February 27, 20206 yr 42 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Chris Sale to start the year on the IL. Looks like getting a couple of good pieces for Betts might have been the right call. He is starting the year on the DL because of the flu/pneumonia. Nothing to do with his arm. The Yankees have lost: Judge, Severino and Stanton. Trading Betts was iditoic and absurd as the Red Sox would be within 2 projected wins of the Yankees without the move.
February 27, 20206 yr 48 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: He is starting the year on the DL because of the flu/pneumonia. Nothing to do with his arm. The Yankees have lost: Judge, Severino and Stanton. Trading Betts was iditoic and absurd as the Red Sox would be within 2 projected wins of the Yankees without the move. The idea of Chris Sale getting sick and losing 10 lbs is perhaps the most terrifying concept possible.
February 27, 20206 yr 15 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: The idea of Chris Sale getting sick and losing 10 lbs is perhaps the most terrifying concept possible. Especially weird that it is announced he's going to be starting off on the IL even though the season doesn't even start for a month.
March 3, 20206 yr On 2/27/2020 at 10:02 AM, Look at Ray Ray Run said: He is starting the year on the DL because of the flu/pneumonia. Nothing to do with his arm. The Yankees have lost: Judge, Severino and Stanton. Trading Betts was iditoic and absurd as the Red Sox would be within 2 projected wins of the Yankees without the move. At the time you responded, I meant to say that I would be surprised if he didn't end up on the IL at some point this season because of his arm. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/chris-sale-headed-for-elbow-mri.html
March 3, 20206 yr In hindsight if Kopech ends up being a #3 or better Sox absolutely came out on top of that trade. Yes they won a world series...but his impact compared to 5-6 years of Yoan and Kopech tilts to Sox big time
March 3, 20206 yr Yelich and Brewers closing in on a big 7 year extension. With the two years left on his deal and the mutual option this could be for 10 years total. Edited March 3, 20206 yr by YoYoIsMyHero
March 3, 20206 yr The Trade itself was great for the red sox. The extension might turn out bad but the 3 years they traded for were lights out, he was worth 17.4 war those 3 years. Still a good trade for the sox even though moncada took longer than expected.
March 4, 20206 yr Sale is done; sad to see it. Always will like the guy and root for his dominance. His arm is broken it seems though; he wasn't even going anywhere near 100% and now they're seeking 3rd opinions which most definitely means the MRI was very bad. You don't seek third opinions to confirm good news.
March 4, 20206 yr 10 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Sale is done; sad to see it. Always will like the guy and root for his dominance. His arm is broken it seems though; he wasn't even going anywhere near 100% and now they're seeking 3rd opinions which most definitely means the MRI was very bad. You don't seek third opinions to confirm good news. One TJS doesn't mean a guy is done.
March 4, 20206 yr 11 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: One TJS doesn't mean a guy is done. He's been battling shoulder and elbow issues for 2 years now. Maybe this will heal all and he'll come back as good as ever. He'll be 31 soon and 32 the next day he steps on the field to pitch. He's not getting any younger.
March 5, 20206 yr On 3/3/2020 at 4:13 PM, Dominikk85 said: The Trade itself was great for the red sox. The extension might turn out bad but the 3 years they traded for were lights out, he was worth 17.4 war those 3 years. Still a good trade for the sox even though moncada took longer than expected. They got a World Series out of it. They're super pleased with how that deal turned out.. BOTH teams should be pleased.
March 28, 20205 yr The present 2020 draft proposal would consist of five rounds and a 100K limit on upfront bonus money with the remainder deferred over two years. This would lead to prospects sitting out the draft and waiting for next year. Related issue would be getting another year of school eligibility. First comment is that MLBPA is not looking out for future members in this situation.
March 28, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, pcq said: The present 2020 draft proposal would consist of five rounds and a 100K limit on upfront bonus money with the remainder deferred over two years. This would lead to prospects sitting out the draft and waiting for next year. Related issue would be getting another year of school eligibility. First comment is that MLBPA is not looking out for future members in this situation. Technically, union shouldn't be looking out for them. At best these players wont be union members for 2 years and most will never be union members for any length of time.
May 16, 20205 yr I just read something interesting. The way it is set up now, the highest paid MLB player in 2020 is going to be Prince Fielder who is owed $24 million.
June 9, 20205 yr Chris Archer should be available next year after having TOS surgery and sitting out this year. The Pirates have an $11M option for next year but their payroll is $60M. The recovery history with TOS is not strong. The Pirates are a sad mess.
June 22, 20205 yr Never knew my boy Griffey hated the Yankees that much. Now I see why. https://nypost.com/2020/06/21/ken-griffey-jr-may-never-stop-hating-the-yankees/amp/ Edited June 22, 20205 yr by SoxAce
June 22, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, SoxAce said: Never knew my boy Griffey hated the Yankees that much. Now I see why. https://nypost.com/2020/06/21/ken-griffey-jr-may-never-stop-hating-the-yankees/amp/ Is that an ARod shot? Did they have issues with each other? I don't know that I heard that one before.
June 22, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Is that an ARod shot? Did they have issues with each other? I don't know that I heard that one before. No - It was a shot out to a different rule being applied to Ken Griffey Sr. having his son (Ken Griffey Jr) on the field vs. Craig Nettles, who was allowed to have his son on the field. The directive came straight from Steinbrenner himself. Was back when Griffey Jr. was a kid but rightfully drove a hatred for all things Yankees. The article spells it out in good detail.
June 22, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: No - It was a shot out to a different rule being applied to Ken Griffey Sr. having his son (Ken Griffey Jr) on the field vs. Craig Nettles, who was allowed to have his son on the field. The directive came straight from Steinbrenner himself. Was back when Griffey Jr. was a kid but rightfully drove a hatred for all things Yankees. The article spells it out in good detail. I totally missed it.
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