MLB Chatter Thread

[Chocolate Lab]

Wow.

They almost had to do something like this to establish themselves as players again, though.

Will it look like a great deal in the end? Probably not. But they've been down too long now.

 

[bbgun]

Will be interesting to see if the Mets go after Verlander now. Will cost less than deGrom, too.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Wow.

They almost had to do something like this to establish themselves as players again, though.

Will it look like a great deal in the end? Probably not. But they've been down too long now.

Also helps that Texas hired a three time WS champion manager and brought back Mike Maddux as pitching coach (he was on the two Texas WS teams in same role).

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Will be interesting to see if the Mets go after Verlander now. Will cost less than deGrom, too.

Screw it, Texas should sign him, too. They'll have a rotation full of old guys that are Cy Young winners.

 

[1bigfan13]

Fred McGriff finally got voted into the Hall of Fame. Well deserved and long overdue.

It's a shame that he had to wait 12 years just because he was 7 home runs shy of 500.

 

[bbgun]

were it not for the 1994 strike, he would've eclipsed 500 easily. another Yankee who got away ...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Fred McGriff finally got voted into the Hall of Fame. Well deserved and long overdue.

Crime Dog!

He deserves it for the nickname alone.

 

[bbgun]

Mets and Verlander agree to a 2 year 86.8 mil. contract.

 

[Rev]

Phillies get Trea Turner. 11 year / 300

 

[1bigfan13]

Phillies get Trea Turner. 11 year / 300

Time for the Braves to open up their wallets and sign another bat or two.

If they let Dansby walk, we're burning Truist Park down.

 

[Rev]

Rangers signed Heaney yesterday.

 

[Genghis Khan]

The Padres reportedly outbid the Phillies for Turner (by a lot) and outbid the Yankees for Judge (by a lot) and got neither.


"That's what's in!"

 

[bbgun]

Like Dak, Yanks had to way overpay for not locking him up early.

 

[Rev]

Saw this tweet awhile back after the Trea Turner signing. Turners contract will end in 2034 and the following year the Mets will finally finish paying Bobby Bonilla.

 

[bbgun]

the length of the contracts amazes me. can you imagine being tied to Dak for 13 years?

 

[Texas Ace]

the length of the contracts amazes me. can you imagine being tied to Dak for 13 years?

Really good player but that's way too much money for a guy I never thought was elite.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

the length of the contracts amazes me. can you imagine being tied to Dak for 13 years?

I always wondered in baseball how they keep players motivated. So you sign a 13 year contract fully guaranteed. What the hell is the motivation for the player to even keep trying. They aren't playing for another contract. They aren't playing for fear that they could be cut and lose out on the money.

You're literally just hoping that the guy wants to be great. Or am I missing something? It's honestly something I have always wondered about in Baseball.

 

[bbgun]

I always wondered in baseball how they keep players motivated. So you sign a 13 year contract fully guaranteed. What the hell is the motivation for the player to even keep trying. They aren't playing for another contract. They aren't playing for fear that they could be cut and lose out on the money.

You're literally just hoping that the guy wants to be great. Or am I missing something? It's honestly something I have always wondered about in Baseball.

yep, that's the risk of a guaranteed contract. you gotta cross your fingers and hope the player is professional. look at the Padres. they paid Tatis $340M only to find out he's already doing steroids.

 

[Rev]

Congrats @NoDak. Twins win the Gallo sweepstakes

 

[bbgun]