2025 MLB Thread

[Hongbit]

8 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

When I see the name Ledbetter, I remember Jeff Ledbetter who broke the NCAA home run record with 42 in 1982, was drafted in the first round by the Red Sox and was hyped like he was going to be the next Babe Ruth.  He never even made the majors and was dubbed Jeff "Bedwetter".  

Yellow Ledbetter for me.

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

He knows Detroit too! But not very well.  I didn't want him.  He doesn't fit the team well. I was pushing for Bregman last year because he was a perfect fit.  Suarez isn't.  

Nope … not goin’ there … 😉

[tiger2022]

15 hours ago, NorthWoods said:

We'll see, but I respectfully disagree.   We have too many options to settle for disaster.   Keith, Vierling, McKinstry, Baez, McGonigle, Lee, even Sweeney or Jung might figure out how to hit.   Somewhere in that pile of potential there's at least an average season for Hinch to squeeze out.

If you have 8 3rd basemen, that isn't a good sign.

[oblong]

Jeimer....

[chasfh]

I think there’s a good chance we will be at least league average at third, if for no other reason than Colt sticks there and gives us enough stick out of the position to make that happen. 

[casimir]

9 hours ago, chasfh said:

I think there’s a good chance we will be at least league average at third, if for no other reason than Colt sticks there and gives us enough stick out of the position to make that happen. 

I want to see Keith get a legit shot there.  Let’s see what he can do.

[NorthWoods]

On 2/2/2026 at 1:16 PM, NorthWoods said:

Glad to see the Reds spend that $$ and not the Tigers.  Once the Tigers win on Weds and use the savings to sign Valdez the mood around here should improve.

Hmmmmmm.........

[Tigermojo]

1 minute ago, NorthWoods said:

Hmmmmmm.........

Still a bunch of negative on Reddit but my mood is improved.  I was hoping they would add a #2. 

[chasfh]

12 hours ago, NorthWoods said:

Hmmmmmm.........

And you were right! Mood has improved substantially!

[IdahoBert]

FYI

Indicted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is accused of throwing suspicious pitches to benefit bettors in at least 48 games over two years, significantly more than was initially revealed by federal prosecutors, according to a court document filed Thursday.

Federal prosecutors listed nine games in which Clase allegedly threw rigged pitches in the indictment unsealed in November, but teammate and alleged co-conspirator Luis Ortiz's attorney wrote in a filing that the government is accusing Clase of manipulating his performance in dozens of games.

ESPN has reached out to attorneys for Clase and Ortiz, as well as the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, which is prosecuting the case.

Major League Baseball referred ESPN to its initial statement in which it said it was cooperating with federal prosecutors and declined further comment.

Ortiz's attorney, Christos N. Georgalis, asked in the filing for his client's case to be severed from Clase's, arguing that Ortiz and Clase have "markedly different levels of culpability," and his client could not receive a fair trial otherwise.