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Author Topic: MLB 2018 Season  (Read 491146 times)

Lennys Tap

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #25 on: December 08, 2017, 07:43:26 PM »
Chico is celebrating.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #26 on: December 08, 2017, 10:47:50 PM »
Cool.  Trout, Otani, Upton.  Pretty nice trio there. 


If Ohtani is any good.
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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2017, 07:32:10 AM »
Looks like Stanton to the Yankees is nearly done.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2017, 08:55:29 AM »
Poor, poor Starlin Castro.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2017, 09:00:42 AM »
Looks like Stanton to the Yankees is nearly done.

Stanton,  Judge, Sanchez is a pretty decent trio I guess.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #30 on: December 09, 2017, 04:05:18 PM »
Stanton,  Judge, Sanchez is a pretty decent trio I guess.

Beginning to smell #28; just need another pitcher.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #31 on: December 09, 2017, 04:11:35 PM »
Stanton,  Judge, Sanchez is a pretty decent trio I guess.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Greg Bird hits 40 dingers next year.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #32 on: December 09, 2017, 04:25:47 PM »
The one bright spot is that it will stop all their whining about how Ohtani to the Angels was rigged.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #33 on: December 10, 2017, 09:13:00 AM »
Judge and Stanton in the same lineup? The Yankees are going to have to put the protective netting on the bleachers too.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #34 on: December 11, 2017, 02:24:50 PM »
Poor, poor Starlin Castro.

At least he'll be the most popular Castro in Miami. 

He should be able to play himself off that team soon enough, though. He makes $10+ MM for each of the next two years, plus a $16M club option for a year after that. Gotta think Jeets and the rest of that impoverished ownership group will have him flipped for cheap prospects by this time next year.


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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2017, 12:53:51 PM »
https://www.barstoolsports.com/baseball/shohei-ohtanis-physical-with-the-angels-reveals-damaged-ucl-in-pitching-elbow-further-damage-could-result-in-tommy-john-surgery

Saw that.  Apparentlu Otanis' camp was very upfront about it so it wasn't a "damaged goods" case.


Also the Cards just got Marcel Ozuna.  Great move in my opinion, though the return hasn't been reported yet.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #37 on: December 14, 2017, 07:20:37 AM »
I'm not surprised by the Machado/Sox rumors. I've been hearing for over a year now from people I'm friendly with at the Sox that they were going to be all in on Machado, and have mentioned that on here. I don't know if they flip him immediately or not to another team, but I know he's been their #1 target for next year's FA class.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #38 on: December 14, 2017, 09:00:45 AM »
Purge continues in Detroit.   Kinsler to Angels for two prospects.    Down to Cabrera, Victor Martinez, and Jordan Zimmerman with huge contracts.   Next will probably be Fullmer to the Yankees.    If they back up the prospect truck and give up a few.......
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« Reply #39 on: December 14, 2017, 09:17:04 AM »
I really think that Alex Cobb ends up with the Cubs. He has connections with Maddon and Hickey and would likely come at a reasonable price. I also wouldn't be surprised if they gave Tyler Chatwood a serious look. He's had some injury issues but he's only 28 and had a 3.49 ERA outside of Denver last season. Former Theo draft pick Clay Buchholz could be an option on an incentive-laden deal as well. They also still have Eddie Butler who was adequate in 11 starts last season before getting injured at AAA.

In terms of relievers, Addison Reed and Brandon Morrow appear to be pretty high on their list. I'd also anticipate that they're expecting Justin Wilson to bounce back from his awful Cub cameo last season. As ugly as it was, his FIP was still just 3.72. An under-the-radar signing could be Steve Cishek who finished 2017 pitching light's out under Hickey in TB. I definitely don't like the idea of dealing Russell, Baez or Happ for a closer.

Cobb hasn't signed yet but still...



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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #40 on: December 15, 2017, 01:30:35 PM »

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #41 on: December 15, 2017, 06:59:15 PM »
Purge continues in Detroit.   Kinsler to Angels for two prospects.    Down to Cabrera, Victor Martinez, and Jordan Zimmerman with huge contracts.   Next will probably be Fullmer to the Yankees.    If they back up the prospect truck and give up a few.......

The V Mart and Zimmerman contracts are among the worst in baseball.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #42 on: December 15, 2017, 09:07:44 PM »
Agreed.
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #43 on: December 18, 2017, 04:21:02 PM »
Epstein and Hoyer meeting with Darvish in Dallas today, potentially because they've found Cobb's asking price to be prohibitive. 

Going into the offseason I didn't think Darvish was a remote possibility but maybe things have changed. 

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #44 on: December 18, 2017, 05:15:59 PM »
Epstein and Hoyer meeting with Darvish in Dallas today, potentially because they've found Cobb's asking price to be prohibitive. 

Going into the offseason I didn't think Darvish was a remote possibility but maybe things have changed.

Don't they need to save money to be able to afford Harper?

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« Reply #45 on: December 18, 2017, 07:59:17 PM »
Don't they need to save money to be able to afford Harper?

The Cubs print money. My guess is they stay under the luxury tax this season and blow through it in 2019.

I still don't think Darvish is likely but I also don't think they'd sign anyone to a deal that would take Harper off the table.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #46 on: December 20, 2017, 01:44:14 PM »
Longoria to the Giants.





And the O's.  Ouch.  Yikes.  Britton tore his ACL.  Wonder if this inspires them to trade Machado even moreso.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #47 on: December 20, 2017, 03:15:41 PM »
Chacin to the Brewers on a 2-year, $16MM deal.

His stats look good, but his road-splits produced a 6.50 ERA away from Petco. eek. On the plus side, it doesn't appear he was susceptible to the long ball, even back in his COL days. So maybe he'll fill the role of innings-eater for the time being.

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #48 on: December 21, 2017, 01:43:54 AM »
Who is signing Yu:

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Re: MLB 2018 Season
« Reply #49 on: December 21, 2017, 01:57:58 AM »
After the mlb 17 intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTMbj4WrnQw

Can mlb 18 the show get any better?