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MrMojok
Jan 28, 2011

How did they enrage Arenado?

e: nevermind, I just read that dude’s article in the Athletic. I was not aware of all the bad blood between Arenado and the owner.

MrMojok fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Jan 30, 2021

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Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

https://twitter.com/confirmedshoot/status/1355350015871430657?s=21

MrMojok
Jan 28, 2011


Holy loving poo poo, that is a BANGER!!!

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

:lol:

Johnny Bravo
Jan 19, 2011
https://twitter.com/Shapalicious/status/1179090028678402048

Lmao woops

DurosKlav
Jun 13, 2003

Enter your name pilot!


:drat:

MrMojok
Jan 28, 2011

New favorite twitter account:

https://twitter.com/productiveouts/status/1355370044650229760?s=21

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004



Those dudes also had a pretty entertaining show about goofy baseball cards on youtube, I recommend it.

Slimy Hog
Apr 22, 2008

R.D. Mangles posted:

Those dudes also had a pretty entertaining show about goofy baseball cards on youtube, I recommend it.

Oh man, goofy baseball cards are the ones I collect, I gotta check this out.

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
I assume Bill Ripken is the Mickey Mantle of goofy baseball card collectors

mentholmoose
Nov 5, 2009

YKNOW THERES ONLY ONE DIRECTION I KNOW AND THATS DRIVIN STRAIGHT TO THE NET
https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/1355553104859717635?s=21

Hell yeah!

e: Couple more pitchers and they might actually be good this year.

See Mohn
Oct 28, 2010

https://twitter.com/dcwoodruff/status/1355373305365221376

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009


That is a greet tweet

I’m glad the Phillies resigned Didi

He is above average for sure

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=

euphronius posted:

That is a greet tweet

I’m glad the Phillies resigned Didi

He is above average for sure

Jesus, shows how much attention I paid to baseball in the past year. I had no idea he was no longer on the Yankees.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

2/28 for DIdi

Phillies have a former first round pick SS in the minors who I guess will be the replacement eventually

TwoHeadedDeer
Nov 24, 2020

I will be made a new creature, one bright day

Popete posted:

Great now I have to hate Nolan Arenado for the next 6 years well he owns Cubs slap dick starters.

I know where it comes from, but what does "slap dick" actually mean?

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



White Sox are re-signing Carlos Rodon

The Pussy Boss
Nov 2, 2004

Top prospect lists are coming out. It's a tough year for evaluating prospects because the minors were cancelled, so most of them didn't really play in 2020. Some top prospects saw action at the alternate sites, or the fall instructional league. A few were called up for the abbreviated MLB season, and some excelled (Ian Anderson, Sixto Sanchez, Ke'Bryan Hayes) while others looked not ready for the majors (Casey Mize, Joey Bart). Everyone's hoping for a full MILB season in 2021, but there's been talk about delaying it.

Here's the MLB.com top 100: https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-top-100-prospects-list-breakdown Breakdown by team

quote:

Top 10:
1. Wander Franco, SS, Rays
2. Adley Rutschman, C, Orioles
3. Spencer Torkelson, 3B/1B, Tigers
4. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Mariners
5. Julio Rodriguez, OF, Mariners
6. MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Padres
7. Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Royals
8. CJ Abrams, SS, Padres
9. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Pirates
10. Nate Pearson, RHP, Blue Jays

And Keith Law's top 100 for the Athletic (paywalled): https://theathletic.com/2338178/2021/01/28/keith-law-top-100-prospects-2021/

quote:

Top 10:
1. Wander Franco, SS, Tampa Bay
2. MacKenzie Gore, LHP, San Diego
3. Cristian Pache, OF, Atlanta
4. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Seattle
5. Nate Pearson, RHP, Toronto
6. Adley Rutschman, C, Baltimore
7. Alex Kirilloff, OF, Minnesota
8. CJ Abrams, SS, San Diego
9. Dylan Carlson, OF, St. Louis
10. Andrew Vaughn, 1B, Chicago White Sox,

Giants have 4 players on both lists, and several others who could move up if they play well this year. Lots to be excited about. Joey Bart drops a bit. Maybe that's not fair, he was rushed last year, but w/e. Giants signed Curt Casali to back up Posey so there's no guarantee we see Bart in 2021. They're calling Marco Luciano our top prospect now, and while he is just 19, this guy murders baseballs.

https://twitter.com/Prospects365/status/1322943949523374082

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


am i crazy thinking arenado is overvalued? yes, you make this deal if you're stl--no question. and it makes them the favorite in the central this season. but dude's been having some shoulder issues and isn't young. furthermore, aren't his away stats pretty average?

again, he's great, and that deal is absurd. but i don't see him being this crazy force for years to come. too much mileage, and i'm not sure his road stats support him being a superstar in a new park.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


abelwingnut posted:

am i crazy thinking arenado is overvalued? yes, you make this deal if you're stl--no question. and it makes them the favorite in the central this season. but dude's been having some shoulder issues and isn't young. furthermore, aren't his away stats pretty average?

again, he's great, and that deal is absurd. but i don't see him being this crazy force for years to come. too much mileage, and i'm not sure his road stats support him being a superstar in a new park.

it's the cardinals, he will be the 2021 MVP that's just how things work

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

French soccer fans doing what Dodger fans should have done a decade ago

https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1355613550484443137?s=21

GoatSeeGuy
Dec 26, 2003

What if Jerome Walton made me a champion?


R.D. Mangles posted:

it's the cardinals, he will be the 2021 MVP that's just how things work

Even if he sucks out loud and doesn't, he's still gonna hit .400 and hit a dozen dingers against the Cubs.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


bawfuls posted:

French soccer fans doing what Dodger fans should have done a decade ago

https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1355613550484443137?s=21

they should put that in the next Football Manager

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


:hmmyes: lol

This guarantees at least the cardinals finish above .500 through owning the cubs patchwork rotation.

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

R.D. Mangles posted:

it's the cardinals, he will be the 2021 MVP that's just how things work
Yeah watch him pull a DJLM type post-Coors rebirth in St Louis

blossommirage
Nov 7, 2012

Pache being that high up for the Athletic is insane to me. Like I love Pache, but there's no way in hell he'll outperform Kelenic long term.

elentar
Aug 26, 2002

Every single year the Ivy League takes a break from fucking up the world through its various alumni to fuck up everyone's bracket instead.

blossommirage posted:

Pache being that high up for the Athletic is insane to me. Like I love Pache, but there's no way in hell he'll outperform Kelenic long term.

Pache's ceiling depends on just how good his glove is—he's by consensus the best outfield defender to emerge in quite some time, but it's tough to project exactly what that would mean in terms of productivity.

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




mentholmoose posted:

https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/1355553104859717635?s=21

Hell yeah!

e: Couple more pitchers and they might actually be good this year.

hell yeah, this rules

Didi is so cool

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Trevor Williams to the cubs on a major league deal

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

forums poster

GalacticAcid posted:

Trevor Williams to the cubs on a major league deal

Well, enjoy Bryant, Hendricks, and Contreras I guess

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES

more falafel please posted:

Well, enjoy Bryant, Hendricks, and Contreras I guess

Haha he was a free agent, got DFA’d in November and elected free agency

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Ahhh yes, accumulate more reclamation project starters. Some of them have to succeed right?

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Omg there’s deferred money

He can’t be getting much more than like...MAYBE $800k that is amazing

Edit: wow considerably more than I expected

https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1355642833303195653?s=21

GalacticAcid fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Jan 30, 2021

Slimy Hog
Apr 22, 2008

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

hell yeah, this rules

Didi is so cool

:hmmyes:

Dave Dombrowki good.

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Slimy Hog posted:

:hmmyes:

Dave Dombrowki good.

I have always liked Dombrowski. He wants to win. He wants to spend the billionaire's money.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Ok now Phillies need 2b, LF, CF, one starter and maybe two more pen arms

Not too bad

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
Williams used to actually be pretty okay and he's only 28 so there's no reason to assume he's just flat out cooked. He's not in the tier of guys I wish the Cubs were targeting, but among that tier I actually like him as one of the more intriguing options. Way better bet than giving Rodon $3M to pitch 30, 5 ERA innings before his arm explodes for the umpteenth time.

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
Average FB velos of the (presumably) Cubs starting five:

Hendricks: 87.8
Davies: 86.9
Mills: 90.2
Alzolay: 94.7
Williams: 91.9

Oh and also there's not a single lefty in that whole group. 10/10 rotation construction Jed.

bewbies
Sep 23, 2003

Fun Shoe

randy arozerena you say

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Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

New Love Glow

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