General MLB News (2025)

[Natsinpwc]

Where's Welch?  I seem to recall that light hitting Eddie Brinkman swung a bat that had a lower fat spot than most did.  No idea where he would typically make contact though.

You have to actually make contact for the bat to make a difference!

[IanRubbish]

Vlad extended. 14/$500 million

Mini Me must be having a fit. 

[blue911]

Where's Welch?  I seem to recall that light hitting Eddie Brinkman swung a bat that had a lower fat spot than most did.  No idea where he would typically make contact though.

AAA

[imref]

Mini Me must be having a fit. 

We offered Soto what, 14/$440? I doubt he would have signed for anything shy of $600M and ended up with far more than that.

[Natsinpwc]

Dodgers are in third place. 

[imref]

Blake Snell to the IL with shoulder soreness

[Natsinpwc]

Blake Snell to the IL with shoulder soreness

Doesn’t want to pitch in April and May. 

[tomterp]

AAA

 

[varoadking]

Rangers place Langford on the IL with a strained oblique.

[imref]

Rangers place Langford on the IL with a strained oblique.

missed a month last year with a hamstring injury too. I guess he can't stay healthy.  Good thing we didn't pick him over Crews.

[varoadking]

missed a month last year with a hamstring injury too. I guess he can't stay healthy.  Good thing we didn't pick him over Crews.

Yup...what would we do without that .286 OPS and questionable outfield glove...we really dodged a bullet there...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

CNBC's team valuations:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/cnbcs-official-mlb-team-valuations-2025.html

Nats rank 17th at $2.05 Billion.

Top 3 are the NYY ($8B), Doyers ($5.8B), and Bosox ($4.7B).

Mets and Barves are 7th and 8th around $3.1B.

Nats EBITDA estimated at $10 million on $316 million revenue, with debt 27% of value (In other words, estimated around $550 million).

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Isn't the Mets payroll 3.1 bil?

[imref]

Orioles are 5-8 and in last place (and losing to Toronto now)

[imref]

The A’s have a pitcher named Jason Alexander.

Hilarity ensues:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIaF5jxPkhL/?igsh=MXczaXl6aWk1cmJsNg==

[imref]

MLB Home Run Leaders:
1. Tyler Soderstrom - 8
2. 10-player tie including the likes of James Wood, Jazz Chisholm, Tommy Edman, Kyle Schwarber, and Spencer Torkelson as well as folks you'd expect to see on that list (Judge, Trout, Carroll, Flores, Tatis, Trout).

Edman hit a grand total of 6 in 175 or so ABs last year.

[imref]

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/04/oregon-senate-votes-overwhelmingly-for-800-million-jock-tax-to-fund-major-league-ballpark.html

[IanRubbish]

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/04/oregon-senate-votes-overwhelmingly-for-800-million-jock-tax-to-fund-major-league-ballpark.html

They want it bad, and did back when the Expos were relocated.  Issue is the growth there has stagnated and Salt Lake seems to be the preferred spot.  Either way, will be good to have another Western franchise and to realign the Texas teams with the Central or South where they belong, especially with expansion likely leading to 8 divisions. 

[imref]

Cubs give up 10 runs in the 8th, hold on to win 13-11

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Cubs give up 10 runs in the 8th, hold on to win 13-11

16 run between the 2 teams in the 8th

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I think I heard it was the 1dt 9 inning game in which both teams scored 10 runs or more from the 7th - 9th

[imref]

Rockies calling up Zach Agnos from Haymarket VA.

[Dave in Fairfax]

Rockies calling up Zach Agnos from Haymarket VA.

Not sure how I feel about that. Maybe a bit agnostic.

[aspenbubba]

Not sure how I feel about that. Maybe a bit agnostic.

Ahh, Are you channeling JCA?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Ahh, Are you channeling JCA?

he was actually first; check the time stamp.