# MLB: March/April 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [March 27, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195 "2025-03-27T15:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/61 "2025-04-04T12:51:36Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > 0-7 starts don’t seem to have been compatible with making the playoffs in the past, but other teams that got off to such a bad start weren’t regarded as good to begin with. That’s a critical point. You have to look at this Bayesian style. The Braves didn’t lose 100 games last year, they’re just a good team in a bad slump. They’re 4 games out of the playoffs with 155 games to go. I still like their chances. The Blue Jays are in first place. Does anyone actually think they’re going to be in first place after Game 162? Come on, these little starts don’t mean anything. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/62 "2025-04-05T18:21:50Z")
Where did Philly come from? They gave the Dodgers their first loss. They might be a problem this year… ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/63 "2025-04-05T18:25:18Z")
Both Padres and Dodgers finally lost for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/64 "2025-04-05T18:43:20Z")
And yesterday at Opening Day was an exciting win for the Giants! [![](https://i.imgur.com/VeHX9wY.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/VeHX9wY.jpeg) A bit of a nailbiter, with lots of back-and-forth scoring. Welcome to the DH world of American League baseball. [[Album] San Francisco Giants Opening Day ![](https://i.imgur.com/ColIXLH.jpeg?fb "San Francisco Giants Opening Day") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/aMRwe7L) ---
**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 6, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/65 "2025-04-06T22:45:20Z")
“Duh, we didn’t think anyone would notice. [But we really needed the ad money](https://www.wtae.com/article/wow-roberto-clemente-jr-reacts-fathers-logo-replaced-ad-pnc-park/64395910).” > **[Pirates apologize, plan to re-add Clemente sign](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44561616/family-unhappy-pirates-removed-sign-honoring-roberto-clemente)** > > The Pirates announced Sunday that they will be adding the No. 21 logo back to the right field wall to honor Roberto Clemente at PNC Park after the franchise icon's family expressed their unhappiness that the sign was removed for an advertisement. So, Roberto Clemente’s #21 now gets to share space with the ad? ---
**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 6, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/66 "2025-04-06T22:46:46Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > So, Roberto Clemente’s #21 now gets to share space with the ad? “Hall of Famer and Pirates icon Roberto Clemente, sponsored by DraftKings.” 😛 ---
**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 6, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/67 "2025-04-06T22:48:15Z")
Or American Airlines. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/68 "2025-04-06T23:42:41Z")
Bruh . ---
**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 7, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/69 "2025-04-07T00:35:29Z")
Too soon? ---
**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 7, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/70 "2025-04-07T02:03:21Z")
Rafael Devers’ season seems to have turned around. He started out 0 for 19 with 15 Ks. After going 5 for 9 with 5 RBIs against the Cards today, Devers is hitting .263. The Red Sox will have won 6 in a row, assuming their 18-3 lead after 7 innings in game 2 of the doubleheader holds up. ---
**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 7, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/71 "2025-04-07T02:38:41Z")
Make that 5 wins in a row for the Red Sox. And Devers went 5 for 8 today. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/72 "2025-04-07T04:09:57Z")
The Giants are 8-1. The Dodgers are 9-2. The Padres are 8-2. Can’t recall the last time a single division was this good (with three teams being the minimum sample size for “goodness.”) ---
**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 7, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/73 "2025-04-07T04:46:01Z")
The Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have agreed to a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. @RickJay : they actually did it! > **[Sources: Vlad, Jays agree on 14-year, $500M deal](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44567572/guerrero-jr-blue-jays-agree-500-million-deal)** > > Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays are in agreement on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension, pending a physical, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan Sunday night, a no-deferral deal to keep the homegrown star in Toronto for the rest of his... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/74 "2025-04-07T08:41:28Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > The Giants are 8-1. The Dodgers are 9-2. The Padres are 8-2. Can’t recall the last time a single division was this good (with three teams being the minimum sample size for “goodness.”) I’m happy! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/75 "2025-04-07T12:22:54Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have agreed to a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. @RickJay : they actually did it! I’m not so sure that I like how it has happened. I am fearing it means that the Jays will be stuck with Atkins and Shapiro for the foreseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/76 "2025-04-07T16:40:56Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I’m not so sure that I like how it has happened. I am fearing it means that the Jays will be stuck with Atkins and Shapiro for the foreseeable future. First of all - this deal has NOT been formally confirmed. It’s just “Reports.” So we are assuming it is true. If Toronto has a bad year, and they almost certainly will, Atkins at least is history. I am surprised and delighted. Is it risky? It’s very risky. But you have to take risks, and few teams win it all without a few big contracts. If you are going to take a risk, a 26-year-old homegrown beloved star with his amazing hitting talent, who through this age looks REMARKABLY like Miguel Cabrera (really, look it up) who said maybe 100 times he loved Canada and wanted to play there his whole career, is as good a guy to risk it on as any. It’s not a crushing amount per year for a supercorporation like Rogers that makes that much money in profit every three weeks. There had been rumors Vladdy wanted far more, like $600-$700 million, but it is quite possible his agent told him “If there’s a worldwide depression, MLB won’t make as much money, and that will make you way less valuable. Get the bag while you can.” ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/77 "2025-04-07T21:13:31Z")
Haven’t seen much of the Nats over the last couple years, but they’ve got weak hitting catcher Keibert Ruiz batting cleanup tonight? > **[MLB Gameday: Dodgers at Nationals, Probable Pitchers, Lineups, and more](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-nationals/2025/04/07/778418/preview)** > > Follow MLB results with FREE live box scores, starting probable pitchers today, strikezone info, and Statcast data for Dodgers vs. Nationals at Nationals Park ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/78 "2025-04-07T21:37:31Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Keibert Ruiz He’s hitting .321 with 6 RBI in 9 games. Can you suggest a better hitter in the Nats’ lineup for the cleanup spot? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/79 "2025-04-07T21:38:39Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Make that 5 wins in a row for the Red Sox. And Devers went 5 for 8 today. Devers and Bregman could make a nice 3-4 combo. ---
**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 8, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195/80 "2025-04-08T00:48:45Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > Can you suggest a better hitter in the Nats’ lineup for the cleanup spot? Ruiz was in the bottom 5% in the league for exit velocity last year - he’s as light-hitting as they come. 2/3 of their non-pitcher 40-man roster should be batting in front of him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195.md?page=5)