Around Baseball 2014

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Jack Z has denied any issues with Walker, so that trade's out of the question.

http://gregjohns.mlblogs.com/2014/12/10/zduriencik-denies-club-has-issues-with-taijuan-walker/

 

And as for that rookie CF in Washington, Michael Taylor needs more seasoning in AAA(only 52 ABs in AAA last year) plus Span is owed $9M in 2015, plus Washington probably would prefer Taylor (and Goodwin) to be insurance in AAA for 2015, considering they traded prospect Steven Souza Jr. to Tampa. And Sanchez is a major part of Toronto's future.

 

So he had 1 less at bat then Pompey, what's your point. Pompey is penciled in to be are starter!

[jaysfan2014]

So he had 1 less at bat then Pompey, what's your point. Pompey is penciled in to be are starter!

 

Pompey projects to hit better than Taylor according to MLB's top prospects lists. Until Taylor learns to hit a breaking ball and cut down the strikeouts, he's not going to be a regular for a while yet. Defensively, Taylor is ready.. but his bat needs at least another year in the minors. Pompey was already advanced for the levels he was in.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Also Harper can slide to Center and if you even read my trade, a platoon of pillar and Schierholtz can hold down the fort till the rookie is ready to go!

[jaysfan2014]

Also Harper can slide to Center and if you even read my trade, a platoon of pillar and Schierholtz can hold down the fort till the rookie is ready to go!

 

Uh.. no. Harper is terrible in CF. He can only play in the corners. And Nate Schierholtz was terrible last year. Of course, Taylor might get a chance if the Nats DFA Schierholtz, which they will likely do after spring training.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Uh.. no. Harper is terrible in CF. He can only play in the corners. And Nate Schierholtz was terrible last year. Of course, Taylor might get a chance if the Nats DFA Schierholtz, which they will likely do after spring training.

 

So you agree then Span is expendable, thanks! Lol

[Atothe]

Yeah like seriously, what a f***ing idiot. Why is he hanging around people like that? He's a millionaire for f***s sake. He's close to throwing it all away.

 

How come you don't think its the other way around? Fool me once shame on me but you won't fool me twice. I think he's giving orders

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Uh.. no. Harper is terrible in CF. He can only play in the corners. And Nate Schierholtz was terrible last year. Of course, Taylor might get a chance if the Nats DFA Schierholtz, which they will likely do after spring training.

 

Also terrible is a little overblown statement .979 ! In comparable sample size the second coming of great defense According to some on here Gose is at 981 guess he is terrible too? Or those two points save him! Lol

[Atothe]

Also terrible is a little overblown statement .979 ! In comparable sample size the second coming of great defense According to some on here Gose is at 981 guess he is terrible too? Or those two points save him! Lol

 

BBBB stop

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Why, Rrrrrrrrrrr should I ? f*** this place! Lol

[Abomination]

Heh, this is something else:

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/105003914/dreamcatcher-john-holdzkom-takes-long-road-to-major-leagues

[labadee]

 

bromance! slash Stroman sounds like an annoying chihuahua

[Deadpool]

 

bromance! slash Stroman sounds like an annoying chihuahua

 

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/008/910/ultra-gay.png

[Atothe]

 

bromance! slash Stroman sounds like an annoying chihuahua

 

I got a question, why "Mr.Buehrle" and not just Buehrle? Does stroman have Mrs.Buehrle's number saved too?

[BTS]

Stroman is the fatcow of the Blue Jays clubhouse.

[jays4life19]

What happened to Fatcow anyways?

 

Hopefully he didn't get depressed and kill himself after witnessing my epic GDT's.

[Deadpool]

What happened to Fatcow anyways?

 

Hopefully he didn't get depressed and kill himself after witnessing my epic GDT's.

 

If anyone is going to get depressed and kill themselves around here, it's going to be me, god dammit!

[LongTimeReader]

If anyone is going to get depressed and kill themselves around here, it's going to be me, god dammit!

 

Well that was awkward

[Deadpool]

Well that was awkward

 

I think most people around here know what I bring to the table.

[Candy Maldonado]

I got a question, why "Mr.Buehrle" and not just Buehrle? Does stroman have Mrs.Buehrle's number saved too?

 

He refers to him as dad or something.

[Deadpool]

Well that was awkward

 

For your benefit (and the benefit of any people who haven't been here long term), I'm going to just be blunt and give up the ghost here... Deadpool (offline name of The Reverend, Doctor Brandon Edward Michael Savage, Ph.D - That is not a joke, that's his (my) official name), has some serious issues with depression.. He uses humour as a mask for these issues, and is incredibly hilarious as a result. He's probably stable for the most part, but it wouldn't be ultimately shocking if he did have a bad day and end up dead by his own hand. This isn't a cry for help, this is simply an explainer for some of the jokes he may present on this forum. He finds his own depression to be incredibly hilarious, and so should you!

 

Oh my god, the Deadpool drinking game must be going nuts right now. I'm thinking there's gotta be at least 15 shots from this post alone

 

CONSUME!

[jays4life19]

Alright. Time to lock this and start the Around Baseball 2015 thread.

[Deadpool]

Alright. Time to lock this and start the Around Baseball 2015 thread.

 

I KILLED BASEBALL FOREVER!

 

http://imageserver.moviepilot.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014-d52807fa-628d-4cee-a50a-745c2473edcb.jpeg?width=748&height=448

[guylaroche5]

Stroman is the fatcow of the Blue Jays clubhouse.

 

it's a good thing he started off on the right foot, i can only imagine how much he'll hate twitter if he turns into ricky romero 2.0

[Atothe]

it's a good thing he started off on the right foot, i can only imagine how much he'll hate twitter if he turns into ricky romero 2.0

 

If Stroman was to break down emotionally it would've happened a long time ago. I think he's mentally tougher. It'll be injuries or old age that gets him. Romero had the self esteem of a 12 year old girl

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

^ Sad but True! Poor Rickey a failure earning 7 million dollars, poor Rickey! Lol

[jaysfan2014]

Almost January, Nick Cafardo has 2015 projections..

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/12/28/despite-losses-orioles-still-perched-top-east/5owubn1HI2KQBnRQq6j90M/story.html

 

Of course, his projections are way off.. he doesn't realize that Baltimore losing Cruz and Markakis (despite Wieters and Machado's return) is going to hurt a lot. Considering this team can't draw walks to save their life, they're going to struggle to score and get on base unless they hit consistently. And Peter Angelos already has closed his wallet.. he's not going to add more payroll, especially with significant arb raises driving the payroll to a record $126M ($115M+benefits).

 

Yes, Boston needs an ace.. but they're already over the tax and are in a roster crunch on the 40-man with several top prospects on it being unmovable without threatening the team's long-term health, and will need to trade someone just to find room(Victorino? Craig? Nava?). So far, nobody's biting. And if Boston had money in the budget right now, wouldn't they have signed Scherzer or Shields? And they still need to DFA/trade someone to get Breslow on the roster.

 

Yes, the Jays need bullpen help.. but why is everyone pushing us to getting top-of-rotation help?

[jays4life19]

Almost January, Nick Cafardo has 2015 projections..

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/12/28/despite-losses-orioles-still-perched-top-east/5owubn1HI2KQBnRQq6j90M/story.html

 

Of course, his projections are way off.. he doesn't realize that Baltimore losing Cruz and Markakis (despite Wieters and Machado's return) is going to hurt a lot. Considering this team can't draw walks to save their life, they're going to struggle to score and get on base unless they hit consistently. And Peter Angelos already has closed his wallet.. he's not going to add more payroll, especially with significant arb raises driving the payroll to a record $126M ($115M+benefits).

 

Yes, Boston needs an ace.. but they're already over the tax and are in a roster crunch on the 40-man with several top prospects on it being unmovable without threatening the team's long-term health, and will need to trade someone just to find room(Victorino? Craig? Nava?). So far, nobody's biting. And if Boston had money in the budget right now, wouldn't they have signed Scherzer or Shields? And they still need to DFA/trade someone to get Breslow on the roster.

 

Yes, the Jays need bullpen help.. but why is everyone pushing us to getting top-of-rotation help?

 

Yeah. When we signed Martin the need to get a front line starter dramatically decreased. Every starter is going to get a nice boost in production with Martin over Navarro catching. Stroman is our ace.

[Jimcanuck]

Almost January, Nick Cafardo has 2015 projections..

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/12/28/despite-losses-orioles-still-perched-top-east/5owubn1HI2KQBnRQq6j90M/story.html

 

Of course, his projections are way off.. he doesn't realize that Baltimore losing Cruz and Markakis (despite Wieters and Machado's return) is going to hurt a lot. Considering this team can't draw walks to save their life, they're going to struggle to score and get on base unless they hit consistently. And Peter Angelos already has closed his wallet.. he's not going to add more payroll, especially with significant arb raises driving the payroll to a record $126M ($115M+benefits).

 

Yes, Boston needs an ace.. but they're already over the tax and are in a roster crunch on the 40-man with several top prospects on it being unmovable without threatening the team's long-term health, and will need to trade someone just to find room(Victorino? Craig? Nava?). So far, nobody's biting. And if Boston had money in the budget right now, wouldn't they have signed Scherzer or Shields? And they still need to DFA/trade someone to get Breslow on the roster.

 

Yes, the Jays need bullpen help.. but why is everyone pushing us to getting top-of-rotation help?

 

It's a year with a lot of top pitchers available in FA, costing money only, no prospects.

 

Adding a front of the rotation guy like Shields allows Sanchez, Norris, and Estrada to be SP depth and bullpen help as needed. As it should be in a contending year.

[jaysfan2014]

It's a year with a lot of top pitchers available in FA, costing money only, no prospects.

 

Adding a front of the rotation guy like Shields allows Sanchez, Norris, and Estrada to be SP depth and bullpen help as needed.

 

Then Scherzer and Shields are going to need to lower their demands. Nobody will sign them at their current demands, not even big market teams, especially with concerns about durability and regression risk.

[Jimcanuck]

Then Scherzer and Shields are going to need to lower their demands. Nobody will sign them at their current demands, not even big market teams, especially with concerns about durability and regression risk.

 

Scherzer is out of range. Shields is a maybe. Chance at a WS likely a consideration for him, a boost for Jays chances.