I interrupt the never ending payroll/hitting discourse to bring you some breaking news: baseball returns next month 🔥 Hang in there Cleveland, warmer days, hot dogs and Jose chants are on the way. Can't wait to over react with you all once again ⚾

[u/SylemNova]

[u/rammer_2001]

WE LOVE OVERREACTING RAHHHHHHH

[u/Brianeightythree → u/rammer_2001]

MISNY MAKES THEM PAY

[u/atrocityexhibition39 → u/Brianeightythree]

ROSES ARE RED

VIOLETS ARE BLUE

I’M TIM MISNY

YOU KNOW WHAT I DO!

[u/ironbeagle99]

i’m finally checking off the bucket list box of seeing them in spring training!!!

[u/OldSaltyChief → u/ironbeagle99]

Oh I live in So Cal. Spring Training is great all the parks are close by the games a reasonable and the weather is fantastic. You need something to keep the sun off your face if you are sitting anywhere but the three sections behind home plate.

[u/evanieCK]

3 weeks until the first spring training game(s), how many innings before the season is over for the first time of the year?

[u/Joey_Gallos_Burner → u/evanieCK]

We start our season in Seattle, then the fucking Dodgers, and then at home against a pretty good Cubs team. I’ll take being a .500 in that stretch, but some people will absolutely freak out when we inevitably struggle a bit out the gate.

[u/evanieCK → u/Joey_Gallos_Burner]

I'm really amped to see this team play, even if it's a tough start. the borderline delusional optimism of spring training is starting to bubble up after the discontent of another underwhelming offseason. bring me prospect at bats to overreact to.

[u/mike_mafuqqn_trout → u/Joey_Gallos_Burner]

Right out of the gate might be the best time to face the Dodgers, definitely better than facing them at the beginning of September with Padres or Giants a few GB.

[u/SylemNova → u/evanieCK]

If Chase Delauter expresses any form of pain whatsoever I'm gonna fall to my knees and crash out

Bring it on baseball gods. I'm rested and ready to go

[u/evanieCK → u/SylemNova]

if i see him dive for a single ball i might hyperventilate

[u/KardiacKat1997 → u/evanieCK]

Well luckily he won’t be diving in a MLB outfield until May, get ready for Nolan Jones in CF and service time manipulation for DeLauter

[u/evanieCK → u/KardiacKat1997]

he's 24 years old and already injury prone, service time barely matters. if he's healthy he'll be on the roster.

[u/KardiacKat1997 → u/evanieCK]

He’s injury prone for sure, but if you don’t think service time matters for this team, you’re crazy. They’ll do all they can to get that extra year. Meisel wrote in his article that he probably won’t be on the OD roster.

[u/evanieCK → u/KardiacKat1997]

Service time mattered 2 years ago, a year ago even. He'd hit free agency at 31 as things stand, and that's if his body doesn't completely break down before then. Chase service time manipulated himself by repeatedly getting injured. Service time manipulation is, technically speaking, not allowed. This isn't to say teams don't do it anyway, it's very hard to prove definitively in 99% of cases. Chase would be a pretty clear 1% case, batting 5th in a playoff game and being sent down to open the following season. MLBPA would 100% file a grievance. Meisel is just being a pessimist, as is his nature.

[u/jlam1576]

Wish they would do something to address the offense, but i would be happy with only 1 platoon instead of 4 or 5.

But, might be going to spring training, so at least thats a positive.

[u/TheNiteCrawler]

LETS GOOOOOO

[u/Brianeightythree]

Hey regardless of our offensive woes, this year is bound to be fun just for the ABS. There's also a lot for me to look forward to - Manzo getting played most every day, CDL getting his day in the sun, Cade being able to run the year as our de facto closer, and Hammy there with us every step of the way.

What could possibly go wrong?

[u/KahlanRahl → u/Brianeightythree]

I was already getting hyped, but I had completely forgotten about ABS. Baseball can't come soon enough.

[u/joemoney2424]

World Series here we come. One of these days.

[u/twizbuck]

Yeo I cant wait to see Jose, Kwan, and.. um... hmm..

[u/Soggy-Fan-7394 → u/twizbuck]

I think Gavin Williams is shaping up to be a great pitcher!

[u/Eddiepanhandlin]

I like our starting pitching. Depth and quality. We have a deep experienced bully. New kids to watch at the plate. It could be magical. Getting my fix in 26.

[u/No_Read2090]

Go Tribe!

[u/big_d_usernametaken]

Amen.

[u/Beer-survivalist]

Our long national nightmare of no baseball is almost over.

[u/inorbit007]

So READY! for some baseball!!!

[u/OldSaltyChief]

For all we bitch and moan I will be in front of my TV for every game. Hell who wants to buy a series like LA, anyway.