Around Baseball 2017

[G-Snarls]

[HERPDERP]

 

rip

[BTS]

Tom Murphy out long term with a fractured forum. If these injuries lead to Colorado finally trading Blackmon and cutting ties with Gonzalez, they'll be a blessing in disguise.

[Laika]

fractured forum.

 

Ouch, call his IT/web guy.

[Nabru]

Rays and Kiermaier nearing 6 year/$50 M extension

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/rays-kevin-kiermaier-nearing-extension.html

[HERPDERP]

Guess we know what Pillar is going to ask for.

 

But we all know he won't get that..

 

unless his ST shows he's a new player..

[Spanky99]

Guess we know what Pillar is going to ask for.

 

But we all know he won't get that..

 

unless his ST shows he's a new player..

 

What's that? Leading off... I'd go with Bats again.

[John_Havok]

Guess we know what Pillar is going to ask for.

 

But we all know he won't get that..

 

unless his ST shows he's a new player..

 

Kiermeier is better at everything than Pillar. Not substantially light years better, but better. Pillar is Kiermeier-lite.

 

Also Pillar is over 1 year older.

 

I dunno, 8.3 million isn't bad for a 4 WAR player, but in Pillar's case when it's 100% defense and no bat... I really don't think you need to lock him up long term. Defense doesn't drive arbitration paydays. Go year by year, pay him as little as possible and cut him loose when someone better comes along, which won't be long.

[keggy]

Rays and Kiermaier nearing 6 year/$50 M extension

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/rays-kevin-kiermaier-nearing-extension.html

 

Rays are covering his peak defensive years and protecting themselves if he breaks out offensively. Buying out 2 free agent years alone will be worth much of that contract.

[Bobthe4th]

Rays and Kiermaier nearing 6 year/$50 M extension

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/rays-kevin-kiermaier-nearing-extension.html

 

[Sammy225]

What's that? Leading off... I'd go with Bats again.

 

If Pearce stays where he has been he could get on a lot for the like of JD Bats and Ken (Yes thats what i will call him).

 

Either way works though

[TheHurl]

While the Kiermaier contract should be a huge value win, I thought it was a slight overpay (as Havok said, defense is paid poorly in arbitration). Still a great move locking down the most handsome man in baseball from a customer service point of view and considering they have no one other than Longoria and Archer locked up it gives the fans a little hope that they will spend.

[TheHurl]

Rockies had their best win of the year yesterday.

 

[Boxcar]

Rockies had their best win of the year yesterday.

 

 

Neat little Photoshop project.

[Sammy225]

Neat little Photoshop project.

 

Ya i was going to say there is no way that is real.

[TheHurl]

Neat little Photoshop project.

 

they admitted it was. Not to mention it's from their Twitter background photo

[Abomination]

they admitted it was. Not to mention it's from their Twitter background photo

 

Photoshop or not, that's still awesome!

[King]

Not sure how many people will interest but to watch KBO games free in HD download the app NaverTV. Great picture quality and the games are interesting to watch.

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhn.android.naverplayer&hl=en

 

https://imgur.com/E0KWC5n

[G-Snarls]

Farrell names Porcello as opening day starter

[Dr. Dinger]

Farrell names Porcello as opening day starter

 

Well, he did win the Cy Young award. David Price is going to start the year on the DL and it would be pretty disloyal to just give that assignment to Chris Sale considering the year Porcello had.

[G-Snarls]

Has Gibby announced his?

 

I'd go with Sanchez but not a big deal among any of the top 4

[TheHurl]

Has Gibby announced his?

 

I'd go with Sanchez but not a big deal among any of the top 4

 

Happ season opener Sanchez home opener?

[Brownie19]

Not that it matters, but a report is out that police have concluded Jose Fernandez was behind the wheel when the boat crashed. Traveling at 65 MPH

[Bobthe4th]

Not that it matters, but a report is out that police have concluded Jose Fernandez was behind the wheel when the boat crashed. Traveling at 65 MPH

 

From the official report:

 

“Fernández operated [the boat] with his normal faculties impaired, in a reckless manner, at an extremely high rate, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as rock jetties and channel markers.”

 

"Fernández’s blood alcohol content was .147, and he had trace amounts of cocaine in his system. Had he survived, he could have been prosecuted for boating-under-the-influence manslaughter and vessel homicide."

[Spanky99]

From the official report:

 

“Fernández operated [the boat] with his normal faculties impaired, in a reckless manner, at an extremely high rate, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as rock jetties and channel markers.”

 

"Fernández’s blood alcohol content was .147, and he had trace amounts of cocaine in his system. Had he survived, he could have been prosecuted for boating-under-the-influence manslaughter and vessel homicide."

 

Stupid kid, he had everything he wanted at his feet.

[KingKat]

Not that it matters

 

I think it does matter in the sense that it has serious insurance implications for the family.

[Atothe]

Stupid kid, he had everything he wanted at his feet.

 

And now his daughter will lose all that fun to lawsuits

[HERPDERP]

Confirmed an idiot.

[Brownie19]

I think it does matter in the sense that it has serious insurance implications for the family.

 

touché KingKat - touché

[Atothe]

Money*** not fun