The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[zenmaster]

I'm looking forward to the Mariners depleting what's left of their abysmal farm system and then getting ousted from the playoff in the play-in game for the wild card.

[mulwin444]

18 minutes ago, zenmaster said:

I'm looking forward to the Mariners depleting what's left of their abysmal farm system and then getting ousted from the playoff in the play-in game for the wild card.

Exactly...Please, Dipoto, do your thing!  Trade everything not nailed down for aging assets.  

[Angel Oracle]

14 hours ago, WeatherWonk said:

Red Sux acquire Pearce. Kind of a puzzling move, unless the Sux have given up on JBJ at the plate and will begin platooning Pearce against lefties. Benitende would move to CF, I suppose. Then JBJ moves back to CF in the late innings when the Sux have a lead.

I have changed my thinking about the AL East. The Yankees bullpen is so incredibly strong that I think it will carry them to the AL East title. Also a real plus in the playoffs. They will add the starter that they need. Their lineup is tougher than the Sux. Sanchez will find himself when he returns. Just so much depth in position players for the Yanks. They mash consistently. The Sux young players are inconsistent.

JBJ didn't have any trouble hitting against the Halos. 

[Troll Daddy]

[Troll Daddy]

One of the greatest human beings to walk the planet ... gl Tim

 

 

[arch stanton]

As long as he never takes another snap for my Broncos I don't care what he does

[Lou]

12 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

As long as he never takes another snap for my Broncos I don't care what he does

Coincidentally, I just took the Browns to the Super Bowl.

[WeatherWonk]

10 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

JBJ didn't have any trouble hitting against the Halos. 

Peace played first base tonight. I guess he will platoon with Moreland who has been really streaky this year.

[tdawg87]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

Coincidentally, I just took the Browns to the Super Bowl.

Of course you did

[m0nkey]

Speaking of browns, Juan Soto looks like he might play his way on to the all star team already

[Dick B Back]

8 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Speaking of browns, Juan Soto looks like he might play his way on to the all star team already

Somebody has to cover for that scrub Harper.

[Angel Oracle]

LOL

AL West is 46 games over .500, by far better than any other MLB division.

AL Central is 67 games UNDER .500.   Yet Cleveland is only 44-36?

 

[WeatherWonk]

It's now pretty clear that the Cincinnati Reds are not pushovers anymore. They are 10-3 in their last 13 games and have done it against the Cubs, the Braves and the Brewers.

Their pitching is still bad but they can hit with most anyone.

[Homebrewer]

47 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

It's now pretty clear that the Cincinnati Reds are not pushovers anymore. They are 10-3 in their last 13 games and have done it against the Cubs, the Braves and the Brewers.

Their pitching is still bad but they can hit with most anyone.

They really picked it up after they fired their manager.

Go figure.

[m0nkey]

Grichuk in June (missed all of may on the DL)

.294/.341/.647/.988 with 8 home runs in 91 PA's

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

Grichuk in June (missed all of may on the DL)

.294/.341/.647/.988 with 8 home runs in 91 PA's

 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[fan_since79]

Matt Kemp is 5-5 tonight and the Dodgers lead the Pirates 17-1 in the 6th inning.

 

[WeatherWonk]

I was listening to the game on the radio. Kemp now has 8 consecutive hits, four shy of the all-time record.

[Lou]

Logan Morrison in June:

.173 BA

.232/.347/.578

those frigid Minnesota Junes must be brutal. 

[nando714]

Just looked at the standings 

damn we are way back with Tampa Bay about to leap us

sigh 

[T.G.]

 

[m0nkey]

Dodger's turned another career AAAA guy/bum into a star

[nando714]

36 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Dodger's turned another career AAAA guy/bum into a star

Coaching matters 

[fan_since79]

Hmm...J.D. Martinez has 57 home runs in the past 365 days.

That would have been a nice signing. Oh well.