This is the time of year where there's a lot of trading and deal-making going on in Major League Baseball. Congratulations to Powdered Water as his Seattle Mariners have now got Edwin Encarnacion, Cleveland getting back Carlos Santana. It's a 3 way trade involving the Tampa Bay Ray's, but as it always is with the Rays, who they give up and who they are getting is nobody anyone has heard of.
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This is the time of year where there's a lot of trading and deal-making going on in Major League Baseball. Congratulations to Powdered Water as his Seattle Mariners have now got Edwin Encarnacion, Cleveland getting back Carlos Santana. It's a 3 way trade involving the Tampa Bay Ray's, but as it always is with the Rays, who they give up and who they are getting is nobody anyone has heard of.
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Forget those crap teams.
Our pitching? The Rays spent 30 million dollars and got Charlie Morton for two years. You think that's a bad investment? You're damn right it is. Joe Maddon wept.
Morton's gotten pretty good. I think the bigger issue is, you're paying him so he kinda has to be, when the money's probably better spent finding whoever this year's Morton is. Of course, if he pitches as well the next two years as he did the last year or so, it'll still be a great deal.
Anyway, yeah, I'm counting the days, too, for both baseball and softball. Might not be too long, there's usually a warm day in mid-February where we can get some practice in. Here's hoping!
Anyway, yeah, I'm counting the days, too, for both baseball and softball. Might not be too long, there's usually a warm day in mid-February where we can get some practice in. Here's hoping!
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Anyway, yeah, I'm counting the days, too, for both baseball and softball. Might not be too long, there's usually a warm day in mid-February where we can get some practice in. Here's hoping!
Yeah I hope both Morton & Glasgow (former Bucs) keep going strong.
You still slugging well?
Also need to start lifting. My biggest power numbers came the year after I made a point to lift weights in the offseason, though, and I've kinda been coasting on that, with steadily lower power numbers each year since. But after a few years of that, it's obvious it's not a fluke and I've probably given back a lot of that strength, so I'm going at it again this offseason, but harder. Guess it'll just require more maintenance.
Can't remember how fast they throw the ball to you though.
Yeah I hope both Morton & Glasgow (former Bucs) keep going strong.
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Also need to start lifting. My biggest power numbers came the year after I made a point to lift weights in the offseason, though, and I've kinda been coasting on that, with steadily lower power numbers each year since. But after a few years of that, it's obvious it's not a fluke and I've probably given back a lot of that strength, so I'm going at it again this offseason, but harder. Guess it'll just require more maintenance.
Someone I knew played baseball and he said the best ball he ever played was when he didn't have a girlfriend. So focus yeah definitely definitely makes a difference. Baseball is more like golf than what people know.
Manny Machado wants to be a Yankee?!
https://www.mlb.com/news/latest-mann...?tid=282421090
Dodgers trade Puig, Kemp, and Woods to Reds...
https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-to-...ds/c-302138936
https://www.mlb.com/news/latest-mann...?tid=282421090
Dodgers trade Puig, Kemp, and Woods to Reds...
https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-to-...ds/c-302138936
You guys want any of this? The 2017 season, our common memory of that, I don't care to flush it quite yet.
You guys want any of this? The 2017 season, our common memory of that, I don't care to flush it quite yet.
Seriously, the more active members the better. I think Fantasy Baseball has overtaken Fantasy Football around here.
Nelson Cruz is going to play for the Minnesota Twins on a one year contract. Darn, there was serious talk of the Ray's going for him. I guess we'll go get Bryce Harper instead.
https://www.mlb.com/news/nelson-cruz...?tid=282421090
https://www.mlb.com/news/nelson-cruz...?tid=282421090
I wouldn't want Machado or Harper on my team.
I think he's saying he doesn't like their attitudes.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
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I think he's saying he doesn't like their attitudes.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
I think he's saying he doesn't like their attitudes.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
Regardless of attitude, Harper's not going to be worth whatever he gets, I don't think. He's gonna want money as if his 2015 was the norm, rather than exception.
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All of this and also in regards to Harper, if he were to go to the American League, there's a long list of disappointing players after they move over from the NL.
I remember that brutal slump Albert Pujols went through when he came to the Angels. I think he had one maybe two good years so far in L.A. just with hitting. There does seem to be hitters improving when they go over to the National League compared to improving when to come over to the American. I notice American league pitchers mostly flourish going over to the National League, but not the other way around. He has improved tremendously but I'm very nervous about Charlie Morton coming over to the American League Ray's.
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It's such a weird thing and I have no idea the reasons behind it. For some players there's also a problem going from a small market to a large competitive market, although that's not an issue for the Rays.
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