April Game Thread

[Namaste]

They’ll still win more than 59 games, boys.

[fish16]

Small sample size yes but so far, 12th in HR's in the NL, 15th in RBI's, 15th in walks, 12th in hits.......again small sample size but does anyone expect these numbers to vastly improve ? And yes we all know they were supposed to stink this year, but c;mon Jeter this is not fair to the fans who do pay money to see them....reduce the ticket prices is I think necessary....you shouldn't have to pay MLB prices for a AAA team.

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I feel really sorry for the vendors at Marlins Park.....also for Severino & Holly.....there is only so much sugar coating you can do, and sometimes their commentary can be cringy in trying to defend the franchise. They clearly can't be really happy here.

the prices to get in are reasonable. I go and ask for the cheapest ticket and you just sit wherever

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They’ll still win more than 59 games, boys.

agreed. I still see around what we got last year. Not gonna get around 70 like i thought coming into the year because the bats are just too bad and i think we are gonna be overly cautious with the starting pitching.

[Erick]

the prices to get in are reasonable. I go and ask for the cheapest ticket and you just sit wherever

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agreed. I still see around what we got last year. Not gonna get around 70 like i thought coming into the year because the bats are just too bad and i think we are gonna be overly cautious with the starting pitching.

Lol you’ve changed your opinion rather quickly.

[lou]

I honestly don’t care about the wins or losses

I would love love love Alcantara, Caleb, Pablo, Richards, and Neidert be the rotation next year and we consider at least two of them as rock solid # 3 SP. Whatever bat deficiencies there are will be fixed fast with Sixto, Stewart, Gallen, Yamamoto, etc. coming with free agency dollars for a veteran ace.

Trading Urena (who will be better even if not above a 4), and 1-2 of those guys who work out, could be trading 10+ years of cheap SP and they’ll get a fortune.

[fish16]

Lol you’ve changed your opinion rather quickly.

70 was high because i overestimated the hitting. I still think it will be around 65 wins because the SP is legit good and Anderson will not be terrible though. Ive gone from around 70 to around 65.

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I honestly don’t care about the wins or losses

I would love love love Alcantara, Caleb, Pablo, Richards, and Neidert be the rotation next year and we consider at least two of them as rock solid # 3 SP. Whatever bat deficiencies there are will be fixed fast with Sixto, Stewart, Gallen, Yamamoto, etc. coming with free agency dollars for a veteran ace.

Trading Urena (who will be better even if not above a 4), and 1-2 of those guys who work out, could be trading 10+ years of cheap SP and they’ll get a fortune.

This. Trade Urena for a bat and call up Gallen and Neidert mid year and let it ride from there and see what sticks. Outside of Urena the SP has been very good so far.

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we're definitely poised to add a bat or 2 in free agency this year with Castro and Prado coming up after this year. I still maintain Ozuna on a 3-4 year deal and Abreu on a 1-2 year deal makes so much sense.

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https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1116352857949790208

Interesting stat regarding how effective Richards changeup is so far this year.

[fish16]

Would it make sense from the yankees perspective to deal us ellbury for chen? Both make the same amount next year and have an option that wont be picked up the following year.

[Maddawg]

Brinson is just soooooo so so bad. Not only strikes out but then gets Rojas out on an interference call.

[fish16]

It’s early but if things stay this way with Lopez thru April I’d send him down and let him work in getting deeper into games and bring up gallen

[Nick]

Outscored 21-1 in the series against a team that was 1-8 coming into it.

[Maddawg]

in three games in Cincinnati scored 1 run and 2 shutouts.

TO THE MIGHTY REDS

I'm guessing that soon Mattingly will be blamed, and end of the month, Posada is brought in to try to save some face.

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Outscored 21-1 in the series against a team that was 1-8 coming into it.

Yep....welcome to Jeterland - remember it's a process...

Project Wolverine is really kicking in now.

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Minor League teams stink too.....not any of them with a winning record......hey but in 2020 we'll be profitable, and isn't that what it's all about ?

[fish16]

That Ozzie Albies contract is ridiculous.

[dim]

That Ozzie Albies contract is ridiculous.

Similar to when the Marlins locked up Christian Yelich for 7 years, $49 million when he was 24 years old.

For Albies, he's now a guaranteed millionaire and even with a significant injury he's got enough money to set his family up for life.

For the Braves, they potential save themselves tens of millions of dollars down the line in the event he breaks out like he is supposed to (although it's a steal if he plays like his age 21 season his entire life).

It's more a problem with the baseball economy than anything. Of course a 21 year old wants to take $40+ million, and of course the Braves are forward thinking on this one.

[rmc523]

in three games in Cincinnati scored 1 run and 2 shutouts.

TO THE MIGHTY REDS

I'm guessing that soon Mattingly will be blamed, and end of the month, Posada is brought in to try to save some face.

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Yep....welcome to Jeterland - remember it's a process...

Project Wolverine is really kicking in now.

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Minor League teams stink too.....not any of them with a winning record......hey but in 2020 we'll be profitable, and isn't that what it's all about ?

Info on the team's value:
https://www.forbes.com/teams/miami-m.../#5fe860f26a27

Interestingly:

The Marlins had baseball's lowest average attendance last season, 10,103, and the second lowest average local television rating, 1.26. Reported attendance was off 51%, but paid attendance was roughly flat, as the team did away with inflating attendance figures that often doubled the actual ticket sales.

So I guess paid tickets were about the same as 2017, they just went to announcing actually people in the park.

Apparently the team lost 53M in 2018.

[fish16]

Given that Nick Williams has only had 9 ab's for the phillies after they signed harper, i wonder if he would be a possible trade candidate. Urena for him makes sense.

[gustavopim]

Given that Nick Williams has only had 9 ab's for the phillies after they signed harper, i wonder if he would be a possible trade candidate. Urena for him makes sense.

To be honest I don't think anyone would be trading for Urena.