Around Baseball 2018

[glory]

I refuse to acknowledge any player who plays for Cleveland as an MVP candidate with the trainwreck Central that they get to unfairly mash on more than everyone else.

 

Betts is the MVP this year. No question.

[Orgfiller]

I refuse to acknowledge any player who plays for Cleveland as an MVP candidate with the trainwreck Central that they get to unfairly mash on more than everyone else.

 

Betts is the MVP this year. No question.

 

Well Betts gets to face the Orioles 18 times this season as well as the Blue Jays' trainwreck of a pitching staff.

[John_Havok]

I refuse to acknowledge any player who plays for Cleveland as an MVP candidate with the trainwreck Central that they get to unfairly mash on more than everyone else.

 

Betts is the MVP this year. No question.

 

Except there is a question.

[glory]

Well Betts gets to face the Orioles 18 times this season as well as the Blue Jays' trainwreck of a pitching staff.

 

Imagine facing three versions of the O’s and one version of the Jays. That’s what Cleveland faces more than anyone else.

 

Trout is always the MVP if you look at the best player but Betts has been more than worthy this year.

[SaskJaysFan_2]

JD Martinez has been other worldly, too. Without looking I would say Betts has a better WAR, but man, that Martinez signing couldn't have gone better for the Red Sox. f***.

[Bobthe4th]

Betts is a deserving candidate this season, he's putting up godly numbers along with Trout and Jose Ramirez.

 

I'd probably vote for Ramirez right now if I had a say in it.

 

NL MVP race is also interesting - there isn’t one outstanding candidate. Perhaps Scherzer if he wins a 3rd Cy Young in a row (not a given) would win the MVP too.

[Orgfiller]

NL MVP race is also interesting - there isn’t one outstanding candidate. Perhaps Scherzer if he wins a 3rd Cy Young in a row (not a given) would win the MVP too.

 

DeGrom fully deserves the Cy Young, I really hope he doesn't lose it because of f***ing pitcher W-L record.

[Bobthe4th]

DeGrom fully deserves the Cy Young, I really hope he doesn't lose it because of f***ing pitcher W-L record.

 

As a Met he’ll either get injured or fall out with the manager and be dropped haha.

[BTS]

I wonder how much leash Jon Lester has left in Chicago's rotation. He looks cooked.

[Bobthe4th]

Luke Heimlich banned from Chinese League Baseball

 

Who knew they play baseball in China?

[John_Havok]

Luke Heimlich banned from Chinese League Baseball

 

Who knew they play baseball in China?

 

My guess would be all the players, managers, owners, employees .... and fans in China?

 

[Abomination]

Man, Baez got down the line fast to beat that out. Or maybe beat it out.

[Orgfiller]

The Nats are such a trainwreck this season.

[Abomination]

The Nats are such a trainwreck this season.

 

That was a good 'ol DFS killer, that was.

[G-Snarls]

The Mariners swept the Astros in a 4 game series

 

And Edwin Diaz had a save in all 4 games

 

What a beast

[Brownie19]

The Mariners swept the Astros in a 4 game series

 

And Edwin Diaz had a save in all 4 games

 

What a beast

 

I'll take 'Things I Didn't Expect' for $500 Alex

[G-Snarls]

I'll take 'Things I Didn't Expect' for $500 Alex

 

And suddenly only 4 games seperate Houston Oakland and Seattle

 

It's tight for both division and WC2

[onwego]

And suddenly only 4 games seperate Houston Oakland and Seattle

 

It's tight for both division and WC2

 

 

and the Yankees quietly work out a nice 10-game run to quash hopes of them losing a playoff spot.

[Brownie19]

Luke Heimlich banned from Chinese League Baseball

 

Who knew they play baseball in China?

 

Where next? KBO?

[Bobthe4th]

Where next? KBO?

 

Surely Thailand

[Brownie19]

Touki Toussaint is making his ML debut today. Remember when Dave f***ing Stewart traded him just to clear Arroyo's $9.5M contract? What an idiot.

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/R5mMNnN

 

That slider is nasty.

[King]

Touki Toussaint is making his ML debut today. Remember when Dave f***ing Stewart traded him just to clear Arroyo's $9.5M contract? What an idiot.

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/R5mMNnN

 

That slider is nasty.

That's a curveball.

[Brownie19]

That's a curveball.

 

I'll settle on a slurve.

[Abomination]

Touki Toussaint is making his ML debut today. Remember when Dave f***ing Stewart traded him just to clear Arroyo's $9.5M contract? What an idiot.

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/R5mMNnN

 

That slider is nasty.

 

That is one absurd lineup he's facing. It's basically Realmuto, Dietrich, 6 Ryan Goins, and a pitcher.

[Dr. Dinger]

Touki Toussaint is making his ML debut today. Remember when Dave f***ing Stewart traded him just to clear Arroyo's $9.5M contract? What an idiot.

 

And his rationale was that Toussaint's signing bonus was $2.7M, therefore, Toussaint as an asset was worth $2.7M. It was egregious GM malpractice, showed a profound misunderstanding of how to evaluate assets, and was one of the nails in Stewart's coffin.

[glory]

Dave Stewart accused the Jays of being racist when they chose Ricciardi over him. Think about it, without JP, the Jays may have went with Stew. That would have been fun.

[Krylian]

Dave Stewart accused the Jays of being racist when they chose Ricciardi over him. Think about it, without JP, the Jays may have went with Stew. That would have been fun.

 

Stewart was ahead of the curve. He was calling racism way before it was cool to do so. Dude is a trailblazer.

[Sammy225]

Stewart was ahead of the curve. He was calling racism way before it was cool to do so. Dude is a trailblazer.

 

Didn't Cito spout race as a reason why he was fired and could not get another managing job?

[BTS]

Acuna lead off both games of today's doubleheader with a homerun. Kid is insane.

[Orgfiller]

Acuna lead off both games of today's doubleheader with a homerun. Kid is insane.

 

137 wRC+ as a 20 year old and he still probably won't be RoY, the amount of young elite hitting talent coming up to the majors nowadays is insane.