MLB News & Notes - 2024 Season

[bkeich]

It is good that MLB does not do the European Style relegation. The White Sox are 31-97 (they won yesterday), that is .242 Winning rate. They are already eliminated mathematically from the extended playoffs with 34 games to go. They could easily get to 120 losses, which I believe is the modern record.

Do they realize that tanking does not work in baseball? Draft picks don’t help for a few years and even #1 overall picks are not sure things.

Does anyone show up at the games or is it just Chicago based fans of the other team?

The White Sox are looking Historic. 31 games left, they must win 12 to avoid history. That would actually be a hot streak for them.

They will not pass the Cleveland Spider 134 loss season in the 1890s, but “modern” record is 120.

[andyb]

Players on waivers for the cost of the contract season has started. Taylor Rogers is the interesting name here. $2 million this year plus $12 million next, but he is an above average left-handed reliever having a good year. The question for the Phillies is whether Alvarado is expected back this season. And the cash of course.

Giants place Thairo Estrada, Taylor Rogers, Tyler Matzek on waivers: Source

Looking on Twitter it seems the Mets are one of the favorites to get Rogers while also blocking him getting down to the Phillies on the waiver wire.

[bkox]

for those that wanted Tommy Pham

Cardinals placing OF Tommy Pham on waivers: Report

[bkox]

Dusty Baker's son, Darren, called up by Nationals 22 years after becoming World...

[bkeich]

The continuing saga of …. Can the White Sox actually be the worst modern team, an 8 game losing streak (commonly known as the likely outcome of 8 games) to get to 31-105. 26 games to go, they have to win 11 to avoid setting the record. 11-15. Not a chance.

It’s a shame to see the Mets lose this record, they so deserve it (every year)

[BostonRoss]

Tanner Banks was the White Sox best reliever, and his ERA was over 4

[bkox]

11-15. Not a chance.

especially playing the Mets, Orioles, BoSox and Guardians the next 4 series.

[bkox]

Now 31-109.. would need to play .500 ball the rest of the way 11-11 to not break the record.

[andyb]

Now 31-109.. would need to play .500 ball the rest of the way 11-11 to not break the record.

Technically they would need to go 10-12 to not break the record if we are talking win percentage. Mets were 40-120. A 41-121 record would be slightly better. Now the chances of that team winning even 10 games are not great of course.

[andyb]

Guessing Alec Bohm's agent is taking notes here:

Giants, Matt Chapman agree to 6-year, $151 million extension

Chapman is the better player, but this is for age 32-37 and they are pretty close offensively.

[zambonir]

Well, it's the same agent! But Chapman was going to opt-out, so somewhat different timeline/leverage. I'm still not especially for extending Bohm and Boras probably isn't either, but five years $100 million would probably be fair.

[bkox]

Giants RHP Logan Webb admits he was hungover during All-Star Game troubles

[bkox]

Report: Twins release minor league catcher Derek Bender for tipping pitches to...

[zambonir]

I bet a lot of players are hung over during the All-Star game.

[zambonir]

That minor league catcher story is wild. He was just drafted this year and had a $300K bonus. This seems like grounds to void a contract but there's really nothing to void (i.e the bonus was for signing and can't be touched and there was no guaranteed future pay anyway).

Think anyone will sign him?

[Philsmania]

I bet a lot of players are hung over during the All-Star game.

Back in the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, it was said early in the broadcast that Tim Lincecum was unavailable due to a hospitalization for "flu-like symptoms". A friend of mine who knew someone who used work for the Phillies with close access to the clubhouse told me that "flu-like symptoms" was baseball jargon/public coverup for too hungover to play.

[zambonir]

Haha for sure though I would hope that it was actually real in that case if it required hospitalization!

[Philsmania]

Haha for sure though I would hope that it was actually real in that case if it required hospitalization!

NYC, the City that Never Sleeps with nightlife that never sleeps, Lincecum was a young guy at the time and had something of a bonehead streak. Alcohol poisoning not beyond the realm of possibility.

[bkox]

UGH

MLB team helmets to feature ads during postseason through 2027

[bkeich]

That minor league catcher story is wild. He was just drafted this year and had a $300K bonus. This seems like grounds to void a contract but there's really nothing to void (i.e the bonus was for signing and can't be touched and there was no guaranteed future pay anyway).

Think anyone will sign him?

Not a chance. If he was showing something, naturally, but he wasn’t hitting at all. A guy who throws a game because he wants the season to end and doesn’t want to go to the playoffs isn’t going to get ANY support from teammates.