Around Baseball 2015

[Sammy225]

Because Reynolds wasn't terrible at his job or anything

 

(NB - I know you're being sarcastic)

 

Told it how it was.... If its not a puck Canadians can't catch it... He was extremely honest guy. Very few of us have ever played baseball due to the snow on the ground 11 months out of the year.

[THANOS]

Smoltz is pretty dumb but anyone is better than Reynolds

[polar bear]

The Estrada and Happ deals just keep looking better

 

Absolutely.

[G-Snarls]

Absolutely.

 

Actually, Estrada and Happ MIGHT be a little pissed at their agents and themselves for signing so early in the off season

[polar bear]

Actually, Estrada and Happ MIGHT be a little pissed at their agents and themselves for signing so early in the off season

 

I think they really wanted to be in Toronto.I've got a good feeling about both of them.

[TheHurl]

Same org that traded a top 10 CF for BP junk!

 

Edwin Jackson.

[Abomination]

Actually, Estrada and Happ MIGHT be a little pissed at their agents and themselves for signing so early in the off season

 

I'm not sure they would have really gotten much more anyway. Maybe an extra year for Happ. Neither have the durability track record. They both basically turned great second half/playoff performances into a decent payday.

[glory]

Actually, Estrada and Happ MIGHT be a little pissed at their agents and themselves for signing so early in the off season

 

It sounded like Estrada was going to accept the QO but signed the two year deal instead. He's probably fine with how things played out. If there was no QO, then he probably would have explored his options a bit more.

[Spanky__99]

That's exactly it. People forget that you don't get paid in FA for what you are going to do you get paid for what you've already accomplished. And Leake has been better despite being younger.

 

Good organizations, try to sign players for future value, sadly, you're correct, and dumb orgs set the market by throwing ridiculous amounts of money at FA's.

[G-Snarls]

Good organizations, try to sign players for future value, sadly, you're correct, and dumb orgs set the market by throwing ridiculous amounts of money at FA's.

 

Cano, don't ya know!

[Deadpool]

Told it how it was.... If its not a puck Canadians can't catch it... He was extremely honest guy. Very few of us have ever played baseball due to the snow on the ground 11 months out of the year.

 

You must live in a tropical Canadian paradise, I've had 14' of snow piled up in front of my house since 1987 and I have never seen the sun!

[GD]

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/12/22/160231374/mariners-hire-female-scout?partnerId=as_mlb_20151222_56639746&adbid=1053669344664704&adbpl=fb&adbpr=196554717042842

The Mariners have announced that they've hired Amanda Hopkins as a scout in the "Four Corners" area of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Hopkins is just 22, but she's lived a baseball life: She played four years of softball at Central Washington University where she served as team captain. Oh, and her dad is Ron Hopkins, an assistant to the general manager for the Pirates. He's a longtime MLB scout who previously served as Director of Scouting for the Rangers from 2004-09, seen here (on the right) after the team drafted Justin Smoak with the 11th pick in the 2008 MLB Draft: The younger Hopkins was interning with the Mariners' scouting department for the last three summers during her time off from CWU."We sent her to scout school and she ranked pretty high in the class," Mariners scouting director Tom McNamara told MLB.com. "When I called to tell her we'd nominated her for scout school, she was in tears on the phone, literally in tears. It was kind of chilling. It meant a lot to her."

 

The Mariners believe that Hopkins is the first full-time female scout in MLB since Edith Houghton and Bessie Largent held the job in the mid-20th century. Houghton worked for the Phillies and Largent -- who, with her husband, was one of the most notable scouting duos in the game back then -- helped sign Hall of Famer Luke Appling for the White Sox in 1930.

[THANOS]

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/12/22/160231374/mariners-hire-female-scout?partnerId=as_mlb_20151222_56639746&adbid=1053669344664704&adbpl=fb&adbpr=196554717042842

 

Awesome. She's pretty cute as well.

 

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K36r5nlDw7DD3oKPfoDKdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztxPTg1O3c9MzIw/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2015-12-08/821570e0-9e00-11e5-96ed-8f880f934e11_AHopkins.jpg

http://www.gnacsports.com/media/Softball/2015-16/cwu-amanda-hopkins-2015.jpg

[jaysfan2014]

Cano, don't ya know!

 

And the Red Sox with Sandoval, HanRam, Porcello, and possibly Price.. so much wasted money there in Boston. They're not a smart org. by any means--5 playoff misses in 6 years, with the 2013 team being one of the flukiest World Series champions in baseball history.. considering they collapsed back to mediocrity in 2014 with only a slight rebound in 2015..

[jaysfan2014]

OBP monster John Jaso signs with the Pirates--as a 1B. Smart move by Pittsburgh.

[xposbrad]

And the Red Sox with Sandoval, HanRam, Porcello, and possibly Price.. so much wasted money there in Boston. They're not a smart org. by any means--5 playoff misses in 6 years, with the 2013 team being one of the flukiest World Series champions in baseball history.. considering they collapsed back to mediocrity in 2014 with only a slight rebound in 2015..

 

lol ya, Boston is definitely not a smart org. Toronto has made the playoffs way more times in the past 20 years and has way more young talent than Boston. I wouldn't be surprised if Boston finishes last and Toronto wins yet ANOTHER world series this year.

[jaysfan2014]

lol ya, Boston is definitely not a smart org. Toronto has made the playoffs way more times in the past 20 years and has way more young talent than Boston. I wouldn't be surprised if Boston finishes last and Toronto wins yet ANOTHER world series this year.

 

Hope that was sarcasm..

 

Actually, Boston has decent young talent in Betts, Bogaerts and Swihart--but ownership has wasted money on Sandoval and HanRam, tried to put HanRam in LF(disaster), overpaid for Castillo (who looks like the rare Cuban player who busts), and faces declines in Pedroia and Ortiz in the coming year (and beyond for Pedroia offensively and defensively). And let's not get started on the Porcello contract.. and I fear Price will end up the same. And BTW, I don't consider Shaw a core piece--he didn't exactly have consistent numbers in the minors, and is a serious regression candidate.

[xposbrad]

Hope that was sarcasm..

 

Actually, Boston has decent young talent in Betts, Bogaerts and Swihart--but ownership has wasted money on Sandoval and HanRam, tried to put HanRam in LF(disaster), overpaid for Castillo (who looks like the rare Cuban player who busts), and faces declines in Pedroia and Ortiz in the coming year (and beyond for Pedroia offensively and defensively). And let's not get started on the Porcello contract.. and I fear Price will end up the same. And BTW, I don't consider Shaw a core piece--he didn't exactly have consistent numbers in the minors, and is a serious regression candidate.

 

Moncada also. But they can spend whatever they want, they aren't constrained as much as Toronto is. When you go after a lot of high end talent, some will look like they are overpaid, and some will pay off. That's just how it is, but the bottom line is, they know how to win, unlike other teams.

[burlingtonbandit]

I was kinda hoping the Jays would sign Jaso instead of Smoak.

[HERPDERP]

darma

[TheHurl]

An undercover investigation (for the purpose of a documentary) into British Hurdler Liam Collins has unveiled an "Anti Aging" Clinic linked to HGH. Others named Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Taylor Teagarden, James Harrison, Peyton Manning (and his wife), and Mike Tyson.

 

In a stunning scene, Taylor Teagarden, an eight-year MLB veteran, appears in one of the undercover videos, openly discussing his use of performance-enhancing drugs during the previous season.

[burlingtonbandit]

An undercover investigation (for the purpose of a documentary) into British Hurdler Liam Collins has unveiled an "Anti Aging" Clinic linked to HGH. Others named Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Taylor Teagarden, James Harrison, Peyton Manning (and his wife), and Mike Tyson.

 

Really interesting that Peyton is on that list. I wonder how many of these "clinics" across the county that do the same thing. Its naive to think there aren't a lot of players in the game and sports for the matter still using PEDs.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Really interesting that Peyton is on that list. I wonder how many of these "clinics" across the county that do the same thing. Its naive to think there aren't a lot of players in the game and sports for the matter still using PEDs.

 

You're aware that the source already recanted his claims right? This sounds like total ********.

[Brownie19]

An undercover investigation (for the purpose of a documentary) into British Hurdler Liam Collins has unveiled an "Anti Aging" Clinic linked to HGH. Others named Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Taylor Teagarden, James Harrison, Peyton Manning (and his wife), and Mike Tyson.

 

I'm always amazed that no NHL players are ever named......even NBA players seem to avoid these claims to some extent...

[BTS]

An undercover investigation (for the purpose of a documentary) into British Hurdler Liam Collins has unveiled an "Anti Aging" Clinic linked to HGH. Others named Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Taylor Teagarden, James Harrison, Peyton Manning (and his wife), and Mike Tyson.

 

Referring to Taylor Teagarden as an 8-year MLB veteran is pretty egregious reporting.

[burlingtonbandit]

You're aware that the source already recanted his claims right? This sounds like total ********.

 

Could just be someone paying him off. Regardless, there are lots of these anti aging "clinics" around the country much like the Miami one that supply steroids.

 

I don't even see the big deal about HGH anyway. NFL players do much worse harm to their bodies by just being on the field taking hits than HGH will ever do. It benefits the league and players by letting them recover faster.

[o2cui2i]

Referring to Taylor Teagarden as an 8-year MLB veteran is pretty egregious reporting.

 

[Captain Adama]

Dave Henderson died.

 

RIP.

[Nafro]

Dave Henderson died.

 

RIP.

 

That's unfortunate.

[HERPDERP]

I must be an idiot for not knowing who he is