The Ohtani rule is an interesting one. I'm sure I might be missing something, but has there ever been another rule that realistically only affects/benefits one player in the entire league?More details, the 'ghost runner' is back but just for this year, and doubleheaders are 9 innings each at least.
https://nypost.com/2022/03/22/mlb-union-agree-to-temporary-28-man-rosters-shohei-ohtani-rule/
Didn’t they have to make a special rule for Pat Venditte (or however you spell his name)?The Ohtani rule is an interesting one. I'm sure I might be missing something, but has there ever been another rule that realistically only affects/benefits one player in the entire league?
I wonder what happens if he's hurt during the game? Does the replacement pitcher become the new DH by default? Or does he get two subs?The Ohtani rule is an interesting one. I'm sure I might be missing something, but has there ever been another rule that realistically only affects/benefits one player in the entire league?
I am assuming that once he’s no longer pitching, he’s in the lineup spot as the DH. If he gets injured (or even if not) they can pinch hit for him with anyone on the bench.I wonder what happens if he's hurt during the game? Does the replacement pitcher become the new DH by default? Or does he get two subs?
You think their bench guys all have career OPS under .600? (Greinke is .598 in 600 career PA)Are the Royals deep on the bench/DH?
would love to see them try this with Greinke
Seems to be. That would be a newsworthy change if they made it, but I haven't seen anything mention it so I assume it's still the same.What happens now if the DH moves into a defensive position (like if the Red Sox put JDM into LF in the fifth inning due to an injury)? It used to be that the team would lose the DH, and the pitcher would have to bat. I remember going to a game in 1996 where this happened and Clemens lined a single up the middle.
Is this rule still in place?
It seems really odd to me to bring back the extra innings ghost runner, but just for this season. Maybe they just want to continue to evaluate it before making it permanent? I was under the impression it was gone, so this is definitely a bummer to me.More details, the 'ghost runner' is back but just for this year, and doubleheaders are 9 innings each at least.
https://nypost.com/2022/03/22/mlb-union-agree-to-temporary-28-man-rosters-shohei-ohtani-rule/
Since it was done for this season only and in concert with expanding April rosters, I think it's entirely about protecting pitching staffs after the short spring training. Much for the same reason it was initially introduced in the COVID shortened 2020 season.It seems really odd to me to bring back the extra innings ghost runner, but just for this season. Maybe they just want to continue to evaluate it before making it permanent? I was under the impression it was gone, so this is definitely a bummer to me.
Oh, of course. That does make sense, thanks.Since it was done for this season only and in concert with expanding April rosters, I think it's entirely about protecting pitching staffs after the short spring training. Much for the same reason it was initially introduced in the COVID shortened 2020 season.
But in this case you're talking about the DH being Ohtani, so if Ohtani were moved from pitcher to say RF your question is would the pitcher have to bat? This seems like it would just be a double switch where the new pitcher would take the RF spot in the lineup. No idea whether they can substitute in a new DH for them.What happens now if the DH moves into a defensive position (like if the Red Sox put JDM into LF in the fifth inning due to an injury)? It used to be that the team would lose the DH, and the pitcher would have to bat. I remember going to a game in 1996 where this happened and Clemens lined a single up the middle.
Is this rule still in place?
No. If Ohtani is the SP and bats for himself, if he goes and plays OF, they will have lost the DH for the rest of the game and the pitchers will need to bat for themselves. If Ohtani moved from P to RF then it is a double switch, and the new pitcher takes the RF spot in the lineup like you said.But in this case you're talking about the DH being Ohtani, so if Ohtani were moved from pitcher to say RF your question is would the pitcher have to bat? This seems like it would just be a double switch where the new pitcher would take the RF spot in the lineup. No idea whether they can substitute in a new DH for them.
And how many of these K’s were even against major league caliber pitchers?Cody Bellinger is looking like he may be cooked (he is just 26!), 14 Ks in 19 ABs so far this spring, including the last 9 in a row.
View: https://twitter.com/DanJPreciado/status/1507860961905979392?s=20&t=pjoVwudit_K6bqXG2Y6VBg
Tatis had (multiple) shoulder subluxations, which are partial dislocations. Bellinger has also dislocated his shoulder multiple times, but I don't see reference to subluxation in those so I assume it was fully dislocated. I'm no doctor but I assume that's worse, plus there's the possibility that surgery complicated things further.Padres fans should be watching that in terror - didn’t Tatis similarly injure his shoulder (and he’s now got the broken wrist on top of it)?
I think the number is low because his defense seems to be declining fast, he mostly plays CF now and was -15 DRS last year, one of the worst handful of fielders according to that at any position last year.Diamondbacks and Ketel Marte quietly agreed to a pretty team friendly 5 year, $76M contract. His K rate went up a little last season, but he still hit 30 doubles and 14 home runs in only 90 games. It likely won't be until at least the third year of the deal before the team can even think about competing (they had two more team option on his previous deal that got ripped up for this one), so hopefully he can stay healthy until then. He's a pretty awesome player on a really bad team, but it's nice to see them lock him up for a pretty decent term. He will be 33 when this contract expires, so assuming health he could also be in for one more modest pay day, as well.
That's fair, but I expect them to move him back to second base this season, too, though Varsho, Luplow and MCarthy seem like an underwhelming combination in CF. I think a lot of this season depends on if they decide Alek Thomas is ready, which would really be a big boost to the team as a whole, though expecting a 21 year old to seamlessly step in is probably asking a lot of him.I think the number is low because his defense seems to be declining fast, he mostly plays CF now and was -15 DRS last year, one of the worst handful of fielders according to that at any position last year.
http://www.fieldingbible.com/DRSLeaderboard
They already said Marte is moving back to second full time for this season.That's fair, but I expect them to move him back to second base this season, too, though Varsho, Luplow and MCarthy seem like an underwhelming combination in CF. I think a lot of this season depends on if they decide Alek Thomas is ready, which would really be a big boost to the team as a whole, though expecting a 21 year old to seamlessly step in is probably asking a lot of him.
And that was *after* blasting Anibal Sanchez for 10 runs in his 4 innings of work. I'd think it's pretty rare for a team to have two pitchers in the same game give up 10+ ER.
Isnt he a free agent after this year?DeGrom’s extension might end up being as bad as Sale’s.
No he’s signed through 2023 with an option for 2024.Isnt he a free agent after this year?