Friday fun day frivolity

[Brocktagon]

Cubs, Rays, Rangers, Mariners, Orioles, Pirates, Indians

teams I'd like to see win a title if the Sox don't (in no particular order)

the fuck?

are you a Cubs, Rays, Rangers, Mariners, Orioles, Pirates, Indians fan now??

 

[rokketmn]

I will keep a spreadsheet of the picks and give a tally as to who got it right when a player signs. When it's all over, I will add up the correct predictions and the winner gets to be GM of the Phillies.

 

[Brocktagon]

beltran to the orioles? are you sniffing glue?

 

[Floffman]

Cano: Yankees
Ellsbury: Mariners
Choo: Tigers
McCann: Rangers
Tanaka: Yankees
Ervin Santana: Nationals
Garza: Toronto
Kuroda: Yankees
Burnett: Pirates
Napoli: Red Sox
Jimenez: Angels
Beltran: Yankees
Granderson: Mets
Drew: Mets
Salty: Wite Sox
Kazmir: Minnesota
Cruz: Philadelphia
Infante: Baltimore
Nathan: Tigers
Nolasco: Phillies
Peralta: St. Louis
Colon: Clevelend
Arroyo: Mets
Balfour: Yankees
Benoit: Cubs
Feldman: Baltimore
Morales: Mariners
Rodney: Astros
Pierzynski: Yankees
Haren: Giants
Loney: Milwalkee
Hughes: Padres
Hart: Mets
Mujica: Rockies
McLouth: Baltimore
Uribe: White Sox
Maholm: Rockies
Joe Smith: Rockies
Morneau:Rays
Crain: Astros
Brian Wilson: Angels
Hammel: Mariners
Halladay: Mets

 

[Floffman]

I will keep a spreadsheet of the picks and give a tally as to who got it right when a player signs. When it's all over, I will add up the correct predictions and the winner gets to be GM of the Phillies.

Can we pass on the Job if we win?

 

[BigDDude]

When I heard yesterday about David Freese possibly going to the Angels yesterday, I was underwhelmed. Early in the rumor process, I heard they were going to ask for Alberto Callaspo, which made me apathetic.

Now that I hear they might really be after Peter Bourjos, I am a bit more interested. I think this trade would help both teams, and, would give the Cards a way to get rid of John Jay in the process.

 

[BigDDude]

beltran to the orioles? are you sniffing glue?[/QUOTE]


Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

 

[Floffman]

When I heard yesterday about David Freese possibly going to the Angels yesterday, I was underwhelmed. Early in the rumor process, I heard they were going to ask for Alberto Callaspo, which made me apathetic.

Now that I hear they might really be after Peter Bourjos, I am a bit more interested. I think this trade would help both teams, and, would give the Cards a way to get rid of John Jay in the process.

Angels are the new yankees they love them some old guys.

 

[Floffman]

Hey hammer every time I post something it says my IP is blocked and I have to come in through the front page again.

PLEASE FIX THIS

 

[rokketmn]

Can we pass on the Job if we win?

They might pay very well, but it is a disaster. It's almost as if Ruben Amaro thinks of the worst moves he could make and then does them.

 

[rokketmn]

beltran to the orioles? are you sniffing glue?

 

[BigDDude]

Angels are the new yankees they love them some old guys.

They also have a serious surplus of OF talent. Though Bourjos is a plus-plus defender, he can not hit much, making this move a wash talent wise, with both teams being able to plug a team need both nice and cheap.

 

[BigDDude]

Angels are the new yankees they love them some old guys.

Speaking of both Ruben Amaro and old guys........


If the trend in this sport is that teams are getting younger, the Phillies apparently didn't get that memo. In their current roster configuration, five of their prospective starting position players next year will be 34 or older. And in case they're wondering, only four teams since 1900 have had five players, age 34-plus, who played at least 120 games in a season -- the 1985 Angels, 2002 Giants, 2003 Astros and 2004 Astros.
On one hand, those teams averaged 91 wins. On the other, baseball wasn't testing for greenies then!

 

[BigDDude]

Hmmm...

There's increasing buzz in Detroit that the Tigers' closer search is starting to tilt toward Brian Wilson over Joe Nathan. And given that Wilson is seven years younger (turning 32 next March), you don't need to be a descendant of Jose Valverde to understand why. But this could depend on how patient the Tigers want to be. Wilson's agent, Dan Lozano, has been telling clubs that The Beard wants to take his time choosing his next employer. And Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski has never been a bidding-war kind of free-agent shopper.

 

[BigDDude]

Who woulda and coulda thunk it?

Finally, the Braves continue to search for a team willing to take Dan Uggla off their hands. But while they do, here's a mind-boggling stat to consider:
Uggla hit 22 home runs this year -- and still barely had a higher slugging percentage this season (.362) than a guy who hit no home runs (Ben Revere, who slugged .352). Hard to do, friends.

 

[RedSoxWorrld]

that list is too long and I'm way too lazy

ellsbury: tigers
napoli: Red Sox
Arroyo: Giants
Choo: Mariners
Santana: Angels
Halladay: Phillies
Wilson: Tigers
Nathan: Tigers
Jiminez: Indians
Hughes: Pirates
McCann: Rangers

 

[rokketmn]

that list is too long and I'm way too lazy

ellsbury: tigers
napoli: Red Sox
Arroyo: Giants
Choo: Mariners
Santana: Angels
Halladay: Phillies
Wilson: Tigers
Nathan: Tigers
Jiminez: Indians
Hughes: Pirates
McCann: Rangers

but you left off so many key guys, like Tanaka, Beltran, Garza, Drew, Granderson, etc.

 

[RedSoxWorrld]

but you left off so many key guys, like Tanaka, Beltran, Garza, Drew, Granderson, etc.

didn't i mention the laziness?

tanaka: yankees
beltran: boston
Garza: yankees
Drew: cards
Granderson: mariners

 

[BigDDude]

When I heard yesterday about David Freese possibly going to the Angels yesterday, I was underwhelmed. Early in the rumor process, I heard they were going to ask for Alberto Callaspo, which made me apathetic.

Now that I hear they might really be after Peter Bourjos, I am a bit more interested. I think this trade would help both teams, and, would give the Cards a way to get rid of John Jay in the process.

And so the deal is done. And, that was kind of quick.

Welcome back to centerfield Mr. Trout!!!

At the same time, I wonder if this will cool the jets on the Angels wanting to move Trumbo for pitching? I think that rumor mill will heat up any minute now.

 

[BigDDude]

More from Angels camp -

MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports ([ame="[MEDIA=twitter]403932019920367616[/MEDIA]"]via Twitter[/ame]) that the Angels have brough back 2013 hitting coach Jim Eppard as a roving hitting coordinator and hired Terry Francona's son, Nick, as their new coordinator of MLB intelligence. Francona will work closely with Rick Eckstein to prepare scouting plans for each series, [ame="[MEDIA=twitter]403932501124456449[/MEDIA]"]Gonzalez adds[/ame].

1) Had no idea he had a son, or that his son was involved in baseball.

2) Coordinator of MLB intelligence???? W.T.F!?!