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MLB General Discussion (Official Thread)

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Jaxbuck said:
To me it gets back to the economics of baseball so I saw this article from FanGraphs and thought it appropriate in the general MLB thread.

Have Fans Been Conditioned to Accept Less?
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They certainly have in Pittsburgh. Most of the marketing centers around PNC Park, post game concerts, fireworks nights, pup night, kids' days, t-shirts and bobbleheads...lots of bobbleheads. If the team happens to win more than they lose, that's cool, but most of us don't really expect it anymore.

We also know star players are going to be dealt sooner or later. No one is surprised Cutch got traded. We hoped he'd be an exception but deep down we knew it was coming. Business as usual in the Burgh. :ohbrother:
 
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Jake said:
They certainly have in Pittsburgh. Most of the marketing centers around PNC Park, post game concerts, fireworks nights, and pup night, kids' days, t-shirts and bobbleheads...lots of bobbleheads. If the team happens to win more than they lose, that's cool, but most of us don't really expect it anymore.

We also know star players are going to be dealt sooner or later. No one is surprised Cutch got traded. We hoped he'd be an exception but deep down we knew it was coming. Business as usual in the Burgh. :ohbrother:
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I’m surprised he lasted as long as he did.
 
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Free agent signings this week:

OF Daniel Nava signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.
P Yu Darvish signed a 6 year $100+ million deal with the Cubs.

There's the NL Central in a nut shell. :ohbrother:
 
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Jake said:
Free agent signings this week:

OF Daniel Nava signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.
P Yu Darvish signed a 6 year $100+ million deal with the Cubs.

There's the NL Central in a nut shell. :ohbrother:
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Baseball writers are very concerned about the depressed FA spending, so a 31-year-old pitcher only getting $126M makes for a "troubling offseason":

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/02/10/yu-darvish-cubs-contract-dodgers-nlcs

For heaven's sake, Jay Jaffe himself says Darvish should go for 150+!!! Poor guy probably has children to feed.
 
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Former MLB Pitcher Esteban Loaiza Arrested With Over 44 Pounds of Heroin, Cocaine
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By: Kyle Koster | 1 hour ago

Former Major League pitcher Esteban Loaizawas arrested Friday in San Diego on drug charges, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan reports.


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This is a new one: Esteban Loaiza, drug kingpin.

The second-winningest pitcher from Mexico in MLB history was arrested Friday with 20 kilos of heroin or cocaine, according to San Diego police records. He'll be in court Wednesday to face felony drug charges. Details are in pics.

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Loaiza, who went 126-114 during his 14-year career, faces three felonies, including the possession of over 20 kilograms of heroin and/or cocaine, the police report states. He is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday and bail has been set at $200,000.

The two-time All-Star finished second in American League Cy Young voting in 2003 and made $43.7 million in salary as a pro.

Just a few weeks ago, Loaiza was pressing the flesh with fans at Sox Fest in Chicago.
 
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Vlad Guerrero Jr. Just hit a walk off HR in Montreal and I watched it live...crowd went bonkers...don't care if its spring training or not that was fucking cool...especially since both teams pitchers had set down 28 batters in a row and oh yeah...his pops is a legend in Montreal
 
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