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1 hour ago, Derka said:

aaron judge just had a season that someone will equal (or best) as early as next year.

If you're correct, then that someone will most likely be Aaron Judge.  No one but Judge has put up a higher OPS than '25 Judge in a full season since Barry Bonds. 

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"The deal locks up Naylor through the 2030 season, includes a full no-trade clause and is worth $92.5 million with no deferrals, sources told ESPN."

That's an APY of 18.5m, which is good value for him. He's only 28, so they are hitting his prime years with this deal. Fangraphs had him at a 3.1 WAR last year with a 25m valuation on his contributions. 

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Anyone else watching Alex vs A-Rod on HBO Max? It’s outstanding so far, way better than the garbage baseball-related docs netflix has put out recently. Dude lived a life that few could ever even imagine. Had no idea his first wife was just a normal person he met at the gym. Also a 40-40 season at 21 is insane.

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3 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Anyone else watching Alex vs A-Rod on HBO Max? It’s outstanding so far, way better than the garbage baseball-related docs netflix has put out recently. Dude lived a life that few could ever even imagine. Had no idea his first wife was just a normal person he met at the gym. Also a 40-40 season at 21 is insane.

Really is frustrating that uber talented players like Bonds and ARod juiced.  Would've loved to see where their numbers would've landed without the roids.

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3 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Oh great, the steroid argument again. Must be the offseason.

Not really an argument.  Just would have loved to see what their career totals would've been without juice.  I suspect pretty high, and both easily HOF worthy.  

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12 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Seems like an incredibly bad trade for the Birds.

That's what everyone is saying, but Rodriguez's shoulder sucks. Long term shoulder stuff is probably even worse than TJ/elbow issues. Sure, he might get healthy and be an ace, but there's also a chance that he's basically Brandon Webb but without the few years of success first.

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4 minutes ago, tokamak said:

That's what everyone is saying, but Rodriguez's shoulder sucks. Long term shoulder stuff is probably even worse than TJ/elbow issues. Sure, he might get healthy and be an ace, but there's also a chance that he's basically Brandon Webb but without the few years of success first.

… or Dylan Bundy while we’re discussing “can’t miss” O’s starters.

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1 hour ago, miguelito said:

What about out-of-market for those teams?

 

Same as usual is my understanding: mlb.tv

The difference on those teams is instead of an RSN, their home games will also be through mlb.tv. 

 

It’s the start of what MLB has been after long-term in getting it all combined under one roof.

How espn is playing into that specifically, in terms of distribution, I dunno how that works yet. I need to read more here in a few. 
 

So whether ESPN is going to be where you go for mlb.tv, or if they mean you can buy it through espn is where I’m uncertain.

Or maybe you’ll be able to link your mlb account and use either the mov app, or the espn app.

 

What’s more on top of that, I just saw that NBC is getting Sunday night and some other shit. Saw a ticker, have to dig that up. 

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On the heels of a 2025 season that saw large viewership increases -- including the most watched postseason in eight yearsand a World Series Game 7 that was the most watched Major League Baseball game in 34 years -- MLB announced Wednesday that it has formed new three-year media rights agreements with Netflix, NBCUniversal and ESPN.

As part of the rights agreements, which cover the 2026-2028 MLB seasons, the league’s longstanding relationship with ESPN will reach 39 consecutive seasons, NBC will return to regularly airing games on its broadcast network for the first time in a quarter century, and Netflix’s engagement with MLB will expand from documentaries to live baseball event coverage for the first time.

Sunday Night Baseball will shift from ESPN, where it aired since 1990, to NBCUniversal, which also secured the rights to Sunday Leadoff and the Wild Card Series in the postseason for NBC and Peacock.

Netflix will now air the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, an Opening Night exclusive and special event games set to include the 2026 MLB at Field of Dreams Game and the World Baseball Classic in Japan.

And ESPN will receive a national midweek game package throughout the season while also acquiring the rights to sell MLB.TV, the league’s out-of-market streaming service that set a record with 19.4 billion minutes watched in 2025.

“Our new media rights agreements with ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix provide us with a great opportunity to expand our reach to fans through three powerful destinations for live sports, entertainment, and marquee events,” said Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. “Following our last World Series game that averaged more than 51 million viewers globally, these partnerships build on MLB’s growing momentum that includes generational stars setting new standards for excellence, new rules which have improved the game on the field, and increases in important fan engagement metrics like viewership, attendance, participation and social media consumption.

“We’re looking forward to tapping into the unique areas of expertise that ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix each bring to the sport for the benefit of our fans.”

Several elements of MLB’s national broadcast rights will remain unchanged.

FOX/FS1 will continue to be the home of the All-Star Game and regular season games, as well as the World Series, League Championship Series and Division Series presented by Booking.com. TBS will continue to house LCS and Division Series telecasts, plus regular season games on Tuesday nights. Apple TV will continue to stream "Friday Night Baseball" doubleheaders throughout the regular season.

Here’s more on each of the three new media rights agreements:

Netflix

MLB and Netflix have previously collaborated on globally distributed documentaries, including the Emmy Award-winning “The Turnaround” and “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox,” both from 2024. There was also “The Clubhouse,” an eight-part docuseries that went behind the scenes with the 2024 Red Sox.

Now, as the streaming giant continues to branch out into more live sporting events, Netflix is bringing game action to its service, which has more than 90 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada and over 300 million globally.

Netflix will open the MLB season the next three years with a single game on Opening Night, the evening prior to a full schedule of traditional Opening Day games. In 2026, the Opening Night game will pit Aaron Judge and the Yankees against Rafael Devers and the Giants on Wednesday, March 25.

 

There’s the mlb notes. Here’s the linky:

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-announces-media-rights-deals-with-espn-nbc-netflix

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4 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Ward is pretty damn good.

He's a bad, slow LF who hit .228 last season in his career year.  He will age poorly, and he'll already be 32 next season.

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4 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

 

 

So whether ESPN is going to be where you go for mlb.tv, or if they mean you can buy it through espn is where I’m uncertain.

Or maybe you’ll be able to link your mlb account and use either the mov app, or the espn app.

 

 

This is probably going to suck for me. For the better part of a decade, I’ve used a dns service to get local teams through mlb.tv but when using that service, espn never works. Hopefully I can find another solution when the dust settles. But only being distributed through espn blows.

 

 

here’s the summary on the new deals today:

Major League Baseball completed new three-year media rights agreements with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Netflix.

ESPN will pay approximately $550 million annually for rights including 30 national games and MLB.TV distribution.

NBCUniversal will pay around $200 million a year for Sunday Night Baseball and all four Wild Card series. (First time for NBC to carry MLB baseball since 2000 when the final play of the ALCS was Rivera getting a 6-3 groundout against Edgar Martinez (with Bellinger’s dad in LF)

Netflix will pay around $50 million a year for rights to air a single game on the season’s opening night, as well as the Home Run Derby and the annual “MLB at Field of Dreams” game. 

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5 hours ago, miguelito said:

What about out-of-market for those teams?

During the term of the agreement, ESPN will be able to offer fans in-market games for the select MLB teams whose games are being produced and distributed by the league through the ESPN app. Fans will have the ability to purchase these subscriptions either independently, as part of a bundle with MLB.TV, or as part of a package with ESPN’s app. For the 2026 season, the local in-market streaming products will continue to be available through MLB’s platforms.

Note that MLB Network will continue to be available to fans purchasing an MLB.TV subscription and will remain available to fans through linear packages and a standalone direct-to-consumer offering.
 

 

 

but yeah, as said above, if you’re out of market for the mariners (or the other 5), your option is to buy mlb.tv same as today (except now you’ll have to go through espn to do it).

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24 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

i hope so ....

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Not entirely sure it would matter much. He's better than Muncy, cost is not an issue for LA and again everyone is swinging for the fences. We just had a catcher hit 60 homers with a batting average in the .240's. He goes there he'd succeed due to the players around him and the meatball pitches he'd get depending upon where he is at in the lineup.

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5 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

So whether ESPN is going to be where you go for mlb.tv, or if they mean you can buy it through espn is where I’m uncertain.

Or maybe you’ll be able to link your mlb account and use either the mlb app, or the espn app.

 

Looks like it’s just an agreement to allow espn to be an additional outlet to purchase mlb.tv, and/or the in-market games, and be able to watch them through espn. As an option, not a requirement.

Like how you’re able to get showtime stuff on paramount+ or hulu on disney+, with the right package.

At least that’s how I’m reading it from the couple articles I’ve seen. 

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I only skimmed that article, but seems like there will be MLB games on ESPN, NBC/Peacock, Netflix, Apple, Fox/FS1, and TBS? Plus the usual fuckery with MLB.tv/RSNs, depending on what team(s) you care about?

Very cool, very fan friendly. Gotta love the current media rights landscape. 

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Well, Mariners fans are losing ROOT Sports, so we have no idea who will be broadcasting their games next season, or who the announcers will be.  It's kind of a big deal right now in that neck of the woods.

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1 hour ago, tokamak said:

I only skimmed that article, but seems like there will be MLB games on ESPN, NBC/Peacock, Netflix, Apple, Fox/FS1, and TBS? Plus the usual fuckery with MLB.tv/RSNs, depending on what team(s) you care about?

Very cool, very fan friendly. Gotta love the current media rights landscape. 

 

Sunday night baseball moves to nbc, ESPN gets a mid-week package.

Fox/TBS stay the same.

Apple stays the same.

Netflix is getting the HR Derby, and FoD.

 

MLB.tv stays the same, but 6 teams will be able to have in-market games as well (assumed as an extra for those in those markets.)

ESPN app subscribers can buy an mlb.tv subscription through the ESPN app, and/or an in-market subscription.

 

A bit of a circus, but nothing that’s really different overall.

MLB gets another path of subscriptions, sunday night changes channels, now there’s mid-week national games.

46 minutes ago, miguelito said:

Well, Mariners fans are losing ROOT Sports, so we have no idea who will be broadcasting their games next season, or who the announcers will be.  It's kind of a big deal right now in that neck of the woods.

 

I was wondering similar and looked into that stuff (overall, not just ROOT) last spring. It’s my understanding their intentions are to retain teams current broadcast staff. The end result is you should get the same people and broadcast, but through mlb.tv and not all the random RSN’s. 

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5 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

 

Sunday night baseball moves to nbc, ESPN gets a mid-week package.

Fox/TBS stay the same.

Apple stays the same.

Netflix is getting the HR Derby, and FoD.

 

MLB.tv stays the same, but 6 teams will be able to have in-market games as well (assumed as an extra for those in those markets.)

ESPN app subscribers can buy an mlb.tv subscription through the ESPN app, and/or an in-market subscription.

 

A bit of a circus, but nothing that’s really different overall.

MLB gets another path of subscriptions, sunday night changes channels, now there’s mid-week national games.

 

I was wondering similar and looked into that stuff (overall, not just ROOT) last spring. It’s my understanding their intentions are to retain teams current broadcast staff. The end result is you should get the same people and broadcast, but through mlb.tv and not all the random RSN’s. 

OK I actually read the article. It says Sunday night moves to "NBCUniversal", which to me implies Peacock. If it's broadcast NBC, why wouldn't they just say "NBC"?

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7 minutes ago, tokamak said:

OK I actually read the article. It says Sunday night moves to "NBCUniversal", which to me implies Peacock. If it's broadcast NBC, why wouldn't they just say "NBC"?

 

My understanding is they will also be available on peacock as well, but hopefully not just peacock for any of them. But with having games available on both falls under the parent company and not just NBC.

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