Newton needs to cut down on the turnovers and I'd like to see him 100% healthy next season with some speedier receivers to go along with Benjamin and Olsen.
Guys like Avisail Garcia, Kennys Vargas, Michael Saunders, TJ House, AJ Pollock, Chris Owings, Josh Rutledge, Tyler Matzek, and Drew Pomeranz should have been considered.
I love this deal for the A's. Don't count them out again in 2015. Adding Zobrist kind of mitigates the loss of Donaldson for next season. Lawrie can be very good if healthy and is under club control/inexpensive. Escobar will be a good stopgap at SS. They still have a solid pitching staff after losing Lester and Shark this offseason. They could use a catcher though.
Do you guys think Everth Cabrera would make a good 2B? He's played SS in the past, though considering whats left on the market. He was worth 3.1 WAR in 2013 and projects for 1.2 WAR in 2015. Plus if Reyes ever goes down, then you could call up Travis and move Cabrera back to SS.
They get paid pretty good money from what I've heard from one of my friends who was an usher at Jays games. They make $80-90 per game, and it's not like they have to stay long before/after games. A game mostly lasts around 3 hours, so they only work that length or a bit more.
I have no problem with Ichiro being invited to ST to compete for the 4th OF job and making the minimum if he makes the team + incentives. As for giving him between $1-2M on a guaranteed MLB deal, no thanks!
Hotels were crazy expensive when I went. I managed to get something decent in the city, though overall its way overpriced. Staying along the wharf was like upwards of $300/per night which is absurd.
PIT trades Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD SP to ARZ
PIT trades Greg Holland, KC RP to ARZ
PIT trades Shelby Miller, Atl SP to ARZ
ARZ trades Corey Dickerson, Col OF to PIT
ARZ trades Odrisamer Despaigne, SD SP to PIT
I'm PIT. What do you think? Better than what he originally offered me...
Agreed. Airbnb is a great site and sometimes you can get great bang for your buck. I prefer Airbnb for places in Europe or for international travel. Never have used them for places in the States. I looked into Airbnb when I went to Boston and it was quite expensive to stay in an apartment within the city that weekend.
LA is quite overrated. The two times I've been were meh. My travels are taking me to San Diego mainly, so I figure why not hit up Dodgers Stadium and Angels Stadium since they are about an hour and a half away. Could either drive or take an Amtrak. Otherwise, I have no desire to go back to LA lol.