EastCoastAgNc said:

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News: MLB has made two on-field rule changes for 2025, one involving the shift, another involving base running. They passed unanimously in a competition committee vote Tuesday. https://t.co/GkicCy4fPT

— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 24, 2025

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Regarding the defense, the rule change now allows a hitting team to accept an awarded base if a defensive player violates the shift ban and is the first player to field a batted ball. Teams are required to keep two infielders on either side of the second base bag. Previously, if a fielder violated the shift ban likely a middle infielder starting on the opposite side of the base the hitting team could either take an automatic ball or accept the result of the play. They'll now be able to take the free base or the play result. If they accept the free base, any runners would move up one base. The fielder will be charged with an error, while the hitter will not be credited with an at-bat.

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If a player deliberately overruns the second or third base bag to beat out a force play, a longstanding rule is that the runner is to be called out for abandonment. Players are only really incentivized to do this if they're the trail runner when there was a runner on third base with two outs. If they feel they'd be forced out if they slow down or slide, they may instead run through the bag. While they'd likely be tagged out a second or two later, negating the force play would allow the runner who'd been on third base to score.

Now, the replay official can determine whether the runner from third base touched home plate before the trail runner officially abandoned the bag. That's defined as having both feet on the ground beyond the base. If the lead runner had not scored by then, the run will not count. The rule also includes an adjustment to replay review. Previously, if the umpire had incorrectly called the trail runner out on the initial force play, a successful challenge by the hitting team would call the runner safe even if the runner had gone through the bag. In that scenario, the replay official can now call the runner out by abandonment.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Mr.Bond said:

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Just dont see what we can do with that, that would truly make an impact in 2025

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Free up room to make a trade and stay under.

Get a better comp pic for Breggy.

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Comp pick for Bregman is based on last year's payroll so that ship has sailed. It could help with Framber but hardly seems worth considering if we are trying to compete this year.

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spadilly said:

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Non paywall site: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/mlb-passes-two-small-rule-changes.html

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Regarding the defense, the rule change now allows a hitting team to accept an awarded base if a defensive player violates the shift ban and is the first player to field a batted ball. Teams are required to keep two infielders on either side of the second base bag. Previously, if a fielder violated the shift ban likely a middle infielder starting on the opposite side of the base the hitting team could either take an automatic ball or accept the result of the play. They'll now be able to take the free base or the play result. If they accept the free base, any runners would move up one base. The fielder will be charged with an error, while the hitter will not be credited with an at-bat.

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If a player deliberately overruns the second or third base bag to beat out a force play, a longstanding rule is that the runner is to be called out for abandonment. Players are only really incentivized to do this if they're the trail runner when there was a runner on third base with two outs. If they feel they'd be forced out if they slow down or slide, they may instead run through the bag. While they'd likely be tagged out a second or two later, negating the force play would allow the runner who'd been on third base to score.

Now, the replay official can determine whether the runner from third base touched home plate before the trail runner officially abandoned the bag. That's defined as having both feet on the ground beyond the base. If the lead runner had not scored by then, the run will not count. The rule also includes an adjustment to replay review. Previously, if the umpire had incorrectly called the trail runner out on the initial force play, a successful challenge by the hitting team would call the runner safe even if the runner had gone through the bag. In that scenario, the replay official can now call the runner out by abandonment.

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Big Al 1992 said:

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If Bregs comes back - I haven't prepped myself properly mentally to withstand Breg's early 3 months of pop ups and GIDPs.

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Big Al 1992 said:

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If Bregs comes back - I haven't prepped myself properly mentally to withstand Breg's early 3 months of pop ups and GIDPs.

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Update: Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's fired interpreter, has asked for an 18-month sentence, citing addiction and regret. Mizuhara wrote he was "severely underpaid" and "on call 24/7."

"I only saw hope in life while I was gambling," his letter reads.https://t.co/36baFVYCPr pic.twitter.com/ulxo9pAggf

— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 24, 2025

scd88 said:

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Can someone lay me odds on Bregman coming back?

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just heard from @BNightengale that it was Altuve's idea to change positions to accommodate return of Bregman #AREA45 @sportsradio610 #Astros

— Patrick Creighton (@PCreighton1) January 24, 2025

If the Astros do trade Pressly, it'd probably be a salary dump and the Astros would get prospects back in return.

This would put the Astros at around $13M under the CBT.

If Bregman comes back for 26M a year, that puts Houston $13M over the CBT.

A few trades can even that…

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 24, 2025

W said:

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classic Boras maneuver

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JD Davis to the Angels @ByRobertMurray 1st

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 24, 2025

Anthony Santander's five-year, $92.5 million with the Toronto Blue Jays is worth $68.6 million, in present day value according to calculations by the players union, with $50 million deferred. The AAV is about $13.7 million for CBT purposes, per @ShiDavidi

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 23, 2025

Astros relief star Ryan Pressly, pursued seriously by 3 teams, has full no-trade and told the Astros he’s disinclined to go East or West. So that’s a “no” for Jays, 1 of the teams. He hasn’t committed either way yet on Cubs, who’re trying @BNightengale 1st on Cubs interest

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 24, 2025

Farmer1906 said:

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I think MathGuy has a point. We need to get into the deferred game to stay under the cap.

Anthony Santander's five-year, $92.5 million with the Toronto Blue Jays is worth $68.6 million, in present day value according to calculations by the players union, with $50 million deferred. The AAV is about $13.7 million for CBT purposes, per @ShiDavidi

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 23, 2025

Let's give Breggy his 6/200, but only pay him 10 a seasons and deferred 140 M between 2032 to 2044. If I did the math right, that puts the present day value at 6/144 with an AAV of 24.

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