy and a phenomenal player who is easy to root for. I wish him the best, and I'll be rooting for him, but I don't want any part of that contract. No thanks, hard pass. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk

It would be cool to have him, but, when's the last time an astronomical baseball contract worked out?


(and yeah, I say this as a Tigers fan finally at the end of the Cabrera contact)

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by l3ulvl

It would be cool to have him, but, when's the last time an astronomical baseball contract worked out?

One could argue that, based on (regular season) production, the 1st 7 years (2001-07) of A-Rod's megadeal with Texas provided good value to both the Rangers and Yankees. The subsequent 10-year contract he signed with the Yankees after opting out? Not so much.