2025 MLB Thread

[lordstanley]

And 15 of his 19 total bases were on hits to the opposite field. 

[papalawrence]

On Kurtz' game

 

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[lordstanley]

A great night for Sacramento baseball!

[tiger2022]

And Kurtz missed a 5th home run by about 2 feet.  He settled for a double.

 

[chasfh]

41 minutes ago, tiger2022 said:

And Kurtz missed a 5th home run by about 2 feet.  He settled for a double.

 

I believe the same thing happened to Joe Adcock in 1954.

Edited Saturday at 12:32 PM by chasfh

[tiger2022]

Kurtz is definitely going to be a star.  I would trade Clark, McGonigle, and Rainier for him.

[casimir]

On 7/21/2025 at 6:05 PM, Hongbit said:

KC have called up Dik Mountain and at 45 years old is back for his 21st season in the bigs. 

 

On 7/21/2025 at 8:37 PM, papalawrence said:

Is he related to **** Pole?

 

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

I believe the same thing happened to Joe Adcock in 1954.

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, tiger2022 said:

Kurtz is definitely going to be a star.  I would trade Clark, McGonigle, and Rainier for him.

Why can’t we get rookies who perform even within shouting distance of this? The guy was in college 14 months ago.

[Sports_Freak]

2 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Why can’t we get rookies who perform even within shouting distance of this? The guy was in college 14 months ago.

I heard that drafting HS kids has more upside. I don't get it either but that's the Harris strategy?

[Tenacious D]

Is it? Small sample size and I think circumstances factored in. No college bats this year worthy of our first pick.  And with Clark and McGonigle 1-2 in Law’s recent prospect rankings, seems those choices are working out.

[tiger2022]

57 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Is it? Small sample size and I think circumstances factored in. No college bats this year worthy of our first pick.  And with Clark and McGonigle 1-2 in Law’s recent prospect rankings, seems those choices are working out.

Double A is double A.  It's a big jump up to the majors.  

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, tiger2022 said:

Double A is double A.  It's a big jump up to the majors.  

Not for Nick Kurtz, apparently. 😐

[papalawrence]

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

Why can’t we get rookies who perform even within shouting distance of this? The guy was in college 14 months ago.

You're undervaluing the career of Christian Stewart.😉

[Klondike]

4 hours ago, chasfh said:

Why can’t we get rookies who perform even within shouting distance of this? The guy was in college 14 months ago.

Je's not a skinny versitile infielder

[tiger2022]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

Not for Nick Kurtz, apparently. 😐

He played 5 games in AA in 2024 and decided he had enough of that level.

He hit 7 HRs in AAA in 20 games this year and now he is probably the best 1st baseman in the major leagues.

For every Nick Kurtz there are about 10,000 Jace Jungs.

Edited Saturday at 10:57 PM by tiger2022

[Tenacious D]

33 minutes ago, tiger2022 said:

He played 5 games in AA in 2024 and decided he had enough of that level.

He hit 7 HRs in AAA in 20 games this year and now he is probably the best 1st baseman in the major leagues.

For every Nick Kurtz there are about 10,000 Jace Jungs.

And plenty of Chris Sheltons’s and Brennan Boesch’s who flame out.

[tiger2022]

27 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

And plenty of Chris Sheltons’s and Brennan Boesch’s who flame out.

I mean, he was like the best hitter in college for 3 years in a row, but sure...why not make a ridiculous comparison.

 

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, tiger2022 said:

He played 5 games in AA in 2024 and decided he had enough of that level.

He hit 7 HRs in AAA in 20 games this year and now he is probably the best 1st baseman in the major leagues.

For every Nick Kurtz there are about 10,000 Jace Jungs.

He’s the guy we hoped Tork would be.

[tiger2022]

38 minutes ago, chasfh said:

He’s the guy we hoped Tork would be.

At least Mize and Tork are both serviceable players.  I didn't like the Mize pick because his fastball was below average and relied on a trick pitch.  But I suppose Avila could have picked Nick Madrigal, a 5-6 guy with no power and only the arm talent to play 2nd base at #1 instead of Mize.

And the other guys at the top of the 2020 draft sucked too, so I guess the Tigers came out about as good as possible in those 2 drafts.

[Klondike]

A once in a decade type. Judge was the last. I'm just glad Kurtz is not a Yankee I guess. One good thing about baseball is you get someone that good and you can keep him for 5 years no matter the market you're stuck in.

[tiger2022]

1 hour ago, Klondike said:

A once in a decade type. Judge was the last. I'm just glad Kurtz is not a Yankee I guess. One good thing about baseball is you get someone that good and you can keep him for 5 years no matter the market you're stuck in.

Ask Paul Skenes if that's a good thing.  He has to put in his years for a franchise that isn't even trying to field a competitive team...kind of like the Tigers from 89 to 05.

[CMRivdogs]

Dave Parker wrote a poem for his HOF induction. Despite his foibles I still love the guy. Followed his career from his time in Salem, Va, the Pirates Single A Carolina League team

 

 

[Shinzaki]

He's still boppin'

[Tiger337]

I don't think Parker is a hall of famer...but that was funny.  

[Tenacious D]