NEWS/RUMORS Thread

Aaron Judge plays right for the Yankees and is controllable for many years to come and despite their big money reputation I don't think they are going to pursue Harper.

 

I'll take production over raw stuff. A lot of guys with great raw stuff that don't produce like Greinke. Also thinks Greinke's stuff will play better into his golden years. That killer changeup isn't going away.


Pretty simple concept, but what Darvish did with his great stuff last night was throw it for strikes. If the FO is convinced Darvish and Honeycutt have Hugh's mechanics and mindset ironed out, then pay the man his money. That was a pleasure to watch last night.

 

Yeah, resign Honeycutt, regardless of who they go after.
Forever.

 

I'll take both production and raw stuff. Obviously, reg season production is valuable, but then it's time to gear up for postseason ball and make it all worthwhile. Both Maddux and Glavine were usually more productive than Smoltz in the reg season, but when October rolled around Smoltz was the lead dog of the staff with his raw power stuff. Guys that are strictly finesse are usually walking a tight rope in October. The power guys don't have to be as perfect. Darvish is a blend of both. Greinke's lost a gear or two on his heater, is now walking that tight rope in OCT. Darvish is pumping in 96-97 whenever he wants as well as getting crazy movement on 96 and everything else. Also, Darvish's career FIP and WHIP are better than Greinke's and he's been doing it in the AL in a hitter's park.

He's going to get his money from somebody. He should take no less than Jordan Zimmermann's 5yr/110M deal. He's hitting the market a year ahead of when Greinke hit it as well. Greinke turned 32 and then hit the market. Darvish just turned 31. Darvish really shouldn't accept anything less than 5yrs/125M. IIRC, LAD offered Greinke 5yrs/155M. If they can get Darvish back for less than 5yrs/125M, of course that'd be nice. But Kershaw's taken less money before in order to help the team, so they should all sit down and work something out this winter. There's no need for Kershaw to hit the market a year from now.

 

Machado is probably the best fit for LAD. Right handed thump that can play shortstop well enough to move Seager off the position. JT moves to 1B, Belli goes to CF full time, done. However, the same option exist to a degree with Taylor and his ability to play SS, his natural spot. But there was still the report that execs fear the Kasten/Harper relationship, so there's that until Harper signs somewhere. I've never felt that Harper's rockstar style was a fit with NYY. He could do his big beard and crazy hair with LAD and fit in..and be close to home ( Vegas). NYY seems to be more of a fit for Trout in winter/2020, or Machado could land there sooner and take over 3B.

 

Wow...the Cubs 3-2 win is like they won everything again, and every aspect of their game dissected as if they were the 27 Yankees.
They eeked out a one run win, man...

 

Not only was the Cubs offense unimpressive, but their best pitched game featured eight walks. Kershaw just needs to do his damn job tonight and we will be fine. Our hitters, while they've had some excellent at-bats, still need to do a better job of squaring the ball up. There are so many pitches hovering in the middle of the strike zone that should be punished. We may end up working a walk, but there are several pitches within that same at-bat that should be in the bleachers or in the gap.

I hope Segaer is ready to go for the World Series, should we advance. The lineup just isn't the same without him. Having kike Hernandez as the cleanup hitter, whether it's against a lefty or not, it's just embarrassing.

 

With all that said, however, I am not confident that Kershaw will get the job done. In the past, it's been puzzling how the best pitchet on the planet suddenly starts choking on October. There were also some elements of bad luck involved in those scenarios. Now, he's really not the best pitcher on the planet anymore. At least not this season. He misses his location by several inches regularly, often struggles with fastball and slider command, and has given up a ton of home runs. So not only does he have his typical mental hurdles, he's also working with less skill as he's had in the past.

 

^ wrong thread FUCK what is so hard about that?
i heard a rumor chase, dre and grandal won't be on the team next year

 

Was just branching off what someone else said.
Maybe @irish can move the posts to your satisfaction

 

Yeah, agree...but I'd rather have Kinke in there ( not cleanup!) than Granderson and Utley, and to some degree, Ethier...any day. Imo, those three were embarrassments, too.

 

Lol

 

I thought "Charlie" did pretty fucking good in the games he played...maybe as good as Seager himself, or better, if he was in there.
And if all the lesser players were used in the lineup, and the bp, too ( which gave up nothing), then what about the "Dave was playing to win the NLCS" thing ?