Around Baseball 2018

[BTS]

It's so unbelievably irritating. How would you ban it, though?

 

You only get to use a DH as long as your starting pitcher is still in the game.

[Carlos Danger]

MLB Radio: Where former and now irrelevant dinosaur GMs go to pasture.

 

Baseball Message boards: Where fans in their mom's basements who read Baseball Savant, FG and BP four times daily, really think they are baseball savants.

[G-Snarls]

Bench or buy him out? He's been worth -1.5 WAR since they signed him.

 

5 years 70 million dollars

 

Desmond is a lucky SOB

 

He signed that deal just before teams stopped giving out 5 year contracts for guys in their 30's who can't play defense

[G-Snarls]

You only get to use a DH as long as your starting pitcher is still in the game.

 

See?? Buck Showalter has it all figured out!

[BTS]

See?? Buck Showalter has it all figured out!

 

I would actually probably prefer that rule to having the opener become a thing for multiple rotation slots.

[Carlos Danger]

The Rangers just traded Jurickson Profar to the A's.

 

This is the final part of the gigantic double headed dildo that AA stuck up Bean's ass in the JD trade. AA raped him so bad that Bean is still walking funny.

[King]

This is the final part of the gigantic double headed dildo that AA stuck up Bean's ass in the JD trade. AA raped him so bad that Bean is still walking funny.

 

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[Carlos Danger]

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The Profar trade means the A's don't believe in Franklin Barreto going fwd.. Franklin was the biggest piece of the JD trade going to the A's.

 

We won that trade hands down, short term and long term.

[Spanky__99]

Well, that's a bit pricier than I thought it would be

 

I know, s***** year for him, and 3 trips to the DL.

[Boxcar]

You only get to use a DH as long as your starting pitcher is still in the game.

 

I just can't accept the merits of a Buck Showalter idea, especially because he only addressed this by accident.

[Jimcanuck]

Nah, Profar only has two yrs of control left. I don't see any relation between barreto and this trade

[Spanky__99]

lol... Barreto hasn't turned 23 yet and has options. Hnnngghhh...

[Carlos Danger]

Nah, Profar only has two yrs of control left. I don't see any relation between barreto and this trade

 

All the A's beat assumed Franklin would get his shot in 2019 if they did not resign Lowrie. He is 23 and at AAA/AAAA. Maybe he will make the ML roster as a utility guy, but he will be 25/26 yrs old when Profar's contract expires.

 

If Bean traded an MVP for a future back up IF, AAAA guy, as the center piece, that means IMO AA raped him.

[Orgfiller]

I just can't accept the merits of a Buck Showalter idea, especially because he only addressed this by accident.

 

Also the fact that it's a garbage idea.

[Carlos Danger]

lol... Barreto hasn't turned 23 yet and has options. Hnnngghhh...

 

Marcus Seamen() has a 4.3 WAR, Barreto was supposed to slot at 2b, in 2019. With Profar, that mean Barrato is at most IF utility depth. They have Chapman at 3rd...

 

Barreto will be 23 to start the 2019 season. If we had have one middle IF position we need to fill and Bichette on the way, we dont make this trade IMO. (We have two spots, so we might).

 

My point being, if the A's liked Barreto like we like Bichette, they don't trade expend the asset capital to trade for Profar. The fact they did, means to me they don't think Baretto is anywhere like what you would think the centerpiece of a trade for a guy top 10 in WAR and MVP voting a bunch of years prior to the trade, should receive in return.

[TheHurl]

Brock Burke seems way more valuable than Pagan, really don't get this for Tampa. They must value that comp. pick rather highly.

 

Current need. Rays method of handling their staff they need all of their arms. They must have felt that Burke couldn't contribute this year. In the end it's a reliever for a likely reliever trade and Rays OF defense and it's 60 DRS should let Pagan thrive when he keeps it in the park.

[TheHurl]

I would actually probably prefer that rule to having the opener become a thing for multiple rotation slots.

 

Just wait until there are 2 or 3 position players on the field who are pitchers as well.

[TheHurl]

This is the final part of the gigantic double headed dildo that AA stuck up Bean's ass in the JD trade. AA raped him so bad that Bean is still walking funny.

 

So f***ing much wrong with this post. Beyond using rape to describe a trade ( there are several here that report every time it happens), misspelling Beane to Bean (Billy Bean), and talking about dildo in his ass is just brutal.

[Spanky__99]

Marcus Seamen() has a 4.3 WAR, Barreto was supposed to slot at 2b, in 2019. With Profar, that mean Barrato is at most IF utility depth. They have Chapman at 3rd...

 

Barreto will be 23 to start the 2019 season. If we had have one middle IF position we need to fill and Bichette on the way, we dont make this trade IMO. (We have two spots, so we might).

 

My point being, if the A's liked Barreto like we like Bichette, they don't trade expend the asset capital to trade for Profar. The fact they did, means to me they don't think Baretto is anywhere like what you would think the centerpiece of a trade for a guy top 10 in WAR and MVP voting a bunch of years prior to the trade, should receive in return.

 

WTF??? cf

[Carlos Danger]

WTF??? cf

 

Translation= The A's traded JD for a possible back-up IF as the center piece... Not quite sure "WTF" is there to understand..??

[Spanky__99]

Translation= The A's traded JD for a possible back-up IF as the center piece... Not quite sure "WTF" is there to understand..??

 

I wasn't referring to JD, he has nothing to do with this, just this recent trade in general. He's turning 23 on 2/27th and he has options, they might think he needs more work in the minors and it gives them better depth. He's hardly pinned as a back-up MIF.

 

Edit: Lawrie was the centre piece by the way along with Graveman, Nolin and Barreto.

Edited December 21, 2018 by Spanky99

[P2F]

Nothing screams 'starting MLB SS' like a 0.03 BB/K rate.

[Pendleton]

This is the final part of the gigantic double headed dildo that AA stuck up Bean's ass in the JD trade. AA raped him so bad that Bean is still walking funny.

 

You seem to be making a point of trying be the most nausea inducing poster here. Almost everything you post is pure cringe and not the funny type.

[Carlos Danger]

So f***ing much wrong with this post. Beyond using rape to describe a trade ( there are several here that report every time it happens), misspelling Beane to Bean (Billy Bean), and talking about dildo in his ass is just brutal.

 

Listen, if I violated any board rules then I apologize and will refrain from using such colorful language. Having said that I think everyone here knows full well there is No advocacy of rape or condoning of rape or belittling of what it is against the law and morally in this context. People use rape of resources etc in terminology, and this was used to describe a trade.

 

Maybe it is my military background where we used colorful language on a daily bases.

 

I will respect the board rules and consider my use of such language in the future. I really think some of people reporting this type of post are using this because they still think I am someone else or just trolling,

 

They are probably the same people wanting to ban Baby it is Cold outside on the radio... If a poster cannot differentiate between the context I was using and a real life situation or can't tell the difference between using it in the context I did or advocating or lessening it, the I think the problem is on them not me.

[Carlos Danger]

You seem to be making a point of trying be the most nausea inducing poster here. Almost everything you post is pure cringe and not the funny type.

 

Yea, because I have made posts like this everyday or not even 0000.1% of my 914 posts.. If you want to criticize this particular post fine, but get off your high horse with almost every post I make is like this. Total BS- Hyperbole much??

[TheHurl]

Listen, if I violated any board rules then I apologize and will refrain from using such colorful language. Having said that I think everyone here knows full well there is No advocacy of rape or condoning of rape or belittling of what it is against the law and morally in this context. People use rape of resources etc in terminology, and this was used to describe a trade.

 

Maybe it is my military background where we used colorful language on a daily bases.

 

I will respect the board rules and consider my use of such language in the future. I really think some of people reporting this type of post are using this because they still think I am someone else or just trolling,

 

They are probably the same people wanting to ban Baby it is Cold outside on the radio... If a poster cannot differentiate between the context I was using and a real life situation or can't tell the difference between using it in the context I did or advocating or lessening it, the I think the problem is on them not me.

 

I'll happily move this discussion to another off topic board. Any thread but the around baseball actually.

[Carlos Danger]

I wasn't referring to JD, he has nothing to do with this, just this recent trade in general. He's turning 23 on 2/27th and he has options, they might think he needs more work in the minors and it gives them better depth. He's hardly pinned as a back-up MIF.

 

Edit: Lawrie was the centre piece by the way along with Graveman, Nolin and Barreto.

 

Dude, with all due respect, Lawrie was NOT the centerpiece of the trade. Lawrie was a throw in Beane demanded because he needed someone to play 3rd.

 

Nolin and Graveman were rather expendable because of Toronto's depth on the mound. The Blue Jays have R.A. Dickey, Stroman, Mark Buehrle, Hutchison and J.A. Happ in their projected rotation. Sanchez and Norris also are core pieces of the future, and that didn't leave much long-term growth for either pitcher headed to Oakland.

 

 

Barreto is the top prospect in the deal going to Oakland. The 18-year-old was ranked the No. 2 prospect in the 2012 international free-agent class by MLB.com after experiencing a lot of success in Venezuela. He was recently named one of Toronto's Webster Award winners after hitting .311 with 33 extra-base hits and a .384 on-base percentage for low Class A Vancouver.

[Brownie19]

So f***ing much wrong with this post. Beyond using rape to describe a trade ( there are several here that report every time it happens), misspelling Beane to Bean (Billy Bean), and talking about dildo in his ass is just brutal.

 

Can I use AIDs to describe Carlos Dangers and this message board? or is that also frowned upon these days?

[Carlos Danger]

I'll happily move this discussion to another off topic board. Any thread but the around baseball actually.

 

That is fair and no problem. You are the Mod and I will respect your wishes, one because you are a Mod, but also you as a person have always been reasonable and fair. So, however you would like to handle it I will gladly comply.

Edited December 21, 2018 by Carlos Danger

[Carlos Danger]

Can I use AIDs to describe Carlos Dangers and this message board? or is that also frowned upon these days?

 

Honestly, you can call me whatever you want.. I will NOT use the report button. I might comeback at you. But I have thick skin and at the end of the day, this is a message board.. Not going to lose any sleep over it or complain to a Mod...

 

I only use the report button for spam.. I hate spam..