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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jun 21, 2013 22:37:15 GMT -5
Chris Davis has 27 effin dingers already? Good gracious. Barry Bonds watch out.Davis is slugging .720 right now. In 2001, Bonds slugged .863. He also had a .515 OBP, which was only the fourth-best mark of his career. He broke the game of baseball. We will never see anything like it again.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 22, 2013 0:02:00 GMT -5
7 HR in his last 9 games. He's absolutely locked in.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jun 22, 2013 1:34:53 GMT -5
Chris Davis has 27 effin dingers already? Good gracious. Barry Bonds watch out.Davis is slugging .720 right now. In 2001, Bonds slugged .863. He also had a .515 OBP, which was only the fourth-best mark of his career. He broke the game of baseball. We will never see anything like it again. Bogaerts does not condone your lack of faith.
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Post by gatortough on Jun 22, 2013 10:13:00 GMT -5
There's no way he touches Bonds. BUT, he is making it at least a little interesting that he could have the first non-asterisked season to beat Maris' 61. And that's the steroid asterisk, not the games in a season asterisk, for those keeping asterisk count. Still a long way off, but either way, he's a beast.
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Post by saysbill on Jun 23, 2013 21:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by bjb406 on Jun 25, 2013 4:17:51 GMT -5
the AL east as a whole is now playing .539 ball, and .5735 against the rest of the league
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Post by nothingball on Jun 26, 2013 18:05:17 GMT -5
The Baltimore Sun reports that Dylan Bundy will undergo TJ surgery after meeting with Dr. Andrews.
I'm not looking forward to seeing this kid in an O's uniform anytime soon, but you never want it to be for this reason.
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Jun 26, 2013 20:43:56 GMT -5
Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick Pitcher Matt Krook, 35th pick in draft, has decided not to sign with #marlins and will attend University of Oregon.
Fail.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 27, 2013 7:10:49 GMT -5
Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick Pitcher Matt Krook, 35th pick in draft, has decided not to sign with #marlins and will attend University of Oregon. Fail. Eh, the pick is protected. Add in the fact that the Marlins will almost certainly have one of the top two picks in the draft (and one of those top two in the second round), and they should have a pretty nice bonus pool next year. What they do with that, who knows, but it was a sensible risk for them to take a tough sign in that spot. Edit: Didn't realize that Krook was their competitive balance pick. So, no compensation, and egg on my face. And yeah that was pretty dumb by the Marlins.
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Post by mainesox on Jun 27, 2013 7:47:33 GMT -5
Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick Pitcher Matt Krook, 35th pick in draft, has decided not to sign with #marlins and will attend University of Oregon. Fail. Eh, the pick is protected. Add in the fact that the Marlins will almost certainly have one of the top two picks in the draft (and one of those top two in the second round), and they should have a pretty nice bonus pool next year. What they do with that, who knows, but it was a sensible risk for them to take a tough sign in that spot. Edit: Didn't realize that Krook was their competitive balance pick. So, no compensation, and egg on my face. And yeah that was pretty dumb by the Marlins. Hey, at least they don't have to spend money.
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Post by charliezink16 on Jun 27, 2013 11:05:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure Loria and company made that pick with the intention to not sign him. What a joke of an organization.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jun 27, 2013 11:54:44 GMT -5
Should have traded that pick with someone, at least they would have something to show for.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jun 27, 2013 12:07:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure Loria and company made that pick with the intention to not sign him. What a joke of an organization. Obviously Loria is terrible, but for a long time their baseball opps people managed to maintain a good reputation. But with stuff like this and promoting everyone with a pulse in their minor league system to the majors so they can burn service time on a hopeless team... I mean, does anyone in this organization have any kind of a plan? For anything? It's just an absolute mess down their right now.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 27, 2013 12:21:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure Loria and company made that pick with the intention to not sign him. What a joke of an organization. Obviously Loria is terrible, but for a long time their baseball opps people managed to maintain a good reputation. But with stuff like this and promoting everyone with a pulse in their minor league system to the majors so they can burn service time on a hopeless team... I mean, does anyone in this organization have any kind of a plan? For anything? It's just an absolute mess down their right now. Well, worth noting that Fernandez has been unreal and has validated their decision. They DO have to try and sell some tickets, and Fernandez does that better than MLB Retread X.
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Post by jfizznet on Jun 27, 2013 12:49:29 GMT -5
Engel Beltre with a single in I think his first at bat?
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Post by ibsmith85 on Jun 27, 2013 14:24:40 GMT -5
Engel Beltre with a single in I think his first at bat? It was, and he is now 2-3, which matches the total hits for the Yanks today through 8 against Holland
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Post by ibsmith85 on Jun 27, 2013 14:42:57 GMT -5
Ryan Sweeney sporting a .538 Slugging % for the Cubbies in just over 100 AB's this season, and has hit 17% of his career HR's in his last 29 AB's.
Disclaimer: Was just having fun with numbers
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 27, 2013 15:16:55 GMT -5
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Post by polarbear91 on Jun 27, 2013 15:19:57 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure Loria and company made that pick with the intention to not sign him. What a joke of an organization. I read a report that said Krook failed his physical. Does that get them off the hook for total ineptitude? They had quotes from Krook that indicated he definitely wanted to sign upon being drafted. Maybe they couldn't come to an agreement on a reduced rate after the failed physical and he decided to go to college to restore his value.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 27, 2013 15:21:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure Loria and company made that pick with the intention to not sign him. What a joke of an organization. I read a report that said Krook failed his physical. Does that get them off the hook for total ineptitude? They had quotes from Krook that indicated he definitely wanted to sign upon being drafted. Maybe they couldn't come to an agreement on a reduced rate after the failed physical and he decided to go to college to restore his value. Could also just be a negotiating ploy. Not saying I think it is, but, just sayin...
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Post by polarbear91 on Jun 27, 2013 15:30:42 GMT -5
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 27, 2013 15:53:32 GMT -5
Engel Beltre with a single in I think his first at bat? It was, and he is now 2-3, which matches the total hits for the Yanks today through 8 against Holland Done deal: a 92-pitch complete game by Holland, completely negating the left-heavy lineup which could only dream about those right-field stands today. Then there's the righty hitters in that Yankees' lineup. Most of them look like a collection of the finest quad-A players money can buy - but shouldn't. David Adams, Alberto Gonzalez, Jayson Nix, and Vernon Wells, who's way past his pull date at this point, are the unusual suspects. Holland also made them look like the dregs that they be.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jun 27, 2013 16:13:46 GMT -5
Obviously Loria is terrible, but for a long time their baseball opps people managed to maintain a good reputation. But with stuff like this and promoting everyone with a pulse in their minor league system to the majors so they can burn service time on a hopeless team... I mean, does anyone in this organization have any kind of a plan? For anything? It's just an absolute mess down their right now. Well, worth noting that Fernandez has been unreal and has validated their decision. They DO have to try and sell some tickets, and Fernandez does that better than MLB Retread X. Sure, but they should have at least tried to keep him down long enough to avoid super-two status. And there's really no defending the other callups. Brantley has been terrible, and while Ozuna has actually been their only above-average hitter, he's doing it on BABIP and not much else. It's sad that the franchise has reached a point where they have to sell out their own future just to put something that kinda-sorta resembles a major league team on the field. The Astros are probably going to start turning things around in the near future, and when they do, the Marlins are going to be the worst team in the game for an indefinite period of time.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 27, 2013 16:19:16 GMT -5
I think you're right. They have to adapt to the new business model that's a result of the updated CBA. I don't know that they can.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 27, 2013 16:20:43 GMT -5
It was, and he is now 2-3, which matches the total hits for the Yanks today through 8 against Holland Done deal: a 92-pitch complete game by Holland, completely negating the left-heavy lineup which could only dream about those right-field stands today. Then there's the righty hitters in that Yankees' lineup. Most of them look like a collection of the finest quad-A players money can buy - but shouldn't. David Adams, Alberto Gonzalez, Jayson Nix, and Vernon Wells, who's way past his pull date at this point, are the unusual suspects. Holland also made them look like the dregs that they be. Holland didn't even have to break a sweat. That was the easiest shutout of the MFY's I've seen at Yankee Stadium in a very long time.
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