2022 MLB Non-Phillies News/Notes

[el-pietro]

3rd is a little high for the starters but I wouldn't say I'm shocked. Wheeler should have won the Cy Young, Nola is a solid 2/3, with some upside as a near Ace and there is depth in the starting 5 from Eflin, Gibson and especially Suarez.
The issue is when you go beyond those 5.

I'm a little surprised the Phillies are ranked ahead of the Mets but depending on when the injury status of their stars when the list was compiled it makes sense. It looks like they are only assuming 114 innings from deGrom and that would explain the difference. Hes expected to be basically equivalent to Nola over those innings, but they have to find the additional innings from a lesser player, in this case Fangraphs projects 1 Win from Tyler Megill over 90ish innings, which isn't bad, but depletes their depth if they have any further injuries.

15th in the bullpen I find to be shocking. I assumed this had to be NL only when I saw your post. The good news is they aren't expecting any of the Phillies relievers to be al that good. Less than a win for Knebel at the top of the pile, and a similar amount when you combine hand, Familia, Seranthony and Brodgon. So we can probably afford to lose a couple of the "top" guys and be mediocre.

[bkox]

Todd Frazier retiring after 11-year MLB career: ‘Been my love my whole life’

[LoneStarPhan]

Blue Jays roster fully vaccinated for COVID.

Unvaccinated players will not be able to travel to Canada to play in Toronto.

I wonder if there are provisions to replace those players on the roster for the games in Canada.

[zambonir]

Only barely aware that it's Opening Day since no Phillies! Was thinking there might only be one game or something, but there's a bunch (as well two already postponed).

[bkox]

#MNTwins acquire RHP Chris Paddack and RHP Emilio Pagán from the Padres in exchange for Taylor Rogers and Brent Rooker pic.twitter.com/p9KrnPrpyH

— Minnesota Twins ( @Twins ) April 7, 2022

Padres getting $6.6M in trade from Twins, essentially paying Taylor Rogers down to minimum salary, source tells @TheAthletic .

— Ken Rosenthal ( @Ken_Rosenthal ) April 7, 2022

[andyb]

Pretty cold and rainy here on the east coast, so they postponed a couple of the games where Friday was an off day (the traditional opening day sellout hedge that teams allow for in April).

[zambonir]

Yeah, Yankees, though the other one is in Minnesota. Will Mets and Nats get rain?

[andyb]

37 and rain in Minnesota today. 41 and sunny tomorrow is better I guess. Always thought they should have done a retractable roof in MN.

Nats moved their start time back 3 hours (4 to 7) because the rain is supposed to end here in the afternoon.

[bkox]

BREAKING: Ke’Bryan Hayes and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a eight-year, $70 million contract extension that includes a club option for a ninth season, according to sources familiar with the situation.

— Robert Murray ( @ByRobertMurray ) April 7, 2022

Hayes’ $70 million guarantee is the largest contract in Pirates history and the largest guarantee ever signed by a player with at least 1 and less than 2 years of service time. Hayes is represented by Scott Lonergan of The Ballengee Group.

— Robert Murray ( @ByRobertMurray ) April 7, 2022

[andyb]

Buying out 3 years of free agency? Seems like a bargain for Pittsburgh.

[bkox]

yup and hes already 25 so he will be 34 when this deal is done.. meaning hes lost any chance of a huge FA payday.

[bkeich]

Probably genius by Pirates, but you can never tell. We did the same type thing with Singleton and Kingery and they were both disasters (unless Kingery improves). This is an even more extreme version of what we did, hope it works out.

[bkox]

The Astros did the deal with Singleton.

[Philsmania]

At the same time, we've seen seemingly smart at the time long term contracts to guys like Jonathan Singleton and Scott Kingery fizzle, so there is an element of risk as well. We'll see how this Hayes deal works out for the Pirates.

If Hayes does work out and the Pirates remain adrift despite that, he will make a very nice trade chip for them (unless there is a strict NTC).

[andyb]

The Astros did the deal with Singleton.

They get so much criticism for this but it was only $10 million dollars (and he was on their major league roster for parts of 2 years so really only $9 million wasted).

The Singleton contract was a good risk for Houston that could have saved them lots of money. It just did not work out. The Kingery and Herrera contracts were good risks for the Phillies too. Herrera actually did work out even though it seems like it did not. We got about 5 WAR after he signed the deal. Kingery probably won't work out, but if he did recover and have a good year next year it might actually be a wash for the Phillies.

[bkeich]

You are right BK. My memory has been failing me a lot lately, honestly kinda concerning.

[bkox]

I was having a lot of issues like that until I eliminated most carbs from my diet. Brain fog was heavy before that

[zambonir]

Acuna says Freeman not missed, 'lots of clashes'

Apparently dates back to his rookie year when Freeman and other vets tried to tell him how to dress/act, and enforce the Braves' conservative rules on player appearance (not the only team which has those obviously).

[andyb]

$35,000 minimum proposed here for minor leaguers. That might cost each organization another $5 million or so beyond what they pay now. Seems like a small expenditure to me, though naturally MLB would want to cut the minors even further if they had to pay this.

Three-year study proposes $35,000 minimum salary for all minor-league players

[bkeich]

$35,000 minimum proposed here for minor leaguers. That might cost each organization another $5 million or so beyond what they pay now. Seems like a small expenditure to me, though naturally MLB would want to cut the minors even further if they had to pay this.

theathletic.com

Three-year study proposes $35,000 minimum salary for all minor-league players

An executive player summary released to The Athletic details an unprecedented look into minor-league working conditions.

Honestly, what it might do is simply cut the signing bonuses down. That wouldnt be enough I suspect, but it might be how to make that cost more reasonable. I couldnt read the article as it is behind a paywall, but I wonder if the $35K also accounts for the money players get for living expenses, etc. I realize that has gone way, way down over the years, but I think they do still get meal and laundry money? Is it just on the road? I am not really sure how this is handled now and if the article's pay includes that.

That said, it seems like a reasonable amount of pay to me. I dont know what they get now, I assume they get some pay but probably not anywhere near that much.