The Official 2022 MLB Season Thread

[Tank]

14 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Shit

you're still an angels fan, right?

[HanfordGuy]

 

[Taylor]

15 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

Is this admitting that Pujols is in his mid 40s?

[Jason]

That’s going to leave a mark 

[Lou]

Scherzer out 6-8 weeks. 

[Taylor]

10 minutes ago, Lou said:

Scherzer out 6-8 weeks. 

Thanks, Perry!

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Thanks, Perry!

But think of the amazing posts we're missing out on if he had signed here. 

[Docwaukee]

14 minutes ago, Lou said:

But think of the amazing posts we're missing out on if he had signed here. 

oblique?  looked like an oblique

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

oblique?  looked like an oblique

Bingo 

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Bingo 

@Angels 1961?

[Stradling]

Any chance MLB changed the baseballs?  We are seeing more offense, or at least I think we are. When Adell was sent down his OPS+ was 95, now it’s at 82 and his stats haven’t changed. 

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Any chance MLB changed the baseballs?  We are seeing more offense, or at least I think we are. When Adell was sent down his OPS+ was 95, now it’s at 82 and his stats haven’t changed. 

Are you sure? I know offense was down but was a .627 OPS really 95 when he was sent down? That doesn't sound right.

[failos]

Rangers are losing to the Astros 1-2

 

It's bottom of the 8th, and the Astros have the bases loaded.

 

What a shit show.

[tdawg87]

Thanks, Texas!

[m0nkey]

It's only May but the Mariners are collapsing.  Trevor Story has been bummy but he went 4-4 with 3 homers and a walk today

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

Are you sure? I know offense was down but was a .627 OPS really 95 when he was sent down? That doesn't sound right.

It was 95, another time after being sent down it was 97.  

[Taylor]

16 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

It's only May but the Mariners are collapsing.  Trevor Story has been bummy but he went 4-4 with 3 homers and a walk today

I almost didn't start Story this week. 

[Angels 1961]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

@Angels 1961?

I mentioned bingo B4

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

Any chance MLB changed the baseballs?  We are seeing more offense, or at least I think we are. When Adell was sent down his OPS+ was 95, now it’s at 82 and his stats haven’t changed. 

Could just be the weather.

[Angelsjunky]

CJ Cron, 2021-22: .290/.373/.547, 38 HR, 134 wRC+, 3.8 WAR in 179 games.

Since leaving the Angels (2017-22): .266/.340/.508, 97 HR, 122 wRC+, 7.4 WAR in 457 games.

Albert (We've Got) Pujols (2017-22): .241/.292/.409, 90 HR, 85 wRC+, -3.1 WAR in 565 games.

I forgot that Cron was one of the guys we let go of because We've Got Albert Frickin Pujols! That's a 10.5 WAR difference in their respective careers.

But at least we got Luis Rengifo for Cron. Hopefully he'll start building value.

Edited May 21, 2022 by Angelsjunky

[tdawg87]

Only 11 of those homeruns have come away from Coors. 

Total product of his environment. But good for him for taking advantage of it. Glad he's been successful overall.

[Lou]

Cron's career numbers at Coors:

.344 BA

.419/.681/1.100

[m0nkey]

#1 prospect still in the minor leagues Adley Rutschman got the promotion to MLB today.

 

Juan soto is 8 months younger than Adley Rutschman

[m0nkey]

Need AW's own racist expert @Taylor to chime in on this.  Is Josh Donaldson a racist?

Summary: Donaldson calls Anderson "Jackie", which Donaldson says Anderson referred to himself as back in an interview in 2019.  The two have supposedly joked about it before.

 

 

[tdawg87]

4 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Need AW's own racist expert @Taylor to chime in on this.  Is Josh Donaldson a racist?

Summary: Donaldson calls Anderson "Jackie", which Donaldson says Anderson referred to himself as back in an interview in 2019.  The two have supposedly joked about it before.

 

 

I'm not Taylor but it seems he was fine with it when they were teammates or whatever. He's probably just heated and using that as an excuse.

Not racist, but Donaldson does seem like a jackass.