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Rotowire:
Marte hasn't yet been cleared to throw or swing, but he hopes he'll be able to get clearance as early as Wednesday. The 33-year-old attempted baseball activities last week but was ultimately shut down since his finger remained sore.
Rotowire:
Laureano went on the injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain amidst a very difficult start to September where he'd hit just .108 across his first 10 games of the month. If the curtain is indeed ultimately closed on the 28-year-old's 2022 campaign, it's one he'll be eager to put behind him after it began with him completing an 80-game PED suspension carried over from last season and then led to a career-worst .211/.287/.376 slash line across 94 games.
Rotowire:
Britton, who has been on the shelf all season while recovering from the UCL surgery he underwent last September, confirmed that he has completed his minor-league rehab assignment, which he began Aug. 24. Between stops at Single-A Tampa, Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Britton cobbled together a 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB across 6.2 innings.
Rotowire:
Though he's back in action after just under a month-long stay on the shelf, Wheeler is expected to be on a more limited pitch count than usual since he didn't complete a rehab start prior to being activated. Per Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, interim manager Rob Thomson indicated over the weekend that Noah Syndergaard will piggyback Wheeler on Wednesday, so the Phillies' ace could struggle to work deep enough into the start to factor into any decision.
Rotowire:
Whitlock's placement on the injured list was expected since he's been shut down from throwing and will undergo surgery next week to address his right hip impingement. The right-hander is expected to be ready for spring training in 2023, while Connor Seabold was recalled from Triple-A Worcester to start Wednesday against the Reds.
Stats tonight.
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| J.T. Realmuto | Matt Chapman | C.J. Cron | Cristian Javier | JP Sears |
Sep 20, 2022 Top Performers
Pitchers:
Cristian Javier (HOU): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 BB, 6 K, 67 GmSc
JP Sears (OAK): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 7 K, 67 GmSc
Joey Wentz (DET): 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 67 GmSc
Tyler Anderson (LAD): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 66 GmSc
Pablo Lopez (MIA): 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 66 GmSc
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| J.T. Realmuto | Matt Chapman | C.J. Cron | Cristian Javier | JP Sears |
Sep 20, 2022 Top Performers
Batters:
J.T. Realmuto (PHI): 5-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Matt Chapman (TOR): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
C.J. Cron (COL): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Francisco Lindor (NYM): 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR): 4-5, 1 RBI, 3 R
Matt Duffy (LAA): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Bryan Reynolds (PIT): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
AJ Pollock (CHW): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Willy Adames (MIL): 4-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Austin Barnes (LAD): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Who needs that 100 mph high heat. It's all about the pitch mix! https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1572410822718263298
How did the union let this happen?
What the AP’s report does not delve into, however, are the other penalties associated with the luxury tax — which some teams view as more detrimental than the fiscal penalizations. Any club that exceeds the first tax threshold by $40MM or more will see its top pick in the following year’s draft pushed back 10 slots, for instance. With regard to the 2023 draft, that applies to both the Mets and the Dodgers.
I could imagine Wil thinking, a la Nuke Laloosh, "He ain't seen MY heat."
As we see, Wil's stats were pretty decent coming into last night's game in Yankee Stadium to protect an 8-4 lead.
I think the Mets are all in (see the Cano cut) but it will be interesting. I think the first cut is to look at all the teams that are well below the lowest luxory tax, these teams are really "cap free," meaning they are driven by their own internal numbers (say teams that are 20% or more below the first luxury tax threshold).
I'd say it's hard to tell at this point. They set the thresholds after rosters were mostly completed. The Dodgers were already over whatever the threshold was going to be and the Mets signed all of their players before the lockout occurred. This next offseason will be a bigger test, especially when the Yankees have to resign Judge.
Interesting read on the luxury tax at MLBTR. Six teams will pay in this year, with only the Mets and Dodgers taking on large-ish tax sums, each clocking in just south of $30 million. The four others will pay relatively small sums ranging from $800k for the Pads to $9.4 million for the Yankees. My takeaway is that only 2 teams are taking a "luxury tax be damned" approach. All others essentially regard it as a soft salary cap.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/09/mets-dodgers-luxury-tax-yankees-red-sox-phillies-padres.html
On a pitch count for the rest of the year, but seems like a likely starter next year. I have him at $10 in one league and will have to consider what to do with him in spring.
Second place is entirely out of play. So says I, Mr. Second Place.
Saves are no longer in play for the Fishers, and we should have cut Kennedy a couple of weeks ago, to be honest.
It's a battle for third, and second place isn't entirely out of play yet.
And it took like half an hour for Baldelli to realize it.
Maybe it's just me, but Baldelli seems to make a lot of dopey decisions, mostly bullpen related. And I tend to be less critical of managers, whom I assume have more information at their disposal than I do.
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Rotowire:
Suarez suffered a small fracture in the tip of his right index finger Friday against the Angels and hit the injured list a day later. The veteran slugger's potential progress in coming days should go a long way toward determining how realistic a return when first eligible Tuesday, at least as a designated hitter, will be.