glad it wasn't that silly chili
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:32 (five years ago) link
Braves get right-handed closer Shane Greene from the Tigers for left-hander Joey Wentz and outfielder Travis Demeritte.
Today's game a good example of how badly they need that closer.
― Manfred Hemming-Hawing (WmC), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
I will be bandwagoning hard for Greinke to earn a World Series title.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:48 (five years ago) link
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One of Dombrowski's strangest quotes of the day: "If we can get in and play a one-game playoff -- for example, Houston made big trades today. They’re really good. They were good beforehand. If we play Houston, it will be in the playoffs, right? So we’ll see what happens."— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) July 31, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:53 (five years ago) link
On a conference call, Jays GM Ross Atkins says the team's moves have 'turned 14 years of control into 42 years of control'.gonna be tough for the marketing folks to work that into a slogan.— Scott Stinson (@scott_stinson) July 31, 2019
like to see the Twins (or the Rays) win the pennant tbqh
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:54 (five years ago) link
Yeah I didn’t see much of a future for Stroman and Biagini and Sogard and Hudson with the Jays, trading Sanchez is a little more confusing.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
Anyway, there ain't much to dislike from a Jays perspective imo.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:23 (five years ago) link
they could've/should've gotten way more for stroman alone
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
I don't know about 'way' more, but yeah more perhaps.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
b4 you cede the next two WS titles to Houston, I remind you of Maddux-Glavine-Smoltz
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:30 (five years ago) link
Yeah but did they have José Altuve?
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:28 (five years ago) link
this year's Altuve is kinda like Mark Lemke
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:35 (five years ago) link
>Anyway, there ain't much to dislike from a Jays perspective imo.
every Jays fan i know right now is red-lining with rage about the last two days.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:44 (five years ago) link
They should stop reading Cathal Kelly.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:49 (five years ago) link
two main things:... no, three: the return for Stroman was light. we coughed up a (admittedly fringe) prospect for an outfielder no one thinks much of (along with Sanchez and Biangini). the return that Bauer, and to a lesser degree, Grenkie got make the Stroman deal look much worse (even tho, yes they are both better – they pulled in *a lot* more).
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:54 (five years ago) link
xpost - i'm not sure who this is.
Toronto baseball fans can sometimes be the worst. a lot expect every trade to land us joe Carter or Josh Donaldson. so there's a base level insufferable to every move. but there's more than a few people feel this deadline was a missed opportunity. also doesn't help that immediately after the Sanchez deal, the main guy we just landed two days ago got destroyed in his first start for the AAA team.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:58 (five years ago) link
I suppose i'm higher on Fisher than most. Or lower on what Sanchez and Biagini could contribute over the next 2 seasons.
No one was going to get Bauer's haul. I'll admit that something closer to that would have been great, but it doesn't make the Stroman deal a bust. And I'm not super convinced Stroman compares to Greinke.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 1 August 2019 03:07 (five years ago) link
Grenkie is obviously better, but the return was so disproportionate. And I had through the consensus on Fisher was he was a bust?!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 1 August 2019 03:27 (five years ago) link
That was a big money move by the Astros, kinda nice to see a different club pull it off.
― earlnash, Thursday, 1 August 2019 06:24 (five years ago) link
So....RIP mlbtraderumors until November? More like mlbdfarumors now.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 1 August 2019 16:24 (five years ago) link
Honestly, I feel good about the Orioles standing pat rather than giving up the competent part of the team for garbage. Villar, Mancini, Alberto, Givens, etc. make the 2019 team a lot more fun to watch, and just for that their value to the Orioles is higher than their trade value on the market. And I am not on board with the theory that the team should actually strive to lose 120 games and "beat" the Tigers to the #1 draft pick.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 1 August 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
VHS: What is it you're seeing in Derek Fisher? Just looking at his career box, I'm missing it.
Having said that, on the call-in show last week, after the team let Pompey go, one of the hosts said that the Jays, because of Bautista and Encarnacion, should know better than most franchises the danger of giving up on someone too soon. So I guess Fisher's the other side of the that.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 August 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
Joe Pos with a neat observation on Greinke - he's not the only HOF'er (lets assume) to play for 6 different teams, but he might be the only to switch teams so often in his prime. Bobby Bonds and Sheffield maybe come close but its not like Zack, where he's pretty clearly been in his 'prime' state for nearly his whole career (minus a couple of seasons I guess)
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 August 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
xp Fisher was never going to develop nicely in already stacked Houston. I think he is a fine project that will be worth 1-2 WARs in a position of need (outfield) for next few controlled years to come. Acuna he is not, but I am not even sure Sanchez + Biagini combined were worth 1 WAR over the last 2 seasons, in positions the Jays have more depth in.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 1 August 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
xp also kenny lofton (not a hall of famer, but pretty close!)
though most of his team-switching was after his prime
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 August 2019 18:10 (five years ago) link
reds claim kevin gausman off waivers from the braves
― mookieproof, Monday, 5 August 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
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maybe the closest guy to Greinke would be Gaylord Perry? when it's all said and done i can see them winding up w/similar WAR numbers. Greinke just cleared 70 on bWAR, Perry finished w/90.
― omar little, Monday, 5 August 2019 18:48 (five years ago) link
I'd figure Gausman is to add innings to the Reds bullpen, as they are seriously gassed at this point.
― earlnash, Monday, 5 August 2019 22:54 (five years ago) link
cubs sign jonathan lucroy
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 19:35 (five years ago) link
Following today’s game, the Tigers designated RHP Trevor Rosenthal for assignment.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
14.73 BB/9, 2.39 WHIP, 12.89 ERA, a relatively promising 6.63 FIP
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
former pirate great josh harrison has been released by the tigers
jordy mercer soldiers on
― mookieproof, Friday, 9 August 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
Harrison only 5th among HACKING MASS 2b
Joe Panik is 3rd
Chris Owings leads in the clubhouse
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 August 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
owings is hitting .333/.386/.610 in pawtucket; maybe he'll get some september love
― mookieproof, Friday, 9 August 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
he's my guy so as long as he reverts to the interstate
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 August 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link