Around Baseball 2022

[John_Havok]

Walker Buehler done for the season. Elbow surgery confirmed.

[John_Havok]

Calgary is probably the best place to live in Canada IMO. Affordable cost of living and real estate; big city vibes though not as congested and expensive as Toronto/Vancouver; an hour from the mountains. Only downside is the winters can be long, though there are some days where Calgary gets Chinooks so in January it could be +15 degrees. Also, they could use a baseball team haha.

 

Yeah, it's a nice city. Too big for my small town tastes, but it's got a lot of great things going for it.

 

And the winters are only long to people who've never lived in places with actual winter. To everyone else they're short and easy to deal with

[G-Snarls]

Walker Buehler done for the season. Elbow surgery confirmed.

 

Whoah f***

[Stangstag]

Walker Buehler done for the season. Elbow surgery confirmed.

 

Yoooof big blow

[Spanky__99]

Walker Buehler done for the season. Elbow surgery confirmed.

 

Saw that on the ticker watching the Guardians game, big blow.

[Brownie19]

Man - Lindor is back with vengeance this year, but Cleveland must be f***ing ecstatic with how good Andrés Giménez and Amed Roserio have been.

[RustyTrombone]

Dodgers loosing Buehler barely makes a dent for them tbh. May is coming back and he is a stud. Even on a pitch limit he should be a monster.

[Laika]

Dodgers loosing Buehler barely makes a dent for them tbh. May is coming back and he is a stud. Even on a pitch limit he should be a monster.

 

I forgot about Dustin May

 

lol his rehab numbers in AAA are nutty

 

I guess he figured out how to strike people out

[G-Snarls]

Braves Promote Freddy Tarnok, Ryan Goins

 

August 16th, 2022 at 10:42am CST • By Anthony Franco

 

The Braves announced a host of roster moves this morning. Pitching prospect Freddy Tarnok has been recalled to make his major league debut, while the club selected the contract of infielder Ryan Goins. Catcher Chadwick Tromp has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left quad strain, while reliever Danny Young was designated for assignment

[King]

Ryan Goins is back in the league

[Laika]

turns out he could stick after all

[G-Snarls]

Ryan Goins is back in the league

 

It took me two years to convince my wife that Josh Donaldson MIGHT be better than Ryan f'n Goins. Now he's back with the defending WS Champs. Better not tell her...

[G-Snarls]

I still can't convince her that George Springer is better that Kevin Pillar. It's crazy what huge fan favorite some players become with casual fans...

[Laika]

lollll

[jaysblue]

Dodgers loosing Buehler barely makes a dent for them tbh. May is coming back and he is a stud. Even on a pitch limit he should be a monster.

 

Dodgers have so much depth, it's ridiculous. If the Blue Jays lost Manoah, season would be over.

[G-Snarls]

Dodgers have so much depth, it's ridiculous. If the Blue Jays lost Manoah, season would be over.

 

That's one of the biggest differences for sure

[Brownie19]

Dodgers have so much depth, it's ridiculous. If the Blue Jays lost Manoah, season would be over.

 

Unfortunately this isn't true. Rusty's suggesting the Dodgers won't miss Buehler is just flat out wrong. Losing Kershaw and now Buehler after trading away Mitch White leaves them with:

 

Urias (stud)

Gonsolin (who's wearing down with a 4.26 xFIP in the 2nd half and may reach an innings cap soon)

Tyler Anderson (the dumpster diving champ of 2022, but a 4.51 xFIP in the 2nd half)

Ryan Pepiot (sucks)

Dustin May (who's a stud, but returning from TJS)

 

That's essentially it unless they want to turn David Price back into a starter (which I'm baffled they haven't done yet, but they probably know something we don't). If Kershaw can't return and pitch to form due to the back injury, than the Dodgers are desperately short on starting pitching for the rest of this season and the playoffs. A lot of the Dodgers playoff hopes lies in Dustin May being a stud right out of the gates and Kershaw coming back at 100%.

[wilko]

Unfortunately this isn't true. Rusty's suggesting the Dodgers won't miss Buehler is just flat out wrong. Losing Kershaw and now Buehler after trading away Mitch White leaves them with:

 

Urias (stud)

Gonsolin (who's wearing down with a 4.26 xFIP in the 2nd half and may reach an innings cap soon)

Tyler Anderson (the dumpster diving champ of 2022, but a 4.51 xFIP in the 2nd half)

Ryan Pepiot (sucks)

Dustin May (who's a stud, but returning from TJS)

 

That's essentially it unless they want to turn David Price back into a starter (which I'm baffled they haven't done yet, but they probably know something we don't). If Kershaw can't return and pitch to form due to the back injury, than the Dodgers are desperately short on starting pitching for the rest of this season and the playoffs. A lot of the Dodgers playoff hopes lies in Dustin May being a stud right out of the gates and Kershaw coming back at 100%.

 

Anderson has been unreal for them this year. What a find. Can you imagine if Gausman and Manoah got hurt around the same time?

[RustyTrombone]

Unfortunately this isn't true. Rusty's suggesting the Dodgers won't miss Buehler is just flat out wrong. Losing Kershaw and now Buehler after trading away Mitch White leaves them with:

 

Urias (stud)

Gonsolin (who's wearing down with a 4.26 xFIP in the 2nd half and may reach an innings cap soon)

Tyler Anderson (the dumpster diving champ of 2022, but a 4.51 xFIP in the 2nd half)

Ryan Pepiot (sucks)

Dustin May (who's a stud, but returning from TJS)

 

That's essentially it unless they want to turn David Price back into a starter (which I'm baffled they haven't done yet, but they probably know something we don't). If Kershaw can't return and pitch to form due to the back injury, than the Dodgers are desperately short on starting pitching for the rest of this season and the playoffs. A lot of the Dodgers playoff hopes lies in Dustin May being a stud right out of the gates and Kershaw coming back at 100%.

 

Heaney has been lights out for them too. Yea maybe they will feel Buehler a bit but Urias, Kershaw, May, Gonsolin with Anderson and Heaney backing them up is still pretty good. And then you got Bobby Miller and Gavin Stone who could both make spot starts if needed.

[wilko]

Aaron Hicks must have some dirt on Brian Cashman or something. His entire career has been terrible.

[Ehjays]

Dodgers loosing Buehler barely makes a dent for them tbh. May is coming back and he is a stud. Even on a pitch limit he should be a monster.

 

Dustin May built up to 70 pitches 5 innings and 10 SO in his last rehab and reports are Dodgers may be inclined to let him pitch in the 80-90 pitch range.

[Ehjays]

[jaysblue]

Unfortunately this isn't true. Rusty's suggesting the Dodgers won't miss Buehler is just flat out wrong. Losing Kershaw and now Buehler after trading away Mitch White leaves them with:

 

Urias (stud)

Gonsolin (who's wearing down with a 4.26 xFIP in the 2nd half and may reach an innings cap soon)

Tyler Anderson (the dumpster diving champ of 2022, but a 4.51 xFIP in the 2nd half)

Ryan Pepiot (sucks)

Dustin May (who's a stud, but returning from TJS)

 

That's essentially it unless they want to turn David Price back into a starter (which I'm baffled they haven't done yet, but they probably know something we don't). If Kershaw can't return and pitch to form due to the back injury, than the Dodgers are desperately short on starting pitching for the rest of this season and the playoffs. A lot of the Dodgers playoff hopes lies in Dustin May being a stud right out of the gates and Kershaw coming back at 100%.

 

Even with Kershaw and Buehler gone, being without May for the entire season and after trading Mitch White, it's very impressive how the Dodgers can still field a solid rotation one through five! They're a team built well for a 162 game season. This shows you how roster depth is important. Something the Blue Jays front office should focus on addressing in the offseason.

 

Dodgers current rotation:

 

Urias

Gonsolin

Anderson

Heaney

Pepiot

 

Those five are better than the Blue Jays right now IMO.

 

May is expected back very soon, and Danny Duffy likely will be back in September. I'm also shocked why they don't have Price stretched out a starter but like you said they might know something we don't.

 

For the Postseason, if they get Kershaw back, and along with May in top form, their rotation is fine. They can run a rotation of Urias, Gonsolin, Kershaw and May along with Heaney, Anderson, Duffy and Pepiot in the wings in case someone gets injured again.

 

Now lets talk about their lineup and bullpen depth

[jaysblue]

Anderson has been unreal for them this year. What a find. Can you imagine if Gausman and Manoah got hurt around the same time?

 

If Anderson was doing that with the Blue Jays, he would be considered an arm that's "for real" from some homers on this board. Like you said, if the Jays lost Gausman and Manoah at the same time or even one of them for an extended period of time, their season would become a dumpster fire.

[Jonn]

I wonder if Price even wants to be a Starter anymore. He gets to do what he always wanted pitch every day.

[jaysblue]

I wonder if Price even wants to be a Starter anymore. He gets to do what he always wanted pitch every day.

 

He's probably packed it in and just finishing out the remaining of his contract. I bet he retires after this season. He's won a World Series in 2018, he knows he's no longer an elite workhorse like he was, and he's probably enjoying the California lifestyle and beaches. He's not even used in high-leverage situations out of the bullpen. Not a bad gig for making $32 million (16M owed by Boston) haha.

[Ehjays]

Speaking of the Dodgers another option they had is OFF the Table

 

Danny Duffy Suffers Setback, “Unlikely” To Pitch For Dodgers In 2022

By Steve Adams | August 16, 2022 at 5:23pm CDT

 

Dodgers left-hander Danny Duffy suffered a recent setback in his rehab from a flexor injury, manager Dave Roberts announced to reporters (Twitter link via The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya). While the Dodgers aren’t completely ruling Duffy out for as an option down the stretch, Roberts conceded that it is “pretty unlikely” that Duffy will pitch in a game this year.

[Ehjays]

Anyone out there looking for a career change? Put it this way, you can't be any worse than whats in place already.

 

 

 

[Deadpool]

Anyone out there looking for a career change? Put it this way, you can't be any worse than whats in place already.

 

 

 

 

Do they provide the cane and dog, or is that your responsibility?

[BTS]

Watching the Rays game and this is honestly just sad: