A.L. Central Discussion 2016

[handicappers]

Lot of swishing going on down thar in texas

Texas is much better than Michigan....less retards and more beautiful women.

 

[bksballer89]

I had no idea the Twins were so bad....yikes

 

[navamind]

I had no idea the Twins were so bad....yikes

Twins had a lot of luck with RISP last year.

They suck, but they're not this bad. Mauer looks good right now. Of course, it's all his fault.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Twins had a lot of luck with RISP last year.

They suck, but they're not this bad. Mauer looks good right now. Of course, it's all his fault.

They weren't particularly high average or high contact which made the high RISP numbers look even goofier as I recall as well. Seeing Sano (and the apologists for it cough Ted cough) in RF is just rich though. Just not a very well managed team top to bottom, imo.

 

[Iffster]

Miggy Cabrera has looked like pretty much the average ball player so far this year. Power/SLG numbers are down. Not squaring up a lot of balls. You have to wonder if age and a bunch of small nagging injuries are catching up with him. He isn't pulling a Justin Upton on Detroit, but he has not been the "presence" in the middle of the order - at least so far in 2016.

 

[dougplayer]

I look for Verlander to be razor sharp tonight. ..Again

 

[dougplayer]

Royals struggling...no one is talking about that. Dabums.he seems kind of scarse.
Maybe he is doing a texas two step????

 

[navamind]

I look for Verlander to be razor sharp tonight. ..Again

I look for the Tigers bullpen to blow the game tonight.
..Again

 

[Omar 382]

Miggy Cabrera has looked like pretty much the average ball player so far this year. Power/SLG numbers are down. Not squaring up a lot of balls. You have to wonder if age and a bunch of small nagging injuries are catching up with him. He isn't pulling a Justin Upton on Detroit, but he has not been the "presence" in the middle of the order - at least so far in 2016.

Yeah, he is getting up there in age. And the stats don't paint a picture of improvement either- he has a BABIP in line with his career number, and he's hitting more balls that fall in the Soft % and less balls that fall in the Hard % than his career numbers. Still, I expect him to improve, and it's not like he's been absolutely awful- he does have a 120 wRC+ this season

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I look for Verlander to be razor sharp tonight. ..Again

Did you see that Shark HEART last night?? That's how you play a game 7 Dougy

 

[Fountain City Blues]

The Royals lineup is in line mostly with what it did last year with the splurges of Hosmer and Moustakas mostly cancelling out mildly above average numbers from Cain and Gordon vs their 120+ wRC totals from last year. Morales however has been just frightfully bad. May have to platoon him and Cuthbert if this keeps going on long enough. Jorge Bonifacio may get called up if someone doesn't take the RF job as well.

 

[Omar 382]

The Royals lineup is in line mostly with what it did last year with the splurges of Hosmer and Moustakas mostly cancelling out mildly above average numbers from Cain and Gordon vs their 120+ wRC totals from last year. Morales however has been just frightfully bad. May have to platoon him and Cuthbert if this keeps going on long enough. Jorge Bonifacio may get called up if someone doesn't take the RF job as well.

Man what the hell is up with your fantasy team man?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Man what the hell is up with your fantasy team man?

Fell on my face during that draft from what I can tell. Lot of the hitters I was hoping to do well have flopped like fish so far.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

David Price having a 6 ERA is my favorite "flop" so far. Everything I touched in that draft sure seemed to turn into shit. Even Miggy isn't doing Miggy things.

 

[Omar 382]

David Price having a 6 ERA is my favorite "flop" so far. Everything I touched in that draft sure seemed to turn into shit. Even Miggy isn't doing Miggy things.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about Price; 12.19 K/9 and a 2.44 BB/9

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about Price; 12.19 K/9 and a 2.44 BB/9

Baseball gods like trolling me in this league so far. At least that's what I tell myself.

 

[da55bums]

I look for Verlander to be razor sharp tonight. ..Again

I see Verlander finally got his era under 5, he must have finally shaved.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

They weren't particularly high average or high contact which made the high RISP numbers look even goofier as I recall as well. Seeing Sano (and the apologists for it cough Ted cough) in RF is just rich though. Just not a very well managed team top to bottom, imo.

Molitor is getting absolutely screwed. The bullpen is a mess, the hitting is a joke and the starters are starting to go south. This falls at the feet of Terry Ryan, who the game has completely passed by, but The Pohlads won't fire him and Molitor will be the fall guy.

Even if they do the right thing and get rid of TR, they will just promote some lackey from within like they always do.

I love the Twins and I'll watch them until I die or go blind, but it's very difficult sometimes.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

The Indians suck ass

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The Indians suck ass

That's bullshit, muthafuka!

They suck herpes ass.