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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 10, 2018 17:43:56 GMT -6
Would anyone be interested if Josh Donaldson was put on waivers....
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Post by olpapa on Jul 10, 2018 18:05:17 GMT -6
I would think Kemp, Alcala, and Celestino to KC should do the trick. If that wouldn’t do it, they could keep him. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 10, 2018 18:06:41 GMT -6
Would anyone be interested if Josh Donaldson was put on waivers.... Yes, but I don’t think he would make it down to us before someone else grabbed him. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 10, 2018 18:09:18 GMT -6
Would anyone be interested if Josh Donaldson was put on waivers.... Yes, but I don’t think he would make it down to us before someone else grabbed him. Because he is FA after the year? I am still surprised Verlander fell to us; even though, he had two years left on his contract. |
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Post by m240 on Jul 10, 2018 18:13:14 GMT -6
60 million in contract commitments will do that to a fellow.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 10, 2018 18:14:46 GMT -6
Would anyone be interested if Josh Donaldson was put on waivers.... No, because not only would you claim Donaldson in that situation but also his calf muscles, which put him on the shelf once a week. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 10, 2018 18:32:34 GMT -6
Would anyone be interested if Josh Donaldson was put on waivers.... No, because not only would you claim Donaldson in that situation but also his calf muscles, which put him on the shelf once a week. If the price is right, trade worked out, I would be interested...he is a FA after the end of the year. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 10, 2018 18:36:09 GMT -6
No, because not only would you claim Donaldson in that situation but also his calf muscles, which put him on the shelf once a week. If the price is right, trade worked out, I would be interested...he is a FA after the end of the year. 🤔 |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 7:56:27 GMT -6
Indications are that the Pirates are likely to be sellers at the deadline. Luhnow and Huntington made a trade in the offseason that has worked out well for both teams so far. I wonder if they might get together again and work out a trade for Felipe Vazquez (Rivero). He had a rough month of May, but has turned it around since. In his last 12 appearances he has not allowed a run in 12.2 innings pitched. Hasn’t been scored on in a month. He is 10/10 in save opportunities in June and July. I realize that’s not 12/12, but it isn’t bad.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 12, 2018 8:33:07 GMT -6
Indications are that the Pirates are likely to be sellers at the deadline. Luhnow and Huntington made a trade in the offseason that has worked out well for both teams so far. I wonder if they might get together again and work out a trade for Felipe Vazquez (Rivero). He had a rough month of May, but has turned it around since. In his last 12 appearances he has not allowed a run in 12.2 innings pitched. Hasn’t been scored on in a month. He is 10/10 in save opportunities in June and July. I realize that’s not 12/12, but it isn’t bad. Lmao. You're so subtle. Haha. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 12, 2018 8:41:02 GMT -6
Indications are that the Pirates are likely to be sellers at the deadline. Luhnow and Huntington made a trade in the offseason that has worked out well for both teams so far. I wonder if they might get together again and work out a trade for Felipe Vazquez (Rivero). He had a rough month of May, but has turned it around since. In his last 12 appearances he has not allowed a run in 12.2 innings pitched. Hasn’t been scored on in a month. He is 10/10 in save opportunities in June and July. I realize that’s not 12/12, but it isn’t bad. Lmao. You're so subtle. Haha. It's weird to me that it's look down upon to support the positive things our players do (even when struggling). I guess it's just cooler to criticize?  |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 8:46:43 GMT -6
Lmao. You're so subtle. Haha. It's weird to me that it's look down upon to support the positive things our players do (even when struggling). I guess it's just cooler to criticize? View AttachmentBortaz..., I just remembered another member of the old board who is missing.....stros4me. Should we send out a search party? |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 12, 2018 8:50:39 GMT -6
 y'all wanting stros4me back
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 12, 2018 10:28:53 GMT -6
y'all wanting stros4me back I barely remember him, but I do recall him being "moran". |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 12, 2018 10:42:03 GMT -6
Based on what they got for Herrera, I don't think KC would demand top prospects for Merrifield.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 12, 2018 11:24:11 GMT -6
Based on what they got for Herrera, I don't think KC would demand top prospects for Merrifield. Wasn't Herrera a FA after this year, Merrifield is controllable through 2022. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 12, 2018 11:31:41 GMT -6
It's weird to me that it's look down upon to support the positive things our players do (even when struggling). I guess it's just cooler to criticize? Bortaz..., I just remembered another member of the old board who is missing.....stros4me. Should we send out a search party? How dare you criticize critical posters! This was meant for Saint. I swear I was replying to his initial thread. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 12, 2018 11:47:28 GMT -6
Bortaz..., I just remembered another member of the old board who is missing.....stros4me. Should we send out a search party? How dare you criticize critical posters! This was meant for Saint. I swear I was replying to his initial thread. I wasn't even criticizing; just pondering/questioning. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 12, 2018 13:53:24 GMT -6
Jon Morosi at MLBN confirms we are talking to the Rays about Ramos
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Post by marshall on Jul 12, 2018 14:19:13 GMT -6
How dare you criticize critical posters! This was meant for Saint. I swear I was replying to his initial thread. I wasn't even criticizing; just pondering/questioning. To some, that's the same as criticizing. But I've found critics hate to be criticized. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 15:58:57 GMT -6
y'all wanting stros4me back I barely remember him, but I do recall him being "moran". He was a teacher at a school in the Dallas area. He said that he taught kids with learning disabilities (I always wondered if they had the learning disabilities before he taught them). Bortaz.., this will jog your memory as to who stros4me was. Do you remember when Thomas was trying to reach 15K posts on the WS Game 7 GDT? Stros4me was the guy who...several times, if I recall correctly.., contributed 100 posts to the thread by posting the numbers 100 - 1 in descending order.., one number per post. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 16:18:35 GMT -6
y'all wanting stros4me back You obviously remember the guy. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 12, 2018 16:29:41 GMT -6
I thought he was a cool kid ... but I think I was the only one
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 12, 2018 16:44:47 GMT -6
Lmao. You're so subtle. Haha. It's weird to me that it's look down upon to support the positive things our players do (even when struggling). I guess it's just cooler to criticize? View AttachmentDon’t you get it? It has to be the right players. Keep up, son. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 16:57:53 GMT -6
I thought he was a cool kid ... but I think I was the only one I don’t think stros4me was a kid. I remember him referring to games he had attended years ago that gave me the impression that he was a middle aged guy. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 12, 2018 18:05:33 GMT -6
Jon Morosi at MLBN confirms we are talking to the Rays about Ramos Offense needs bolstering. A’s took them to school. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 12, 2018 19:27:43 GMT -6
Jon Morosi at MLBN confirms we are talking to the Rays about Ramos
Offense needs bolstering. A’s took them to school. You’ve got to admire Beane. He does more with less than any GM. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 12, 2018 19:31:10 GMT -6
Offense needs bolstering. A’s took them to school. You’ve got to admire Beane. He does more with less than any GM. I’ve always liked and admired Beane, but he needs to win more. I know it’s out of his control, but it’s a knock on him nonetheless. It’s sad that his playoff teams choked, for lack of a better term. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 13, 2018 9:02:14 GMT -6
Astros still looking at Britton. Looks like he is improving. If we could get anything remotely near the 2016 Britton, I would be all for it. From MLBTR last night:
“Zach Britton’s most recent outing was an encouraging one for scouts, writes Jon Heyman of Fancred in his latest notes column. One scout tells Heyman that the Orioles’ closer was finally beginning to look like himself in a recent save against the Yankees. Heyman notes that Britton was throwing 96-98 mph, although data from both Fangraphs and Brooks Baseball isn’t quite as bullish as that scout’s radar gun was. Certainly, though, Britton’s past few outings have been encouraging. In five scoreless frames, he’s averaged a slightly improved 95 mph on his heater and posted a strong 66.7 percent grounder rate with four strikeouts against one walk. Britton has thrown a first-pitch strike to just 41 percent of the hitters he’s faced in that time, and his ground-ball rate, velocity and swinging-strike rate are all still shy of his peak levels. Nonetheless, he’s certainly trending in the right direction — a welcome sight for the Orioles. Heyman notes that the Astros are believed to once again have interest in Britton after the Orioles backed out of a trade involving him last season, which would’ve sent Colin Moran and a Double-A outfielder to Baltimore.”
I would take 95 mph fastball, 66.7% ground ball rate and one walk vs 4 strikeouts with no runs scored every 5 innings.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 13, 2018 9:29:37 GMT -6
With the Astros’ insistence on implementing extreme pull shifts, would that work to the advantage or detriment of Britton with hitters making a concerted effort to serving pitches to the opposite field?
We have seen a lot of rallies develop from these sorts of “bad luck” hits.
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y'all wanting stros4me back
