Now that the GM Conferences have wrapped up, listed below are three issues we’ll be watching round baseball this weekend:
1. Platinum Glove winners to be revealed:
The Gold Glove Award winners had been introduced final weekend, honoring the very best defensive participant in every league at every place. Later at this time, Rawlings will reveal the winner of the 2024 Platinum Glove Awards, which honor the highest defensive participant in every league, no matter place. All 10 Gold Glove winners in every league are eligible for the Platinum Glove, which is set by a fan vote. Voting was reside from Sunday by Thursday night time.
Two earlier Platinum Glove winners are eligible once more this 12 months: Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez and Giants third baseman Matt Chapman. Different robust contenders embrace Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho, who gained the Fielding Bible Defensive Participant of the Yr Award, and Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, who led the majors in Statcast’s Fielding Run Worth.
2. MLB’s objection deadline in DSG chapter case:
Diamond Sports activities Group should show in chapter court docket that it has a possible plan of motion to keep away from liquidation sooner or later, and Main League Baseball has the precise to object to that plan. In keeping with Evan Drellich of The Athletic, MLB has till 2:00 pm CT this afternoon to file its formal objection. Nevertheless, it’s value protecting in thoughts that this deadline has already been pushed again a number of occasions.
The Braves, Cardinals, and Marlins reportedly have offers in place to proceed broadcasting their video games with Diamond if/when the corporate emerges from chapter, whereas the Twins, Guardians, and Brewers will broadcast their video games by MLB as a substitute. The Rangers haven’t but made alternate plans, however they’ve urged they won’t negotiate a brand new cope with Diamond. As Drellich factors out, that leaves the printed conditions for the Reds, Tigers, Royals, Angels, and Rays up within the air. ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez experiences that DSG “stays in talks with at the least a few of these groups.”
3. WBSC Premier12 kicks off this weekend:
The Premier12 championship, organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, is ready to kick off this Saturday. The motion will start with Panama vs. Netherlands, whereas Puerto Rico will tackle the USA later that day. Extra matchups of the weekend embrace Venezuela vs. Mexico, Venezuela vs. Panama, Netherlands vs. the USA, and Mexico vs. Puerto Rico. The match, which options the 12 highest-ranked nationwide baseball groups worldwide, runs from November 9 to 24. Video games shall be performed in Mexico, Japan, and Taiwan.
Gamers on a 40-man roster are usually not eligible to take part within the Premier12, however there are a number of top-100 prospects on this 12 months’s Group 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 additionally a handful of free brokers with MLB expertise on this 12 months’s roster, together with Wealthy Hill and Dan Altavilla. The WBSC’s official site has extra information on the Premier12 occasion and full rosters for all of the groups concerned.