The 2018 Major League Baseball Player Chatter, News and Fantasy Thread.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I just looked at Kershaw's numbers for the year. He only has 1 win all year, wouldn't have guessed that.

after JMobile's thread proclaiming that Kershaw will be unhittable this year, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

[JMobile]

after JMobile's thread proclaiming that Kershaw will be unhittable this year, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

I'm a huge jinxed, egh? Poor Kershaw.

[batt33]

Mad bum making his first start of the year for the giants tomorrow.....

[yisman]

Last night brandon belt for the giants goes out... playing his best ball of the season..... Dl .. frick........ pablo to first.so add another position for him.... hunter pence and panik back

Considering they have Longoria, I don't understand why SF even has Sandoval on the roster.

Surely they can find someone in their farm system better than him for first base.

[BigSpoon]

Considering they have Longoria, I don't understand why SF even has Sandoval on the roster.

Surely they can find someone in their farm system better than him for first base.

Yeah, Fat Panda is washed up. At least they are not paying him much. Red Sox still on the hook for almost all of his salary.

[batt33]

Yeah, Fat Panda is washed up. At least they are not paying him much. Red Sox still on the hook for almost all of his salary.

why not keep him around....... can play multiple positions .. still has pop in the bat...

[EmpireMaker]

Judge went 0 for 9 with 8 strike outs today, talk about a bad day

[Chi_archie]

Judge went 0 for 9 with 8 strike outs today, talk about a bad day

double golden sombrero's?

[JAKEPEAVY21]

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....#trusttheprocess

[Otters27]

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....#trusttheprocess

Anything is possible in this years NL west . I will be rooting for the the Rockies however

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Anything is possible in this years NL west . I will be rooting for the the Rockies however

padres are not going anywhere this year but it is nice to see some progress from the youngsters.

[Cross]

Good luck with your Padres, I hope they can get there! (Before they sell the talent)

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Good luck with your Padres, I hope they can get there! (Before they sell the talent)

this new regime is in the business of stockpiling talent, not selling....for now anyhow lol...

here is a blast from the past for you Crosser

[koz-man]

Judge went 0 for 9 with 8 strike outs today, talk about a bad day

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

[yisman]

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."

[ApricotSinner32]

I wonder if the warriors are gonna sweep.....

[JMobile]

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....#trusttheprocess

I'm a huge Christian Villanueva fan. Hope he stays as a power hitter.

[ApricotSinner32]

Happy New Year. When do pitchers and catchers report

Otters give me a 37 team parlay lock

[EmpireMaker]

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.

[koz-man]

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.

[Chi_archie]

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.

solid outing

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I'm a huge Christian Villanueva fan. Hope he stays as a power hitter.

the Pride of Mexico

[batt33]

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.

agreed on both accounts...... giants had posey up with the bases loaded twice..... they had thier chances multiple times including the 9th

[yisman]

agreed on both accounts...... giants had posey up with the bases loaded twice..... they had thier chances multiple times including the 9th

yeah I had the over 6.5 and watched condensed game. painful loss

[JMobile]

agreed on both accounts...... giants had posey up with the bases loaded twice..... they had thier chances multiple times including the 9th

Giants are hit or miss.

[Cross]

So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?

[EmpireMaker]

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.

[EmpireMaker]

So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?

Trout
Machado
Jose Ramirez

[El Nino]

yeah I had the over 6.5 and watched condensed game. painful loss

I was on the same boat.

[Chi_archie]

Trout
Machado
Jose Ramirez

solid list

[batt33]

Yeah, Fat Panda is washed up. At least they are not paying him much. Red Sox still on the hook for almost all of his salary.

Giants paying him 545,000.....

[yisman]

Dennis Santana was supposed to make his first start for LA today. He was just scratched.

[koz-man]

So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?

No doubt...Scooter Gennett


Come-on I'm a Reds fan..lol...

[BigSpoon]

So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?

AL: Trout, Betts, Ramirez
NL: Freeman, Cain, Arenado

[JMobile]

So who are your guys MVP front runners at the moment?

Barry Bonds.