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2015 MLB Season Thread

I like it if they can make it work. We have been teased with this before and it never happened.
 
MacNut said:
They are paying a boatload to get him, they better hope this isn't a bust.
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This is exactly the kind of move a rich ass franchise like the Red Sox should be making. He just became our new #1 prospect, and #10 in all of baseball. That's a risk you have to take. The Red Sox were already at the IFA limit anyway, so they would be unable to sign for any 2 years.

I am beyond pleased. You can't predict surefire success, but the kid is supremely talented.
 
Queen of Spades said:
This is exactly the kind of move a rich ass franchise like the Red Sox should be making. He just became our new #1 prospect, and #10 in all of baseball. That's a risk you have to take. The Red Sox were already at the IFA limit anyway, so they would be unable to sign for any 2 years.

I am beyond pleased. You can't predict surefire success, but the kid is supremely talented.
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The big problem with Cuban players is we don't know their history, they could go 10 healthy years or break down in 3. I understand that a team has to take this risk but for all the good comes a lot of possible bad.
 
MacNut said:
The big problem with Cuban players is we don't know their history, they could go 10 healthy years or break down in 3. I understand that a team has to take this risk but for all the good comes a lot of possible bad.
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A 19-year-old 5-tool stud is exactly the kind of risk I want the Red Sox taking. I still have nightmares about Abreu and he is much older.

And we have the #7 pick in June. :D
 
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Queen of Spades said:
Not a fan of Farrell?

Unlike the Red Sox, Hal chose not to go the extra mile for his fans. Hehe.
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You should not be a fan of him either after the season they had last year. For a pitching coach your pitching wasn't that great. Does his record really merit a 3 year extension?
 
Queen of Spades said:
This is exactly the kind of move a rich ass franchise like the Red Sox should be making. He just became our new #1 prospect, and #10 in all of baseball. That's a risk you have to take. The Red Sox were already at the IFA limit anyway, so they would be unable to sign for any 2 years.

I am beyond pleased. You can't predict surefire success, but the kid is supremely talented.
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It certainly helps the organization to get the top prospects. They wind up being under control for extended periods of time and you don't have to throw the house at them.

For this reason, I'm glad the Cubs have Kris Bryant and, despite the fact I want him to play, are making organizational moves to keep his contract under control.

But darn it pains me to watch him make a killing in Spring training.
 
There goes the season for the Mets, Tommy John surgery imminent for Wheeler (torn UCL).

Fortunately, Alderson didn't trade pitching depth for Tulo or some other big-name bat.
 
hallux said:
There goes the season for the Mets, Tommy John surgery imminent for Wheeler (torn UCL).

Fortunately, Alderson didn't trade pitching depth for Tulo or some other big-name bat.
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Jesus, it's like a rite of passage in the MLB at this point.
 
hallux said:
There goes the season for the Mets, Tommy John surgery imminent for Wheeler (torn UCL).

Fortunately, Alderson didn't trade pitching depth for Tulo or some other big-name bat.
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there goes the season for the Mets?? you give up too fast. we still have degrom and harvey plus wright is injury free
 
Centaurr said:
there goes the season for the Mets?? you give up too fast. we still have degrom and harvey plus wright is injury free
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I said it somewhat facetiously, the rotation is strong still. They have Gee that can slot in there just fine (he was going to be a bullpen guy) and Syndergaard and Matz in the wings for spot starts and to fill in if there's an injury.
 
Wondering what people thought of this

Report: National League Designated Hitter Talks to Increase Next Off-Season

I personally think the DH across the league is a foregone conclusion. It really comes down to three key points.

1) The pitcher can't bat
2) The National and American League need to be the same what with the increased Interleague play.
3) The Players Association would never agree to remove the DH, as a number of players have had significantly longer careers due to the position.
 
hallux said:
I said it somewhat facetiously, the rotation is strong still. They have Gee that can slot in there just fine (he was going to be a bullpen guy) and Syndergaard and Matz in the wings for spot starts and to fill in if there's an injury.
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Definitely a run of bad luck for their starters for the second straight year, but their depth should help. Their problem will be relief and scoring runs.

AustinIllini said:
Report: National League Designated Hitter Talks to Increase Next Off-Season

I personally think the DH across the league is a foregone conclusion. It really comes down to three key points.

1) The pitcher can't bat
2) The National and American League need to be the same what with the increased Interleague play.
3) The Players Association would never agree to remove the DH, as a number of players have had significantly longer careers due to the position.
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Definitely inevitable. As old school as I am about baseball, there is just too much invested in pitching these days to have these guys flailing around on the base paths. I cringe for our pitchers if they somehow find themselves running around the bases.
 
AustinIllini said:
Report: National League Designated Hitter Talks to Increase Next Off-Season

I personally think the DH across the league is a foregone conclusion. It really comes down to three key points.

1) The pitcher can't bat
2) The National and American League need to be the same what with the increased Interleague play.
3) The Players Association would never agree to remove the DH, as a number of players have had significantly longer careers due to the position.
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I'm in favor for it.
 
Abreu provides first insight into defection from Cuba

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For the first time since joining the White Sox, Jose Abreu, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player candidate, has talked about his departure from Cuba.

Abreu sat down with a reporter form Chicago Magazine in January to discuss his 12-hour journey that included his fiancée, Yusmary, his parents, Daisy Correa and Jose, and his sister and her husband from Cuba to Haiti on a tiny boat in August 2013. He told the reporter that the trip was dangerous, but "God gave us the chance to reach our destination."

The White Sox first baseman chose not to elaborate on the story when questioned by reporters Monday at Camelback Ranch.

"I agreed to the interview. I don't know what they have written," Abreu said through interpreter and White Sox Spanish language broadcaster Billy Russo. "But I don't feel very comfortable talking about my journey from Cuba to the United States. It's very sensitive and I don't want to remember that."

Adrian Nieto, a close friend and teammate of Abreu, who had his own harrowing trip from Cuba with his family, explained in the Chicago Magazine article that "Jose was scared for his life in that little boat," but that he was determined that everyone would make it. The article talked about Abreu's development as a player in Cuba, his decision to come to the United States and how much he missed his young son, Dariel.

"It's dangerous to leave Cuba, and no parent wants to put their child in danger," Abreu said in the article. "So I decided to take the risk without him."

There didn't seem to be much of an assimilation process for Abreu as a Major League player, setting a White Sox single-season rookie record for homers with 36. He also topped the Majors with a .581 slugging percentage. As White Sox television play-by-play announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson recently pointed out in an interview with MLB.com, Abreu also became a leader during his first season.

Life is definitely more comfortable for Abreu presently. He better understands the process to get through a 162-game schedule and is excited with the White Sox chance, at least on paper, to reach the postseason. During the offseason, Abreu told MLB.com that he was preparing for a season longer than 162 games because he wants to play in the playoffs in Chicago.

There's no doubt that Abreu's comfort level has increased with his parents in the United States and able to see their son in action, something they weren't able to do until last year's All-Star Game in Minneapolis.
"My family is everything," said Abreu, who live in the suburbs of Miami. "To be able to get them here is awesome for me. It makes everything easier for me around the team and around my life because I have their support. It's completely different because my family is here."
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Love Jose Abreu.
 
Despite being way behind schedule, Chicago media is now getting the first shots of the Wrigley Field scoreboard.

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