Official Around Baseball 2023 Thread

[msstate7]

Ops...
FF 1.008
Soto .924

wRC+...
FF 170
Soto 156

WOBA...
FF .422
Soto .398

Xwoba...
FF .432
Soto .416

[Super]

Top of Phillies lineup is performing 4th WORSt in the history of baseball’s live ball era.

From Phillies board :

Yes. Since 1920, which he said is considered the start of the live ball era.

Those top two spots in the lineup have a combined .270 OBP. "It's inconceivable. The Phillies are making outs at a higher rate in the two spots in the lineup that bat more than any other spots than just about any team in the last 100 years."

4th worst in fact.

Hahahahahajajaahhha.
And Trea Turner is gonna be there for 8 years- which looks like the worst contract in the history of the game.

Turner is there for 10 more seasons after this one. 11 year contract.

[bravesfanMatt]

Turner is there for 10 more seasons after this one. 11 year contract.

maybe he is predicting they will just cut bait after 8 years of boo's..

[50PoundHead]

Ops...
FF 1.008
Soto .924

wRC+...
FF 170
Soto 156

WOBA...
FF .422
Soto .398

Xwoba...
FF .432
Soto .416

I'm as big a Freeman guy as anyone, but I think the point is because Soto's counting stats aren't that eye-popping, his value is being discounted. Freeman is having a better year to date, but it's not a landslide.

[chop2chip]

Ops...
FF 1.008
Soto .924

wRC+...
FF 170
Soto 156

WOBA...
FF .422
Soto .398

Xwoba...
FF .432
Soto .416

Both are unicorns. We were lucky to have Freddie for as long as we did.

[CyYoung31]

I enjoy the utter lack of curiosity and intellectual humility in that DOB tweet. No deeper dive into the numbers, no explanations -- nope, Dave just looked at the OPS+, thought, "That's stupid," and tweeted it out.

You could argue that Freeman is doing more damage with his OPS+, since it's more BA and SLG heavy, and Soto's OPS+ is much more driven by walks. You could argue that Freeman's superior numbers with runners in scoring position and various clutch situations makes his performance more valuable, even though the sample size in those situations is pretty small. Perfectly reasonable arguments!

But nope. Dave's content with "They're just not." Impeccable reasoning from a professional communicator.

Zactly.

[bravesfanMatt]

Man I hope the Faillies end up in last place behind the gNats. They deserve misery for that BS run last year.

[thewupk]

Ops...
FF 1.008
Soto .924

wRC+...
FF 170
Soto 156

WOBA...
FF .422
Soto .398

Xwoba...
FF .432
Soto .416

What are you trying to say?

[thewupk]

Both are unicorns. We were lucky to have Freddie for as long as we did.

and lucky Soto is out of the division

[chop2chip]

and lucky Soto is out of the division

Until he signs with us to play with his lover Acuna

[msstate7]

Mets looking like they'll be 3.5 out today. Phillies are falling apart

[bravesfanMatt]

Until he signs with us to play with his lover Acuna

We don't sign 50 years olds to long term deals.. just not good business

[CrimsonCowboy]

Judge to Bally Sports: Pay up or risk losing team broadcasts. Braves included

https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sp...-rights/?amp=1

[striker42]

That awful contract with Bally ending would likely be a long term blessing but could make things tight in the short term. I doubt the immediate cash flow from MLB's stop gap measures would match the contract. Might make it hard to add players at the deadline if Bally bails.

It's unclear from that article if the judge is requiring payment of all of the contracts or none. I would think Bally would have the right to pick and choose which contracts it keeps. If that's the case, I expect they'll pay the Braves what they owe.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Judge to Bally Sports: Pay up or risk losing team broadcasts. Braves included

https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sp...-rights/?amp=1

From the sounds of it from other articles i've read, the Braves contract with them is favorable for Bally so they have paid up to date. They are not going to not pay the Braves while the network is profitable.

[Southcack77]

Somehow I forgot they are in BKY. Very well might be able to just walk away.

[zbhargrove]

Ryder Ryan was granted release by the Mariners... that's a guy I'd like to take a flier on for the pen

[bravesfanMatt]

How is Miami scoring so many runs against the elite pitching in okland. I don’t get it.

[thewupk]

How is Miami scoring so many runs against the elite pitching in okland. I don’t get it.

They are better than us

[weso1]

From the sounds of it from other articles i've read, the Braves contract with them is favorable for Bally so they have paid up to date. They are not going to not pay the Braves while the network is profitable.

So the terrible contract they signed a while ago might actually turn out to be a good thing for the Braves?