Wait...I got the impression that the "team vote" was the players vote right? So the Cardinals players and the players of 3 other teams voted against it...or at least that was my impression from listening to talking heads on the radio.
MLB: ***2022 MLB SEASON THREAD***
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Wait...I got the impression that the "team vote" was the players vote right? So the Cardinals players and the players of 3 other teams voted against it...or at least that was my impression from listening to talking heads on the radio.
Good breakdown here from Jayson Stark on how the 2023 schedule will change.
How will everything change in the 2023 schedule?
You might have missed this in the announcement of labor-deal details if you were focused on stuff like tax thresholds. But this is a development that will make an impact on literally every team in baseball in 2023:
Unbalanced schedules: Out!
Playing every team in baseball every single season: In!
Yes, the 2023 schedule will cut back on rivalry games. And in their place, teams will play an NBA-like schedule that involves facing all 29 other clubs, including every one of the 15 in the other league. Here’s a breakdown:
DIVISION GAMES (56): Clubs play all four teams in their division 14 times. (Current total: 19) So that means one three-game series and one four-game series each, both home and road.
OTHER 10 LEAGUE OPPONENTS (60): Those non-division teams within your league? You’ll play them six times apiece — three at home, three on the road. (Current total: six or seven apiece)
INTERLEAGUE SCHEDULE (46): Here’s how this works: Every team plays its interleague “rival” (Mets-Yankees, Cubs-White Sox, you know the deal) four times — two at home, two on the road. (Current total: four or six games, depending on the season)
As for the other 14 teams in the opposite league, you’ll play three games against every one of them. Half are at home. Half are on the road. Then that will flip the following year. So if you miss Mike Trout in your NL city one year, he visits the next year. Get the picture? (Current total: three or four games each versus either four or five nonrival interleague opponents)
What’s this all about? Well, entertainment and marketing for one thing. It’s an attempt, in an increasingly regionalized sport, to allow fans in every city to see their team play against every team and every star in the other league at least once a year. Also, with new wild-card teams added to the mix, it makes the schedule more comparable for teams fighting for those spots.
How will everything change in the 2023 schedule?
You might have missed this in the announcement of labor-deal details if you were focused on stuff like tax thresholds. But this is a development that will make an impact on literally every team in baseball in 2023:
Unbalanced schedules: Out!
Playing every team in baseball every single season: In!
Yes, the 2023 schedule will cut back on rivalry games. And in their place, teams will play an NBA-like schedule that involves facing all 29 other clubs, including every one of the 15 in the other league. Here’s a breakdown:
DIVISION GAMES (56): Clubs play all four teams in their division 14 times. (Current total: 19) So that means one three-game series and one four-game series each, both home and road.
OTHER 10 LEAGUE OPPONENTS (60): Those non-division teams within your league? You’ll play them six times apiece — three at home, three on the road. (Current total: six or seven apiece)
INTERLEAGUE SCHEDULE (46): Here’s how this works: Every team plays its interleague “rival” (Mets-Yankees, Cubs-White Sox, you know the deal) four times — two at home, two on the road. (Current total: four or six games, depending on the season)
As for the other 14 teams in the opposite league, you’ll play three games against every one of them. Half are at home. Half are on the road. Then that will flip the following year. So if you miss Mike Trout in your NL city one year, he visits the next year. Get the picture? (Current total: three or four games each versus either four or five nonrival interleague opponents)
What’s this all about? Well, entertainment and marketing for one thing. It’s an attempt, in an increasingly regionalized sport, to allow fans in every city to see their team play against every team and every star in the other league at least once a year. Also, with new wild-card teams added to the mix, it makes the schedule more comparable for teams fighting for those spots.
I like it. Less home games against the Cubs and Pirates. 5 of the last 10 games I've gone to have been against the Pirates. The game on my birthday this year is against the Pirates. I hate seeing the bloody Pirates!
I'm sad to see Garver go for what the Twins received in return. If they were getting a established SS, I could see it.
Hope Dodger (We laugh at the Luxury Tax) money doesn't land Nelson Cruz.
Too bad the Twins cannot compete with the expanded DH demand.
Too bad the Twins cannot compete with the expanded DH demand.
Yeah I kind of felt there would be more activity as well. The White Sox signing Joe Kelly isn't a "huge" attention getter but it is a big signing. Their bullpen is loaded (and that includes the assumption that Kimbral gets traded).
