Around Baseball 2019

[Deadpool]

I'm sorry, I'm going to institute a no communist policy. You and Deadpool will be receiving permanent bans.

 

I'm unbannable. And I'm a Democratic Socialist.

[Boxcar]

I'm unbannable. And I'm a Democratic Socialist.

 

Same thing

[Dick_Pole]

I'm unbannable. And I'm a Democratic Socialist.

 

Same thing

 

Even worse. All the bad economic policies of communism without the fun of watching other people suffer under a crushing authoritarian regime.

[G-Snarls]

Despite Sale's decent outing, the Red Sox lost both games of a double header yesterday to the f'n Tigers

 

The panic will be strong

[Boxcar]

Even worse. All the bad economic policies of communism without the fun of watching other people suffer under a crushing authoritarian regime.

 

Let's not kid ourselves, it always ends up there. With bread lines come dictators.

[Jimcanuck]

The corrupting of the Around Baseball thread is unacceptable. BANS are in order.

[DigitalRock]

I am Athiest..is that allowed? No magic guy lives in the sky.

 

Despite Sale's decent outing, the Red Sox lost both games of a double header yesterday to the f'n Tigers

 

The panic will be strong

 

I hope they tank..

[P2F]

Gio to the Brewers, 1-yr/$2M. He could additionally earn up to $2M in incentives.

[Maahfaace]

Gio to the Brewers, 1-yr/$2M. He could additionally earn up to $2M in incentives.

 

Yay! I'm in dire need of SP in LoD.

[Grant77]

Gio to the Brewers, 1-yr/$2M. He could additionally earn up to $2M in incentives.

 

I would have doubled that if I were the Jays. We are in desperate need of SP depth.

[Spanky__99]

I would have doubled that if I were the Jays. We are in desperate need of SP depth.

 

Yeah, I was hoping they'd have targeted him. For all we know they might've, Milwaukee's a better fit in concern of contention for a PS berth.

[Brownie19]

I would have doubled that if I were the Jays. We are in desperate need of SP depth.

 

geez - I wonder if he wanted to play for a contender...

[Dick_Pole]

Yeah, I was hoping they'd have targeted him. For all we know they might've, Milwaukee's a better fit in concern of contention for a PS berth.

 

geez - I wonder if he wanted to play for a contender...

 

Blue Jays and Brewers are about the same games back of a wild card spot. Plus the Jays have a guaranteed 8 WAR hitter coming up any day now.

[Spanky__99]

Blue Jays and Brewers are about the same games back of a wild card spot. Plus the Jays have a guaranteed 8 WAR hitter coming up any day now.

 

Sure, it's arguable, but on paper/league projections and the industry say otherwise. Brewers - contenders, Jays - rebuild. Is all I'm saying. lol @ 8 WAR... that remains to be seen. He's projected at half that.

[Spanky__99]

Rosenthal looks like prime meltdown Rick Ankiel.

 

Dude fell right off a cliff. Unless he can figure it out in the minors or something, sometimes TJS just doesn't workout.

[5ToolPhenom]

Man, Brad Ausmus is a brutal manager. Close game in the 7th against the Yanks and he puts in Luis Garcia to start the inning. Garcia walks the first batter, gives up a ripped single, walks the next batter and walks in a run all without recording an out before Ausmus gave him the hook.

 

Brutal.

[Spanky__99]

Unreal... Frazier to the IL

 

Clint Frazier becomes 15th Yankee to go on injured list

Apr 25, 2019 , By DOUG PADILLA

 

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Clint Frazier became the Yankees' 15th player to go on the injured list, sidelined because of a sprained left ankle, and New York acquired Cameron Maybin from the Cleveland Indians for $25,000 to gain outfield depth.

 

Frazier, a 24-year-old outfielder, is hitting .324 with six homers and 17 RBIs.

 

Frazier was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday. He was hurt Monday night sliding into second base on a pickoff attempt when he became entangled with shortstop Andrelton Simmons in the 12th inning against the Los Angeles Angels. Frazier remained in the game and scored and finished New York's 14-inning win.

 

The ankle swelled, and he didn't play Tuesday or Wednesday, when he had an MRI.

 

After a 2018 season wrecked by a spring training concussion, Frazier started this season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and was called up because of the Yankees' spate of injuries.

 

New York's injured list currently includes outfielders Aaron Judge (left oblique muscle), Giancarlo Stanton (strained left biceps), Aaron Hicks (strained left lower back) and Jacoby Ellsbury (several ailments); shortstops Didi Gregorius (Tommy John surgery) and Troy Tulowitzki (strained left calf); third baseman Miguel Andujar (torn labrum in right shoulder), first baseman Greg Bird (torn plantar fascia in left foot) and pitchers Luis Severino (strained latissimus dorsi muscle), Dellin Betances (right shoulder impingement), Jordan Montgomery and Ben Heller (both recovering from Tommy John surgery).

 

Maybin was hitting .216 (11 for 51) with three doubles and five RBIs in 14 games with Cleveland's Triple-A Columbus farm team. The 32-year-old hit .249 with four homers, 28 RBIs and 10 steals in 129 games and 342 at-bats last year for Miami and Seattle.

 

A veteran of 12 big league seasons, Maybin has a .254 average with 60 homers, 315 RBIs and 174 steals. He was a member of Houston's championship team in 2017.

 

Manager Aaron Boone said Maybin was expected to be in uniform for Thursday night's game against the Angels.

 

"He has the ability to play all outfield positions and obviously right now we're a little left-handed out there," Boone said. "We have two lefties coming up in (a series at) San Francisco. He's a good athlete with versatility to so he provides us with good flexibility."

 

Only two Yankees have come off the IL: catcher Gary Sanchez was activated Wednesday and went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts and an error after recovering from a strained left calf, and left-hander CC Sabathia returned from an offseason heart procedure on April 13 and has made three starts.

 

Third baseman Miguel Andujar is making progress with a shoulder injury and could be ready to return to the major leagues in a week. Andujar is expected to play as many as five innings in an extended spring training game Friday.

 

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki passed a running test Wednesday and could be ready for an extended spring game by Sunday.

 

New York made Frazier's roster move retroactive to Tuesday and recalled right-hander Joseph Harvey from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees also optioned right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga to Scranton after he pitched three innings in Wednesday night's 6-5 win at the Angels. Severino was transferred to the 60-day IL.

 

In the Yankees' quickly changing bullpen, left-hander Stephen Tarpley was recalled from Scranton on Wednesday to replace right-hander Chad Green, who was demoted with a 16.43 ERA after he allowed four runs and got just one out Tuesday.

 

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[Laika]

The pitching WAR leaderboard is kind of mind blowing. Lots of youth, former Blue Jays, surprisingly elite arms.

 

1. Marco Gonzalez

2. Boyd

3. Luis Castillo

4. Paxton

5. Scherzer

6. Stroman

7. Rodon

8. Gray

9. Bauer

10. German Marquez

11. Caleb Smith

12. Glasnow

13. Weaver

14. Musgrove

15. Syndergaard

[Pendleton]

I feel like John Brebbia is one of the more underrated relievers in the game, discuss.

[G-Snarls]

Unreal... Frazier to the IL

 

Somehow they've won 8 of their last 10 games despite all these injuries

 

Impressive...

[Bobthe4th]

Somehow they've won 8 of their last 10 games despite all these injuries

 

Impressive...

 

Yeah and their lineup is so bad right now, Gio Urshela is their 3B! When they get the majority of their players back the Yankees will be a 100 win team.

[L54]

I feel like John Brebbia is one of the more underrated relievers in the game, discuss.

 

xFIP of 4 and LOB% is 100%. He’s a good arm to have on your team but I don’t think he’s underrated at all

[Spanky__99]

Somehow they've won 8 of their last 10 games despite all these injuries

 

Impressive...

 

Indeed. They've been thrown quite a few wrenches so far, to say the least.

[Grant77]

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/pitchers-react-to-giving-up-home-runs

 

This was fun and difficult, I only got 6 and I think it was mostly random chance. I was really confident on 4,8, and 9 and I still got one of them wrong.

[5ToolPhenom]

Holy cow... Have you guys been following Bellinger? Guy is off to an unreal start... Just hit a 2-run dinger against Archer in the first right now too.

[5ToolPhenom]

Bellinger at 2.5 WAR before the game today. Unreal

[P2F]

Cody Bellinger has just set the all-time record for total bases before May. He's now at 88 and there's still four days to go.

[Bobthe4th]

Holy cow... Have you guys been following Bellinger? Guy is off to an unreal start... Just hit a 2-run dinger against Archer in the first right now too.

 

Awesome, Bellinger and Yellich both starting as well as Trout!

 

By the way, I wish we were nearer to competing so that we could trade for Chris Archer. He’s always been one of my favourites. He’s a free agent in 2022 but will be 33 by then.

[Spanky__99]

Lucroy's garbage.

[tbad]

Lucroy's garbage.

 

Well he's on the Angels and his name's not Trout... so yeah...