The 2014 Major League Baseball Player Chatter, News and Fantasy Thread

[EmpireMaker]

reds cant be stopped

St Louis has a solid team, if they can get another pitcher going well they can be super tough. They have quite a few pitchers hurt right now.

[koz-man]

Yep, your boys are playing some really good baseball lately.

The NL Central may go down to the last day. What a pennant race this is going to be!

It seemed like the Reds were stuck at 6.5 or 7 games back awhile ago.

Was nice to see them break out a sweat winning streak...

[koz-man]

The NL Central may go down to the last day. What a pennant race this is going to be!

Wow, Just was looking @ the Reds schedule.

Of their last 19 games..

7 vs Cards
6 vs Brewers

and their final 3 against the Pirates.

[Chi_archie]

Wow, Just was looking @ the Reds schedule.

Of their last 19 games..

7 vs Cards
6 vs Brewers

and their final 3 against the Pirates.

gonna get interesting

[Shortstop]

Wow, Just was looking @ the Reds schedule.

Of their last 19 games..

7 vs Cards
6 vs Brewers

and their final 3 against the Pirates.

gonna get interesting

No doubt. The last 3 weeks of the season are going to be awesome!

I just hope the Pirates are still in contention come Labor Day...

[Chi_archie]

No doubt. The last 3 weeks of the season are going to be awesome!

I just hope the Pirates are still in contention come Labor Day...

yeah I don't have such a good feeling about these things, but if they stay healthy, who knows. Cole coming back and being very good would help, same with Liriano

[koz-man]

No doubt. The last 3 weeks of the season are going to be awesome!

I just hope the Pirates are still in contention come Labor Day...

yeah I don't have such a good feeling about these things, but if they stay healthy, who knows. Cole coming back and being very good would help, same with Liriano

I think the Brewers drop down. The Cards are getting killed with injuries, but still will be around.

And the Pirates will be right there. As well as the Reds I hope.

I really like the way they designed the schedule this year.

[Shortstop]

I didn't realize this until the Pirates played the Cards this week but Matt Adams is having a helluva year at the plate!

Adams went to Slippery Rock University which is less than an hour north of Pittsburgh.

National League Leaders

NL BATTING AVERAGE		AVG
Troy Tulowitzki	1. Troy Tulowitzki, COL	.350
2. Matt Adams, STL	.336
3. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL	.323
4. Casey McGehee, MIA	.320
5. Andrew McCutchen, PIT	.318

[Shortstop]

Brutal loss tonight! The bullpen shits the bed!

Congrats to you, koz-man!

[EmpireMaker]

Brutal loss tonight! The bullpen shits the bed!

Congrats to you, koz-man!

I'm not a big fan of the Pirates middle relievers. Locke was decent again.

[Chi_archie]

I'm not a big fan of the Pirates middle relievers. Locke was decent again.

Watson has been very very good though, so that was a surprise

[MexicanStallion]

Watson has been very very good though, so that was a surprise

First loss since May 4th, 2013 vs. Nationals, so it has been a long time.

[EmpireMaker]

Watson has been very very good though, so that was a surprise

True, he has been good.

[EmpireMaker]

Liriano pitched great in his rehab start, do you think he got himself straightened out/healthy in his month off ?

[EmpireMaker]

How many SS do the Cubs need ?

[koz-man]

Brutal loss tonight! The bullpen shits the bed!

Congrats to you, koz-man!

That run to first by Hamilton was crazy.

Still 2 games left to this series.

[Shortstop]

That run to first by Hamilton was crazy.

Still 2 games left to this series.

We're even.

Rubber match tomorrow with Liriano and Cueto throwing. Should be a good game!

The NL Central is a traffic jam right now. Four teams within 2.5 games of the division lead...

[koz-man]

We're even.

Rubber match tomorrow with Liriano and Cueto throwing. Should be a good game!

The NL Central is a traffic jam right now. Four teams within 2.5 games of the division lead...

Ya. That Andrew "McClutch" guy broke my heart, not once , but twice.

Interested to see how Liriano does...

[EmpireMaker]

Liriano has control issues, he just isn't right at all compared to last season.

[Chi_archie]

Guy was struggling to get the ball near the plate

[EmpireMaker]

Report: Mariners interested in trading for Marlon Byrd
The Mariners have had serious discussions about trading for Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd, a source told The Seattle Times. Byrd said he is willing to waive his no-trade clause
Cliff Lee to rejoin Phillies' rotation July 21
Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee (elbow) will rejoin the rotation July 21 vs. San Francisco, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Lee is expected to make his final rehab start for Class A Clearwater Monday.

[Shortstop]

Liriano has control issues, he just isn't right at all compared to last season.

Guy was struggling to get the ball near the plate

Yep, not nearly the same pitcher as he was last year...

[koz-man]

Report: Mariners interested in trading for Marlon Byrd
The Mariners have had serious discussions about trading for Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd, a source told The Seattle Times. Byrd said he is willing to waive his no-trade clause
Cliff Lee to rejoin Phillies' rotation July 21
Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee (elbow) will rejoin the rotation July 21 vs. San Francisco, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Lee is expected to make his final rehab start for Class A Clearwater Monday.

Hes like the hired gun that loves to travel.

If he goes to Seattle. It will be his 8th team since he broke into the bigs in 2002 with philly.

[EmpireMaker]

Looking forward to seeing this guy pitch later this year or next year
Dylan Bundy, SP, Orioles
Affiliate: Class A Aberdeen
2014 stats: 0-1, 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, one run allowed, 10 hits, three walks and 22 strikeouts in three starts (15 innings)
A month ago if you asked about stashing Bundy on your bench, I would have said no. My thinking was that the Orioles didn't have a need for a starting pitcher -- and they still don't -- but more important I didn't feel the Orioles were going to rush the elite pitching prospect back from Tommy John surgery. Well, the Orioles still contend their focus is getting Bundy ready for next season, but his results in the minors might dictate otherwise. Bundy has been nothing short of outstanding since beginning a rehab assignment in mid-June. He's thrown five innings in each of his first three starts and has been nearly unhittable. It will be interesting to see how he fares against advanced hitting in the minors, but you have to admit Bundy is having a pretty spectacular run coming back from major elbow surgery. Still, like the Orioles, we need to temper expectations regarding the 21-year-old hurler. The Orioles probably have a set number of innings they will let Bundy throw this season, which dampers the excitement, regardless if Baltimore is still in the pennant race later this summer. I still feel it's risky stashing Bundy in 12-team or shallower formats because there are so many variables regarding his situation.

[Chi_archie]

Looking forward to seeing this guy pitch later this year or next year
Dylan Bundy, SP, Orioles
Affiliate: Class A Aberdeen
2014 stats: 0-1, 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, one run allowed, 10 hits, three walks and 22 strikeouts in three starts (15 innings)
A month ago if you asked about stashing Bundy on your bench, I would have said no. My thinking was that the Orioles didn't have a need for a starting pitcher -- and they still don't -- but more important I didn't feel the Orioles were going to rush the elite pitching prospect back from Tommy John surgery. Well, the Orioles still contend their focus is getting Bundy ready for next season, but his results in the minors might dictate otherwise. Bundy has been nothing short of outstanding since beginning a rehab assignment in mid-June. He's thrown five innings in each of his first three starts and has been nearly unhittable. It will be interesting to see how he fares against advanced hitting in the minors, but you have to admit Bundy is having a pretty spectacular run coming back from major elbow surgery. Still, like the Orioles, we need to temper expectations regarding the 21-year-old hurler. The Orioles probably have a set number of innings they will let Bundy throw this season, which dampers the excitement, regardless if Baltimore is still in the pennant race later this summer. I still feel it's risky stashing Bundy in 12-team or shallower formats because there are so many variables regarding his situation.

hope he keeps it up at AA or AAA

[Shortstop]

The lineup tonight for the NL is perhaps the strongest I can remember in recent memory. WOW!

Not to mention, Yadier Molina should be the starting catcher...

A McCutchen CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Y Puig RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Tulowitzki SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P Goldschmidt 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
G Stanton DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Ramirez 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Utley 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Lucroy C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Gomez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

[Robber]

Nl terrible managing

Wtf matheny

[EmpireMaker]

Nl terrible managing

Wtf matheny

He is highly overrated, in my opinion, if he didn't have as much talent on his team he would be out of a job.

[MexicanStallion]

The lineup tonight for the NL is perhaps the strongest I can remember in recent memory. WOW!

Not to mention, Yadier Molina should be the starting catcher...

It's a shame he wasn't catching. Then it could have been a remarkably laughable night for the Cardinals.

[Chi_archie]

The lineup tonight for the NL is perhaps the strongest I can remember in recent memory. WOW!

Not to mention, Yadier Molina should be the starting catcher...

A McCutchen CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Y Puig RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Tulowitzki SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P Goldschmidt 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
G Stanton DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Ramirez 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Utley 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Lucroy C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Gomez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

yeah Aram was the weakest link

[koz-man]

It's a shame he wasn't catching. Then it could have been a remarkably laughable night for the Cardinals.

I second that...

[Shortstop]

It's a shame he wasn't catching. Then it could have been a remarkably laughable night for the Cardinals.

I second that...

Yeah, what an embarrassing night for St. Louis!

Their two pitchers got shelled and Matheny did a horrible job managing the team.

[Shortstop]

yeah Aram was the weakest link

Aram would have had an even better night had he knocked down that ball hit down the line.

[EmpireMaker]

Wainwright was awful, it did look like he served one up for Jeter too.

[MexicanStallion]

Wainwright was awful, it did look like he served one up for Jeter too.

Kershaw should have been starting the game and that little fiasco could have been potentially avoided. Wainwright has had a nice year, but Kershaw should have had the honors.