MLB 2023 Season - Page 2

dsvitak · 12-08-2022, 04:39 PM

Cards are reporting that the A's, for Murphy, wanted Nootbar and Donovan from the Cards, along with their #1 minor league pitching prospect.

Noot had the 5th best OPS in MLB after the All Star break, and Donovan, as a rookie, won a Gold Glove, and had an OBP of .394.

Nope.

monkeyman576 · 12-08-2022, 05:02 PM

Gotta give quality to get quality.

Déjà Bru · 12-09-2022, 12:11 PM

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... Nootbar ...

I had never heard of this fellow ... I thought you were giving somebody the "Dumbfred" treatment ... so I went looking.

Lars Nootbaar (don't forget the extra "a" — I can hear him spelling his name throughout his life: "double-o, double-a")

Another blond Scandinavian god like Noah Syndergaard, eh? Well, no.

God bless America (she needs it). This is the way it should be:

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Unfortunately, he hasn't shown much yet but he's still young, just turned 25 in September.

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I will be watching for him, now.

Amazin69 · 12-09-2022, 01:57 PM

Mets fans know all about that nutbar, Nootbaar…alas.

Between him and Paul DeJong, I'm half convinced the Cardinals have instituted some "Dutch Revenge!" campaign, training players of Nederlands descent to victimize New York in payback for James Stuart (later James II of England) kicking Peter Minuit and company out of town, back in 1664.

Get over it, Dutchies! Sheesh…

dsvitak · 12-09-2022, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I had never heard of this fellow ... I thought you were giving somebody the "Dumbfred" treatment ... so I went looking.

Lars Nootbaar (don't forget the extra "a" — I can hear him spelling his name throughout his life: "double-o, double-a")

Another blond Scandinavian god like Noah Syndergaard, eh? Well, no.

God bless America (she needs it). This is the way it should be:

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Unfortunately, he hasn't shown much yet but he's still young, just turned 25 in September.

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I will be watching for him, now.

Hasn't shown much? OPS+ of 126 is pretty good. His hard hit percentage for this last year went up significantly up to 47%. This is about 20% higher than the MLB average. He hit some ROPES this last year, that were caught. His average exit velocity was 91..pretty good.

Edit to add..his OPS+ was higher than Matt Olsen's, or Rhys Hopkins.

monkeyman576 · 12-09-2022, 02:55 PM

Mariners are going to go after Ohtani!

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ry-dipoto-says

Izz · 12-09-2022, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Mariners are going to go after Ohtani!

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ry-dipoto-says

That article's from 2017...

Amazin69 · 12-09-2022, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

That article's from 2017...

Well, maybe they were just reallllly prescient! Ever think of that?

Youneverknow, to quote One Tough Dominican.

Déjà Bru · 12-09-2022, 08:09 PM

Man, I am stoked about this upcoming season. I may even invest in MLB.tv, I'm that stoked. This thread will run past a 100 pages by Halloween!

monkeyman576 · 12-10-2022, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

That article's from 2017...

Knew it was too good to be true...

Izz · 12-10-2022, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Amazin69

Well, maybe they were just reallllly prescient! Ever think of that?

Youneverknow, to quote One Tough Dominican.

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Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Knew it was too good to be true...

Or maybe Seattle's playing the really long game...

Izz · 12-10-2022, 02:39 PM

Kiermaier to the Jays. Ugh.

Déjà Bru · 12-10-2022, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

Kiermaier to the Jays. Ugh.

He is one of those guys who were mentioned might benefit in free agency due to next year's rule changes, specifically because of his speed. Two GGs in CF isn't shabby either. Also, he may bounce back in 2023 now that his labrum has been repaired. But an exciting acquisition at this point? No.

dsvitak · 12-10-2022, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

He is one of those guys who were mentioned might benefit in free agency due to next year's rule changes, specifically because of his speed. Two GGs in CF isn't shabby either. Also, he may bounce back in 2023 now that his labrum has been repaired. But an exciting acquisition at this point? No.

The guy is a REALLY good center fielder. Like Bader for the Yankees, more than half of his value is running down doubles, and turning them into outs.

Izz · 12-10-2022, 06:07 PM

Unless they're buying him as a 7th+ inning defensive replacement, I'm still saying ugh.

dsvitak · 12-10-2022, 06:43 PM

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Unless they're buying him as a 7th+ inning defensive replacement, I'm still saying ugh.

I just looked at his stats. Ugh is right. The boy can't hit, and even his DWar dropped way down last year.

He's 32 now, and has lost a couple of steps. He is still a SLIGHTLY better than average defender, but probably 30th out of 32 in offense.

Hageneezz · 12-11-2022, 12:19 PM

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Déjà Bru · 12-13-2022, 12:18 PM

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Man, I am stoked about this upcoming season. I may even invest in MLB.tv, I'm that stoked. This thread will run past a 100 pages by Halloween!

Regarding the bolded ... upon second thought, maybe not. This fellow said it well (for privacy, I have blurred the letter-writer's name).

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Oh, I will still be paying Aaron Judge indirectly. Think of your cable bill, whether you watch sports or not, or your next six-pack of Budweiser. But there is no need to be proactive about it.

CONN CHRIS · 12-13-2022, 12:50 PM

If you are a T-Mobile user, get the T Tuesday app (or whatever it is called). T-Mobile offers free subscriptions to a host of partner streaming services on Tuesdays. I waited for the free MLB.tv day last March. I was a paid MLB tv subscriber for a decade or so until my son pointed this out to me last season.

Amazin69 · 12-13-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Regarding the bolded ... upon second thought, maybe not. This fellow said it well (for privacy, I have blurred the letter-writer's name).

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Oh, I will still be paying Aaron Judge indirectly. Think of your cable bill, whether you watch sports or not, or your next six-pack of Budweiser. But there is no need to be proactive about it.

Oy vey. In case this genius hasn't noticed, people enjoy watching baseball games. That's why they are telecast, that's why Budweiser advertises on them, that's how come the Yankees get to charge money for tickets.

So the revenue is being generated, regardless of how much it hurts our woke friend's fee-fees. And, compared to corporate profits and the Steinbrenner clan, I think Aaron Judge makes a damn good choice of recipient, all things considered.

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dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,410	Cards are reporting that the A's, for Murphy, wanted Nootbar and Donovan from the Cards, along with their #1 minor league pitching prospect. Noot had the 5th best OPS in MLB after the All Star break, and Donovan, as a rookie, won a Gold Glove, and had an OBP of .394. Nope.

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Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Mets fans know all about that nutbar, Nootbaar…alas. Between him and Paul DeJong, I'm half convinced the Cardinals have instituted some "Dutch Revenge!" campaign, training players of Nederlands descent to victimize New York in payback for James Stuart (later James II of England) kicking Peter Minuit and company out of town, back in 1664. Get over it, Dutchies! Sheesh…

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