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Post by Blunashun on Nov 26, 2024 17:21:57 GMT
Hate those headlines that make something sound like a done deal.
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 26, 2024 19:24:20 GMT
Hate those headlines that make something sound like a done deal. I wouldn’t imagine he’ll be handling the hot corner for more than another year or two and would end up like Pujols - a very expensive DH. That might actually benefit him without the stress, wear and tear that 3B requires on a daily basis. A lot of balls going to be clanking off the Monster. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 26, 2024 21:41:37 GMT
MLB postseason shares: How Dodgers split $46.47 million after winning 2024 World Series
The dozen playoff teams have divvied up $129.1 million in additional revenue in October
By Matt Snyder
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Major League Baseball has divvied up the playoff haul for 2024 and it was a massive one. Now in the third year with the current playoff format, MLB set a record with a postseason pool of $129.1 million, absolutely crushing the 2023 pool of $107.8 million, reports the Associated Press.
The monetary pool here is from 60% of the ballpark gates from the first four games of the World Series and LCS, first three games from the divisional round and first two games from the Wild Card Series. The World Series champ gets 36% of the pool to divide up among its players while the losing World Series team gets 24%. The LCS losing teams get 12% apiece, division series losing teams get 3.3% and Wild Card losing teams get 0.8%.
The Dodgers awarded 79 full shares and 17.49 partial shares; those who got a full share walked away with $477,441 each.
A full share for Yankees players comes to $354,572.
As for the rest of the playoff teams, here is what players earning a full playoff share make:
Guardians: $182,663
Mets: $179,948
Tigers: $55,729
Phillies: $52,278
Royals: $49,583
Padres: $45,985
Orioles: $11,870
Astros: $10,749
Brewers: $10,013
Braves: $9,548
Players on each playoff team vote on how much to award to other club personnel, including who gets a full share and who gets a percentage.
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 27, 2024 7:53:30 GMT
David Vassegh on X posting LA has signed Blake Snell to a five year deal at around $180 million.
While they continue to add pieces to a staff that ended the year with only two productive starters, methinks they might want to address their training and conditioning staffing which seems to have major issues keeping their starters on the mound for more than a month or two.
What good are a half dozen front line top tier starters that spend half or more of the season on the IL?
Even a six man rotation won’t be enough if 2025 goes anything like 2024.
Gotta wonder how all those innings relievers threw last year might impact next year as well.
Gaterade, Train Wreck, Kojack, Phillips, Scooter - all current / future surgical candidates - and not the first for most of them.
Shame there aren’t more guys out there available that could actually teach these guys to PITCH - and not THROW EVERYTHING 100 + mph with concentration on “spin rates”.
But this is the game we have these days and as long as scoring remains its main priority, as opposed to strategy and pitcher duels, we’re pretty much screwed, much like most of the arms we’ll see on the bump.
GO DODGERS!!!
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 27, 2024 13:16:57 GMT
David Vassegh on X posting LA has signed Blake Snell to a five year deal at around $180 million. While they continue to add pieces to a staff that ended the year with only two productive starters, methinks they might want to address their training and conditioning staffing which seems to have major issues keeping their starters on the mound for more than a month or two. What good are a half dozen front line top tier starters that spend half or more of the season on the IL? Even a six man rotation won’t be enough if 2025 goes anything like 2024. Gotta wonder how all those innings relievers threw last year might impact next year as well. Gaterade, Train Wreck, Kojack, Phillips, Scooter - all current / future surgical candidates - and not the first for most of them. Shame there aren’t more guys out there available that could actually teach these guys to PITCH - and not THROW EVERYTHING 100 + mph with concentration on “spin rates”.
But this is the game we have these days and as long as scoring remains its main priority, as opposed to strategy and pitcher duels, we’re pretty much screwed, much like most of the arms we’ll see on the bump. GO DODGERS!!! I know, but that's the reality of today's game. My orthopedist told me it's not so much they throw too hard, it's that they don't train properly, and who'd argue with an ortho? Dr Mike Marshall, if he was still alive, would sure have something to say about the way young pitchers are coached thru the farm system. He expressed his disgust with a little humor: "trainors today think Sir Issac Newton invented the fig newton and they don't know a rotator cuff from a trouser cuff". And also, who'd argue with Nolan Ryan? He frowns on the pitch count and he trained like nobody's business. While I've said an untold number of times that I don't approve in stacking the roster with too many imported players, at least it's not Sasaski. I'm betting he'll be a Red Sock. Now that Dodgers have snagged a great lefty starter, what's to be done with Justin Wrobleski? The ghost of George Stienbrenner still haunts the game, but he was a saint compared to Rob Manjerk. |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 27, 2024 13:17:05 GMT
Dodgers' Blake Snell: Joins reigning champs
Rotowire 9 hrs ago
Snell signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
After posting a 3.12 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 20 starts during his lone season with the Giants, Snell has now earned himself a long-term deal to stay in the NL West. The two-time Cy Young Award winner will be joining an already-impressive Dodgers rotation that includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow (elbow) and Shohei Ohtani (shoulder).
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 27, 2024 13:23:37 GMT
3 Dodgers who won’t be back after Blake Snell signing
Story by Wynston Wilcox • 7h • 3 min read
It didn’t take the Los Angeles Dodgers long to make a big splash after winning its first World Series since 2020 roughly a month ago. The Dodgers locked down a massive free agent pitcher in Blake Snell, inking him to a 5-year, $182 million contract.
With the move, the Dodgers made it clear they needed to anchor down another strong starting pitcher. And while that will knock them out of the Juan Soto sweepstakes, it also means there’s some players on the chopping block in southern California.
Here’s who won’t be back in Los Angeles after the Dodgers’ massive signing.
Walker Buehler, Starting pitcher
It looks like the Dodgers chose Snell over Walker Buehler. Buehler didn’t have a strong 2024 season. He posted a 1-6 record 16 starts this past season with a 5.38 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Despite a strong showing in the postseason and World Series, the Dodgers were ready to move on.
Buehler spent a fair amount of 2024 on the injury list and after a return from a hip injury, he did enough to help the Dodgers win a championship. Only time will tell if this was a reasonable upgrade.
Snell has had his injury issues as well in his career. Nonetheless, he had a solid 2024 season, finishing with a 5-3 record, 3.12 ERA and 145 strikeouts.
Jack Flaherty, Starting pitcher
The Dodgers added Jack Flaherty before the trade deadline from the Detroit Tigers to beef up their rotation with Shohei Ohtani not throwing due to injury and Clayton Kershaw battling some injuries this season.
It was probably going to be a long shot for the Dodgers to pay Flaherty this year as they were probably looking for a more veteran arm, whether that was bringing Buehler back or looking at Max Fried or Corbin Burnes.
With them landing on Blake Snell, this seems all but certain Flaherty is out the door. Oh the irony if he ended up with the New York Yankees. Flaherty was a great addition, with a 6-2 record and 3.17 ERA. He was also just shy of 200 strikeouts this season.
Flaherty is certain to get paid this winter, it just won’t be from the Dodgers. I’m not sure they ever were leaning toward Flaherty, especially with the names that were out there. He seems more like a backup plan for the Dodgers than a primary focus.
Teoscar Hernandez, outfielder
Teoscar Hernandez was another player the Dodgers were likely to let walk this winter. While they did extend a qualifying offer to Hernandez, worth slightly over $21 million, he’s likely to test his full value. He had one of the best seasons in his career in 2024.
He slashed .272/.339/.501 with 33 home runs and 99 RBIs. He was a slugger in the postseason as well, getting 15 hits with three home runs and 12 RBIs. With Snell’s latest contract, the Dodgers have to be selective in who they’re bringing back.
With Clayton Kershaw intending on coming back to Los Angeles, they beef up their pitching staff. Hernandez would be a great addition to return but it just doesn’t seem likely they match any offer with an AAV over the qualifying offer.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 27, 2024 13:24:14 GMT
That would leave a huge hole in our lineup.
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 27, 2024 13:48:12 GMT
That would leave a huge hole in our lineup. Very strange, cos on the MLB channel, they say he's close to agreeing to stay. I do hope so, he's too clutch to let walk. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 27, 2024 19:31:10 GMT
That would leave a huge hole in our lineup. Very strange, cos on the MLB channel, they say he's close to agreeing to stay. I do hope so, he's too clutch to let walk. I’d like to see Ferris at least get an offer from the only team he has ever played for and if not for anything else, the way he sacked up in October. We all know Kershaw won’t make it through the entire season and even if he does, his postseason performance history is well known by most. Ohtani is a HUGE question mark as far as pitching goes. And if it affects his prowess at the plate or if he re-injures himself, we’re once bitten, twice screwed. I’d also still like to see them get Kawasaki - that would give them two of the big four motorcycle brands from Japan 😝. Losing Oscar Meyer would be huge. $22 mil is decent money for another year; but if he’s looking for a final career contract of multiple years at or above that, it won’t be from LA. They’re still on the hook for another $25 mil (?) to the last “phenom” they splurged on and CT3 didn’t even bat his weight for most of 2024. And speaking of weight, there’s still the Maxine situation at third. Hopefully he can get himself back into better shape before Glendale, but I’m not optimistic. Another year of missed grounders, bad throws, good power numbers, meaningless solo HR’s and .200 BA at a premier position isn’t enough for a dynasty. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 30, 2024 2:11:15 GMT
Former St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glover Tommy Edman Inks Big Contract with Dodgers Story by Brady Farkas • 3h • 2 min read Former St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman has received a massive contract extension from the Los Angeles Dodgers. After getting traded from St. Louis to Los Angeles at the trade deadline this past season, Edman helped lead the Dodgers to the World Series title. They've now rewarded him with a five-year, $74 million deal, as per Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Superutilityman Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $74 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. The deal runs from 2025-29 and includes a sixth-year club option. There’s a $17 million signing bonus and deferred money included. x.com/JeffPassan/status/1862619856979329346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1862619856979329346%7Ctwgr%5E5b9f7ce28a552041d18875ae01d3dc967a1c8b7e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fformer-st-louis-cardinals-gold-glover-tommy-edman-inks-big-contract-with-dodgers%2Far-AA1v0qXQ%3Focid%3Dmsedgntppc%3DHCTScvid%3D2decac72b07d40379b00afecbce41703ei%3D17Deferred money is the major talking point right now among fans, but since it's legal, the Dodgers keep exploiting it. They used the tactic in signing Shohei Ohtani last offseason and Blake Snell earlier this week. The 29-year-old Michigan native looked like a budding star for the Cardinals when he arrived in 2019, hitting .304 in 92 games. He then posted a 3.5 WAR in 2021 and a 6.2 WAR in 2022. Blessed with speed and power, he stole 32 bases in 2022 while also providing 13 home runs. However, he just .248 in 2023 and then was injured in 2024 up until the trade to Los Angeles. He played in only 37 games, hitting .237. However, he hit .407 in the NLCS, earning the NLCS MVP honors. He also hit .294 in the World Series against the Yankees, popping a home run and stealing two bags. |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 30, 2024 2:14:19 GMT
He had a year left on his contract. I'm not understanding this.
They better re-up Teoscar. No matter what some bored & imaginative sportswriter says about there being no money left after Snell.
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