2025 MLB Off-season talk

[PenguinHunter]

Who is getting the call to the Hall of Fame today?

Ichiro and who else?

Sabathia or King Felix as first ballot?

Does Wagner get in on his final chance?

Andruw Jones or Chase Utley?

My guess:

Ichiro and CC Sabathia - first ballot.
Wagner sneaks in
Andruw Jones gets in.

King Felix gets a solid 70% on his first ballot.

Utley gets up to 58% this year.

[Axeman33]

Maybe it's just me but the only Hall of famer there is Ichiro.

[Belexus75]

There used to be a 300 Win mark for pitchers to get in but that has changed due the use of pitcher over last few decades. Sabathia is 18th all time in carrier strikeouts, i say he should be in hall too.

From those in front of Sabathia in carrier strikeouts 4 are not in the Hall:

1. Clemens (3rd) - nothing to do with baseball carrier.
2. Verlander (10th) - not eligible yet but im sure he will be in.
3. Scherzer (11th) - late boomer, still with chance to make it imo.
4. Schilling (17th) - only one that didnt and wont get in based on baseball carrier.

[PenguinHunter]

Ichiro
Sabathia
Wagner

In.

[hockeyrobot]

Ichiro
Sabathia
Wagner

In.

And someone didn't vote for Ichiro. Just ridiculous.

[PenguinHunter]

And someone didn't vote for Ichiro. Just ridiculous.

someone just had to be the one to not do it.

Someone in the Yankees circle is my best bet.
They want Mariano to be the only unanimous Hall Of Famer.

[hockeyrobot]

someone just had to be the one to not do it.

Someone in the Yankees circle is my best bet.
They want Mariano to be the only unanimous Hall Of Famer.

100%

Why did I think MLB wasn't hidden though?

[PenguinHunter]

100%

Why did I think MLB wasn't hidden though?

Its optional.

So I hope that the 99.75 that voted for Ichiro come forward... then by process of elimination... they can figure out the lone wolf.

[2014olympicgold]

No idea who Doug Doucette is but he tweeted:

Scherzer 1 year $16m
Alonso 3yr $75m

It's more complicated than that opt out, options, incentives, bonuses etc. but I get the sense it's all wrapped up, could be announced today even.

He's talking about Scherzer+Alonso to the Jays. He responded to "Blue Jays Today" saying he's a 9/10 on a confident scale about this.

[PenguinHunter]

No idea who Doug Doucette is but he tweeted:


He's talking about Scherzer+Alonso to the Jays. He responded to "Blue Jays Today" saying he's a 9/10 on a confident scale about this.

Which agent is using him to drive the price of these guys up for some other team to pay?

Or is this the same guy that reported that Ohtani's plane was headed to Toronto?

I refuse to believe anything until it is 100% official when it comes to the Blue Jays.

[2014olympicgold]

Which agent is using him to drive the price of these guys up for some other team to pay?

Or is this the same guy that reported that Ohtani's plane was headed to Toronto?

I refuse to believe anything until it is 100% official when it comes to the Blue Jays.

There's 2 other Mets reporters mimicking the Alonso news. Could be Boras trying to get the Mets to up the offer though.

[Axeman33]

There's 2 other Mets reporters mimicking the Alonso news. Could be Boras trying to get the Mets to up the offer though.

I thought the Mets already said they were moving on from Alonso??

[2014olympicgold]

I thought the Mets already said they were moving on from Alonso??

I heard that too.

And that the last offer to Alonso was $68-70m

All it takes is 1 extra call though to turn the tides.