Daily MLB Banter

[Dalton26 16,956]

I cant find the article but off the top of my head it was something like Russell, Schwarber and Edwards for Hamels and Cash. Dont quote me on that though.

[Hovadipo 59,005]

I cant find the article but off the top of my head it was something like Russell, Schwarber and Edwards for Hamels and Cash. Dont quote me on that though.

No frickin thanks lol. Addison Russell is a monster. I'd rather sign Lester and someone else and go with that Castro to the Mets deal for young pitching.

[Dalton26 16,956]

No frickin thanks lol. Addison Russell is a monster. I'd rather sign Lester and someone else and go with that Castro to the Mets deal for young pitching.

I'd take the other two but getting a SS just makes no sense.

But if you guys decide Bryant needs to be a Phillie I won't argue.

[Hovadipo 59,005]

I'd take the other two but getting a SS just makes no sense.

But if you guys decide Bryant needs to be a Phillie I won't argue.

I'm thinking Theo and Jed might want to keep him on the North side.

[ou812dude 3,326]

gonna throw this out there, being relevant to substance abuse among athletes...

did y'all see that Oscar Taveras BAC was 5x the legal limit?...

 

dead man driving...

[JaybobHoosier 12,370]

Big moves today:

- Russell Martin signs 5 year, $82mil deal with the Blue Jays

- Cardinals trade Shelby Miller and Minor Leaguer to the Braves for Jason Heyward and reliever Walden.

Good trade for both teams. Only issue maybe Heyward only having 1 year left, but this could be a temporary fix for next season.

[brtjohns 711]

cubs & cardinals just acquired great players.  saying I'm an unhappy braves fan would be an understatement.  doesn't even feel like the braves anymore without jhey, prado, huddy, bmac, etc.  hate what they've turned into.  loyalty starts to break down when who/what you're trying to be loyal to makes despicable decision after despicable decision.  cant believe I'm actually considering becoming a cubs fan.

[Hovadipo 59,005]

cubs & cardinals just acquired great players. saying I'm an unhappy braves fan would be an understatement. doesn't even feel like the braves anymore without jhey, prado, huddy, bmac, etc. hate what they've turned into. loyalty starts to break down when who/what you're trying to be loyal to makes despicable decision after despicable decision. cant believe I'm actually considering becoming a cubs fan.

Come to the good (north) side, brother. It's about to be a fun ride.

[brtjohns 711]

cant lie, it's really appealing.

+ just drafted schwarber and acquired la stella

+ most of my friends are cubs fans; games are consistently on tv here; 7-hour difference in the distances from indy to chicago and atlanta

+ maddon might be the coolest manager/coach in sports; epstein inspires confidence

+ freed up money will soon build a great rotation and once the plethora of young studs get called up and gain comfort, could see a 5-plus-year stretch like the giants just enjoyed

+ the central is more competitive than the east

 

- I've never liked wrigley, needs to be put out of its misery; really the only con I can think of though

 

braves have over-tested my patience recently.

- letting go of former fan favorites and faces of the franchise jhey, prado, huddy, bmac, etc, replaced by players you couldnt possibly win in the postseason with like justin upton, chris johnson and evan gattis, front office has pissed off the fanbase

- the money that would've resigned jhey went to bj upton and chris johnson; abysmal player and roster management the past 3-4 years

- the feast or famine offense of past couple years is hard to watch and it looks to continue with the appearance they've favored justin upton over jhey; only team that didn't outscore us in 2014 was padres

- la stella, one of my favorites, didn't get a fair chance imo

- wren disrespected huddy with a 1yr / $2mil offer following a great career with the braves

- after wren was fired, the subsequent move of trading his son kyle, a solid cf prospect, to milwaukee for next-to-nothing was classless imo

- cant deny it, the laughing indian logo is racist and the tomahawk chop might be too

- few games are on tv; tough being a distant fan

- the division sucks, fillies fans have a great argument of being the worst in baseball, and bryce harper couldn't be a bigger tool, so I'd be glad to get the hell out of there

 

the more I think about it, the closer I get.

[Naturalhoosier 15,467]

Loyalties man. Be loyal. There's no better attribute than loyalty.

[LIHoosier 27,139]

Big moves today:

- Russell Martin signs 5 year, $82mil deal with the Blue Jays

- Cardinals trade Shelby Miller and Minor Leaguer to the Braves for Jason Heyward and reliever Walden.

Good trade for both teams. Only issue maybe Heyward only having 1 year left, but this could be a temporary fix for next season.

Stanton got $325 mil from the Marlins. That's a pretty big move too.

[Naturalhoosier 15,467]

I mean what's next for you? Notre Dame football? You think you know a guy...

[brtjohns 711]

disagree.  cant just be loyal regardless.  there's such thing as tolerance and a line that can be crossed.  though I think I was venting and speaking more with my heart than my brain above.  simply smart roster management would've kept jhey here.  georgia kid, great role model and platinum gold glover with mammoth offensive potential, not that he's bad at the plate now.  as well I see two of my favorites traded while the freakin uptons can still call themselves braves.  makes me vehemently sick to see them in braves uniforms.  if they're still braves in february, that might push me over the edge.  do what you gotta do to get rid of bj.  a dirty gumball machine would do just fine.  justin upton to seattle is a hot rumor right now.  pretty much any combo of austin jackson, dj peterson, james paxton and tijuan walker would be a nice return.

[JSHoosier 21,424]

Well, the White Sox just got a good one signing David Robertson.  I wanted him back in pinstripes in a bad way, he's been one of the better relief pitchers in the league the last few years and after Mo retired was a darn good closer.

 

Not an overpowering fastball, but it's deceptive because of his long stride.  A filthy curve to boot.  He can sometimes get into trouble, although he's improved in this area, but he can usually work his way out of it.  Strikes out a bunch of hitters.  I'm a big DRob fan if you can't tell.  

 

He's also got a non-profit organization for those effected by natural disasters, High Socks for Hope, that he donates to.  He donates $100 dollars for every K (to date 524 over his 7 year career) and last season pledged to donate $200 for every save (finished the season with 39).

[JSHoosier 21,424]

Oh, and now apparently the Yankees never even made him an offer.  Yet they signed Andrew Miller, a guy with a shorter track record and statistically not as good, for 4/36.  What the friggin' hell?

[johnsoniu 6,908]

Oh, and now apparently the Yankees never even made him an offer.  Yet they signed Andrew Miller, a guy with a shorter track record and statistically not as good, for 4/36.  What the friggin' hell?

 

Yea, I didn't think there was any way we could get him out of NY, then I saw this morning the Yankees didn't even offer. To fuel your fire, also read where Miller said he would have been fine staying as the set-up man for Robertson.

[JSHoosier 21,424]

Yea, I didn't think there was any way we could get him out of NY, then I saw this morning the Yankees didn't even offer. To fuel your fire, also read where Miller said he would have been fine staying as the set-up man for Robertson.

He should've been, Robertson is the better pitcher.  I grew up a Yankees fan, but the front office ticks me off sometimes with things like their love affair of washed up injury prone veterans and refusing to talk extensions during the season.

 

Not sure what they do now, Betances was lights out as set-up man for DRob last season so they could move him to closer but his ability to go multiple innings would be wasted.  I wasn't big on the Miller signing, but they could move him to closer and hope he wasn't a one year wonder.  They could platoon them based on matchups, and we know Girardi loves to play the matchups.  The farm produces a bunch of good relievers and have another young arm in Lindgren that could be promoted sometime this season.

[Hovadipo 59,005]

Lester should be deciding by the end of the day. Cubbies looking to trade a few young pitchers for Miguel Montero as well. If they sign Lester, it looks like they will try to find a bat to expedite the rebuild according to multiple sources. Should be a fun day!

[Hoosiers96 912]

As a White Sox fan, I'm extremely happy at the moment!

[brtjohns 711]

it'd be cool to see a hoosier duo of phegley and johnson starting for the white sox next year.  could see as many as five hoosier alum called up to the show next season if they perform well in aa-aaa, including dickerson in san diego, dunning in san fran and o'gara in miami.  who knows, maybe if schwarber keeps doing his best babe ruth impression he'll be a september call-up.

 

eagerly awaiting the big justin upton trade... any hour now...