This year's draft should be interesting. Those competitive balance picks (which can be traded once) could make things very interesting if a player drops out of the first round.
I think the playoffs should remain open to everyone, since the contest is. Something like pick one person from each playoff game (either team, and excluding wildcard games). No bonuses.
I wonder what we're going to do tomorrow now? The pen is pretty gassed, but not a lot left to bring up. Virtually nothing available for callup if someone needs to eat innings. McGowan or Carreno could be shorter duration options. Nolin I believe can't come up yet (I have to think that's the backup plan if Morrow can't go Sunday anyhow, in which case I assume he'd be dl'd to allow it).
I wonder if the Rays would trade Zobrist? He has a 7M and 7.5M team option the next two years, which might be a bit pricey for them (especially with Price and Longoria getting raises). If they're one of the teams that were drooling over Boni in the off-season (and apparently there were a few that really liked him), perhaps there'd be some kind of fit.
I have no doubt in Lawrie's ability to find solid objects to run into no matter where he plays
I'm not necessarily opposed to the move, but I don't think now is the time for it unless Bautista moves to 3rd (which he won't with a sore back or he'd be there tonight rather than EE).
It would be Glorious if he's available AND WE TAKE HIM. In fairness though, I think Law did state that he also has a high chance of being a AAAA player as well (or something to that effect). I'd still love for us to take the chance.
I'm not convinced d'Arnaud is. In fact it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gose puts up significantly more value when everything is said and done. I wasn't too pleased about losing Syndergaard.
It's now reported that he's staying with the Yankees minor league team. There were 6 teams interested, but none were willing to give him a big league roster spot yet.
Bautista himself said he hurt his back on a swing (or was it slide?), but not as a result of playing third. He's clearly still feeling it though (looked really sore today after sliding into third), so THAT might keep him from playing there right now.
Gattis smoked it to lead the inning off, but McCann took advantage of no one on the left side (which I hate), and Pena's hit should probably have been snared by both EE and Boni, and neither came up with it. 3 runs is still 3 runs though.