otoh he's been really good his 35 and 36 year old seasons, his injury this year was a blister, and there are limited good pitching options right now
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 03:53 (seven years ago) link
tyler thornburg to the red sox
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
chris sale to the red sox
for moncada/kopech/two other (pitching?) prospects
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/nLdRZCM.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
uniform designer in boston just got a little more nervous than usual
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
@jjcoop36If this trade goes through, Dombrowski has traded 4 of top 5 prospects in Red Sox system who were there when he arrived.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
price, sale, porcello is a nice 1-2-3, for one year at least.
― nomar, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
v. lefty-heavy rotation at the moment
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:30 (seven years ago) link
very money themed too... price, sale, sounds-like-buck-holds
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:33 (seven years ago) link
should have signed rich hill
― nomar, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:38 (seven years ago) link
this is better for the white sox than that proposed deal with the nats
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
dombrowski has now traded both basabe twins (luis alexander and luis alejandro) in a five-month span
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
babsabe has ben berry berry good to dombrowski
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 19:07 (seven years ago) link
Moncada/T. Anderson pretty good block to build around.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
mitch moreland to the red sox
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 23:05 (seven years ago) link
i like it! (as a Jays fan)
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 14:56 (seven years ago) link
Cubs working on a Wade Davis deal
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
Wilson Ramos inked a two-year deal with the Rays
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 15:43 (seven years ago) link
the jeff locke era has begun in miami
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
ian desmond to colorado, where he will play outfield and first base (?)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
also colorado loses the 11th overall pick in the draft
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
apparently soler is who the cubs might trade for davis. i'd be ok with losing soler
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 16:46 (seven years ago) link
ian desmond seems like a poor choice to cost you the 11th overall pick.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:25 (seven years ago) link
the rockies don't seem to make good decisions
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
think we have a 2017 thread title there.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
i wish they'd sign chris carter for first. that'd be funnnnnnn for fantasy baseball
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:33 (seven years ago) link
so i guess the rockies are in Win Now mode
lol
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:38 (seven years ago) link
imo they're in one of the better spots to make the jump
― qualx, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
@keithlawNew post for Insiders - Stop giving up draft picks to sign Ian Desmond:
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
qualx why do you say that? i don't follow them closely or anything, but from an outsider's perspective it looks like:
they don't have a catcherthey just gave up $70 million and the 11th pick in the draft for someone who doesn't play 1B and is projected to slug .414 with a 92 wRC+ in 2017their rotation is middle of the pack (looking at their stats and peripherals for away games only)they won 75 games in 2016, and with desmond are projected to win 77 in 2017, tied with the diamondbacks and 12 behind giants, 15 behind dodgers
i dunno, i guess they could try to flip cargo or blackmon to strengthen the starting rotation, but it doesn't seem like the time to go for broke
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
i think tom murphy can actually catch for them, if they let him
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
here's a rosier rocky scenario, involving the addition of abreu or encarnacion as well: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-get-weird-ian-desmond-is-a-rockie/
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 19:55 (seven years ago) link
maybe they liked his .379/.406/.611/1.016 career line at Coors Field, that's pretty damn good, they're probably hoping he'll be on the level of a jeffrey hammonds or jay payton.
― nomar, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/orioles-gm-jose-bautistas-agent-fans-dont-like-player/
― harold melvin and the bluetones (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 20:03 (seven years ago) link
sounds like adam eaton is headed to washington
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
BE GONE
― Andy K, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 21:57 (seven years ago) link
for giolito, even
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:02 (seven years ago) link
dang white sox getting all the prospects
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
rick hahn is killin it
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:08 (seven years ago) link
and Reynaldo Lopez!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:20 (seven years ago) link
i like them betting on don cooper being able to fix up these young pitchers with raw talent
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link
They can still make a killing with Quintana.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:30 (seven years ago) link
Also very good trade from the Nats' perspective.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:42 (seven years ago) link
all the biggest drake laroche boosters are gone
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:43 (seven years ago) link
They used to call the Cell and Chi home.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
Switch the proper nouns.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:52 (seven years ago) link
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:11 PM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
their pitching is on the verge of possibly being their best ever (that FG article described it as "intriguing" which is probably the right word), jon gray is ready to be a real ace and anderson/hoffman are right behind him, even chatwood was a beast away from coors, which is better than nothing. anderson was also way better AT coors last year for some reason. they're all talented guys who seem close to putting it together.
also a full year with a healthy dahl and story, and a decent bullpen. if i was betting on surprise contenders they'd be my pick
― qualx, Thursday, 8 December 2016 01:28 (seven years ago) link
I got to think that Desmond signing is just part one of a deal for Blackmon to come. There has been talk that Charlie Blackmon was going to be moved as far back as the trade deadline last season.
― earlnash, Thursday, 8 December 2016 02:05 (seven years ago) link
Chapman signed with the Yankees, 86 millions. 5 years.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 8 December 2016 04:57 (seven years ago) link
man the yankees are a great team, fun to cheer for them
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 8 December 2016 05:00 (seven years ago) link