Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Posted February 2 February 1, 2026 and time to start the baseball thread "for the rest of us". ... I'm of course a Orioles fan and realize the AL East as usual will be a PIA with The Jays, Redsox and Rays getting tougher. But hope springs eternal folks! Go O's 1 Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 Eugenio Suárez has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Reds, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal includes a mutual option for '27. Suárez, who hit 49 home runs last season, previously played for the Reds from 2015-21. How does a guy that hit 49 hr's last year only get $15m? Quote
4merper4mer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Eugenio Suárez has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Reds, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal includes a mutual option for '27. Suárez, who hit 49 home runs last season, previously played for the Reds from 2015-21. How does a guy that hit 49 hr's last year only get $15m? He strikes out like crazy and has zero plate discipline but he should hit some dingers in that park. 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said: February 1, 2026 and time to start the baseball thread "for the rest of us". ... I'm of course a Orioles fan and realize the AL East as usual will be a PIA with The Jays, Redsox and Rays getting tougher. But hope springs eternal folks! Go O's You're gonna like the Polar Bear! 1 Quote
US Egg Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Eugenio Suárez has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Reds Conspiracy theory: Padres conceding the West. Potential sale, no free agents resigned. Lame duck GM. Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 34 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: You're gonna like the Polar Bear! Yup! I watch quite a few Mets games so very familiar with Pete. Quote
US Egg Posted February 2 Posted February 2 6 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Yup! I watch quite a few Mets games so very familiar with Pete. More importantly, is the rotation gonna be the reincarnate of Palmer, Cuellar, McNally and Dobson? Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 10 minutes ago, US Egg said: More importantly, is the rotation gonna be the reincarnate of Palmer, Cuellar, McNally and Dobson? One things for sure, you'll never see 4 20 game winners on a team again. Now days we can't get 1 in the league 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted February 2 Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Yup! I watch quite a few Mets games so very familiar with Pete. He's just an easy guy to root for. My nickname for him was the Loveable Lugnut. 1 Quote
4merper4mer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 9 hours ago, US Egg said: Conspiracy theory: Padres conceding the West. Potential sale, no free agents resigned. Lame duck GM. Preller will probably get extended in the Spring. The family that owns the Padres has had some infighting because the brother who ran the team passed away. Conceding the West? To the Dodgers? Wouldn’t that be a conspiracy theory about 29 teams conceding the MLB to the Dodgers? How can SD, AZ, SF or COL be expected to keep up? But the Giants have done a few things and the Padres have several long term guys on big contracts. Bogaerts contract is bad. Arizona has some solid youth and Colorado is……well……yikes. Expecting any of them to match the Dodgers in the off season is way off from reality. The Dodgers have precious little home grown talent, they buy players and trade overhyped prospects that rarely work out and voila. Michael Busch, Ryan Pepiot, Keibert Ruiz….and others were all the next big things. They end up between garbage and ok. Now they’ll fleece the Tigers for Skubal. Quote
Ned Flanders Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Lucas Giolito popping up on the O's wish list, but they need more of a front line guy like Valdez...hopefully a deal with Valdez happens this week; pitchers and catchers report Feb. 11. 1 Quote
4merper4mer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, US Egg said: No, just the Padres…and me. It’s like they’re sitting on their hands watching guys walk out the door. Would say 28 other teams joining them in saying wtf? If you compare the Padres roster to this time last year they’ve lost: Cease, Suarez, Arraez. They’ve gained: Adam, Miller, Laureano. Fermin They also get Musgrove back from injury. I’m not sure they are all that different considering their core is all signed long term. They also re-upped Michael King. They’ve improved at catcher, OF, and closer, lost a table setter who is a poor defender and you can argue about Cease/Musgrove but Cease was always a rental. The free spending died with Peter Seidler but I think they’re still trying. Quote
US Egg Posted February 2 Posted February 2 4 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: They’ve improved at catcher, OF, and closer, lost a table setter who is a poor defender and you can argue about Cease/Musgrove but Cease was always a rental. The free spending died with Peter Seidler but I think they’re still trying. Like your optimism. Just want someone in the West to hopefully amuse me by squeezing the Dodgers through the season. Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 32 minutes ago, US Egg said: Like your optimism. Just want someone in the West to hopefully amuse me by squeezing the Dodgers through the season. Dodgers won't run away with it .... right away. They will putter around near the top, have various pitching injuries and the come September they will pull it together and then crush everyone in the playoffs Quote
4merper4mer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 1 hour ago, US Egg said: Like your optimism. Just want someone in the West to hopefully amuse me by squeezing the Dodgers through the season. 31 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Dodgers won't run away with it .... right away. They will putter around near the top, have various pitching injuries and the come September they will pull it together and then crush everyone in the playoffs I don’t think anyone will really challenge the Dodgers in a measurable way for the division. I do think the Padres, D-Backs and Giants are all good teams with interesting strengths but the Dodgers have bought their way again. They’re probably not completely done. Skubal for 3 overrated poorly developed prospects at the deadline if the Tigers are having a bad year…..but I don’t think the Tigers will. Quote
US Egg Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Dodgers won't run away with it .... right away. They will putter around near the top, have various pitching injuries and the come September they will pull it together and then crush everyone in the playoffs Sounds petty, but I don't have the reverence I had for Ohtani after the Dodgers pillaging. 49 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: I do think the Padres, D-Backs and Giants are all good teams Agree. A's too now. That's usually when I do my live watching. .....forgot Seattle. West coast baseball is fun to follow. Edited February 2 by US Egg Quote
4merper4mer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) 27 minutes ago, US Egg said: Sounds petty, but I don't have the reverence I had for Ohtani after the Dodgers pillaging. Agree. A's too now. That's usually when I do my live watching. .....forgot Seattle. West coast baseball is fun to follow. Don’t sleep on the Angels. Well ok go ahead. But it’s not impossible they’ll be much improved. Edited February 2 by 4merper4mer 1 Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: Don’t sleep on the Angels. Well ok go ahead. But it’s not impossible they’ll be much improved. If Grayson can pitch 100 innings not injured he's a steal. Dude had great stuff with O's but always was hurt. I was still unhappy when they let him go for a rental they don't need Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 All teams with no pitching should trade three of them for backup infielder.... Baltimore acquired infielder Blaze Alexander from the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Kade Strowd and prospects Wellington Aracena and Jose Mejia, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Thursday. 1 Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 5 hours ago, US Egg said: Tigers have a unique salary criteria, giving Valdez almost double what they offered Skubal. Skubal is good as gone from Detroit at some point Quote
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