NL Central thread

[tomcat1]

Burnes-Woodruff could be one of the best 1-2s in the league. I'm very interested to see how Peralta does

I agree. I think the NL Central will be close again just like it usually is.

 

[navamind]

I think everyone but the Pirates has a shot at winning the division. Cubs could have the best offense of the four IMO but their pitching depth looks very bleak.

 

[wings-pens2166]

I think everyone but the Pirates has a shot at winning the division. Cubs could have the best offense of the four IMO but their pitching depth looks very bleak.

Hey, WTF you mean man?!?

oh yeah, the Pirates...never mind.

 

[Clayton]

I think everyone but the Pirates has a shot at winning the division. Cubs could have the best offense of the four IMO but their pitching depth looks very bleak.

Cardinals pitching has gotten rocked almost every game in division. I feel like that Colts coach hearing the word 'playoffs?!?' at the thought of this team winning the division.

 

[tomcat1]

Cardinals pitching has gotten rocked almost every game in division. I feel like that Colts coach hearing the word 'playoffs?!?' at the thought of this team winning the division.

You're right, the Cardinals pitching has sucked for the most part so far but we're not even half way through April yet. I don't think any NL Central team is going to run away with division.

 

[navamind]

Cardinals' Yadier Molina becomes first MLB player to catch 2,000 games with one team

Molina is only the sixth player to catch 2,000 big-league games in his career

www.cbssports.com

Not a Molina fan but this is awesome. 2K games at catcher is an amazing feat.

 

[tomcat1]

Cardinals' Yadier Molina becomes first MLB player to catch 2,000 games with one team

Molina is only the sixth player to catch 2,000 big-league games in his career

www.cbssports.com

Not a Molina fan but this is awesome. 2K games at catcher is an amazing feat.

Obviously I'm a big time Molina fan but with that said 2K games for anyone as a catcher is hard to imagine with the beating their hands, knees, and legs take.

 

[navamind]

6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's for Burnes. Only 81 pitches

30 K's and 0 walks, more RBIs than runs allowed

 

[LambeauLegs]

6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's for Burnes. Only 81 pitches

30 K's and 0 walks, more RBIs than runs allowed

Damn good so far! Have to see how long he can keep it up

 

[navamind]

whoa, I had no idea Len Kasper's no longer doing Cubs games.

 

[navamind]

Report: Javy Báez Declined Cubs' Offer 'Somewhere in Range of $180 Million' - Cubs Insider

I’ve been steadfast in refuting the report that Kris Bryant turned down an extension offer of “well north of $200 million,” so I want to tread carefully when it comes to the latest report about Javier Baez‘s negotiations. Or rather, his past negotiations. We do know via multiple outlets, one of...

www.cubsinsider.com

wow. I love Baez but I think that kind of money (granted there's no mention of years) seems rather risky given his plate discipline issues. 2018-19 Baez is a fantastic player I feel like you're more likely to get 2016-17 Baez (still a pretty good player)... or worse. He's currently rocking a 1:27 BB:K ratio... in 60 PA. He's also got a Z-Contact% of 61.8% right now.

 

[navamind]

Infielder Neil Walker retires after 12 MLB seasons

Infielder Neil Walker, a former first-round pick of the Pirates who went on to set the franchise's single-season record for home runs by a second baseman, announced his retirement Tuesday.

www.espn.com

Solid player, had a pretty nice run from 2010-17 hitting .273/.342/.439 (114 OPS+). Had some parallels to another player that just recently retired.... Jay Bruce. Both pretty much neck-in-neck in WAR, but most of Bruce's came in several years while Walker was more consistent. Walker's career OPS+ was 109, Bruce's 108. Walker was useless after 31, Bruce 30.

 

[LambeauLegs]

Mr McKInney the Brewer left fielder with the catch of the night in all the MBL saving a few earned runs for Mr Burnes. I am guessing it should make the top 10 plays of the day

 

[navamind]

At least Javy Baez doesn't have the highest K/BB ratio in the league (31/1)... that belongs to Corbin Burnes (40/1)

 

[packerzrule]

Corbin Burnes is on fire.

What a turn around for this kid.

 

[tomcat1]

Corbin Burnes is on fire.

What a turn around for this kid.

Burnes is the real deal!

 

[oldmaninthedesert702]

Reds bullpen is a bunch of arsonists

 

[LambeauLegs]

I have to post this now because it has probably never happened before where the Brewers starting pitchers are ranked #1 in all of baseball so far

I am sure I just jinxed then though

MSN

www.msn.com

Roughly 11 percent of the Major League Baseball regular season has been played so it's prudent not to turn small sample sizes into big, sweeping conclusions. And yet it's tough not to notice that the best starting rotation does not reside in Los Angeles or San Diego or Cleveland or any other place one might expect. Instead, that honor belongs to the Milwaukee Brewers' quintet, who have combined for a 1.99 ERA thus far en route to early supremacy in the National League Central.

 

[navamind]

No Fire Puns Necessary: Corbin Burnes Transcends Comedic Headlines

Forty strikeouts, no walks, and nowhere to hide for opposing batters. Burnes is staking a claim as one of the best pitchers in the game.

blogs.fangraphs.com

Brewers are 3rd in FIP and xFIP, 4th in K-BB% and they own the highest ground ball rate in MLB.

 

[tomcat1]

As a Cardinals fan I said before the season started that I feared the Brewers more than any other team in the NL Central.