MLB Daily Thread: 08-01-16: Lucroy turns down the tribe & the Yanks fire sale

[bksballer89]

Rumors are Lucroy may be heading to Texas now.

 

[bksballer89]

This AL East race is crazy and is going down to the wire between Baltimore, Toronto, & Boston.

I just checked the final week of the season and Toronto plays both Boston & Baltimore to end the year. Should be interesting

 

[bksballer89]

Also lets not forget about the AL Wildcard race. The red hot Detroit Tigers are showing their HEART with a 6 game winning streak and is now only 1 GB of the 2nd WC spot.

 

[molsaniceman]

This AL East race is crazy and is going down to the wire between Baltimore, Toronto, & Boston.

I just checked the final week of the season and Toronto plays both Boston & Baltimore to end the year. Should be interesting

from 9/7 on sox play only vs AL east last games vs tor and Os get yanks

 

[bksballer89]

from 9/7 on sox play only vs AL east last games vs tor and Os get yanks

The Yanks get to play spoiler

 

[Voltaire26]

The Yanks get to play spoiler

I think the Yankees are making some brilliant moves right now. Watch out for them in two years.

 

[bksballer89]

I think the Yankees are making some brilliant moves right now. Watch out for them in two years.

No question about it. I have no issues with what they did. Losing Miller sucks but if they're somehow able to get Chapman back in the offseason that would be amazing

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

This AL East race is crazy and is going down to the wire between Baltimore, Toronto, & Boston.

I just checked the final week of the season and Toronto plays both Boston & Baltimore to end the year. Should be interesting

Jays gon Jay

 

[whiskey]

This morning it's looking like Lucroy + Will Smith for Gallo + prospects. I'm not a huge fan of Gallo. His absolute ceiling is Adam Dunn 2.0, and that (IMO) is best best best case scenario.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

@bksballer89 , you going to any of these interleague games?

 

[bksballer89]

@bksballer89 , you going to any of these interleague games?

Nope. This version of the Yankees doesn't deserved my hard earned money

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Nope. This version of the Yankees doesn't deserved my hard earned money

I'm sure there are some real good deals to be had among the scalpers though, because nobody wants to see either of these shit teams play

 

[navamind]

This morning it's looking like Lucroy + Will Smith for Gallo + prospects. I'm not a huge fan of Gallo. His absolute ceiling is Adam Dunn 2.0, and that (IMO) is best best best case scenario.

Dunn was a good hitter (career .364 OBP, .490 SLG%, 124 OPS+, 462 HR). A lot of Dunn's value was weighed down by his defense. I can't imagine Gallo being that bad defensively.

 

[tabascojet]

I'm sure there are some real good deals to be had among the scalpers though, because nobody wants to see either of these shit teams play

I'd go....is there any day games in the mix? My niece needs some sun.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I'd go....is there any day games in the mix? My niece needs some sun.

Nope, they're all nighters.

 

[tabascojet]

Nope, they're all nighters.

2 and 2 series??....those are the. Best

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'd go....are there any day games in the mix? My niece needs some sun.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

2 and 2 series??....those are the. Best

Yeah, get ready for another split, followed by another year of no braggin rights.

 

[whiskey]

Dunn was a good hitter (career .364 OBP, .490 SLG%, 124 OPS+, 462 HR). A lot of Dunn's value was weighed down by his defense. I can't imagine Gallo being that bad defensively.

Everything said about Gallo's defense (at least at 3rd base) is that he's pretty much a butcher over there. Could he be passable at 1st? Possibly/probably. He could probably also be passable in the outfield, where Dunn was absolutely horrendous. I guess I see Dunn's offense as Gallo's ceiling. I don't think he reaches that. Dunn was an absolute BEAST on offense. I don't care about the BA, but Gallo could strike out 275 times, hit .175 and put up a .700 OPS in a full season. I just don't know if he's worth the price of admission here.

 

[navamind]

Everything said about Gallo's defense (at least at 3rd base) is that he's pretty much a butcher over there. Could he be passable at 1st? Possibly/probably. He could probably also be passable in the outfield, where Dunn was absolutely horrendous. I guess I see Dunn's offense as Gallo's ceiling. I don't think he reaches that. Dunn was an absolute BEAST on offense. I don't care about the BA, but Gallo could strike out 275 times, hit .175 and put up a .700 OPS in a full season. I just don't know if he's worth the price of admission here.

he could also be Russell Branyan 2.0.