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Post by braziliansox on Aug 13, 2017 21:56:55 GMT -5
Rafael m devers omfggg 103mph this kid is sickk
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Post by braziliansox on Aug 9, 2017 18:21:51 GMT -5
Give that Ump a defensive run saved. What the heck. And then a ridiculous call against Hanley, what a disgusting inning.
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Post by braziliansox on Aug 1, 2017 21:50:44 GMT -5
This is one of the craziest games ever, had absolutely everything. What a great win!!!
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 29, 2017 20:56:47 GMT -5
Is Scott vs Perez part II happening?
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 15, 2017 7:56:53 GMT -5
#Source re: #WhiteSox -#RedSox Frazier deal: "Not quite done - but has legs. Almost in the medicals stage. Don't expect a great return."
This is a tweet from Brian Bilek, he covers the white sox for FutureSox.
Somebody asked if Chavis would be considered "a great return" and he said yes fwiw.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 15, 2017 7:55:05 GMT -5
I think the return is BS but there is a lot of buzz that Frazier is coming. I read somewhere that it would be something like Ockimey, Darwinzon Hernandez and Lozada which sounded more realistic, lets wait.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 5, 2017 11:47:25 GMT -5
It would be nice if Dave could package sandavol and abad to some unsuspecting team for a bag of used baseballs. I just got this visual of trying to negotiate with a baseball executive who was just totally unsuspecting regarding Sandoval. Like "Oh... Pablo Sandoval, you say? Hm, I'm unfamiliar with his work. But we could use a third baseman and his contract indicates that he is one of a stellar quality. This seems like a good investment for me and my franchise to make." If only Billy King were in Baseball...
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 4, 2017 18:26:14 GMT -5
Right now it would not surprise me that Dave stands pat. Devin and lin are contributing. They have a ton of relief between dl and AAA. Devers could be ready early august. Tampa, Baltimore and Toronto I do not see as much of a threat. 2nd best record, 3rd best pitching, 4th best runs scored all add up to great possibilities. Bullpen looks good and they have an ace for the playoffs, so unless someone falls into their laps ,do not see any big changes with prospects or big salary moving. IMHO. I'd honestly be pretty surprised if he stood pat. I remember the 2014 deadline where the Tigers were considered one of the best rotations in the league and he still felt the need to upgrade from Smyly to Price right after the A's acquired Lester. At some point the Yankees will get someone and he'll feel the need to answer.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 4, 2017 18:20:33 GMT -5
This race thing is a little ridiculous. The reason most people sided with Eck without knowing all the details is because everybody loves Eck.
If this was just a random reporter it wouldnt happen, just like it didnt in Price's first controversy with the media. I saw most people defending him in that case.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 3, 2017 22:02:07 GMT -5
*sigh* Is there anything more annoying than LOOGYs not getting LHB out? I guess LOOGYs walking LHB is worse. You just gave me Tommy Layne memories.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 3, 2017 20:53:33 GMT -5
Defense making plays for Porcello, he's still not looking very sharp.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 2, 2017 22:01:45 GMT -5
Some teams do not have the amount of money in their budget for international signings that is allowed under the CBA. The Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs and others have plenty of money. Toronto was another "buyer" of cap space. What are you even talking about? Every team can afford to spend to their bonus cap very easily, the reason some of them are making trades is because they are facing pushniment for overspending in previous years, so they cant sign anybody for more than 300k.
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Post by braziliansox on Jul 1, 2017 21:44:53 GMT -5
Its kinda funny that Gurriel just destroyed the Yankees right after the silly Porcello for Gurriel discussion.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:47:06 GMT -5
You are assuming he did it for this reason but I just said I think he did it because he looked at 2017 splits, which its an assumption as well, but he has PH in similar cases plenty of times so this makes more sense. And even if you were right and there was a logic it doesnt mean its good logic. It's probably a mix of both, but these years watching Farrell showed me he consistently sticks with his guy to work through whatever rough patch he's dealing with when logic says he shouldn't. It's not situational, it's just something that he does frequently. He gives dudes a lot of chances over and over again. Personally, I love this stuff, but I do understand why someone wouldn't like that and it's probably not the most optimal decision. What I don't agree with is the sense of bafflement like WHY THE F*CK DID HE DO THAT OMGZ I'M SO ANGRY. He did because he goes with his guys because he knows baseball is random and Marrero is going to get a big hit in extras to basically win the game. Yes I get angry because we gave the Blue Jays an extra chance to win the game because the manager didnt make the obvious move, Im not talking about bringing Kimbrel in the 7th inning or anything that never happens, Im mad he didnt PH for two guys who he doesnt even start against LHPs anyway while he had a lefty masher in Bogaerts available on the bench. Of course baseball is random but you have to make your team as likely as possible to win. I get that you are stuck in 1950 and believe in a lot of sentimental and psychological stuff, I dont agree with it either but you wont see me making the same point time after time every single post you make about it. I just understand you think this way, so be it.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:31:53 GMT -5
Farrell just trusts his guys and gives them every chance to get out of their funk. You can yell how it's the wrong move all you want, but it is what he does and it is what he did there. He will do it again, not because he's clueless, but because he gives his guys shots at redemption all the time. He's probably a softie. It doesn't make it the right move, but it's somewhat defensible and you act like it's beyond logic when in fact it's pretty understandable lol. You are assuming he did it for this reason but I just said I think he did it because he looked at 2017 splits, which its an assumption as well, but he has PH in similar cases plenty of times so this makes more sense. And even if you were right and there was a logic it doesnt mean its good logic.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:28:48 GMT -5
Thank God Xander had a chance anyway.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:22:12 GMT -5
And as expected I just checked and Loup has been much better against LHHs in his carrer, so its pretty obvious this year's splits are a fluke. Sometimes its dangerous to give numbers to a person who cant interpret them.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:19:10 GMT -5
Its absolutely unbelievable that Bogaerts didnt PH for Benintendi since Young was in the game to take the LF spot and then he could have also brought Travis for Moreland, the Jays had nobody up in the pen. I bet he didnt do it because lefties have hit Loup well this year, but thats just stupid to assume lefty mashers wouldnt have a better chance there.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 22:11:45 GMT -5
Bogaerts not even available to PH? It would be huge to have him there against the lefty.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 30, 2017 21:46:56 GMT -5
This should be fun, Boyer instead of Kimbrel because tied games are low leverage spots, am I right? And this Kelly cant pitch in consecutive games thing is pretty lame as well.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 19, 2017 10:41:04 GMT -5
He has the reverse split this year in a very small sample, from 2014-2016 he had a .586 OPS against righties and .692 against lefties. Thats just Farrell using numbers the wrong way.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 18, 2017 22:58:24 GMT -5
Horrible call but I'll take it! lol Beautiful presentation from Vasquez btw, but still a terrible call for sure.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 18, 2017 22:57:28 GMT -5
What a throw by Beni. Terrible bullpen work by Farrell and the boys tho. Yep- All nine of Beltran's home runs this year have been from left-handed pitchers. So naturally JF allows a lefty to face him. Its the opposite actually, his 9 HRs came as a LHB, not against LHPs.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 18, 2017 21:31:20 GMT -5
What the **** is Farrell doing, absolutely no reason to bring Price back.
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Post by braziliansox on Jun 14, 2017 15:15:20 GMT -5
I just keep waiting for a team like the Red Sox to exploit the new draft system. If you go crazy spending, it would cost you two first round picks. That being said the talent you could get makes it worth it. Can you imagine 40 straight rounds of taking the best players? Not worrying if you can sign them. In the old system a bunch of the big market teams would throw a ton of money at draft. Right now no one does, they only spend there cap money. If you were willing to spend you could rebuild a farm system overnight. Sounds like a great way to spend a 100 to 150 million with the penalties in my opinion. 3-5 million would get a bunch of top guys to change there minds about College. Nevermind 1-2 million for some of the lesser players. You would really piss off a ton of people and the rules would most likely be changed shortly after you did it. I'm just very surprized some big market team that plans on picking at back of the rounds hasn't tried to exploit this loophole yet. I think you might be overestimating the amount of talent you would obtain this way as opposed to what you would acquire "playing by the rules." And I'm not sure you'd come out with more talent in a three-year period than you would otherwise. Let's do this - if money were no object, who would you have taken at each pick on days one and two based on who was available? To be fair, if they were really willing to spend an absurd amount they could agree to deals with the top guys before the draft. Lets say they'd offer McKay 15M, there's no way Tampa drafts him so he'd just fall to our pick. Im not saying its a good idea btw, just arguing that the draft would play out differently if said scenario would happen.
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