Around Baseball 2018

[TheHurl]

Gleyber Torres continues to botch routine plays.

 

and so bad on the basepaths too.

[Boxcar]

Greg Bird to Toronto plzzzzzzzzzzz

[TheHurl]

Yankees pen suxxxxxxx

[Orgfiller]

Well Betances just got rekt.

[P2F]

meh, a full year older than A-Rod and like 70 games more than Kiner.

 

Sorry.

[TheHurl]

Sorry.

 

you are forgiven.

[Orgfiller]

I must say, Michael Kay and David Cone are an excellent broadcast partnership. They were critical, not very biased and didn't have any Buck Martinez rants or Pat Tabler anythings.

[P2F]

The Yanks and Giants are trying to work out a deal for McCutchen, per MLBTR. There is no agreement yet, but Abiatal Avelino (at least) would be going back in return.

 

Avelino made my NPD list for LoD.

[Captain Adama]

David Peralta is on some tear.

 

10 HRs this month.

[Grant77]

McCutchen to Yankees

[TheHurl]

Avelino plus one other prospect. Not a huge fan depending on the other prospect of course. Avelino was the 3rd member of that 2011 international class which produced Andujar and Severino for the Yanks

[Bobthe4th]

Ohtani is scheduled to start vs the Astros on Sunday.

[Orgfiller]

Michael Lorenzen has 4 HR in 25 PAs this season, good for a .522 ISO. He's been arguably more valuable as a pinch hitter than as a reliever both this year and throughout his entire career.

[P2F]

Michael Lorenzen has 4 HR in 25 PAs this season, good for a .522 ISO. He's been arguably more valuable as a pinch hitter than as a reliever both this year and throughout his entire career.

 

Time to get that elite bat into the lineup/field. It's not like the Reds have a lineup full of world beaters, so he'd likely provide an upgrade.

 

He could still pitch out of the bullpen.

[Brownie19]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-christian-yelich-has-changed/

 

Yelich's swing looks like Ohtani's.

[Laika]

Michael Lorenzen has 4 HR in 25 PAs this season, good for a .522 ISO. He's been arguably more valuable as a pinch hitter than as a reliever both this year and throughout his entire career.

 

Time to get that elite bat into the lineup/field. It's not like the Reds have a lineup full of world beaters, so he'd likely provide an upgrade.

 

He could still pitch out of the bullpen.

 

I really don't understand why the industry / teams seem so hesitant to just try out the OF/RP concept full blast.

[Spanky__99]

The Giants did pretty good in receiving Abiatal Avelino along with Juan De Paula as the return on Cutch.

[BTS]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/david-wright-the-mets-and-the-cost-of-goodwill/

 

Jay Jaffe arguing that the Mets should spend $3.2M in real money to get Wright into some September games even though he's been horrific in his minor league rehab games. FG is basically a site for MLBPA shills at this point.

[Spanky__99]

Cubs sign Jaime Garcia

 

Dodgers trade for Madson, Nats get Andrew Istler

 

Oakland trade for Gearrin, Texas get Teodoro Ortega and Abdiel Mendoza

[Drumcliff]

Hey, congrats to North Van’s Rowan Wick for not only getting called up today but making his MLB debut with the Pads and putting up a 1-2-3 ninth.

[P2F]

Liam Hendriks is getting the start tonight for the A's in an "opener" capacity. Daniel Mengden will follow.

[Spanky__99]

Daniel Norris carving up the Yankees... heh, just walked his first batter, happens everytime.

 

Now a Dinger by Torres... for their first hit.

 

Now he leaves the game injured, dude's made of glass.

 

Sorry Daniel.

[Abomination]

Daniel Norris carving up the Yankees... heh, just walked his first batter, happens everytime.

 

Now a Dinger by Torres... for their first hit.

 

That home run was a big DFS swing for me

 

Regardless of the home run though, Norris has looked great.

[Spanky__99]

That home run was a big DFS swing for me

 

Regardless of the home run though, Norris has looked great.

 

I jinxed the f*** out of him, lol.

[King]

Twins have decided not to call up Byron Buxton for September.

[Captain Adama]

Twins have decided not to call up Byron Buxton for September.

 

Wow, the only month of the year where Buxton is actually a great hitter and they leave him off the team.

[Orgfiller]

Twins have decided not to call up Byron Buxton for September.

 

My god, trade that man to another team.

[glory]

My god, trade that man to another team.

 

Atkins should be all over that.

[Captain Adama]

TIL Matt Chapman has 7.5 bWAR. Jesus Christ.

[Spanky__99]

Ozzie Albies, has some nice home to 1st wheels!