The Official 2024 MLB Season Thread

[Regular_P]

I'm surprised I haven't seen it talked about but both Judge and Ohtani could win the Triple Crown in their leagues (Judge overall).

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[FaTaL]

So the White Sox might end up having the worst record ever and the best pick in the draft they can get is 10th?

And how’s that possible?

 

[3rdLetter]

And how’s that possible?

MLB changed the draft order to a lottery system for the 18 teams that don't make the playoffs. It's a little more complicated than the way the nba does it. I don't have the details in front of me but it's

 

[FakeNews]

And how’s that possible?

"large-market teams" cannot pick in the lottery in consecutive years under MLB rules, and due to that rule, the White Sox will be able to pick no higher than 10th in 2025.

The White Sox would still keep their draft slots in each successive round of that draft, as those rounds are all based on a team's record.

That is because while the Sox spend like a small market club, they are still considered a large market team, and those teams are not eligible for the MLB Draft Lottery in consecutive seasons.

Reminder that the Chicago White Sox are not eligible for the No. 1 overall pick next year's draft

The Chicago White Sox are the worst team in baseball. They will not end up with the No. 1 overall pick next year because of the market they play in.

southsideshowdown.com

 

[FaTaL]

Reminder that the Chicago White Sox are not eligible for the No. 1 overall pick next year's draft

The Chicago White Sox are the worst team in baseball. They will not end up with the No. 1 overall pick next year because of the market they play in.

southsideshowdown.com

That’s a stupid azz rule, market size shouldn’t matter if your management is terrible.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Nomo was that dude and that run of consecutive ROTY winners the Dodgers had was

Eric Karros, Mike Piazza, Raúl Mondesí, Hideo Nomo, and Todd Hollandsworth

 

[Da_Eggman]

That’s a stupid azz rule, market size shouldn’t matter if your management is terrible.

It’s supposed to keep big market teams from tanking

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Yankees have the same record as the Dodgers (Dodgers are a baseball super team and have the best roster in the league). Yankees have the same record as the best team in baseball with two above average hitters and the rest of the lineup being jobbers


Brian Cashman never getting fired


Yankees fans

MLB West got three of the top 12 best records in all of MLB, gotta take that in to consideration

 

[Walt]

"I'm trying to see his ass go out a little bit"

 

[who_better_than_me]

The James Wood hype was real. Soto is an all-timer, but Wood alone made that a good trade.

Robert Hassell seems to have injuries isssue, maybe chronic with that wrist so he might not ever pan out. Still have hope for Gore. . He’s shown success at the top level.
Not sure about Susana. Major league pipeline snuck him In at #100. But I have my doubts. Yeah He does strike out people but gives up walks. And runs. And runs. and runs. .

All in all the Soto trade was a success for the Nats. San Diego might regret it

 

[Remote]

"I'm trying to see his ass go out a little bit"

MLB needs to do more of this kind of thing.

I would watch this with so many athletes.

 

[Remote]

The James Wood hype was real. Soto is an all-timer, but Wood alone made that a good trade.

Robert Hassell seems to have injuries isssue, maybe chronic with that wrist so he might not ever pan out. Still have hope for Gore. . He’s shown success at the top level.
Not sure about Susana. Major league pipeline snuck him In at #100. But I have my doubts. Yeah He does strike out people but gives up walks. And runs. And runs. and runs. .

All in all the Soto trade was a success for the Nats. San Diego might regret it

I would pump the breaks on James Wood.
He looks great. But rookies historically struggle. Let's see how he begins the first 8 weeks of 2025.

If he can hit and make adjustments as pitchers learn how to attack him, then I think there's more cause for hype.

At this point I would say there's more cause for optimism. Woods hits the ball hard but also hits a ton of ground balls. There's work to be done with him.

Because of the nature of baseball and how numbers regress over time, I have a more cautious attitude with most prospects.

 

[who_better_than_me]

I would pump the breaks on James Wood.
He looks great. But rookies historically struggle. Let's see how he begins the first 8 weeks of 2025.

If he can hit and make adjustments as pitchers learn how to attack him, then I think there's more cause for hype.

At this point I would say there's more cause for optimism. Woods hits the ball hard but also hits a ton of ground balls. There's work to be done with him.

Because of the nature of baseball and how numbers regress over time, I have a more cautious attitude with most prospects.

Man let me get hype and enjoy it before Boras whisks him away to the Yankees


Did I ever tell you to pump the brakes on Wemby

Besides when he got traded away as part of that package , a lot of Padres fans was mad he was included, and San Diego fans are considered the most fear weather fans of all locations

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

Got a fantasy baseball problem. Too many OFs.

I have
Bryan Reynolds
Randy Arozarena
Riley Greene
Jazz Chisolm
Michael Harris
Now Dylan Crews

It's a keeper/dynasty league and the trade deadline has passes. I hate having to carry 6 primary OFers but can't drop any of them because they have trade value

Brice Turang probably the easy drop but he has SS eligibility and steals bases