2024 MLB Season Thread

[RainMaker]

I guess this is the rule. pic.twitter.com/036VTPAYEA

— Jim Margalus (@SoxMachine) May 24, 2024

[RainMaker]

Or maybe not?

League reached out to the White Sox, per source. Essentially told them the obstruction call to end the game should not have been made. There IS some discretion there. https://t.co/gxCSWcXwb2

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) May 24, 2024

[stevew]

It’s fun that Judge has decided to do his best Bonds impression this month. 1.489 OPS

[GrantDawg]

Ronald Acuna went down with a non-contact knee injury. Doesn't look good.

[GrantDawg]

Acuna says it didn't feel like a tear. He said it felt more like his hyper-extension in 2018 that had him out a month or so. Hopefully that is the case.

[GrantDawg]

Well f. It is a complete ACL tear and Acuna will miss the rest of the season.

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[Lathum]

I'm hearing total tear

[RainMaker]

That's some really crappy news. The guy is a blast to watch.

[Swaggs]

I was watching that game live and pretty well knew his season was over. Whenever you see an athlete, with no one around them drop like they’ve been shot with a rifle, it is bad news.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I was watching that game live and pretty well knew his season was over. Whenever you see an athlete, with no one around them drop like they’ve been shot with a rifle, it is bad news.

I’m sure Greg Brown was absolutely befuddled on the audio call.

[stevew]

Angel Hernandez retired on a questionable call.

[GrantDawg]

And it is like Christmas on social media.

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[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by stevew

Angel Hernandez retired on a questionable call.

Wow, this is amazing. I don't think I've ever heard of any umpire retiring immediately. So amazing.

[stevew]

MLB probably got rid of him for some amount similar to the cost of one Bobblehead night per team. Should have happened to him years ago.

[Ksyrup]

I love that his agent texted someone from the Athletic to say "He was NOT forced out." OK.

I didn't read it, but the timing is interesting seeing as Athletic just did what sounded like a puff piece on him. Either it was a way to get a friendly story out about him as his career ended, or an attempt to save his job by getting his human interest story crap out in the public.

[bhlloy]

I still think the Athletic is good value and I would pay for it just for its NHL draft and prospects coverage plus nostalgic 90s soccer stories, but it’s very noticeable that since the acquisition they go more towards the edgy/controversial topics to try to drive engagement and clicks. Lots of borderline troll pieces by local writers that seem to be something you’d read on Grantland which I tend to just ignore.

They did a puff piece on Scott Foster right before they did one on Hernandez. My guess is they will do Tim Peel next.

[Lathum]

I was today old when I learned Stephen Vogt is the Indians manager

[Ghost Econ]

Andrew Benintendi is currently on pace for -6 WAR this season.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Andrew Benintendi is currently on pace for -6 WAR this season.

I can't believe he's still only 29. It's pretty nuts to have a 4.8 WAR season at 23 y/o (plus three other years of 2.5+ WAR) and then negative value by the time you are 29.

I think he belongs on the "I Can't Believe They Are Only X-years old Team" of players that feel like they have been around forever and should be closing in on retirement, but are instead barely over 30, along with Jason Hayward (34 - feels like he should have retired 10 years ago), Michal Wacha (32), Gerritt Cole (33), Bryce Harper (31), Mike Trout (32), Kris Bryant (32), and Manny Machado (31).

[Lathum]

Diaz went in the IL today then in his first AB Alonso took one on the hand and left the game. I love being a Mets fan.

[Lathum]

Kid on the Nats just got hit in the head. Weird play, totally unintentional. Kid was squaring to bunt and the pitcher lost one and it went way inside. Kid seems fine.

Probably an unpopular opinion but I feel like if you hit someone in the head you're out of the game. Not even because it was intentional, but your head just can't be in the right place after doing that.

[Jas_lov]

The umps just made that same infield fly rule interference call on Juan Soto in the Yankees-Angels game, so I guess they didn't learn anything. They've gotta fix that because it's a really dumb call when the batter is already out on the infield fly rule.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Jas_lov

The umps just made that same infield fly rule interference call on Juan Soto in the Yankees-Angels game, so I guess they didn't learn anything. They've gotta fix that because it's a really dumb call when the batter is already out on the infield fly rule.

Eh, that one was the right call. Not a great situation to be in as a runner, but Soto could have actually made some effort to avoid the fielder.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Atocep

Eh, that one was the right call. Not a great situation to be in as a runner, but Soto could have actually made some effort to avoid the fielder.

He absolutely made an effort to avoid the runner. The fielder misjudged the ball. The call was terrible

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Lathum

He absolutely made an effort to avoid the runner. The fielder misjudged the ball. The call was terrible

Not really, the infield fly is a live ball and the runner can advance on his own judgement. There's no reason for him to be off the bag or do anything other than quickly get back to the bag. Soto takes his sweet ass time seeing the ball in the air and starts slowly making his way back to the bag before he saw the infielder misjudged the ball and was in his path back to the bag. At that point he panicked and ran into him. That's textbook interference.

Soto is an awful baserunner. People today complain all the time about how bad baserunning is in today's game. This is an instance of that. The majority of highschool and lower players would have played that better than Soto. That was lazy baserunning and he paid the price.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I can't believe he's still only 29. It's pretty nuts to have a 4.8 WAR season at 23 y/o (plus three other years of 2.5+ WAR) and then negative value by the time you are 29.

I think he belongs on the "I Can't Believe They Are Only X-years old Team" of players that feel like they have been around forever and should be closing in on retirement, but are instead barely over 30, along with Jason Hayward (34 - feels like he should have retired 10 years ago), Michal Wacha (32), Gerritt Cole (33), Bryce Harper (31), Mike Trout (32), Kris Bryant (32), and Manny Machado (31).

Jurickson Profar is still only 31, Ahmed Rosario and Alex Verdugo are both 28, Wilmer Flores is 32. All mind blowing to me.