Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
06/25/2023	7-20-1	26.79%	-8125	Detail
06/24/2023	13-17-0	43.33%	-4125	Detail
06/23/2023	17-9-2	64.29%	+3575	Detail
06/22/2023	5-9-0	35.71%	-3675	Detail
06/21/2023	14-14-0	50.00%	-1400	Detail
06/20/2023	17-13-0	56.67%	+900	Detail
06/19/2023	12-8-0	60.00%	+1425	Detail
06/18/2023	9-19-0	32.14%	-6040	Detail
06/17/2023	12-14-2	46.43%	-1475	Detail
06/16/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-2010	Detail
06/15/2023	9-10-1	47.50%	-750	Detail
06/14/2023	20-10-0	66.67%	+5105	Detail
06/13/2023	14-14-0	50.00%	+155	Detail
06/12/2023	8-5-0	61.54%	+1745	Detail
06/11/2023	16-12-0	57.14%	+3020	Detail
06/10/2023	9-7-0	56.25%	+590	Detail
06/09/2023	14-16-0	46.67%	-1270	Detail
06/08/2023	9-9-0	50.00%	-425	Detail
06/07/2023	14-12-0	53.85%	+480	Detail
06/06/2023	13-16-1	45.00%	-3430	Detail
06/05/2023	5-8-1	39.29%	-1675	Detail
06/04/2023	10-20-0	33.33%	-6380	Detail
06/03/2023	19-10-1	65.00%	+4310	Detail
06/02/2023	10-14-2	42.31%	-3275	Detail
06/01/2023	7-7-0	50.00%	-250	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

JUNE'S BEST BETS !

06/25/2023................................5 - 13...................................27.77%...............................- 48.00
06/24/2023................................8 - 11...................................42.10%...............................- 31.75
06/23/2023...............................9 - 6 - 1................................60.00%................................+ 13.50
06/22/2023.................................3 - 7....................................30.00%.................................- 22.00
06/21/2023.................................6 - 8....................................42.85%.................................- 13.75
06/20/2023...............................10 - 8....................................55.55%.................................+ 7.25
06/19/2023................................7 - 7.....................................50.00%..................................-5.25
06/18/2023............................... 5 - 15...................................25.00%..................................- 47.40
06/17/2023...............................8 - 9 - 1................................47.05%........... .......................- 4.65
06/16/2023..............................11 - 11..................................50.00%........ ..........................- 0.65
06/15/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ..........................- 7.05
06/14/2023................................11 - 4...................................73,33%........ ..........................+ 43.20
06/13/2023..................................7 - 7....................................50.00%....... ...........................+ 7.70
06/12/2023..................................7 - 2....................................77.77%....... ...........................+ 30.80
06/11/2023..................................7 - 5...................................58.33%........ ...........................+ 17.15
06/10/2023..................................7 - 6...................................53.84%........ ...........................+ 3.10
06/09/2023..................................7 - 8...................................46.66%........ ...........................- 2.35
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50

TOTALS..............................163- 198 - 5................................45.15%............. . . ...................- 206.95

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack
Active ballplayers with 2,000+ career hits:
3,119— Miguel Cabrera
2,098— Joey Votto
2,049— Nelson Cruz
2,036— Elvis Andrus
2,009— Andrew McCutchen
2,000— Freddie Freeman

Quote of the Day
“……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders

Monday’s quiz
In the baseball movie Moneyball, what well-known actor played A’s manager Art Howe?

Sunday’s quiz
Dusty Baker was in the on-deck circle when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run.

Saturday’s quiz
There are seven colors in the rainbow.

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Monday’s Den: A quick note on every National League team……..

Arizona— Last three years, Arizona was a combined 151-233 (.393); this year, they’re 47-32 and lead the NL West by 2.5 games. Last time Diamondbacks made the playoffs? 2017.

Atlanta— Braves lead the NL East by six games; they’re 19-6 vs divisional rivals. Atlanta has won 10 of its last 11 games overall. Braves have won 11 of their 13 series on the road.

Cubs— Cubs are 13-10 vs lefty starters, 24-29 vs righties, 7-11 in one-run games. Chicago has won 8 of its last 10 games; they’re only NL Central team with a positive run differential (+32).

Reds— Cincinnati leads NL Central thanks to a 12-game win streak; they lost last two days, 7-6/7-6. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Will Reds be a buyer at the trade deadline?

Rockies— Kris Bryant makes $27,333,333 a year, and will thru 2028. He played in only 42 games last year, and has already missed 30 more games this year. His OPS this year is .719, which is bad for a guy making $27M. Personnel decisions like this are why the Rockies suck.

Dodgers— Dodgers have been in the playoffs ten years in a row; if the playoffs started today, LA would be the last team in, but they’ve won four of their last five games. Hard to believe the Dodgers won’t be buyers at the trade deadline, trying to fortify an injury-plagued roster.

Marlins— Miami has been in the playoffs once in the last 19 seasons, but they’re 44-34 now and Skip Schumaker is front-runner for Manager of the Year. 20-year Eury Perez is 4-1, 1.54 in his first eight major league starts.

Brewers— Milwaukee went 86-76 LY, but missed playoffs for first time in five years. This year, Brewers are 40-37, half-game out of first in NL Central. Christian Yelich is having a comeback season, having scored 51 runs with a .790 OPS so far in 2023.

New York— With a payroll of $359,204,730, you’d expect more than a 35-42 record, 9-18 vs lefty starting pitchers. Over last five weeks, Mets are 10-19, 2-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Phillies— Phils are 15-5 in their last 20 games; they scored four runs in the bottom of the 8th Sunday to beat the Mets, 7-6. Here is what happened in that inning:
Walk-single-walk-E5 scored a run.
Walk-strikeout-hit by pitch-hit by pitch
Four runs scored on one hit; they’re finding ways to win.

Pirates— On April 29, Pirates were 20-8, the talk of baseball; since then, they’re 15-34 and have scored a total of 21 runs in their last 11 games. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

St Louis— Cardinals are a disappointing 32-45, in last place in NL Central, 8-16 in one-run games. St Louis is only 14-22 at home; they’re 2-8 in last ten series openers. Free agent C Contreras is hitting .216, but he went 4-for-4 in London Sunday- maybe that’ll wake him up.

San Diego— Payroll is $250,086,874, record is 37-41, not good. Padres are 30-4 when they score 5+ runs, 7-37 when they don’t.
Coming into this weekend, Padres were hitting .197 with runners in scoring position, which would be the worst such average in the last 80 years:

.197– 2023 Padres
.200– 1969 Padres (they were an expansion team)
.202– 1942 Phillies
.204– 1968 Mets (they won World Series the next year)
.207– 1963 Senators

Giants— San Francisco is 12-2 in its last 14 games; they’d be the #2 Wild Card team right now, even though that in their last 15 games, Giants’ starting pitcher has lasted less than 5 innings 10 times. They’re pasting together games by taxing their bullpen heavily; is that sustainable?

Nationals— Washington won the 2019 World Series; since then, they’re 175-295 (.372). This year, Nationals are 13-27 at home, 8-14 in one-run games. They lost their last seven series openers.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, June 26

 

[Udog]

BALTIMORE is 34-17 Under (15.3 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 60-30 Under (27 Units) in home games revenging a 3 game sweep at the hands of their opponents since 1996.

MINNESOTA is 85-83 SU (-6.3 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 16-5 Under (10.5 Units) in road games when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 35-52 SU (-22.2 Units) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 20-41 SU (-25.1 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB

Monday, June 26

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 26

National League
Milwaukee (40-37) @ NY Mets (35-42)
— Rea is 1-1, 5.31 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
— He gave up a run in 8 IP, in his one start vs New York.


— Brewers are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 18-19 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 23-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-33-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.1


— Verlander is 0-2, 5.67 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— He is 2-0, 1.90 in three starts vs Milwaukee.


— Mets lost 15 of last 20 games.
— Mets are 17-15 at home.
— under 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-77
— record in first 5 innings: 32-38-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-4


American League
Detroit (33-43) @ Texas (47-29)
— Boyd is 2-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 1-7, 6.39 in nine starts vs Minnesota.


— Detroit is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 15-22 on road.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-76
— record in first 5 innings: 24-37-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-4


— Heaney is 1-1, 5.19 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— over 9-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-2
— He is 1-1, 9.00 in two starts vs Detroit.


— Texas is 6-6 in its last 12 games.
— Rangers are 24-13 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 21-77
— record in first 5 innings: 49-18-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2.1


White Sox (34-45) @ LA Angels (42-37)
— Cease is 0-0, 3.37 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 9-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-6
— He is 1-1, 4.05 in four starts vs Anaheim.


— Chicago is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— White Sox are 14-25 on road.
— under 15-5-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-79
— record in first 5 innings: 29-39-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-6.1


— Detmers is 1-0, 0.96 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-9 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.


— Angels lost five of last seven games.
— Angels are 20-16 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 20-79
— record in first 5 innings: 35-31-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


Interleague games
Cincinnati (41-37) @ Baltimore (47-29)
— Williamson is 1-0, 6.38 in seven starts.
— Seattle is 6-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.


— Reds lost last two games, after a 12-0 run.
— Cincinnati is 20-17 on road.
— over 21-11 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-78
— record in first 5 innings: 29-33-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-5-6


— Irvin is 1-3, 7.77 in five starts.
— Orioles are 2-3 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— you’re reading armadillospotts.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— This is his first start vs Cincinnati.


— Orioles are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 24-14 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-76
— record in first 5 innings: 34-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-2


Minnesota (40-39) @ Atlanta (50-27)
— Gray is 0-1, 3.91 in his last nine starts.
— Twins are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-2-1 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2
— He is 0-2, 3.23 in five starts vs Atlanta.


— Twins are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Minnesota is 18-20 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-79
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3


— Strider is 4-0, 6.00 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 13-2 in his starts.
— over 11-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.


— Atlanta is 18-4 in its last 22 games.
— Braves are 24-15 at home.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-77
— record in first 5 innings: 44-23-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-5.1-4


Washington (21-47) @ Seattle (37-39)
— Williams is 2-0, 4.11 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Nationals are 7-17 in last 24 games, 3-2 in last five.
— Washington is 17-20 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 25-78
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-4


— Castillo is 0-4, 4.18 in his last four starts.
— Mariners scored seven runs in those four games.
— Seattle is 6-3 in his home starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-5
— He is 0-5, 4.81 in six starts vs Washington.


— Seattle is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Mariners are 21-17 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 22-76
— record in first 5 innings: 33-31-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-2.2

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 26

 

[Udog]

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, June 26

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JUNE 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CIN at BAL	07:05 PM	BAL -130 O 10.0	+500 +500
MIL at NYM	07:10 PM	NYM -175 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -220 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at TEX	08:05 PM	TEX -200 O 9.0	+500 +500
CHW at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA -135 U 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at SEA	09:40 PM	SEA -260 O 8.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Jun 26, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee NY Mets	- -	07:10 PM	Under 8.5

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Jun 26, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee NY Mets	2 1	Under 8.5	Win
Jun 25, 2023	MLB	Arizona San Francisco	5 2	Over 9.0	Loss
Jun 24, 2023	WNBA	Indiana Las Vegas	88 101	Over 169.5	Win
Jun 23, 2023	MLB	Arizona San Francisco	5 8	Under 8.0	Loss
Jun 22, 2023	MLB	San Diego San Francisco	10 0	Under 8.5	Loss
Jun 21, 2023	MLB	Chi. Cubs Pittsburgh	8 3	CHC -110	Win
Jun 20, 2023	WNBA	Minnesota Los Angeles	67 61	Under 157.0	Win
Jun 19, 2023	MLB	Colorado Cincinnati	4 5	Over 10.5	Loss
Jun 18, 2023	WNBA	Minnesota Las Vegas	62 93	Under 169.5	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
06/26/2023	9-2-1	81.81%	+2625	Detail
06/25/2023	7-20-1	26.79%	-8125	Detail
06/24/2023	13-17-0	43.33%	-4125	Detail
06/23/2023	17-9-2	64.29%	+3575	Detail
06/22/2023	5-9-0	35.71%	-3675	Detail
06/21/2023	14-14-0	50.00%	-1400	Detail
06/20/2023	17-13-0	56.67%	+900	Detail
06/19/2023	12-8-0	60.00%	+1425	Detail
06/18/2023	9-19-0	32.14%	-6040	Detail
06/17/2023	12-14-2	46.43%	-1475	Detail
06/16/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-2010	Detail
06/15/2023	9-10-1	47.50%	-750	Detail
06/14/2023	20-10-0	66.67%	+5105	Detail
06/13/2023	14-14-0	50.00%	+155	Detail
06/12/2023	8-5-0	61.54%	+1745	Detail
06/11/2023	16-12-0	57.14%	+3020	Detail
06/10/2023	9-7-0	56.25%	+590	Detail
06/09/2023	14-16-0	46.67%	-1270	Detail
06/08/2023	9-9-0	50.00%	-425	Detail
06/07/2023	14-12-0	53.85%	+480	Detail
06/06/2023	13-16-1	45.00%	-3430	Detail
06/05/2023	5-8-1	39.29%	-1675	Detail
06/04/2023	10-20-0	33.33%	-6380	Detail
06/03/2023	19-10-1	65.00%	+4310	Detail
06/02/2023	10-14-2	42.31%	-3275	Detail
06/01/2023	7-7-0	50.00%	-250	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

JUNE'S BEST BETS !

06/26/2023................................7 - 2.....................................77.77%...............................+ 19.50
06/25/2023................................5 - 13...................................27.77%...............................- 48.00
06/24/2023................................8 - 11...................................42.10%...............................- 31.75
06/23/2023...............................9 - 6 - 1................................60.00%................................+ 13.50
06/22/2023.................................3 - 7....................................30.00%.................................- 22.00
06/21/2023.................................6 - 8....................................42.85%.................................- 13.75
06/20/2023...............................10 - 8....................................55.55%.................................+ 7.25
06/19/2023................................7 - 7.....................................50.00%..................................-5.25
06/18/2023............................... 5 - 15...................................25.00%..................................- 47.40
06/17/2023...............................8 - 9 - 1................................47.05%........... .......................- 4.65
06/16/2023..............................11 - 11..................................50.00%........ ..........................- 0.65
06/15/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ..........................- 7.05
06/14/2023................................11 - 4...................................73,33%........ ..........................+ 43.20
06/13/2023..................................7 - 7....................................50.00%....... ...........................+ 7.70
06/12/2023..................................7 - 2....................................77.77%....... ...........................+ 30.80
06/11/2023..................................7 - 5...................................58.33%........ ...........................+ 17.15
06/10/2023..................................7 - 6...................................53.84%........ ...........................+ 3.10
06/09/2023..................................7 - 8...................................46.66%........ ...........................- 2.35
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50

TOTALS..............................170- 200 - 5................................45.94%............. . . ...................- 187.45

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Brewers 2, Mets 1— Since June 2, Mets are 5-16.
— Angels 2, White Sox 1— Angels have 2 walk-off wins, both on wild pitches.
— Orioles 10, Reds 3— Cincinnati lost last three games, giving up 24 runs.
— Mariners 8, Nationals 4— Crawford homered, was on base four times.
— Tigers 7, Rangers 2— Texas is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— LSU 18, Florida 4— Tigers win the college baseball national title.

Quote of the Day
“It’s surreal. It’s surreal, man, that’s all I can say. I’m pretty amazed to be here, I feel extremely blessed and fortunate. And I’m excited about it.”
Orioles prospect Jordan Westburg, after being called up to the majors

Tuesday’s quiz
In what city was the TV show Frasier based?

Monday’s quiz
In the baseball movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.

Sunday’s quiz
Dusty Baker was in the on-deck circle when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run.

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Tuesday’s Den: Quick notes on American League teams

Orioles— Baltimore hasn’t made the playoffs since 2016, but after going 178-368 (.326) from 2018-21, Orioles went 83-79 last year, are 48-29 this season. Baltimore is 18-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Boston— Red Sox are in last place in AL East, despite a 40-39 record; first place in AL Central is 40-40. Boston is 13-8 vs lefty starters, 27-31 vs righties. Red Sox are 10-14 in one-run tilts. Under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Chi Sox— Last three years, White Sox were 209-175, making playoffs twice, but this year, they are 15-11 vs division rivals, 19-35 against everyone else. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Pale Hose are 14-26 in road games.

Cleveland— Guardians have made playoffs in five of last seven seasons; they’re only 37-40 this year, but because the division is so weak, they’re only 2 games out of first place. They’ve played a lot of one-run games (17-19). Cleveland is 5-8 in first game of a home series.

Detroit— Tigers haven’t made playoffs since 2014; since 2017, they’re 375-569 (.397), 34-43 this year. Detroit is 28-10 this year when they score 4+ runs, 6-33 when they don’t. Tigers are 6-10 vs lefty starters, 15-11 vs division foes. 12-9 in one-run games.

Houston— Astros are 6-9 since Yordan Alvarez got hurt; they’re 13-6 vs division rivals. Over last five weeks, Houston is 2-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on. Altuve has missed 52 games this season after getting hurt in the WBC; Abreu is hitting only .232.

Royals— KC is 10-9 in one-run games, 12-47 in all other games. Royals are 10-47 when they score less than 5 runs. Kansas City is 5-20 in series openers, 2-10 at home. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Angels— Halos are 35-23 vs righty starters, 8-14 vs lefties. Overall, Angels are 43-37, half-game out of the last Wild Card slot. Ohtani can walk as free agent after the season; would they dare trade him? Still weird that Anthony Rendon makes more $$$ than Trout or Ohtani. Angels haven’t made the playoffs since 2014.

Twins— Minnesota made playoffs 3 times in 4 years from 2017-20, then went 73-89/78-84 last two years; they’re 40-40 right now, leading a lousy AL Central by 1.5 games. Twins are 8-14 in one-run games but are 8-3 in extra innings. Trading Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez seems like a mistake, with Arraez hitting .399.

New York— Aaron Judge is out until at least early August; Bronx is 43-35, in the Wild Card hunt but 9.5 games out of first place in AL East. Stanton is hitting .191, LeMahieu is hitting .230, might be a good time to fire the hitting coach.

New York last won a World Series in 2009; since then, they’ve spent the much $$$$:
2010— $206,333,389
2011— $201,689,030
2012— $197,962,289
2013— $228,835,490
2014— $203,812,506
2015— $219,282,196
2016— $213,472,857

2017— $201,539,699
2018— $173.540,000
2019— $206,084,884
2020— $110,852,878 (short season)
2021— $191,205,631
2022— $240,290,714
2023— $279,741,178

That amounts to a total of $2,874,647,741 spent on payrolls since they last won a World Series. ……that’s billion, with a B. Somehow, the general manager still has his job.

Tampa Bay— Rays made the playoffs the last four years, are 54-27 this year, with these payrolls:
2019— $53,444,931

2020— $28,735,222 (short season)
2021— $60,388,600
2022— $75,347,813
2023— $64,652,911

Seems like the Rays are making better use of their $$$.

Oakland— If the owner wasn’t a cheap bastard, A’s could field this team:
C— Murphy
1B— Olson
2B— Semien
SS— Andrus
3B— Chapman
OF— Marte, Canha, Laureano
SP’s— Bassitt, Luzardo, Kaprielien, Irvin
Closer— Hendriks

Would be a pretty good team. Hopefully the owner will sell the team soon.

Seattle— Mariners made playoffs last year for first time since 2001- they won 90 games in both of last two seasons, but they’re only 38-39 this year, 8-15 in one-run games, after they went a combined 67-41 in one-run games in 2021-22. Seattle is 0-6 in Luis Castillo’s road starts this year.

Rangers— Texas is 47-31, despite being 5-11 in one-run games, and despite Seager missing 31 games with a hamstring injury. Rangers are 15-8 vs AL West rivals; they haven’t made it to the playoffs since 2016, but Bochy has won three World Series— he is a great freakin’ manager.

Toronto— Blue Jays made playoffs two of last three years and went 91-71 the other year; they’re 43-36 this year, right in middle of Wild Card chase. Toronto is 7-17 against its division rivals this year, they’re 12-7 in one-run games.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, June 27

 

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PITTSBURGH is 31-45 SU (-18.5 Units) in June games in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 10-2 SU (7.8 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

TORONTO is 8-23 SU (-17.3 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where the bullpen gave up no earned runs in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 43-74 SU (-38.4 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 79-50 SU (24 Units) after a game where the bullpen gave up no earned runs in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 35-69 SU (-40.9 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 41-58 SU (-22.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 27-10 SU (16 Units) in road games after a win by 2 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.

TEXAS are 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 96-134 SU (-51.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 15-2 SU (12.8 Units) after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base over the last 2 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 24-15 SU (7.5 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 29-39 SU (-13.9 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 20-6 SU (13.4 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) as a road underdog of +150 to +200 in the current season.

 

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MLB
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Tuesday, June 27

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 27

National League
San Diego (37-41) @ Pittsburgh (35-42)
— Darvish is 1-2, 7.88 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 6-8 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 4-2, 2.63 in nine starts vs Pittsburgh.


— Padres are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— San Diego is 17-19 on road.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-78
— record in first 5 innings: 35-35-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-x


— Hill is 2-4, 6.56 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 3-6 in his last nine starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— He is 6-4, 3.03 in 13 starts vs San Diego.


— Pirates are 3-15 in their last 18 games.
— Pittsburgh is 18-19 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 19-77
— record in first 5 innings: 32-33-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-x


Milwaukee (41-37) @ NY Mets (35-43)
— Teheran is 1-0, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 10-9, 2.98 in 28 starts vs New York.


— Brewers are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 19-19 on road.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-78
— record in first 5 innings: 35-34-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-2.2


— Peterson is 0-4, 10.12 in his last four starts.
— His last start was May 15.
— Mets are 1-7 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6-2
— He is 0-1, 10.38 in two starts vs Milwaukee.


— Mets lost 16 of last 21 games.
— Mets are 17-16 at home.
— under 10-3 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-78
— record in first 5 innings: 33-38-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4


Philadelphia (40-37) @ Cubs (37-39)
— Suarez is 1-0, 1.04 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 1-2, 4.24 in three starts vs Chicago.


— Phillies are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Phillies are 19-23 on road.
— under 8-1-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 23-77
— record in first 5 innings: 32-35-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.2


— Taillon is 1-2, 5.94 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 2-10 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 1-3, 8.59 in six starts vs Philadelphia.


— Cubs are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 20-17 at home.
— over 4-1-1 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-76
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-x


Los Angeles (43-34) @ Colorado (31-49)
— Kershaw is 3-0, 1.33 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
— He is 11-8, 4.62 in 26 starts at Coors Field.


— Dodgers won four of last five games.
— Dodgers are 19-19 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 31-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-33-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-x


— Seabold is 0-1, 6.75 in four home starts.
— Colorado is 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— This is his first start against the Dodgers


— Rockies lost nine of last eleven games.
— Colorado is 18-20 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-80
— record in first 5 innings: 25-43-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4-x


American League
Detroit (34-43) @ Texas (47-30)
— Tigers haven’t named a starter


— Detroit is 7-4 in its last eleven games.
— Tigers are 16-22 on road.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-77
— record in first 5 innings: 25-37-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-8.1


— Perez is 1-2, 6.11 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 10-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-1
— He is 2-5, 6.47 in 11 starts vs Detroit.


— Texas is 6-9 in its last 15 games.
— Rangers are 24-14 at home.
— under 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 49-19-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-3.1


Cleveland (37-39) @ Kansas City (22-56)
— Williams allowed 2 runs in 3.2 IP (82 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Guardians are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.


— Guardians won five of last seven games.
— Cleveland is 17-21 on the road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 29-33-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x


— Singer is 0-3, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 6-9 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— He is 2-1, 4.88 in eight starts vs Cleveland.


— Royals are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Royals are 10-28 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 27-78
— record in first 5 innings: 21-45-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x


White Sox (34-46) @ LA Angels (43-37)
— Kopech is 0-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 6-9 in his starts.
— under 9-2 last eleven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
— He is 1-3, 5.27 in four games (2 starts) vs Anaheim.


— Chicago is 5-10 in its last 15 games.
— White Sox are 14-26 on road.
— under 16-5-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-80
— record in first 5 innings: 29-39-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.1-2


— Ohtani is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 1-0, 0.87 in two starts against Chicago.


— Angels are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Angels are 21-16 at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 20-80
— record in first 5 innings: 35-31-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2


Bronx (43-35) @ Oakland (20-60)
— Brito is 1-1, 4.70 in his last five starts.
— New York is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.1 IP (77 PT) vs Oakland May 10.


— New York is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Bronx is 18-16 on the road.
— under 11-3-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-77
— record in first 5 innings: 36-25-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-x


— Blackburn is 0-0, 4.91 in his five starts.
— Oakland is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
— He is 0-0, 2.70 in two starts vs New York


— A’s lost 10 of their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 9-29 at home.
— over 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 21-80
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 18-48-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-x


Interleague games
Cincinnati (41-38) @ Baltimore (48-29)
— Abbott is 3-0, 1.14 in four starts.
— Cincinnati is 4-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.


— Reds lost last three games, after a 12-0 run.
— Cincinnati is 20-18 on road.
— over 22-11 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-79
— record in first 5 innings: 29-34-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-6-6


— Wells is 3-1, 3.80 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 9-5 in his starts
— under 7-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— you’re reading armadillospotts.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-4
— This is his first start vs Cincinnati.


— Orioles are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 25-14 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-7


San Francisco (44-34) @ Toronto (43-36)
— Giants haven’t named a starter.


— Giants won 11 of their last 13 games.
— San Francisco is 21-15 on road
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-3-x


— Gausman is 5-0, 3.03 in his last six starts.
— Toronto is 10-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-4
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Toronto is 4-1 in its last five games.
— Blue Jays are 21-14 at home.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 20-79
— record in first 5 innings: 31-33-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x


Miami (45-34) @ Boston (40-39)
— Alcantara is 0-1, 5.51 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 6-9 in his starts
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Boston.


— Miami is 16-6 in its last 22 games.
— Marlins are 20-18 on road
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-79
— record in first 5 innings: 36-28-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6-3


— Whitlock is 2-0, 3.54 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Marlins.


— Red Sox are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Boston is 21-19 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-78
— record in first 5 innings: 28-41-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-x


Minnesota (40-40) @ Atlanta (51-27)
— Ryan is 1-1, 3.68 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 4-6 in his last ten starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.


— Twins are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Minnesota is 18-21 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-80
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-1.1


— Elder is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 11-4 in his starts.
— under 9-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.


— Atlanta is 19-4 in its last 23 games.
— Braves are 25-15 at home.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-78
— record in first 5 innings: 44-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-2


Houston (42-36) @ St Louis (32-45)
— Valdez is 4-1, 1.40 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
— over 3-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.


— Astros are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
— Houston is 20-17 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 28-78
— record in first 5 innings: 42-24-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3


— Montgomery is 2-0, 1.86 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 4-11 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 0-1, 4.38 in five starts vs Houston.


— Cardinals won five of their last seven games.
— Cardinals are 14-22 at home.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-77
— record in first 5 innings: 28-35-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-6.2-x


Tampa Bay (54-27) @ Arizona (47-32)
— Bradley is 2-2, 4.38 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 6-4 in his starts
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.


— Tampa Bay is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Rays are 20-17 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 28-81
— record in first 5 innings: 50-22-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4


— Gallen is 3-0, 2.84 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 11-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.


— Arizona is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
— Arizona is 23-18 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 30-78
— record in first 5 innings: 36-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x


Washington (30-48) @ Seattle (38-39)
— Irvin is 0-4, 7.18 in his last seven starts.
— Nationals are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Nationals are 7-18 in last 25 games.
— Washington is 17-21 on the road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 26-78
— record in first 5 innings: 27-41-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-4


— Woo is 1-0, 2.30 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.


— Seattle is 3-2 in its last five games.
— Mariners are 22-17 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 23-77
— record in first 5 innings: 34-31-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.2-2