2017 MLB Thread

[Lowerdeck]

12 hours ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

On the other hand, there are always a toooooon of Red Sox fans at the Rogers Centre when they come to town. 

 

Baltimore too.  Been to games (about 10 years ago) at Camden Yards where it was half to two thirds Sox fans.

One of these years I'd like to see the Sox play in Toronto. 

[Meacon Keaton]

1 minute ago, Lowerdeck said:

 

Baltimore too.  Been to games (about 10 years ago) at Camden Yards where it was half to two thirds Sox fans.

One of these years I'd like to see the Sox play in Toronto. 

Baltimore is an easy city/stadium to overtake. There's always tons of Yanks fans at the O's/Yankee games too. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah and the ownership knows this so they jack up the prices for the Boston/New York games. I rarely go to either just because I can get a different opponent for less money.

[GhostMachine]

When I was going to New Hampshire, the cheapest tickets for the Twins-Red Sox games were going for $32 on Stubhub. (The cheapest decent seats were $48) The cheapest for Yankees-Red Sox on there were $58. And in both cases, those were standing room only, not seats.

(And that's before Stubhub's fees kick in.)

 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Fun baseball day. Beltre gets hit #3,000, Pudge, Bagwell & Raines go into the HOF, the Blue Jays put up 7 in the 9th and hit a grand slam to walk it off, and trade deadline rumours are swirling.

[Meacon Keaton]

I like the Yanks getting Jamie Garcia from the Twins for peanuts, just six days after the Twins traded for him. Much happier with that than sending Torres or Redheaded Frazier to Oakland for Gray.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

I don't think either of those guys are leaving New York. I imagine the A's asking price will drop before the deadline. I can't see Gray's stock getting any higher than it is now. The A's need to move him.

[Draevyn]

Man, that grand slam was framed so beautifully. Jays might not be doing much this year but when they do something, they make it count.

[ThrillhouseMAX]

Jonathan Lucroy is headed to the Rockies for a player to be named later. 

[Your Mom]

Cubs got Justin Wilson and Alex Avila. We gave up more good prospects but I think it's a good trade. The Avila part might hurt me in fantasy though because he probably wont play as much as he did in Detroit

[Maxx]

24 minutes ago, The Chiksrara Special said:

Cubs got Justin Wilson and Alex Avila. We gave up more good prospects but I think it's a good trade. The Avila part might hurt me in fantasy though because he probably wont play as much as he did in Detroit

Saaaame boat, exploring new catcher options.

Looks like its Addison Reed to the Red Sox pending a medical review

[The Buscher]

Addison Reed to the Red Sox for their 18th (Stephen Nogosek), 23rd (Jamie Callahan), and 28th (Gerson Bautista) best prospects.  All righty relievers who throw high 90s, Callahan is expected to be big league ready soon.

Mets Twitter is losing their fucking minds in rage and I'm really not sure why. It was delusional to think the Mets were going to get a top 5 or even top 10 prospect for Reed. He was amazing last year and had stretches of dominance this year but he's taken a step back and is currently going through a slump.

Teams very rarely part with top prospects for rental relievers. Andrew Miller, Justin Wilson, etc. are guys with more team control beyond this year.

Chapman for Gleyber last year was an exception and frankly I doubt the Cubs make that trade if they didn't have the massive pressure of the World Series drought on them.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

The return on relievers last year was also super inflated. 

Liriano to Astros, no word on who's coming back other than that it's probably an outfielder.

[Gabriel]

21 minutes ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

The return on relievers last year was also super inflated. 

Liriano to Astros, no word on who's coming back other than that it's probably an outfielder.

Norichika Aoki is coming back. He's hitting .272 this year, 15 of his 55 hits have been for extra bases and he is 5 for 7 in steal attempts.

Aoki is definitely trending downward in his career, but he will help our speed game, give us flexibility in the outfield and provide quality at-bats. He's under arbitration control for next season, but the experts are saying he's probably going to be a non-tender candidate.

I'm hoping that the front office gives him a decent look over the rest of this year though. It's unlikely they bring Bautista back unless he's willing to take a pay cut, so it would be nice to have a cheaper veteran hand in the field next season.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Wow, they also got Teoscar Hernandez. That's a pretty good haul for Liriano.

[The Buscher]

Yankees get Sonny Gray for Fowler (injured), Kaprelian (injured), and Mateo (overrated). A complete fleece job.

I'm gonna just start rooting for them now, fuck this.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

So many people said the A's wouldn't back down on their asking price. That was obviously false. Not the worst haul, though. #4, #8 and #12 prospects in a pretty good system. 

Dodgers get Tony Watson from Pirates.
Cleveland gets Joe Smith from Blue Jays.
D-Backs get David Hernandez from Angels.
Nationals get Brandon Kintzler from Twins.
Dodgers get Tony Cingrani from Reds.

If you're a relief pitcher, prepare to get traded.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Darvish to the Dodgers, apparently.

[Your Mom]

4 minutes ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

Darvish to the Dodgers, apparently.

I hate this! I held out a small hope we would get him

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

The Dodgers are gonna be really tough to beat.