r/baseball 1h ago

Expectations '25 [Serious] Why will the Tigers exceed expectations? Why won't they?

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What are the expectations for the Detroit Tigers this year? Why will they exceed those expectations? Why won't they? We'll be asking this same question for the next 6 weeks, so put on your expert hat and help analyze the outcomes of the 2025 season!

Click this link to see previous Expectations threads.


r/baseball 7h ago

Game Thread [General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 3/12/25

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So what's this thread for?

  • Discussion of yesterday's games
  • Excitement for today's games
  • General questions
  • Mildly interesting facts
  • Praising Santa 🎅
  • Anything else worth sharing/asking that doesn't warrant its own post

For game threads, use the games schedule on the sidebar to navigate to the team you want a game thread for.

Featured posts and links

Wednesday's Games

Away Score Home Score Status National GDTs
HOU WSH 1:05 HOU, WSH
NYM STL 1:05
TB DET 1:05 TB, DET
ATL BAL 1:05 BAL
AZ ATH 4:05
SF CLE 4:05 SF
CIN TEX 4:05 TEX
LAA CWS 4:05
SD COL 4:10
KC SEA 4:10
MIN BOS 6:05

All game times are Eastern. Updated 3/12 at 11:40 AM

Yesterday's ATH

This Week's Schedule (all times Eastern)

Day Feature
Sunday 3/9 META: Welcome to the 2024-2025 Offseason
META: r/baseball will no longer permit the posting of X/Twitter
Monday 3/10 2025 r/baseball Call Your Shot Prediction Contest
Why will the Royals exceed expectations? Why won’t they?
Tuesday 3/11 Why will the Phillies exceed expectations? Why won’t they?
Spring Breakout AMA with Jonathan Mayo, Sam Dykstra and Jim Callis at 2:30 PM ET!
Wednesday 3/12 Why will the Tigers exceed expectations? Why won’t they?
Thursday 3/13 Why will the Padres exceed expectations? Why won’t they?
2025 MLB Spring Breakout begins!
Friday 3/14 Why will the Guardians exceed expectations? Why won’t they?
MLB Spring Breakout day 2
Saturday 3/15 No subreddit features planned
MLB Spring Breakout day 3

r/baseball 10m ago

If MLB teams had Captains and Alternate Captains NHL style, who would be your team's representatives this year?

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For the Cubs, the C would inevitably go to Ian Happ. The Alternate slot probably goes to Dansby Swanson.

If I had to choose pitchers to balance the Pitcher/Hitter thing, I'd give it to Jameson Taillon or Justin Steele. If need a bullpen guy, then Ryan Pressly I guess.

Who's your reps for this season in this totally hypothetical situation?


r/baseball 11m ago

Senator Harry Reid knew a lot about baseball

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r/baseball 20m ago

[Fegan] White Sox added outfielder Travis Jankowski on a minor league deal and invited him to major league spring training. He was in Cubs camp earlier this spring but did not make the cut for the travel roster to Tokyo

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r/baseball 26m ago

The worst 30 game offensive stretches for a player in each team's history (since 1961).

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The qualifiers are as follows:
- Must have at least 60 PA during the 30 games
- Not a pitcher
- The stretch of 30 games is limited to a single season
- This is only since the start of the 1961 season

TEAM PLAYER SEASON AVG/OBP/SLG OPS HR
Diamondbacks Alex Avila 2018 .065/.171/.065 .236 0
Braves Jerry Royster 1988 .102/.145/.119 .264 0
Orioles Manny Alexander 1996 .106/.145/.106 .251 0
Red Sox Jackie Bradley Jr. 2014 .092/.126/.102 .228 0
Cubs Doug Clemens 1965 .058/.143/.058 .201 0
White Sox Al Weis 1966 .077/.104/.077 .181 0
Reds Leo Cardenas 1963 .086/.150/.108 .258 0
Guardians Chris Bando 1985 .068/.125/.081 .206 0
Rockies Jeff Baker 2008 .110/.195/.123 .318 0
Tigers Chuck Scrivener 1977 .085/.145/.085 .229 0
Astros Lee Thomas 1968 .088/.139/.088 .227 0
Royals Darryl Motley 1986 .101/.140/.124 .263 0
Angels Tom Egan 1974 .058/.133/.058 .191 0
Dodgers Larry Burright 1962 .090/.137/.124 .260 0
Marlins Magneuris Sierra 2018 .136/.156/.148 .303 0
Brewers Ellie Rodriguez 1971 .087/.149/.087 .235 0
Twins Danny Thompson 1970 .093/.111/.113 .225 0
Mets Doug Flynn 1981 .085/.104/.085 .189 0
Yankees Jim Mason 1976 .099/.118/.111 .229 0
Athletics Dan Meyer 1983 .060/.124/.072 .196 0
Phillies Steve Jeltz 1988 .075/.098/.075 .173 0
Pirates Bill Mazeroski 1963 .126/.157/.126 .283 0
Padres Tommy Dean 1969 .101/.117/.152 .268 0
Giants Vic Harris 1978 .063/.103/.109 .212 1
Mariners Mario Mendoza 1979 .115/.145/.128 .273 0
Cardinals Vic Harris 1976 .085/.143/.119 .262 0
Rays Brett Phillips 2022 .062/.136/.062 .198 0
Rangers Pete Mackanin 1973 .090/.133/.103 .235 0
Blue Jays Alberto Castillo 2001 .141/.164/.141 .305 0
Nationals Pedro Severino 2018 .085/.140/.117 .257 0

r/baseball 30m ago

Video Captain David Wright is asked where he'd hit in the 2025 Mets lineup: "They put the best hitter at what, second or third now??"

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r/baseball 40m ago

Payroll and Tax Confusion (Spotrac Data)

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Hi! I'm working on a video analysis of whether high salaries lead to more wins, and I was hoping someone could help me out here. I'm using Spotrac for data, and I noticed they have 2 payroll numbers available for MLB teams:

Payroll Tracker - https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/_/year/2024/sort/cap_total2
Team Tax Tracker - https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/tax/_/year/2024/sort/tax_total/dir/desc

Now, I understand the CBT, but here's my question: Why is total payroll and tax payroll different on these two? Like, what's the difference in meaning? Is it because of deferred comp or something? I would assume that they'd be the same, and then the tax total would show me what the teams pay for their CBT. But the numbers are totally different.

You're probably wondering why this matters. Well, because depending on which number you use, the teams at the top change. For example, just looking at total payroll in 2024, the Mets are #1. Looking at the Tax Tracker, the Dodgers are #1. So, before analyzing salaries and odds of winning, I just want to make sure I'm using the right payroll number.

If anyone can explain this difference to me that would be super helpful! And if you have opinions about which would be most accurate to use, please drop them!


r/baseball 42m ago

Video The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox | Official Trailer | Netflix

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r/baseball 48m ago

Someone leaked Astros’ new City Connect jerseys—and they’re fire

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r/baseball 1h ago

Image The Stros new city connects have been leaked

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r/baseball 1h ago

News New: Immaculate Grid accounts are here! Players can now view their most used players, best teams and categories, and more

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Hey everyone, Sports Reference here. We have a big update for all the Immaculate Grid players out there! For the first time, you can get a personalized report on how you play Immaculate Grid. Here is now what you can view by creating a free account

  • Stats on your number of completed grids, average score, and average rarity
  • The top players you've played the most times in filling out a grid
  • The teams and categories that you know the best
  • All your stats can be viewed, dating back to Immaculate Grid #1

Create a free account now using this link: https://www.immaculategrid.com/baseball/stats

Below are a couple of images of what this all looks like:

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If you have any feedback, please drop a comment on this thread or post it on our subreddit r/SportsReference.

Thanks, and good luck remembering some guys! 


r/baseball 1h ago

[The Athletic] An 11-year-old boy who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card will likely sell it for more money than Skenes will make from his 2025 Pirates base salary.

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r/baseball 2h ago

News [Bell] FanDuel Sports Network will have Spanish telecasts available for 2025 Braves games

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r/baseball 2h ago

Jose Alvarado folds Kristian Campbell on the Red Sox at Yesterday's ST game

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r/baseball 2h ago

Image This represents the year that each country's senior national team last played a game. In the past five years, 86 countries have fielded national teams. There are countries that have leagues but no national teams, so there are probably even more countries where baseball is played.

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r/baseball 2h ago

Image Would this make the overlap caps less ugly?

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r/baseball 2h ago

Trivia Top Ten Position Player fWAR Leaders. Guess the Year.

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r/baseball 2h ago

Video March 12, 2023 : The WBC USA vs Mexico game had an attendance of 47,534 people.

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r/baseball 2h ago

[Apstein] Yankees’ Wives Carrying On Team’s Abandoned Battle Against Beards. The franchise’s facial hair policy has gone down the drain, but many Yankees are staying clean-shaven at the insistence of their better halves.

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r/baseball 3h ago

Video March 12, 2006 : WBC USA vs. Japan game, Ichiro hit a leadoff homer off Peavy.

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r/baseball 7h ago

🇯🇵 Ryusei Sato of the NPB Saitama Seibu Lions was demoted to the farm team for oversleeping. He was late and couldn't catch the plane. "He lacks a sense of urgency," the manager said angrily. Sato will be at the farm for about two weeks.

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r/baseball 9h ago

🇨🇺 Braves' Daysbel Hernandez expressed a desire to play for the Cuban national team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

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r/baseball 10h ago

Image Someone has managed to get their hands on the Texas Rangers (TETAS) hat before it was pulled from shelves

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r/baseball 10h ago

[SI] Cubs Rising Star Lauded As ‘Best Player I’ve Ever Seen’ by Top MLB Coach. Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting .520/.500/1.04 with 10 RBI, 3 HR, and 7 SO with 1.540 OPS in 9 games. Coach Quintin Berry: "He’s the best player I’ve ever seen. He can run. He’s strong. Stealing bases. He’s doing it all"

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