MLB 2025 Season Official Thread

[TraceOneInfinite]

maybe baseball finally needs a salary cap

 

yeah that's always been the problem.  Why the other major sports have one and baseball doesn't?

It's a miracle the Royals were decent the last couple years.  But how can they sustain it when their competition is going out and getting players and they are sitting on their ass.

[HighEyeCue]

Meanwhile the Royals just landed a free agent for 5 Million dollars.  A back up, platoon player.  It's not fair.  You big city markets got all the money, how can we compete?

I don't know what's worse...Not having the means to compete or having tons of it and not using it .

yeah that's always been the problem.  Why the other major sports have one and baseball doesn't?

It's a miracle the Royals were decent the last couple years.  But how can they sustain it when their competition is going out and getting players and they are sitting on their ass.

there's no way the players union will agree to that...get ready for another lockout after next season

[TraceOneInfinite]

I don't know what's worse...Not having the means to compete or having tons of it and not using it .
 

there's no way the players union will agree to that...get ready for another lockout after next season

The Royals big offseason free agent splash was some bumb 4th outfielder platoon player named Lane Thomas from the Cleveland Indians.  That’s it.  We have not done shit else not have we said we are going to do anything else.

Give me the full L.A. and NY Mets breakdown of moves so far this offseason?

[HighEyeCue]

The Royals big offseason free agent splash was some bumb 4th outfielder platoon player named Lane Thomas from the Cleveland Indians.  That’s it.  We have not done shit else not have we said we are going to do anything else.

Give me the full L.A. and NY Mets breakdown of moves so far this offseason?

so far we traded a far superior Brandon Nimmo for washed Marcus Semien

lost Pete Alonso to the Orioles

lost Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers

we are right now at best maybe a 70 win team

[Duck Duck Doggy]

so far we traded a far superior Brandon Nimmo for washed Marcus Semien

lost Pete Alonso to the Orioles

lost Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers

we are right now at best maybe a 70 win team

Soto looking around him in the rubble like wtf just happened

[TraceOneInfinite]

so far we traded a far superior Brandon Nimmo for washed Marcus Semien

lost Pete Alonso to the Orioles

lost Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers

we are right now at best maybe a 70 win team

Did they say they are finished or still going after some big names

[HighEyeCue]

Did they say they are finished or still going after some big names

they in desperate need of pitching so I assume they are looking to sign somebody

but the problem is for some reason they don't want to give more than a 3 year contract to anyone

[HighEyeCue]

Mets finally made a move...Jorge Polanco 2yrs 40 million

[TraceOneInfinite]

Mets finally made a move...Jorge Polanco 2yrs 40 million

So what do you think?  Is Palanco enough to move the needle and get them back in the playoffs?

...I don't know what's up with Royals fans.  The Royals made moves for some spare parts, like depth, relievers, platoon guys and fans are actually acting like the front office is doing good work.  That's amazing to me that a fan base would be that generous.  We did spend money though because we paid a lot to keep one of our breakout guys from last year, 3rd basemen Mikael Garcia with the team.  The guy is good enough defensively to not only play 3rd but he can play shortstop as well (if Bobby Witt ever needs a day off or rehab, god forbid, but just point out how talented Garcia is defensively).  He's still young so it's possible he can get even better.  And last year he hit around .300 the whole year with some pop and also speed.   The other exciting thing about the Royals is our depth of starting pitching.  We suffered injuries to nearly the entire starting 5 rotation (besides the stud Michael Wacha) and yet the Royals still had solid options to start every game of the season that made every game competitive.  There was rumors we might trade some of our starting pitching like there is interest in Bubic and Cole Ragans, but I don't care either way, cause I know how vital depth of starting pitching is, so it's cool with me to keep extra arms, or cool to me if we trade them and get an offensive boost that we need.

At the end of the day it comes down to our BUST JAC CAGLIONE.  The guy is a freaking bust and he better not ruin our playoff chances this season like he did last season!

[HighEyeCue]

So what do you think?  Is Palanco enough to move the needle and get them back in the playoffs?

...I don't know what's up with Royals fans.  The Royals made moves for some spare parts, like depth, relievers, platoon guys and fans are actually acting like the front office is doing good work.  That's amazing to me that a fan base would be that generous.  We did spend money though because we paid a lot to keep one of our breakout guys from last year, 3rd basemen Mikael Garcia with the team.  The guy is good enough defensively to not only play 3rd but he can play shortstop as well (if Bobby Witt ever needs a day off or rehab, god forbid, but just point out how talented Garcia is defensively).  He's still young so it's possible he can get even better.  And last year he hit around .300 the whole year with some pop and also speed.   The other exciting thing about the Royals is our depth of starting pitching.  We suffered injuries to nearly the entire starting 5 rotation (besides the stud Michael Wacha) and yet the Royals still had solid options to start every game of the season that made every game competitive.  There was rumors we might trade some of our starting pitching like there is interest in Bubic and Cole Ragans, but I don't care either way, cause I know how vital depth of starting pitching is, so it's cool with me to keep extra arms, or cool to me if we trade them and get an offensive boost that we need.

At the end of the day it comes down to our BUST JAC CAGLIONE.  The guy is a freaking bust and he better not ruin our playoff chances this season like he did last season!

Polanco is a nice add but we're still a long way from a playoff contender...a couple of starters would help our chances however...our lineup with Soto and Lindor is pretty solid but top heavy, another bat and the 2 pitchers would make us a playoff team

as for the Royals I would expect a bounce back from my guy Seth Lugo and with the injured starters coming back the rotation is more than solid...Caglione has to hit though, it cant be just Witt with no protection around him...kind of like we need someone hitting behind Soto

edit-I forgot about Salvador Perez, Id take 30 and 100 from a 35 year old any day of the week...Hall of Famer

[TraceOneInfinite]

Polanco is a nice add but we're still a long way from a playoff contender...a couple of starters would help our chances however...our lineup with Soto and Lindor is pretty solid but top heavy, another bat and the 2 pitchers would make us a playoff team

as for the Royals I would expect a bounce back from my guy Seth Lugo and with the injured starters coming back the rotation is more than solid...Caglione has to hit though, it cant be just Witt with no protection around him...kind of like we need someone hitting behind Soto

edit-I forgot about Salvador Perez, Id take 30 and 100 from a 35 year old any day of the week...Hall of Famer

So you think the Mets still need 2 starters!!  To me, that's like saying they need 3-4 starters with the way starting pitchers go down so often over the duration of a season.

As for Salvador Perez—You might not know this if you are not from KC, but actually there's this young local Kansas City guy Carter Jenson at catcher who came up last year and played really well—so local fans are actually more excited to see ROOKIE CATCHER Carter Jenson this year behind the plate than Salvy.  Fans are hoping to see Salvy more in a DH role with age and weight problems he's a risk if he is a full time catcher.  The problem though is he is so beloved by the management that he often refuses to take nights off from the dish and this goes back to the championship seasons, when Yost would try to give him a night off and he simply refuses.

So remember the name CARTER JENSON--unlike Caglione he actually came up last year and performed.   

[HighEyeCue]

So you think the Mets still need 2 starters!!  To me, that's like saying they need 3-4 starters with the way starting pitchers go down so often over the duration of a season.

As for Salvador Perez—You might not know this if you are not from KC, but actually there's this young local Kansas City guy Carter Jenson at catcher who came up last year and played really well—so local fans are actually more excited to see ROOKIE CATCHER Carter Jenson this year behind the plate than Salvy.  Fans are hoping to see Salvy more in a DH role with age and weight problems he's a risk if he is a full time catcher.  The problem though is he is so beloved by the management that he often refuses to take nights off from the dish and this goes back to the championship seasons, when Yost would try to give him a night off and he simply refuses.

So remember the name CARTER JENSON--unlike Caglione he actually came up last year and performed.   

yeah I would feel better if they had a legit ace, Nolan Mclean can be that, he was great for the 8 starts he had but we have to see more...other young starters didn't impress me but sometimes they take a while to develop

I would give the Royals a better chance at the postseason than the Mets, I even think you guys can win that division...we probably have no shot with our current team but a few more additions and we can maybe sneak in