The Official 2025-26 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[Spidey Man]

The Mets Off-season

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

 

[Remote]

Zero chance.

 

[Carolina Slim]

Is that machine just throwing a straight 100, or are they configured to simulate movement like on a 2-seamer or splitter?

I remember my niigga Ubaldo Jimenez had a two seamer that had such crazy movement I saw a batter look back at him like . Dude was a lefty, and it looked like a fastball headed right at his hip, then broke back and caught the inside corner of the plate.

 

[Spidey Man]

Zero chance.

I feel the pain in my hands from that contact.

 

[Rev]

As long as this man ain’t calling a game, I’m good. His storytelling belongs in studio shows anyway and would be good if he keeps it a lot more current. Plenty of great history to educate on over the last 25-30 years at this point.

 

[Spidey Man]

As long as this man ain’t calling a game, I’m good. His storytelling belongs in studio shows anyway and would be good if he keeps it a lot more current. Plenty of great history to educate on over the last 25-30 years at this point.

This. He works best in short doses.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Hall of Fame's starting pitcher problem -- and what it means

After no pitchers got the call to Cooperstown -- again -- this week, what does the future hold?

www.espn.com

 

[Remote]

It won’t link right but this was an interesting comment from former MLB player John Vander Wal on the changes to pitching and hitting over the last decade or so.

 

[K-Apps]

 

[god shamgod]

Rangers better not have gave up Walcott for this bum.gore sucks

 

[Remote]

deGrom and Eovaldi are old but if they can hang on and Texas gets solid years out of Gore and Leiter…they could have something.

 

[ineedsleep212]

 

[Canada Goose]

I didn't see it in real time (was too young) but 98 seemed like a dope season




I was that Albert Belle had the best the best offensive second half and not McGwire or Sosa. The starpower in baseball back then was Seattle had Griffey and A Rod with both of them having MVP seasons and still missed the playoffs

 

[Professor K.]

Dude's name is.... Fitz-Gerald? Like, not Fitzgerald, but a hyphenated family name that just so happens to be a combination of Fitz and Gerald?

Reminds me of this kid I knew named Austin who got legally adopted by his stepdad.... Mr. Austin. This nikka's name was Austin Austin