MLB Off-Season News & Notes Thread: Things Be Boring

[Voight]

Shawked confirmed illuminati.

I willl be joining forces with Jay Z& Roc Nation.

 

[gopherman23]

Pretty crappy offseason for the Twins, besides the Byung-Ho Park signing. I probably should have expected this. Our big bullpen move was signing Fernando Abad to an MiLB deal with a spring training invite, lol.

Also, the whole moving Sano to the outfield thing is just absurd. Play him at 3rd, 1st, or just stick him at DH again, move someone else around, don't F around with your best potential hitter.

I really hope they give Berrios a fair chance to make the club out of Spring Training, but I doubt they will. The kid was pretty devistated when he didn't get the call last September, when he was absolutely dominating AAA. He could have helped us in the playoff race, but his innings were mis-managed. I suspect he'll get the Bryant treatment and be called up in late April, when the Twins can get an extra year of control.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Pretty crappy offseason for the Twins, besides the Byung-Ho Park signing. I probably should have expected this. Our big bullpen move was signing Fernando Abad to an MiLB deal with a spring training invite, lol.

Also, the whole moving Sano to the outfield thing is just absurd. Play him at 3rd, 1st, or just stick him at DH again, move someone else around, don't F around with your best potential hitter.

I really hope they give Berrios a fair chance to make the club out of Spring Training, but I doubt they will. The kid was pretty devistated when he didn't get the call last September, when he was absolutely dominating AAA. He could have helped us in the playoff race, but his innings were mis-managed. I suspect he'll get the Bryant treatment and be called up in late April, when the Twins can get an extra year of control.

I think they're waiting to let their farm incubate. They have a top-rated system. IMO, that's the way to go. It'll be their turn soon.

 

[John Price]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/bobbleheads-head-class/

 

[BigMac1212]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/bobbleheads-head-class/

Gotta love bobbleheads.

 

[Tecumseh]

Frankie Montas, acquired by the Dodgers in the Frazier trade, is out 2-4 months after undergoing rib resection surgery.

 

[Winger for Hire]

That just sounds like all kinds of painful

 

[Tecumseh]

That just sounds like all kinds of painful

I read it was to remove his first right rib. Does not sound pleasant if I may say so myself.

 

[robert terwilliger]

i read that the dodgers are looking to create some bullpen help with his removed rib.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

A's apparently in preliminary discussions with SD about Matt Kemp.

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[Voight]

Frankie Montas, acquired by the Dodgers in the Frazier trade, is out 2-4 months after undergoing rib resection surgery.

Ouch. Bullpen -1

A's apparently in preliminary discussions with SD about Matt Kemp.

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I guess this is one of the years Beane feels like going all-in.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

A's apparently in preliminary discussions with SD about Matt Kemp.

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I also want donut

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

@ADmiralsFan24 Joe Block left for the Pirates u must be glad

 

[Terry Yake]

A's apparently in preliminary discussions with SD about Matt Kemp.

Donotwant.jpg

matt holliday 2.0

 

[PanthersPens62]

Meh....none of them hold a candle to Tommy & Wilson is God-awful.

 

[robert terwilliger]

al leiter actually isn't awful when he wants to be.

yes isn't terrible as long as they can reel in michael kay every now and then. singleton, cone and flaherty are good.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

al leiter actually isn't awful when he wants to be.

yes isn't terrible as long as they can reel in michael kay every now and then. singleton, cone and flaherty are good.

Pretty much. The colour guys are quite good. Kay can be so goddamned annoying though.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

matt holliday 2.0

That's what I was thinking, but Kemp has roughly an eon remaining on his contract.

 

[Voight]

Looks like Strasburg is testing free agency this coming fall, in typical Boras Fashion.

Easily going to get 200 million, question is how much more if he has a Cy Young-contending year?

 

[Swervin81]

Looks like the people's MVP Jair Jurrjens has signed with a Chinese team.

 

[darko]

Looks like the people's MVP Jair Jurrjens has signed with a Chinese team.

He was obviously too good for MLB.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

He was obviously too good for MLB.

China has the highest population so it makes sense that he would go there so he can dominate the most people.

 

[darko]

China has the highest population so it makes sense that he would go there so he can dominate the most people.

What happens after China? Try and conquer the space?

 

[robert terwilliger]

move on to earth capital.