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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 18, 2015 8:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 18, 2015 12:14:31 GMT -5
Just to clarify, this isn't their ten best hitting prospects, but rather ten who they think might be undervalued, and then the ten who have seen the biggest increase in their BB/K ratios.
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Post by mgoetze on Jun 18, 2015 17:41:06 GMT -5
Allen Webster, a model of consistency: he had exactly the same xFIP in both his major-league starts this year (5.47).
Unfortunately, with BABIP moving halfway to league-average and some actual rather than merely hypothetical dingers, that translated to 6 ER in 5.1 IP today. (2 ER in 5.2 IP last time out.)
Coming later today... Anthony Ranaudo's 2nd start of the year. Hoo boy.
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 18, 2015 22:13:06 GMT -5
“ evandrellich: The Cardinals accessed private Astros info even earlier than previously known, in 2012, the Chronicle has learned. t.co/3re8Tusb57”
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 18, 2015 22:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 19, 2015 12:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 19, 2015 16:45:45 GMT -5
“ evandrellich: The Cardinals accessed private Astros info even earlier than previously known, in 2012, the Chronicle has learned. t.co/3re8Tusb57” Puts a more sinister twist on all the hype about a Cardinal "way".
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Jun 19, 2015 18:35:12 GMT -5
Arod hits HR to reach the 3,000 hit mark. It was pretty bad seeing him going around the bases blowing kisses to people. He even gave self appointed MLB play-the-game-the-right-way MCCann a bear hug when reaching the Yankee dugout.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jun 20, 2015 13:48:33 GMT -5
Baltimore just transferred Jason Garcia to the 60 day DL. My question for you guys who are knowledgeable on the new rules on how long these newer Rule 5 guys have to spend on the active roster.. How long does he???
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 20, 2015 15:19:23 GMT -5
Arod hits HR to reach the 3,000 hit mark. It was pretty bad seeing him going around the bases blowing kisses to people. He even gave self appointed MLB play-the-game-the-right-way MCCann a bear hug when reaching the Yankee dugout. ...and then he strangled a kitten. Sent from my SM-G920P using proboards
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Post by amfox1 on Jun 20, 2015 16:20:42 GMT -5
Baltimore just transferred Jason Garcia to the 60 day DL. My question for you guys who are knowledgeable on the new rules on how long these newer Rule 5 guys have to spend on the active roster.. How long does he??? 90. If he does not spend 90 days on the active 25-man roster in season 1, he remains on the claiming team for the next season, where the remainder of the days on the active 25-man roster can then be used. I believe Garcia has been on the active 25-man roster for 37 days (beginning of season to May 12th, placed on DL on May 13). Edit: Keep in mind that BAL will now have to clear a spot on the 40-man for Garcia should they wish to add him back to the 25-man roster.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 20, 2015 16:37:45 GMT -5
Max Scherzer has retired the first 18 Buccos today. Nats up 3-0 and batting in bot 6th. \\
Make it 21 up. And, 21 down.
Make it 24
scherzer hit the batter with 2 OUTS in 9th. Still got the no hitter though.
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Post by nunibunny on Jun 20, 2015 17:31:08 GMT -5
On the replay looked like the Pitt batter leaned into the pitch as he got hit.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 20, 2015 17:33:19 GMT -5
Tabata should get HBP tomorrow! Like a high 90 fastball between the shoulder blades!
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 20, 2015 17:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Jun 20, 2015 23:05:11 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 20, 2015 23:35:37 GMT -5
If Dave Stewart were in your fantasy league, you'd have owners calling for him to be kicked out. This is unbelievable. They literally just sold Toussaint to the Braves.
I'm not saying you have to think he's a saint, but the next time anyone wants to complain about Cherington, just think - you could be an Arizona Diamondbacks fan. The best comp I could think of would be if the Red Sox sent Michael Kopech and Shane Victorino in a deal for a backup infielder so that they didn't have to pay Victorino.
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Post by chavopepe2 on Jun 21, 2015 6:25:30 GMT -5
If Dave Stewart were in your fantasy league, you'd have owners calling for him to be kicked out. This is unbelievable. They literally just sold Toussaint to the Braves. I'm not saying you have to think he's a saint, but the next time anyone wants to complain about Cherington, just think - you could be an Arizona Diamondbacks fan. The best comp I could think of would be if the Red Sox sent Michael Kopech and Shane Victorino in a deal for a backup infielder so that they didn't have to pay Victorino. This trade is absolutely horrific and Dave Stewerts comments make it even worse: LINKSo what you're saying is you traded your first round pick last year - a young pitcher who throws in the upper-90s - for a utility guy to improve your young pitching? And you're going to reallocate the money saved… where exactly? Certainly not internationally, where they can't spend more than $300K for the next couple years. The draft? No chance.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Jun 21, 2015 6:51:50 GMT -5
Wow ... that's just brutal, I'd almost feel bad if I were John Hart, like I was winning a poker hand against an Alzheimer's patient.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jun 21, 2015 7:12:22 GMT -5
Just wow. Ben should have offered something they wanted just a bit more. We could then DFA Arroyo in August if we don't really have a spot for him then. That would be worth it to acquire Toussaint. I mean the DBacks should have just done that if they didn't know what to do with Arroyo.
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Post by jdb on Jun 21, 2015 8:46:26 GMT -5
Is this a trade that comes from he owner? Regardless you have to give John Hart credit how quickly he's built that ATL farm.
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Post by amfox1 on Jun 21, 2015 8:59:27 GMT -5
Just wow. Ben should have offered something they wanted just a bit more. We could then DFA Arroyo in August if we don't really have a spot for him then. That would be worth it to acquire Toussaint. I mean the DBacks should have just done that if they didn't know what to do with Arroyo. This makes no sense. The Red Sox are over the luxury tax, so acquiring Arroyo would be for the remainder of this year's salary, the buyout amount and the luxury tax associated with this year's salary (and next, if over the threshold). Toussaint is not worth anywhere near that amount. In fact, if the Red Sox could trade assets to get below the luxury tax threshold (I believe they would need to trade approx. $9mm in this year's AAV to do so), it might be worth it to throw in a prospect to do so. In other words, if the Red Sox could offload Masterson and Victorino and their combined $22.5mm salaries (let's assume for the sake of argument that they would get 50% AAV relief and get safely below the threshold), the Red Sox would save 17.5% in penalties on the approx. $9mm in luxury tax overage and it would give them flexibility to exceed the luxury tax threshold next year without incurring 30% penalties. To a team currently with tied for the 4th worst record in baseball, the financial savings are significant, plus it frees up the two roster spots for the rest of the year. For this, I would definitely consider throwing in a bottom-of-the-top-100 prospect or an A-ball lottery ticket (Owens, Johnson, Barnes, Kopech, Guerra).
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Post by wcp3 on Jun 21, 2015 9:01:29 GMT -5
Tabata should get HBP tomorrow! Like a high 90 fastball between the shoulder blades! Couldn't agree more. I typically HATE the unwritten rule garbage, but Tabata should get pelted every time he comes up to bat today.
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Post by ray88h66 on Jun 21, 2015 9:06:48 GMT -5
On the replay looked like the Pitt batter leaned into the pitch as he got hit. It's funny that Mr. Hatfield and I were talking about this just the other day in another thread. If ever a umpire should have stepped up and called the batter back ,that was it. Max is in rare air. Only the 5th pitcher in history to throw a no no and 1 hitter back to back. He faces Philly next, watch out Jonny V.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jun 21, 2015 9:34:49 GMT -5
Just wow. Ben should have offered something they wanted just a bit more. We could then DFA Arroyo in August if we don't really have a spot for him then. That would be worth it to acquire Toussaint. I mean the DBacks should have just done that if they didn't know what to do with Arroyo. This makes no sense. The Red Sox are over the luxury tax, so acquiring Arroyo would be for the remainder of this year's salary, the buyout amount and the luxury tax associated with this year's salary (and next, if over the threshold). Toussaint is not worth anywhere near that amount. In fact, if the Red Sox could trade assets to get below the luxury tax threshold (I believe they would need to trade approx. $9mm in this year's AAV to do so), it might be worth it to throw in a prospect to do so. In other words, if the Red Sox could offload Masterson and Victorino and their combined $22.5mm salaries (let's assume for the sake of argument that they would get 50% AAV relief and get safely below the threshold), the Red Sox would save 17.5% in penalties on the approx. $9mm in luxury tax overage and it would give them flexibility to exceed the luxury tax threshold next year without incurring 30% penalties. To a team currently with tied for the 4th worst record in baseball, the financial savings are significant, plus it frees up the two roster spots for the rest of the year. For this, I would definitely consider throwing in a bottom-of-the-top-100 prospect or an A-ball lottery ticket (Owens, Johnson, Barnes, Kopech, Guerra). I'll agree that likely wouldn't work for the Sox (acquiring Arroyo), I wasn't even thinking about the luxury tax. I doubt the opportunity was even there anyway, just thinking about the concept in general is a great way to acquire that talent, assuming you don't have to pay luxury tax penalties. But I have to disagree about the your suggested move. I'd be upset if the Sox included Owens, Johnson, Kopech, or Guerra in a trade just to offload salary. That's way too much prospect, IMO.
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