Man .... keeping Maeda in and then using Hernadez to toss the game away in the 16th lost us the series.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostHapp to the Yankees for Drury and Kinney.
Yankees need a starter (or 3), and Drury had nowhere to play, with Andujar taking third base. Happ got rocked in 2 consecutive starts earlier in July (including against the Yankees), but appears to be solid otherwise.
I know Brandon Drury used to be a name prospect, but his time in the Majors hasn't been good, so I'm struggling to find out why the Orioles and now Toronto had interest in him.
By unknown Go To Postyawn, kc is easy work.
You say this as Aaron Judge is getting x-rays.
That's a five minute major, red card, and a damn go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200, Fender.
By Pac-12 Go To PostThat's a five minute major, red card, and a damn go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200, Fender.
I’m pretty good at mannyopoly yo
If any of you guys are looking for a baseball videogame that is easy to pick up and is actually good, recommend checking out Super Mega Baseball:
I haven't played The Show in years, I like SMB cause you can pick it up and play a game in like 10-15 minutes with very customizable difficulty settings. Fielding, base running, pitching & hitting can all be tweaked individually.
Harkens back to SNES era gameplay which I enjoy too. The hitting and pitching mechanics feel really well done.
Harkens back to SNES era gameplay which I enjoy too. The hitting and pitching mechanics feel really well done.
Yankees traded Chasen Shreve to St. Louis. I've talked a lot of shit about Shreve in this thread, and meant every word of it, but he has been pitching better recently and did manage to save that game last weekend when Chapman couldn't throw strikes.
After the Britton trade and then acquiring Happ, the Yankees both had too many on the roster and too many in the bullpen. Shreve was the one without a chair when the music stopped.
After the Britton trade and then acquiring Happ, the Yankees both had too many on the roster and too many in the bullpen. Shreve was the one without a chair when the music stopped.
By Moris Go To PostIf any of you guys are looking for a baseball videogame that is easy to pick up and is actually good, recommend checking out Super Mega Baseball:
Yankees traded for RHP Lance Lynn, who has a.... fuck... 5.10 ERA this year.
Digging deeper. Sucked in April, 8.37 ERA. Good in May and June, 3.76 and 2.83, respectively. Clunker of a first start in July, with 7 runs in 1.2 innings. Otherwise decent. Good stats in prior years, career ERA 3.54. Had Tommy John and missed 2016, but came back in 2017 with a 3.43.
Be the mid-3 guy in pinstripes, OK?
Digging deeper. Sucked in April, 8.37 ERA. Good in May and June, 3.76 and 2.83, respectively. Clunker of a first start in July, with 7 runs in 1.2 innings. Otherwise decent. Good stats in prior years, career ERA 3.54. Had Tommy John and missed 2016, but came back in 2017 with a 3.43.
Be the mid-3 guy in pinstripes, OK?
By Perfect Blue Go To PostLmao, the Astros have a racist first baseman now a domestic abuser as a closer. What a club.
I would make some snarky joke about Smokey but then I remembered that Aroldis Chapman caught a case before the Yankees acquired him the first time around (for the record, he maintains he is innocent and ultimately wasn't charged). Glass houses, you know.
Braves acquired OF Adam Duvall from the Reds for RHPs Lucas Sims and Matt Wisler and OF Preston Tucker.and of course
Duvall is batting just .205/.286/.399 with 15 home runs and 61 RBI this season, although his batted ball data says he's been pretty unlucky and he brings some defensive value in the outfield. He seems likely to play primarily against lefties, with Ronald Acuna moving to center field and Ender Inciarte going to the bench those days.
Sims is a former top prospect whose star has faded, although he does have a 2.84 ERA and 83/34 K/BB ratio over 73 innings with Triple-A Gwinnett this season. The Reds will give the 24-year-old a chance to start, but he might ultimately profile better in relief.
Wisler hasn't panned out after being a fairly highly touted prospect, as he holds a 5.27 ERA over 74 appearances -- 49 starts -- in the majors and hasn't been that great the last couple years at Triple-A, either. He's still just 25, though, so perhaps the Reds can get more out of him.
Tucker got off to a great start this season before fading and ultimately going back-and-forth between the majors and minors. He has some pop but is now 28 and probably isn't anything more than a bench bat.
Astros acquired RHP Roberto Osuna from the Blue Jays for RHPs Ken Giles, David Paulino and Hector Perez.
The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and has now been made official. Osuna is still serving a 75-game suspension for domestic violence but will be eligible to return Sunday and should take over closing duties for Houston in short order. His off-the-field issues aside, the Astros are getting a potentially dominant arm at the back of their bullpen, as Osuna boasts a 2.87 ERA and 253/40 K/BB ratio over 223 career relief innings. He's under team control through 2020.
Giles holds a 4.99 ERA over 30 2/3 innings this season and has also had multiple emotional blowups on the field. However he's posted a 31/3 K/BB ratio this year in the majors and has struck out 367 over 274 2/3 innings in his career. He's been pitching in the minors for the last few weeks, but the Jays figure to recall him soon and give him their closer job.
Ranked by MLB.com as the Astros' No. 10 prospect, Perez holds a 3.73 ERA and 101/48 K/BB ratio over 89 1/3 innings between High- and Double-A this season. Perez has a big arm, but he could wind up in the bullpen if he doesn't improve his control.
Paulino was a top-50 prospect a couple years ago, but he was suspended for PEDs last year and holds a 5.50 ERA over his first four Triple-A starts this season. However, while his stock may be down, he's still just 24 and the upside remains.
Pirates acquired RHP Chris Archer from the Pirates for OF Austin Meadows, RHP Tyler Glasnow and a player to be named later.Holy fuck at that price.
Archer has been the speculation of trade rumors for what seems like years, but things began to heat up since the middle of July, and it's the Pirates who win the battle for the right-hander's services. They pay a relatively steep price by giving up Meadows and Glasnow, but in return they get a hurler who has struck out 230-plus hitters the last three years, and 102 in 96 this season over 17 starts. He's also signed to one of the most team-friendly contracts in baseball, as the Pirates can keep Archer through 2021 without spending more than $11 million a season. A very fun trade, and Archer should enjoy pitching in the National League with his swing-and-miss stuff.
Meadows is a strong get for the Rays, as he was considered one of the top outfield prospects in baseball since being a first-round pick in 2013. He also performed well for the Pirates in 2018, hitting .292/.327/.468 over 165 plate appearances with five homers and four steals. Meadows has a leadoff hitter skill set, and while he has had some injury issues, he's clearly ready to roll. He should hit at or near the top of the Tampa Bay lineup for the next several seasons.
Glasnow flamed out as a starter with the Pirates despite being widely discussed as one of the best pitching prospects in baseball. He's taken to relief relatively well, striking out 72 hitters in 56 innings with a 4.34 ERA over 34 appearances. When he throws strikes, he's very tough to hit. That hasn't happened enough, as seen in his 91 walks in 141 1/3 career frames. If the Rays can keep the walks to a dull roar, he could be a high-leverage reliever, perhaps even a closer.
Braves acquired RHP Kevin Gausman and RHP Darren O'Day from the Orioles for RHP Evan Phillips, INF Jean Carlos Encarnación, C Brett Cumberland, LHP Bruce Zimmerman and international signing slots.whoa
The deal was completed about 30 minutes before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. Gausman has somewhat underwhelmed this season, but his fantasy stock gets a sizable boost with the move from the American League East to the National League East, and from a last-place team in Baltimore to a team very much in the postseason hunt in Atlanta. He will be under the Braves' control through 2020
O'Day is done for the season following July 12 surgery on his left hamstring and his inclusion in this deal is more about the O's dumping cash, as the 35-year-old setup man is making $9 million this season and owed another $9 million in 2019. Perhaps could become a valuable member of the Braves' bullpen next year.
Phillips had a brief stint with the Braves in 2018, and it didn't go well as he posted an 8.53 ERA in four appearances. He has pitched much better in the International League, however, with a 1.99 ERA over 31 appearances with an impressive 59/14 K/BB ratio in 40 2/3 innings. He should get a chance to pitch for the Orioles, and the 23-year-old might have good enough stuff to handle the middle-to-late innings in the future.
Encarnacion signed for just $10,000 in the summer of 2016, but he's intrigued with his offensive potential since joining the Atlanta organization, and he's hit .288 in 97 games with Low-A Rome. He's also walked just 13 times there while striking out 100, so there's a lot of work to be done. He's a competent defender at third, so if he can iron out the flaws, there's some regular upside.
Cumberland is the top prospect in the deal, a 23-year-old backstop that was the 76th pick of the 76th pick of the 2016 draft out of Cal. There's no standout tool here, but Cumberland has an excellent approach at the plate, and he's just good enough defensively behind the plate to stay at catcher. He profiles more as a backup, but he might be good enough to become a below-average regular.
Zimmermann, 23, was acquired in the fifth-round of the 2017 draft out of Mount Olive; a school that has produced a few MLB players. He's pitched well for Low-A Rome; striking out 125 hitters over 113 1/3 innings with a 2.86 ERA. He's old for the level, but Zimmermann might have the arsenal and command to be backend starter. We'll need to see how he performs in the higher levels, however.
The return for Gausman is just okay. It's mostly about Encarnacion, the international bonus money, and getting out of the contracts. Moving O'Day hurt the return they could get. If they use all this bonus money they've been acquiring to sign Victor Victor Mesa, it's all good.
The Schoop trade is a lot better, though. Villar is a good bounceback candidate (and somebody has to actually play for the Orioles until 2020 when the prospects start to graduate), Luis Ortiz is a solid prospect, and Carmona is a lottery ticket.
The Schoop trade is a lot better, though. Villar is a good bounceback candidate (and somebody has to actually play for the Orioles until 2020 when the prospects start to graduate), Luis Ortiz is a solid prospect, and Carmona is a lottery ticket.
Rick Ankiel told Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports on Thursday morning that he is "toying with" the idea of pitching professionally again.
"I have nothing to lose," he said. "I’m not afraid. I might as well try." Ankiel gave up pitching in 2005 after a very public battle with the yips before eventually returning to the majors as a power-hitting outfielder. He's only 39 years old and he struck out the only batter he faced Wednesday in the Bluegrass World Series, a tournament that pits former big-leaguers against college players. "My kids have never seen me play, never seen me pitch," Ankiel told Brown. "And I feel like I’m in a better place."
By Fenderputty Go To PostBrewers not having a good night
At least they didn't go full Met.