SCCWS

Now he needs to steal 2nd and .............................

Grandal is due

I said give the kid a few starts not a few innings.

First inning of the season on the road and some posters are already trashing Cease. Give the kid a few starts to get going again.

I would think the Eduardo Rodriquez " heart inflammation" issue that developed yesterday after he was cleared of his bout w Covid could cause concern for some of the players

There will be a stoppage but I highly doubt it is 1-2 weeks. Unless there was some unique cause originating w Marlins , I think this season may be toast

Not sure many players assumed a scenario like the Marlins would happen this quickly.

I agree. Spring training was disjointed so even 3 starts is not much of a sample size. Management also has to look at Lopez's stiffness issue to see if that start was wasted. The Sox must be watching the waiver wire for anyone worth a shot. We saw Fulmer and Covey each moved this weekend so teams are moving "bodies" around.

Traditionally slow starters with positional players are sometimes attributed to cold weather. Obviously not this year. But the fragmented season may affect slow starters just as much. Managers may need to have less patience with them as opposed to letting them work it out over the first month .

Probably a good gamble by Tigers. I would have thought O's would have taken him with all their woes.

Engle hitting over 700 will be a fixture going forward....................................until

Safe travels

Hopefully you are moving away from Tampa not to it.

Remember when "Opening Day" was an annual event to skip school and head out to the ballpark. Now it is "Opening Night"

There is another way of looking at it. Forget the 12 years and he will be 40 at the end. The Dodgers probably said we will pay him $380Mil and hope that he gives us say 8 or 9 premium years. The 12 years was probably a carrot for Betts. If that happens, they could care less if the last 3 he is the 25th guy on the roster. Trout and Betts will be a big chunk of the LA economy going forward.

I realize It is not apples to oranges, but it seems like allowing NHL teams to play in Canada and banning the Blue Jays from playing in Toronto seems like radically different decisions. I wonder if the Blue Jays turned down any alternatives from Canadian officials.

Engel makes peanut shells. Leury and Holt each makes $3.25. I think Leury is a little better in that I don't think Holt ever plays CF.

I will feel bad for the fans. TV is fine but going to playoff games in any sport is always very special. Obviously all us die-hards are ecstatic MLB as well as the other sports are returning. But I think World Series games w cardboard fans will always come along w an asterisk for the fans.

I agree that Canada has every right to protect their citizens how they choose. Not sure how much of a factor, but I would assume the AL East contenders get a boost w Toronto losing their "home field" advantage. There isn't a fan impact but the travel aspect will be a hindrance.

I wasn't sure if this belonged in this forum. I would assume it will have an impact on AL East.

I think a portion of every fan base focuses only on power numbers. Complimentary guys like Madrigal and even Engel are pieces that successful teams usually on their roster.

I think if we start seeing teams "getting hit hard" the season will most likely get cancelled by either MLB or the Union.

I agree since a good number of players made at least a $1+million last season. But I also assume there are a few players on every team who live w/o any fiscal responsibility.

I saw in local paper yesterday, Red Sox announced their two players who tested positive. Maybe Hahn will announce White Sox players tomorrow

Sounds good. I just found this article which clears it up. What we will do is the positive individual will be removed from the rest of the group,” Manfred said, via the Houston Chronicle. “There will be quarantine arrangement in each facility and in each city, and then we’ll do contact tracing for the individuals we believe there was contact with, and we’ll do point of care testing for those individuals to minimize the likelihood that there is a spread.” https://www.google.com/search?as_q=MLB&as_epq=if+a+player+tests+positive+&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&tbs=