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  • Andy117
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 02-07-10
    • 9511

    #736
    Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
    I'm interested to see how much cash he commands on the open market.
    Look at Altuve's contract and add a bunch.
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    • Chi_archie
      SBR Aristocracy
      • 07-22-08
      • 63167

      #737
      Originally posted by Andy117
      Look at Altuve's contract and add a bunch.

      might not be though
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      • Andy117
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 02-07-10
        • 9511

        #738
        Originally posted by Chi_archie
        might not be though
        Sure it will. Altuve got 6yrs $151 million without other bidders. There will be competition for Harper which will drive up the price.
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        • El Nino
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 05-03-12
          • 18426

          #739
          Originally posted by koz-man
          Zack Greinke, with groin tightness, won't start Diamondbacks' opener


          SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Zack Greinke won't be the opening-day starter for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
          Manager Torey Lovullo said what's perceived to be a minor health issue will bench his ace for the opener.


          Lovullo, speaking before Monday's spring training game against the Chicago White Sox, said the tightness Greinke experienced in his groin in his latest start last Wednesday led to him being ruled out for what is usually his opening-day role. Greinke left that game after one inning.
          Greinke pitched a simulated game today. Groin getting better.
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          • EmpireMaker
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 06-18-09
            • 15578

            #740
            Phillies utilityman Ryan Flaherty plans to opt out of his minor league contract, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com tweets. The Phillies will have 48 hours to add Flaherty to their 25-man roster or let him go. Odds are that they’ll grant him his release, per Zolecki. The 31-year-old Flaherty was a member of the Orioles from 2012-17, and Baltimore reportedly made an attempt to keep him before he joined the Phillies. Now, he could head back to the O’s, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com suggests.
            More from the NL…
            • Brewers southpaw Wade Miley exited his outing Wednesday with a strained left groin and will undergo an MRI, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com was among those to report (Twitter links here). That’s obviously not ideal for Miley, who’s vying for a place in the Brewers’ rotation, or the team, which isn’t yet sure who will occupy the final two starting spots behind Chase Anderson, Jhoulys Chacin and Zach Davies. Miley looked like a front-runner to earn one of those jobs prior to Wednesday – manager Craig Counsell said that “Wade had made a really good case to be on the team” – though that’s up in the air as we await further news on his injury. It’s also worth noting that the 31-year-old can opt out of his minor league deal as early as Thursday.
            • Lefty reliever Boone Logan also left the Brewers’ game with an injury, McCalvy relays (Twitter links). Counsell attributed his departure to triceps/shoulder discomfort, but he’s not yet sure of the severity. Logan joined the Brewers for a guaranteed $2.75MM over the winter after spending a shortened 2017 in Cleveland, where his season ended in July on account of a strained lat muscle.
            • Having allowed six earned runs on 15 hits in eight innings this spring, Mets righty Zack Wheeler isn’t a lock to be part of the team’s season-opening rotation, Mike Puma and Fred Kerber of the New York Post report. If Wheeler doesn’t show well against Washington on Thursday, the Mets could elect to give the fifth spot in their starting staff to Robert Gsellman or Seth Lugo, the reporters add. But any of Wheeler, Gsellman or Lugo would likely be a placeholder, as the Mets just need a fill-in while Jason Vargas recovers from surgery on his non-pitching hand. The other four spots in their rotation belong to Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz.
            • The Pirates expect to re-sign free agent outfielder Daniel Nava, Liz Bloom of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pittsburgh released Nava on Tuesday, but general manager Neal Huntington suggested at the time that the team would like to bring him back. Nava is still on the mend from February back surgery, and the Pirates want him to rehab as a member of their organization. “We anticipate him being a second-half contributor to the major league team,” said Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomcyzk, who noted that “the sooner we can get our hands on him, is the better.”
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            • BigSpoon
              SBR MVP
              • 11-04-10
              • 4113

              #741
              Originally posted by Andy117
              Sure it will. Altuve got 6yrs $151 million without other bidders. There will be competition for Harper which will drive up the price.
              I agree, he'll get a 10 year deal with a higher annual average per year than Altuve on the open market.
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              • Otters27
                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                • 07-14-07
                • 30756

                #742
                seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
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                • koz-man
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 11-21-08
                  • 7102

                  #743
                  Originally posted by Otters27
                  seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                  Yes..But it will never happen...Probably to late.
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                  • JMobile
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 08-21-10
                    • 19074

                    #744
                    Originally posted by Otters27
                    seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                    The best part is when players get injured for most part of their contract or they just start sucking it like Jayson Werth.
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                    • JAKEPEAVY21
                      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                      • 03-11-11
                      • 29268

                      #745
                      Originally posted by Otters27
                      seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                      Originally posted by koz-man
                      Yes..But it will never happen...Probably to late.
                      in my view, baseball has always needed a salary cap...then it becomes who spends the wisest, not the most.

                      last season I'm pretty sure Kershaw made more than the entire Padres team...things like this should never happen, there should be a ceiling and a floor for how much teams must spend every year in player salaries.
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                      • Cross
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 04-15-11
                        • 5777

                        #746
                        Jayson Werth is Werthless, great at sliding head first unnecessarily though!
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                        • Chi_archie
                          SBR Aristocracy
                          • 07-22-08
                          • 63167

                          #747
                          Originally posted by Otters27
                          seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                          for sure
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                          • batt33
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 12-23-16
                            • 6014

                            #748
                            Originally posted by Otters27
                            seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                            Then it would be collusion... players would say
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                            • yisman
                              SBR Aristocracy
                              • 09-01-08
                              • 75682

                              #749
                              surprised there haven't been more spring training injuries, come to think of it.
                              [quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
                              [/quote]

                              [quote=Whippit;7921056]miami won't lose a single eastern conference game through end of season[/quote]
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                              • Andy117
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 02-07-10
                                • 9511

                                #750
                                Originally posted by Otters27
                                seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.
                                The money is there. None of these teams ever lose money.
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                                • Cross
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 04-15-11
                                  • 5777

                                  #751
                                  One more week til baseball!!!
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                                  • EmpireMaker
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 06-18-09
                                    • 15578

                                    #752
                                    It appears that the Phillies are transitioning right-hander Jake Thompson into a relief role, writes Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. Once part of the six-player return for Cole Hamels, Thompson has only made four relief appearances in his professional career (majors and minors included). Three of those appearances came last year, however, and he’s been used largely out of the bullpen in Grapefruit League play. Thompson says that nobody has directly told him he’ll become a reliever, but believes it to be the case. “They think the slider and split can work in short periods, miss bats and get ground balls,” Thompson said of Philadelphia’s coaching staff. “They’ve built up my pitch count a little bit, so if something happens I can still do both. I’m fine with it. Anything that can get me in the big leagues and stay I’d be willing to do.”
                                    Other news from some of baseball’s Eastern teams…
                                    • It wasn’t long ago that Braves third baseman Rio Ruiz was struggling with a new swing and seemed destined to start the season in the minors, David O’Brien writes in a piece for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That outlook has changed dramatically, as Ruiz’ offensive output has been a lot more impressive over the past couple weeks. The 23-year-old’s uptick in production coincides with an injury to Johan Camargo, who’s set to open the season on the disabled list. Though the organization seems to believe Camargo can return as soon as he’s eligible, manager Brian Snitker left room for interpretation on whether Ruiz can stick at the position even then. ““Rio has worked his ass off the last couple of years. He’s getting better,” said Snitker. “You never know, situations happen, door gets opened and a guy doesn’t give it back. You never know.”
                                    • Mets manager Mickey Callaway says he doesn’t expect Adrian Gonzalez to play every day, and not even against every right-hander (h/t Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). That likely means more playing time for Wilmer Flores. “Wilmer deserves to play, and not just against lefties,” said Callaway. That’s not the only interesting comment Callaway made today, as he confirmed that Seth Lugo is being considered as a rotation candidate following an excellent Grapefruit League outing in which the right-hander struck out five while allowing no runs across four innings. The presence of Lugo in the rotation would likely make Zack Wheeler the odd man out, who had another rough showing today. “”We have some big decisions to make,” Callaway said on the subject.
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                                    • BigSpoon
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 11-04-10
                                      • 4113

                                      #753
                                      I'm totally against a salary cap. I will always side for the labor. Why side with the billionaire owners over the millionaire players? The players are the product.
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                                      • El Nino
                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                        • 05-03-12
                                        • 18426

                                        #754
                                        Originally posted by Otters27
                                        seeems like teams have to pay too much for these elite players. Does baseball need a true salary cap.


                                        Nah, capitalism at its finest.
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                                        • koz-man
                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                          • 11-21-08
                                          • 7102

                                          #755
                                          Mike Trout this spring: 44 plate appearances, .423 OBP, .579 SLG, zero strikeouts.

                                          Impressed about the 0 strikeouts.
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                                          • JMobile
                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                            • 08-21-10
                                            • 19074

                                            #756
                                            So the Indians are going to release Napoli and then resign him for a minor league contract? I would just retire.
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                                            • ApricotSinner32
                                              Restricted User
                                              • 11-28-10
                                              • 10648

                                              #757
                                              Originally posted by JMobile
                                              So the Indians are going to release Napoli and then resign him for a minor league contract? I would just retire.
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                                              • batt33
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 12-23-16
                                                • 6014

                                                #758
                                                Bumgarner out 4-6 weeks hit on the hand........frick and Samardzija is on the dl.......never to early to have a drink if your a giants fan.... pass the paper bag that holds the bottle...
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                                                • EmpireMaker
                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                  • 06-18-09
                                                  • 15578

                                                  #759
                                                  We’re starting to learn about the initial fates of Rule 5 players, whose teams are weighing Opening Day assignments. While cracking the roster out of camp is no assurance that a player will stay there all year, only those that have impressed a fair bit to this point are typically given a chance.
                                                  Here’s are a few who’ll get their first shot at the majors:
                                                  • Outfielder Carlos Tocci has been told he’ll be on the Rangers’ active roster to open the year, he tells reporters including Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). The 22-year-old, who was taken from the Phillies, has only reached base ten times in his 54 plate appearances this spring. But he has swiped seven bags and reputedly brings a plus glove in center, so the Texas organization has decided to look past that initial showing with the bat. Tocci struggled upon reaching Triple-A for a brief stretch at the end of the 2017 season, but did produce at a useful .307/.362/.398 rate in his 474 Double-A plate appearances.
                                                  • The Orioles will carry righty Pedro Araujo to begin the season, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com was among those to tweet. He only has made one appearance north of the High-A level in the Cubs organization, but was awfully impressive there in 2017. In 64 2/3 innings over 44 apperances, he allowed just 13 earned runs on 42 hits while racking up 83 strikeouts against 17 walks. Araujo kept that output going in the Arizona Fall League and into the Grapefruit League, so the O’s — who frequently utilize the Rule 5 process — will see if he can take it another big step forward in the majors.
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                                                  • Cross
                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                    • 04-15-11
                                                    • 5777

                                                    #760
                                                    Trout with zero strikeouts, very impressive.
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                                                    • koz-man
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 11-21-08
                                                      • 7102

                                                      #761
                                                      Steven Wright will be suspended 15 games — three turns through the rotation — for violating MLB's domestic abuse policy, the league announced Friday. The penalty likely cements a spot in the season-opening rotation for Brian Johnson and might open another for Hector Velazquez, depending on Eduardo Rodriguez's status in his comeback from knee surgery.
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                                                      • El Nino
                                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                                        • 05-03-12
                                                        • 18426

                                                        #762
                                                        Originally posted by koz-man
                                                        Mike Trout this spring: 44 plate appearances, .423 OBP, .579 SLG, zero strikeouts.

                                                        Impressed about the 0 strikeouts.
                                                        That is pretty impressive. He's prob fired up about the fraud Jap getting so much publicity. Trout is going to have a HUGH season.
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                                                        • JAKEPEAVY21
                                                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                          • 03-11-11
                                                          • 29268

                                                          #763
                                                          Originally posted by batt33
                                                          Bumgarner out 4-6 weeks hit on the hand........frick and Samardzija is on the dl.......never to early to have a drink if your a giants fan.... pass the paper bag that holds the bottle...
                                                          guy is made out of paper mache
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                                                          • Otters27
                                                            BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                            • 07-14-07
                                                            • 30756

                                                            #764
                                                            Baumgardner was great for that few stretch of years. Hard to say if he will return to that form.
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                                                            • JMobile
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 08-21-10
                                                              • 19074

                                                              #765
                                                              Originally posted by batt33
                                                              Bumgarner out 4-6 weeks hit on the hand........frick and Samardzija is on the dl.......never to early to have a drink if your a giants fan.... pass the paper bag that holds the bottle...
                                                              Giants going nowhere this year. Samardzija is trash anyways.

                                                              Kazmir was released and so was Bartolo Colon.
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                                                              • batt33
                                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                • 12-23-16
                                                                • 6014

                                                                #766
                                                                Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                                                                guy is made out of paper mache
                                                                eh pretty strong first couple of years... stupid act and fluke HBP.......dang where is that bottle
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                                                                • Andy117
                                                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                  • 02-07-10
                                                                  • 9511

                                                                  #767
                                                                  Originally posted by JMobile
                                                                  Giants going nowhere this year. Samardzija is trash anyways.

                                                                  Kazmir was released and so was Bartolo Colon.
                                                                  Still can't believe Kazmir was traded for Victor Zambrano. One of the worst trades the Mets ever made and they've got a bunch of bad ones.
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                                                                  • EmpireMaker
                                                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                                                    • 06-18-09
                                                                    • 15578

                                                                    #768
                                                                    Yankees first baseman Greg Bird missed most of last season with a right ankle injury. The 25-year-old is now battling soreness in the same foot and will go for an MRI and a CT scan, per Randy Miller of NJ.com. Bird’s status concerns general manager Brian Cashman, who said Saturday: “I’m worried about it to be honest. I’m not sure what we’re dealing with, but when Greg can’t tee it up, it’s a problem for us because obviously he’s a vital member of our organization.” Cashman went on to indicate that the Yankees won’t attempt to replace Bird via trade if he lands on the shelf. The recently signed Neil Walker and Tyler Austin are among the Yankees’ in-house first base options, but it’s worth noting that they recently had Adam Lind in camp. The club signed Lind to a minor league pact in early March before releasing him midway through the month. Lind remains on the market and would make for a logical pickup on paper, but there’s no word on whether New York is interested in re-signing him in the event of another serious injury to Bird.
                                                                    [Update: The Yankees announced that Bird is dealing with inflammation and will see a specialist Monday.]
                                                                    More from the East Coast…
                                                                    • Right-hander Seth Lugo has won the fifth spot in the Mets’ rotation, meaning fellow righty Zack Wheeler will head to Triple-A Las Vegas, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to report. Lugo will fill in for injured southpaw Jason Vargas, who will open the season on the disabled list after suffering a fracture to his non-throwing hand last week, behind Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz. Vargas could return as early as April 9, DiComo notes, and Lugo is likely to head to the bullpen then.
                                                                    • Righty A.J. Cole will begin the season as the Nationals’ fifth starter, manager Dave Martinez announced Sunday (via Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com). That’s not surprising, as fellow righty Jeremy Hellickson isn’t adequately stretched out yet after recently signing with the Nats on a minor league deal. Cole will join Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Tanner Roark in Washington’s season-opening rotation.
                                                                    • Outfielder Craig Gentry is likely to make the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com suggested (on Twitter) after they optioned outfield prospect Austin Hays to Double-A on Saturday. Gentry, 34, is in his second year with the franchise; he re-signed on a minor league contract in the offseason after slashing .257/.333/.386 in 117 major league PAs in 2017.
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                                                                    • Cross
                                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                      • 04-15-11
                                                                      • 5777

                                                                      #769
                                                                      Bum and Samardjia amazing at the bp for pitchers.
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                                                                      • El Nino
                                                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                                                        • 05-03-12
                                                                        • 18426

                                                                        #770
                                                                        Originally posted by JMobile
                                                                        Giants going nowhere this year. Samardzija is trash anyways.

                                                                        Kazmir was released and so was Bartolo Colon.
                                                                        Gotta have Bartolo in the league.

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