2015 Baseball season/Off Season Discussion

[GeorgeSteele]

I have the number 4 pick in my upcoming fantasy draft...

I'm assuming Trout , Mccutchen and Kershaw are going before me... I am leaning towards Goldschmidt? I'm concerned about Miggy's nagging injuries.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Either him or Stanton, but I think Goldschmidt would be the right choice. 

[Falcon]

I have the number 4 pick in my upcoming fantasy draft...

I'm assuming Trout , Mccutchen and Kershaw are going before me... I am leaning towards Goldschmidt? I'm concerned about Miggy's nagging injuries.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I like both Stanton and Carlos Gomez better than Goldy and Kershaw that high although you really can't go wrong with any of them.

Let us which way ya go and good luck!

[JAEBALL]

I have the number 4 pick in my upcoming fantasy draft...

I'm assuming Trout , Mccutchen and Kershaw are going before me... I am leaning towards Goldschmidt? I'm concerned about Miggy's nagging injuries.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I like both Stanton and Carlos Gomez better than Goldy and Kershaw that high although you really can't go wrong with any of them.

Let us which way ya go and good luck!

Thanks ! Giancarlo's upside is off the charts...might be hard to pass on.

[Falcon]

The Yanks recreate scene from "the Sandlot" and it's awesome.

Watch here:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12553234

[JAEBALL]

I am truly fiending for the season to start... by now spring training is just torture for the players and the fans.

Scary... that Arod truly looks like the most dangerous guy in the Yankees lineup!

[pilferk]

I am truly fiending for the season to start... by now spring training is just torture for the players and the fans.

Scary... that Arod truly looks like the most dangerous guy in the Yankees lineup!

Yeah, I'll believe it when he's facing "real" pitching by "real" pitchers, who are actually worried about winning, at bat to at bat.

Spring training is glorified BP, for me.  The "established" pitchers are working on stuff, trying to get their pitch counts in, etc.  They could care less what their line is.  And lots of "the other guys" are minor league guys trying to earn a spot, so don't really have the MLB scouting hitters part down yet.

That being said: I'll take .275 with 20 HR's this year from Arod.  Or .190 with 2 HR's by June.

Either way is going to ultimately help the Yanks.

[JAEBALL]

I am truly fiending for the season to start... by now spring training is just torture for the players and the fans.

Scary... that Arod truly looks like the most dangerous guy in the Yankees lineup!

Yeah, I'll believe it when he's facing "real" pitching by "real" pitchers, who are actually worried about winning, at bat to at bat.

Spring training is glorified BP, for me.  The "established" pitchers are working on stuff, trying to get their pitch counts in, etc.  They could care less what their line is.  And lots of "the other guys" are minor league guys trying to earn a spot, so don't really have the MLB scouting hitters part down yet.

That being said: I'll take .275 with 20 HR's this year from Arod.  Or .190 with 2 HR's by June.

Either way is going to ultimately help the Yanks.

So very true... if he hits, great... if not... gives the yankees an excuse to just wash their hands.

I also agree about the type of pitching he is facing... my comment says more to I think the Yankee lineup is just bad... I have no faith in texiera and beltran being too productive. I envision Gardner and Ellsbury strolling off second and third after being stranded out there all year.

[TheBaconman]

Jays and Yankees opening day

Let's go Drew!    Let's go jays!

[pilferk]

So, we discussed the fact that the Yanks didn't go out and actually sign/find anyone to "fix" their infield productivity issues.

And the general consensus was: The Yanks were going to go with youth, and see what they could do.

Well..as we break from spring training...the remainder of that "youth movement" all got send down to the minors today.

Headley, Ryan, Tex, DiDi, and Drew (with Ryan starting the season on the DL) are the opening day infield (with Arod looking to fill time at 3b and 1b around full time DHing)

Gregorio Petit was picked up, today, for insurance at SS (considering Ryan's calf and DiDi's wrist).

I restate my sentiment: YUCK.

[JAEBALL]

So, we discussed the fact that the Yanks didn't go out and actually sign/find anyone to "fix" their infield productivity issues.

And the general consensus was: The Yanks were going to go with youth, and see what they could do.

Well..as we break from spring training...the remainder of that "youth movement" all got send down to the minors today.

Headley, Ryan, Tex, DiDi, and Drew (with Ryan starting the season on the DL) are the opening day infield (with Arod looking to fill time at 3b and 1b around full time DHing)

Gregorio Petit was picked up, today, for insurance at SS (considering Ryan's calf and DiDi's wrist).

I restate my sentiment: YUCK.

This is sad to say but I hope Beltran and Teixeira get hurt... as i expect them to... and Judge and bird get called up to play RF and 1B respectively.

I look for Pineda to have a big year on the mound.

[pilferk]

So, we discussed the fact that the Yanks didn't go out and actually sign/find anyone to "fix" their infield productivity issues.

And the general consensus was: The Yanks were going to go with youth, and see what they could do.

Well..as we break from spring training...the remainder of that "youth movement" all got send down to the minors today.

Headley, Ryan, Tex, DiDi, and Drew (with Ryan starting the season on the DL) are the opening day infield (with Arod looking to fill time at 3b and 1b around full time DHing)

Gregorio Petit was picked up, today, for insurance at SS (considering Ryan's calf and DiDi's wrist).

I restate my sentiment: YUCK.

This is sad to say but I hope Beltran and Teixeira get hurt... as i expect them to... and Judge and bird get called up to play RF and 1B respectively.

I look for Pineda to have a big year on the mound.

If Tex gets hurt...your everyday 1b is probably Arod.  Let that sink in for a second.  They'd call up someone else, to play "backup" at 1st, but....yup, time to be very scared.

[Falcon]

Annual picks guys, here we go:

AL EAST - ORIOLES
AL CENTRAL - WHITE SOX
AL WEST - ANGELS

NL EAST - NATIONALS
NL CENTRAL - PIRATES
NL WEST - DODGERS

AL WILD CARDS - RED SOX, MARINERS
NL WILD CARDS - CARDS, MARLINS

NL CHAMPS - NATIONALS
AL CHAMPS - ANGELS

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS - NATIONALS

[TheBaconman]

Great turn out for two games in Montreal

Would be nice to see them get a team again

[tim_m]

Great turn out for two games in Montreal

Would be nice to see them get a team again

Seems possible. Manfred is very open to expansion and one of his two ideal locations is Montreal.

[pilferk]

Opening Day (well, mostly):

When hope springs eternal, everyone's favorite team is in first (well, except the Cubbies, I guess), and when every baseball fan rejoices.

PLAY BALL!

[TheBaconman]

Great start for the jays.    Yankees look very bad

[tim_m]

Great start for the jays.    Yankees look very bad

I knew we were in for a long season when the third baseman tries to bare hand a weak ball instead of using the glove and whiffs. Not a great start from Tanaka but he had one bad inning. Aside from the third inning he looked pretty good for his first start of the season. Not gonna read too much into it and just chalk it up to not being his day.

[pilferk]

Great start for the jays.    Yankees look very bad

Jays looked OK.  They had some issues (that's an awful lot of K's against a guy who wasn't throwing great stuff), too, though.  Just less than the Yanks do.

We'll see on Tanaka...some of that was him (not throwing his 4 seamer pretty much AT ALL, being overly careful with the 8-9 hitters in that lineup), some of it was his defense failing him (specifically, Headly x2). They charged Headly with ONE error..but there was a ground ball that got passed him (Gardner made a spectacular throw to hold to a single) that sure looked playable to me.  But....as I said going into the season...their infield can't fucking hit.  And if they also can't defend....they are screwed.

Add: Beltran seems to have Warning Track power...he's going to fly out a LOT, I think, this year.

And...WTF..DiDi trying to steal 3rd down 5?  Seriously, did that ball bounce off his elbow (HBP) and hit him in the head?

So much wrong in that game for the Yanks...

[TheBaconman]

Guess the jays will not go undefeated

Jays bullpen is really in question and I woild love for them to make a move to bring in a dominat closer

Sad because r a dicky pitched a great game

[pilferk]

Guess the jays will not go undefeated

Jays bullpen is really in question and I woild love for them to make a move to bring in a dominat closer

Sad because r a dicky pitched a great game

Yeah, I think both starters pitched really well.

Yanks were lucky to win that one.  Honestly, defense and blind luck hurt the Jays as much as anything else.  The HBPs didn't help, either. It's not like the Yanks actually hit anything all that hard during that 3 run rally.  I mean, other than the squib that deflected off the pitcher and the perfectly placed fly ball (though...there..maybe defense..he looked like he overran the ball), I'm not sure anything else actually saw the outfield grass that inning. Nothing screamed out to me as "Wow, he scalded that ball", at least.