TheHurl

I wish I had more time to play and actually research it. I love playing the tourneys (but if you are going to make money head to head is the way to go). On my way home I listened to the XM Fantasy Sports channel and they had a 1 hour show dedicated just to daily fantasy gambling and it gave me the itch. I think I only have $4.75 on my account. So next time I have a full day off I'll play the big $1 and Big $2 tourneys hoping to get a cash and give me some room to play bigger.

Cole is 3 for 13 with 2 walks and 2 k's. he'd be batting 6th on the Jays

somewhat sad that I'm watching this as my primary (flipping to Jays and Raps). I'm housesitting and he's got a lot of channels that I don't get at home...nice to see a college game on a TV instead of a bad feed on my computer.

Another personal draft note. I am in Vegas for draft day and Erick Fedde is having a draft party at one of the bars, I intend to be there.

Watching LSU vs. A&M on CBS College Sports right now. Nola has only thrown breaking stuff so far and it's f***ing nasty. Seriously I've seen like 3 fastballs through 5 hitters. This guy has legit number 1 starter off speed stuff...if the low 90's fastball is as deceptive as they say he's going to be a steal for someone outside the top 5. Wonder if he's signed permission for the Jays to draft? Update. Nola just struck Taylor (his 4th through 7 batters) and Taylor swung so awkwardly on strike 3 that he had to get stretchered off the field.

it's not all in the gut...

That's the way to make up for your error

There Gose the bat!

DFJose

People seem to forget that Donaldson was the main piece of a pretty big trade (Harden in 08 when he had a 2.34 ERA). He was a first rounder. He fell into that minor league trap of "playing multiple positions in the minors so he must be a terrible defender" (we've seen it with Lawrie, Frazier, Prado, Headley...even when Moustakis was moved from SS). Every BA review talked about his bat being so far ahead of his Catching defense (but defended him because he just became a catcher in his sophomore year at Auburn). In 2008 they said he had a 20 HR, .280 average kind of bat. Even in 2011 everyone kept saying that his future would have to be behind the plate cause he'd never be able to convert back to 3B effectively. I don't think anyone saw him become 140+ wRC guy but that's also partially because most of his really good minor league seasons were in hitters parks. No one takes a .330/.391/.564 line too seriously when it's by a 23 year old in the Cal League.

A team full of Dominicans that wants him around because he's got a great arm. Oh wait...we can't claim him.

Appears?

Sorry I missed this. I don't think so at all. I think he listens to a bunch of dinosaurs and has no clue how to build a system from the top down. or from the bottom up. I'm a value guy, he looked like he was at one time...but it seems like he just doesn't have a clue.

I'm going to tweet a few people and see if I can get an answer. I suppose it's possible that we've never heard about people rejecting a claim cause people that have just been DFA'd don't usually have that many options though.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-04-29/sports/bal-orioles-resign-steve-pearce-20140429_1_troy-patton-triple-a-norfolk-jonathan-schoop I had no idea that players could reject claims. So stupid on his part as he can play 1B, corner OF and all he can do well is hit lefties. A great fit in Toronto. Of course in Baltimore he gets a chance to get a lot of AB's over the next couple of weeks. Interesting read on some of the exemptions here

and just as we start talking about him...Hulet gives us a review Ryan Schimpf, IF/OF, Toronto Blue Jays (Profile) Level: Triple-A Age: 26 Top-15: N/A Top-100: N/A Line: .299/.440/.642, 5 HR, 15 BB, 19 K (combined AA/AAA) Summary Schimpf isn’t flashy and doesn’t possess a huge ceiling, but he’s versatile and offers some left-handed pop. Notes Recently promoted to Triple-A, Schimpf is a fun little player. He stands just 5-9 but he’s got a strong frame and the ball jumps off his bat when he makes contact. Prior to the roster move, 12 of his 18 hits in Double-A went for extra bases and he’s also walked 13 times in 17 games. Strikeouts (17) will always be a part of the 26-year-old prospect’s game; because of the upper cut in his swing his bat doesn’t stay in the hitting zone for long. His pop, left-handed bat and versatility (He can play 2B, 3B, LF) make him an ideal candidate for a future bench role in the big leagues. Toronto hasn’t been very successful at identifying big league role players, passing on the likes of Ryan Roberts, Erik Kratz, Jonathan Diaz and Darin Mastroianni (among others) — although in some cases to later re-acquire the player — so it will be interesting to see if the organization starts to learn from its missteps.

We need a bench bat that can hit lefties. Why does no one in the F.O. see this???? Mastro with a .330 OBP against lefties in the bigs (and .395 in the minors) might be the best OF bench option. He can't hit lefties but Ryan Schimpf should be jumping past a bunch of these guys as a bench option. Good athlete, can play corner OF, 2B or 3B (none great but not a butcher in any either) and has a career .901 OPS against righties. If he doesn't work out as a bench piece than dump him (or send him down if you don't have a 40 man crunch)

between the alcohol and garlic could you imagine how bad the breath would be. The only smell that wouldn't be present in that situation is Kevin Barker

Even if he gets sent back down...go with the hot hand

So hilarious to see on most of the facebook sports pages where I or others commend Silver, but wonder why this is so much different than the Redskins situation in the NFL. it gets ripped on as "Liberal BS". The truth is that Native Rights groups have zero power in the States. Private racist conversation by an owner - loses team. Public racist conversation by several people including the owner - Liberal PC ******** Blackface by a celebrity - Shame RedFace by anyone - Mascot, superfan REDFACE=Disgrace

I usually do this early in the year. Haven't had time to watch much for minor league games prior to today. This is for my reference as much as information. Buffalo - All games on MILB.tv New Hampshire May 2 -4 @New Britain May 8 - 11 @Portland May 19 - 22 @Reading (5 game series) May 30 - Jun 1 @Altoona June 20 - 22 @Trenton June 23 - 25 @Portland June 30 - July 3 @Reading July 11 - 14 @Portland July 24-27 @Harrisburg Aug 5 - 7 @Erie (chances are I'll be road tripping this series if Sanchez is still with the team) Aug 8 - 10 @Akron Aug 29 - 31 @New Britain Dunedin - None (this league has to get something) Lansing April 14-16 @Wisconsin April 28 - May 1 @Dayton May 8-10 @Western Michigan May 31-June 2 @Dayton June 13 -16 @Great Lakes June 27-30 @Great Lakes July 1-3 @Western Michigan Aug 1 - 3 @Great Lakes Aug 18 - 20 @Western Michigan Aug 27-29 @Dayton

Never ever noticed it. Thanks. No49 is back to having zero value for me.

come on now...Boxy is in the league. actually would be really nice to have some league records. If we are going to have Nof49 around may as well have him doing something useful.

there is this assumption in my mind that all Japanese OF's will be good at it. I've never watched Ioki in the OF but it's not positive even with the bad weather