JGibson Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 This is the thread for the happenings of the 2023 MLB season, from the Cooperstown Ballot on to the World Series. The Houston Astros are your World Series Champions. Scott Rolen was the only one to get inducted into the Cooperstown via the BBWAA ballot. Fred McGriff also got inducted via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot. Also, during spring training, the 2023 World Baseball Classic will be held. It was delayed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States are your defending champions. The 2022 season was the first to have the NL adopt the DH on a permanent basis, after temporarily adopting it during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. This past season featured an expanded playoffs, where 6 teams per league make it in (3 division winners + 3 wild cards) for a total of 12 teams. That meant that the game 163 tiebreakers are extinct. The upcoming 2023 season will feature some big rule changes, including the banning of the shift, introduction of the pitch clock (15 seconds with bases empty, 20 seconds with at least one runner on base), a limit of 2 disengagements (aka pickoff attempts) without penalty per plate appearance, and a balanced schedule where every team plays everybody at least one series a season, akin to the NHL. USEFUL WEBSITES Official Website of Major League Baseball [English] Official Website of Major League Baseball [Spanish] MLB Trade Rumors FanGraphs (analysis + historical data) Baseball-Reference (historical data) Cot's Baseball Contracts (contract data) Baseball Prospectus (analysis) ESPN Beyond The Box Score (analysis) Roster Resource, via FanGraphs (transactions) Depth Charts, via MLB 2022 Standings American League AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road (2) New York Yankees 99 63 0.611 — 57–24 42–39 (4) Toronto Blue Jays 92 70 0.568 7 47–34 45–36 (6) Tampa Bay Rays 86 76 0.531 13 51–30 35–46 Baltimore Orioles 83 79 0.512 16 45–36 38–43 Boston Red Sox 78 84 0.481 21 43–38 35–46 AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road (3) Cleveland Guardians 92 70 0.568 — 46–35 46–35 Chicago White Sox 81 81 0.500 11 37–44 44–37 Minnesota Twins 78 84 0.481 14 46–35 32–49 Detroit Tigers 66 96 0.407 26 36–46 30–50 Kansas City Royals 65 97 0.401 27 39–42 26–55 AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road (1) Houston Astros 106 56 0.654 — 55–26 51–30 (5) Seattle Mariners 90 72 0.556 16 46–35 44–37 Los Angeles Angels 73 89 0.451 33 40–41 33–48 Texas Rangers 68 94 0.420 38 34–47 34–47 Oakland Athletics 60 102 0.370 46 29–51 31–51 National League NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road (2) Atlanta Braves 101 61 0.623 — 55–26 46–35 (4) New York Mets 101 61 0.623 — 54–27 47–34 (6) Philadelphia Phillies 87 75 0.537 14 47–34 40–41 Miami Marlins 69 93 0.426 32 34–47 35–46 Washington Nationals 55 107 0.340 46 26–55 29–52 NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road (3) St. Louis Cardinals 93 69 0.574 — 53–28 40–41 Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 0.531 7 46–35 40–41 Chicago Cubs 74 88 0.457 19 37–44 37–44 Pittsburgh Pirates 62 100 0.383 31 34–47 28–53 Cincinnati Reds 62 100 0.383 31 33–48 29–52 NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road (1) Los Angeles Dodgers 111 51 0.685 — 57–24 54–27 (5) San Diego Padres 89 73 0.549 22 44–37 45–36 San Francisco Giants 81 81 0.500 30 44–37 37–44 Arizona Diamondbacks 74 88 0.457 37 40–41 34–47 Colorado Rockies 68 94 0.420 43 41–40 27–54 2022 Postseason Wild Card Series (ALWCS, NLWCS) Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) World Series 1 Houston 3 4 Toronto 0 5 Seattle 0 5 Seattle 2 American League 1 Houston 4 2 NY Yankees 0 2 NY Yankees 3 3 Cleveland 2 3 Cleveland 2 6 Tampa Bay 0 AL1 Houston 4 NL6 Philadelphia 2 1 LA Dodgers 1 4 NY Mets 1 5 San Diego 3 5 San Diego 2 National League 5 San Diego 1 6 Philadelphia 4 2 Atlanta 1 3 St. Louis 0 6 Philadelphia 3 6 Philadelphia 2 2022 All-Star Game: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2022 MLB Draft (1st Round): First round Pick Player Team Position School / Team 1 Jackson Holliday Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Stillwater High School (OK) 2 Druw Jones Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Wesleyan School (GA) 3 Kumar Rocker Texas Rangers Pitcher Tri-City ValleyCats (Frontier League) 4 Termarr Johnson Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Mays High School (GA) 5 Elijah Green Washington Nationals Outfielder IMG Academy (FL) 6 Jacob Berry Miami Marlins Outfielder LSU 7 Cade Horton Chicago Cubs Pitcher Oklahoma 8 Brooks Lee Minnesota Twins Third baseman Cal Poly 9 Gavin Cross Kansas City Royals Outfielder Virginia Tech 10 Gabriel Hughes Colorado Rockies Pitcher Gonzaga 11 Kevin Parada New York Mets[Compensation 1] Catcher Georgia Tech 12 Jace Jung Detroit Tigers Second baseman Texas Tech 13 Zach Neto Los Angeles Angels Shortstop Campbell 14 Jett Williams New York Mets Shortstop Rockwall-Heath High School (TX) 15 Dylan Lesko San Diego Padres Pitcher Buford High School (GA) 16 Chase DeLauter Cleveland Guardians Outfielder James Madison 17 Justin Crawford Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Bishop Gorman High School (NV) 18 Cam Collier Cincinnati Reds Third baseman Chipola College 19 Daniel Susac Oakland Athletics Catcher Arizona 20 Owen Murphy Atlanta Braves Pitcher Riverside Brookfield High School (IL) 21 Cole Young Seattle Mariners Shortstop North Allegheny High School (PA) 22 Cooper Hjerpe St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Oregon State 23 Brandon Barriera Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher American Heritage School (FL) 24 Mikey Romero Boston Red Sox Shortstop Orange Lutheran High School (CA) 25 Spencer Jones New York Yankees Outfielder Vanderbilt 26 Noah Schultz Chicago White Sox Pitcher Oswego East High School (IL) 27 Eric Brown Milwaukee Brewers Shortstop Coastal Carolina 28 Drew Gilbert Houston Astros Outfielder Tennessee 29 Xavier Isaac Tampa Bay Rays First baseman East Forsyth High School (NC) 30 Reggie Crawford San Francisco Giants Pitcher / First baseman UConn Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School 31 Sterlin Thompson Colorado Rockies[Compensation 2] Outfielder Florida 32 Sal Stewart Cincinnati Reds[Compensation 3] Third baseman Westminster Christian School (FL) Competitive Balance Round A Pick Player Team Position School 33 Dylan Beavers Baltimore Orioles Outfielder California 34 Landon Sims Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Mississippi State 35 JR Ritchie Atlanta Braves[Trades 1] Pitcher Bainbridge High School (WA) 36 Thomas Harrington Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Campbell 37 Justin Campbell Cleveland Guardians Pitcher Oklahoma State 38 Jordan Beck Colorado Rockies Outfielder Tennessee 39 Robby Snelling San Diego Padres Pitcher Robert McQueen High School (NV) 2022 Thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 2023 BBWAA ballot update: Scott Rolen barely cleared the 75% mark for induction, and Todd Helton came close. Jeff Kent gets kicked off after 10 years eligible, and his fate lies in the Contemporary Era Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride4jc1222 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 We’re going to have a normal spring training for the first time since 2019. The last 3 years were altered by the pandemic and lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, pride4jc1222 said: We’re going to have a normal spring training for the first time since 2019. The last 3 years were altered by the pandemic and lockout. There's the issue of the World Baseball Classic this year, which was delayed 2 years due to COVID. Next year would be the first normal spring training without any distractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Chip Caray has been name the Cardinals Play-by-Play voice for Bally Sports Midwest games, replacing Dan McLaughlin. Caray was previously a broadcaster with the Braves. MLB.com: Quote Through the years, when Chip Caray would return to his hometown of St. Louis as a visiting broadcaster, he would hit his favorite haunts for toasted ravioli and frozen ice cream. He’d visit his mother who still lives west of the city, and he’d honor as many ticket requests as possible for his many cousins in the area. [...] Caray, 57, will get to see the photo tributes to his late grandfather daily during the baseball season after being announced as Bally Sports Midwest's lead play-by-play announcer for the Cardinals on Monday, per the club and network. Caray will take over much of the same duties that Harry held while serving as the radio/TV voice of the Cards from 1945-69. Caray’s late father, Skip, was also a broadcasting icon in St. Louis, serving as play-by-play voice of the NBA’s Hawks before the franchise relocated to Atlanta. [...] Caray takes over for Dan McLaughlin, TV voice of the Cardinals for the previous 24 years prior to his December resignation following a third arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Caray called McLaughlin “a dear friend” and someone who is “like a brother to me.” The two spoke often in recent months and Caray said he knows now McLaughlin is on the road to recovery. While millions of Americans felt they knew Harry on a personal level because of his everyman broadcasting style, Chip did not have such a relationship and they didn’t develop a bond until years later. When Chip took the job to call Cubs games in 1998, plans were in place for him to work with his grandfather, but Harry’s death dashed those dreams. After graduating high school in suburban St. Louis, Chip went to college at the University of Georgia to be closer to his father in Atlanta. When Chip left Chicago for Atlanta in 2005, he did so for the sole purpose of working alongside his father on Braves telecasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Pitchers and catchers reporting time has come or is about to come for the 30 MLB clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 The biggest pitch clock causality so far came towards the end of the Red Sox-Braves game yesterday, in which the violation resulted in an automatic strike and thus ended the game in a 3-3 tie. Braves SS Cal Conley, batting with the bases loaded on a full count in the bottom of the 9th, got charged with a pitch clock violation to not only strike out but end the game in a 3-3 tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 The World Baseball Classic has started. The Czech Republic (Czechia) team could be a mainstay in future tournaments. Top 4 teams in each group automatically qualify for the 2026 edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabunique Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 @JGibson u payin attention to da WBC PR or DR may not advance thank god my Cuba is onto da qtr finals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Hoping the USA advance tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride4jc1222 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabunique Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 CUBA!!!!!! bring on da semifinals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishi Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I worked at the World Classics from Monday to Wednesday. It was nice to be at a professional baseball again after years, even though I couldn't watch most of it. Looking forward to the baseball season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 The USA came back to beat Venezuela 9-7 to head to the semis against Cuba in the World Baseball Classic, thanks to Trea Turner's grand slam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic 3-2 over the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 MiLB and MLBPA have reached a tentative 5-year deal that would give minor league players large pay raises and more rights. Pay increases per year: AAA: $17,500 to $35,800 AA: $13,800 to $30,250 High-A: $11,000 to $27,300 Single-A: $11,000 to $26,200 Complex league: $4,800 to $19,800 Jeff Passan at ESPN: Quote Minor league baseball players and Major League Baseball struck a tentative deal Wednesday on the first collective bargaining agreement between the sides that will more than double player pay and represents the largest-ever gains in the rights of minor leaguers, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN. The deal, which will last for five years, comes after a rapid and successful effort last year by minor leaguers to unionize under the umbrella of the Major League Baseball Players Association and follows previous improvements in housing and pay. MLB formally recognized the union upon its formation, paving the way for a negotiation that finalized the deal on the eve of major league Opening Day. After years of disillusionment among future major leaguers about paltry salaries forcing them to work offseason jobs, and coincidentally on the day a judge approved a $185 million settlement the league will pay players who accused it of violating minimum-wage laws, the parties agreed on a deal that went out to a vote among the union's rank-and-file and will need to be approved by owners as well before it is formalized. The agreement could be announced officially as early as Friday, the first day of games in the minor leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Waino sung The Star-Spangled Banner (US National Anthem) today for the Cardinals home opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XAMJ Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I hope the Angels make it to post season , Ohtani and Trout deserve to be in the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 The Tampa Bay Rays winning streak to start a season got snapped at 13 games, as the Toronto Blue Jays won 6-3 tonight. Last night, Cardinals OF Jordan Walker's 12-game hits streak to start his MLB career ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 The Oakland A's are set to go to Las Vegas, as they have agreed to purchase a plot of land in the Las Vegas Strip near Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena to build a stadium on to be completed by 2027. The Athletics would be the 2nd team to move from Oakland to Vegas within the last 5 years. ESPN: Quote The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land near the Las Vegas Strip, where they intend to construct a major league ballpark, team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night. The agreement is for a 49-acre site owned by Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos. Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal a $1.5 billion, 35,000-seat stadium with a partially retractable roof would be built on the site, adding that other developments, including restaurants and an amphitheater, are being discussed. The A's will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A's hope to break ground by next year and would hope to be moved into their new home by 2027. [...] The A's had been looking for a new home for years to replace the outdated and rundown Oakland Coliseum, where the team has played since arriving from Kansas City for the 1968 season. They had sought to build a stadium in Fremont and San Jose before shifting their attention to the Oakland waterfront, then Las Vegas. The A's lease at the Coliseum expires after the 2024 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Cardinals OF Jordan Walker got sent down to AAA Memphis. INF/OF Taylor Motter, who was DFA'd a couple days ago, is back up with the big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Cardinals announcer Mike Shannon died at 83. He was the announcer on radio for the club for 50 years, the majority of them on KMOX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 The Cardinals ended their 8-game losing skid, as they beat the Tigers 12-6, thanks to Paul Goldschmidt's 3-homer game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 The Oakland A's have been a very miserable bunch this season, winning only 10 games so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 Albert Pujols got hired by the MLB Network and will serve as a special assistant to Commissioner Rob Manfred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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