MLB off-season news & notes thread

[darko]

I'll take one Devers, please.

Benintendi thanks.

 

[Swervin81]

Jays claim ambidextrous reliever off waivers from the A's, DFA purple dinosaur.

 

[sayheykid]

With respect to Barry Zito's retirement announcement I feel compelled to post my favorite call in baseball history, courtesy of Kuiper and Krukow.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v24012643/sfsd-zitos-pitch-doesnt-quite-make-it-home

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

With respect to Barry Zito's retirement announcement I feel compelled to post my favorite call in baseball history, courtesy of Kuiper and Krukow.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v24012643/sfsd-zitos-pitch-doesnt-quite-make-it-home

Batter should have hit a slow roller up the 3rd baseline, I bet he gets on.

 

[Virtanen18]

Daniel Norris undergoing surgery to remove thyroid cancer from his body. He announced it on his Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/9CJCkzxaX9/?taken-by=danielnorris18

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Daniel Norris undergoing surgery to remove thyroid cancer from his body. He announced it on his Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/9CJCkzxaX9/?taken-by=danielnorris18

Jesus, that sucks. I mean I hope he doesn't have a successful career against the Jays at all but man, that sucks.

 

[Swervin81]

Daniel Norris undergoing surgery to remove thyroid cancer from his body. He announced it on his Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/9CJCkzxaX9/?taken-by=danielnorris18

f*** cancer. f*** it soooooooooo much.

Hope he makes a quick recovery and everything goes well.

 

[Halladay]

Dom Brown is gone. Most overrate prospect in baseball since Delmon Young.

 

[darko]

Meh they weren't overrated. Some guys just don't figure it out.

 

[Halladay]

Both of them were #1 prospect in baseball at a point. problem with Dom is he doesnt actually know how to play the sport.

 

[darko]

There was a reason why they were top prospects. Sky high upside. For every late round pick that comes out of nowhere and figures it out there's Dom or Delmon. That's baseball for you.

 

[Swervin81]

There was a reason why they were top prospects. Sky high upside. For every late round pick that comes out of nowhere and figures it out there's Dom or Delmon. That's baseball for you.

That's a funny way of spelling Cardinal.

 

[darko]

That's a funny way of spelling Cardinal.

I didn't want to be Captain Obvious.

 

[Halladay]

Brown never understood the game. Him trying to field the ball and falling into the stands at Citi Field shows it all.

 

[darko]

Brown never understood the game. Him trying to field the ball and falling into the stands at Citi Field shows it all.

It was the lack of getting the barrel on the ball that got him booted.

He flashed his potential in the first half of 2013. Unfortunately he hasn't done anything since. It happens. Won't be the last guy to bust.

 

[Virtanen18]

Lol @ Blue Jays claiming Venditte. More player switching between TO and the A's.

 

[darko]

Jays robbed Billy again.

 

[Swervin81]

That's just Billy's way of saying "thanks for the free Valencia"

 

[hockeykicker]

interesting

 

[robert terwilliger]

hey they gave him away for nothing so why not bring him back?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Orioles claimed Vance Worley off waivers.

Might be a decent snag for nothing.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Worley was solid in his role as 5th/6th starter for the Pirates, but the move to the bullpen didn't work out.


I'd take him in the rotation any day over Jeff Locke, but Worley isn't nearly as good at blackmailing people into keeping him in the rotation.

 

[darko]

interesting

I don't like Varitek but I think he'll make a good manager. Mind you going to Seattle isn't a good start.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[JS19]

Didn't Varitek say he wanted to stay with the Red Sox?