MLB in-season thread (1 Viewer)

[RnR]

In that case, all of what I said was wrong. Glad to see you decided not to take me up on the bolded.

I don't paint all players with the same brush. He erupted the last month plus of 2009. He kept it up for all of 2010. The biggest reason I felt it could continue? He's shown a great eye. I don't think every player who blows up will always continue. But I don't ignore the possibility simply because limited historical data points to it not continuing. The number of players that fit his path are too small to draw any meaningful conclusions.

We'll see. While deadly powerful, I feel his swing is somewhat limited. He can't drive the ball the other way, and he's too all-or-nothing to have a long-term success rate. Contact rate is still a huge concern, even with the great eye you mentioned. No question he's become a significantly better hitter than he was 2 or 3 years ago, and has probably exceeded all ceiling expectations of him.

 

[JZilla]

Take it to the test forum, please

 

[RnR]

Take it to the test forum, please

Oh, I'm sorry, were we bothering you by talking about MLB in-season activity in the "MLB in-season thread"?

 

[JZilla]

Take it to the test forum, please

Oh, I'm sorry, were we bothering you by talking about MLB in-season activity in the "MLB in-season thread"?

I had something to say about Tabata but now I forgot.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

What the heck is going on in the AL Central? Twins, Tigers, and ChiSox all fighting for the cellar? Royals and Indians fighting for first? It's still early but I sure as hell didn't think it would look anything like this a month into the season.

Nothing else is *too* shocking (aside from the Red Sox).

 

[guru_007]

Cleveland Indians with 5 series sweeps so far this year. They had 4 all of last year.

Jack Cust has 5 plate appearances with the bases loaded so far this season. He has walked all 5 times

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Looks like MLB now has a 7 day disabled list if you have concussion symptoms. When was this implemented?

 

[Captain Hook]

Looks like MLB now has a 7 day disabled list if you have concussion symptoms. When was this implemented?

This year - with all the concussion problems in the last few years they wanted to give the teams a better way to deal with them and also not have the player or team have to fear a loss of two weeks of playing time if everything checked out okay.

 

[the moops]

If Paul Konerko repeats what he did last year, and it is looking that way so far (39 HR, 111 RBI, 89 R, 312 AVG) where does that place him in terms of value?

I have offered him to some people and they seem reluctant. I'm guessing his real value is far above his perceived value. I mean, is Adrian Gonzalez worth more than Konerko?

 

[the moops]

Is Alex Avila for real?I picked him up when V-Mart went down and he has managed to bat 330 and drive in 8 runs over that time frame (10 days).

2 HR tonight

 

[Limp Ditka]

Alphonso Soriano just hit #11

 

[Grahamburn]

Nelson Cruz =

 

[shadyridr]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

 

[Cool in the pocket]

Alphonso Soriano just hit #11

Historically a strong April/spring hitter iirc I'd sell high if u can.

 

[Wrigley]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

 

[Eephus]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

 

[Wrigley]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Yeah, but Zimmerman, Torres, and Baily are notIt's been a loooooong season already.

 

[wadegarrett]

@hoynsiepaul hoynes#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

 

[the moops]

@hoynsiepaul hoynes#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

So I should or shouldn't trade for him?

 

[wadegarrett]

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

So I should or shouldn't trade for him?

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

Heard this: #Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo asked Sheffield Lake cops for directions to his house. When he drove away, he was arrested .

how can you not want a guy like this?

 

[shadyridr]

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

So I should or shouldn't trade for him?

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

Heard this: #Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo asked Sheffield Lake cops for directions to his house. When he drove away, he was arrested .

how can you not want a guy like this?

Too many sakis. Yeah I know he's not Japanese

 

[Eephus]

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

So I should or shouldn't trade for him?

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

Heard this: #Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo asked Sheffield Lake cops for directions to his house. When he drove away, he was arrested .

how can you not want a guy like this?

Too many sakis. Yeah I know he's not Japanese

Soju

 

[Limp Ditka]

Does anyone in baseball adjust their junk more than CC does?

 

[shadyridr]

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

#Indians Shin-Soo Choo arrested for DUI early Monday in Sheffield Lake.

So I should or shouldn't trade for him?

@hoynsie

paul hoynes

Heard this: #Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo asked Sheffield Lake cops for directions to his house. When he drove away, he was arrested .

how can you not want a guy like this?

Too many sakis. Yeah I know he's not Japanese

Soju

Im not Hebrew

 

[rascal]

Youk scratched tonight due to illness, Lowrie gets the start and gains 3B eligibility in yahoo leagues.

 

[Eephus]

Youk scratched tonight due to illness, Lowrie gets the start and gains 3B eligibility in yahoo leagues.

I guess Youk scratches more than CC

 

[SuperAwesomeDude]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Yeah, but Zimmerman, Torres, and Baily are notIt's been a loooooong season already.

so?

 

[Billy Bats]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Good job.

 

[shadyridr]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Good job.

Oh no! How will I ever replace the daily 0-4's.

 

[Grahamburn]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Does anyone in baseball adjust their junk more than CC does?

Carlos Zambrano grabs his after every pitch.

 

[Billy Bats]

Nelson Cruz =

Hes been awful outside those first 5 games.

Killing me

at least he's healthy

Good job.

Oh no! How will I ever replace the daily 0-4's.

I'd rather have him in the lineup for the inevitable day where he goes 4-5 with 2hr's and 6 rbi.

 

[Wrigley]

LA/CHN uniforms are awesome today

 

[Captain Hook]

from ESPNLA.....

LOS ANGELES -- Jonathan Broxton, the embattled All-Star closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was sent for an MRI exam on his right elbow after finally admitting to team officials on Wednesday morning that he has been experiencing discomfort.

Manager Don Mattingly said no determination will be made on whether to place Broxton on the 15-day disabled list until the results of that exam are known

Broxton, who apparently already had left Dodger Stadium to undergo the exam, wasn't available for comment.

"He came in today complaining about some stuff," said Mattingly, who wasn't sure how long Broxton had been experiencing discomfort. "I told him it was honorable that he wanted to pitch through that, but that in the end, it doesn't do him any good. It's not fair to him, and it's really not fair to anybody else, either."

With Broxton sidelined, Vicente Padilla will be the team's first-choice closer for now.

Broxton, who lost the closer's role in the second half of last season after making the National League All-Star team for the second time, has been shaky again this year after being given the job back to start the season. He was unavailable for a save situation April 27 in Florida because he didn't feel right playing catch.

 

[Angry Beavers]

Melancon new closer in HOU for anyone in need

 

[Captain Hook]

Eric Chavez breaks a bone in his foot running the bases.

Must be the walking definition of brittle

 

[Eephus]

Eric Chavez breaks a bone in his foot running the bases.Must be the walking definition of brittle

Whoever had May 5 in the pool can turn in their winning ticket

 

[Limp Ditka]

Eric Chavez breaks a bone in his foot running the bases.Must be the walking definition of brittle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TNgfVTGgek

 

[shadyridr]

Eric Chavez breaks a bone in his foot running the bases.Must be the walking definition of brittle

Whoever had May 5 in the pool can turn in their winning ticket

And on cinco de mayo

 

[Limp Ditka]

Eric Hosmer (1B) called up by KC. Kila demoted to AAA

 

[Eephus]

Eric Hosmer (1B) called up by KC. Kila demoted to AAA

In a perfect world "Kila Ka'aihue" would have four A's in it

 

[Captain Hook]

Eric Hosmer (1B) called up by KC. Kila demoted to AAA

WOO HOO!aWesOmE news for a couple of my teams

 

[Limp Ditka]

Eric Hosmer (1B) called up by KC. Kila demoted to AAA

In a perfect world "Kila Ka'aihue" would have four A's in it

 

[BRONG]

Shot the #### with Cousins again the other day, talkin baseball. What's cool about him is he doesn't mind at all...actually likes it. Guys will give him #### too, about making bad calls or sucking, he laughs. Bought a round of shots, too, can't NOT like that guy.

 

[Limp Ditka]

You can file this one under "Worth Every Penny"

Roy Halladay is 18-1 with a 1.56 ERA in 19 starts against National League East opponents since arriving in Philadelphia.Yes, somehow Halladay has yet to even take a no-decision against any of his divisional brethren. A pretty remarkable statistic, and a good indicator of how the Phils eventually ran away with the NL East last season and why they are a threat to do so again in 2011.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Julio Teheran is supposed to do a spot start this Saturday. Should be interesting.

 

[Bogart]

Max Ramirez was released by the Cubs today. I haven't been that wrong about a player since Ruben Mateo.

 

[urbanhack]

Tabata is back tonight. Batting 2nd.

 

[Bogart]

Neftali Feliz is back for the Rangers. Taylor Teagarden sent back down to Round Rock.

 

[Eephus]

Neftali Feliz is back for the Rangers. Taylor Teagarden sent back down to Round Rock.

Upgrade Darren Oliver from negative value to no value

 

[Raider Nation]

Seriously, I definitely expected the Indians to have the best record in MLB after 30 games.