G-Snarls

Red Sox with 2 on Need O's to lose

LOL no As a mod I am pretty much obligated to see everyone's posts

^ Agree wholeheartedly with this

Yankees made big try for Samardzija, finish second http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24608532/yankees-made-big-try-for-samardzija-finish-second The Yankees, in need of a frontline starting pitcher with CC Sabathia out for the year, made a decent play for Cubs righthander Jeff Samardzija before he went to the A's in a six-player blockbuster, according to source familiar with the talks. The Yankees thought they made a good enough bid only to finish second, sources said. Losing out was a disappointment for the Yankees, who figure to have little hope of prying Rays star David Price from the division rival. The Yankees would surely look at Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels if they were to become available, but even the Yankees have a budget, and they liked Samardzija's contract situation better. Samardzija's salary in 2014 will be $5.345 million and he's eligible for arbitration in 2015, after which he's a free agent. Some next-tier possibilities might include John Danks, Jorge De La Rosa, Ian Kennedy and maybe Wade Miley. The Yankees' system is much improved but they didn't have the elite prospect to match shortstop Addison Russell, who became the centerpiece of the deal with Oakland. The Yankees' best prospects, according to a scout, are righthanded pitcher Luis Severino ("a young Pedro"), shortstop Abiatal Avelino (young upside athlete), Aaron Judge ("poor man's Giancarlo Stanton"), lefthanders Ian Clarkin and Manny Banuelos and rightander Rafael DePaula. They also have two catchers, Gary Sanchez and John Ryan Murphy, who was up earlier. The Yankees didn't want top include set-up man extraordinaire Dellin Betances and probably not Severino, either. But they did like Samardzija very much. The Marlins, Mariners, Dodgers and Angels were among teams thought to be interested in Samardzija. The Blue Jays had shown early interest but may be more interested in a rental, so Jason Hammel's inclusion in the A's deal might have hurt them more.

There's a 9 page thread on it Have you got jaysfan2014 on your IL by chance? It's been a common issue the past 24 hours.

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Add the fact they have a beast of a 3B prospect and it MIGHT make sense for them to trade Beltre though (though they were reluctant to trade Kinsler or Andrews for like a full year after Profar was ready, so they may be against gambles of that sort in principle)

Marginal upgrade but reasonable and close to zero cost Now we can focus on getting Prado or Beltre

So, there's our new 4th OF / RH platoon bat

I don't think he's blaming Gibbons, just saying that's the best lineup he could put out. And it WAS pathetic. Only need 1 f'n run in the first 11 innings to win that game

Not many other teams looking for third basemen either. It makes a lot of sense for us. I just don't want it to cost any of our pitching prospects from our op 10, and I don't think it will.

DENVER (AP) — Don Mattingly made a rather bold prediction after Clayton Kershaw’s latest masterful performance: His ace will give up another run at some point this season. “I know I’m going out on a limb,” the Los Angeles Dodgers manager joked. Lately, Kershaw has looked that untouchable. The hard-throwing lefty nearly had no-hit stuff against Colorado again, allowing only two singles over eight innings as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 9-0 on Friday night. What’s more, Kershaw (10-2) extended his scoreless streak to 36 innings before being replaced by a pinch hitter in the ninth. Kershaw bottled up the top-hitting team in the majors in nearly matching the no-hitter he threw against the Rockies on June 18 at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw struck out eight and walked one. “You don’t ever want to give up a run,” Kershaw casually said. “I guess that’s the goal.” The nastiness of Kershaw’s slider — the best pitch in baseball, Drew Stubbs labeled it — is fueling his roll.

36 consecutive scoreless innings and counting

Ha Yankees can't get what they need God, good

Arizona already made a trade today I bet they deal Prado soon if they're going to

Prado maybe not my first choice but he'd be perfectly acceptable .287/.355/.448 OPS .803 lifetime vs LHP And positive defensive value throughout a career exclusively in the National League Also, plenty of positional flexibility The more I think about it the more sense he makes actually Allright, get R' done AA

So, yea we get to face an extra right hander this weekend?? Small victories help me sleep at night

Yawn. Just another 8 shutout inning gem from Kershaw. Nothing to see here. Wake me when he throws a no hitter or some... Oh wait