MLB 2025 Spring Training Thread

[DanOregon]

For all the grief athletes get about being selfish bricks, there are times when that is most definitely not true. I love these videos when the guy is told he's going to the majors.

A guy from my alma mater who labored in the minors for a long time is making the Brewers' opening-day roster. I met him a long time ago out here when he was playing summer ball. Great kid then, hope he still is now; he probably is, seven years in the minors humbles you.

Meanwhile, I imagine there were three or four guys in that room that just realized they were being sent down. Nice moment, but damn the other players seemed awkward as heck. A lot different from when you see a walk-on get a scholarship in college.

 

[mpcincal]

Over/under 99 losses. I have them finishing sixth in the AL West this year.

I don't know about you, Mile High, but I don't think I've ever been so unethusiastic about the start of a season as I am this year. Some of it is I'm getting less enchanted with how the game is played these days, some is I'm not taking that weeklong trip to Arizona with my dad and uncle to see some games, but mostly it's dreading more uninspired play and organizational incompetence from my team, and knowing that, living in SoCal, I have to go through another year of everybody fellating the Dodgers.

 

[Della9250]

The Angels released outfielder Mickey Moniak, a former No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft. Jo Adell to start in center field, Kyren Paris makes the team.




By Sam Blum
The Athletic


The Angels have released center fielder Mickey Moniak, in a surprise move just days before the season started.

Moniak was a former No. 1 overall pick by the Phillies in 2016, and was traded to the Angels in 2022, as part of the Noah Syndergaard deal.

Moniak has struggled to live up to that former top prospect status, posting just 0.9 WAR over his five seasons in the leagues. He found his footing in 2023, recording an .802 OPS, while hitting 14 home runs, seemingly getting his career on track.

Not a single first-rounder in that '16 draft has been an All-Star

 

[melock]

Not a single first-rounder in that '16 draft has been an All-Star

Jay Groome was a possible No. 1 pick from New Jersey, but he changed his college commitment from Vanderbilt to a junior college, scared teams off with high bonus demands and fell to Boston at No. 12. He blew out his elbow two years later, was traded to San Diego in 2022 and got himself suspended for gambling last June. Riley Pint, the No. 4 pick by Colorado, retired in 2021 because he had the yips, un-retired nine months later and is now in the Cleveland organization. Alex Kiriloff, the No. 15 pick by Minnesota, had some success with the Twins, but retired in October partly because he had TJ surgery, two right wrist surgeries and right shoulder surgery all within a six-year span.

Have to go into the Compensation Round to find an All-Star in Cole Ragans and Will Smith, along with Bryan Reynolds, Pete Alonso and Bo Bichette in the second round.

 

[MileHigh]

I don't know about you, Mile High, but I don't think I've ever been so unethusiastic about the start of a season as I am this year. Some of it is I'm getting less enchanted with how the game is played these days, some is I'm not taking that weeklong trip to Arizona with my dad and uncle to see some games, but mostly it's dreading more uninspired play and organizational incompetence from my team, and knowing that, living in SoCal, I have to go through another year of everybody fellating the Dodgers.

I'm right there with you -- although don't have to live in SoCal to deal with all the Dodgers bullshirt. I saw the Angels last week in Arizona. Not good. At all. we'll see if Trout can last until Memorial Day.

 

[jr/shotglass]

For all the grief athletes get about being selfish bricks, there are times when that is most definitely not true. I love these videos when the guy is told he's going to the majors.

A guy from my alma mater who labored in the minors for a long time is making the Brewers' opening-day roster. I met him a long time ago out here when he was playing summer ball. Great kid then, hope he still is now; he probably is, seven years in the minors humbles you.

That was even better than most. Thanks.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I'm right there with you -- although don't have to live in SoCal to deal with all the Dodgers bullshirt. I saw the Angels last week in Arizona. Not good. At all. we'll see if Trout can last until Memorial Day.

Going to be in Denver over Memorial Day weekend and we're going to the Yankees-Rox on Friday night and Sunday. Really looking forward to it. The Rox suck but Coors is such a great place, the neighborhood shines, we're going to hit the National Ballpark Museum, and relive my youth by having a Utica Club or two at Jackson's, all within walking distance of Micro Jr.'s crib.

Then we get home, our summer league wood bat league team starts up and I'll be making money again. Good times!

 

[micropolitan guy]

For all the grief athletes get about being selfish bricks, there are times when that is most definitely not true. I love these videos when the guy is told he's going to the majors.

A guy from my alma mater who labored in the minors for a long time is making the Brewers' opening-day roster. I met him a long time ago out here when he was playing summer ball. Great kid then, hope he still is now; he probably is, seven years in the minors humbles you.

And my guys goes yard in his first at-bat of the season! I think it was his first MLB dinger.

 

[ChrisLong]

The Angels are 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position after one-half inning.

 

[MileHigh]

The Angels are 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position after one-half inning.

On pace to be 0-for-27!

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

We remind you that spring training is over.

Thread '2025 MLB running thread'

Yesterday at 10:22 AM

Let the games begin, on this side of the Pacific.

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[micropolitan guy]

Yes, quoted the spring training post because it was apropos.