May 27, 20187 yr Some notes... Greg Bird is back in the line up for the Yankees tonight. A powerhouse 1b added to an already league-leading offensive line up. Ow. Alex Reyes is making his first MLB start of the year this Wednesday vs. the Brewers. He's absolutely killed it in his rehab stint. I mean, KILLED it. stats are insane. Why is the NL so much more competitive than the AL? In the AL we have: AL West (Astros, Angels), AL Central (Indians, and then probably twins for second WC), AL East (Yankees, Red sox) and no other teams really have a chance. In the NL we have: NL West ( Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Rockies all fighting), NL Central feels like the entire division is fighting, NL East also the entire division is fighting sans Marlins.
May 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, iWiN4PreP said: Some notes... Greg Bird is back in the line up for the Yankees tonight. A powerhouse 1b added to an already league-leading offensive line up. Ow. Alex Reyes is making his first MLB start of the year this Wednesday vs. the Brewers. He's absolutely killed it in his rehab stint. I mean, KILLED it. stats are insane. Why is the NL so much more competitive than the AL? In the AL we have: AL West (Astros, Angels), AL Central (Indians, and then probably twins for second WC), AL East (Yankees, Red sox) and no other teams really have a chance. In the NL we have: NL West ( Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Rockies all fighting), NL Central feels like the entire division is fighting, NL East also the entire division is fighting sans Marlins. Well, except for the Reds and Padres...
May 27, 20187 yr Author 4 hours ago, iWiN4PreP said: In retrospect, the cubs moves look absolutely horrible. They've lost Eloy, Cease, Jorge Soler, Candelario, Gleyber Torres ++? Just badddd trades. Torres is a star, Soler and Candelario are really learning how to hit and we all know about Eloy and Cease. Winning the World series for the 1st time in 108 years justifies the means.
May 27, 20187 yr When Hunter Greene was drafted, he looked like a lock. Although early, he’s been absolutely terrible since he was drafted. Yikes. Edited May 27, 20187 yr by soxfan49
May 28, 20187 yr https://deadspin.com/young-braves-stud-ronald-acunas-leg-bends-horribly-on-i-1826357998/amp Hopefully Acuna is alright. Never like seeing young talent in the game go down like that. Looked a bit similar to Harper's injury last season.
May 28, 20187 yr On 5/27/2018 at 12:30 AM, southsider2k5 said: Winning the World series for the 1st time in 108 years justifies the means. This. Aroldis was out there every game in the post season. A lot of them for multiple innings and had only the 2 bad outings (or couple mistakes). Edited May 28, 20187 yr by soxfan2014
May 28, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, soxfan2014 said: This. Aroldis was out there every game in the post season. A lot of them for multiple innings and had only the 2 bad outings (or couple mistakes). I mean if you have a realistic chance to win a WS, you really have to think about going for it, but if the Cubs don't go for it there, and never win one, who know what happens to that franchise.
May 29, 20187 yr That's true, but with how good Torres and Jimenez look....it feels like they might have limited themselves, where they end up in the playoffs consistently but don't win another. I guess that's wishful thinking from a Sox fan perspective, that Cubs' fans get "bored" with winning but frustrated their team's not quite as good as Houston/Boston/NYY, etc. Of course, adding a Harper or Machado could change all of that...but it would be a gamble. And no, that never stopped Theo in Boston (fear of making the wrong FA acquisition or a bad trade), so I'm not sure why it would in Chicago.
May 29, 20187 yr 12 hours ago, caulfield12 said: That's true, but with how good Torres and Jimenez look....it feels like they might have limited themselves, where they end up in the playoffs consistently but don't win another. I guess that's wishful thinking from a Sox fan perspective, that Cubs' fans get "bored" with winning but frustrated their team's not quite as good as Houston/Boston/NYY, etc. Of course, adding a Harper or Machado could change all of that...but it would be a gamble. And no, that never stopped Theo in Boston (fear of making the wrong FA acquisition or a bad trade), so I'm not sure why it would in Chicago. I would gladly take the "one and done" if it also meant watching competitive and post-season baseball every year.
May 29, 20187 yr Author 14 hours ago, caulfield12 said: That's true, but with how good Torres and Jimenez look....it feels like they might have limited themselves, where they end up in the playoffs consistently but don't win another. I guess that's wishful thinking from a Sox fan perspective, that Cubs' fans get "bored" with winning but frustrated their team's not quite as good as Houston/Boston/NYY, etc. Of course, adding a Harper or Machado could change all of that...but it would be a gamble. And no, that never stopped Theo in Boston (fear of making the wrong FA acquisition or a bad trade), so I'm not sure why it would in Chicago. When you have 108 years looming over your head, you don't get to say "next year" as if you are the Yankees. The Chapman trade won them the World Series. Is isn't usually easy to be that specific, but his work down the stretch and in the playoffs was quite literally the piece that put them over the top. The Cubs do not win the World Series without Aroldis Chapman. So while you can debate if with guys like Torres and Eloy do they win it a different year, I think you can make a real argument that if the Chapman deal isn't made, the Cubs never win a World Series in this stretch. That has to be the basis of any "worth it" type of argument. Would it be worth holding on to those guys if you never win the big one?
June 4, 20187 yr On 6/1/2018 at 3:36 PM, southsider2k5 said: Are there any thoughts on what team that he would fit with the best?
June 4, 20187 yr The Mets seem to me to be the White Sox pre rebuild. Just won’t do enough to be a solid contender. Do enough in the offseason where there seems to be some hope, might have a hit streak or two, then it just falls apart and they get ignored.
June 6, 20187 yr It's unreal how the Mariners are 15 games over with a RD of +17. That is the 14th best differential in MLB. The Mariners currently have the 3rd best winning percentage in MLB. These wins are "already banked" of course but they are in for some serious regression. I'd be shocked if they were better than 5 over .500 the rest of the way.
June 6, 20187 yr Mike Trout has 5.1 fWAR on the season so far and is on pace for 13.5 fWAR and 14.6 rWAR. This inhuman monster is currently on a pace for the greatest season any baseball player has ever had.
June 6, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said: It's unreal how the Mariners are 15 games over with a RD of +17. That is the 14th best differential in MLB. The Mariners currently have the 3rd best winning percentage in MLB. These wins are "already banked" of course but they are in for some serious regression. I'd be shocked if they were better than 5 over .500 the rest of the way. And they're maintaining this without Cano
June 8, 20187 yr Ohtani to be placed on the 10 day DL with a grade 2 sprain of the UCL. Sounds like the fear of his elbow being structurally unsound is becoming reality
June 8, 20187 yr 18 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: Ohtani to be placed on the 10 day DL with a grade 2 sprain of the UCL. Sounds like the fear of his elbow being structurally unsound is becoming reality 10 day? I dont think so.
June 8, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, ptatc said: 10 day? I dont think so. They said they will re-examine in 3 weeks. I know nothing about ligaments, but he had a grade 1 in Japan. Now grade 2 with not a real heavy workload. Seems to me that ligament is going to pop eventually. Edited June 8, 20187 yr by Dick Allen
June 8, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Dick Allen said: They said they will re-examine in 3 weeks. Thats more like it. A grade 2 should heal in 3-6 weeks
June 8, 20187 yr On 5/29/2018 at 8:33 AM, soxfan2014 said: I would gladly take the "one and done" if it also meant watching competitive and post-season baseball every year. It's not as good of an experience as you think. Worse if there's a "Dynasty" from another team in that timeframe. Even worse if that "Dynasty" is a bunch of proven cheaters who only were able to achieve their success by cheating.
June 8, 20187 yr 43 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: They said they will re-examine in 3 weeks. I know nothing about ligaments, but he had a grade 1 in Japan. Now grade 2 with not a real heavy workload. Seems to me that ligament is going to pop eventually. Its usually mechanically or effort related as we know for the UCL. The previous injury and the increased workload in the US doesnt bode well, thats for sure.
June 8, 20187 yr 49 minutes ago, ptatc said: 10 day? I dont think so. Just posting what MLB.com sent me
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