Author Topic: 2025-26 Off-season (non-Nats) (Read 5383 times)

imref · « **Reply #400 on:** February 19, 2026, 01:19:11 pm »

ESPN is replacing Sunday Night Baseball with either WNBA or Women's soccer games.

varoadking · « **Reply #401 on:** February 19, 2026, 04:30:53 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 19, 2026, 01:19:11 pm

ESPN is replacing Sunday Night Baseball with either WNBA or Women's soccer games.

That should do wonders for their Sunday night ratings...

skippy1999 · « **Reply #402 on:** February 19, 2026, 05:32:26 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 19, 2026, 01:19:11 pm

ESPN is replacing Sunday Night Baseball with either WNBA or Women's soccer games.

Good grief. So does that mean more than one team will play a game on Sunday night?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #403 on:** February 19, 2026, 08:00:27 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 19, 2026, 01:19:11 pm

ESPN is replacing Sunday Night Baseball with either WNBA or Women's soccer games.

Sunday night baseball will be on nbc/peacock. I think they have a Sunday night game for 3 sports- football to hoops to baseball

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #404 on:** February 20, 2026, 01:42:04 pm »

Well watching Yankees and Orioles. It’s officially not the offseason now.

imref · « **Reply #405 on:** February 22, 2026, 11:05:32 am »

Hoskins to Cleveland.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #406 on:** February 22, 2026, 11:14:10 am »

Quote from: imref on February 22, 2026, 11:05:32 am

Hoskins to Cleveland.

Minor league deal. $1.5 million if he makes the team.

imref · « **Reply #407 on:** February 23, 2026, 10:11:08 am »

Conforto to the Cubs

Count Walewski · « **Reply #408 on:** February 25, 2026, 06:27:46 am »

Its very sad to go to mlbtraderumors.com each morning and see nothing but stories about random guys tearing their UCLs. It's that time of year.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #409 on:** March 01, 2026, 12:18:09 pm »

Watching Jake Peavy interview Kyle Freeland. Peavy is about 4 inches shorter than Freeland. Amazing how now baseball seems stuck on big pitchers. I'll guess the median size is 6'4" now.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #410 on:** March 01, 2026, 05:46:05 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 01, 2026, 12:18:09 pm

Watching Jake Peavy interview Kyle Freeland. Peavy is about 4 inches shorter than Freeland. Amazing how now baseball seems stuck on big pitchers. I'll guess the median size is 6'4" now.

Easier to throw 100 if you’re 6’4. Baseball is stuck on speed

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #411 on:** March 01, 2026, 08:33:45 pm »

Roy Oswalt wouldn't get signed today

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #412 on:** March 01, 2026, 09:10:11 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 01, 2026, 08:33:45 pm

Roy Oswalt wouldn't get signed today

No Bobby Shantz.

varoadking · « **Reply #413 on:** March 01, 2026, 10:44:42 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 01, 2026, 09:10:11 pm

No Bobby Shantz.

...nor Drew Storen...

They list him as 6'-1"...but I ain't buyin' that...

Slateman · « **Reply #414 on:** March 02, 2026, 01:11:52 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 01, 2026, 12:18:09 pm

Watching Jake Peavy interview Kyle Freeland. Peavy is about 4 inches shorter than Freeland. Amazing how now baseball seems stuck on big pitchers. I'll guess the median size is 6'4" now.

Meanwhile, Yamamoto sitting here at 5'10"

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #415 on:** March 02, 2026, 07:26:04 am »

Quote from: varoadking on March 01, 2026, 10:44:42 pm

...nor Drew Storen...

They list him as 6'-1"...but I ain't buyin' that...

Well Shantz was 5’6”.

I still find it amazing that Mugsy Bogues and Spud Webb both played in the NBA when they did. Didn’t even see guys that size in college ball now.

imref · « **Reply #416 on:** March 05, 2026, 10:26:44 am »

McCutchen to the Rangers on a one year deal.

varoadking · « **Reply #417 on:** March 05, 2026, 10:33:53 am »

Quote from: imref on March 05, 2026, 10:26:44 am

McCutchen to the Rangers on a one year deal.

Being a 3+/- WAR player for 17 years likely isn't gonna get you in the HoF these days, though it worked for Nellie Fox 22 years after his death, so who knows. He sure seemed to be a Nats killer...and he'll always be a Pirate to me...

imref · « **Reply #418 on:** March 05, 2026, 10:45:21 am »

Quote from: varoadking on March 05, 2026, 10:33:53 am

Being a 3+/- WAR player for 17 years likely isn't gonna get you in the HoF these days, though it worked for Nellie Fox 22 years after his death, so who knows. He sure seemed to be a Nats killer...and he'll always be a Pirate to me...

he's in Dale Murphy territory per JAWS for CF (https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/share.fcgi?id=wqXJT)

Possibly he gets a boost for his longevity, but he's probably "Hall of Very Good" material.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #419 on:** March 05, 2026, 12:26:38 pm »

The MVP helps but yeah he just dropped off too quickly I think.

Slateman · « **Reply #420 on:** March 06, 2026, 09:35:38 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on March 05, 2026, 10:33:53 am

Being a 3+/- WAR player for 17 years likely isn't gonna get you in the HoF these days, though it worked for Nellie Fox 22 years after his death, so who knows. He sure seemed to be a Nats killer...and he'll always be a Pirate to me...

Why not? It did for Harold Baines.

varoadking · « **Reply #421 on:** March 06, 2026, 11:46:55 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on March 06, 2026, 09:35:38 pm

Why not? It did for Harold Baines.

Good point...2.2WAR/162 games...but that one was just so very weird. The Sox retiring his number may've even been weirder...

IanRubbish · « **Reply #422 on:** March 07, 2026, 04:03:04 pm »

Been watching Giants spring training. Impressed with Bryce Eldridge's (from Fairfax County) eye at the plate. Spring OPS up to 1.065, could very well make the club.

imref · « **Reply #423 on:** March 07, 2026, 04:24:28 pm »

Quote from: IanRubbish on March 07, 2026, 04:03:04 pm

Been watching Giants spring training. Impressed with Bryce Eldridge's (from Fairfax County) eye at the plate. Spring OPS up to 1.065, could very well make the club.

need to trade Abrams for him.