dear god the rockies signed ubaldo jimenez to a minor league deal
he's 36 and last pitched in 2017, when he had a 6.81 ERA over 142 IP for baltimore
maybe arenado has a point
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
dodgers are also trading pederson to LAA for rengifo. i have no idea why the angels would do this unless they intend on swinging pederson to someone else for pitching. or adell. i have no idea how LAA has made this many moves and they still don't have any pitching.― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:08 AM (nineteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:08 AM (nineteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
The trade isn't finalized yet for some reason but the Dodgers are trading Joc, Ross Stripling and a dude who hit 19 homers in rookie ball for Rengifo and another prospect, maybe two.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:48 (four years ago) link
ya, i'm more confused what the dodgers plan here is.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 23:03 (four years ago) link
the motivation was mostly financial
― na (NA), Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00 PM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
wild times
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
maybe Mookie's secret sauce was some secret Alex Cora shit
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
ha didnt even think of that
― lag∞n, Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:08 (four years ago) link
btw really looking forward to Astros being serenaded w/Bang the Drum All Day/Bang a Gong/She Bangs/etc all season long.
― omar little, Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:11 (four years ago) link
true lol
― lag∞n, Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:36 (four years ago) link
bang bang on the door, baby!bang bang on the door, baby!
― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 6 February 2020 07:55 (four years ago) link
hopefully 3 other teams will be busted by April to spread the love
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 February 2020 12:21 (four years ago) link
Execs referred to below are RIVAL execs, not from #RedSox. Their overriding point: For many years, Sox made short-term decisions with little regard for future. They were left with a depleted farm system and an expensive roster. They eventually needed to pivot - or crash. https://t.co/5TvJXNAvuP— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 5, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 February 2020 12:45 (four years ago) link
which of those rival execs have won four championships in the last 15 years
― mookieproof, Thursday, 6 February 2020 14:10 (four years ago) link
it sounds like the criticism is....extremely well-placed
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 6 February 2020 14:19 (four years ago) link
cldnt they have like traded someone else
― lag∞n, Thursday, 6 February 2020 15:32 (four years ago) link
I hate this.My kids say they don’t like the Red Sox any more.Tempted to blame JD for this but it’s not his fault.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 February 2020 00:20 (four years ago) link
i'd think there'd be at least a few teams interested in david price with a three-year $16m/yr contract, which is apparently what the dodgers are getting. i'm unclear why you'd have to throw in a hall of famer to make that work.
and if your biggest need is replenishing your farm system, i'm equally unclear why you'd design a trade for your two biggest contracts that doesn't even begin to do that.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 7 February 2020 00:47 (four years ago) link
@jay_jaffeGood nugget here: Mookie Betts joins Hall of Famers Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins and Jimmie Foxx as the only players to put up a 10 bWAR season and then get traded by their respective teams while still in their 20s
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 February 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
From @peteabe: Red Sox to name Ron Roenicke as manager after MLB investigation concludes https://t.co/QyLKTmFLoC via @BostonGlobe— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) February 7, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 February 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
that is...not exciting
but another nice piece of news in an all-time terrific offseason
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 7 February 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
he was cora's bench coach, so i guess they must be confident about the investigation?
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 February 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
or nonapologetic
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 7 February 2020 16:43 (four years ago) link
Good luck, Rene Riggleman.
― Andy K, Friday, 7 February 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
hunter pence is back in the bay
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 February 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
lol
― brimstead, Friday, 7 February 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
Twins pulling out of the Betts/Price deal apparently!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 8 February 2020 22:03 (four years ago) link
whoa
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 8 February 2020 22:42 (four years ago) link
Munching popcorn gif
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:08 (four years ago) link
really don't understand how these things get announced/leaked before they're final
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:30 (four years ago) link
I'm literally pacing the room here
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:32 (four years ago) link
what if some form of the deal goes through anyway and the Sox.... sign Mookie as a free agent next year with the money they're saving on Price
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:39 (four years ago) link
I wanna believe
https://twitter.com/MLBPA_News/status/1225903486006710275
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:48 (four years ago) link
Hmm
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark today released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/bxzIj9GQmb— MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) February 7, 2020
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:49 (four years ago) link
i know of a few in hockey, but i cannot recall a traded player ever returning like that in baseball apart from aroldis
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 February 2020 23:50 (four years ago) link
just when I was gonna invite Tracer's kids to become Mets fans
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 9 February 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link
The Red Sox developed reservations about Graterol after examining his medicals, and were denied when they asked the Twins to include another high-quality prospect in return. It's unclear what caught the Red Sox off guard, as Graterol has a known injury history that includes Tommy John surgery and a shoulder impingement. It's also unclear why the Red Sox asked the Twins for more, considering the Red Sox weren't sending any players to Minnesota in the swap.
― omar little, Sunday, 9 February 2020 04:28 (four years ago) link
Just read that Bloom was literally the only external candidate for the GM job - didn't know that. Makes sense though
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 9 February 2020 10:17 (four years ago) link
Bottom line: #RedSox and #Dodgers should be motivated to complete deal. BOS could be left with Betts, Price and all their previous financial concerns, valid or not. LAD would be left with Maeda and Pederson unsettled - and once again they would be shut out on a star.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 8, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 9 February 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
"valid or not"
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 9 February 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
"BOS could be left with Betts" oh no how awful!!!
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 9 February 2020 21:03 (four years ago) link
Saddam Hussein might remain President of Iraq, along with all the concerns about his weapons of mass destruction, valid or not.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 9 February 2020 21:07 (four years ago) link
wouldn't you rather be rid of him now though?
seems it would be rough going for both of these guys coming back knowing the club preferred them gone
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 9 February 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
Guess it’s back on?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 9 February 2020 22:03 (four years ago) link
no
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 10 February 2020 02:25 (four years ago) link
I guess I meant me. I would rather you be rid of him
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 10 February 2020 02:32 (four years ago) link
so in the last week joc pederson learned he was being traded, lost his arbitration case with the team that no longer wanted him, and then found out the trade was off. great system
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 February 2020 02:49 (four years ago) link
lmao
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 10 February 2020 05:06 (four years ago) link
boston trades mookie, price and more money to LAD for verdugo and jeter downsLAD trades maeda to twins for brusdarLAD/LAA deal is completely off for unknown reasons
LAA is never going to get another pitcher
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 10 February 2020 05:07 (four years ago) link
LAD/LAA deal is completely off for unknown reasons
I don't get it either, this makes no sense at all.
There was no chance of the Betts trade falling through and everyone losing face over it.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 10 February 2020 09:15 (four years ago) link
did Boston just want to get a guy named "Jeter"?
― omar little, Monday, 10 February 2020 17:59 (four years ago) link