The 2016 Major League Baseball Player Chatter, News and Fantasy Thread...

[Chi_archie]

They are on the road now but the info is here:

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/ari/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=roof

Keep checking throughout the day when they are home, sometimes they choose to close the roof later in the day

very interesting

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Sam Dyson last 10 games....

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	Pit	BF	GSc	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
May 15	vs TOR	W 7-6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	3	-	-	Sv(2)	1.89
May 14	vs TOR	W 6-5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	-	-	H(10)	2.00
May 13	vs TOR	L 5-0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	2	-	-	-	2.04
May 11	vs CHW	W 6-5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	3	-	-	Sv(1)	2.12
May 9	vs CHW	L 8-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	3	-	-	-	2.25
May 8	@ DET	W 8-3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	23	6	-	-	-	2.40
May 6	@ DET	W 5-1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	8	4	-	-	-	2.57
May 3	@ TOR	L 3-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	12	3	-	-	H(9)	2.08
May 2	@ TOR	W 2-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	17	5	-	-	H(8)	2.25
May 1	vs LAA	L 9-6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	3	-	-	-	2.45

not bad but hardly any strikeouts for a closer

[koz-man]

Braves:

fall to 10-30 on the season, tied with the 1911 team for the worst 40-game start in team history

[EmpireMaker]

Braves:

fall to 10-30 on the season, tied with the 1911 team for the worst 40-game start in team history

Sale has 9 wins for the White Sox all by himself.

[EmpireMaker]

8 wins for Arrieta

[Cross]

Looks like Heyward heading to the DL.

[koz-man]

With his 100th victory as a Yankee, CC Sabathia (106 wins w/ Cleveland; and 100 wins w/ the Yankees) becomes the eighth pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) with at least 100 wins with multiple franchises:

joining...
Grover Cleveland Alexander (Cards/Phillies),
Lefty Grove (Red Sox/A's),
Randy Johnson (Mariners/Diamondbacks),
Greg Maddux (Cubs/Braves),
Dennis Martinez (Orioles/Expos),
Mike Mussina (Orioles/Yankees),
and Nolan Ryan (Angels/Astros).

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Melvin Upton Jr is actually swinging the bat well currently

had walk off jack last night

[Chi_archie]

With his 100th victory as a Yankee, CC Sabathia (106 wins w/ Cleveland; and 100 wins w/ the Yankees) becomes the eighth pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) with at least 100 wins with multiple franchises:

joining...
Grover Cleveland Alexander (Cards/Phillies),
Lefty Grove (Red Sox/A's),
Randy Johnson (Mariners/Diamondbacks),
Greg Maddux (Cubs/Braves),
Dennis Martinez (Orioles/Expos),
Mike Mussina (Orioles/Yankees),
and Nolan Ryan (Angels/Astros).

way to go CC

have a drink to celebrate!

[BigSpoon]

way to go CC

have a drink to celebrate!

Too soon.

[Otters27]

How about the NL west. Giants making a run. Hope the Rockies
Can get it.

[BarkingToad]

Looks like Heyward heading to the DL.

Cubs are going to miss his .280 slugging average.

[EmpireMaker]

Cubs are going to miss his .280 slugging average.

they will miss all of his K's too

[EmpireMaker]

Melvin Upton Jr is actually swinging the bat well currently

had walk off jack last night

That won't last, Maybin is hot, M Cabrera is ON FIRE, Pearce is swinging the bat really well (nice sleeper guy), Zobrist is super hot right now too.

[EmpireMaker]

• After acquiring top-end starter Cole Hamels at last year’s trade deadline, the prospect-stocked Rangers are well-positioned to make another major splash this summer, writes Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com. The Rangers aren’t yet engaged in “significant” discussions with other teams, reports Morosi, but he believes they could ultimately land another quality pitcher – be it a closer or a starter – and lists the Yankees’ Andrew Miller and the Rays’ Drew Smyly as possible targets. Texas would be “reluctant” to put together a package sufficient enough to land Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, per Morosi, who cites young infielder Jurickson Profar and corner infield/outfield prospect Joey Gallo as potential trade chips.
• The deadline is still a ways off, but the Rangers are poised to land a notable reinforcement in ace Yu Darvish, who hasn’t pitched since 2014 after undergoing Tommy John surgery a year ago. Darvish is on track to make his season debut for the Rangers next Saturday, tweets Morosi. Darvish’s last remaining hurdle is a 90-pitch rehab start Sunday for Double-A Frisco, relays Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.
• Thanks in part to second baseman Rougned Odor’s forthcoming eight-game suspension, the Rangers might have to put right fielder Shin-Soo Choo back on the disabled list, as Grant details. Choo returned from a month-plus absence stemming from a calf injury Friday, but he had to leave the game because of a hamstring injury and is unlikely to play before Monday. Thus, rather than play with a 23-man roster and two-man bench (including a backup catcher), it could behoove the Rangers to return Choo to the DL and allow him to fully heal. “There is going to be a convergence of decisions,” manager Jeff Banister said. “We know we are going to have to play short-handed at some point. We are not in position to play ultra-short-handed.”
  

[EmpireMaker]

Bradley has hit in 26 straight, so he is on fire too.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Bradley has hit in 26 straight, so he is on fire too.

unbelievable..I keep waiting for this guy to cool off...

[koz-man]

unbelievable..I keep waiting for this guy to cool off...

I've been saying the same thing...unreal

[Cross]

Heyward not exactly earning that contract.

[Otters27]

As catcher on rehab assignment in Nashville gets game winning hit

[Chi_archie]

Heyward not exactly earning that contract.

yikes

[EmpireMaker]

• Yu Darvish threw six shutout innings in a rehab start today and is on track to return to the majors on Saturday against the Pirates. The Rangers ace told reporters (including Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram) that he felt good after the 87-pitch outing, which wrapped up a very impressive rehab stint that saw Darvish allow just two earned runs over 20 minor league innings. Darvish missed the entire 2015 season due to Tommy John surgery and hasn’t pitched in a Major League game since August 2014.
• Jordan Zimmermann left during the sixth inning of today’s game with what has been diagnosed as a right groin strain. The Tigers ace underwent an MRI to determine the severity of the injury, manager Brad Ausmus told MLB.com’s Jason Beck and other media, and it isn’t yet known if Zimmermann will require a DL stint or even a missed start. Needless to say, losing Zimmermann to the DL would be a major blow to a Detroit rotation that entered Sunday with a 4.76 staff ERA, seventh-worst in all of baseball. Zimmermann has been the lone bright spot, and after today’s outing he has a 2.52 ERA over his first 60 2/3 innings as a Tiger. Slugger Miguel Cabrera also suffered a bruised left knee after being hit by a pitch during the same game, though Ausmus doesn’t expect that injury to be too serious.
• Alex Rodriguez will return from the 15-day DL on Tuesday, Yankees skipper Joe Girardi told reporters (including Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News). A-Rod was rumored to be set for activation this weekend but Girardi chose to wait until after the Yankees’ Monday off-day to give the veteran slugger extra time to fully recover a hamstring strain.
• Brewers GM David Stearns updated Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on several injured Milwaukee players. Sean Nolin recently received a PRP injection to see if he can avoid Tommy John surgery; the southpaw suffered a slightly torn UCL during Spring Training. Rule 5 draft pick Zack Jones has spent the entire season on the DL with shoulder stiffness and Stearns hopes Jones can begin a rehab assignment in early June. Former top outfield prospect Rymer Liriano is still recovering after being hit in the face with a pitch during Spring Training and there isn’t any timetable for a return. Stearns said there is a chance Liriano could miss the entire season. Also in the piece, as previously reported, reliever Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment this week with an eye towards returning to the Brewers’ roster in the first week of June.

[BarkingToad]

What's with Giancarlo Stanton striking out ALL the time?

[Chi_archie]

What's with Giancarlo Stanton striking out ALL the time?

he always has

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I've been saying the same thing...unreal

guess the guy is legit

[koz-man]

Pirates P Ryan Vogelsong left PNC Park in an ambulance after being struck in the head by a pitch.

I did not see this yet. Hope he will be alright.

[LT Profits]

[Cross]

Stanton ready to go on a binge.

[EmpireMaker]

Something is wrong with Matt Harvey. Anyone who has watched him knows it. Anyone who has used him in Fantasy knows it. And the Mets seemingly know it.
Terry Collins was noncommittal Thursday when asked if Harvey will make his next scheduled start Tuesday against the Nationals.
Matt Harvey SP / New York Mets

• IP: 48 1/3
• ERA: 5.77
• K/9: 8.01

There doesn't seem to be anything physically wrong, at least based on what we know right now. There has been speculation that the Mets may place Harvey on the disabled list, but FoxSports.com reported Friday the team "is not giving serious consideration to a DL assignment at this point."
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For Fantasy owners trying to figure out what to do with Harvey, that's not really what we want to hear. When Stephen Strasburg got off to a similarly slow start last season, it turned out he was dealing with a neck injury that clearly limited him. When he came back from that injury, Strasburg was absolutely dominant, posting a 1.76 ERA in his final 82 innings of work to close out the season.
Harvey's release point has been sort of all over the place this season, and there was talk earlier that he was struggling with mechanical issues. However, these issues haven't exactly manifested themselves in obvious ways; his velocity is down, but not alarmingly so, and he's throwing a roughly similar proportion of his pitches in the strike zone as last season.
And yet, Harvey is clearly not right. His strikeout rate is down to 19.6 percent, by far the lowest of his major-league career. His ground-ball rate is also down, and he is giving up line drives all over the field. This isn't just the result of bad luck, even if Harvey is healthy.
This all makes figuring out what Fantasy owners should do with Harvey a real chore. You obviously can't drop him -- he has as much upside as any pitcher in baseball not named Kershaw when he is right, and losing him for nothing just isn't on the table. You also can't keep starting him, because he is killing your team. This means you have to continue using a valuable roster spot on a player who doesn't look like he can help you, and there is no apparent easy fix to his struggles.

[EmpireMaker]

Stanton ready to go on a binge.

What makes you think so ? He is batting .162 in May with 3 homers and 30 Ks for the month. He has been horrible.

[EmpireMaker]

I'd take Pearce or Maybin over Stanton in daily fantasy right now.

[EmpireMaker]

Zobrist is on fire right now, so is Miggy

[BarkingToad]

Ichiro has been a hitting machine, batting over .400 for the season and 40 hits away from 3,000.

[EmpireMaker]

Puig was batting .200 since 4/20 going into tonight, Votto .224 last 30 days .135 last 14, Stanton batting .120 last 14, Rizzo .136 last 14, Kemp .093 last 14

[Cross]

Stanton is too good to stay at this pace, he will break out.