Padres righty Mike Clevinger was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday and placed on the injured list due to an undiagnosed illness. The team is awaiting the results of Clevinger’s COVID-19 test (his rapid test was negative, per manager Bob Melvin). Assuming Clevinger was placed on the COVID IL, and not the conventional 15-day IL, he will be eligible to return as soon as he clears the protocols, but given that he was scheduled to start on Wednesday, it seems the Padres never intended to put him on the Wild Card Series roster (the entire series falls within what would have been his four days of rest after that start).

KC and Detroit were both supposed to be on the way up; Tigers disappointed even more. They made a stupid signing of Baez; otherwise a lot of their young stars did not perform up to expectations or were hurt; they still have promise.

Things seem to always go badly for poor Mike Clevinger. He finished the season not pitching especially well anyway. The evenup swap for Quantrill worked out nicely for Cleveland.
The 5 throw ins are of mixed value: Naylor is a nice hitter; Miller is an awful fielder who doesn't hit too well either; Arias looks just as bad in the field but hasn't not a chance to establish his offensive credentials; Austin Hedges has done a job handling the pitching staff but his lack of bat probably means his Cleveland career his near an end; Joey Cantillo remains a promising but usually injured LH pitcher.
If the deal longterm gets us Q and Naylor that's a great trade for the Guardians

Hard to believe that Clevinger made Civale look good tonight.

civ ollilavad wrote:Things seem to always go badly for poor Mike Clevinger. He finished the season not pitching especially well anyway. The evenup swap for Quantrill worked out nicely for Cleveland.
The 5 throw ins are of mixed value: Naylor is a nice hitter; Miller is an awful fielder who doesn't hit too well either; Arias looks just as bad in the field but hasn't not a chance to establish his offensive credentials; Austin Hedges has done a job handling the pitching staff but his lack of bat probably means his Cleveland career his near an end; Joey Cantillo remains a promising but usually injured LH pitcher.
If the deal longterm gets us Q and Naylor that's a great trade for the Guardians

Talk about a steal. Quantrill and Naylor alone.

Don't sleep on Arias. All you need to know is that Tito wanted Arias in crunch time this season. Results mixed sure but I'll trust his judgement any day. Arias plays a major role next season I predict.

Q was only fair (10 innings 6 runs) in his 2 postseason starts. But I’m sure the Padres would prefer that to poor Mike Clevinger’s minor disaster and major disaster He was again dealing with (minor) injuries

How great is it to watch the Skanks go down in flames. The all-or-nothing-boys struck out a record 50 times is 4 games.

When I look at their rosters, Houston is more of a home grown team than the Phillies.
as for NYY, they didn't not look like much. We wouldn't have beat Houston either but might have given them more of a contest.

apparently there was a no hitter in the World Series last night.

speaking of such, in a trivia league I participate in, a question today: who were the two pitchers to throw perfect games between 1901 and 1920. One was a Clevelander [a Nap? a Blue? perhaps an early Indian?] Naps I see. He threw only 74 pitches. The losing pitcher, Ed Walsh, was deprived of his 40th win of the season.
Who was OUR pitcher?

The brief well=paid and very uneventful career of Mike Clevinger on the Padres is over. Now a free agent.
For 2021 and 2022 Mike earned $11,500,000

His combined stats from his arrival in August 2020 through this season were:

27 games, 26 starts 133 innings 116 hits 21 home runss 38 walks 62 runs 61 earned 110 strikeouts 4.19 ERA 9 wins 8 losses
and don't forget his forgettable postseason stats 3 2/3 innings 9 hits 2 homers 8 runs 7 earned 6 walks 3 strikeouts 17.18 ERA

In retrospect the 5 for one deal the Padres made with Cleveland would have been an even exchange for Arias or for Miller or for Hedges or perhaps for minor league pitcher Joey Cantillo.
One for one for Naylor and certainly for Quantrill would have been a bad deal for the Padres.

The Cubs announced they’ve outrighted seven players off their 40-man roster. Designated hitter Franmil Reyes, infielder David Bote, outfielder Narciso Crook and pitchers Alec Mills, Steven Brault, Anderson Espinoza and Brad Wieck have all been let go.

G's may have speed on the basepaths but it looks like the Front Office operates in slo-mo. Other teams cleaning house....nada from the G's.

They are deliberate and always get things done when they need to.
I am sure they have decided on lots of moves that they will announce when they are ready to.
They are keeping an eye on other team's actual and anticipated moves as they finalize.
Some one just got awarded as executive of the year. I think he and colleague know what they're doing

Patience is a virtue you younger guys can savor but for grumpy old geezers, like me, nothing can happen soon enough.

2022-23 MLB offseason: Bowden’s 25 predictions for another wild winter of signings, trades


By Jim Bowden
Nov 14, 2022
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The MLB offseason is underway and although the fireworks haven’t started, we’ve already had some noteworthy signings, trades and front-office moves.

The Astros parted ways with general manager James Click, and who can blame them: In his three-year tenure with the team, it only made three postseason appearances, winning two division titles, two pennants and a world championship. He just needed to do better.



The best closer in the sport, Edwin Díaz, could have sparked a serious bidding war had he reached free agency, but four days prior the Mets made him a record-breaking offer, and he grabbed it. Meanwhile, the Rays, who are looking to add left-handed hitting, traded left-handed hitter Ji-Man Choi to the Pirates.

All three of those events were predictable outcomes, right?

It’s just another reason I love this game so much: It’s so unpredictable, and that includes the offseason. I’ve decided to embrace the chaos this year, so here are 25 predictions — some serious, some silly and others somewhere in between — for what’s shaping up to be another fun offseason. Please share your own predictions in the comments section.

1. Of the 14 players to receive the qualifying offer (one year, $19.65 million), Joc Pederson, Martín Pérez and Tyler Anderson are the only ones to accept it.

2. The Cardinals find their catcher for the start of the post-Yadier Molina era: Sean Murphy, whom they acquire from the A’s for a package of prospects, beating out the Guardians, who also try to trade for him.

3. Justin Verlander returns to the Astros on a three-year, $135 million contract, which puts him on track to pitch 20 seasons in the majors.

4. The Angels shock the baseball world and sign shortstop Trea Turner to an eight-year, $264 million deal. Turner becomes their leadoff hitter with Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon batting behind him. And yes, they still need pitching to be contenders.


Trea Turner stays in California … but not with the Dodgers? (Sergio Estrada / USA Today)
5. The Nationals are sold to the group led by Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis. The dispute over the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), the Orioles’ and Nationals’ shared regional sports network, is finally settled. Team president Mike Rizzo receives a five-year contract extension.

6. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are controversially elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee on Dec. 4, and the news blows up on sports talk shows as the Winter Meetings get underway.




7. The Braves stun Mets fans when they land Jacob deGrom on a two-year, $90 million deal that includes an opt out after Year 1.

8. Dana Brown, vice president of scouting with the Braves, is hired as the new GM of the Tigers under team president Scott Harris.

9. The Mets convince David Stearns to leave the Brewers organization and become their president of baseball operations.

10. The Red Sox finally wake up and sign Rafael Devers to a 10-year, $300-plus million extension. …

11. … But Xander Bogaerts heads to Philly. The Phillies sign the star shortstop to a seven-year, $196 million contract and move Bryson Stott to second base. Stott decides to switch his walk-up song from Tai Verdes’ “A-O-K” to “Changes” by Black Sabbath.

12. The Cubs surprise everyone, especially me, and land Carlos Correa on a 10-year, $327 million deal.

13. Aaron Judge, the American League MVP, returns to the Yankees on an eight-year, $330 million contract.


No. 99 is staying put … right? (Jeff Hanisch / USA Today)
14. The Pirates decide to cash in one of their best trade chips, sending Bryan Reynolds to the Marlins for three pitching prospects.

15. The Angels are sold. Theo Epstein is named president and CEO of the team with Perry Minasian remaining as general manager.

16. The Padres swoop in and sign first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a three-year deal, beating out the Yankees for the three-time All-Star.

17. The Rangers sign Carlos Rodón to a five-year, $144 million contract.

18. The Mariners sign Dansby Swanson to a six-year, $154 million deal and move him to second base, leaving J.P. Crawford at shortstop.

19. Zack Greinke returns to the Royals on a one-year deal. Déjà vu all over again.

20. The Rays finally resolve their stadium situation, a development that solidifies the team’s presence in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market for decades.

21. Major League Baseball announces expansion for the 2025 season. Nashville and Las Vegas are the early favorites to land new franchises.




22. Michael Conforto signs with the Blue Jays on a two-year, $34 million deal with an opt out after Year 1, giving Toronto a much-needed left-handed power bat to better balance its lineup.

23. Kenley Jansen returns to the Braves on a two-year, $34 million contract.

24. José Abreu signs with the Rays on a two-year, $34 million deal.

25. The Padres announce that Juan Soto will move to left field and Fernando Tatis Jr. will move to right field, freeing up shortstop for Ha-Seong Kim.