G-Snarls

f*** it Trade for Prado, keep our top pitching prospects Roll the dice and see what happens

How can you be certain that Pillar is better than Gillespie?

Oh, I see

Dammit I hate cheering for Boston

Sweet! Bring on game 2!! Hoping Jubaldo Jimenez gets lit the f*** up

MLB.com: CHICAGO -- About a month ago, Athletics vice president and general manager Billy Beane talked to Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein about starter Jeff Samardzija. Beane wanted to make sure if Epstein was going to trade the right-hander that he'd call Oakland. Epstein has been in rebuild mode since joining the Cubs in October 2011, and he dealt two starting pitchers in '12, and again last year. The focus has been on adding young pitching and impact talent. But Epstein and Beane had a tough time finding a combination of players that fit each other's check lists. Beane wanted a way to expand the deal and get more back, and the Cubs were focused on one player who they felt was better than any pitcher offered in exchange. On Friday, the Cubs acquired a player who now makes the "core four" the "fab five." "There was no pitcher available who was even close to the caliber of player that Addison Russell is," Epstein said of the shortstop, ranked No. 11 on MLB.com's list of No. 11 among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects, who is now a Cub. Once again, Epstein dealt two starting pitchers, packaging Samardzija with Jason Hammel, and sending both to the A's for three Minor Leaguers -- Russell, right-handed pitcher Dan Straily and outfielder Billy McKinney. The Cubs will also receive a player to be named later. "We certainly hope this is the last year we'll be obvious sellers at the Trade Deadline," Epstein said Saturday. "Nothing would make us happier than being in the position Oakland is in, which is to aggressively add to the big league team and enhance the team's chances of making the postseason and winning the World Series."

F Hernandez 1-hitting the Chi Sox through 6

I highly doubt this is true He's probably reading in to things Pat Hengten DID say in an interview this week that he thought Sanchez could come up and pitch from the bullpen now and he'd be OK with it. Thinks he's just about ready.

Back to back K's of Jones and Davis Nice

Uehara is sweet to watch

Another ignore list victim LOL jaysfan2014 has been breaking several news items the last few days

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Joking aside I think he's just trying to obtain that 4th OF/RHB on the cheap, and save his prospect capital for upgrading the infield and/or starting rotation. And that makes sense to me actually.

Improving the MLB squad will help Buffalo too, by keeping guys like Mastro and Kawasaki down there

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