Jack Ryan (1868)
Moonlight Graham (1877)
Carl Mays (1891)
Joe Hoerner (1936)
Bruce Bochte (1950)
Jody Davis (1956)
Donnie Hill (1960)
Greg Gagne (1961)
Jeff Reed (1962)
Randy Knorr (1968)
Sammy Sosa (1968)
Aaron Heilman (1978)
Charlie Morton (1983)
Mike Leake (1987)
Marcell Ozuna (1990)
Aaron Heilman was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 2000, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. FT"HM"LT.
Poppies and singles don't really go together.
Joe Battin (1853)
Freddy Parent (1875)
Rabbit Maranville (1891)
Al Schacht (1892)
Pie Traynor (1898)
Hal Trosky (1912)
George Case (1915)
Ike Delock (1929)
Ron Musselman (1954)
John Hobbs (1955)
Cory Snyder (1962)
Roberto Hernandez (1964)
Damion Easley (1969)
Jason Grilli (1976)
Sadly, Joe Battin wasn't much good at battin'. An infielder, he batted .225/.241/.281. His career spanned ten seasons, though, so I assume he was really good at fieldin'.
Al Schacht played in the majors for three years, but was better known as "The Clown Prince of Baseball".
On this Veterans' Day, we would like to thank all current and former members of the military for their service, especially those who are part of the wgom.
I saw it said this sounded almost like somebody doing a William Shatner version of themselves
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Loading... Another disappointing season for the local nine. Free agency starts on Thursday so it's time to build a team that can do more than win low 90s in a weak division.
I've tentatively written in the more prominent players from 2022 still on the roster. Mix and match as you see it.
Catchers (2): Jeffers, ??
1B: Arraez
2B: Polanco
3B: Miranda
SS:
DH:
Utility/backups (2):
LF: Gordon
CF: Buxton
RF: Kepler
Backup outfielder: Celestino
Starters (5): Gray, Ryan, ...
Relievers (50 8): Duran, ...
Here are the players under contract right now. Roster information from RosterResource.
| Player | 2023 cost (millions) |
|---|---|
| Byron Buxton | $15.143 |
| Sonny Gray | $12.5 |
| Max Kepler | $8.5 |
| Jorge Polanco | $7.5 |
| Kenta Maeda | $3.125 |
| Rodney Dobnak | $1.5 |
| TOTAL | $48.268 |
All figures estimated.
| Player | 2023 cost (millions) |
|---|---|
| Gio Urshela | $9.2 |
| Emilio Pagán | $3.7 |
| Tyler Mahle | $7.2 |
| Caleb Thielbar | $2.4 |
| Jorge López | $3.7 |
| Chris Paddack | $2.4 |
| Luis Arraez | $5.0 |
| Cody Stashak | $0.8 |
| Jorge Alcala | $0.8 |
| Kyle Garlick | $1.1 |
| TOTAL | $36.3 |
Some of these players were on the 60-day IL and will go back to start 2023.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed | $48.268 |
| Arbitration | $36.3 |
| Minimum to fill roster (10, $720k each) | $7.2 |
| TOTAL | $91.768 |
Estimated final payroll for 2022 was $142 million. Estimated current 2023 payroll is $91.8 million. That's $50 million or a little more to spend to fill holes. What trades do you make? How will you spend the Pohlads' money?
Hopefully everyone's commercials have gone back to only mildly annoying.
Jim Whitney (1857)
Cy Morgan (1878)
Del Gainer (1886)
Chick Fewster (1895)
Jimmie Dykes (1896)
Birdie Tebbetts (1912)
Johnny Lipon (1922)
Cal Ermer (1923)
Gene Conley (1930)
Norm Cash (1934)
Mike Vail (1951)
Larry Christenson (1953)
Larry Parrish (1953)
Paul Thormodsgard (1953)
Bob Stanley (1954)
Jack Clark (1955)
Keith Lockhart (1964)
Kenny Rogers (1964)
Butch Huskey (1971)
Shawn Green (1972)
Brian Dinkelman (1983)
Matt Magill (1989)
RIP Dan McCafferty
(3 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Well the country hasn't burned down yet. That's a good sign.
George Wood (1858)
Harvey Hendrick (1897)
Johnny Gooch (1897)
Jerry Priddy (1919)
Bob Wren (1920)
Bill Bruton (1925)
Whitey Herzog (1931)
Bob Gibson (1935)
Jim Riggleman (1952)
Teddy Higuera (1958)
Dion James (1962)
Chad Ogea (1970)
Adam Dunn (1979)
Chuck James (1981)
Joel Zumaya (1984)
Alex Kirilloff (1997)
Bob Wren was the head coach of Ohio University from 1949-1972.
Jim Riggleman has managed San Diego, the Cubs, Seattle, and Washington.
