Spring Training 2019

Braves are the last team to have pitchers and catchers report, today. The off-season is over.
Harper and Machado are still free agents.

Since no one actually denied that the Nats offered 10/300 to Harper that’s the high offer and it doesnt seem like he’ll get 10 years. Maybe more than 30/yr but for considerably less years. Otherwise, he’d have done it already.

Consensus betting favorites
AL Red Sox, Yankees and Astros
NL Dodgers, Phillies and Cubs
All 3 AL clubs are better odds to win the WS than the 3 NL favorites.

 

If one trusts teh Twitterez, Phillies have inside track on Harper. But source, claiming to be an insider, has only 109 followers and has been on only since January. And none of the big boys have confirmed.

Still think Boras is only kidding himself if he thinks he's going to get a 10-year deal in the analytics era.

 

I thought I read that the Nats have pulled that offer.

 

Boswell and Sverluga wrote that in the Post. But Boras could probably get it if he wanted. Though with Angelos and orioles screwing the Nats on the RSN fees, there’s a good amount deferred in Nats contracts.

 

Some people on the team apparently didn't like aspects of Harper's game.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...0ab2f17e305b_story.html?utm_term=.24ef1903362

 

Having basically promised fans they'd sign one of the two come what may, Phillies have rational incentive to wait as long as possible to do so in hopes prices come down. They're position players, who really don't need half of the spring training pitchers do.

 

Last ride: Yankees' Sabathia retiring after season

I wish he'd wait until after the season to see how well he pitches. I'd love to see him get as close to 300 as possible since the chase for that milestone is all but over.

 

The arrival of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to camp was the big news out of the Blue jays' spring training yesterday. Today, Marcus Stroman goes off at management:

Stroman lashes out at contract situation, trade speculation and overall state of the Blue Jays

 

Is that Canadian for lashing out?

 

I'm trying to envision an event that would cause the average Joe out there to take the side of the players over ownership and I can't do it.

 

The average Joe out there needs three or four whacks across the back of the skull with a 2x4.