Around Baseball 2018

[Slade]

Nothing in the Milwaukee farm system interests me other than Hiura, Burnes, and Peralta. But I doubt we get any of those guys for half a season of Happ.

 

I still like the idea of trading with the Yankees and making them pay a premium for inter division. They're the most desperate for SP help.

 

They have some interesting pitchers like Corbin Burnes, Luis Ortiz, Quintin Torres-Costa, Zack Brown and Marcos Diplan. They don't have a lot on the position players except Hiura and maybe Carlos Rodriguez.

[Abomination]

Nothing in the Milwaukee farm system interests me other than Hiura, Burnes, and Peralta. But I doubt we get any of those guys for half a season of Happ.

 

I still like the idea of trading with the Yankees and making them pay a premium for inter division. They're the most desperate for SP help.

 

I like Corey Ray better than any of those guys (even Hiura, although I know that won't be a popular opinion). Medeiros is also interesting on the likely more available side of things. Whether he sticks as a starter is anyone's guess, but if not he should be one hell of a reliever.

[Laika]

Nothing in the Milwaukee farm system interests me other than Hiura, Burnes, and Peralta. But I doubt we get any of those guys for half a season of Happ.

 

I still like the idea of trading with the Yankees and making them pay a premium for inter division. They're the most desperate for SP help.

 

It's a JA Happ rental... Milwaukee has a bunch of other prospects that would be appropriate in a package. Don't be silly.

 

They have a few intriguing buy-low positional targets that others haven't mentioned.

[Dr. Dinger]

It's a JA Happ rental... Milwaukee has a bunch of other prospects that would be appropriate in a package. Don't be silly.

 

They have a few intriguing buy-low positional targets that others haven't mentioned.

 

Brett Phillips and Orlando Arcia coming right up.

[Laika]

Brett Phillips and Orlando Arcia coming right up.

 

I was actually thinking of Lucas Erceg, Trent Grisham, Tristen Lutz... but now that I'm looking at their depth chart, I'll take one Domingo please. I'd take the Sherriff just for the name. I would enjoy Neon Keon of course.

[Pendleton]

I was actually thinking of Lucas Erceg, Trent Grisham, Tristen Lutz... but now that I'm looking at their depth chart, I'll take one Domingo please. I'd take the Sherriff just for the name. I would enjoy Neon Keon of course.

 

Digging deeper for a lottery ticket addition, Jean Carmona seems like an intriguing athlete despite early struggles.

[Abomination]

Lol, the Bos - BAL game is in a rain delay ... 3 batters into the game.

[King]

 

This guy got torn to shreds for not giving a kid a ball when it turns out that he had already given this kid a ball earlier in the game. The internet is truly terrible sometimes.

[Spanky__99]

 

This guy got torn to shreds for not giving a kid a ball when it turns out that he had already given this kid a ball earlier in the game. The internet is truly terrible sometimes.

 

He also gave another kid a ball, too. 3 balls in a game, lol. f***, social media!

[glory]

Brett Phillips and Orlando Arcia coming right up.

 

Domingo Santana is another one who they demoted. I'm not against targeting those types. If they fail they fail, but there's logic behind acquiring them and they can jump right into the bigs.

 

Still think the lower level (high upside/high risk) types are the best to target for this team though.

[onwego]

Jose Bautista flubs a fly to right leading to the downfall of another deGrom great start.

[Krylian]

Jose Bautista flubs a fly to right leading to the downfall of another deGrom great start.

 

Good thing he didn't give us a hometown discount

[onwego]

Good thing he didn't give us a hometown discount

 

 

watching the Mets lately, Keith and Ron are good to listen to, the broadcast knows and admits the team sucks.

 

Jose Reyes doing his best as well, they only ask why he's out there twice a game, at least he doesn't have this grin like he smoked a bowl before he went out to play

[Boxcar]

I was actually thinking of Lucas Erceg, Trent Grisham, Tristen Lutz... but now that I'm looking at their depth chart, I'll take one Domingo please. I'd take the Sherriff just for the name. I would enjoy Neon Keon of course.

 

Between Maverick and the Sheriff, that would raise the Jays into the top tier for nicknames since Squints left for St. Louis.

[TheHurl]

Billy Butler mashing...softballs

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-royals-star-wrecking-local-softball-league-225636740.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

[Spanky__99]

The Rangers blew a 10-2 lead from the 7th on...

[Spanky__99]

Bucs have now won 11 straight...

 

Oh... and Rodon tossing a no-no through 5.

[5ToolPhenom]

The Rangers blew a 10-2 lead from the 7th on...

 

That A's offense is the real f***ing deal! They're surging despite their lackluster pitching

[Spanky__99]

That A's offense is the real f***ing deal! They're surging despite their lackluster pitching

 

Amazing pen, though.

[glory]

Only took the A's three years to bounce back from the s***** JD trade (and the 2014/15 moves in general). Not bad. Hope they beat the lucky M's for the WC.

[Krylian]

Bucs have now won 11 straight...

 

Oh... and Rodon tossing a no-no through 5.

 

He would've thrown a no hitter had you not posted this. Congrats!

[Spanky__99]

Wade Davis suxxxxxx

[Spanky__99]

He would've thrown a no hitter had you not posted this. Congrats!

 

lol... ORLY???

[Abomination]

Wade Davis suxxxxxx

 

I was in 2nd (a hair away from 1st) in a tourny before he blew up

[Spanky__99]

I was in 2nd (a hair away from 1st) in a tourny before he blew up

 

Sorry to hear... Ottavino is far far better.

[Captain Adama]

 

Y tho?

[BTS]

 

Y tho?

 

Preller really needs to be fired.

[Dr. Dinger]

Preller really needs to be fired.

 

LMAO, I hadn't checked in on Hosmer in a few months... dear god that contract is charging headlong towards worst case scenario. -0.8 WAR, 89 wRC+... yikes.

[Laika]

LMAO, I hadn't checked in on Hosmer in a few months... dear god that contract is charging headlong towards worst case scenario. -0.8 WAR, 89 wRC+... yikes.

 

61% GB rate. Good lord, Eric.

[BTS]

LMAO, I hadn't checked in on Hosmer in a few months... dear god that contract is charging headlong towards worst case scenario. -0.8 WAR, 89 wRC+... yikes.

 

The Padres offseason was hilarious:

 

- Took on Headley's $13M to acquire Bryan Mitchell. Cut Headley after getting -0.4 fWAR from him, and have received -0.9 fWAR from Mitchell.

- Traded Enyel De Los Santos to rent Galvis for 2018. He's produced 0.4 fWAR for $6.8M.

- Spent $4.3M on two years of Kazuhisa Makita. -0.3 fWAR so far.

- Gave Eric Hosmer $144M, and he's at -0.8 fWAR.

- Traded Solarte for Edward Olivares and Jared Carkuff. Have already released Carkuff and Olivares has a 92 wRC at 22 in A+

 

Literally everything they touched turned to s***.