2018 MLB Regular Season Thread! Current thread batting average: .420 (1 Viewer)

[Smack Tripper]

Its January 20 tomorrow, when are these guys gonna start to sign?

 

[bigmarc27]

Its January 20 tomorrow, when are these guys gonna start to sign?

I think the teams know there’s no competition and can just wait until the players lower their expectations.  I hvaent heard of a single team other than Boston linked to JD Martinez. Also don’t Moustakas and Hosmer both have QOs?  Who’s going to give them huge money and give up a pick?

If it weren’t for the pick, I wouldn’t mind the Braves being buyers for Moose. I think he’d make a decent bit of sense if the price isn’t outrageous, but I’m not dropping a top 10 draft pick too. 

For fun though, this lineup could contend for a WC...  there’s a lot of bad NL teams right now.

1. Ender Inciarte

2. Ozzie Albies

3. Freeman

4. Moustakas

5. Acuna

6. Markakis

7. Flowers

8. Swanson

 

[rodg12]

I think the teams know there’s no competition and can just wait until the players lower their expectations.  I hvaent heard of a single team other than Boston linked to JD Martinez. Also don’t Moustakas and Hosmer both have QOs?  Who’s going to give them huge money and give up a pick?

If it weren’t for the pick, I wouldn’t mind the Braves being buyers for Moose. I think he’d make a decent bit of sense if the price isn’t outrageous, but I’m not dropping a top 10 draft pick too. 

For fun though, this lineup could contend for a WC...  there’s a lot of bad NL teams right now.

1. Ender Inciarte

2. Ozzie Albies

3. Freeman

4. Moustakas

5. Acuna

6. Markakis

7. Flowers

8. Swanson

Teams don't give up first round picks to sign the QO guys anymore, though. 

I think the Braves would give up a second and a 5th and some bonus pool money.  It varies, though, for different teams based upon some convoluted formula related to revenue sharing and luxury tax payments.

 

[bigmarc27]

Teams don't give up first round picks to sign the QO guys anymore, though. 

I think the Braves would give up a second and a 5th and some bonus pool money.  It varies, though, for different teams based upon some convoluted formula related to revenue sharing and luxury tax payments.

I thought it depended on the overall contract value. 

Probably wrong. 

 

[jfranco77]

I thought it depended on the overall contract value. 

Probably wrong. 

I thought so too, where 50mil was the breaking point. But I don't remember the details. Maybe that only changes what the team losing the player gets back. 

 

[rodg12]

I thought it depended on the overall contract value. 

Probably wrong. 

Yeah, that factors in too.  But, first round picks are not lost at all anymore.

 

[rascal]

I'm a bit concerned Rockies did nothing to address their offense.  Awesome bullpen, but outside top 3 in the lineup it's a bunch of

 

[Long Ball Larry]

mark appel taking an indefinite leave of absence.  presumably will become just the third number 1 pick not to make the pros.

 

[fred_1_15301]

mark appel taking an indefinite leave of absence.  presumably will become just the third number 1 pick not to make the pros.

Reading some of his quotes, the dude has a good perspective.  It seems like the game of baseball was taking him down a dark path and he is now focusing on other aspects in his life.  He does have a degree from Stanford so I think he realizes that there are plenty of options.  Kudos to him.

 

[Gally]

Reading some of his quotes, the dude has a good perspective.  It seems like the game of baseball was taking him down a dark path and he is now focusing on other aspects in his life.  He does have a degree from Stanford so I think he realizes that there are plenty of options.  Kudos to him.

Sometimes it takes getting away from the game (which became work) to know what you are missing and find the love to play again.  He is still young enough to be able to step away and come back to give in a go.  I wouldn't say he is done yet.

 

[Rirruto]

mark appel taking an indefinite leave of absence.  presumably will become just the third number 1 pick not to make the pros.

Damn. I wanted him to fall to the Cubs so bad that year.

 

[whoknew]

One of the best days of the year - 

Pitchers and catchers report!

 

[Peyton Marino]

dusty baker invited to be on the baseball panel at the sloan sports analytics conference this year.  no punchline necessary.

 

[Eephus]

dusty baker invited to be on the baseball panel at the sloan sports analytics conference this year.  no punchline necessary.

Time to teach those nerds what it means to be a dude  

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Time to teach those nerds what it means to be a dude  

It takes a real man to bat leadoff someone with an OBP. under .300. 

 

[Northern Voice]

Official sign that baseball is here

https://twitter.com/gregorMLB/status/963827162330619904?s=09


Gibbons said Tulo has been dealing with a bone spur in his heel. Doesn't believe it'll be an issue this spring but he still might have a bit of a delayed start to camp. #BlueJays

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Chase Field going with the humidor. 

 

 

[Eephus]

Chase Field going with the humidor. 

 

Ketel Marte power/speed futures tumble

 

[Doctor Detroit]

 

 

[boom king]

Praise be Godley

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Ketel Marte power/speed futures tumble

Not saying it’s going to happen, but could you imagine the amount of Crow that would need to be eaten if Marte went 15/15?

 

[Don Quixote]

90s pitchers silhouette quiz for anyone looking for a timewaster.

 

[Epic Problem]

90s pitchers silhouette quiz for anyone looking for a timewaster.

got 6. Second guessed myself out of 2 more

 

[Long Ball Larry]

90s pitchers silhouette quiz for anyone looking for a timewaster.

5/10.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

8/10, should have got them all.  

Spoiler

John Franco

looked too tall.

 

[shadyridr]

got 6. Second guessed myself out of 2 more

8/10 got #4 & #6 wrong although my second choice in both ended up being right. 

 

[Don Quixote]

8/10, should have got them all.  

Spoiler

John Franco

looked too tall.

I was about to pick him, but picked someone else for that reason.  I watched too many Mets games in the 90s to get that one wrong.

 

[Premier]

9/10

Aced it until I took Valdez over Napier 

 

[Premier]

8/10, should have got them all.  

Spoiler

John Franco

looked too tall.

On my Franco the other 3 options were righties. 

 

[Frostillicus]

I got 8 of 10 and didn’t realize you could click on them to see the motions. I rule pretty hard. 

 

[Mr. Pickles]

90s pitchers silhouette quiz for anyone looking for a timewaster.

10/10 

 

[Dan Lambskin]

8/10 much better than I expected 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

You're a time traveler!

10

/10

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Ketel Marte power/speed futures tumble

Not saying it’s going to happen, but could you imagine the amount of Crow that would need to be eaten if Marte went 15/15?

Not a lot since you took him in the 10th round when you could have had him five rounds later. 

 

[cheese]

Time to teach those nerds what it means to be a dude  

Speech titled “Don’t clog up my bases”

 

[Da Guru]

Picked  Ozzie Arbys for my Roto team..should I expect a young Altuve type numbers?

 

[boom king]

Picked  Ozzie Arbys for my Roto team..should I expect a young Altuve type numbers?

He got the meats

 

[Eephus]

I don't remember either of the Tall Strikeout Machine or Entitled Man-Baby

 

[The Man With No Name]

8/10

 

[boom king]

Ozzie Arby’s projections? I think I’m keeping him over Chris Taylor. Something like 10hr and 30sb? 

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

On my Franco the other 3 options were righties. 

Yeah, I realized this after I panicked.  I'm dumb.

 

[E-Z Glider]

Rich Eisen‏Verified account 

There's an idea being floated in MLB of a manager being allowed to bat whoever he wants when trailing in the 9th.

MLB exec: "No other sport has the best players sitting on the bench in the final minutes of a game. Imagine LeBron, Brady, Renaldo watching from the sidelines"

 Is it April 1st already?

 

[Eephus]

Rich Eisen‏Verified account 

There's an idea being floated in MLB of a manager being allowed to bat whoever he wants when trailing in the 9th.

MLB exec: "No other sport has the best players sitting on the bench in the final minutes of a game. Imagine LeBron, Brady, Renaldo watching from the sidelines"

 Is it April 1st already?

Renaldo?

 

[boom king]

150/40/150/40  400/500/850

That’s kinda what I was thinking

 

[mquinnjr]

 Is it April 1st already?

I'm not sure my brain could handle MLB Strike zone channel with a weeknight slate and every losing teams top 3 hitters facing a closer.

 

[Capella]

I'm not sure my brain could handle MLB Strike zone channel with a weeknight slate and every losing teams top 3 hitters facing a closer.

God it would actually be pretty amazing. 

 

[mquinnjr]

God it would actually be pretty amazing. 

How did Harper manage to get 15/700 in FA, and Kenley Jansen 10/300? Oh, right.

 

[shadyridr]

Sounds like top pitching prospect Honeywell might need the TJ

 

[Epic Problem]

Not sure what I'm more excited about, live baseball on MLB Network or that there will be no Mad Dog show

 

[rodg12]

Not sure what I'm more excited about, live baseball on MLB Network or that there will be no Mad Dog show

HATE having that moron on MLB Network over lunch instead of the better shows that are on before and after him.