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Mad bum making his first start of the year for the giants tomorrow.....Comment -
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Judge went 0 for 9 with 8 strike outs today, talk about a bad dayComment -
as bad as the Padres have looked at times, they are only 6 games under .500...this is with Wil Myers injured for most of the season and only played in 10 games to date...we are making progress....#trusttheprocessComment -
Good luck with your Padres, I hope they can get there! (Before they sell the talent)Comment -
On his way to another 200+ K season, But also to 40+ HR's
2018 Regular Season 57 214 42 59 13 0 16 41 44 83 3 2 .276 .402 .561 .963 Career 239 840 180 228 39 3 72 165 180 333 12 7 .271 .402 .582 .984 Projected 165 619 122 171 38 0 46 119 127 240 9 6 .276 .402 .561 .963 Last edited by koz-man; 06-05-18, 10:05 AM.Comment -
I saw this on ESPN. Betts on Friday was placed on the DL. ESPN pretty clueless, though. How exactly is JD Martinez going to see more playing time? He's been starting every day with Betts healthy.
"News: Betts was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with a left abdominal strain; the move is retroactive to May 29. (Fri Jun 1)Spin: Betts hasn't been able to take the field since Saturday, so he'll head to the disabled list in order to save the Red Sox from playing with a short bench. Manager Alex Cora stated throughout the week that the injury isn't serious, and that if it were the playoffs, he'd be in the starting lineup. Betts will be available to come off the DL starting June 8 against the White Sox. In his absence, J.D. Martinez and Brock Holt are expected to see more playing time."
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I wonder if the warriors are gonna sweep.....Comment -
In a candid interview with Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Mets GM Sandy Alderson suggested that it’s quite unlikely his organization will oversee a franchise-altering sell-off of MLB assets this summer. The post is a must-read for Mets fans.
“Can circumstances change that, yes,” Alderson said of the possibility of a significant roster tear-down. “But I think that would be very, very remote. It’s not something we’re even considering or talking about.”
Even more interesting than that statement, though, was Alderson’s explication of his philosophy on roster building and team performance. He tells Nightengale that he rejects the notion — which he says is prevalent in the broader MLB culture — that “you’re either really good or you stink.” Alderson generally explains that he doesn’t adhere to that level of extremism and notes that a significant rebuild, while coming with the potential for great success, also doesn’t guarantee a return to prominence.
That line of thinking seems to hint that the Mets will not feel pressured to take a dramatic approach to the deadline. Of course, Alderson has also proven willing to do so in recent years, having adopted both buying and selling postures as situations warranted. Memorably, the club struck a pair of 2015 blockbusters — one foiled by medicals, one consummated — with a resulting butterfly effect of rare significance. Last year, the club shipped out a bevy of veterans on expiring contracts after a disappointing and injury-riddled first half of the season.
This time around, the hope was — and still is — that the roster would perform much better. The Mets ponied up some cash for solid veterans at areas of need, though certainly some would have argued that a bigger spend on more elite talent was warranted. Things looked promising after an initial run of success, but the club entered play today three games under .500.
Alderson is taking the long view and remaining optimistic despite the team’s recent struggles, bemoaning a “temporary loss of perspective” and citing “the possibilities when we get players back from injuries.” Indeed, the team is welcoming back two significant offseason additions — Todd Frazier and Anthony Swarzak — for today’s game, while Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes are perhaps not far behind. Those returns won’t ensure an upswing in the standings and don’t explain all of the difficulties the Mets have encountered, but each absence has also undoubtedly been a significant component in the club’s overall struggles.Comment -
Patrick Corbin steps up to make big pitches: The Giants had the bases loaded and nobody out, and Corbin whiffed three hitters consecutively.
Even with the loss. Bum had a decent outing for SF.Comment -
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So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?Comment -
The Cardinals received brutal news on touted right-hander Alex Reyes, as the 23-year-old was ultimately diagnosed with a torn tendon in his right lat that necessitated surgical repair (Twitter links via Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Reyes, who pitched four innings in his first start back from Tommy John surgery, is expected to need six months to recover, which would effectively end his 2018 season. The doctors did tell the team that they expect a full recovery, Timmermann adds.
The abrupt end to Reyes’ season is a transformative injury for a Cardinals rotation that was dreaming of six quality options: Reyes, Carlos Martinez, Miles Mikolas, Luke Weaver, Michael Wacha and Jack Flaherty (to say nothing of the rehabbing Adam Wainwright and depth arms like Austin Gomber and John Gant). While the very presence of Flaherty, Gomber and Gant should allow the Cards to field a competitive rotation even without Reyes and Wainwright, the group now looks thinner than the organization would’ve hoped. Martinez himself is only just back from a less-severe lat injury of his own, and he looked decidedly rusty in his first start since being activated off the DL yesterday.
Of greater concern, of course, is the long-term ability of Reyes to contribute in the rotation. While there’s no doubting the talent he possesses in his right arm, his four-inning appearance this season was his first action since the 2016 campaign. As Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch rightly points out (via Twitter), by the time the 2019 season kicks off, Reyes will have pitched just four MLB innings in a span of 31 months. That doesn’t even factor in a shoulder injury he had in the minors back in 2015. In all, the highest total of innings Reyes has ever thrown in a full season is 116 1/3 in 2015 (101 1/3 regular-season frames and 15 innings in the Arizona Fall League).
Reyes will continue to accrue MLB service time while he misses a second straight season rehabbing from a major surgery, meaning that by Opening Day 2019, he’ll have racked up two years, 55 days of service despite throwing only 46 innings at the Major League level. He’s on track to be eligible for arbitration following the 2019 season and can be controlled through the 2022 season as things currently stand.Comment -
Dennis Santana was supposed to make his first start for LA today. He was just scratched.[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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