The MLB Thread

vansmack wrote:
but I have a spreadsheet open.

I missed this at first. LOL

Yankees designate Brian Roberts….

Mike Trout: "Put Cespedes in LF in Boston and he's going to be throwing people out at first base."

Julian, wrote:

vansmack wrote:
Rays also got prospect SS Willy Adames from DET

I can live with it.

There's no doubt in my mind Oakland paid more for Lester than Detroit did for Price and I know no one who would've taken Lester over Price.

I think the crazy part here is that Oakland paid more to Smadzjia than they did for Lester or Detroit paid for Price.

You'd have to think that if Oakland and Tampa could do it over again, they'd deal Russell for Price straight up and both teams would agree in a heart beat.  And be better off.

vansmack wrote:
I think the crazy part here is that Oakland paid more to Smadzjia than they did for Lester or Detroit paid for Price.

That's an excellent point.

nice pickup by Detroit….

hutch wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

hutch wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
just for fun, look at Oakland's line-up and insert jonny gomes instead of yoenis cespedes.  that's not a line-up i would want to trot out for a world series.

first of all, no trades are going assure a World Series win… you can't guarantee it

but in October pitchers tend to dominate…. games tend to be low scoring..its COLD…..

yeah, and what i'm saying is OAK is all in for 2014 and has gutted their future, and even if they make it to the WS, imagine that line-up vs kershaw, grienke, beckett, and ryu.  hell, kershaw and grienke are better pitchers than anyone on the OAK staff.  even though cespedes had an atrocious OBP, he was an RBI guy that drove in runs at the 5-spot.  they'll now rely on brendan moss and donaldson to put runs on the board.  it's NOT a good line-up.

they gutted their future by trading a guy they weren't going to sign?

explain that one to me..

nobody knows if the trade will end up being good…. we will have to wait….all I know is Beane really is all in for the playoffs this year…I like it..

lets remember when Boston traded Garciaparra which seemed insane…


AND there are still 2 hours left on the clock, no? :)

responding to this late, but nobody thought trading nomar was insane.  all advanced statistics pointed to a total demise in his abilities, which turned out to be true.  that, and he wasn't getting along with the team.  it was a no-brainer trade. if anyone thought it was insane, it's because they were total fanboys and enjoyed watching nomar turn into a star from the late 90's through 2003. 

Julian, wrote:
Miller to Orioles now, per Buster Olney.

I like it.  Starting pitching has improved dramatically lately.  And Miller is much more than just a match-up lefty.  Miller/O'Day/Britton to end games could become habit forming. 

KLaw: "A shockingly low return for David Price"

"an outstanding move for the Tigers and a solid exchange for the Mariners."

Nevermind.  You'd think I'd remember that O'Day was a righty since he came up with Anaheim.  I'm tired….

stevewizzle wrote:

hutch wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

hutch wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
just for fun, look at Oakland's line-up and insert jonny gomes instead of yoenis cespedes.  that's not a line-up i would want to trot out for a world series.

first of all, no trades are going assure a World Series win… you can't guarantee it

but in October pitchers tend to dominate…. games tend to be low scoring..its COLD…..

yeah, and what i'm saying is OAK is all in for 2014 and has gutted their future, and even if they make it to the WS, imagine that line-up vs kershaw, grienke, beckett, and ryu.  hell, kershaw and grienke are better pitchers than anyone on the OAK staff.  even though cespedes had an atrocious OBP, he was an RBI guy that drove in runs at the 5-spot.  they'll now rely on brendan moss and donaldson to put runs on the board.  it's NOT a good line-up.

they gutted their future by trading a guy they weren't going to sign?

explain that one to me..

nobody knows if the trade will end up being good…. we will have to wait….all I know is Beane really is all in for the playoffs this year…I like it..

lets remember when Boston traded Garciaparra which seemed insane…


AND there are still 2 hours left on the clock, no? :)

responding to this late, but nobody thought trading nomar was insane.  all advanced statistics pointed to a total demise in his abilities, which turned out to be true.  that, and he wasn't getting along with the team.  it was a no-brainer trade. if anyone thought it was insane, it's because they were total fanboys and enjoyed watching nomar turn into a star from the late 90's through 2003. 

and what of it?

signed,

fanboy

An interesting side-note in the Free-Press this morning mentions the Price deal was agreed to BEFORE the start of the 1pm Tigers game yesterday, and the delay in making it official was because the teams were exchanging medical information during the afternoon. Meanwhile, Smyly and Jackson PLAYED the 1pm game. How insane would it have been if Smyly had to leave the game with arm pain or Jackson crashed into a wall and got a concussion and the entire thing was scrapped?

This is hysterical, re: the fake Byrd to Yankees trade.

http://deadspin.com/jim-bowden-caught-stealing-from-fake-twitter-account-d-1614081824

Julian, wrote:
An interesting side-note in the Free-Press this morning mentions the Price deal was agreed to BEFORE the start of the 1pm Tigers game yesterday, and the delay in making it official was because the teams were exchanging medical information during the afternoon. Meanwhile, Smyly and Jackson PLAYED the 1pm game. How insane would it have been if Smyly had to leave the game with arm pain or Jackson crashed into a wall and got a concussion and the entire thing was scrapped?

I also think the Tigers had already worked out an extension with Price using Scherzer money.

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
An interesting side-note in the Free-Press this morning mentions the Price deal was agreed to BEFORE the start of the 1pm Tigers game yesterday, and the delay in making it official was because the teams were exchanging medical information during the afternoon. Meanwhile, Smyly and Jackson PLAYED the 1pm game. How insane would it have been if Smyly had to leave the game with arm pain or Jackson crashed into a wall and got a concussion and the entire thing was scrapped?

I also think the Tigers had already worked out an extension with Price using Scherzer money.

The FP reported yesterday they had had no talks with Price prior to confirming the deal about an extension. Logically, obviously that $25million/year Scherzer doesn't want is going to Price.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/dave_dombrowski_sends_hilariou.html#incart_more_sports

Dombrowski literally trolled Beane. Hysterical.

Julian, wrote:
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/dave_dombrowski_sends_hilariou.html#incart_more_sports

Dombrowski literally trolled Beane. Hysterical.

Text of the Year.

FUCKIN YANKS-TIGERS FINISH UP and take me to Dodgers-Angels pronto please…

vin scully rocks…forget about the age.. he's just got such good information…what a treat..

it's been an blast watching LAD/LAA all week.  i feel like the dodgers are on the verge of blowing out ahead in their division with kemp getting hot, puig in center, and a healthy rotation.  however, agon and hanley are such a pathetic 3-4 combo.  it makes sense to me to jumble the line-up, put kemp at the 3 spot, keep hanley at 4, and let adrian be a miserable bat at the 5 spot.  hell, i'd even park his ass down at 6 or 7, and let van slyke bat 5th and uribe 6th. i can't think of many #3 hitters worse than him right now.  take out his april stats this year and he's complete garbage. 

gotta say its killed me this week watching west coast baseball! not enough sleep!

the dodgers-angels would make a great world series…