To be fair, Contreras ended up with a 124 OPS+ and 3.4 WAR last year. That’s not very far from his last Cubs season.
And for reference, Yan Gomes was 93 OPS+ and 1.7 WAR.
Contreras was not at all the primary issue with the Cards last year. Still kinda pissed they didn’t got for Murphy, but not gonna cry too much about it.
I watched most of the Mariners / White Sox spring training game this afternoon. The new jerseys look terrible, especially from the back: the numbers are tiny, and the names are, too. Not only is it nearly impossible to read a player’s name unless the camera is focused on him, but they just look like something printed up at Dick’s Sporting Goods, for a rec-league softball team.
Well, according to this report (among others), he was having real issues with the pitching staff. He’d call for a pitch, even if the pitcher didn’t throw that particular pitch.
Players hate them too, especially the pants.
The MLB insists that the pants haven’t changed. Umm, sure, everybody is hallucinating, as are cameras.
It’s really bad.
One player in particular had the outline of his testicles showing through these pants in a truly embarrassing moment. Others have had cameras capture clothing they were wearing under their uniform both on the field and during team picture day.
How the hell did those uniforms get approved?!
I thought MLB players all wore cups, but Googling tells me that many, if not most, do not. Most catchers and first baseman, but very few outfielders. Still, the ‘outline of his testicles’ seems unlikely. Commando baseball players?
You can see for yourself if you want, the pic is in this article. I won’t link to the photo directly.
The Yankees won 22-10 today. That’s it, get the rings ready.
Spencer Jones hit a monster dinger in that game. I can’t wait to see how he does at AAA. A lot of hype around this guy:
He advertised the power, but it’s the speed they can’t get over. The center fielder was clocked at 11 seconds going home to third, bettered in the majors by just Corbin Carroll, Elly De La Cruz and Jose Siri, according to The Athletic.
Cubs sign Bellinger. 3 years, $80 million.
How is his fielding? A big lefty centerfielder the flew under my radar is a pretty exciting prospect.
The Yankees Site said it was a 470’ homer.
Padres are off to a roaring start, I see.
I doubt he will start at AAA. He only had 17 games at AA. The Yankees are over stacked in the outfield now. They have Judge, Soto, Verdugo, Grisham and a newly slim Stanton. Dominguez is due back in a couple of months. They are in no hurry to start Jones major league clock. When they invited Dominguez to Spring Training they sent him back to AA.
I’m hoping he’s back in AA. That’s my ballpark. I’ve seen Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells and Jasson Dominguez play there lately.
I still haven’t been there since the Yanks took it over. Only time I was there was when Sparky Lyle was the owner of the team. I need to go this year. My brother now lives nearby as an added incentive.
I agree, Jones will almost surely start at AA, but hopefully push himself up to AAA part way through the season.
I wouldn’t count on Stanton for much in the OF. I’ll be overjoyed if he can stay healthy as DH and actually hit.
The problem is Stanton hits much better when he’s playing in the field. When he’s not injured he isn’t a bad fielder and has a cannon for an arm. He’s 20 lbs lighter and worked on his flexibility and overall fitness to attempt to stay durable.
All true, but when you put him in the field, he breaks down even faster.
I saw Jones play probably close to 20 games in CF last year (in A ball, Hudson Valley), and the kindest descriptor of his fielding I would use is “confused.”
He seemed to have a lot of trouble finding appropriate routes to fly balls, he did a fair amount of blind leaping (and coming up empty) at balls hit over his head, and I remember at least two or three singles that bounced in front of him and got past him somehow with the runner ending up on third.
I think his arm was pretty good though.
I’m not a talent evaluator by any stretch, just a longtime fan, so what the Yankees think is way more important than what I think. But I’ve seen a lot of guys play CF over the years and his defense sure seemed noticeably wanting.
Unless something goes really wrong with Dominguez, Jones will not be in center by the time he gets to the majors.
White Sox pitcher Jesse Scholtens has suffered a torn UCL, and will be having Tommy John surgery.
Nats prospects Wood, House, and Hassell III put on a show against the Astros today.
The Soto trade is starting to look a lot better. I wonder how the Padres feel, having given up these guys for basically no return.