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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:I have memories of Vernon wells being kinda chunky but after looking through some pics I must have been imagining things or catching him at weird angles He got chunky after a point. That's why his hamstrings got all hosed up.
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Shiroc posted:Create a new expansion team of only the beefiest players. Bartolo, Dae-Ho Lee, Schwarber, Panda. Where do we find a fat guy to play center and short? Jhonny can be the beefy shortstop. Rajai Davis has seemed a little round for a CF to me, but I could be entirely wrong since I don't watch that many Cleveland games.
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Pancakes posted:Jhonny can be the beefy shortstop. Rajai Davis has seemed a little round for a CF to me, but I could be entirely wrong since I don't watch that many Cleveland games. Marlon Byrd has not technically retired, I think. He could help round out the outfield  Matt Kemp definitely belongs on this team. Tavarin posted:Just watch, the Dodgers will trade for Brett Lawrie and then be back in the market for Dozier by like June when Lawrie inevitably ends up on the DL. It wouldn't surprise me. The problem for the Twins is that the market is almost never going to be hot for 2nd base only players and it's obvious that teams are hesitant to give up what they want for Dozier. Not necessarily responding to Tavarin here but, doesn't it make sense to not give up a player if you feel the value return does not equal the value the player provides? I don't think they're dumb to hold a 2nd baseman who can hit 30 HR a year in high regard. The dumb thing, IMO, is they aren't being aggressive enough to trade Santana. tadashi fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Jan 13, 2017 |
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quote:I have memories of Vernon wells being kinda chunky but after looking through some pics I must have been imagining things or catching him at weird angles Maybe you saw the beefy chain mail vernon wells from commando
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Pancakes posted:Jhonny can be the beefy shortstop. Rajai Davis has seemed a little round for a CF to me, but I could be entirely wrong since I don't watch that many Cleveland games.
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Rajai probably is the stockiest looking CF I can think of, but I wouldn't call him beefy. He'd also have to be disqualified from the team on account of actually being able to run exceptionally.
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Shiroc posted:Rajai probably is the stockiest looking CF I can think of, but I wouldn't call him beefy. He'd also have to be disqualified from the team on account of actually being able to run exceptionally. Right, thinking of a legitimately tubby CF in today's game is tough. Jon Jay has a lot of junk in the trunk, but he's not what I'd call beefy.
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And Fielder both is retired and never played CF
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This may have been posted and I missed it, but Matt Garza is a moron.
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SourKraut posted:This may have been posted and I missed it, but Matt Garza is a moron. He's also a really bad pitcher. Or at best, inconsistent.
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Pancakes posted:Right, thinking of a legitimately tubby CF in today's game is tough. Jon Jay has a lot of junk in the trunk, but he's not what I'd call beefy. We need a new late Reds era Griffey to save the team.
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Shiroc posted:We need a new late Reds era Griffey to save the team. Shin-Soo Choo is still considered a reserve center fielder by some sites and he's stocky?
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Matt Garza not only pitched his way out of Chicago he's on track to pitch his way out of baseball.
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Popete posted:Matt Garza not only pitched his way out of Chicago he's on track to pitch his way out of baseball. Milwaukee, where great pitching goes to die 
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bryce and nats apparently have an agreement...
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I'd just like to idly mention that OOTP 17 is a fantastic game and really helps fills the no baseball void. I'm playing the 2016 season and enjoying all of the crazy poo poo unfolding, including Chase Anderson no-hitting the Padres, Kendrys Morales charging Andrew Miller on the mound leading to a benches clearing brawl that sent three players to the DL and netted the two a 5 game suspension each, Heyward leading the Cubs in batting average slashing .307/.451/.536, and the Yankees/Rays fighting head to head for control of the AL East while the Jays, Orioles, and Red Sox wallow in mediocrity playing below .500
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Julio Cruz posted:On a contract extension, or just on arbitration? Arb. 13.625 mil Also, Rockies bought out last two years of arb. on Arenado: 2 years 29.5 mil
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Troxartas posted:Arb. 13.625 mil Not quite. That deal covers 17 and 18. Nolan will have another arb-eligible year in 19, then could be a FA after the 2019 season
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I think Price still has the record for highest arb salary at $19 million. Harper should beat that, no? Also he hits free agency at age 26 which is just nuts. Nats might not even get his peak years. https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/819975135977476097 The O's offer that Trumbo turned down was less than ppl reported at the time. I am always a little suspicious when a player hits FA and the team leaks their "final offer" that was rejected. Like how sure are we that the Jays actually offered Encarnacion 4/80?
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Cubs finish up the unimportant arbitrations with Grimm and Rondon, both are getting a tiny bit more than they were projected to ($1.825m for Grimm, $5.8m Rondon). Strop will presumably get around what he's projected as well, which is about $5.5m. I'm guessing Arrieta will go to arb, given he probably considers himself more valuable than the $16.8m he's projected to make, while the Cubs may not be willing to budge given his downish year. There's also apparently talks that the Cubs may be trying to offer him an extension, but if that goes anywhere I'd be stunned given what Arrieta's FA value would look like next off season if he has a good 2017.
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Shiroc posted:Rajai probably is the stockiest looking CF I can think of, but I wouldn't call him beefy. He'd also have to be disqualified from the team on account of actually being able to run exceptionally. Kirby Puckett?
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Sydin posted:Cubs finish up the unimportant arbitrations with Grimm and Rondon, both are getting a tiny bit more than they were projected to ($1.825m for Grimm, $5.8m Rondon). Strop will presumably get around what he's projected as well, which is about $5.5m. Arrieta won't sign an extention. He's looking to cash in by having a.monster contract year. He's as.good as gone if he even has an above-average year.
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Your Taint posted:Kirby Puckett? Yankees Andruw Jones has got to be up there.
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aka "We made up a job for you, maybe proximity to Jon Lester will allow him to pitch to another catcher"
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CubsWoo posted:aka "We made up a job for you, maybe proximity to Jon Lester will allow him to pitch to another catcher" What does Special Assistant to Baseball Operations actually do? Fetch coffee and go get scouting reports off the printer?
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Your Taint posted:What does Special Assistant to Baseball Operations actually do? Fetch coffee and go get scouting reports off the printer? Cubs Press Release posted:In his new role with the organization, Ross will contribute to all elements within the club’s baseball operations department, including major league operations, player development, pro scouting and work within the front office. He will also assist in evaluating amateur players leading up to the draft among additional responsibilities and opportunities throughout the year. So basically he's getting paid to be a veteran guy who's brain the FO can pick and maybe help with player development when he's around the office.
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It's a pretty standard "Keep a well-liked/smart guy around to help out maybe" role. The Yankees have a jillion of them, guys like Reggie and now A-Rod.
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Julio Cruz posted:Yankees Andruw Jones has got to be up there. Lance Berkman
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Inspector_666 posted:It's a pretty standard "Keep a well-liked/smart guy around to help out maybe" role. The Yankees have a jillion of them, guys like Reggie and now A-Rod. And it owns
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Cubs avoid arb with Arrieta, he'll make $15.6m E. Also gently caress: https://twitter.com/Sullivan_Ranger/status/820026002852245506
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Your Taint posted:Arrieta won't sign an extention. He's looking to cash in by having a.monster contract year. He's as.good as gone if he even has an above-average year. I have a feeling that Arrieta's either going to get tarred and feathered this season due to overuse or he's going to have some sort of monster walk-year run and make some team really regret that seven-year contract in 2019. In either event, I'll be happy that the Cubs won't be signing the checks.
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Sydin posted:Cubs avoid arb with Arrieta, he'll make $15.6m Well poo poo.
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Julio Cruz posted:Yankees Andruw Jones has got to be up there. Did he ever play CF for them? I remember him being a corner guy who would get a late inning defensive replacement.
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Monday_ posted:Did he ever play CF for them? I remember him being a corner guy who would get a late inning defensive replacement. Apparently he didn't, but he played some center for the White Sox and he was still pretty chunky then.
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ZenVulgarity posted:And it owns Oh for sure. Speaking of, here's a great article about Clint Frazier, specifically: quote:Frazier was struggling in a road game late in Instructional League this fall in Florida, telling Jackson he was putting too much pressure on himself with every overaggressive swing he took.
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Julio Cruz posted:Apparently he didn't, but he played some center for the White Sox and he was still pretty chunky then. Kirby Puckett's the only CF who was chubby right off the bat that I can remember. Man it sucks that we can't look back on his career and think of him as a funny fat guy.
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SourKraut posted:This may have been posted and I missed it, but Matt Garza is a moron. Easy for him to say since he can't even get to first base.
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