CLOSED NEWS/RUMORS Thread

@Wittman7
On last nights Dodger talk, Andrew Friedman mentioned word has gotten around how the Dodgers take care of players. To the point where agents now call the Dodgers and say their player would really like to play there if the Dodgers are interested.

 

i don’t buy it either
more likely roberts wore #30 to honor wills, which is fine
great actually
and if that’s the case, he should have just been honest instead of trying to guilt tucker out of wanting it
way to alienate your $240M man doc
i could definitely see him opting out after two years

 

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@AM570LASports
“We’ve agents reach out and say, ‘Hey, I know you haven’t called, but our player would really like to play there.’”
— Andrew Friedman on the Kyle Tucker signing and the Dodgers culture.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/519-dodger-talk-28250979/

 

I don't disagree, but I'm also not big on coddling athletes. Apparently Tucker's contract stipulates that he gets a suite on all road games. Not sure if that's the norm or not, but he should be okay with pivoting to another number.

 

i get it
i just think a number would be more important to a player than a coach or manager
i want my team’s players as comfortable/confident as possible
but really don’t give a shyte if roberts is uncomfortable
that said it sounds like it wasn’t that big a deal for tucker

 

Good point plus players typically have superstitions more than managers. I bet Roberts wants to keep it because he expects it to be retired someday, ala Walt and Tommy.

 

I guess I knew that but it had slipped my mind. The good thing is the Dodgers should be able to get by fine until Edman is ready and SHOULD still be able to get at least a .300 OBP from the 9-spot.

If it's Rojas, he's at .314 for his career and .318 in 2025.

If it's Kim, he was at .314 last year, his only season.

Even Andy Ibanez is at .305 for his career and .301 last year. So whoever plays 2B, I think we can still expect a .300 OPS.

You know who doesn't get on base in 3 out of every 10 ABs? Unfortunately it's Kike, who's failed to reach that threshold in four straight years. Yes, he comes up big in the playoffs, and his defense and flexibility are pluses during the season, but he's just not one to rely on at the plate for a large number of ABs, and his .255 last year really missed the mark. We'll see what the Dodger plans are for him this year, if any. The others with at least 100 plate appearance and below a .300 OBP were Teoscar (.284), Edman (.274) and Rushing (.258). But also Barnes, Taylor, and Outman combined for over 100 PAs and were closer to .200 than .300, so that hurt. Good riddance, and hopefully the group that is on this year's opening day roster will be better equipped to man the bottom of the order.

On a related note, I didn't realize that Call actually gets on base a lot. For his career he's at .341, and last year he got on at a .361 clip. So he should help the team in that regard.

 

@FabianArdaya · 23m
The Yankees claimed Michael Siani off waivers. Dodgers had DFA’d him for Kyle Tucker.

 

@MarinoMLB
From @Joelsherman1, “The Rangers felt the relationship between Marcus Semien and Corey Seager had become so toxic that they were willing to take Nimmo and $5 million from the Mets to move the three years at $72 million owed Semien”

i often wondered if there was more to us letting corey walk

 

@BNightengale
Yu Darvish, 39, considered an icon among Japanese players who have followed him to MLB, has informed the San Padres that he is retiring. He is walking away from the $43 million left in the next 3 years of his contract, as @sdutKevinAcee reports.

can’t blame him
padres organization is a nightmare
ask mike schildt

 

next its gonna be... Yu's agent sues Yu for loss of commission

 

@JonHeyman
Craig Kimbrel agrees to Mets deal. Minors deal with MLB camp invite.

lol mets
watching steve cohen metamorphose into arte moreno is both frightening and entertaining

 

lol
so here’s nightingale’s latest post
no retraction, no apology (hence) no credibility

@BNightengale
San Diego Padres All Star pitcher Yu Darvish says he wants to go through rehab to determine whether he can pitch again before deciding whether he will retire.

 

@MLB
Giants, OF Harrison Bader reportedly agree to 2-year deal, per multiple reports including @MLBNetwork insider @JonHeyman.​

great pickup for the giants postseason run
never mind