2024 MLB News and Notes #2

[mgbrown66]

Strasburg. Wooof

[cumberlandreds]

Strasburg. Wooof

Strasburg was really good when healthy. But he couldn't stay that way and is now retired.

[757690]

From Codify
MLB's Top 6 Highest Paid Starting Pitchers Will Be Paid 233 Million Dollars This Year. They Have A Total Of 19 Wins Between Them So Far This Season.

From Codify Baseball, X
Amazing
1. Max Scherzer $43M (2)
2. Justin Verlander $43M (4)
3. Jacob deGrom $40M (0)
4. Gerrit Cole $36M (7)
5. Patrick Corbin $35.4M (6)
6. Stephen Strasburg $35M (0)
Total: $232.4M and 19 wins

Exhibit #1 why the Reds should never sign a starting pitcher over 30 to a long term contract.

[Boston Red]

How did Patrick Corbin get on that list? Was he ever good?

[cumberlandreds]

How did Patrick Corbin get on that list? Was he ever good?

No, but he got paid well for not being good.

[757690]

How did Patrick Corbin get on that list? Was he ever good?

He lead them to a World Series championship, so many Nationals fans are fine with his signing.

[Boston Red]

He had a good regular season that helped get them to the playoffs, but he was pretty lousy (basically his normal career self) in the playoffs that year.

For old time's sake, Corbin has given up 4 in his first three innings of his final appearance as a Nat today.

[cumberlandreds]

He had a good regular season that helped get them to the playoffs, but he was pretty lousy (basically his normal career self) in the playoffs that year.

For old time's sake, Corbin has given up 4 in his first three innings of his final appearance as a Nat today.

Yep he had one good season and basically a disaster since. He is making, most likely his final start for Gnats today. Maybe for anyone.

[mgbrown66]

I watched the end of the White Sox game last night again hoping to see history, only to be disappointed two nights in a row! WTF?

[HokieRed]

6 of the top 15 innings leaders this year are over thirty and a seventh is within a few weeks of that age: Lugo, Nola, Wheeler, Berrios, Servino, Gausman, and Burnes. Any of those guys would have looked good in a Cincinnati uniform this year, IMO.

[kaldaniels]

Enjoy the last few hours of baseball in Oakland.

[westofyou]

Enjoy the last few hours of baseball in Oakland.

Sad.

I know a lot of folks having a hard time about this, I'll miss that dump... I saw Bowie there, the Who too, Stones, U2, The Dead, Dylan and Bo Jackson..

[NebraskaRed]

Pretty sad all around. A's announcers started crying

[Mitri]

Sad.

I know a lot of folks having a hard time about this, I'll miss that dump... I saw Bowie there, the Who too, Stones, U2, The Dead, Dylan and Bo Jackson..

Bo Jackson's Bo Knows Bo world tour was quite the show. That guy could really command a stage.

[kaldaniels]

Good Lord Mariners. That’s a pitching staff for the ages. Wasted.

https://x.com/degenzgz/status/183939...gxwYJ5KNUDGyPw

Kirby: 33 GS, 191 IP, 3.53 ERA
Gilbert: 32 GS, 203 IP, 3.33 ERA
Miller: 31 GS, 180.1 IP, 2.94 ERA
Castillo: 30 GS, 175.1 IP, 3.64 ERA
Woo: 21 GS, 116.2 IP, 3.02 ERA