Author Topic: MLB & Division Watching (2018) (Read 45267 times)

Yep. You can argue that Morse was just a few days away from being Dfa’ed and that his playing days were numbered, but the concussion is something that actually happened and a DFA is just theoretical.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #482:** May 31, 2018, 08:53:00 AM »

Quote from: skippy1999 on May 30, 2018, 09:27:33 PM

Lol what do you have against smrdjza whatever?

knocked her out of a spelling bee a few years ago.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #483:** May 31, 2018, 09:51:18 AM »

It's kind of remarkable how quickly the AL has sorted itself out. Right now, it looks like the two wild cards will come from the AL East and AL West, and the best team in the AL Central has a 4+ game lead on its closest division rival. W/r/t to wild cards, Detroit and Minnesota are 8 and 9 games back of the second wild card, Seattle. 3 teams are 3.5 - 5.5 back (Angels, Rays, and As). Yankees lead the Rays by 8 games. Big surprise for me is that the Mariners are making a real run at the Astros. In terms of trade targets, you would think that 5 -9 teams are in the sell mode. 5 teams look like toast (Toronto, Baltimore, Texas, KC, and Chicago), Detroit and Minnesota are fringy contenders in the Central, and you also have to think that tight-budget teams like the Rays and As will look hard at prudent offers. You already saw the Span / Colome deal, which was both Seattle "going for it" and the Rays looking hard at their roster.

bluestreak · « **Reply #484:** May 31, 2018, 12:43:14 PM »

Quote from: dcpatti on May 31, 2018, 07:14:36 AM

Yep. You can argue that Morse was just a few days away from being Dfa’ed and that his playing days were numbered, but the concussion is something that actually happened and a DFA is just theoretical.

Good Article

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/05/28/hunter-strickland-bryce-harper-brawl-ended-mike-morses-career/649387002/

tomterp · « **Reply #485:** May 31, 2018, 01:06:13 PM »

Quote from: bluestreak on May 31, 2018, 12:43:14 PM

Good Article

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/05/28/hunter-strickland-bryce-harper-brawl-ended-mike-morses-career/649387002/

I wasn't aware previously that Strickland told Posey to let Harper come after him, he wanted to brawl. POS.

dcpatti · « **Reply #486:** May 31, 2018, 10:56:52 PM »

Kershaw was activated off the DL today; he’d missed almost a month with biceps tendinitis. He pitched 5 innings before departing with back tightness. He will miss the team trip to Coors Field, staying behind for an MRI. Possible return to the DL.

bluestreak · « **Reply #487:** June 01, 2018, 02:32:02 AM »

Mike Trout is currently on track for a 15 win season by bWAR. This break the record held by Babe Ruth (14.1) from his 1923 season.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #488:** June 01, 2018, 07:49:03 AM »

Quote from: bluestreak on June 01, 2018, 02:32:02 AM

Mike Trout is currently on track for a 15 win season by bWAR. This break the record held by Babe Ruth (14.1) from his 1923 season.

Mookie would be ahead of him but for some injury down time.

imref · « **Reply #489:** June 01, 2018, 07:10:07 PM »

Tigers DFA Pete Kozma. Watch him end up in Atlanta.

Marc Rzepczynski also DFAd in Seattle

bluestreak · « **Reply #490:** June 01, 2018, 08:49:51 PM »

Kershaw back to DL
Betts to DL

Danny Fahrquar threw out first pitch at White Sox game tonight after brain aneurysm in April.

bluestreak · « **Reply #491:** June 03, 2018, 12:25:05 PM »

Yankees in first place even though they are 0.5 games behind the Red Sox. Weird

http://m.mlb.com/standings

varoadking · « **Reply #492:** June 03, 2018, 12:34:09 PM »

Quote from: bluestreak on June 03, 2018, 12:25:05 PM

Yankees in first place even though they are 0.5 games behind the Red Sox. Weird

http://m.mlb.com/standings

Don't see that very often...

bluestreak · « **Reply #493:** June 04, 2018, 12:50:50 AM »

Quote from: bluestreak on June 03, 2018, 12:25:05 PM

Yankees in first place even though they are 0.5 games behind the Red Sox. Weird

http://m.mlb.com/standings

Yankees still in first place by winning Percentage but still 1 game back in standings. I understand it, but Still very weird.

dcpatti · « **Reply #494:** June 07, 2018, 04:48:15 PM »

Fernando Abad has an 80-game suspension for PED’s. Which is slightly less surprising than the fact that Fernando Abad is still playing baseball professionally.

dcpatti · « **Reply #495:** June 08, 2018, 03:10:15 PM »

Shohei Ohtani has been placed on the DL with a Grade 2 UCL strain. He has received a PRP and stem cell injection on his right elbow. He will be evaluated again in three weeks.

no bueno.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #496:** June 08, 2018, 03:29:55 PM »

That kind of really effing sucks, especially right before the ASG.

Quote from: dcpatti on June 08, 2018, 03:10:15 PM

Shohei Ohtani has been placed on the DL with a Grade 2 UCL strain. He has received a PRP and stem cell injection on his right elbow. He will be evaluated again in three weeks.

no bueno.

tomterp · « **Reply #497:** June 08, 2018, 03:41:09 PM »

Quote from: dcpatti on June 07, 2018, 04:48:15 PM

Fernando Abad has an 80-game suspension for PED’s. Which is slightly less surprising than the fact that Fernando Abad is still playing baseball professionally.

Former Nat

dcpatti · « **Reply #498:** June 08, 2018, 03:49:09 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on June 08, 2018, 03:29:55 PM

That kind of really effing sucks, especially right before the ASG.

Now Heyman is tweeting about rumors of TJ. Yikes.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #499:** June 08, 2018, 03:54:17 PM »

Quote from: dcpatti on June 08, 2018, 03:10:15 PM

Shohei Ohtani has been placed on the DL with a Grade 2 UCL strain. He has received a PRP and stem cell injection on his right elbow. He will be evaluated again in three weeks.

no bueno.

Just get the TJ surgery now and you will be better than new in 12-15 months.