Around Baseball 2014

[jaysblue]

Royals signed Brett Tomko to a minor league contract.

 

Damn, where was AA on that one (sarcastic tone).

[Ziggyy108]

JP Arencibia ....................

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4909211/j-p-arencibia-adds-to-clubhouse-chemistry

[Stangstag]

JP Arencibia ....................

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4909211/j-p-arencibia-adds-to-clubhouse-chemistry

 

Well I guess he has to show the front office that he has SOMETHING.

[jaysfan2014]

Especially for a guy who will likely be DFAd if he doesn't start hitting or playing decent defense at catcher, as Robinson Chirinos has outplayed him by quite a bit.

[Abomination]

"It's an easy clubhouse," Arencibia said. "I'm back to enjoying myself. I'm back to having fun. I'm back to waking up and being excited about coming to the field every day. And I think that has to do with this team. Not to take away anything from where I came from, but it's a different feeling around here.

 

"It's fun to come to work with guys that work hard and want to win. The culture around here is different. It's exciting to me. I have fun being a part of that. I've missed that the past couple of years, and it's exciting to get back to that."

 

What a f***ing blowhard. The worst player on the team is calling out the culture of his former team?

 

Yeah, he shouldn't be yapping at all. Still, it does make one wonder about our clubhouse culture as there has been those whispers in the past.

[jaysfan2014]

If Sabathia had learned to adapt, he wouldn't be a risk for continued regression. With the decline of the Yankees team due to age, this is the last thing they need, especially with the ascent of the Red Sox, Rays, Jays(I expect them to be better than last season) and Orioles.. Without a decent Sabathia, the Yanks could easily be a 5th place team, as Kuroda and Tanaka cannot be expected to carry the team.

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

Arencibia must be one of the least talented s***-talkers in recent baseball history.

[Convo]

"It's fun to come to work with guys that work hard and want to win. The culture around here is different. It's exciting to me. I have fun being a part of that. I've missed that the past couple of years, and it's exciting to get back to that."

 

I wonder what he'll be saying when Soto takes the full-time catcher duties? His 3 for 22 in ST so far is not going to impress anyone in Rangers front office.

[Frenchsoup]

Yeah, he shouldn't be yapping at all. Still, it does make one wonder about our clubhouse culture as there has been those whispers in the past.

 

I am pretty sure he was ring leader when it came to our clubhouse. Whenever you have a guy yapping and putting words in other peoples mouths and your a terrible player.... That would drive me crazy and I'd probably fight that guy. Hes also bringing down my production in the grand scheme things with his lack of production at the plate, errrors and s***** game calling in the field.

[jaysblue]

You just want to punch JPA in the face from all the stuff he says.

[kgm1]

Beachy to see DR Andrews on Monday with Medlen . Maybe not his biceps . Wow if he needs another Tommy John Atlanta will have really been hit hard . Shades of what the jays went thru .

[jaysfan2014]

No kidding! Thanks to Hudson going to SF, Beachy and Medlen going down to Tommy John surgery, and Minor's slow recovery from offseason surgery, this is the projected rotation according to MLBDepthCharts:

 

1. Julio Teheran

2. Alex Wood

3. Freddy Garcia

4. David Hale

5. Ervin Santana (mid-April) or Mike Minor (depends on recovery time)

 

After this, the rotation in the minors gets dicey..

[jaysfan2014]

And more injury woes for pitchers:

 

A's pitchers AJ Griffin (right elbow issue) and Jarrod Parker (right forearm tightness) are heading for the DL. Tommy Milone will take one rotation spot, former Blue Jay Jeese Chavez is expect to get the other.. hold your breath, A's fans.. last time he started in Toronto, he had HR and command issues.. Not good if you're an A's fans, but great for Angels, Rangers and Mariners fans..

[KingKat]

He had a 96 xFIP- with the Jays. Pretty darn good.

 

He gave up a ton of homeruns which is one of the last things to stabilize. It was really ridiculous how much crap he took from the fans. AdamGreenwood, of all people, was one of his rare defenders.

[KingKat]

He grabbed him in PL today lol.

 

Wow, he's consistent. Grant, on the other hand, will draft some of the same Red Sox players he bashes or ignore players he's hyped up which is how you can know what he truly thinks.

[flafson]

He had a 96 xFIP- with the Jays. Pretty darn good.

 

96 as in 96.0?

[jaysblue]

I like Jesse Chavez as a reliever, though as a starter I don't see how he'll be effective. Well probably pitching in Oakland, he'll produce decent results and I'm sure he can have a Chad Gaudin type season. If he was a starter in Toronto, he'd be destroyed.

[kgm1]

Yea , I got Parker in two of my leagues and in those leagues there is no one to replace him . Had to grab Lucas Harrell . I might be alright if Robby Ross gets the 5th spot in Texas

[flafson]

96 as in 4% better than average.

 

Oh, i thought xFIP.

[fapaholic]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere..

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24481683/orioles-mets-rays-all-talking-to-mariners-about-nick-franklin

 

I suppose Alex is doing his ninja thing right?

[Convo]

When the going gets tough, the tough get Goins.

[flafson]

If we make a trade, i'd much rather we get a SP.

[Boxcar]

Great, my top 2 pitchers are injured. FML.

[GeorgiaPeach]

Funny s***:

 

http://deadspin.com/belligerent-red-sox-prospect-arrested-while-looking-to-1544062842?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[John_Havok]

Funny s***:

 

http://deadspin.com/belligerent-red-sox-prospect-arrested-while-looking-to-1544062842?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

He's dumn

[Boxcar]

LOL @ bragging about making $3 million a year. His bonus was 875K and he'll be lucky to ever draw a major league salary.

 

Looks like he's getting cut.

[wilko]

Morrow's on the chopping block apparently? Didn't know the Jays had that much depth... http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2014/03/14/spring-threat-jays-vs-red-sox-3/

 

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nhl/players/full/638.png&w=350&h=254

[fireballW]

Can we please get Brad Miller and let them keep Franklin. Brad Miller is super fantastic and all spring they are batting him low in the batting order and actually making him compete for a spot at shortstop he deserves. Let them keep Franklin and take Miller please.

[Convo]

He's dumn

 

Most guys are at 19

[flafson]

Hech news. So FanGraphs recenty started showing InsideEdge defense data. I was playing around and putting it into runs. Here's what I got for the leaders last year:

 

Manny Machado 3B 16.6

Andrelton Simmons SS 12.8

Nolan Arenado 3B 12.4

Adeiny Hechavarria 11.8

Alcides Escobar SS 11.1

Neil Walker

Pedroia

Tulowitzki

Uribe

Cano

Headley

Martin

Longoria

etc.

 

Where does Goins fit?