Around Baseball 2018

[BTS]

Walker on a one year deal is a great fit for them. Talk about patience getting rewarded.

 

Switch-hitter who can play every day and will probably provide 2-3 fWAR, on a 1-year deal for 5M is insane. Are publicly-available WAR models just completely broken, and Walker is actually not a good player? Or did 29 teams just let the Yankees get this bargain for unknown reasons?

[Bobthe4th]

Switch-hitter who can play every day and will probably provide 2-3 fWAR, on a 1-year deal for 5M is insane. Are publicly-available WAR models just completely broken, and Walker is actually not a good player? Or did 29 teams just let the Yankees get this bargain for unknown reasons?

 

32 with an injury history - perhaps no one wanted to give him multiple years and on a 1 year deal he'd rather chase a ring than go for more money elsewhere (Yankees couldn't really afford to offer more).

 

Still a steal though.

[xposbrad]

Yankees scoop Neil Walker up for 1 year 5M while the Jake McGees of the world are getting deals for 3/27. This market doesn't seem rational at all.

 

The deals are out there for teams still willing to take them, but if he only gets 5m with the Yanks, that's going to be a solid steal for them. Just keeps making the Morales contract suck balls because Walker can actually still run and take the field if needed.

[Abomination]

Walker on a one year deal is a great fit for them. Talk about patience getting rewarded.

 

I guess that pushes Gleyber to AAA, although he's gotten off to a rough start anyway. Definitely a hell of a steal for them.

[xposbrad]

Yanks have an insane lineup.

 

Player POS

1 Brett Gardner OF

2 Aaron Judge OF

3 Giancarlo Stanton

4 Gary Sanchez C

5 Greg Bird 1B

6 Didi Gregorius SS

7 Neil Walker 2B

8 Aaron Hicks DH

9 Brandon Drury 3B

[AledmysDiaz]

Yanks have an insane lineup.

 

Player POS

1 Brett Gardner OF

2 Aaron Judge OF

3 Giancarlo Stanton

4 Gary Sanchez C

5 Greg Bird 1B

6 Didi Gregorius SS

7 Neil Walker 2B

8 Aaron Hicks DH

9 Brandon Drury 3B

 

Combined with the best bullpen and a good starting pitching core. Its tough not to see them winning 95 - 100 games.

[Spanky__99]

Yankees scoop Neil Walker up for 1 year 5M while the Jake McGees of the world are getting deals for 3/27. This market doesn't seem rational at all.

 

Wow! *smh*

[Bobthe4th]

[Spanky__99]

 

Heyman needs to go back to school.

[Slade]

The Yankees have gotten insanely good without giving up anything of value this year. Cashman OP man.

[Pendleton]

Greinke has only been able to ramp his fastball up to the mid 80s so far this spring, has to be concerning for the DBacks.

[JuniorFelix]

Heyman needs to go back to school.

 

I agree. It's twitter, but still...That's just lazy/weak reporting. Are we expected to believe this was such a hot take that he didn't even have time to hold down the 'SHIFT' key?

[Deadpool]

I agree. It's twitter, but still...That's just lazy/weak reporting. Are we expected to believe this was such a hot take that he didn't even have time to hold down the 'SHIFT' key?

 

He managed to use shift for CarGo, so... I guess just sloppy/dumb... Also, "all is said to good"

[Bobthe4th]

He managed to use shift for CarGo, so... I guess just sloppy/dumb... Also, "all is said to good"

 

The baseball reporters are all so desperate to be the first to share news it's weird. Heyman recently had a row with some ESPN(?) reporter on twitter where he called him out for "stealing" info on a deal without crediting the original reporter.

 

No one cares who shared the news first as it's normally all over the internet within an hour anyway.

[Boxcar]

I agree. It's twitter, but still...That's just lazy/weak reporting. Are we expected to believe this was such a hot take that he didn't even have time to hold down the 'SHIFT' key?

 

Heyman actually writes at a 2nd grade level, not exaggerating. He probably got let go by all those outlets he was a part of because he put too much strain on the editor.

[JuniorFelix]

Looks like our ol' buddy AA has signed Zeke to play in Atlanta.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/braves-to-sign-ezequiel-carrera.html

[BTS]

Looks like our ol' buddy AA has signed Zeke to play in Atlanta.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/braves-to-sign-ezequiel-carrera.html

 

He will not be missed.

[Bobthe4th]

Looks like our ol' buddy AA has signed Zeke to play in Atlanta.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/braves-to-sign-ezequiel-carrera.html

 

It's only a minor league deal but he's got a good chance of making their roster.

[Jonn]

[Jimcanuck]

Looks like our ol' buddy AA has signed Zeke to play in Atlanta.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/braves-to-sign-ezequiel-carrera.html

 

To be a mentor for the young stars.

[jays4life19]

To be a mentor for the young stars.

 

That's a pretty terrible mentor. The guy was a total bonehead

[Orgfiller]

That's a pretty terrible mentor. The guy was a total bonehead

 

I thought he was joking but with Jim you just never know.

 

Pretty sure Andruw Jones is the mentor for those guys.

[Jimcanuck]

I thought he was joking but with Jim you just never know.

 

Pretty sure Andruw Jones is the mentor for those guys.

 

His bro Chipper has been working with Riley.

[G-Snarls]

He will not be missed.

 

And his payroll space is most welcome back

[G-Snarls]

And another new park

 

[Terminator]

And another new park

 

 

I'm sure the park will be nicer, even though the other one was fine. The real problem is Arlington. That place sucks. Nothing to do whatsoever unless you drive into Dallas which isn't all that close.

[Brownie19]

John Farrell has been hired as a scout for the Reds. Yikes.

[jays4life19]

John Farrell has been hired as a scout for the Reds. Yikes.

 

He has a background in player development. Seems like a fine hire to me.

[P2F]

Astudillo with the trick pick-off:

 

[John_Havok]

http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/14/baseball-player-brutally-attacks-girlfriend-horrifying-cctv-footage-7388073/amp/

 

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