Figured a deal like this was coming. Thought it might be Lux but Pollock seems like an even better deal. His 2022 ceiling is higher than Lux's but he's injury prone and Lux is more versatile. AJ had a very good 2021 but he doesn't seem like a guy you can count on.
Solid deal for LA, and addresses the closer issue. Lots of talk recently about Treinan being too good to be just a closer (i.e. you really want to save that guy for the highest leverage situations, which often are not the last inning).
ETA: Pollock also had a decent 2020 but I'm still not confident he's a lock at 34 to have another 3-ish WAR season.
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(04-01-2022 11:47 AM)GoodOwl Wrote: so, it looks like they're keeping the "automatic runner" (zombie runner sounds more appropriate) in extra innings without any modification (would have at least liked them to wait a few innings before starting this or at least start the runner at 1B instead of at 2B), s that's very disappointing.
The DH is in for the NL, which most everyone knew was coming but still kinda sad to see actually happen.
A two-way player rule allows both a DH who pitches to stay in game as one or other if removed form one, which does make sense to me, and only affects a few (or one) player(s).
Active rosters start at 28 and go down to 26 for each team due to late start of season and shortened Spring training, which I also don't mind.
There were 233 extra-inning games last year, and the longest was the Dodgers' 16-inning win at the San Diego Padres on Aug. 25, FYI. Sadly, rick Camp's famous homer would never have happened under these rules (and if you watch John Sterling make that call on youtube, it's a doozy.)
So the big rules actually will start after May 1.....
13 man pitching staffs become the maximum. Can't have 12 position players/14 pitchers any longer.
15 day IL/Option stints for pitchers. Will limit the option train replenishing the bullpen.
5 options maximum per player.
Those things should help out somewhat with the bullpenning craze.
Figured a deal like this was coming. Thought it might be Lux but Pollock seems like an even better deal. His 2022 ceiling is higher than Lux's but he's injury prone and Lux is more versatile. AJ had a very good 2021 but he doesn't seem like a guy you can count on.
Solid deal for LA, and addresses the closer issue. Lots of talk recently about Treinan being too good to be just a closer (i.e. you really want to save that guy for the highest leverage situations, which often are not the last inning).
ETA: Pollock also had a decent 2020 but I'm still not confident he's a lock at 34 to have another 3-ish WAR season.
also the salary aspect
Pollock 10 million
Lux 700k
(04-01-2022 12:39 PM)stever20 Wrote: So the big rules actually will start after May 1.....
13 man pitching staffs become the maximum. Can't have 12 position players/14 pitchers any longer.
Do the Angels get to carry 13 pitchers plus Ohtani, or do they have to count Ohtani as a pitcher?
(04-01-2022 12:39 PM)stever20 Wrote: So the big rules actually will start after May 1.....
13 man pitching staffs become the maximum. Can't have 12 position players/14 pitchers any longer.
Do the Angels get to carry 13 pitchers plus Ohtani, or do they have to count Ohtani as a pitcher?
I think he counts as a position player. So the Angels will have an advantage for sure.
Figured a deal like this was coming. Thought it might be Lux but Pollock seems like an even better deal. His 2022 ceiling is higher than Lux's but he's injury prone and Lux is more versatile. AJ had a very good 2021 but he doesn't seem like a guy you can count on.
Solid deal for LA, and addresses the closer issue. Lots of talk recently about Treinan being too good to be just a closer (i.e. you really want to save that guy for the highest leverage situations, which often are not the last inning).
ETA: Pollock also had a decent 2020 but I'm still not confident he's a lock at 34 to have another 3-ish WAR season.
also the salary aspect
Pollock 10 million
Lux 700k
Sure, but it doesn't appear to be a driver. Dodgers offered Jansen a FA contract of 2 years at something competitive with the Braves $16MM.
(04-01-2022 12:39 PM)stever20 Wrote: So the big rules actually will start after May 1.....
13 man pitching staffs become the maximum. Can't have 12 position players/14 pitchers any longer.
15 day IL/Option stints for pitchers. Will limit the option train replenishing the bullpen.
5 options maximum per player.
Those things should help out somewhat with the bullpenning craze.
I agree it will be very interesting to watch how the managers have to adjust after May 1. The bullpenning has gotten more out of hand than the shift (and I'm hoping mlb addresses that soon as well.)
Quote: “I don’t know the interactions between Alex and Excel [Freeman’s agency]. But somewhere in there was miscommunication, lack of communication, something…
“From my conversations with Freddie, he wanted to stay.
“I do not agree with the way that this was handled on Freddie’s side. If you want to play in Atlanta, you play in Atlanta. You maybe take a little less to be happy and play in a place that is comfortable for you.”
--Chipper Jones
Jones famously took a bit less than he could've gotten on the open market to stay a lifelong Brave and Hall Of Famer:
At 33 years old, Chipper Jones restructured his contract to help the Braves sign more talent.
At 32 years old, Freddie Freeman stalled at an impasse over a sixth year on a contract.
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Pitcher Richard Rodríguez, utilityman Danny Santana and infielder José Rondón have each been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. All three are currently free agents. Rodríguez never really looked that great after the mid-season trade from Pirates to Braves, wasn't on their post-season roster, and they didn't seek to re-sign him after the season, giving him the ol' non-tender. Guess they may have figured him out.
(04-04-2022 03:52 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: Chipper Jones on the Braves 1B situation:
Quote: “I don’t know the interactions between Alex and Excel [Freeman’s agency]. But somewhere in there was miscommunication, lack of communication, something…
“From my conversations with Freddie, he wanted to stay.
“I do not agree with the way that this was handled on Freddie’s side. If you want to play in Atlanta, you play in Atlanta. You maybe take a little less to be happy and play in a place that is comfortable for you.”
--Chipper Jones
Jones famously took a bit less than he could've gotten on the open market to stay a lifelong Brave and Hall Of Famer:
At 33 years old, Chipper Jones restructured his contract to help the Braves sign more talent.
At 32 years old, Freddie Freeman stalled at an impasse over a sixth year on a contract.
oh boo hoo. Maybe he didn't want to be duped by the Braves like Acuna, Albies, etc and actually get paid market value. Can't help it that the Braves are a cheap ass team who can't pay guys what they're worth.
Looking forward to a few years when they try that **** with Acuna. He'll be long gone.
No one should begrudge Freeman getting as much money as he could. That "sixth year on a contract" is $27 million to Freeman. The Dodgers and Braves franchises are each worth over $2 billion. The Dodgers' owners are collectively worth billions, and the Braves are owned by a corporation with a market cap of $17 billion. Neither one feels any pain when they pay market value to a future hall of famer.
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