First game log of the season!
Trout vs. Ohtani!
GO USA!
USA 🇺🇸 VS JAPAN 🇯🇵
TROUT VS OHTANI. TONIGHT WILL BE ELECTRIC pic.twitter.com/uoYQy60ha3
— OddsStack (@OddsStack) March 21, 2023
First game log of the season!
Trout vs. Ohtani!
GO USA!
USA 🇺🇸 VS JAPAN 🇯🇵
TROUT VS OHTANI. TONIGHT WILL BE ELECTRIC pic.twitter.com/uoYQy60ha3
— OddsStack (@OddsStack) March 21, 2023
Little Luis has left the Twins. We used an old SBG gimmick from long, long ago to remember Eddie Rosario two winters ago, and surely Arraez deserves a story as well.  Write your six word story about Luis Arraez We can have a poll for the best one.
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?
Wheeler
vs
Valdez
Game in progress. I read the Astros have yet to win a Game 6 while the Phillies have never played in a Game 7.
Justin Verlander
vs
Noah Syndergaard
7:03 p.m. on FOX. I appreciate the slightly more reasonable starting times. I believe they used to start closer to 8 Central a decade ago so starting at 8 Eastern now is convenient.
What a game last night and what a game the night before. I'm pleased this series will go at least six games now. A couple more close games should cement this as a solid Series overall.
Cristian Javier
vs
Aaron Nola
First pitch at 7:03 p.m.
No bullpen game for the Phillies now as they get to user their #1 starter. It's like a throwback to the four-man rotation where your #1 would pitch three times in the Series.
Game 3 after yesterday's rainout. Looks like good weather for next few days so all games should get in no problem.
First pitch schedule for at 7:03p
Aaron Nola
vs
Justin Verlander
Game says it will start at 7:03 p.m. on Fox. Astros are heavy favorites. I'm hoping the series goes the full seven games because this is it for MLB baseball for the year.
Phillies vs Padres, 3:35 p.m. on FOX or FS1
Aaron Nola vs Blake Snell
Yankees vs Astros, 6:37 p.m. on TBS
Jameson Taillon vs Justin Verlander
Or if the baseball choices aren't your thing, we have basketball.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Timberwolves, 7:00 p.m. on BSN
Two games today as Yankees and Guardians wrap up the ALDS and the Padres and Phillies meet for game 1 of the NLCS.
Yankees host Guardians at 3:00p
Phillies at Padres at 7:00p
Consider this the game log for both.