2018 MLB regular season News & Notes thread (Gregory Polanco has surgery)

[1976len]

I wonder if more players that will be free agents will follow the Blackmon route and sign long term rather than test free agency. The market obviously sucked this past offseason.

The market sucked last season because all the big spenders were making sure they stayed under the tax threshold so they would not get double (or in the Yankees/Dodgers case ten-fold) penalties on their overages which many are expecting they will go into next summer.

 

[1976len]

So I do a thing called "bulletin board notes" for a site and it's pretty much the easiest way to catch up with the big going's on in the day that was in the MLB? Would you guys mind if I posted here? It's a lot easier making one post than 15 separate posts. Here's an example...Bulletin Board Notes: MLB Day 7 Quick Recap -

 

[tony d]

Thanks for sharing that @1976len. A good recap of the day's actions in baseball. Red Sox won their home opener yesterday, Blue Jays are vs. the Rangers this weekend.

 

[1976len]

Thanks @tony d

Here's the bulletin board notes from Day 8 (yesterday) for you and for everyone. Bulletin Board Notes: MLB Day 8 Review -

 

[Voight]

That Marlins game was pretty funny.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

My favourite Jay of all-time signing a minor league deal with my most hated team. Good for him i guess but this stinks.

https://www.tsn.ca/braves-sign-ex-jay-bautista-to-minor-league-deal-1.1060775

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[NJDevs26]

First manager bites the dust

 

[rangerssharks414]

Not really huge news, but...



He had a solid career, but this injury probably ends it.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Didn't see it on here, but AJ Puk had TJS a few weeks back. He was progressing so well, too.

 

[Teemu]

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Braves manager saying he's starting to map out his lineup with Jose Bautista, Tyler Flowers (returning from DL), and Ronald Acuna added. Speculation is that they may all come up later this week or the start of a home-stand in a couple weeks.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Braves manager saying he's starting to map out his lineup with Jose Bautista, Tyler Flowers (returning from DL), and Ronald Acuna added. Speculation is that they may all come up later this week or the start of a home-stand in a couple weeks.

Hope Bautista can bounce back and put up some good numbers for the team.

 

[Voight]

Scherzer gets 15 K's in 6 1/3 innings.... fitting he (one of 4 players to ever have 20 K's in a game) does it on the 20th anniversary of Kerry Wood's 20K game.

 

[Teemu]

 

[Terry Yake]

in case anyone missed it, this was piscotty's first AB since his mother's passing. classy move by mccullers realizing the moment and buying time for the fans to give him a standing O

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Surprised hockeykicker did not post this, it appears Adam Eaton is going to be gone for most (if not all) of the season following ankle surgery yesterday.

 

[Voight]

Surprised hockeykicker did not post this, it appears Adam Eaton is going to be gone for most (if not all) of the season following ankle surgery yesterday.

That trade keeps getting worse and worse.

 

[Voight]

Nice one Verducci ! One of the greatest players of our generation

 

[rangerssharks414]

That trade keeps getting worse and worse.

Does it, though? Giolito looks awful. Eaton has a year left after this one plus two very affordable team options. Lopez has been pretty good, but as long as the White Sox keep trotting Giolito out there every fifth day, I'd hardly call the trade looking worse by the day. It certainly has the potential to be a god awful trade, though.

Edit: I forgot about Dunning. He's been good in the minors so far.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Nice one Verducci ! One of the greatest players of our generation

Injuries wrecked Sizemore. He was awesome when healthy early in his career.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Nice one Verducci ! One of the greatest players of our generation

Same rag that called Jeff Francoeur "The Natural" way too early. SI needs to slow down a bit sometimes.

 

[Voight]

Injuries wrecked Sizemore. He was awesome when healthy early in his career.

He was never anywhere remotely close to being one of the best of his generation.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

He was never anywhere remotely close to being one of the best of his generation.

Of course not, but he was a super talented 5 tool player when healthy. I'm not defending the article. Just saying Sizemore wasn't a scrub and had star potential.

 

[hockeykicker]

Surprised hockeykicker did not post this, it appears Adam Eaton is going to be gone for most (if not all) of the season following ankle surgery yesterday.

Fwiw its only 6 weeks. So early july is the return time