The struggle looming after the Vlad Guerrero Jr agreement. In addition, a ranking control at the championship level
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We go to some statistics, rankings and a couple of minor Brewers. In addition: Ken has more analysis on Vlad Jr. Levi Weaverhere with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to Windup!
Statistics: Fun with the baseball savante!
From time to time, I like to go around the baseball Savant. Today I went back to Swing speed ranking:
We looked a little last year, but here is version 2025 (so far). The speed of swing from left to right is the speed with the frequency with which a ball with those oscillations are quadition.
The extremes concern who you would expect. Corner at the top left? Luis Arraez (63.1 mph). That cluster of four who leaves the corner of 30 percent and 76 mph? Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani.
However, we have a newcomer who arrived on the far right. This is the third base of 21 years Junior Caminero of the Rays. It makes him oscillate almost a mile at the fastest hour (79.6 mph) compared to the next boy (Jordan Walker, 78.7).
But take a look at this second graphic: it’s the average swing speed against The 200 launchers which led the greatest number of oscillations.
On the extreme right is José Soriano. On average, the beats oscillate 74 mph (or: Bryce Harper’s average speed) against him. At the far left: Ben Casparius, who keeps the shots off guard, with an average of 69.1 mph (or the average of Jung-Hoo Lee).
Where you Not I want to be in this graph is the corner at the top right. This is Antonio homeless. The bathers are swinging him hard (73 mph) AND Scorandalo 45.1 percent of the time, AND Do you launch your games at home in Cors Field? He’s going horribly, right? Hey Siri, what is the era to do it?
*Voice of the phone* Antonio’s era is home in 2025 is 0.00. Since yesterday afternoon, his 19 allowed shots were the most in baseball. It has three strikeouts in 9 inning 2/3. Lol. LMAO, too.
Ken’s notebook: Vlad Jr. and the conversation on the wage limit
From My column On Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Extension:
The Guerrero agreement is excellent news for the right defender Kyle Tucker, an all -round player for Guerrero, and Bad news for the Chicago Cubs, The team that acquired Tucker by entering his year of walking. Tucker, 28, is two years more than Guerrero, so the agreement that will probably not be longer. But in open offers, its AAV data are at least $ 40 million. And perhaps a little higher. Twelve years, $ 42 million a year, a guarantee of $ 504 million? The owner of Cubs Tom Ricketts already cries.
The price for mets to keep their first base, Pete Alonso, probably went up. Alonso, who at 30 is four years older than Guerrero, has fought the last season on the open market. The two -year contract of $ 54 million with which he signed with the Mets includes a renunciation after this season, an Alonso is sure that he will exercise if his hot start is the prelude to a year monster on the plate. True, Alonso will continue to face questions about his defense and athleticism. But Guerrero and Soto also faced those questions and in the younger age. Have this, Steve Cohen.
If the rival clubs want to complain about the Guerrero contract, their most valid argument would be that the Jays should have lockled it for less money long ago. The Jays had Numerous possibilities to do thisIn particular after the Padas of San Diego assigned to Fernando Tatis Jr. A 14 -year extension and $ 340 million in February 2021. But the Jays smelled and scored, making an offer after another that Guerrero believed insufficient. And after Soto’s contract – one that the whole sport saw coming, if not enough for that size – found themselves in a corner from which they could not escape.
Guerrero ended with a guarantee almost four times the career earnings of his father, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr.Which has played from 1996 to 2011. Yes, salaries continue to pack, just like franchising values continue to pack. Nobody – no player, no owner – is going to a sector that last season generated $ 12.1 billion in revenue.
The Guerrero agreement is no longer crazy than the initial agreement of $ 252 million by Alex Rodriguez with Texas Rangers. And the $ 325 million extension of Giancarlo Stanton with Miami Marlins. And the extension of $ 426.5 million Mike Trout with the Los Angeles Angels. None of these contracts aged well, of course. Numerous others do not. For better or for worse, such is the price of doing business.
But the current system will not remain intact without fighting.
More Gerrero extension:
Ranking control: Where we are at 10 games
Yesterday we checked -in on NL West, where the giants had passed the Dodgers and Padres (San Diego returned to the top now). Let’s take a look at League ranking And see if something protrudes.
In the Al WestRangers have a -8 run differential, but still have the best record of AL A 8-3. Baseball is strange! Two of the inferior-houston (4-6) and Seattle team (4-7)-they exchanged Lead in the eighth inning last night, with the Mariners who won 4-3. Look at this ninth game of JP Crawford!
Jp crawford how do you do what you do pic.twitter.com/pnpjwiga6x
– MLB (@mlb) April 8, 2025
In the To CentralThe uniformity of 2-4 has dissipated. The tigers (6-4) found their step a bit and the White Sox (2-7) also found theirs, apparently. It is too early for this, but I was able to see the current ranking (Tigri, Royals, Guardians, Twins, White Sox) be the final finish.
In the Al EastThe Yankees (6-4) and the red Sox (6-5) are doing on what I expected (seated 1-2 in some order). I would never have expected that the Orioles (5-6) remain in the cellar; They came out and above the rays (4-5) with a victory in Arizona last night.
About the East, the NL version It is already becoming interesting, with the Phillies (7-2) and Mets (7-3) to start hot. The Marlin (5-5) and Nats (4-6) are also following the script. The Braves are definitely NOTat 1-8.
The only real surprise in Nl central It is the reds linked to the Orsenti; They are 4-7 thanks to a miserable offensive trait. The puppies (8-5) had to be good and are. Brewers (5-5), Cardinals (4-6) and Pirates (4-7) seem to be the right order.
And again at NL West: The Dodgers lost again last night, this time in Washington are now in third place in the division (9-3), behind the father and giants, which are linked to the top of the 9-2 division.
Other check-in at the championship level: In The power rankings this weekLet’s look at a difference for each team.
Offers: The brewers make a couple of exchanges
It is a little unusual for a team to do two operations in one day at the beginning of the season. So let’s see what the brewers are doing.
Exchange one: Brewers receive RHP Quinn Priester, Red Sox receives by Yophery Rodriguez, etc.
The 24 -year -old Priester was the Draft Pick (18) of the pirates in 2019, then he was exchanged in Boston before the expiry of last year for his colleague Inf Nick Yorke (17) in 2020.
Now the Red Sox have launched it to the Brewers for the 19 -year -old Outfielder Rodriguez, a withdrawal of a competitive round draft of 2025 (n. 33) and a player who must be appointed later or cash in cash.
For Boston, it is not a bad return for a boy who has not seized the opportunity to rotate from spring training this year. But the brewers needed an appetizer: they currently have Seven Pitchers in the wound list.
Rodriguez was n. 8 by Keith Law Prosive prospects of Brewers List at the beginning of this year.
Trade two: Brewers receives from Daz Cameron, Orioles receive LHP Grant Wolfram
What a strange week for Wolfram. Sunday, he was called for the first time to the great championships, at the age of 28. He did not launch and on Monday he was designated for the assignment, then exchanged with the Orioles.
Cameron (also 28) played 139 games in four seasons of the great alloy with the tigers and the A. both boys will refer to the minor championships.
Handshakes and five highs
In front of the opening of the Guardiani house, Zack Meisel gives us a touching tribute to a few huge fans who are no longer here to enjoy it.
Tigers Assistant GM Sam Menzin he resigned among the accusations to send dark photos to the Tigers staff.
It happens more than you think: the launchers who capture strays during joke. This time, it was the appetizer of Astros Spencer Arrighetti, who has undergone a broken thumb.
Shohei Ohtani says the Dodgers are “conservative and caring“With its rehabilitation of the launch. In the meantime, the Dodgers I went to the White House Yesterday.
More on Jarren Duran’s story yesterday. Steve Buckley says that Red Sox fans have a story of Applauding moments like thisWhile the Red Sox manager Alex Cora says that Duran’s story will save human lives.
Six months ago, Joe Musgrove was subjected to Tommy John Surgery. Yesterday, the appetizer of Padres played for the first time from the procedure.
More clicked in our latest newsletter: Velice Rays Prospect Chandler Simpson beating a Routine Grounder at the first baseman.
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