Riggo#44 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 The next CBA negotiation is going to be ugly. Games will be cancelled. I have a feeling the DH will come to the NL. Manfred will enforce pointless pace of play rules, that no one will understand how to enforce, a la Goodell. Replay and Umpshows will continue to damage the game. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 4 hours ago, skinfan2k said: This is baseball's fault. This will happen more and more. Arbitration forces athletes to only try for 1 contract. The great thing about football, you can technically get 2 big deals in your career. Baseball you can really test the market only once. I mean a guy like Harper doesn't have to go for a 10 year type deal. Go for a 4-5 year deal and hit FA again when you're 30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinswillwin06 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 11 hours ago, StillUnknown said: on a different note, Gio is still available. Maybe he takes a discount to come back and be the #5 Hard pass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Warhead36 said: I mean a guy like Harper doesn't have to go for a 10 year type deal. Go for a 4-5 year deal and hit FA again when you're 30. That’s what player opt outs are for. To be totally honest though, when you look at baseball contracts vs football, hockey, etc, MLB players have had it made for some time. I’m not surprised the pendulum seems to have swung in the opposite direction. In terms of solutions to “make baseball better,” imo you need a hard salary cap, more revenue sharing, and a salary floor. The net result will probably be a MUCH more competitive situation, and the net result for players will likely be shorter and less lucrative contracts (big market teams will no longer be able to take big risks on contracts and then simply eat the costs if they don’t work out). Unfortunate situation for players but I think it’s needed to make the sport better. These bloated $200+ million contracts for 30+ years olds are albatrosses for clubs and you’ve seen how even the “soft cap” of luxury tax has corrected teams behavior the past few seasons. Edited February 3, 2019 by skinsfan_1215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 An expansion team could sign a chunk of the top FAs still available and look decent on paper. Crazy offseason. I agree that Harper/Manny should be looking for 3-5 year deals right now with an off-ramp in there. Get a decent payday now and a chance to dip again whenever the next labor agreement is settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemoveSnyder Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 https://www.mlb.com/news/pitchers-and-catchers-2019-report-dates/c-302778698 Feb. 3rd, 2019 AMERICAN LEAGUE Angels: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Astros: Feb. 14/Feb. 18 Athletics: Feb. 11/Feb. 16 Blue Jays: Feb. 14/Feb. 18 Indians: Feb. 12/Feb. 18 Mariners: Feb. 12/Feb. 16 Orioles: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Rangers: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Rays: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Red Sox: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Royals: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Tigers: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Twins: Feb. 14/Feb. 18 White Sox: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Yankees: Feb. 14/Feb. 19 NATIONAL LEAGUE Braves: Feb. 16/Feb. 21 Brewers: Feb. 14/Feb. 19 Cardinals: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Cubs: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Diamondbacks: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Dodgers: Feb. 13/Feb. 19 Giants: Feb. 14/Feb. 19 Marlins: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Mets: Feb. 14/Feb. 18Nationals: Feb. 14/Feb. 19 Padres: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Phillies: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Pirates: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Reds: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Rockies: Feb. 13/Feb. 18 Oakland and Seattle will travel to Tokyo to stage two exhibition games each against Japanese teams on March 17-18, followed by the first two games of the 2019 regular season on March 20-21 at Tokyo Dome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Lets get it. Got a WS to win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemoveSnyder Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 https://www.mlb.com/nationals/tickets/promotions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 What is the best app or service to use if I just want to watch Nats games? I have DirecTV now, which is a streaming service, but MASN is not an option for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, DC9 said: What is the best app or service to use if I just want to watch Nats games? I have DirecTV now, which is a streaming service, but MASN is not an option for them. MLBTV (plus a VPN service if you are in-market) is basically the extent of your cord cutting options. Edited February 5, 2019 by skinsfan_1215 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, skinsfan_1215 said: MLBTV (plus a VPN service if you are in-market) is basically the extent of your cord cutting options. Yeah, I'm local - I saw they blackout local games so that'll be tricky. I heard that you can get MASN on a digital antenna. Have you tried that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just now, DC9 said: Yeah, I'm local - I saw they blackout local games so that'll be tricky. I heard that you can get MASN on a digital antenna. Have you tried that? Nope but I have DTV, I just know I've ruled out dropping it in the past because of how difficult it would be to get all of my sports (particularly the Nats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Nope but I have DTV, I just know I've ruled out dropping it in the past because of how difficult it would be to get all of my sports (particularly the Nats). I have unlocked all of them but the Nats, myself (DirecTV Now is awesome for Skins, Caps, Wiz, and EPL). I missed just about the whole of last season and I'm trying to remedy that. It doesn't look promising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, DC9 said: I have unlocked all of them but the Nats, myself (DirecTV Now is awesome for Skins, Caps, Wiz, and EPL). I missed just about the whole of last season and I'm trying to remedy that. It doesn't look promising. I mean you can if you’re willing to use a slightly “against the Ts and Cs” workaround. https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/mlb-tv-blackout-workaround-vpn/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StillUnknown Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 They're going to need depth at starting pitcher. Stras & Sanchez are pretty much guaranteed to be on the dl at some point. Never know what Ross/Fedde/other 5th starter will give you 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 17 hours ago, DC9 said: What is the best app or service to use if I just want to watch Nats games? I have DirecTV now, which is a streaming service, but MASN is not an option for them. Hulu Live. $44.99 a month. It has NBC Sports Washington, all local pro teams with no blackouts. It says it suppossed to cover all Nats games but I won't know until the season starts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 HULU doesn't carry MASN. The only work arounds are VPN or Reddit streams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 9 hours ago, CRobi21 said: I would welcome that. He was steady and largely unflappable last year. It looks like he's never done much long relief. I wonder if that's in his future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 So two of the rule changes being discussed are 3 hitter minimum for pitcher (except for injury and end inning situation) and universal DH. If they were to be implemented, wouldn't this raise the value of Harper for an NL team? HIs career split difference for RHP v LHP is pretty significant (especially the power numbers) I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ vs RHP 852 2782 2304 461 663 122 12 147 369 56 18 436 551 .288 .402 .543 .944 1250 46 17 3 22 64 15 .317 110 vs LHP 587 1175 1002 149 259 61 6 37 152 19 13 149 283 .258 .354 .442 .796 443 20 6 6 12 6 8 .320 78 vs RHP as LHB 852 2782 2304 663 122 12 147 369 0 0 436 551 .288 .402 .543 .944 1250 46 17 3 22 64 15 .317 110 vs LHP as LHB 587 1175 1002 259 61 6 37 152 0 0 149 283 .258 .354 .442 .796 443 20 6 6 12 6 8 .320 78 vs RH Starter 689 680 2980 2489 455 704 130 13 149 405 58 22 446 606 .283 .391 .525 .916 1307 49 12 6 27 51 17 .315 103 vs LH Starter 238 220 977 817 155 218 53 5 35 116 17 9 139 228 .267 .378 .472 .850 386 17 11 3 7 19 6 .326 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Metalhead said: Hulu Live. $44.99 a month. It has NBC Sports Washington, all local pro teams with no blackouts. It says it suppossed to cover all Nats games but I won't know until the season starts. Wow. Let me know if that works out and I'll switch. I'm month to month with DTVNow and it's more expensive than that. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dan T. said: I would welcome that. He was steady and largely unflappable last year. It looks like he's never done much long relief. I wonder if that's in his future. Ideally it should be. Essentially, he's a 5 inning pitcher Edited February 6, 2019 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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