Around the MLB 2018

Post #1761 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:51 pm

vaff87 wrote:Jeez, the Indians traded Francisco Mejia to the Padres for Brad Hand.

Whoa. The Padres' farm system is ludicrous...they had the #3, #13, #29, #32, #33 and #42 prospects entering the year per MLBPipeline, and just added another top-15 guy.

vaff87 · Post #1762 » by **vaff87** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:54 pm

Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Jeez, the Indians traded Francisco Mejia to the Padres for Brad Hand.

Whoa. The Padres' farm system is ludicrous...they had the #3, #13, #29, #32, #33 and #42 prospects entering the year per MLBPipeline, and just added another top-15 guy.

Do you think this trade is an encouraging indication of what we can get for Happ and some of our relievers?

Post #1763 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:00 pm

vaff87 wrote:Do you think this trade is an encouraging indication of what we can get for Happ and some of our relievers?

Hand has three years of team control remaining, so he'd be more valuable than any of our pieces. Encouraging that, in a market that could be saturated with relief options, people are apparently still willing to pay top dollar for them, I guess.

vaff87 · Post #1764 » by **vaff87** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:07 pm

Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Do you think this trade is an encouraging indication of what we can get for Happ and some of our relievers?

Hand has three years of team control remaining, so he'd be more valuable than any of our pieces. Encouraging that, in a market that could be saturated with relief options, people are apparently still willing to pay top dollar for them, I guess.

Perhaps next year teams will have forgotten about Osuna’s DV, and we can trade him for a top prospect. Didn’t stop the Cubs from trading Gleyber Torres for Chapman.

The_Hater · Post #1765 » by **The_Hater** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:28 am

Quick question but Alex Bregman already the biggest jerk in MLB?

vaff87 · Post #1766 » by **vaff87** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:38 am

The_Hater wrote:Quick question but Alex Bregman already the biggest jerk in MLB?

He even looks like the biggest jerk in the MLB.

vaff87 · Post #1767 » by **vaff87** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:33 am

Have no idea how the Phillies are good, watching some of the stupid **** they’re doing vs the Red Sox. Two colossally f’ed up plays.

Post #1768 » by **Cyrus** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:09 am

Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Jeez, the Indians traded Francisco Mejia to the Padres for Brad Hand.

Whoa. The Padres' farm system is ludicrous...they had the #3, #13, #29, #32, #33 and #42 prospects entering the year per MLBPipeline, and just added another top-15 guy.

Would you have taken what we got Osuna, or Mejia (1 big time prospect?), if something like this was even offered by any of the teams interested.

hugehoopsfan · Post #1769 » by **hugehoopsfan** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:39 pm

Cyrus wrote:
Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Jeez, the Indians traded Francisco Mejia to the Padres for Brad Hand.

Whoa. The Padres' farm system is ludicrous...they had the #3, #13, #29, #32, #33 and #42 prospects entering the year per MLBPipeline, and just added another top-15 guy.

Would you have taken what we got Osuna, or Mejia (1 big time prospect?), if something like this was even offered by any of the teams interested.

100% Mejia personally, would much rather have a high upside guy

BigLeagueChew · Post #1770 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:32 pm

Archer to the Pirates.

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polo007 · Post #1771 » by **polo007** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 3:44 pm

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Myth11111 · Post #1772 » by **Myth11111** » Fri Aug 3, 2018 1:49 am

Steve Pearce with three home runs tonight against the Yankees.

polo007 · Post #1773 » by **polo007** » Fri Aug 3, 2018 7:20 am

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vaff87 · Post #1774 » by **vaff87** » Sat Aug 4, 2018 10:11 pm

Red Sox really pulling away from the Yankees in this series.

Post #1775 » by **Schad** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 3:11 am

vaff87 wrote:Red Sox really pulling away from the Yankees in this series.

Nearly 90% odds of winning the division now per Fangraphs, despite the Yankees maintaining a 100+ win pace. It's nice to check the Red Sox payroll on Cot's, and their farm system on MLBPipeline, to remind myself that this probably won't continue indefinitely.

And1Skip · Post #1776 » by **And1Skip** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 3:49 am

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Something to consider if Gibby also steps down after the season?

vaff87 · Post #1777 » by **vaff87** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 3:55 am

And1Skip wrote:

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Something to consider if Gibby also steps down after the season?

No thanks.

The_Hater · Post #1778 » by **The_Hater** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 1:08 pm

Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Red Sox really pulling away from the Yankees in this series.

Nearly 90% odds of winning the division now per Fangraphs, despite the Yankees maintaining a 100+ win pace. It's nice to check the Red Sox payroll on Cot's, and their farm system on MLBPipeline, to remind myself that this probably won't continue indefinitely.

IDK. They obviously traded off a lot of prospects the last 2 years but still have a pretty impressive base of younger players on their roster and still possess the ability to spend their way out of mistakes. I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon.

Post #1779 » by **Schad** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 5:24 pm

The_Hater wrote:IDK. They obviously traded off a lot of prospects the last 2 years but still have a pretty impressive base of younger players on their roster and still possess the ability to spend their way out of mistakes. I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon.

They have a lot of players who are about to need massive raises, and even with their payroll they cannot afford them all. Kimbrel's an FA after this year; Sale, Porcello and Bogaerts after 2019, Betts and JBJ after 2020. Even if they're willing to pay the repeater tax, they're going to have great difficulty hanging on to all of their talent.

Randle McMurphy · Post #1780 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Aug 5, 2018 5:42 pm

And1Skip wrote:

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Something to consider if Gibby also steps down after the season?

Never.