edjr Posted February 27 Posted February 27 12 minutes ago, Gepetto said: How good is Roman Anthony? Looking to pick up his Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph card. I know he was the number one prospect and had a pretty good .OPS in limited action last year. Will he be top 15 in .OPS this year? MVP candidate? or disappoint? He started out great last season and got injured and never came back. he is batting lead off, as of now which bodes well. red sox are counting on him bigly and have already signed him to a long term deal Quote
HellToupee Posted February 27 Posted February 27 28 minutes ago, Gepetto said: How good is Roman Anthony? Looking to pick up his Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph card. I know he was the number one prospect and had a pretty good .OPS in limited action last year. Will he be top 15 in .OPS this year? MVP candidate? or disappoint? Buy it before the world baseball classic 1 Quote
HellToupee Posted February 27 Posted February 27 17 minutes ago, edjr said: He started out great last season and got injured and never came back. he is batting lead off, as of now which bodes well. red sox are counting on him bigly and have already signed him to a long term deal That 8/130 deal Quote
edjr Posted February 27 Posted February 27 4 hours ago, Gepetto said: How good is Roman Anthony? Looking to pick up his Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph card. I know he was the number one prospect and had a pretty good .OPS in limited action last year. Will he be top 15 in .OPS this year? MVP candidate? or disappoint? 1st inning today. crashed into center fielder on a can of corn Quote
Hardcore troubadour Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Just now, cmh6476 said: Very enlightening. Quote
cmh6476 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Very enlightening. Go get laid. Quote
Mookz Posted March 1 Posted March 1 7 hours ago, cmh6476 said: Go get laid. One can just...go...do that? Quote
cmh6476 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 man, I hope this guy just needed to figure some things out and it's like a light switch and a totally different player in 2026. Quote
Hardcore troubadour Posted March 2 Posted March 2 25 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: man, I hope this guy just needed to figure some things out and it's like a light switch and a totally different player in 2026. Me too Quote
TBayXXXVII Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I love the WBC, just wish the timing was better. Players are just starting to get going, just seems like we're not going to get the best out of them. Hard to do it though, unless they switch off to minor leaguers, which I wouldn't be opposed to. I mean, it's only 2 weeks. Put a 10 day pause at the midpoint of the AAA season and run it mid-July. But, I digress. Can't wait to watch! Quote
TBayXXXVII Posted March 3 Posted March 3 The 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates (expected 26-man roster), on Opening Day. Starters: C : Henry Davis, Joey Bart (can see Bart getting traded and Endy Rodríguez making the team) 1B: Spencer Howitz 2B: Brandon Lowe SS: Jared Triolo (for 3 games) 3B: Nick Gonzalez (for 3 games) LF: Bryan Reynolds CF: Oneil Cruz RF: Ryan O'Hearn DH: Marcell Ozuna Bench: Jake Mangum, Billy Cook, Nick Yorke Rotation: SP1: Paul Skenes SP2: Mitch Keller SP3: Bubba Chandler SP4: Braxton Ashcraft SP5: José Urquidy Relievers: Carmen Mlodzinski, Hunter Barco, Dennis Santana, Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto, Evan Sisk, Isaac Mattson, Justin Lawrence Thoughts: I think the Pirates start Griffin down in AAA Indinapolis for the home opening series and then called up to play vs Cincinnati in the second series for his debut. I could see them waiting until the home opener vs the Orioles on April 6th. When they bring him up, I think he becomes the starting SS, Triolo moves to 3rd, and Gonzalez to the bench. I think that if Barco doesn't win a starting role, he's the one who gets optioned down to AAA. At some point, I expect Barco to pitch his way to Pittsburgh and it'll be up to Urquidy to keep his job. IF (the big "if"), evertything goes right: I think the Pirates have a shot at the World Series. Why? Pitching. It's possbile that the Pirates could have one of the top 3 pitching staff's and rotations, in baseball. Chandler is the top pitching prospect in baseball and a top 15 overall prospect. He projects to be a #1 starter. If everything goes right, like Skenes, he could have a ROY season and pitch to a sub 2.50 ERA. The rotation could potentially enter the playoffs with 3 pitchers (Skenes, Chandler, and Jones) all boasting a sub 2.50 ERA. Last year, the Pirates ranked 30th in runs and HR's. This year, with the addition of Lowe, O'Hearn, and Ozuna, to the lineup is a major upgrade over McCutchen, Gonzalez, and Pham. Having that protection and performance around Reynolds and Horwitz could put the Pirates in the middle of the pack, in terms of run production. The Padres ranked 18th in runs scored, and they finished with 90 wins. If everything goes wrong, I mean, that's just typical Pirates baseball, am I right? I expect the Pirates to be in contention for a wild card spot. I don't know if they get it, but I do think they'll be in it until the end. 1 Quote
seafoam1 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 15 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: The 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates (expected 26-man roster), on Opening Day. Starters: Henry Davis, Joey Bart (can see Bart getting traded and Endy Rodríguez making the team) 1B: Spencer Howitz 2B: Brandon Lowe SS: Jared Triolo (for 3 games) 3B: Nick Gonzalez (for 3 games) LF: Bryan Reynolds CF: Oneil Cruz RF: Ryan O'Hearn DH: Marcell Ozuna Bench: Jake Mangum, Billy Cook, Nick Yorke Rotation: SP1: Paul Skenes SP2: Mitch Keller SP3: Bubba Chandler SP4: Braxton Ashcraft SP5: José Urquidy Relievers: Carmen Mlodzinski, Hunter Barco, Dennis Santana, Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto, Evan Sisk, Isaac Mattson, Justin Lawrence Thoughts: I think the Pirates start Griffin down in AAA Indinapolis for the home opening series and then called up to play vs Cincinnati in the second series for his debut. I could see them waiting until the home opener vs the Orioles on April 6th. When they bring him up, I think he becomes the starting SS, Triolo moves to 3rd, and Gonzalez to the bench. I think that if Barco doesn't win a starting role, he's the one who gets optioned down to AAA. At some point, I expect Barco to pitch his way to Pittsburgh and it'll be up to Urquidy to keep his job. IF (the big "if"), evertything goes right: I think the Pirates have a shot at the World Series. Why? Pitching. It's possbile that the Pirates could have one of the top 3 pitching staff's and rotations, in baseball. Chandler is the top pitching prospect in baseball and a top 15 overall prospect. He projects to be a #1 starter. If everything goes right, like Skenes, he could have a ROY season and pitch to a sub 2.50 ERA. The rotation could potentially enter the playoffs with 3 pitchers (Skenes, Chandler, and Jones) all boasting a sub 2.50 ERA. Last year, the Pirates ranked 30th in runs and HR's. This year, with the addition of Lowe, O'Hearn, and Ozuna, to the lineup is a major upgrade over McCutchen, Gonzalez, and Pham. Having that protection and performance around Reynolds and Horwitz could put the Pirates in the middle of the pack, in terms of run production. The Padres ranked 18th in runs scored, and they finished with 90 wins. If everything goes wrong, I mean, that's just typical Pirates baseball, am I right? I expect the Pirates to be in contention for a wild card spot. I don't know if they get it, but I do think they'll be in it until the end. You get a big thumbs up if that happens, but I'm out. Quote
posty Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 I knew the Braves signing this loser was going to backfire on them... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/braves-jurickson-profar-ped-suspension-162-games.html 12:13pm: The Players Association plans to challenge Profar’s suspension, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. 11:15am: Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar is being hit with a second PED suspension and will face a 162-game ban, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Profar’s first PED suspension came early last season, and he was banned for 80 games. He’ll miss the entire 162-game season in 2026 following his second failed test and would receive a lifetime ban if he incurs a third positive test in the future. Profar will not be paid his $15MM salary this season, and he’s now ineligible for both postseason play in 2026 and for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Profar, who turned 33 a couple weeks ago, is entering the second season of a three-year, $42MM contract. Last year’s suspension cost him just under $6MM of his $12MM salary in year one of that free agent deal. He’s signed through the 2027 season and is owed a $15MM salary again in the contract’s final year. As a teenager, Profar was ranked as the top prospect in the entire sport. A switch-hitting shortstop with a tantalizing blend of power, speed and defensive aptitude, he was hailed as a future star but saw his career derailed by multiple shoulder injuries. He missed nearly the entire 2014 and 2015 campaigns due to shoulder surgery. The version of Profar that returned looked far different. He hit .227/.316/.315 in 377 MLB plate appearances from 2016-17 before turning in a solid offensive season in 2018. His defense at shortstop had become untenable following the shoulder troubles. Profar spent time at second base and first base before being traded to the A’s, who had him for only one disappointing year before trading him to the Padres. Profar had an up-and-down run in San Diego. He had an awful start in the shortened 2020 season before a torrid three-week finish to the 60-game season salvaged his batting line. A clear favorite of Padres GM A.J. Preller — who signed him as an international amateur during his days as a Rangers assistant GM — Profar inked a three-year deal following that season but flopped with a .227/.329/.320 slash in year one of the contract. He chose to forgo an opt-out opportunity, returned to San Diego for the 2022 season, turned in a better offensive performance opted out of a net $6.5MM to again test the open market. Free agency was cold to Profar that winter. He wound up signing with the Rockies just prior to Opening Day 2023 on a $7.75MM deal. Colorado released Profar after he hit just .236/.316/.364 in 111 games. He re-signed in San Diego for the remainder of the season and hit well in 14 games late that year. Profar spent the entire offseason twisting in the winds of free agency before the Padres brought him aboard on a one-year, $1MM deal that looked like the steal of the offseason when he erupted with a .280/.380/.459 batting line in a career-best showing. That performance prompted the Braves’ three-year, $42MM deal, but it will now forever be met with a healthy dose of skepticism. Profar missed 80 games last year, hit .248/.358/.446 in 355 plate appearances upon returning, and now won’t take another plate appearance until at least 2027. Of course, it remains to be seen whether the Braves will welcome him back or look to move on entirely. That question doesn’t need to be answered for the time being. Profar can and will be placed on the restricted list, where he won’t be paid or count against Atlanta’s 40-man roster. The Braves will not only save on Profar’s $15MM salary — they’ll also dodge the 20% tax they’d been paying him as a team that was over the luxury threshold. It amounts to an overall $18MM in savings for Atlanta, which gives the Braves some intriguing possibilities late in the offseason. Atlanta has incurred a pair of notable injuries in the rotation. Righties Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep both underwent elbow surgery to remove loose bodies/bone spurs. It’s not yet clear when they’ll return, but Schwellenbach is already on the 60-day IL and Waldrep will surely follow. That’s left the Braves with Chris Sale, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo Lopez (who made just one start last year due to shoulder surgery) and Grant Holmes (who had a UCL tear last summer and rehabbed without surgery) in the top four spots of the rotation. Bryce Elder, Joey Wentz, Didier Fuentes and Jose Suarez are the fifth starter options on the 40-man roster. Non-roster invitees include veterans Martin Perez, Carlos Carrasco and Elieser Hernandez, as well as top prospect JR Ritchie. Notable veterans like Lucas Giolito, Zack Littell and Tyler Anderson remain unsigned in free agency. Atlanta’s outfield group, of course, takes a hit following the Profar suspension, although the team’s November signing of Mike Yastrzemski means the Braves won’t necessarily need to add another outfielder. Yastrzemski, Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuña Jr. can start on most days, though Acuña has had his share of recent injury troubles and Yastrzemski has long-running platoon issues. Righty hitters Eli White and Jorge Mateo are already on the roster as potential complements, but neither has even average career numbers against left-handed pitching. Atlanta still projects to be just north of the $244MM luxury threshold, but the front office suddenly has an influx of cash that could be used to acquire additional help, be it another starting pitcher or a veteran right-handed bat to plug into the lineup. Time will tell whether those funds are put to immediate use or saved for in-season additions to the roster, but the Braves immediately become a team to watch with regard to a potential late-offseason addition. Quote
edjr Posted March 3 Posted March 3 4 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Looks like the US is in the easiest pool. just like the 26 olympic hockey team Quote
TBayXXXVII Posted March 3 Posted March 3 7 hours ago, HellToupee said: Exhibition games start today Pirates smoked Columbia. Go team! Quote
TBayXXXVII Posted March 3 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, seafoam1 said: You get a big thumbs up if that happens, but I'm out. What, that I think they'll contend for a wild card spot? Quote
edjr Posted March 4 Posted March 4 On 2/28/2026 at 11:42 PM, Mookz said: One can just...go...do that? grab em by the puzzy Quote
posty Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 1 minute ago, cmh6476 said: Is this where we talk about the wbc? If I cared about the WBC, I would start a new thread, just so MLB news won't get in the way... Quote
posty Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 Reds ace Hunter Greene to have MRI on stiff right elbow https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48101937/reds-ace-hunter-greene-mri-stiff-right-elbow GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Right-hander Hunter Greene has left the Cincinnati Reds' spring training camp due to right elbow stiffness. Manager Terry Francona and president of baseball operations Nick Krall told reporters Wednesday that Greene will have an MRI in Cincinnati and be examined by team orthopedic consultant Dr. Timothy Kremchek. Greene also will consult with Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Expected to be the Reds' ace, Greene added more lower-body work to his offseason routine in hopes of avoiding injuries. Greene went 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA last season, helping Cincinnati earn an NL wild card for its first playoff appearance since 2020. Greene whose 99.5 mph average four-seam fastball velocity led the major leagues among those throwing at least 1,250 pitches, was limited to a career-low 19 starts and 107⅔ innings. Still, his 296 pitches of 100 mph or higher were second in the major leagues behind Mason Miller's 422. Greene was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 9 with a right groin strain. He returned on May 23 and made three starts before going back on the IL with the same injury. This time, he was sidelined until Aug. 13. Greene, 26, is entering his fifth big league season. He made the NL All-Star team for the first time in 2024 while going 9-5 with a 2.75 ERA in 26 starts. He also had 169 strikeouts in 150 1/3 innings despite spending time on the IL that year with elbow soreness. Quote
cmh6476 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Just now, posty said: If I cared about the WBC, I would start a new thread, just so MLB news won't get in the way... I feel like you're an Italy guy... Pasta, meatball!$@$! Quote
posty Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 Just now, cmh6476 said: I feel like you're an Italy guy... Pasta, meatball!$@$! Linguine, mozzarella... Quote
HellToupee Posted March 4 Posted March 4 29 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: I feel like you're an Italy guy... Pasta, meatball!$@$! Italy’s bats aren’t too shabby Quote
cmh6476 Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago On 3/4/2026 at 4:03 PM, posty said: Linguine, mozzarella... Foreshadowing Quote
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