Fred's Ramblings

Unless you have been living under a rock or aren’t a sports fan, you know that Juan Soto is the hottest commodity in Major League Baseball. With the trade deadline coming up on August 2nd, there are at least 4 teams that are vying to trade for him.

This 24 year old phenom has the baseball world in the palm of his hand. What makes him an attractive trade option is that his current contract does not expire until after the 2024 season. So the team that gets him has two and a half years of his playing ability just by taking on his current contract of 17 million dollars per year, which is a steal. His new mega contract can then be negotiated either with the team that trades for him this year or he can go back out on the open market and put his contract out to bid. If I were Juan Soto, I would not sign a new contract now but wait until after the 2024 season. Assuming he plays up to the standard he has been playing, that new contract at the end of the 2024 season should make him the highest paid player to have ever played Major League Baseball. Then again, if I were Juan Soto, I would not be here writing on this blog about Juan Soto.

The Major League All Star game is set to be played next Tuesday. At this point, I wonder why they even bother as viewership is less and less each year. I’m assuming that MLB is pulling in a bundle from the TV rights. Let’s face it…the All Star game has become a popularity contest instead of a game that rewards the player that is having an All Star year. [Read more…]

Baseball has always been known as America’s Pastime and baseball fans have been passing time collecting baseball cards for as long as I can remember.
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Cody Bellinger’s first three years in the Major Leagues gave you the impression that you were watching a future Hall of Fame inductee.
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