2021 MLB Regular Season thread

Did you think he’d hit 450 all year?

 

Of course not, but I didn't expect such a quick drop. And I wondered if Pujols' release affected Trout. They sorta coincide.

 

I look forward to Pujols pinch-hitting into a rally-killing, 8th inning, game six double-play in the Bronx in November.

 

Yeah, my first thought is he'll be a great situational hitter for them -- if the situation is there's one out, a man on first, and they have a flight to catch.

 

Labor war heating up:

 

The greatest player of all time? Five plate appearances, no hits, three RBI. Bases-loaded walk and two walk-off fielder's choices:

Patrick Mazeika Doesn't Need Any Damn Hits To Be A King | Defector

 

Castellanos signed a 4 year / $64,000,000 contract with the Reds, including $64,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $16,000,000. This year he will earn a base salary of $14,000,000. He has earned almost $44 million in his career.

Yeah, that Rob Manfred is a bad guy.

 

Be grateful for your money, peon!

And I have no idea Rob Manfred's worth as a human being. But he's a shitty commissioner.

 

Nick Castellanos' salary has nothing to do with why Manfred is the worst, by far, baseball commissioner of my lifetime, a lifetime that includes Ford Frick, Bowie Kuhn, and Peter Ueberroth.

 

The owners and administrators are assholes too. But as I said earlier, everyone is doing so well negotiations on the new CBA should take about five minutes. But they will both find a way to screw it up and further piss off an already-eroding fan base.

And Manfred being a crappy commissioner has in no way hurt Castellanos's ability to make an insane amount of money. There is no reason at all for an average player like Castellanos making $16 million a year to be angry at him.