# MLB Hot Stove / Offseason / Lockout 2021-2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531 "2021-10-15T02:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/401 "2022-04-03T15:09:43Z")
I don’t think he’d be any good now, especially if he wears that helmet while he pitches. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/402 "2022-04-03T15:15:52Z")
Dude’s 53 now, but hey, Satchel Paige pitched a game at age 58, so you never know. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/403 "2022-04-03T15:40:44Z")
Craig Kimbrel has an absolute disaster of an outing. Spring training means nothing, but you want your guys to at least be in regular season form. > **[Giants vs. Dodgers - MLB Game Summary - April 2, 2022 | ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401421894)** > > Get a summary of the San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game. 1/3 of an inning, 4 earned runs, 4 hits with two of them homers, yikes!! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/404 "2022-04-03T15:42:53Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Craig Kimbrel has an absolute disaster of an outing. One suspects that the White Sox knew something when they traded him to the Dodgers the other day. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/405 "2022-04-04T04:37:32Z")
why am I thinking people are intentionally putting a curse on teams when all the writers and the like say a team “has too much talent”? sometimes it even sounds like a sour grapes complaint (like someone complaining someone else gets too much sex or money) I mean the dodgers traded a few guys but the phrasing I’ve read goes like this " the dodgers let go /traded x which is a good idea because there’s too much talent on the team for that position so x wouldn’t see any playing time " and I wanna yell "shut up people before something bad happens " ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/406 "2022-04-04T04:58:57Z")
The Angels DFAd Justin Upton. > I assume he was going to be a platoon guy at best and they wanted to give him a chance to sign on elsewhere where he could play more. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/407 "2022-04-04T16:14:32Z")
The Angels got 2.2 WAR out of their $106 million investment. They’ve had some terrible contracts this century. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/408 "2022-04-04T16:26:22Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > and I wanna yell "shut up people before something bad happens " No kidding. “Too much talent” is usually followed very quickly by “Out for the season” and “nagging hamstring injury” and the dreaded “Tommy John surgery.” ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/409 "2022-04-04T19:49:51Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > They’ve had some terrible contracts this century. Really over the last decade or so. I can’t fathom having Mike Trout and being unable to win a single postseason _game_, let alone a series. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/410 "2022-04-04T20:01:58Z")
MLB’s power rankings are out. > **[Opening Day Power Rankings: Who’s No. 1?](https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-opening-day-power-rankings-2022?fbclid=IwAR2dgGEucfL9wA309F-PN_YoT6cJAwuDvtj3KSnl5rnjl7bsKs1N4UW25nM)** > > The regular season is almost here, which means it’s time for that time-honored, unscientific, occasionally polarizing rite of passage we call Opening Day Power Rankings. > On paper, ranking the teams is easy. It also invites the very real possibility... Well, it’s a start. I definitely have my disagreements. I don’t think the Brewers belong at number 4, but they’ll have a weak NL Central to beat up on all season. The A’s down at 27?? As long as there are no serious objections, I strongly think we should continue with the monthly threads for MLB. They’ve generated enough activity each month in years past. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/411 "2022-04-04T20:02:59Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > As long as there are no serious objections, I strongly think we should continue with the monthly threads for MLB. They’ve generated enough activity each month in years past. Absolutely agree. The monthlies work well. * * * I love the fact the AL East has 3 of the top 6 in the power ranking. The Red Sox at a respectable 11th and then all the way at the bottom, The O’s. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/412 "2022-04-04T21:23:55Z")
It’s reassuring that there are five teams thought to be worse than the Nats. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/413 "2022-04-05T01:30:20Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > The A’s down at 27?? Oakland won 86 games last year. So far they have traded away at least 25 of the WAR produced last year. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > I love the fact the AL East has 3 of the top 6 in the power ranking. While this may be true in terms of sheer talent, in terms of having a chance to win the World Series, it’s unlikely, since only one has any shot at a bye. At least two of those teams have to play an extra round of playoffs. Teams like the White Sox and Brewers, with fewer serious divisional rivals, have an easier path. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/414 "2022-04-05T03:58:09Z")
Yikes! Albert Pujols files for divorce from his wife. > **[Albert Pujols files to divorce wife after 22 years of marriage](https://wgntv.com/sports/albert-pujols-files-to-divorce-wife-of-22-years-days-after-she-had-brain-surgery/?fbclid=IwAR1DMCE6uC1rUsRgxvQ2crpdbgVy3xAarPBJkYnCSHsDNGrJnoZ8MCROZP4)** > > It appears that Albert Pujols and his wife will be getting a divorce. They have been married for over two decades. His wife just underwent brain surgery for a tumor. > **[Deidre Pujols undergoes surgery for brain tumor](https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardinals/deidre-pujols-brain-tumor-albert-pujols-cardinals/63-20f0133f-5fa2-4a9e-8e69-efc35c26493d)** > > After his game with the Cardinals on Wednesday, Albert said his wife's brain surgery was a success. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/415 "2022-04-05T06:06:35Z")
yeah sometimes with things like that there can be sone nasty personality changes before and after … wonder if that contributed to the divorce ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/416 "2022-04-05T09:24:16Z")
In a feel good moment, Cubs pitcher [Ethan Roberts](https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/04/04/ethan-roberts-made-the-chicago-cubs-opening-day-roster-and-we-got-to-see-him-finding-out/) made the big league roster. His reaction is heartwarming. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/417 "2022-04-05T18:45:11Z")
Brewers catcher Pedro Severino is [suspended 80 games](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33675785/milwaukee-brewers-catcher-pedro-severino-suspended-peds) for testing positive for Clomiphene, an infertility medication that is considered a PED. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/418 "2022-04-05T19:39:05Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Yikes! Albert Pujols files for divorce from his wife. > > … > > His wife just underwent brain surgery for a tumor. Albert on trusting the doctors: “As much as we take swings in the cage, they do surgery.” So…the docs were just taking surgery practice? Or did he mean that he had confidence in their .300 average for such cases? Hopefully she will recover well, and that the tumor was something benign like a meningioma (which the limited info suggests). ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/419 "2022-04-05T22:43:43Z")
It makes you wonder. The players had 99 days without drug testing during the lockout. I’m sure many put that time to good use. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531/420 "2022-04-06T22:29:17Z")
Ready for more nationally televised Yankees and Red Sox? > **[Baseball brunch: Early Sunday games scheduled](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33685682/major-league-baseball-nbc-agree-stream-sunday-morning-games-peacock)** > > MLB and NBC agreed to a new Sunday morning package of broadcast streams that will start at 11:30 a.m. and noon EDT. They really do want to kill the Golden Goose, don’t they? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531.md?page=22)