Carlos Danger

I kinda sympathize with the owners on this one. There are plenty of people out there not getting anything from their employer because their industry shut down. The players will have an opportunity to work, and only half a day so to speak. There has to be an understanding that they can't just get paid the full salaries for half a year (season) of work in a non essential industry. I think PR wise this will look bad on players.. Regardless, figure something out and let's play ball ASAP!!

Blue Jays Message Board on Scout? (Future Jays)

Yea, because the Dome with 15,000 fans is a tomb.. Empty and if closed....Morbid.. In this day and age you would not even know the difference on TV and you have a guy like the old organ player who ques fan noise at the appropriate time.. I think the players would like the fan noise also, according to interviews I have seen...

So, Ontario has about 14.5 Million people. Florida has over 21 million people. A very large % of that is over 65/elderly/most susceptible. Many more vulnerable the Ontario. Why could they play baseball in Florida, but Toronto couldn't make an exception for having games at Rogers Center without fans etc..? The Teams use charter flights and you can get permission to cross border etc. I don't see why Toronto would shoot itself in the foot? Or why the hurdles could not be overcome. I also see it as mental health for the citizens in lockdown in Canada. It is great benefit with just a few exceptions.. On another note.. I think MLB should use CGI fans on the broadcasts and pipe fan noise and cheers through the PAs during games.. Seriously..

I am not happy with Grichuck as our starting CF for a number of reasons. Watch the 40 second mark or so of the video, "Moreland's clutch game". Same game had Brito and Grichuk in the OF... Barf... https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-2020-season-opening-day-roster-projection

True, but he got Napoli by dumping Vernon Wells which was a magic act... So, I give him more leeway on that one..

Don't agree. Think it should be the way it is.. Keep Tampa in our division and Miami and Tampa are East coast, not central. Why put East coast teams in central and take central teams and put in an Eastern Division?

God that trade makes me mad... The only one I really criticized of AA. I thought he pulled off some great ones and some others I could see why he did it..

I think we were all saying that Biggio for Bell might be somewhat fair. Not that I would do it. The only point of contention is the Biggio + for Bell... IMO for what it is worth, win now, win in 5 yrs, I am taking Biggio. Of course I only play a Fantasy baseball player on TV so what do I know. I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express though, I thought it helped before trades...

How much do you want for that bag of dicks?

This. Spot on!

Biggio will end up having OPB, slugging, SBs, Hits, and he has 30 HR potential. He is versatile and hits 2 at the moment behind Bichette.. (I think Biggio should leadoff, but anyway). If you would have said, Biggio for Bell, I still would have said no.. But that is maybe, maybe fair.. However, you said Biggio plus and that is when I metaphorically hung up the phone.

I guess you don't use and value Fantrax much. That explains why you were asking me for Biggio PLUS for Bell when Biggio is ranked higher than Bell in the top 500 MLB fantasy/dynasty players. You should have given me Bell + if I were to send Biggio. Specially since we play in a OBP league..

Says the guy who uses rankings for real life baseball and not tailored for Fantasy/Dynasty. Fantrax considers fantasy only, and this one specifically Dynasty. Keyword Dynasty Jim.. FV.

Evan White is ranked higher than Mountcastle, has more helium and was available here for pitching also apparently. However, the CD analytics department liked Mountcastle better. at the end of the day... I guess we shall see....

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/top-10-mlb-prospects-2020-first-base-led-by-andrew-vaughn-for-dynasty-ryan-mountcastle-for-right-now/ Also: Ryan Mountcastle – 3B/SS 2019 Top-30 Bio: Age: 22 yr, Weight: 195 lbs, Height: 6-3 Hits/Throws: R/R School: Hagerty (FL) HS MLB Draft: Round 1, Overall: 36 Future Value Ceiling: 55 Realistic: 50 Current Level: AAA, ETA: 2020 2019 AVG OBP SLG HR SB CS ISO K% BB% SwStr% Est FB (ft) - .310 .343 .525 25 2 1 .215 23.5 4.4 15.6 306.8 Versatile defender who can play all over the diamond should make an impact in 2020. Ryan Mountcastle has a chance to make the Opening Day roster this year unless the Orioles decide to play the service time game. No matter when he eventually finds his way to Baltimore, he is a good bet to be productive when he gets there. Drafted as a shortstop, he has bounced around a bit defensively but he would be an immediate upgrade at almost any position in the Orioles lineup. He has plenty of pull-side loft and his raw power is plus. He could provide 30 home run upside to go with a solid batting average making him a high-floor player. For a player who could hit .300, his walk rate (4.3%) is comically bad. While this isn’t unusual in today’s game, plate discipline for a hitter that doesn’t hit 40 home runs should be better. This is why the offensive profile for Mountcastle is probably better suited for third base than it is anywhere else but I can envision a scenario where he plays all over the field. Look for Mountcastle to make his Camden Yards debut at some point in 2020 as the Orioles continue their youth movement.

Fantrax, this is most recent. https://www.fantrax.com/news/mlb/fantasy-columns/8kwnaq71k5mc82oj

Thank you. You are partially correct, and there are also a number of other reasons I did it. If you are looking solely at Dynasty prospect rankings, both are projected to debut in 2020, Mountcastle is ranked 84, Deivi 143. I don't go too much by that stuff when I am analyzing a player to target. However, normally the guy you are trading with takes that into account in terms of value in return.

Hi guys, how is everyone doing? I really miss baseball. Not too much work today, for once!. Was able to relax a little. Family is still trapped in a different country, so here alone. I am making salmon, asparagus and broccoli with cheese tonight for dinner. I think I have cooked more in the quarantine than I have in the past 10 years. So, I did a few mock drafts for a Yahoo league I am in. No OBP or Slugging in scoring. I think I am much better at Dynasty leagues then full draft leagues. My first draft was a D- I am now up to C+ LOL.. I guess I have some work to do prior to Tuesday. I completed a trade in this league today, that was nice. I then entered my new player in my Excel spread sheet I and jerked off to my team for a bit. However, I kept on getting calls and I was interrupted before I could climax. Last time I had blue balls like that was when Beans told me he wanted to trade for Tatis and then ghosted me for two weeks. I have been re-watching the original Magnum PI series on Prime. I used to watch when I was much younger. I had forgotten Magnum was a huge Tigers fan. There is even an episode that has a guest appearance by Trammel and Whitaker. That was a pretty damn good double play combo and talk about strength in your middle infield. Hopefully Bichette and Biggio can be the next Trammel and Whitaker. Just ordered a kids fishing rod for my son, so we have something to do whenever he gets back during quarantine. We can fish the lake from the bank in front of my place together and not be breaking any rules. I just need to keep a close eye out for Gators. My son is still the size they like to hunt. So apparently I am COVID-19 free at this point in time, I received my test results the other day. I was a little worried there for a while. I am still awaiting my tests for Gonorrhea and syphilis though.. Why does it have to take sooo long?? And the constant itching!! Just so you know Beans, I bequeathed in my will that if I were meet a sudden death that BTS was to be contacted and instructed to reverse our last trade. Te juro.. I must be dead though. On an incubator does not count. Well nice chatting with y'all. I miss you guys. In the words of the great Joe Montana. I am going go upstairs and masterbate. Have a good evening.

Let me know when you get a chance. Thanks

Criticizing vegans will be my next subject when the board needs a shot in the arm to create some more posting and debate. It was getting pretty dead here for a while outside 2-3 threads if that.

No offense taken. I don't expect everyone to have the same opinion. If we all were in lock-step on this board, it would be pretty fnnn boring. We can still be trading buddies and have different viewpoints I am going to take credit for stimulating debate and posts, regardless if you and others don't agree with me. Someone pointed out in a previous post that addictions started out in the teens. Hence I keep referring to teens to be germain to the data.

I am not writing a scientific paper that requires 3 citations per statement. I am on a fnnn baseball chat board with a total of like 22 other posters. People who get addicted due to social partying etc, etc does not equal IMO those who get addicted due to injury, PTSD, prescriptions pretty fnnn simple concept to understand. You are trying to play gotcha on a fnn baseball chatboard. To any reasonable person I have made my point/opinion pretty clear. I was also making my points/opinion without attacking anyone personally. Then my jealous little fanboy decided to chase me around threads and make personal comments.. Fine, big fnn deal, but I am going to come right back at you if you go down that road.

Dude, if you haven't got my point or position by now, you are never going to get it. We started out talking about Halladay and my examples started out more specific to that. Then the discussion broadened. Even in the example you cited, I said recreational. A guy suffering from PTSD is NOT my meaning of recreational drug use.

To clarify, I am pretty sure I put PTSD in one of my prior posts. I am in general trying to differentiate between the reason for the addiction. In the case of heroin, it is a substitute for pain pills and one of the reasons I did not use an an example In general terms, because there are a 1000 hypotheticals, and the point I am trying to make is: I have more sympathy for someone with a substance abuse problem due to legit s*** like PTSD and trauma etc then some kid who started because of peer pressure, cool crowd, their parents didn't love them enough, they didn't get the part in the high school play, their girlfriend broke up with them, Trump won the election, climate change, or their parents cut off their allowance and they are so stressed because they can't find a job with their degree in underwater basket weaving.