Unknøwn Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Mets sign Taijuan Walker for 2 years $20M. Its 10M this year, 7M next year with a 3rd year option. Theres a $3M buyout that makes it a $20M deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Malachore said: The As signed Rosenthal to a 1 year 11 million dollar deal but are paying him over the next 3 years.... Braves could have done something creative like this but... Malachore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, AUTiger7222 said: Braves could have done something creative like this but... Only if he would have accepted a minor league deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 37 minutes ago, Malachore said: Only if he would have accepted a minor league deal. Sad but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Of the 4,336 test conducted on staff and players entering camp, 0.3% were positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, AUTiger7222 said: Braves could have done something creative like this but... Or he wanted guaranteed save opportunities which Atlanta couldn't provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, ATLBrave said: Or he wanted guaranteed save opportunities which Atlanta couldn't provide. Why do you say that? Melancon has been primary closer for the Braves for the last year and a half. Why would they change from that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, AUTiger7222 said: Why do you say that? Melancon has been primary closer for the Braves for the last year and a half. Why would they change from that? Because they’ve got Will Smith on the roster? K26dp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Todd Frazier to Pitt for 1 year $1.5M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, ATLBrave said: Because they’ve got Will Smith on the roster? Right. But going into spring training last year Will Smith wasn't even in line to be the closer. Snitker said Melancon was the closer. So why would they change after Melancon had a great year and Smith struggled? Also, it's not like Melancon is guaranteed to get the bulk of the save opportunities with San Diego either. They've got other options in Pomeranz and Pagan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unknøwn Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Julio gets a minor league deal with an invite to camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 15 hours ago, AUTiger7222 said: Right. But going into spring training last year Will Smith wasn't even in line to be the closer. Snitker said Melancon was the closer. So why would they change after Melancon had a great year and Smith struggled? Also, it's not like Melancon is guaranteed to get the bulk of the save opportunities with San Diego either. They've got other options in Pomeranz and Pagan too. What??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, ATLBrave said: What??? I think he's just saying Smith isn't a lock to be the closer since he lost the job (though due to COVID) last season and wasn't very good once he returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 hours ago, ATLBrave said: What??? I don't know what was so hard to understand about what I said. 52 minutes ago, Malachore said: I think he's just saying Smith isn't a lock to be the closer since he lost the job (though due to COVID) last season and wasn't very good once he returned. I'm just pointing out that last year when spring training started Melancon was closer, not Smith. I don't know why the Braves would change. But none of that matters now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, AUTiger7222 said: I don't know what was so hard to understand about what I said. I'm just pointing out that last year when spring training started Melancon was closer, not Smith. I don't know why the Braves would change. But none of that matters now. Ah see I was under the impression Smith was supposed to be the closer then missed because of COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, Malachore said: Ah see I was under the impression Smith was supposed to be the closer then missed because of COVID. I was too because of the contract Smith was given. But I distinctly remember having the discussion about it on another message board because we were trying to figure out how to setup the Braves roster for The Show video game and the dude linked to a DOB tweet where Snitker said Melancon was the closer. You can probably find it in the spring training thread from last year that was posted here but I don't feel like going through that thread to try to make a completely meaningless point. My main point was Melancon isn't guaranteed to get the bulk of the saves with the Padres so it seems unlikely that played a role in him signing with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, AUTiger7222 said: I don't know what was so hard to understand about what I said. I'm just pointing out that last year when spring training started Melancon was closer, not Smith. I don't know why the Braves would change. But none of that matters now. You’re literally talking about an innocuous comment from a year ago regarding a situation that has no bearing on what is happening on the team now. Smith was given that contract for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, ATLBrave said: You’re literally talking about an innocuous comment from a year ago regarding a situation that has no bearing on what is happening on the team now. Smith was given that contract for a reason. Ok. Like I said, none of this matters. Melancon isn't here anymore and we don't know the reason why. I believe in "if it ain't broke don't fix it." I would have left Melancon as closer because it was working just fine. But that's just me. Contracts be ****ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 After missing last season battling colon cancer, Trey Mancini has reported to O's camp and intends to play a full season. AUTiger7222, ATL Fan in the DMV, ATLBrave and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For the A Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Don’t know if it was talked about but I read an article that said MLB made an adjustment to the baseball. Its weight was decreased a tenth of an ounce. It’s supposed to reduce distance of fly balls. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-to-alter-baseballs-for-2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 47 minutes ago, brdu4 said: Don’t know if it was talked about but I read an article that said MLB made an adjustment to the baseball. Its weight was decreased a tenth of an ounce. It’s supposed to reduce distance of fly balls. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-to-alter-baseballs-for-2021 I read that they're expecting fly balls to carry 5 feet less this year. Of course they have nothing to base that on but their projections of what they think will happen. If that is true and fly balls are reduced by no less than 5 feet I would expect we'll see very little difference in results of fly balls and the difference between homeruns and non-homeruns. I think the bigger effect, if any, would be how that difference in weight might affect the way pitches move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Ian Desmond opts out of 2021. He also opted out of 2020. Desmond said he'll stay in shape and may return during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Mariners president Kevin Mather burned the place down in one interview. He said Kyle Seager is overpaid and won't be in Seattle after this year and openly admitted their top prospect won't be on the roster in April after he turned down a club friendly 6 year deal. Lots of upset people in Seattle including the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Wow!!! Is he trying to get fired? I do agree with him about Kyle Seager being overpaid but dang, to come out publicly and bash players. That's incredibly dumb. ATL Fan in the DMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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