tif no deal is out of bounds for the padres
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
orioles put their best position player — jonathan villar, 4 WAR in 2019 — on waivers rather than pay him an estimated $10m in arbitration
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 November 2019 04:07 (four years ago) link
jfc
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Thursday, 28 November 2019 05:11 (four years ago) link
red sox trade sandy leon to cleveland, in lieu of non-tendering him
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 December 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: Third baseman Mike Moustakas and the Cincinnati Reds are in agreement on a four-year deal, league sources tell ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 2, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 December 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
They gonna move Suarez to shortstop or something?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
With Moustakas going to Cincy to play 2B...do we still believe that 2B is higher (harder) on the defensive spectrum than 3B?I believe I could argue that shift + rules effectively banning collisions at 2B on DP turns have made 2B easier than 3B.Which returns us to 1900.— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) December 2, 2019
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link
four years, $64m
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 December 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
Villar dealt to Miami
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28213608/marlins-trade-orioles-jonathan-villar-claim-jesus-aguilar
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 01:40 (four years ago) link
weird
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 03:31 (four years ago) link
In losing Grandal, Moustakas and Pomeranz as FAs, trading Davies and Anderson, and cutting Thames, Perez and now Shaw, Nelson, Guerra, Claudio and Saladino, #Brewers have trimmed some $63 million from payroll since end of season.— Tom (@Haudricourt) December 3, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 04:33 (four years ago) link
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/zack-wheeler-bidding-already-in-nine-figures.html
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
In terms of supply, Wheeler occupies an interesting position. He’s clearly not to the level of Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, but arguably possesses a much loftier ceiling — with a combination of premium stuff and relative youth — than any of the other available starters.
i'm willing to be very wrong later but i suspect anyone signing him to an insane contract based on the "arguably" he has a "much loftier ceiling" via a combination of "stuff" and "youth" thing will regret it later especially considering he's only a couple of years younger than Strasburg and also older than Cole so...i actually don't know what's being said there.
― omar little, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:23 (four years ago) link
hole camels to the braves apparently
― na (NA), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link
Sources: Zack Wheeler joins Phillies on five-year deal worth more than $100 million
that's fine but if you're gonna spend that kind of money i think i'd rather spend more to get cole or strasburg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
really curious about what the Brewers plan to do
― frogbs, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
Totally agree about the spending aspect of Wheeler. I think teams liked him because he was the next tier down from Cole/Stras - but what’s the point if you’re paying 120 million and also losing a draft pick?! Might aswell just put that towards a legit ace.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:24 (four years ago) link
the argument that he has a loftier ceiling than Cole or Strasburg seems legitimately insane to me, like when Scott Boras was arguing Jayson Werth was an elite player.
― omar little, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
even if the argument is "from this point forward" -- i mean what the--!
― omar little, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:28 (four years ago) link
Someone on a blue jays board was comparing Wheeler to Chance Anderson - who the jays got for a pretty fair price. And really, Wheeler is not a lot better. He’s a little better (def over the last two years), but no way he’s 24 million a year better
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:42 (four years ago) link
Similar Pitchers through 29
Erik Bedard (979.8)Shane Reynolds (977.9)Matt Harvey (976.7)Carlos Carrasco (969.5)Danny Salazar (969.0)Chris Young (968.5)Shaun Marcum (968.3)Hideo Nomo (967.4)Dan Straily (965.8)Sam Gray (965.1)
― omar little, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:45 (four years ago) link
Similar Pitchers
Garrett Richards (979.9)Tommy Hanson (975.9)Danny Salazar (969.0)Marcus Stroman (968.1)Jair Jurrjens (965.0)Matt Harvey (964.9)Mike Foltynewicz (962.5)Kenta Maeda (961.0)Bill Stafford (960.7)Mark Prior (959.6)
career ERA+ 100
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
he doesn't even know how to spell his name correctly, either
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 December 2019 00:39 (four years ago) link
I am glad the Mets let him walk
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 December 2019 03:30 (four years ago) link
brewers find a catcher, Omar Narvaez
9:20am: The two sides have a deal in place, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports (via Twitter). Milwaukee will send minor league right-hander Adam Hill and its Competitive Balance draft pick to Seattle in exchange for Narvaez. The Brewers’ pick lands in Round B this year and is currently slotted in at No. 71 overall.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/brewers-nearing-acquisition-of-omar-narvaez.html
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link
i guess he's not a great defender, but that seems like not much for a cheap catcher who hit 22 homers with a 119 wRC+ last year
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 December 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
cool now all they need is a 3rd baseman and an entire starting rotation
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 December 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
Off the top of my head I can name Woodruff and the guy they traded to the Jays.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 6 December 2019 00:39 (four years ago) link
the prime defender Jake Marisnick to Mets
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28230780/mets-acquire-jake-marisnick-trade-astros
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 December 2019 12:02 (four years ago) link
Pham to SD for Renfroe
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28234840/tommy-pham-headed-padres-rays-get-hunter-renfroe
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 December 2019 12:06 (four years ago) link
Michael Pineda to Twins, 2/20M
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 December 2019 12:07 (four years ago) link
hope once steve cohen is majority owner he brings his marc quinn blood head to the clubhouse
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/07/a1/b807a1901c4846bb0a91d1f466fb81e9.jpg
― johnny crunch, Friday, 6 December 2019 13:33 (four years ago) link
what the fuck?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 6 December 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
that would be a good thing to throw at curt schilling
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 December 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
alex avila to the twinshowie kendrick back to the nats
― na (NA), Friday, 6 December 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
jeez, big day already! pham for hunter renfroe seems like a big one. (i would always bet large on pham)
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 December 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
yeah i'm a phan
― na (NA), Friday, 6 December 2019 16:39 (four years ago) link
being a rays fan must be very frustrating. first of all, there's only like 30,000 of them, total, in the world. but beyond that, particularly for younger fans, it must be frustrating to watch them trade away talent like pham in order to avoid paying an $8M salary (what Pham is expected to get after arbitration). they're godhead from the management angle of getting young talent, keeping costs low and staying competitive with a very low payroll, but if you're a kid, you just want there to be a really good player that sticks around and that you connect with and spend a few years watching and getting to know a little. that was longoria for a long time, i guess, but in general they just seem like a hard team for a casual fan to root for
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 December 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link
A generation or 2 of Oakland A's fans can relate^^^
Michael Pineda to Twins, 2/20M― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, December 6, 2019 4:07 AM (five hours ago)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, December 6, 2019 4:07 AM (five hours ago)
What's the largest contract for a player currently serving a suspension for PEDs?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 6 December 2019 17:19 (four years ago) link
Padres might not be great next year but they could pull a Royals and surprise people. Tatis will only be better, Machado too. Pham is real solid, Renfroe has power but doesn't walk much and doesn't hit for average.
― omar little, Friday, 6 December 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
plus it's an even year, so that means hosmer is due for a ...oh
but yeah, they could be dangerous, especially if the SP takes a step up
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 December 2019 17:29 (four years ago) link
i guess this could apply to every team, lol
reports of marcell ozuna to the white sox
― mookieproof, Saturday, 7 December 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
Don Kelly, in moving from Astros staff to become Pirates bench coach, is nicely positioning himself for the manager’s gig he inevitably will get. Nice resume for a man who’s only 39.— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) December 7, 2019
― Andy K, Saturday, 7 December 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
yesss
― mookieproof, Saturday, 7 December 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
maybe he'll bring the cameras and whistles
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 7 December 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
strasburg stays in dc
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 December 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
seven years, $220m apparently
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 December 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
make that $245m
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 December 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link