Around the League - 2021 Szn

I just saw Andrelton's Twins headshot on baseball-reference:

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Um, why does he look like he's just spent the last year in a Soviet labor camp?
 
Anyone see Carlos Carreas comments on free agency?

Correa had a dim view of how serious the Astros were, saying “there were not really any negotiations,” and that the Astros “made it clear to me they don’t believe in long contracts, they don’t believe in big contracts.” “It was like, ’Take it or leave it; this is what we’ve got.’ And now my value has gone up. If they didn’t want to meet my price in spring training, now that I led the league in [Baseball Reference] WAR at 7.2 and I’m in the playoffs helping the team, I don’t know if they’ll meet my price now.”

“A lot of people don’t believe in 10-year contracts and in long-term deals and all that. But when you look at most of the 10-year contracts they’ve been giving out, the long-term deals, they’re players that are 31, 30, 32,” the shortstop noted. “I’m going to be 27 on my first year. I’m young, I’m healthy, and I perform. So we’ll see what happens.”

Correa stressed that “I want to win. Money’s great and everything, but I don’t want to be miserable in the clubhouse, losing every day.”

Those are the cliffnotes from MLBTraderumors
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
Anyone see Carlos Carreas comments on free agency?

Correa had a dim view of how serious the Astros were, saying “there were not really any negotiations,” and that the Astros “made it clear to me they don’t believe in long contracts, they don’t believe in big contracts.” “It was like, ’Take it or leave it; this is what we’ve got.’ And now my value has gone up. If they didn’t want to meet my price in spring training, now that I led the league in [Baseball Reference] WAR at 7.2 and I’m in the playoffs helping the team, I don’t know if they’ll meet my price now.”

“A lot of people don’t believe in 10-year contracts and in long-term deals and all that. But when you look at most of the 10-year contracts they’ve been giving out, the long-term deals, they’re players that are 31, 30, 32,” the shortstop noted. “I’m going to be 27 on my first year. I’m young, I’m healthy, and I perform. So we’ll see what happens.”

Correa stressed that “I want to win. Money’s great and everything, but I don’t want to be miserable in the clubhouse, losing every day.”

Those are the cliffnotes from MLBTraderumors
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Front offices are too analytically approached to do 10 year deals anymore. Given his age, i can see a 6 to 8 year deal. 10 year deals are tough.
 
Yankees have 219 million in payroll with arb projections factored in. Plus they gotta pay a MONSTER deal for Judge, on top of having Stanton and Cole on super long term deals. Not sure i see them doing a big-time deal, even though they do need it.
 
Heyward said:
Yankees have 219 million in payroll with arb projections factored in. Plus they gotta pay a MONSTER deal for Judge, on top of having Stanton and Cole on super long term deals. Not sure i see them doing a big-time deal, even though they do need it.
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New CBA may make luxury tax obsolete plus Steinbrenners really dont care about the tax if they win. Question Do the Steinbrenners still own YES?
 
I don't know why, but there's something pretty hilarious about Correa citing WAR in an unscripted interview (out to the first decimal place), and the writer having to clarify in brackets that he's referring to baseball-reference WAR and not Fangraphs WAR.
 
Betts and Lindor both signed 10+ year contracts and both about the same age. Lindor is already looking like a bad sign (way to early to really say), but neither would I want for my team. I know Dodger$ print money, but still, 30+ million for a guy through out his entire 30's..
 
WaitingFor2017 said:
Another dinosaur now out of baseball. I wonder if St. Louis will now be smart and go with an analytical approach. I doubt it.
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Think this one's going to surprise a lot of people. The reason given for the parting of ways - by Mozeliak at least - was "philosophical differences". How analytically-minded the Cardinals are about to become is certainly up for discussion, but that definitely makes it sound like Shildt wasn't on board with whatever level the higher-ups are interested in trying.

The more interesting question for me is "Does this combined with the story about how quickly the Braves' change in philosophy surrounding shifts open the door to dismissing Snitker wider?". I don't think ANYONE - regardless of which way you feel about the situation - could come away from reading that feeling like that was dictated to him and he's still not particularly happy about someone from upstairs pointing out a way to improve the team and being dead right about it.
 
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MadduxFanII said:
I don't know why, but there's something pretty hilarious about Correa citing WAR in an unscripted interview (out to the first decimal place), and the writer having to clarify in brackets that he's referring to baseball-reference WAR and not Fangraphs WAR.
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The funny part is that he's only at 5.8 fWAR, which is why he quoted his bWAR value.
 
clvclv said:
Think this one's going to surprise a lot of people. The reason given for the parting of ways - by Mozeliak at least - was "philosophical differences". How analytically-minded the Cardinals are about to become is certainly up for discussion, but that definitely makes it sound like Shildt wasn't on board with whatever level the higher-ups are interested in trying.

The more interesting question for me is "Does this combined with the story about how quickly the Braves' change in philosophy surrounding shifts open the door to dismissing Snitker wider?". I don't think ANYONE - regardless of which way you feel about the situation - could come away from reading that feeling like that was dictated to him and he's still not particularly happy about someone from upstairs pointing out a way to improve the team and being dead right about it.
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Until the Braves lose, it's going to be VERY hard to get rid of Snit. I thought this might be the year, but then AA goes and pulls MVP level moves at the deadline, the Mets collapse, and the Braves are WS contenders.

I think we are just stuck with Snit's faults in order to enjoy his other skills, which are not insignificant.
 
Enscheff said:
Until the Braves lose, it's going to be VERY hard to get rid of Snit. I thought this might be the year, but then AA goes and pulls MVP level moves at the deadline, the Mets collapse, and the Braves are WS contenders.

I think we are just stuck with Snit's faults in order to enjoy his other skills, which are not insignificant.
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AA is definitely winning Executive of the Year. The crazy part is Snit could technically win Manager of the Year
 
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