July 31, 201114 yr It's close. http://twitter.com/#!/TBrownYahoo/stat...712230396735488 http://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/st...715896021303296 Edited July 31, 201114 yr by flavum
August 1, 201114 yr Great move for them, assuming the PTBNL isn't a first round selection or anything.
August 1, 201114 yr I think the Pirates had one of the best trade deadlines in the league. They added two bats who can be very good hitters for them but have struggled a bit and didn't appear to really give up all that much to acquire them. I really hope either them or the Brewers win that division. It would be pretty incredible if the Pirates were able to make a deep postseason run.
August 1, 201114 yr GO Pirates! Go Indians! Rooting for both those teams. Diamondbacks as well. They play the game the way it's supposed to be played. And I hope the Braves learn that you have to be willing to "think bigger" at the deadline than what they did. They're a mirror image of the Angels in terms of risk-aversion, especially after the TEX deal to the Rangers burned them.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 01:15 AM) GO Pirates! Go Indians! Rooting for both those teams. Diamondbacks as well. They play the game the way it's supposed to be played. And I hope the Braves learn that you have to be willing to "think bigger" at the deadline than what they did. They're a mirror image of the Angels in terms of risk-aversion, especially after the TEX deal to the Rangers burned them. Why in the blue f*** would you cheer for the goddamn Indians?
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:02 AM) Why in the blue f*** would you cheer for the goddamn Indians? Not now. Eventually, if the White Sox are eliminated. As long as it's not the Twins. Verlander could actually put a scare into the Yankees in a short series.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 01:15 AM) GO Pirates! Go Indians! Rooting for both those teams. Diamondbacks as well. They play the game the way it's supposed to be played. And I hope the Braves learn that you have to be willing to "think bigger" at the deadline than what they did. They're a mirror image of the Angels in terms of risk-aversion, especially after the TEX deal to the Rangers burned them. The Angels are risk averse? Vernon Wells sez hey.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:02 AM) Why in the blue f*** would you cheer for the goddamn Indians? Thank you. I couldn't ever root for Cleveland. Well maybe if they played the Cubs in the WS, but ugh. f*** Cleveland.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) The Angels are risk averse? Vernon Wells sez hey. Risk averse on trading prospects, not in taking on big money contracts for outfielders.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:43 AM) Not now. Eventually, if the White Sox are eliminated. As long as it's not the Twins. Verlander could actually put a scare into the Yankees in a short series. It would be hard for me to root for any team from the Central, but if there was a team I'd root for over the Red Sox or Yankees it would be the Indians.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 08:33 AM) Risk averse on trading prospects, not in taking on big money contracts for outfielders. So what do you call hording prospects, but blocking them?
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 10:52 AM) So what do you call hording prospects, but blocking them? Wierd thing is...they usually don't exactly "Block" the prospects with the big money guys they bring in. Most of the prospects wind up being worked in for 2 or 3 years, with a long time to struggle. Aybar and Kendrick, for example, both had 2-3 years where they were part-time players with guys like Cabrera stuck in as well. Ditto for Morales. Also, their high priced OF's usually wind up not being good enough that you want to keep playing them for the 2nd half of their deal.
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