~2022 MLB Thread~

[ELA]

Austin Riley get PotM AND a pretty solid ten year contract.  I think he's worth it.

He has been whacking the ball around pretty consistently.

Braves have done a nice job locking their guys up.  Should be a fun team for a while.  Funny part is that it was thought a couple years ago they had a ton of organizational pitching depth, and it has been fairly disappointing 

[OrangeAfroMan]

Padres picking up both Soto and Josh Bell, for every prospect they have worth a damn

Aside from the fact that they can get into the 2022 postseason, this is a team 11.5 games out of first place, signing a guy who turned down 440 million bucks.
They've already got a fat, decade-long contract on the books in Machado.
They're dumping all of their future talent to get Soto and Hader for how long?

And they still have no chance to be better than the Dodgers over a stretch of years.  It's truly bizarre.

[MarqHusker]

Vin Scully has got to be the GOAT, no?  Was watching the first Cubs night game broadcast last week.  Just masterful delivery. 

[ELA]

Aside from the fact that they can get into the 2022 postseason, this is a team 11.5 games out of first place, signing a guy who turned down 440 million bucks.
They've already got a fat, decade-long contract on the books in Machado.
They're dumping all of their future talent to get Soto and Hader for how long?

And they still have no chance to be better than the Dodgers over a stretch of years.  It's truly bizarre.

They are all in through 2024, and then they have to figure things out.  But they don't have to be better than the Dodgers.  They just have to get in.  It comes down to whether you'd rather extend the window, or make the window wider for the time its open.

The Padres will never spend with LA.  I don't hate the idea of putting another team control guy on the roster for 3 postseasons, while Tatis is also under team control.

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1555023406562672644?t=vFME7Pn4HdrN3tL_y9XyRA&s=19

[OrangeAfroMan]

They are all in through 2024, and then they have to figure things out.  But they don't have to be better than the Dodgers.  They just have to get in.  It comes down to whether you'd rather extend the window, or make the window wider for the time its open.

The Padres will never spend with LA.  I don't hate the idea of putting another team control guy on the roster for 3 postseasons, while Tatis is also under team control.

The Padres can't roll with LA, that's true.  All they can do is peak for a few years, getting into the postseason, and then fall back down to mediocrity.  
But they can do that without signing decade-long superstars for hundreds of millions of dollars.  Considering what Soto already turned down, they can't keep him past his current deal.  Tatis + Machado already......idk what they're doing.  I mean, I guess it's better to actively be trying than not trying, but.........when it only takes like 85 wins to get in the dance and you're in a division with a juggernaut, being a 90-95 win team doesn't make a lot of sense.  It's just throwing away money.

[ELA]

I assumed they would not be re-signing him

[CatsbyAZ]

The Padres can't roll with LA, that's true.  All they can do is peak for a few years, getting into the postseason, and then fall back down to mediocrity. 
But they can do that without signing decade-long superstars for hundreds of millions of dollars.  

Who knows how the money is going to work for the Padres. Everybody assumes they won't be able to keep the lineup of Tatis (injured), Machado, Soto intact, not to forget several other pretty strong hitters in Josh Bell, Drury, Cronenworth, Profro, and Alfero who hits well from the catcher position.

One financial aspect that isn't commonly spoken of or well understood is the Padres unique media rights situation with the Tijuana market. Apparently their quite popular Spanish language broadcasts across the border is adding millions more to an already Bull market franchise.

My buddy is down from LA this week. For weeks he's had tickets to last nights Padres game which just so happened to turn into Juan Soto's debut. 44K in attendance for a Wednesday game. Standing ovation for Soto's first plate appearance. Rockies pitchers had no chance from first inning on. Atmosphere felt more like a rowdy college football game. This weekend Padres are on the road Vs Dodgers.

Soto’s first plate appearance:

[ELA]

Angels hit 7 HRs tonight, and lost 8-7 to the worst team in the AL

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/LeBatardShow/status/1557003531718205444?t=TRE49feYyK1E87X9zX-ZAw&s=19

[longhorn320]

Hes having a very good year

[Hawkinole]

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1555023406562672644?t=vFME7Pn4HdrN3tL_y9XyRA&s=19

Good hearted million/billionaire.

[Hawkinole]

My team is the White Sox who, with devastating injuries, underperformed, all season. Now, they won 2-straight against the Astros in come from behind fashion. Just one-game back now, but I am under no illusions. Tim Anderson is out until mid-September. The injuries just keep coming.

[ELA]

At least their senile manager is taking advice from the crowd now