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MLB 2022
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ucfgrad93
macrumors Core
As a Rockies fan, I'm used to this feeling. They haven't had a winning season since 2018.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
It will be nice to see some new blood in the playoffs, like Seattle.
ucfgrad93
macrumors Core
Rafterman
macrumors 604
So...Mike Judge's new contract.
MLB contracts are fully guaranteed. So, a ten year contract at 500 large (that's a number being floated around recently) means they will be paying him 50 million for several years after his numbers fall off. When guys reach 35, they start declining and Judge will be 40 by the end of the contract. I get the publicity appeal and bringing people into the park, but it is not a wise move. If he were 25, yes. But not at age 30.
MLB contracts are fully guaranteed. So, a ten year contract at 500 large (that's a number being floated around recently) means they will be paying him 50 million for several years after his numbers fall off. When guys reach 35, they start declining and Judge will be 40 by the end of the contract. I get the publicity appeal and bringing people into the park, but it is not a wise move. If he were 25, yes. But not at age 30.
rhett7660
macrumors G5
I have a feeling his contract is going to be insane and I wonder if he stays...
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
Interesting strategy by the Mets. They are not going to pitch their two aces back to back. Scherzer is going to start G1. If they win, some other starter will start G2 leaving DeGrom for a must win G3 or G1 against the Dodgers.
Wonder if this is analytics or old fashioned managing.
Wonder if this is analytics or old fashioned managing.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
Silencio
macrumors 68040
TheIntruder
macrumors 68020
Realistically, that's nothing but wishful thinking at this point.
A big splash/big cash free agent is the opposite of what their front office people like to do. Last season has proven to be an anomaly, and a mix of successful veterans at the end of their careers, thrift store/reclamation project signings, and promising, but unproven prospects was reflected in the record this season.
And on Judge's part, is a California homecoming (to a team with those questions) enough to overcome the spotlight in NY, especially if they go deep into the playoffs? He'll be paid no matter where he is.
Bonds left Pittsburgh, not NY, to return, and be the centerpiece of a franchise that was going to build a new park and new era under new ownership.
And while that era saw some success, and even a WS appearance, the run of championships in the early 2010s came as a result of their farm talent, supplemented by choice free agents, not lead by a big one like Bonds, or a Judge.
The current front office chief was hired to replicate what he did with the Dodgers, and their farm system, which needs time. Do they stick with that plan, or think shorter term with a big signing to keep people interested?
Rafterman
macrumors 604
I just made up my post... although there has been some speculation on the Giants boards...
I'd bet he stays with the Yanks even though he grew up a Giants fan...
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
I just wonder if there will be any resentment that they weren't willing to pay him before the season?
In which case, he might go elsewhere.
But, yes, he is going to get paid.
Bodhitree
macrumors 68030
Interesting results from the wildcards. Seattle over Toronto, and San Diego over the Mets. Scherzer got hammered, you’d think the Mets will go with DeGrom in game 2 after all.
It’s a pity I can’t watch live on MLB.tv, there have been some changes to the contracts where some international markets don’t get live coverage, and US viewers who want to watch through MLB.tv have to verify a pay tv package. Unfortunately here in the netherlands we have ESPN and so we are one of the few international markets where MLB.tv don’t provide coverage.
It’s a pity I can’t watch live on MLB.tv, there have been some changes to the contracts where some international markets don’t get live coverage, and US viewers who want to watch through MLB.tv have to verify a pay tv package. Unfortunately here in the netherlands we have ESPN and so we are one of the few international markets where MLB.tv don’t provide coverage.