MLB Discussion Thread

[ImBrotherCain]

Arieta just got picked up in my league. I have my eye on Sunders and Drabek right now.

[SolidGold]

Originally Posted by ImBrotherCain

Arieta just got picked up in my league. I have my eye on Sunders and Drabek right now.

Get Duffy if he is available. Humber pitched decent last night and wasn't too bad last season. Who else do you have as SP's?

I have CJ Wilson/Vance Worley/Tim Hudson - on DL and just picked up Duffy . Can't wait to free up a roster space, I need another decent starter.

[ImBrotherCain]

Originally Posted by SolidGold

Get Duffy if he is available. Humber pitched decent last night and wasn't too bad last season. Who else do you have as SP's?

I have CJ Wilson/Vance Worley/Tim Hudson - on DL and just picked up Duffy . Can't wait to free up a roster space, I need another decent starter.

Well there is another player we have in common.

[SolidGold]

Ok doppleganger do you think this is a decent trade?

I got Votto and M. Young for Axford/Capps/Berkman/Trumbo?

I already have 4 closers on my team - Kimbrel/S. Marshall/B. Myers/G.Balfour and need some consistent hitting.

[ImBrotherCain]

You gave up those 4 guys or its one of them +1 Axford?

[SolidGold]

Originally Posted by ImBrotherCain

You gave up those 4 guys or its one of them +1 Axford?

I gave them all up. I figured Votto is good for .300 and 30 hrs/100 rbi's and young will bat around .300 and hit 85-100 rbis. He also offers me an upgrade at 3B.

Berkman has started the season off injured - he did have a bounce back season last year but its hard to tell if that will keep up or if it was an aberration. Trumbo is a victim of a crowded roster so he isn't an every day player. I figured Axford would be my biggest loss but I still have 4 closers even after losing him and Capps.

[holt_bruce81]

http://vimeo.com/40246026

You're welcome.

[jojo]

Damn Phillies hit Lincecum like a drum in the 1st last night.......

[Giantsfan1080]

Dylan Bundy with another 3 hitless innings with 3 strikeouts. Move him up already Baltimore.

[Notredameleo]

Drew Smyly looking good.

[asdf1223]

Wow, the Red Sox are awful.

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by asdf1223

Wow, the Red Sox are awful.

Or the Rangers are great. :)

[MetSox17]

Yeah, the Rangers are so damn stacked.

[Hines]

Ouch, that doesn't look good for Chris Young.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

Or the Rangers are great. :)

This^

Rangers are really freaking good.

[fenikz]

Young just made an insane catch but may have hurt his shoulder, Upton already out with a hurt wrist

Was moving it around nothing serious but I'm sure it hurt

Kubel to RF, Parra to CF, Bloomquist to LF?

[nepg]

Man. It's time for Ned Yost to go. Bring in Tito, Dayton. This guy's lineups are crap. He tries to do too much with them and doesn't get the basics down. He claims to be a big fan of righty-lefty alternating throughout the line-up, but then bats Frenchy behind Butler when he could be using Frenchy to protect a young, big bat in Moustakas since Frenchy will get whatever numbers he gets regardless of who's behind him because of the type of hitter he is.

Then he bats dog **** second basemen at #7 when you want a free swinger in that spot (in this line-up anyway) because you're not getting dick from those last 3 hitters anyway... So you want a guy whose average is close to his OBP for a better chance to drive in the guys from the good part of the order. Pena is perfect for that role.

[Borat]

Sorry Hines, I totally forgot to respond to these questions, so here goes:

Originally Posted by Hines

Borat, why does Bouchy hate Brandon Belt?

Bochy hates Belt because Belt is in the Bochy vortex. The Bochy vortex is when he won't play a young player because the young player doesn't have enough big league at bats. Of course, he can't get the at bats because Bochy won't play him. Thus, he will continue to get mishandled until he either flames out entirely, or is given away to another team that actually knows how to handle young talent.

Originally Posted by Hines

Why does Zito throw so slow now?

He's thrown slow since he signed with SF. His velocity was trending down before he signed but we Giants fans know that Sabean is too ******* re_tarded to look into these things.

Originally Posted by Hines

Also, since Bouchy and Saben hate Belt, we will trade you Hanrahan for him.

I would usually just laugh at you, but the last couple of trade deadlines where I said "Hell ******* no will Sabean trade X for X" I ended up being completely wrong (Tim Alderson for Freddy Sanchez and Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltran). So I guess you should expect to get Belt plus some other nice arms for Hanrahan in a few weeks. Congrats.

[holt_bruce81]

Nice win for the Cards. Matt Carpenter is a pretty solid ball player.

[Hines]

Originally Posted by Borat

Sorry Hines, I totally forgot to respond to these questions, so here goes:



Bochy hates Belt because Belt is in the Bochy vortex. The Bochy vortex is when he won't play a young player because the young player doesn't have enough big league at bats. Of course, he can't get the at bats because Bochy won't play him. Thus, he will continue to get mishandled until he either flames out entirely, or is given away to another team that actually knows how to handle young talent.



He's thrown slow since he signed with SF. His velocity was trending down before he signed but we Giants fans know that Sabean is too ******* re_tarded to look into these things.



I would usually just laugh at you, but the last couple of trade deadlines where I said "Hell ******* no will Sabean trade X for X" I ended up being completely wrong (Tim Alderson for Freddy Sanchez and Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltran). So I guess you should expect to get Belt plus some other nice arms for Hanrahan in a few weeks. Congrats.

Appreciate the response. I think that if Mike Adams can get top 50 prospects as a set-up man, Hammer can get a nice package as well.

[ImBrotherCain]

Originally Posted by SolidGold

I gave them all up. I figured Votto is good for .300 and 30 hrs/100 rbi's and young will bat around .300 and hit 85-100 rbis. He also offers me an upgrade at 3B.

Berkman has started the season off injured - he did have a bounce back season last year but its hard to tell if that will keep up or if it was an aberration. Trumbo is a victim of a crowded roster so he isn't an every day player. I figured Axford would be my biggest loss but I still have 4 closers even after losing him and Capps.

I think its a solid trade... But I think I overvalue Young more than most.

[Hines]

Cutch is Clutch.

[Wootylicous]

Holy crap Indians <3333 can't believe we won this game

[yodapoop]

Originally Posted by holt_bruce81

Nice win for the Cards. Matt Carpenter is a pretty solid ball player.

U know what else is awesome...Kyle Lohse. Holy **** where is this coming from, its awesome. A 0.89 ERA. I know its 3 starts, but dude never has had three straight starts like this, ever. I love you Kyle, and I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for calling you the worst dude ever to start for a defending world champion.

[thenewfeature06]

Bobby V and the sox looking horrible