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  1. KingKat
    It's really a stupid commercial. Why not create something around the bat flip? You know something relevant to recent history not a fading skill that he hasn't really flashed since the infamous throw to 1B.
  2. KingKat
    Lake is just a place holder for Carrera anyways right?
  3. KingKat
    Anyone else just feel awkward when the Jose throwing from the OF commercial comes on? Rings so hollow with the season he's having.
  4. KingKat
    When you're not on the 40, it's a tougher climb to earn a look. That's not unusual either.
  5. KingKat
    No one should be surprised when a reliever with options gets sent down no matter how well he is pitching. That's just the nature of the game. The Dodgers yo-yoed Yimi Garcia last year and he was putting together a 10.8 K/9, 6.80 K/BB season. Sometimes, you do it because you just have a roster crunch and sometimes it's just a way to rotate through some fresh arms.
  6. KingKat
    I thought he was making a Stephen Vogt joke.
  7. KingKat
    The Pizza Pizza bit makes me bust a gut every time.
  8. KingKat
    Upton finally gets to face a LHP.
  9. KingKat
    Yeah I was wondering about that. I mean this is a kind of a fluke but I wonder if the weight might have nonetheless played a factor. Extra stress on the spine and all. I'm sure someone here understands these things better than I do.
  10. KingKat
    What does this say about the success of the surgery? Baseball aside, I hope he's alright.
  11. KingKat
    We talked about it. Gose is like the Anti-Pillar. Everyone thought he had all the skill to be an elite defender in CF and a great source of speed on the basepaths. That seemed like his floor. Meanwhile, Pillar was thought to have the ceiling of a role player. Just goes to show how little or how much a player can do depending on how much of their potential they realize.
  12. KingKat
    I don't think there's enough there to justify the move. It's not like we're talking a guy who was dominating the high minors and knocking on the door. We're talking 109 innings in the low minors. Yes he was very good but that doesn't mean he was necessarily destined for greatness. As good as he was, the odds are still stacked against it. That's just the reality of baseball and pitching. Knowing how much a reliever like him would cost in the open market or through a trade, it's just not worth sacrificing what he can do as a closer right now. I was in favor of transitioning him coming into this season but now that he has a second season as an excellent closer, now that we know that the bullpen isn't really a strength for this team and can't be fixed cheaply, now that there's already a full rotation in place for next year, it just seems really obvious that the die is cast.
  13. KingKat
    Not but he's the "all time hit leader". I think Jonn just made an innocent mistake here. I doubt he seriously believes Rose > Bonds.
  14. KingKat
    And with that... Time to close this one.
  15. KingKat
    It would make sense to give Cecilliani starts. Maybe not a straight platoon but some regular starts against righties given Upton's splits and that Cecilliani is a lefty.
  16. KingKat
    They're not going to make a decision on a "what if". The probability isn't strong enough to justify the move.
  17. KingKat
    Why should the possibility (and it's only a possibility) that Osuna could be a good starter trump the reality that he's a good closer? I was never a fan of moving him to the bullpen but now that it's happened and it's turned out better than anyone could have realistically expected, you can't just ignore that reality and go back to a plan A which was never a sure thing in the first place.
  18. KingKat
    Bolsinger next in line presumably.
  19. KingKat
    I think that ship has officially sailed. Osuna is providing good value where he is and the 2017 rotation is pretty much set.
  20. KingKat
    Not only would Gose have been the assumption but Pompey might have edged out Pillar as the second choice.
  21. KingKat
    Talk about winning a game of trade hot potato, Taylor becomes Wallace becomes Gose becomes Travis.
  22. KingKat
    Yeah all this does is support what Cyborg was saying about his viability as an everyday guy. He's a platoon guy and a quality defensive replacement and he's not making a case for an expanded role next year.
  23. KingKat
    Anyone know if McGuire has worked with Happ and Liriano in the past? Seems possible that he might have caught them in spring training last year. I don't think they'll add him to the 40 this year unless they have to but if something were to happen to Martin, he's probably the next best catcher on the depth chart and he might have some passing familiarity with at least part of the rotation. None of Kratz, Jimenez or Thole can hit a lick.
  24. KingKat
    If there's a negotiation window, I'm o.k. with that.
  25. KingKat
    I like that you've basically conceded that Tepera isn't.
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