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2016 Non-Sox Thread
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Post by ibsmith85 on Jun 29, 2016 7:58:28 GMT -5
Old Friend JHaze takes one high and tight. Leads to a huge brawl, all the while the Stadium audio guy is blasting "Welcome to the Jungle" in the background Some clown on the Zephyrs comes in late from the bullpen, throws a sucker punch, and then escapes to his dugout. NESN.comADD: There is a full video within the link, as the first video wouldnt load for some reason.
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Post by gk2186 on Jun 30, 2016 13:51:14 GMT -5
Wouldn't have been a huge upgrade but one less trade option
Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago
Sources: #Dodgers getting Bud Norris from #Braves.
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Post by humanbeingbean on Jun 30, 2016 14:46:49 GMT -5
Wouldn't have been a huge upgrade but one less trade option Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Sources: #Dodgers getting Bud Norris from #Braves. Went from a DFA candidate to the Braves flipping him for two decent pitching prospects after a few good starts. The Braves are going to be gooooood.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 30, 2016 14:49:28 GMT -5
Wouldn't have been a huge upgrade but one less trade option Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Sources: #Dodgers getting Bud Norris from #Braves. Not to be hyperbolic, but Bud Norris as the replacement for an injured Clayton Kershaw is probably the greatest drop-off in the history of humankind.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 30, 2016 15:32:45 GMT -5
Wouldn't have been a huge upgrade but one less trade option Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Sources: #Dodgers getting Bud Norris from #Braves. Not to be hyperbolic, but Bud Norris as the replacement for an injured Clayton Kershaw is probably the greatest drop-off in the history of humankind. Certainly baseball-kind. Coming to you from the great Northwest
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 1, 2016 7:18:11 GMT -5
Seriosuly, the Braves got Bud Norris to pitch like Bud Norris's not-evil twin for six starts (following six weeks of him pitching like the worst pitcher in baseball) and turned him into two decent prospects. There's no more overrated management team in baseball than Friedman/Zaidi.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Jul 1, 2016 9:12:00 GMT -5
Happy Pay Day to Bobby Bonilla! Mets shell out another $1.9 million to Bonilla ... only another 18 of them to go.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 1, 2016 23:39:14 GMT -5
Dae-Ho Lee puts all his weight behind it - and that's a bit - and knocks one into the second deck at Safeco. Seattle leads Baltimore 5-2 in the bottom of the eighth.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 1, 2016 23:57:12 GMT -5
How about Terry Francona and his Indians? As I watch the Red Sox get spotty performances from their free agent ace and so-so performances from their #3 spot, and total disasters from their #4 and #5 spots, the Indians have won their 14th game in a row featuring a nasty starting 5 of Kluber, Salazar, Carrasco, Tomlin, and Bauer.
We might just see a Cubs/Indians World Series. If the Sox can't be in the Series, then that's a Series I would definitely enjoy because somebody's drought has to end. Either Cleveland gets another celebration and enjoys their first World Championship since 1948 or Theo's HOF plaque gets engraved and Cubs fans go absolutely crazy for the first time since 1908.
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Post by bosox81 on Jul 2, 2016 6:53:23 GMT -5
How about Terry Francona and his Indians? As I watch the Red Sox get spotty performances from their free agent ace and so-so performances from their #3 spot, and total disasters from their #4 and #5 spots, the Indians have won their 14th game in a row featuring a nasty starting 5 of Kluber, Salazar, Carrasco, Tomlin, and Bauer. We might just see a Cubs/Indians World Series. If the Sox can't be in the Series, then that's a Series I would definitely enjoy because somebody's drought has to end. Either Cleveland gets another celebration and enjoys their first World Championship since 1948 or Theo's HOF plaque gets engraved and Cubs fans go absolutely crazy for the first time since 1908. It would also involve two teams with my two favorite GM/Manager duo I've seen with the Sox. It was a sad day for me when those two were let go.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 2, 2016 7:03:10 GMT -5
How about Terry Francona and his Indians? As I watch the Red Sox get spotty performances from their free agent ace and so-so performances from their #3 spot, and total disasters from their #4 and #5 spots, the Indians have won their 14th game in a row featuring a nasty starting 5 of Kluber, Salazar, Carrasco, Tomlin, and Bauer. We might just see a Cubs/Indians World Series. If the Sox can't be in the Series, then that's a Series I would definitely enjoy because somebody's drought has to end. Either Cleveland gets another celebration and enjoys their first World Championship since 1948 or Theo's HOF plaque gets engraved and Cubs fans go absolutely crazy for the first time since 1908. It would also involve two teams with my two favorite GM/Manager duo I've seen with the Sox. It was a sad day for me when those two were let go. Me, too. The collapse of September 2011 did so much damage. I wish Theo had been allowed to do all the things that he really wanted to do without the pushback. We're watching him do those things with the Cubs now. And Francona is the best manager the Sox have had in the 36 years I'v been watching - hands down. Nobody else is even close. I had forgotten that aspect of the Indians/Cubs - great point, but it's no surprise then that those teams are now doing well.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 2, 2016 14:39:55 GMT -5
Teheran get BOMBED last night: 2 of them flyball he likes giving up left the park, balls in play found grass (11 hits). 5 runs over 6 IP. I hope he keeps regressing to the mean so hard that the idea of over paying for him becomes far fetched. I hope Sonny Gray too keeps struggling.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 4, 2016 11:37:39 GMT -5
Went to the Syracuse vs. Rochester game last night, and got a first-hand look at Jose Berrios. Very, very impressive 91-pitch complete game. He's not physically imposing at all - he might be an inch or two smaller than the 6'0" he's listed at - but he's intense on the mound, works quickly, and has what looks like a tough delivery to read. He has an Arroyo-esque delayed leg kick, and also separates his hands lower and later than most pitchers. In a lot of pitchers with a late separation like that it seems like they whip their arms, but Berrios does not. He was very smooth throughout the delivery and follow-through.
His fastball was sitting 93-95 and touching 96 on the stadium gun (reports I've seen have him at 94-96, so that seems about right). I couldn't tell movement very well sitting up on the third base side, but his fastball seemed to have a lot of life, and he got ground balls and a few swings and misses on the change-up that he threw at about 83, really keeping hitters off balance with it. He also got some ugly swings on his curveball, but some of them looked like Triple-A can't-hit-the-curve swings. The curve was in the 73-78 range. He's very athletic, and has an excellent, quick move to first base that nearly got two pickoffs, but he is quite slow to home plate. He doesn't bother with a slide-step or anything like that. The results speak for themselves. Like I said, it was a 91-pitch complete game. He faced the minimum from the third inning onward, struck out seven, got 10 ground-ball outs, and didn't issue a walk. He gave up one run in the first after Trea Turner led off with a single in the 3-4 hole. Berrios made a couple throws to first, one which came very close to picking Tuner off. Once Turner had him read, though, he stole second with ease. He then got to third on a ground out, and scored from medium-to-shallow center on a sacrifice fly. Without a throw. Turner is really fast. He gave up an unearned run in the second. Chris Bostick ripped a leadoff line drive about two feet over the third baseman's head, probably the best hit ball off Berrios all night. He then got a strikeout and induced a pair of grounders, but on the second the shortstop airmailed the throw and Bostick scored. He allowed two more hits after that. Trea Turner had another single but was erased on a double play, and Matt Skole was thrown out stretching a single to a double (Logan Schafer did a great job cutting off what looked like an easy double into the right field corner).
So yeah, big thumbs up for Berrios.
It was probably my seventh or eighth time seeing Trea Turner, and I like him but I think he is more very good than great. His power is limited but he's very good at everything else. He has quick hands, uses the whole field, and has a patient approach. While the power isn't great, it's not like he punches the ball - he just sprays solid line drive base hits to all fields. He's also not just fast, but effortlessly fast, like a 400-meter runner in track. He played his usual position of shortstop last night, but they've been using him some in center, as that's a bigger need at the major league level. How he takes to tracking fly balls is one thing, but athleticism-wise he's exactly what you'd want in a CF. The bat obviously plays up a bit more a shortstop, though, and he's good at it.
Austin Voth started for Syracuse. His delivery is a bit rigid, with a quick leg kick back and a lot of arm action. It was apparently between him and Giolito to take Strasburg's spot in the rotation. He's high-effort and a bit pitch inefficient, so I think his path is as a reliever, but I do think he probably has the stuff to make it there - especially if the fastball ticks up a couple. His command seemed to totally leave him in the fifth. His fastball was staying up and he gave up a couple homers, and seemed to possibly be overthrowing a bit. He's had better starts though, and he's only 24, so I wouldn't rule him out as a back-end starter yet. He's not on the 40-man yet so there's no reason to start eating into their depth unnecessarily.
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Post by mattpicard on Jul 4, 2016 12:53:08 GMT -5
Brewers select the contract of one Will Middlebrooks. .816 OPS in the PCL, with a characteristic 9/59 BB/K.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 4, 2016 12:56:52 GMT -5
An .816 OPS in Colorado Springs is the equivalent of what... a .575 OPS in the National League Central?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 4, 2016 23:34:59 GMT -5
An .816 OPS in Colorado Springs is the equivalent of what... a .575 OPS in the National League Central? Jack Cust. I was in Colorado Springs when he was there. Easily the second coming of Babe Ruth. Colorado Springs is higher altitude than Denver.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 7, 2016 5:53:09 GMT -5
Yankees top prospect Jorge Mateo suspended and won't appear in the futures game. nypost.com/2016/07/06/yankees-prospect-mouthed-off-to-execs-and-got-suspended/This note was in the article: The White Sox inquired on Wednesday about Yankees catching prospect Gary Sanchez. The talks never got serious when, a source in the know said, the Yankees’ asking price was “far too high.’’
The White Sox are looking for a catcher after placing Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring injury.
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Post by sox fan in nc on Jul 7, 2016 10:23:36 GMT -5
Noticed Matt Harvey is out with a shoulder issue. More tests to be taken. This is what can happen if you empty the farm for a TOR guy, even Sale or Fernandez (although to be fair, Harvey is on a tier below them). Although it could be nothing, shoulder issues can be catastrophic.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 7, 2016 19:36:14 GMT -5
“@carriemuskat: Medical staff tending to someone who apparently fell out of bleachers and onto warning track in right center at Wrigley. #Cubs”
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 8, 2016 14:25:34 GMT -5
We can put the coolest uni debate to bed. Tiger's class A affiliate will wear these Saturday:
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 8, 2016 14:32:06 GMT -5
I would pay a lot of money to see Bartolo Colon wear that uniform.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 8, 2016 15:07:23 GMT -5
I would pay a lot of money to see Bartolo Colon wear that uniform. lol, I'd pay a lot of money to hear that Pablo Sandoval is banned from wearing it.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 8, 2016 20:41:31 GMT -5
Jon Heyman @jonheyman 22m22 minutes ago to recap, cespedes & syndergaard -- mets' 2 best players -- have left game on a day harvey's surgery was revealed.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 8, 2016 20:43:48 GMT -5
I would pay a lot of money to see Bartolo Colon wear that uniform. I wish I could like this more than once
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 8, 2016 21:17:35 GMT -5
Josh Bell was promoted to the majors by the Pirates. This tweet is too funny not to post:
JJ Cooper @jjcoop36 9h9 hours ago At the plate Josh Bell has gotten better and better. Polished hitter. At 1b? "Well sometimes he can tackle the baseball," a scout said.
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