2016 Spring Training Thread

[darko]

Where was the thread?

It was in fantasy baseball thread.

 

[DougieSmash]

It seems that Joey Rickard is Orioles starting left fielder. Well, he will share the job with Reimold but there's a chance he's the leadoff hitter on the Opening day.

 

[TootooTrain]

For those asking it isn't really an HF specific league. Started out with a couple close keeper league buddies, then slowly filtered in a crew of hfbs peeps. Recruitment took place in the fantasy section.

It seems that Joey Rickard is Orioles starting left fielder. Well, he will share the job with Reimold but there's a chance he's the leadoff hitter on the Opening day.

I don't know what it is about Reimold, but he left a good impression on me in his short stint with the jays. Solid dude.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Rosenthal's 1-30 team rankings, with a joke comment for each team (he has the Reds last)

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...gers-los-angeles-dodgers-ken-rosenthal-033016

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Fat Panda benched.

Travis Shaw Red Sox starting 3B.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I thought I read he lost a lot of weight and reported to camp in great shape.

 

[John Price]

http://ballparkdigest.com/2016/03/31/promotions-watch-mlb-bobbleheads-and-gnomes/

 

[Bigleaf]

Pillar takes out a drone

 

[BigMac1212]

Pillar 1,
Drone 0.

 

[TootooTrain]

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/tex...still-working-adding-pitcher-cleveland-target

Article states talks were held over the offseason in regards to an Archie Bradley for Kela/Tolleson deal. Texas still hunting for a 5th starter. It goes on to say Texas has had talks with Cleveland, but I think everyone and their grandpa has talked to them this offseason.

 

[robert terwilliger]

that came up on olney's podcast that cleveland and texas were talking, likely about trevor bauer since he was moved to the bullpen.

talk about both teams being able to fill each other's needs. texas has young outfielders and cleveland has pitching.

 

[BigMac1212]

The end is coming for the Astros and Nationals at their current Spring Training complexes.

 

[DougieSmash]

I understand that Dbacks have some pitching depth but Stewart finally should go to jail if he trade Archie Bradley for reliever. Bradley is under team control through 2022.

 

[robert terwilliger]

orioles fan, what do you make of the tire fire that is this hyun-soo kim debacle?

 

[TootooTrain]

Papi gets a standing O at the Big O. Nice gesture.

 

[Voight]

I understand that Dbacks have some pitching depth but Stewart finally should go to jail if he trade Archie Bradley for reliever. Bradley is under team control through 2022.

Bradley fell like a rock down the prospect rankings this year, he went from 9th to something like 51st. Not saying Stewart should trade him, but obviously somethings up

 

[Voight]

I'm loving the whole Panda being benched thing. I knew from the start the contract was a big overpayment, while it opened the door for a guy like Matt Duffy I still would have liked to keep him.

 

[Virtanen18]

Bradley fell like a rock down the prospect rankings this year, he went from 9th to something like 51st. Not saying Stewart should trade him, but obviously somethings up

Archie had 3 or 4 good starts at the start of last year - first two were vs Kersh and MadBum I remember. Then he got drilled in the face and wasn't the same once he came back.

 

[darko]

I'm loving the whole Panda being benched thing. I knew from the start the contract was a big overpayment, while it opened the door for a guy like Matt Duffy I still would have liked to keep him.

Panda and Hanley contracts became bad the moment the ink hit the paper.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Panda and Hanley contracts became bad the moment the ink hit the paper.

I thought they'd get a couple good years out of them. Didn't expect Panda to be bad immediately.

 

[robert terwilliger]

nor did i, though i did expect the almost vindictive pleasure red sox fans are getting out of it.

 

[Tecumseh]

A.J. Pollock suffered a fractured right elbow and will require surgery.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Braves cut Michael Bourn days after cutting Nick Swisher. Lots of money being pissed away.

Is the Braves amount of dead money higher than their actual payroll for players on the roster? Has to be close?

 

[DougieSmash]

orioles fan, what do you make of the tire fire that is this hyun-soo kim debacle?

The same concern that Sox has it with Castillo: inability to hit MLB quality fastballs.

Duquette doesn't want to get rid of him, he want to prepare him in AAA for first few weeks.

 

[robert terwilliger]

i mean more of the "they want to send him down but they forgot to put the language in the contract that they're allowed to send him down without permission" tire fire

why would he go to norfolk when he doesn't have to?