The Official 2024 MLB Regular Season Discussion Thread

[Doom]

As a Padres fan I suggest that we cancel the season now.

In all seriousness, this is a bummer. Wish nothing but the best for El Niño.

I feel for you dude.

I wish him a speedy recovery so he can put fear in the pitchers with his dingers.

 

[Rosie]

 

[Rosie]

Yeah, we're going to have a hell of an infield, one that can hit too. Plus his glove can be good defensive support for our pitchers. Genuinely, all that we need is for our pitching to hold up and we're golden.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Got one of my signings

 

[Rosie]

It's official! We got a gold glove 3rd baseman

 

[Hidden Blaze]

 

[Apoho Creed]

Needed it. Everyone in the NL East is getting better we need keep making moves to improve the Offense and load up on Pitching. I've liked the signings of Hand and Familia to the Bullpen that blew way too many Games last Season. That needs to change this upcoming Season.

 

[Doom]

Needed it. Everyone in the NL East is getting better we need keep making moves to improve the Offense and load up on Pitching. I've liked the signings of Hand and Familia to the Bullpen that blew way too many Games last Season. That needs to change this upcoming Season.

That's good for your team to grab Schwarber.

The Phillies do need to make moves and now.

 

[Doom]

Colorado Rockies, Kris Bryant reach seven-year, $182 million deal, sources say​

ESPN

Third baseman Kris Bryant and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a seven-year, $182 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday.

Bryant got off to a hot start in 2021 after a down and injured season in 2020. He cooled off some after being traded from the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants but still put up good numbers overall, slashing .265/.353/.481 between the two teams.

MLB Network first reported Bryant had reached a deal with the Rockies.

He was in the very early MVP conversation after hitting .322 in April and .327 in May. Bryant's 1.078 OPS in April had Cubs fans excited but a .114 batting average in June, where he had just nine hits for the month, cooled off the MVP talk. Eventually, he was traded to the Giants for prospects as his seven-year career in Chicago came to an end.

One of Bryant's best attributes is his ability to play all over the diamond. In 2021 he played in 93 games in the outfield, 55 at third base and a dozen more at first base. And he was an above average fielder at all of them.

Bryant was on track for a Hall of Fame career before injuries slowed him down. He won rookie of the year (2015) and an MVP (2016) in back-to-back seasons then followed that up with the highest OPS (.946) of his career in 2017.

Since then, he's endured shoulder, knee, ankle and hand injuries limiting his production, including his power, at times. But he's always been a reliable player who can still hit at a high rate when healthy. In many lineups, he's one of the tougher outs for the opposition, and he's pitched accordingly because of that.

Discussions with the Cubs over a long-term deal never got off the ground after his big years with the team. As he approached free agency, his departure became a fait accompli and so the Cubs traded him to San Francisco in July.

ESPN's Jesse Rogers contributed to this report.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

fuck this bullshit

 

[Doom]

fuck this bullshit

I'm so sorry that you had to see him join the Dodgers. Hell, I hated the signing as well, because that makes the Dodgers battling lineup scary as fuck, fucking assholes. I'd really rather go elsewhere beside them and the Yankees at most.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Dodgers can spend all that money. Still won’t win. Braves going to repeat.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

I mean it's only natural. Big Market Teams will always have more money to throw at their problems.

 

[Rosie]

I mean it's only natural. Big Market Teams will always have more money to throw at their problems.

Meanwhile the Jays are in a weird position where we are not a big market team per say, but have more cash flow than a smaller market team, so we have our periods of rebuild, but there is always the potential of keeping competitive with some big signings. Just also we are screwed by being in the AL East with two big market teams.

 

[Hidden Blaze]