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@broughie said in MLB thread:
@KiwiMurph And the meme is make the playoffs and exit the first round. Good for him. At least the Dodgers are there and abouts. Anaheim just does not have the mentality across the board to win.
Mike Trout must be thrilled. You would think he would get the hell out of there at the next available chance
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@canefan said in MLB thread:
@broughie said in MLB thread:
@KiwiMurph And the meme is make the playoffs and exit the first round. Good for him. At least the Dodgers are there and abouts. Anaheim just does not have the mentality across the board to win.
Mike Trout must be thrilled. You would think he would get the hell out of there at the next available chance
Well he has underwhelmed and is injured often so if the Angels could trade him I wouldn't be opposed. When he came into the league he was slimmer, contract and power hitter and moved around the bases. Now he strikes out in important situations, has power, lost some speed and declined in general with batting percentage etc.
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@broughie said in MLB thread:
@canefan said in MLB thread:
@broughie said in MLB thread:
@KiwiMurph And the meme is make the playoffs and exit the first round. Good for him. At least the Dodgers are there and abouts. Anaheim just does not have the mentality across the board to win.
Mike Trout must be thrilled. You would think he would get the hell out of there at the next available chance
Well he has underwhelmed and is injured often so if the Angels could trade him I wouldn't be opposed. When he came into the league he was slimmer, contract and power hitter and moved around the bases. Now he strikes out in important situations, has power, lost some speed and declined in general with batting percentage etc.
Unfilled potential
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@Bovidae said in MLB thread:
Crazy money for a 29-yr old.
Ohtani will earn more each season than the current Oakland and Baltimore squads.
A player you could build a squad around if you had any money left...
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@antipodean said in MLB thread:
@Bovidae said in MLB thread:
Crazy money for a 29-yr old.
Ohtani will earn more each season than the current Oakland and Baltimore squads.
A player you could build a squad around if you had any money left...
They've actually deferred the vast majority of Ohtani's contract so that they can build around him.
Only $2 mil per year of Ohtani's contract will be paid over the next 10 years - the remaining $68 mil per year is to paid out between 2034-2043.
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@KiwiMurph Clever retirement plan (assuming he's alive).
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Opening Day for 2024 season is underway.
Betts & Freeman both homered for the Dodgers, while Ohtani 'only' had a single and a double.
Dodgers beat Cardinals 7-1.
Other significant scores on opening day were the Orioles beating the Angels 11-3, Mike Trout hit a home run for the Angels. Blue Jays beat Rays 8-2 with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a massive home run for Toronto. Reds beat Nationals 8-2 & Yankees getting up over the Astros 5-4 after trailing 4-0 midway through the game.
Brewers v Mets & Braves v Phillies matches were both postponed due to rain. -
@KiwiMurph financial advisors and banks will be sweating