Around Baseball 2017

[G-Snarls]

What a s*** season for the Tigers

[G-Snarls]

s***

 

The backup catcher missed a pitch from Farmer and the home plate ump took it right in the shoulder/neck

[G-Snarls]

Bases loaded

 

Fans all over Farmer, and Miggy becuse he was gesturing at the Cleveland fans

[G-Snarls]

Line out to end the inning

 

Indians up 4-1 going into the 4th

[Drumcliff]

Interesting to see that Deck McGuire made his MLB debut last night for the Reds after a pretty solid season in Double A ball at Pensacola in the Southern League. Not a bad line: 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 K, no runs, 6 batters faced.

[baseballsss]

It may come down to the combo of which team has the most bonus pool money to give him, and which guarantee him the chance to bat as well.

 

Red Sox have the most spending money with the yankees right behind them. I think either team would be fine letting him bat and would be able to give him the biggest deal if he succeeds.

 

How is it both the Yankees and Red Sox are always at the top of the list.

[G-Snarls]

Detroit clawing back

 

4-3 Indians

[Bobthe4th]

Red Sox have the most spending money with the yankees right behind them. I think either team would be fine letting him bat and would be able to give him the biggest deal if he succeeds.

 

How is it both the Yankees and Red Sox are always at the top of the list.

 

They both traded for extra international bonus money for this year.

[Ray]

Top of the 9th. Indians lead 5-3. Cody Allen to close. Let's see if the Indians can tie the modern era major league record.

[Ray]

Wow. 21 straight wins. Tie the modern era MLB record. Have a chance to break it tomorrow. Unbelievable.

[jaysblue]

Bruce could probably hit 35-40 HR's playing half his games at the Rogers Centre and would add some nice balance to this lineup from the left side. He's a very streaky hitter though. He'll have his hot streaks, though his cold streaks could be downright ugly. Defensively he is a liability, though I could live with him in left field I suppose if he hits for power. Can't be any worse than Carrera/Pearce defensively.

 

He probably won't cost that much this offseason if last season was any indicator for power hitters. I wouldn't have a problem if the Jays signed Bruce this offseason.

[Terminator]

Bruce could probably hit 35-40 HR's playing half his games at the Rogers Centre and would add some nice balance to this lineup from the left side. He's a very streaky hitter though. He'll have his hot streaks, though his cold streaks could be downright ugly. Defensively he is a liability, though I could live with him in left field I suppose if he hits for power. Can't be any worse than Carrera/Pearce defensively.

 

He probably won't cost that much this offseason if last season was any indicator for power hitters. I wouldn't have a problem if the Jays signed Bruce this offseason.

 

I read somewhere that his poor defensive metrics were the result of bad positioning. The Mets and Indians corrected where he positioned himself and his defensive metrics have improved.

[G-Snarls]

Unbelievable stretch for the Indians

 

Would love to see them win 22

[Dr. Dinger]

It's comforting to know that the best team in the league was primarily assembled by our current front office.

[Orgfiller]

Wow. 21 straight wins. Tie the modern era MLB record. Have a chance to break it tomorrow. Unbelievable.

 

The modern era record was the 2002 A's with 20 wins, the actual (no ties) record is the one the Indians just tied, which is the 1935 Cubs.

[G-Snarls]

It's comforting to know that the best team in the league was primarily assembled by our current front office.

 

Yes it is

 

They're also hard to dislike even though they beat us last year

 

Rangers and Royals were so much more detestable it seems

 

Indians are a pretty damn exciting and likeable team and they're actually really good and well constructed. Respect

Edited September 13, 2017 by G-Snarls

[Dr. Dinger]

Yes it is

 

They're also hard to dislike even though they beat us last year

 

Rangers and Royals were so much more detestable it seems

 

Indians are a pretty damn exciting and likeable team

 

Yeah, TBH I didn't mind losing to the Indians... except for the game where I actually drove to s***** Cleveland and stayed in a sketchy hotel.

[Ray]

Indians are a pretty likeable team. I didn't mind losing to them in the ALCS last season. They beat us pretty fair and square with good pitching.

 

The KC ALCS on the other hand drove me crazy. They were getting bloop base hits and lucky like no tomorrow.

[G-Snarls]

Indians are a pretty likeable team. I didn't mind losing to them in the ALCS last season. They beat us pretty fair and square with good pitching.

 

The KC ALCS on the other hand drove me crazy. They were getting bloop base hits and lucky like no tomorrow.

 

Exactly

 

Indians - Good manager, good team, played well

 

Royals - s*** manager, mediocre lucky ass team

[ChrisS]

Indians are a pretty likeable team. I didn't mind losing to them in the ALCS last season. They beat us pretty fair and square with good pitching.

 

The KC ALCS on the other hand drove me crazy. They were getting bloop base hits and lucky like no tomorrow.

 

They also stole signs against Price, had a homerun given when fan interference was called and that brutal strike-2 call against Revere.

[BTS]

Man, Gohara is thiiiiiic

[Abomination]

Man, Gohara is thiiiiiic

 

Forget Gohara, it's almost GLASNOW TIME!!!

[BTS]

Forget Gohara, it's almost GLASNOW TIME!!!

 

My body is ready

[BTS]

lol Matt Kemp

[Abomination]

My body is ready

 

Not quite the start I was hoping to see.

[BTS]

Not quite the start I was hoping to see.

 

Doesn't help that he struck Walker out on that walk. Brutal call.

[BTS]

I hope nobody streamed Chad Bettis in their playoff matches today.

[G-Snarls]

David Price activated

 

Farrell says he will pitch out of the bullpen for the rest of the regular season

[G-Snarls]

Andrew Miller also activated

[Laika]

Could the Phillies finally be decent again next year?

 

C - Rupp, Knapp, and Alfaro - should be able to piece something palatable together from these three. Knapp is a sleeper prospect and Alfaro has upside.

1B - Rhys Hoskins - total stud, apparently

2B - Cesar Hernandez - comfortably above average player

SS - Freddy Galvis - surprisingly average regular

3B - Maikel Franco - awful 2017 but he held his own before as a 22 and 23 year old; Mike Moustakas upside

 

INF - Scott Kingery - one of baseball's most compelling fringe prospects

INF - JP Crawford - probably more likely to start than Franco, could even steal SS job, very high upside, might have figured it out late this year.

 

CF - Odubel Herrera - solid above average regular

RF - Nick Williams - obvious bust candidate but he's doing fine so far

LF - Aaron Altherr - really stupid name but he might be an average regular

 

OF - Roman Quinn and Dylan Cozens in AAA

 

SP - Nola, Velasquez, Eickhoff, Pivetta, Lively, Leiter Jr., Thompson... Eshelman, Appel, Kilome. - I recognize these names!

 

BP - league average this year. They have some guys.