Myshkin Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said: Brian Cashman did an outstanding job. This is sarcasm, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Myshkin said: This is sarcasm, right? Absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 47 minutes ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said: Brian Cashman did an outstanding job. Ugh. Apparently they’re happy with what they have. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ramsay B. said: Ugh. Apparently they’re happy with what they have. Interesting. I expect to hear Cashman say "Getting Severino back is like acquiring and ace". We didn't need Keuchel because of the trade market. I'm glad that worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said: I expect to hear Cashman say "Getting Severino back is like acquiring and ace". We didn't need Keuchel because of the trade market. I'm glad that worked out. Yeah, I expect they’re banking on Sev and Betances for the home stretch, which is most likely just stupid. I haven’t even checked if the prospects Astros gave up were even decent? I am glad they didn’t give away Red Thunder at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Ramsay B. said: Yeah, I expect they’re banking on Sev and Betances for the home stretch, which is most likely just stupid. I haven’t even checked if the prospects Astros gave up were even decent? I am glad they didn’t give away Red Thunder at least. The worst part is in the offseason after an early playoff exit they'll make a trade for a pitcher who turns to shit when he comes here but refuse to sign anyone else because they want too long of a contract or a million more AAV than the front office is comfortable with and we'll be in this same exact spot on the day of the deadline next year. There are silver linings to every cloud I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Just now, Ramsay B. said: Yeah, I expect they’re banking on Sev and Betances for the home stretch, which is most likely just stupid. I haven’t even checked if the prospects Astros gave up were even decent? I am glad they didn’t give away Red Thunder at least. They gave up their 3-4-5 prospects, plus a lower level prospect, and took on $53MM of the remaining $77MM on Greinke's contract. None of those prospects however are projected to be stars at the MLB level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Man I can't remember the last time I was this disappointed with Cashman. Maybe when they missed out on Cliff Lee. 57 minutes ago, Myshkin said: They gave up their 3-4-5 prospects, plus a lower level prospect, and took on $53MM of the remaining $77MM on Greinke's contract. None of those prospects however are projected to be stars at the MLB level. Here's a comparison of the prospects to the Yanks prospects via Fangraphs constantly updated board. So they think Martin and Bukauskas are better than every Yankee prospect but Dominguez and Garcia. Then Beer's not far down either. Josh Rojas isn't on there, which is weird, but he's hitting pretty damn impressive for a 3B in Triple A. So..yeah, the Stros gave up quite a bit for Greinke. Plus you gotta figure they just decided not to resign Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Is “Gingergaard” the accepted terminology in Dodgerland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ramsay B. said: Is “Gingergaard” the accepted terminology in Dodgerland? God I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 4:35 PM, Myshkin said: They gave up their 3-4-5 prospects, plus a lower level prospect, and took on $53MM of the remaining $77MM on Greinke's contract. None of those prospects however are projected to be stars at the MLB level. I agree. Greinke has been lights out at times in his career but its a lot. Sure glad the Twins didn't give up any studs for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Was just looking at team HRs, and my god the Twins. LA, Houston, and the Yanks are all on pace to beat the record set last year, but aren't even close to Minnesota's 211 in 109 games (they're in the 181-186 range). The former three all have a HR rate of about 1.67. The Twins' is 1.94, and they're on pace for 313 HRs. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Aaron Sanchez has a no-no through 6 in his first start with Astros. Dude was 3-14 with a 6 era before being traded. Brent Strom definitely sold his soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Combined no-hitters just aren't as classy as real no-hitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Triskele said: STL looks like they're dropping both of the two games series @ Oakland which is a bummer with @ Doyers coming up. Need to keep the pressure on these Vile in the Central who are still favored. The baseball Athletics of Oakland are being decidedly unclassy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Wild game between the Friars and los Doyers. Too bad my beloved St. Louis Redbirds don't have the kind of skill and determination that los Doyers possess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Wowee, that Cody Bellinger sure can hit a baseball. Classy guy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 6:29 PM, Trisky said: The baseball Athletics of Oakland are being decidedly unclassy. I find them just fine tonight so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Jaxom 1974 said: I find them just fine tonight so far... Losing to the Vile is just more evidence of their supreme unclassyness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I wish the Cards would just bite the goddamn bullet, fire Moz and Schildt, make Stubby the manager, sell off our dead weight (ie the probably untradable Carp) and do a two year retool / rebuild. Losing Luhnow is probably the worst thing for our franchise the last fifteen years, more than the idiotic Pham dump or the Carp extension. Astros have had one dramatic turn around, directly once Jeff Luhnow started making aggressive moves. Oh and Altuve helped ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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