Around Baseball 2015

[Captain Adama]

Wow. How the mighty have fallen. I need a new username

 

I guess project prospect was right along.

[Krylian]

Lawrie sounds like such a douche lol.

 

Always was.

[burlingtonbandit]

Should have traded Osuna, kept Hendriks.

 

Yeah that looks really bad right now if Osuna could have got a similar package.

Edited December 10, 2015 by burlingtonbandit

[CJ-Freeway]

Douche's hang with Douche's, so no surorise lol. (I'm just joking around bro).

 

Haha that was too easy:p

[Stangstag]

Yeah that looks really bad right now if Osuna could of got a similar package.

 

*could HAVE*

[burlingtonbandit]

*could HAVE*

 

dammit lol. I've been trying to catch myself doing that.

[Atothe]

If they peg Osuna as a reliever long term, they should sell high

[Laika]

Where did the Winter Meetings thread go?

[King]

Where did the Winter Meetings thread go?

 

If you put GreekFatAss on your ignore list, the thread would be hidden. But you can still access the thread through this link;

 

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5858-The-2015-Winter-Meetings-(Dec-7-10)/page18

[King]

Remember that kid in the Bautista home run "reaction" video vs Texas? His dad is marketing the s*** out of him, and apparently he holds his own autograph sessions.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5v0wb0j.png

 

Wtf?

[CJ-Freeway]

Remember that kid in the Bautista home run "reaction" video vs Texas? His dad is marketing the s*** out of him, and apparently he holds his own autograph sessions.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5v0wb0j.png

 

Wtf?

 

Dafuq?

[Travis_Snider]

Remember that kid in the Bautista home run "reaction" video vs Texas? His dad is marketing the s*** out of him, and apparently he holds his own autograph sessions.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5v0wb0j.png

 

Wtf?

 

pathetic.

[L54]

But can he cursive?

[Nafro]

But can he cursive?

 

He only does electronic autographs.

[L54]

He only does electronic autographs.

 

Damn kids.

[Frenchsoup]

He didn't even catch the ball how can he be marketing anything? I actually know the guy who grabbed the ball and he offered it to Joey Bats, but Joey didn't care about the ball.

[canadiansportsjunkie]

Good move by the White Sox didn't give up much. Lawrie has the tools to be above average 3B but has a mindset of a child

[burlingtonbandit]

Good move by the White Sox didn't give up much. Lawrie has the tools to be above average 3B but has a mindset of a child

 

I read that they plan to use him at 2nd. I'm sure he hates switching positions all the time. If I was Chicago I'd just leave him at 3rd.

[Spanky99]

Remember that kid in the Bautista home run "reaction" video vs Texas? His dad is marketing the s*** out of him, and apparently he holds his own autograph sessions.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5v0wb0j.png

 

Wtf?

 

lol

[Cyborg]

Wow Eshelman to the Phillies too. Nice haul.

[Spanky99]

Wow Eshelman to the Phillies too. Nice haul.

 

Wow...wasn't he a first rounder? 2nd rounder 4th overall. I own him in another league and loved what I read up on him.

Edited December 10, 2015 by Spanky99

[Cyborg]

Wow...wasn't he a first rounder? 2nd rounder 4th overall. I own him in another league and loved what I read up on him.

 

2nd rounder. 139 K and 7 BB in 137 IP last year with a 1.58 ERA. Over his 3 years at Cal State he had 376 IP, 321 K and just 18 BB. 1.65 ERA.

 

Only throws 88-91 but has 80 command.

[Spanky99]

2nd rounder. 139 K and 7 BB in 137 IP last year with a 1.58 ERA. Over his 3 years at Cal State he had 376 IP, 321 K and just 18 BB. 1.65 ERA.

 

Only throws 88-91 but has 80 command.

 

Yeah, outstanding numbers.

[GreekFatAss]

If you put GreekFatAss on your ignore list, the thread would be hidden. But you can still access the thread through this link;

 

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5858-The-2015-Winter-Meetings-(Dec-7-10)/page18

 

I must be such an awful poster

[Brownie19]

Remember that kid in the Bautista home run "reaction" video vs Texas? His dad is marketing the s*** out of him, and apparently he holds his own autograph sessions.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5v0wb0j.png

 

Wtf?

 

This is hilarious. This photo is from the Smith Brothers Indoor Baseball Facility in the hamlet of New Lowell, Ontario (which is where I still play men's hardball). I actually did the site servicing design for this facility. My 5 year old son is enrolled in their t-ball program and the Owner was setting up for this and telling me all about it last Sunday.

 

I don't think this is exactly what it appears to be. Smith Brothers run the Central Ontario Reds baseball team, which is a Fall/Winter developmental program for youth baseball players. This kid is in the program and if I had to guess, I bet it was them that approached the kid/family about doing a little promo event to raise a bit of money for the team. They're always doing some sort of promo event, including training sessions and dinner gala's with the likes of Mookie Wilson and Devon White. I ran into Devon White earlier this year, which was kinda cool.

 

Obviously if someone has pictures of this guy signing autographs at like 3 other events, then I stand corrected.

[HERPDERP]

Pretty good and extensive article on the relationship between Dodger players and Puig

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2597460-is-there-anybody-left-in-los-angeles-whom-yasiel-puig-hasnt-alienated

[KingKat]

Pretty good and extensive article on the relationship between Dodger players and Puig

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2597460-is-there-anybody-left-in-los-angeles-whom-yasiel-puig-hasnt-alienated

 

But Bleacher Report...

[43211234]

 

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-the-incredible-class-of-2018-will-change-mlb-as-we-know-it-051035127-mlb.html

 

 

 

http://reaction.club/r/30f8aba.gif

[burlingtonbandit]

lol @ including JA Happ in that group.

 

No need to included Donaldson either since he will be a Blue Jays forever..

[Laika]

I think most people would term that the class of 2019, not 2018 (this is the 2016 offseason right now).

 

A lot those players will either extend and not reach free agency or decline and not be a big deal three years from now. It's just so early to look at it.

 

Some of the names he lists even suck right now, lol. Gattis and Happ? Mauer? Carter Capps will probably be retired in three years. Nelson Cruz will be 38! He will be total garbage.

 

I will grant that the top end is massive and some of them seem to have a very strong chance of reaching FA. Harper, Donaldson, Cutch, Machado, Heyward, Kershaw, Fernandez, Sale could all be seen to have a better than average chance of still being elite and not extending with their current team, for one reason or another.