AL East Thread

[Pure Steel]

@nynasty @Pure Steel

“This is a .500 team if we get a few breaks”

 

[Cyder]

“This is a .500 team if we get a few breaks”

If the current roster is the team 500 is probably about right

 

[Pure Steel]

If the current roster is the team 500 is probably about right

Which begs to ask, how is the Yankees o/u 92.5 games? assuming I read that right…..I’d never bet against the Yankees, but that number looks crazy right now…..

 

[Cyder]

Which begs to ask, how is the Yankees o/u 92.5 games? assuming I read that right…..I’d never bet against the Yankees, but that number looks crazy right now…..

Maybe the odds makers feel the Yanks aren't done making moves yet. Or they think that making it lower will lead to an avalanche of over bets.

 

[chappee11]

So now the Jays are talking with Cleveland about Ramirez to play 2b

Jays clearly going for it. Love the aggressiveness.

 

[chappee11]

Which begs to ask, how is the Yankees o/u 92.5 games? assuming I read that right…..I’d never bet against the Yankees, but that number looks crazy right now…..

They won 92 last year. Are they any worse this time around?? I wouldn’t bet the under and feel too comfortable....

 

[molsaniceman]

bloom is daman

Red Sox placed LHP James Paxton on the 60-day injured list.​

This is the corresponding transactional move to Jake Diekman's two-year contract becoming finalized. Paxton needed a second career Tommy John surgery last April and probably won't be an option for the Red Sox until closer to June or July. He signed with Boston in December for one year, $10 million guaranteed with $13 million club options for 2023 and 2024.

 

[Pure Steel]

They won 92 last year. Are they any worse this time around?? I wouldn’t bet the under and feel too comfortable....

I’ll bet you a gallon of gas on the under, should be around an $8 bet by California’s standards….

 

[chappee11]

I’ll bet you a gallon of gas on the under, should be around an $8 bet by California’s standards….

Lol. Just paid $6.50/gallon here a few days ago. Shoot me.

 

[nynasty]

bloom is daman

Red Sox placed LHP James Paxton on the 60-day injured list.​

This is the corresponding transactional move to Jake Diekman's two-year contract becoming finalized. Paxton needed a second career Tommy John surgery last April and probably won't be an option for the Red Sox until closer to June or July. He signed with Boston in December for one year, $10 million guaranteed with $13 million club options for 2023 and 2024.

Who could've seen that coming?

 

[chappee11]

Who could've seen that coming?

This was just a formality. He wasn’t supposed to be ready until the 2nd half of the season under the best circumstances.

 

[redseat]

bloom is daman

Red Sox placed LHP James Paxton on the 60-day injured list.​

This is the corresponding transactional move to Jake Diekman's two-year contract becoming finalized. Paxton needed a second career Tommy John surgery last April and probably won't be an option for the Red Sox until closer to June or July. He signed with Boston in December for one year, $10 million guaranteed with $13 million club options for 2023 and 2024.

AWESOME signing! Just like the Chris Sale resigning a few years ago.. WTF are the Red Sox doing!?! They are so damn lucky the Orioles don't give a shit about baseball and play in the East

 

[navamind]

This was just a formality. He wasn’t supposed to be ready until the 2nd half of the season under the best circumstances.

yeah, I don't think this really has much bearing on his season outlook. TJS is almost always going to be well more than a year. I always thought the Paxton signing had the 2nd half and 2023 in mind.

 

[chappee11]

AWESOME signing! Just like the Chris Sale resigning a few years ago.. WTF are the Red Sox doing!?! They are so damn lucky the Orioles don't give a shit about baseball and play in the East

Don’t let the headline fool you, Seat. Paxton was signed with the expectation that he would miss at least half of this season. They have 2 option years after this if he looks healthy and able to contribute. It might still be a shitty signing(and probably is, quite frankly), but he was never going to be ready for Opening Day.

 

[redseat]

Don’t let the headline fool you, Seat. Paxton was signed with the expectation that he would miss at least half of this season. They have 2 option years after this if he looks healthy and able to contribute. It might still be a shitty signing(and probably is, quite frankly), but he was never going to be ready for Opening Day.

Yeah I remember hearing about that, however it's still a stupid signing when the Red Sox need pitching NOW

 

[navamind]

Yeah I remember hearing about that, however it's still a stupid signing when the Red Sox need pitching NOW

It's not like they knew Sale would suffer a rib injury months after they signed him.

Sox do need pitching now, but that doesn't make the signing stupid. Inconvenient, maybe.

 

[navamind]

At least baseball's back tomorrow.

 

[redseat]

It's not like they knew Sale would suffer a rib injury months after they signed him.

Sox do need pitching now, but that doesn't make the signing stupid. Inconvenient, maybe.

They didn't and shouldn't have resigned him when they did. There was absolutely no need to extend him at that time.

Sale is a shell of himself. Then go out and sign Paxton who they knew wouldn't be ready and then Wacha who might maybe possibly give 4 innings

 

[navamind]

They didn't and shouldn't have resigned him when they did. There was absolutely no need to extend him at that time.

Sale is a shell of himself. Then go out and sign Paxton who they knew wouldn't be ready and then Wacha who might maybe possibly give 4 innings

I meant months after signing Paxton... but yeah, the Sale extension was rushed

I like compiling arms but I would have really liked to keep Eduardo or get a starter with a track record for durability.

 

[chappee11]

They didn't and shouldn't have resigned him when they did. There was absolutely no need to extend him at that time.

Sale is a shell of himself. Then go out and sign Paxton who they knew wouldn't be ready and then Wacha who might maybe possibly give 4 innings

You nailed it. The pitching on this team is lousy, at best! Unless something changes soon, I think we are looking at a .500 team. They were very fortunate last year. Not seeing the same this year.