Now that the GM Meetings have wrapped up, here are three things we’ll be watching around baseball this weekend:
1. Platinum Glove winners to be revealed:
The Gold Glove Award winners were announced last weekend, honoring the best defensive player in each league at each position. Later today, Rawlings will reveal the winner of the 2024 Platinum Glove Awards, which honor the top defensive player in each league, regardless of position. All 10 Gold Glove winners in each league are eligible for the Platinum Glove, which is determined by a fan vote. Voting was live from Sunday through Thursday night.
Two previous Platinum Glove winners are eligible again this year: Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez and Giants third baseman Matt Chapman. Other strong contenders include Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho, who won the Fielding Bible Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, who led the majors in Statcast’s Fielding Run Value.
2. MLB’s objection deadline in DSG bankruptcy case:
Diamond Sports Group must prove in bankruptcy court that it has a feasible plan of action to avoid liquidation in the future, and Major League Baseball has the right to object to that plan. According to Evan Drellich of The Athletic, MLB has until 2:00 pm CT this afternoon to file its formal objection. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that this deadline has already been pushed back several times.
The Braves, Cardinals, and Marlins reportedly have deals in place to continue broadcasting their games with Diamond if/when the company emerges from bankruptcy, while the Twins, Guardians, and Brewers will broadcast their games through MLB instead. The Rangers have not yet made alternate plans, but they have suggested they will not negotiate a new deal with Diamond. As Drellich points out, that leaves the broadcast situations for the Reds, Tigers, Royals, Angels, and Rays up in the air. ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reports that DSG “remains in talks with at least some of those teams.”
3. WBSC Premier12 kicks off this weekend:
The Premier12 championship, organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, is set to kick off this Saturday. The action will begin with Panama vs. Netherlands, while Puerto Rico will take on the USA later that day. More matchups of the weekend include Venezuela vs. Mexico, Venezuela vs. Panama, Netherlands vs. the USA, and Mexico vs. Puerto Rico. The tournament, which features the 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams worldwide, runs from November 9 to 24. Games will be played in Mexico, Japan, and Taiwan.
Players on a 40-man roster are not eligible to participate in the Premier12, but there are several top-100 prospects on this year’s Team USA roster: Rays infielder Carson Williams, Cubs infielder Matt Shaw, Phillies outfielder Justin Crawford, Pirates infielder Termarr Johnson and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin. There are also a handful of free agents with MLB experience on this year’s roster, including Rich Hill and Dan Altavilla. The WBSC’s official web site has more info on the Premier12 event and full rosters for all the teams involved.
I wonder what that Blackpink guy will take offense to today.
My guess will be turning the Platinum Glove announcement into a Cubs biased story because Anthony Rizzo stopped Yadi’s streak eight years ago.
You can bet on it Lloyd. Get it?
I don’t get it.
@chiefnocahoma: Lloyd’s constantly whining that he made large bets that he can’t pay and that his bookie is calling him and demanding payment that he (Lloyd) doesn’t have. He’s a troll w/a schtick.
Seeing as I don’t wager on sports, you must have me confused with someone else. Get your facts straight, nimrod.
You’ve posted a half a dozen times about owing bets to a bookie you can’t pay since the WS started. Same thing on election night. Troll on.
Yes, yes you are.
“Mom burnt my meatloaf last night, I wet the bed and my basement heater went kaput!” – Blackpink, probably
Premier 12???
Dewey: Softball? Really? Put that on another website. Has nothing at all in common with the great game of baseball!
It’s a baseball and softball organization. Not just softball.
The Premier12 is a baseball tournament.
As part of the effort to get baseball and softball back into the Olympics, the International bodies for baseball and softball merged a few years ago. This tournament is for baseball, and they also run softball tournaments (like FIFA and FIBA have both mens and womens tournaments).
avenger,
Read the post before complaining and looking foolish.
Also, softball has a whole lot in common with baseball.
It’s the top International Tournament after the WBC. I think it debuted in 2015. It partially functions as a qualifier for the Olympics,
Would like to see Cal Raleigh get a Platinum Glove this year. He saves a ton of runs by the way he handles that pitching staff in Seattle..
Daulton varsho imo
I’m not a fan of the GG and it’s even worse that the fans are voting and awarding PG. I’ll stick with The Fielding Bible. Much more logical with data to back it up.
Fan voting!?!? Fans are stupid
@SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs
Yes, per the article above:
All 10 Gold Glove winners in each league are eligible for the Platinum Glove, which is determined by a fan vote.
Just makes the Platinum Glove even more worthless.
Does anyone know why the Braves, Cardinals and Marlins are continuing to do business with the same people that already went bankrupt once?
Second time’s the charm?
As a country, we just elected again as president, someone who is much more familiar with bankruptcy court than either you or me …
rondon: And will someone PLEASE look into the new station that Reinsdorf and the owner of the Blackhawks started that doesn’t allow anyone without DirectTV to see the Hawks, Sox or Bulls? Reinsdorf is scum to the core. More proof he doesn’t care about the fans.
You can use rabbit ears to get it on good ol’ Ch. 62. No more monthly charges. Clear TV is for real!
Because they’re still under contract and that contract likely favors diamond, so they haven’t terminated it in bankruptcy proceedings is my guess.
You’re definitely right about the Braves being under contract w/Diamond. They’re stuck w/Diamond through 2027.
That link to the premier12 doesn’t show any rosters. Everyteam just says rosters not available yet.
If Brice Turang doesnt win the Platinum Glove for the NL, it’s a crime.
Patrick Bailey also plays in the NL and is an excellent defensive catcher.
He sure does and he sure is, but I stand by my statement. Turang should win the Platinum Glove in the NL.
BTW
Raleigh, Turang win 2024 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR
Not posted by MLBTR, so let’s give some love to the small market guys!!!!
They do pretty well here normally, but yes I agree, if this had been a Yankee, Dodger, Met, etc it would have been front and center. But that’s sports media these days.