2023 MLB News and Notes

[Ron Madden]

Joel Luckhaupt
@jluckhaupt

The Reds haven't had a player reach MLB before their 22nd birthday since Jay Bruce in 2008, the longest drought in baseball.

Who will be the next to do it? (22nd Birthday listed)

Noelvi Marte 10-16-23
Elly De La Cruz 1-11-24
Edwin Arroyo 8-25-25
Cam Collier 11-20-26

There are probably other guys that should be listed before Collier, but goodness gracious is he young.

[kaldaniels]

A clear favorite, not the clear favorite.....say a handful.

And this is an MLB thread - if you don't like it stick to the Reds only thread.

Debuting before you can buy a beer is news imho.

So childish but that’s me…

If I say “the Cardinals are a clear favorite to win the NL Central” that doesn’t allow me to also get away with also saying “The Brewers have the best chance to win the NL Central.”

Honestly, if you have Walker over Carroll that’s fine. And your post was interesting. But that “clear favorite” shot through me like a shot of electricity.

But regardless, do you have Walker over Carroll for ROY? I don’t.

[Kinsm]

FWIW:

https://www.rotowire.com/betting/mlb/nl-rookie-odds.php

DraftKings list them 1 and 2

https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navig...=player-awards

FanDuel list them 1 and 2

https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/ml...tch-2023-bm15/

BetMGM list them 1 and 2

https://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/odd...e-of-the-year/

Ceasers & PointsBet list them 1 and 2

[757690]

However I hate to say it, Jordan Walker looks impressive, especially for a 20 year old. I watched a few Cardinal spring training games and he stood out. He's huge, athletic, and has good baseball instincts. Rather upset that the Cardinals have done it again.

[RedTeamGo!]

Spencer Steer is going to run away with RotY book it Dan-O

[NebraskaRed]

Old friend Raisel Iglesias to open the year on the IL

Never-friend Adam Wainwright to miss several weeks due to a weight room groin injury (.....?)

[Kinsm]

Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins has torn the ACL in his left knee, he'll undergo surgery and likely be out all year.

Derek Hall is next in line to pick up most of the playing time at the position; barring an acquisition from outside the org. Luke Voit can opt out this weekend of his MIL minor league contract if his contract is not purchased, he'd be a prime candidate to take over for PHI.

The injury could also potentially open up an opening day roster spot for UT Kody Clemens, Roger Clemens' son.

[Kinsm]

(Reuters)---

Cuba on Wednesday slammed Miami authorities and baseball officials for allowing what it called "vile and organized" attacks against its players at the semi-final of the World Baseball Classic last week.

Sunday's game matched the U.S. team against Cuba at LoanDepot Park in Miami, a city that is home to the largest population of Cuban Americans in the United States, as well as many of the most vocal opponents to Cuba´s communist-run government.

Cuba´s foreign ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, hailed the performance and professionalism of the U.S. team, which beat the Cubans in a 14-2 blowout, but said hazing of its players had put Cuba at an unfair disadvantage.

"With the clear purpose of destabilizing our players, repeated acts of various kinds were carried out against them, against the delegation that accompanied them, and against fans in the stadium," the statement said.

During the game, fans behind home plate repeatedly raised banners, including one that read "Down with the Dictatorship," in reference to the administration of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Three times protesters ran out onto the field, disrupting play before being tackled by stadium security.

Cuba said players and their families were also attacked by people throwing objects at them and shouting vulgarities.

[Sea Ray]

(Reuters)---

Cuba on Wednesday slammed Miami authorities and baseball officials for allowing what it called "vile and organized" attacks against its players at the semi-final of the World Baseball Classic last week.

Sunday's game matched the U.S. team against Cuba at LoanDepot Park in Miami, a city that is home to the largest population of Cuban Americans in the United States, as well as many of the most vocal opponents to Cuba´s communist-run government.

Cuba´s foreign ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, hailed the performance and professionalism of the U.S. team, which beat the Cubans in a 14-2 blowout, but said hazing of its players had put Cuba at an unfair disadvantage.

"With the clear purpose of destabilizing our players, repeated acts of various kinds were carried out against them, against the delegation that accompanied them, and against fans in the stadium," the statement said.

During the game, fans behind home plate repeatedly raised banners, including one that read "Down with the Dictatorship," in reference to the administration of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Three times protesters ran out onto the field, disrupting play before being tackled by stadium security.

Cuba said players and their families were also attacked by people throwing objects at them and shouting vulgarities.

I see Cuba clearly isn't used to freedom of speech

[kaldaniels]

Spencer Steer is going to run away with RotY book it Dan-O

Ok…that’s a bold take…

I’ll allow it.

[Bourgeois Zee]

According to MLBTradeRumors, Jeurys Familia will be released by Arizona today. He pitched well in Spring Training and has had some very good seasons. He sucked last year, to the tune of a 6.09 ERA in nearly 50 games. That worked out to a -0.7 bWAR. The two years before that were pretty high quality seasons, however.

[TRF]

According to MLBTradeRumors, Jeurys Familia will be released by Arizona today. He pitched well in Spring Training and has had some very good seasons. He sucked last year, to the tune of a 6.09 ERA in nearly 50 games. That worked out to a -0.7 bWAR. The two years before that were pretty high quality seasons, however.

That's an odd release candidate. He's always walked a tightrope when it comes to allowing baserunners, but he mitigated that with low hit rates and especially low HR/9. last year.. looking at some of the hard hit numbers, it seems he got a little unlucky, especially in the resulting HR/9 rate.

I have a feeling if he gets released he'll find a spot in someone's bullpen.

[NebraskaRed]

Brewers let old friend Tyler Naquin know that he won't be making the team

Guardians sign Daniel Norris to a minor league deal

[Benihana]

Keston Hiura too. He strikes out a TON but has power and versatility on top of his pedigree…

[redsfan9988]

Keston Hiura too. He strikes out a TON but has power and versatility on top of his pedigree…

Came here to say this. He was a top-20 prospect and OPS’d .938 in 2019 as a 22-year-old rookie. Looked like he couldn’t miss. The Reds can take note that it’s okay to DFA a former top prospect if he’s unable to perform at the MLB level for 3+ years.