2016 MLB Thread

• Ironman92

  

  Azubuike24;1803558 wrote:The Yankees have plenty of guys to deal. They have the greatest bullpen in history but you aren't going to end up paying them 40-50M a year combined.

  Is Judge still so highly touted?
  
  I just don't see it from him. One of the slowest players I have ever seen.
• Sonofanump

  Ironman92;1803563 wrote:Is Judge still so highly touted?
  
  I just don't see it from him. One of the slowest players I have ever seen.

  He went from top 10 in BBA to 42nd.
• Ironman92

  

  Sonofanump;1803567 wrote:He went from top 10 in BBA to 42nd.

  I just watched him in the futures game last year and they were comparing him to all of these big names and outside of his body size I didn't see any of it. I remember he put a ball in play deep into the hole of the infield and he couldn't beat it out. It was a gigantic red flag. He was Bengie Molina slow
• Ironman92

  

  Chapman hit 105 mph twice tonight and 104 mph 3 other times. He let it go max effort tonight. I've watched him pitch 150x and it looked faster than normal tonight.
• Ironman92

  

  Chapman last night threw the 5 fastest pitches of the StatCast era
• thavoice

  Auditioning for a trade and/or free agency this offseason.........
• Ironman92

  

  Kris Bryant prank...pretty good
  
  http://www.redbull.com/us/en/stories/1331783249796/kris-bryant-pranks-college-baseball-team?wtk=us000028&linkId=26499863
• Ironman92

  

  Bryce Harper is struggling but he just hit the most impressive HR I've seen all year. About 25 rows into the upper deck in Washington
• Ironman92

  

  Pulled out the old VHS of Ripken's 2131 game....as good as I remembered. 22 min standing ovation. Crazy
• Ironman92

  

  Chapman's final 5 pitches in the 9th for the save: 104, 105, 105, 105, 104
• Ironman92

  

  Piazza being classy as hell. Good stuff.
  
  I wish he would've told Clemens how good this feels and for him to kiss his ass.
• Ironman92

  

  Griffey is struggling...and so am I.
  
  Whew.
• Ironman92

  

  Cubs getting Chapman?
• Ironman92

  

  White Sox closer David Robertson gave up 3 HR in the 9th to blow the save but wound up as the winning pitcher.
• Heretic

  

  Ironman92;1804191 wrote:White Sox closer David Robertson gave up 3 HR in the 9th to blow the save but wound up as the winning pitcher.

  He's blown a couple in spectacular fashion recently because I'm pretty sure I read about him blowing one by giving up a shit ton in the ninth a few days ago.
• Ironman92

  

  Heretic;1804192 wrote:He's blown a couple in spectacular fashion recently because I'm pretty sure I read about him blowing one by giving up a shit ton in the ninth a few days ago.

  Sale going for his 15th win led 4-1 after 8 and Robertson gave up 4
• Ironman92

  

  Griffey ...nice pin strips and tie!
  
  
• Ironman92

  

  Screw the Cardinals but I feel terrible for the kid pitching his MLB debut on SNB.
  
  9 ER, 8 hits, 2 BB 1 1/3 inning
• thavoice

  Ironman92;1804190 wrote:Cubs getting Chapman?

  Apparently for a top 15 prospect, albeit just in A ball.
  
  Not motivated enough to look up the progress of the 4 guys the reds got when they unloaded him to NY to see if they got hosed on the deal.
• Laley23

  

  thavoice;1804261 wrote:Apparently for a top 15 prospect, albeit just in A ball.
  
  Not motivated enough to look up the progress of the 4 guys the reds got when they unloaded him to NY to see if they got hosed on the deal.

  They did. They should have kept him and traded at deadline. I still dont understand that...leverage is always better at deadline when teams fight for players.
• thavoice

  Ashamed the Reds couldn't make a deal for him last year at this time to fleece some team
• Sonofanump

  thavoice;1804261 wrote:Apparently for a top 15 prospect, albeit just in A ball.
  
  Not motivated enough to look up the progress of the 4 guys the reds got when they unloaded him to NY to see if they got hosed on the deal.

  FWIW. Torres is up to #27 from starting in the 40's and McKinney is unranked this year after being ranked in the 80's last year. So a decent hull for the Yankees.
• thavoice

  Good info.
  Spanks to a top 15 guy who is only in A. Could pan out, but A is still quite a projection away.
  

  Sonofanump;1804279 wrote:FWIW. Torres is up to #27 from starting in the 40's and McKinney is unranked this year after being ranked in the 80's last year. So a decent hull for the Yankees.

• Ironman92

  

  Half of RedsZone is going crazy because the Yankees got more for Chapman than the Reds.
  
  I don't care about that one bit.
• SnotBubbles

  

  Pleased to have Chapman in blue pinstripes, but man...that was a hefty price tag.
  
  Gleyber Torres is 19, considered the Cubs top prospect. Average power, good fielder. He was blocked on the infield anyway with Russell and Baez, even 3 years from now. So I get it. Look at his numbers, they're far from impressive offensively.
  
  McKinney is another one who was a top prospect (acquired with Russell in trade with the A's). He has not progressed through the minors, mainly again because he is blocked.
  
  Warren is a MLB relief pitcher with a lot of upside. He was struggling a little bit the last month or so, but he was young and cost controlled.
  
  If Chapman doesn't re-sign with the Cubs or agree to an extension, I will be a little more upset. If they win the WS, I won't give 2 fucks.