Around Baseball 2014

[Abomination]

Sonny Gray had been keeping them off the bases. Only 2 hits. But just had two wild pitches during one at bat.

 

Wild pitches might be a slight understatement.

[G-Snarls]

I don't know about that, but I prefer to watch Tanaka's skill set. He has better command than Darvish you can see him going 220+ innings in a season.

 

And f*** the Yankees for just buying a 25 year old probable work horse + Cy Young candidate while we couldn't even land Ervin f***in' Santana.

[ElNik2013]

In top of the mighty Igawa

 

 

I heard he's a Sumo Wrestler now.

[Angrioter]

And Odorizzi fails to complete 5 innings.. poor timing, especially with a series vs. Boston coming up, which Boston could easily sweep with the Rays sending out Bedard, Archer and Ramos. They need Cobb and Hellickson back soon.. or their season could spiral out of control.

 

Free Nate Karns

[G-Snarls]

Love seeing the White Sox pound the Rays.

 

It helps both of our teams

 

It's only been a few years but I'm already very tired of Tampa being so good. You?

[jaysfan2014]

Depending what happens with the Rays/White Sox game tonight, Rays will have the most overworked pen in the majors.. and they don't have a Todd Redmond to eat innings.. they're going to burn out Leuke, Gomes, Bell and McGee soon if they can't get length from starters.. sounds as bad or worse than our Jays, especially considering Maddon hasn't had to deal with this since 2007.

[G-Snarls]

Depending what happens with the Rays/White Sox game tonight, Rays will have the most overworked pen in the majors.. and they don't have a Todd Redmond to eat innings.. they're going to burn out Leuke, Gomes, Bell and McGee soon if they can't get length from starters.. sounds as bad or worse than our Jays, especially considering Maddon hasn't had to deal with this since 2007.

 

It's insane how lucky they had been with SP health until this month

[berenjenareturns]

And f*** the Yankees for just buying a 25 year old probable work horse + Cy Young candidate while we couldn't even land Ervin f***in' Santana.

 

Funny but 95% of you loathed the idea of Santana being a Blue Jay...

[G-Snarls]

Funny but 95% of you loathed the idea of Santana being a Blue Jay...

 

Yep. When we were thinking he might actually get a 4 or 5 year deal

 

When it became 1 year and he was the last FA available most were all for it

[jaysfan2014]

True. Rays took their depth for granted and went all-in by keeping Price and spending extra to retain Loney.

 

Watch out for a fire sale at the deadline if the Rays continue to struggle.

[ElNik2013]

True. Rays took their depth for granted and went all-in by keeping Price and spending extra to retain Loney.

 

Watch out for a fire sale at the deadline if the Rays continue to struggle.

 

 

 

I don't see anyone running away with the division in the East. Cobb will be back in June probably. I think they can make a push later on as long as they stay around .500.

[Angrioter]

Mitch Williams:"I think the bunt creates more big innings than anything else"

 

Mitch Williams and Ed Wedge are gold.

[Dylan]

Wanted Sierra or Goins didn't you? Very limited editions those are!!

 

haha I wish.. I am looking forward to the Reyes and MB ones though. My collection is growing strong.

[jaysfan2014]

He of the 8.02 ERA, 1.734 WHIP, 6.3 BB/9IP? No way. He'd get crushed in the MLB, especially in the AL East. Matt Andriese or Mike Montgomery are more likely options. And Enny Romero isn't polished enough yet.

[jaysfan2014]

Agreed.. the Yanks are going to cool off sooner or later, as their pitching isn't strong after Tanaka, and what about Pineda?

 

Also note the Yankees haven't exactly had a strong schedule, which has included Houston, Boston (twice), our Jays, the hapless Cubs, and the Angels. A third of their wins so far has been on beating up Boston, which shows that the Red Sox are not playing well.

[havok24]

Agreed.. The yanks are going to cool off sooner or later, as their pitching isn't strong after tanaka, and what about pineda?

 

Also note i'm a f***ing raging moron.

 

Corrected.

[Angrioter]

MadBum 4.1 IP, 5 runs against Padres (Rene Rivera 5 RBI's)

[fatcowxlive]

MadBum 4.1 IP, 5 runs against Padres (Rene Rivera 5 RBI's)

 

This scrub is taking playing time from Grandal fml

[Convo]

Good 'ol Sierra #DoesntHaveAClueOutThere

[Davie]

dont know if this has been posted already but its pretty funny.

 

[G-Snarls]

So hearing Harper now out until mid July

 

Ouch

[G-Snarls]

[BlueJaysGirl]

King, those Sierra GIF's are gold!

[Cooler Heads Prevail]

Yep. When we were thinking he might actually get a 4 or 5 year deal

 

When it became 1 year and he was the last FA available most were all for it

 

I suggested signing Santana and got berated by the hive. Basically, people said he was a s***** pitcher not worth signing ( some said at any price or duration ). Many of the same posters were annoyed we didn't spend $14M on Josh Johnson. Here's the reality, people always want to find some bounce back all star and say they were right after the fact, ignoring things like injury risk, recent performance, and consistency. Signing a lower ceiling guy to get you innings who is likely a winning pitcher on a good hitting team isn't the sexy choice is it ?

 

If Santana were a hitter, he might be Stephen Drew. Strangely, people want him on an expensive, long term deal. He's inconsistent and a lower ceiling then true star players, but wants all star type money. Not unlike Santana, until he settled on a one year deal. I wouldn't want Drew longer then 2014-2015, I have a bad feeling that he's the kind of "almost star" that looks like a very bad contract by age 32-33. Maybe I'm wrong on this, I just wouldn't be chasing Drew with a significant portion of payroll when our main need next season and beyond will be OFs ( and the usual league wide shortage of pitching, but there is hope in that regard for the Jays ).

[flafson]

King, those Sierra GIF's are gold!

 

They are but he learned from them and didn't do something like that in a while. Problem is, while he improved his base running, he stopped hitting.

[Angrioter]

Brewers purchased the contract of RHP Jeremy Jeffress from Triple-A Nashvill

[saskjayfan]

tampa continuing to slip. If this continues, I can't help but be intrigued by where Price will go and how much a team will be willing to pay. I think the Yankees will be in on him, but not sure if they have anything to offer...

[HERPDERP]

tampa continuing to slip. If this continues, I can't help but be intrigued by where Price will go and how much a team will be willing to pay. I think the Yankees will be in on him, but not sure if they have anything to offer...

 

I guess the Shields-Myers trade is a good place to start, although that was a terrible overpay by the Royals to begin with.

[KingKat]

I guess the Shields-Myers trade is a good place to start, although that was a terrible overpay by the Royals to begin with.

 

I think that if something like Shields/Myers trade had been on the table, Price would have already been moved.

[G-Snarls]