JGibson Posted Wednesday at 06:45 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:45 AM 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 Wednesday at 06:50 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:50 AM 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 Wednesday at 05:31 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:31 PM 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 Wednesday at 07:19 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:19 PM 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...
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