titanmaster_race said:

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Keuchel is really doing himself some harm. He's not the same pitcher he was in 2015. But he's damn good, and plenty of the offers he's received have been on that level.

Chalk it up to another Scott boras special.

I wonder how much more enjoyable baseball would be without both Angel Hernndez and Boras

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+1 for Joe West, too.

I was really surprised after we offered Keuchel another deal here a week or so ago that he didn't bite, or have any kind of reported interest, this late in the season.

35.8 per

Dios mio

Tears flowing in Philly

Wait how much?

Makes me incredibly nervous about bregman if he continues on this path


I hope Crane proves my nerves invalid

Mr.Bond said:

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Makes me incredibly nervous about bregman if he continues on this path


I hope Crane proves my nerves invalid

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yes, the front office is going to have to play things carefully with Bregman and Correa (or choose wisely). Too many big money long-term contracts can send the franchise into a tailspin. We have seen that movie before

https://instagr.am/p/BvMcPOQnbWA

Bregman signed with Adidas

Adidas has really locked down the Houston teams. Bregs, Harden, D Hop are all Adidas and I think there are a few more I am forgetting.

Not 100% sure but I think Correa might be with them also

Correa signed with them in 2016

W said:

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maybe Trout will actually eclipse the 80 RBI mark this season

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That was a really fun stat to cherry pick... they really need bats around him considering he led the league in walks and intentional walks. Once they get a few of the bad deals off the books they'll bounce back, I mean they have 12 years.... and he's only 27.

Ordered one of these slick SuperVent hats from Under Armour



https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/mens-mlb-supervent-cap/pid1316994

Is that screen print?

rosco511 said:

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W said:

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maybe Trout will actually eclipse the 80 RBI mark this season

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Thanks for further strengthening the argument that RBI is maybe the worst stat in all of baseball.

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Wins

Followed closely by saves.

Mike Trout has 15 postseason ABs. Jose Altuve has 131. If Altuve retires today & Trout plays out the 12 year contract, who has more postseason ABs for their career?

Mr.Bond said:

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Is that screen print?

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No it's like the emblem that goes on the chest of the Nike or UA polos. It's raised a bit off the surface of the hat but it's not a patch.

That is at least somewhat ironic that the angels have locked up these mega long term deals.

This one I think is a good deal for them in multiple avenues. Alberts deal was just absurd on almost every front. Funny it was the same team though and not dodgers, red Sox's, Yankees etc

West Palm is soaked today. Spending time at Universal in Orlando and hope the rain blows through before 1pm tomorrow.

Farmer1906 said:

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Mike Trout has 15 postseason ABs. Jose Altuve has 131. If Altuve retires today & Trout plays out the 12 year contract, who has more postseason ABs for their career?

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It's an interesting game.

If our current crop of headliner prospects pans out (Tucker, Whitley, James, etc), it's hard to imagine them winning the AL West in the next ~10 years. Maybe in an upside year they could sneak into the race a couple times like the A's did last year. Boston or New York will occupy one wild card spot for the foreseeable future. Seems the Angels will likely battle it out for the second wild card for a while.

A deep run into the playoffs is usually worth ~50 ABs. So Trout would need three deep runs to pass Altuve (or one deep run with ~four first round exits).

Answer: I'll take under 131.

Also, who will end up with more postseason ABs: Bregman (96 in two seasons) or Jeter (650)?

Deluxe said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Mike Trout has 15 postseason ABs. Jose Altuve has 131. If Altuve retires today & Trout plays out the 12 year contract, who has more postseason ABs for their career?

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It's an interesting game.

If our current crop of headliner prospects pans out (Tucker, Whitley, James, etc), it's hard to imagine them winning the AL West in the next ~10 years. Maybe in an upside year they could sneak into the race a couple times like the A's did last year. Boston or New York will occupy one wild card spot for the foreseeable future. Seems the Angels will likely battle it out for the second wild card for a while.

A deep run into the playoffs is usually worth ~50 ABs. So Trout would need three deep runs to pass Altuve (or one deep run with ~four first round exits).

Answer: I'll take under 131.

Also, who will end up with more postseason ABs: Bregman (96 in two seasons) or Jeter (650)?

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Jeter. He's by far #1. 2nd place is almost 200 ABs behind him.