This Tellez thing is idiotic and lame. He’s a fat guy with a great name who is on the downside of his career. The Pirates have a real hole at first base and this is the best they can do? This organization is a joke.
An interesting tidbit at ESPN related to yesterday's main topic of discussion--the Giants offered Ohtani a nearly identical contract in total value and deferrals, and they say that their understanding is that several other teams were in the same neighborhood.
I.e., don't blame the Dodgers--they won because Ohtani wanted to play there instead of San Francisco, Chicago, or Toronto, not because they were able to out-bid everyone else.
Tellez does have a .905 OPS in 74 PAs at PNC. Most of that damage was from '21 when he had a 1.609 OPS in 20 PAs. His '22 numbers in PNC were in line with his season averages and his'23 numbers were awful but he just had 11 PAs. I'm not buying a PNC-effect.
Mackey notes he's a fun-loving guy, so at least Cherington and Shelton should be able to talk about the upbeat culture.
The Sid Bream game is on MLB Channel now, ranked 4th all-time best game in history. I remember it still, had to go to a party or meeting right after the game and act happy....what a downer.
I'll reserve judgment on Telez until I hear about his defensive metrics. His bat could be the best 1B bat in a long time.....if he hits more than Chavis 14 dingers. Every 5th base hit was a HR last year.
So with Lugo getting 45mil for 3 years pretty much eliminates Tier 2 starting pitching for Pirates, not much left after that and not much if anything to trade...
sources saying the next CBA replaces lottery draft order with system to allow infinite spending in the MLB Draft and International for lowest Major League payroll teams
Nice package of Alcantara highlights (although how did the Frank Schwindel pitching clip get in there)! This guy is 1000% better hitter than Alika, and has some pop.
This Tellez thing is idiotic and lame. He’s a fat guy with a great name who is on the downside of his career. The Pirates have a real hole at first base and this is the best they can do? This organization is a joke.
Endy is out for the season. No wonder they're talking about Davis catching.
I hope this doesn't impact their offseason plans beyond signing Sanchez--we still need to plan to contend.
An interesting tidbit at ESPN related to yesterday's main topic of discussion--the Giants offered Ohtani a nearly identical contract in total value and deferrals, and they say that their understanding is that several other teams were in the same neighborhood.
I.e., don't blame the Dodgers--they won because Ohtani wanted to play there instead of San Francisco, Chicago, or Toronto, not because they were able to out-bid everyone else.
Tellez does have a .905 OPS in 74 PAs at PNC. Most of that damage was from '21 when he had a 1.609 OPS in 20 PAs. His '22 numbers in PNC were in line with his season averages and his'23 numbers were awful but he just had 11 PAs. I'm not buying a PNC-effect.
Mackey notes he's a fun-loving guy, so at least Cherington and Shelton should be able to talk about the upbeat culture.
Ben must really like the next Holliday kid in the 2025 draft.
The Sid Bream game is on MLB Channel now, ranked 4th all-time best game in history. I remember it still, had to go to a party or meeting right after the game and act happy....what a downer.
I'll reserve judgment on Telez until I hear about his defensive metrics. His bat could be the best 1B bat in a long time.....if he hits more than Chavis 14 dingers. Every 5th base hit was a HR last year.
So with Lugo getting 45mil for 3 years pretty much eliminates Tier 2 starting pitching for Pirates, not much left after that and not much if anything to trade...
Bucks just signed Tellez for 1 year
Any relation to Dodgers prospect River Ryan?
Lee to the giants for 6 years and over 110M
Endy Rodriguez is having elbow surgery. The nature of it is unknown.
Big-budget Royals nearing a deal with Lugo.
Meanwhile, Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Offseason still isn’t appearing in this offseason.
sources saying the next CBA replaces lottery draft order with system to allow infinite spending in the MLB Draft and International for lowest Major League payroll teams
Nice package of Alcantara highlights (although how did the Frank Schwindel pitching clip get in there)! This guy is 1000% better hitter than Alika, and has some pop.
So Alcantara replaces Marcano, but with a better glove.