JP isn't fixable until he gets his head out of his ass and acknowledges he needs to change. I really love everything I've read about how Mottola works with the hitters.
I think Happ has just over 4 years mlb service and an option, so we should be able to send him down if we want to. I think that's actually the reason we paid him more to hang around, was under the understanding that we might be sending him down as depth but paying him as if he was a full time starter up here. Good deal for both him and us in that sense.
The thing is, JPA just needs to accept that he's really bad at this point, and go out and work hard to fix his issues rather than complaining about all the negativity. He really DOES seem to have the talent to do it if he wants to.
Melky wasn't healthy, Edwin has had issues on and off all year, last year Escobar and Johnson could barely jog for half the season. They really weren't healthy. I dunno about JPA.
It's funny, a pitcher has the smallest ache in their arm and they're on the DL for 2 months. Our position players can barely walk and they're allowed to try and play through it...
You should really have an antivirus. There are several free versions that are supposed to be quite good, or you can usually get something like Norton pretty cheap on Boxing Day (~$20), depending on your operating system. If you're using Windows you should probably also install something like Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org). I think the free version allows you to manually scan your computer for issues, while the paid version has real time protection. It's also not a bad idea to scan with Microsoft Security Essentials on occasion either.
I don't know how safe the streaming sites are (I don't use them myself). Any time a site asks you to install something there's definitely a risk, especially if the site isn't legal.
I'm talking about a player hitting the ball out with a runner on base, then accidentally passing the runner on the base paths (this isn't as impossible as it sounds, especially a high fly that just squeaks over the wall and the runner tagging up).
Technically a home run is only counted once the batter rounds the bases and steps on home plate (ie, the play is over) which makes any argument like that redundant. It IS however possible for a player to hit a ball fair, on the fly, into the stands and not receive a home run for it (and no it has nothing to do with botched calls or replays).
(Sorry, I dislike 100% type statements)
Is there some kind of NA slot or something where we can stick the prospects, or is it kept track of on a spreadsheet as to who has what guy? How does that work?
I kind of like the categories we have, but minus shorthanded points and shutouts.
W, S, SV%, GAA
G, A, +/-, SOG, H, BLK, PPP, FOW
would probably be my preference. Only 6 offensive categories seem a little light to me, and makes goalies too valuable imo.