2016 MLB Thread

• Ironman92

  

  Glad Manny landed one on bean baller Ventura
• vball10set

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• vball10set

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• Sonofanump

  Pitchers who intentionally throw at batters are weak humans.
• Ironman92

  

  Sonofanump;1798224 wrote:Pitchers who intentionally throw at batters are weak humans.

  Ventura is a nut job.
• Heretic

  

  Jameson Taillon to make his MLB debut today for the Pirates. Hopefully this is the beginning of a good career, as he was one of the overall top prospects in the minors when drafted, but was hurt a bit in that regard by a couple years of inactivity due to TJ surgery followed by some sort of hernia right after he got back from that. He was pretty dominating in AAA and the team's pitching definitely could use an upgrade.
• Ironman92

  

  Bottom 4 batting average guys...
  
  
• Mulva

  

  Carlos Gomez not enough at bats to qualify?
• Heretic

  

  Mulva;1799615 wrote:Carlos Gomez not enough at bats to qualify?

  Nope, only has played in 44 of 60-some games. Seems 30-40 ABs shy.
• Ironman92

  

  Mulva;1799615 wrote:Carlos Gomez not enough at bats to qualify?

  Doesn't swing hard enough
• Sonofanump

  Somehow I'm still in first place in fantasy even with Stanton's horrible performance this year (we are a point league, average and ERA don't matter).
• Ironman92

  

  
• Ironman92

  

  Royals have scored 16 runs so far against Detroit thru 7 innings....zero homers.
• Heretic

  

  Pirates broke a 5-game losing streak by beating the Giants 1-0.
  
  Jeff Locke (who had gotten utterly shelled in his last couple starts to the "why the hell is he still in the rotation" level) beat Madison Bumgarner. Erik Kratz, who was something shitty as hell like 2-for-44 at the plate between two teams this year, accounted for all the scoring with a solo home run.
  
  One of the more bizarre games of the season, all things considered.
• Ironman92

  

  Heretic;1801008 wrote:Pirates broke a 5-game losing streak by beating the Giants 1-0.
  
  Jeff Locke (who had gotten utterly shelled in his last couple starts to the "why the hell is he still in the rotation" level) beat Madison Bumgarner. Erik Kratz, who was something shitty as hell like 2-for-44 at the plate between two teams this year, accounted for all the scoring with a solo home run.
  
  One of the more bizarre games of the season, all things considered.

  And Pagan robbed the only run well over the LF fence but fence busted him and jarred ball loose for a HR and the only run
• thavoice

  Heretic;1801008 wrote:Pirates broke a 5-game losing streak by beating the Giants 1-0.
  
  Jeff Locke (who had gotten utterly shelled in his last couple starts to the "why the hell is he still in the rotation" level) beat Madison Bumgarner. Erik Kratz, who was something shitty as hell like 2-for-44 at the plate between two teams this year, accounted for all the scoring with a solo home run.
  
  One of the more bizarre games of the season, all things considered.

  Saw your Bucco's DFA'd local kid Cory Luebke a few days ago. He was really excited to be there and Was really hoping he would flourish there.
  
  Coming back from two TJ surgeries is tough, and when he missed time with a bad hammy in ST that really screwed him. He needed those innings.
  
  HOpe he lands on his feet. Great kid.
• Heretic

  

  thavoice;1801015 wrote:Saw your Bucco's DFA'd local kid Cory Luebke a few days ago. He was really excited to be there and Was really hoping he would flourish there.
  
  Coming back from two TJ surgeries is tough, and when he missed time with a bad hammy in ST that really screwed him. He needed those innings.
  
  HOpe he lands on his feet. Great kid.

  Yeah, he was a star in spring training, but he just didn't have it in the regular season. 9/11 K-to-BB ratio and a 9+ ERA is bad...even compared to the rest of the bullpen.
• thavoice

  Heretic;1801032 wrote:Yeah, he was a star in spring training, but he just didn't have it in the regular season. 9/11 K-to-BB ratio and a 9+ ERA is bad...even compared to the rest of the bullpen.

  He didn't get enough work in the spring with his injury. Was hoping his last stint in the minors was going to fix him as he wasn't walking anyone down there.
  Coached him one summer between his frosh-soph seasons. After the first practice/bullpen session called a local scout and he just chuckled.....they already had him on their radar...BUt I digress.
  
  Guess they have about another week to decide what to do with him and if he will accept heading to the minors
• Heretic

  

  thavoice;1801033 wrote:He didn't get enough work in the spring with his injury. Was hoping his last stint in the minors was going to fix him as he wasn't walking anyone down there.
  Coached him one summer between his frosh-soph seasons. After the first practice/bullpen session called a local scout and he just chuckled.....they already had him on their radar...BUt I digress.
  
  Guess they have about another week to decide what to do with him and if he will accept heading to the minors

  Hopefully he does, as he did do really well at Indy. I'm guessing part of his problem is mental and he's trying to be too fine with his pitches at the MLB level because his K/BB ratio at Indy was something like 29/3, which is a far cry from 9/11. I mean, yeah, when you're going against MiLB lifers and young prospects, there's not the same plate discipline, but that disparity to me seems to indicate he's nibbling too much.
• thavoice

  Heretic;1801035 wrote:Hopefully he does, as he did do really well at Indy. I'm guessing part of his problem is mental and he's trying to be too fine with his pitches at the MLB level because his K/BB ratio at Indy was something like 29/3, which is a far cry from 9/11. I mean, yeah, when you're going against MiLB lifers and young prospects, there's not the same plate discipline, but that disparity to me seems to indicate he's nibbling too much.

  Likely.
  
  Just needed more innings this ST after being off for two years. Had that major league roster guarantee in his contract out of ST or he could become a free agent sounded like a good deal but in reality may have bit him as they had to take him along instead of getting more innings to refine.
• thavoice

  Marlins Braves this sunday in a stadium that MLB built on Ft Bragg. A place like Bragg can use something "cool" like that but wouldn't surprise me if somehow the army messes this up for the soldiers!!
  
  Just hope they do the upkeep.
• Ironman92

  

  Angels scored 11 in the 7th at Boston and lead 20-2
  
  3 players with 5+ RBI
• Ironman92

  

  C.J Cron now 6/6 with 5 runs and 5 RBI
• Ironman92

  

  Wilmer Flores goes 6/6 today
• Ironman92

  

  Great job by MLB with this game at Fort Bragg. Really cool and very well done.