The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[Stradling]

I would put the odds of Segura playing for Seattle next year at about 0%.  They need affordable pitching, so Skaggs for Segura.  Get it done Dipoto.  

[tdawg87]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I would put the odds of Segura playing for Seattle next year at about 0%.  They need affordable pitching, so Skaggs for Segura.  Get it done Dipoto.  

Hell no.

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Hell no.

I know we need pitching, but man Skaggs has been oft injured and to get a 4 WAR player that could solve 2nd or 3rd base.  I would at the very least listen.  

[Stradling]

Hey guys any idea why Cesar Hernandez has been a lot less effective this year than in years past?  I know he has been a hot target for a lot of people on here.  Would you still be interested in getting him considering his cost might be less and with the emergence of Fletcher?   Looks like he has had a rough year defensively.  

[tdawg87]

I think we need Skaggs more than we need Segura. 

Of course, I'd love to have Segura but the difference between him and Fletcher isn't worth Skaggs IMO. 

[tdawg87]

Segura has never played 3rd btw.

[Inside Pitch]

33 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I know we need pitching, but man Skaggs has been oft injured and to get a 4 WAR player that could solve 2nd or 3rd base.  I would at the very least listen.  

Bad second half and ....

2019	29	Seattle Mariners	$14,850,000
2020	30	Seattle Mariners	$14,850,000
2021	31	Seattle Mariners	$14,850,000
2022	32	Seattle Mariners	$14,850,000
2023	33	Seattle Mariners	*$17,000,000

Skaggs is a pretty decent bet to provide better value to a team in need of value.   Dude only made 1.8 mil this year and won't be eligible for FA until 2021.

[fan_since79]

I would jettison Skaggs if the right offer was there, as his arm is liable to fall off again next year.

Skaggs and Shoemaker, very fragile and very familiar with the DL.

[eligrba]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

So...  We have the leading candidate for blame now for sure..   Not that it wasnt pretty obvious after he publicly questioned his guts.

Followed by....

So...   Guy scores, avoiding the tag to make it 7-0, but gets pulled.... because the manager didn't think he ran hard enough.

Looking forward to more of this in Seattle thanks to the recent extensions for the GM and manager.  For as disastrous the past couple of seasons have been for the Angels, nothing like this has happened which speaks to the quality of the organization and the team.

[eligrba]

55 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I would jettison Skaggs if the right offer was there, as his arm is liable to fall off again next year.

Skaggs and Shoemaker, very fragile and very familiar with the DL.

I would give them both another year to show some durability before actively looking to move them.  They both might be candidates for the bullpen if they can't log the innings.

[mulwin444]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

So...  We have the leading candidate for blame now for sure..   Not that it wasnt pretty obvious after he publicly questioned his guts.

Followed by....

So...   Guy scores, avoiding the tag to make it 7-0, but gets pulled.... because the manager didn't think he ran hard enough.

They are for-sure setting this up for the fan back-lash after he's traded:

"We have a certain way we want to play here and have to make sure the people on the roster are on board with that..."

They had that friction in the clubhouse recently as well that I believe involved Segura.

Won't have a ton of trade partners with that salary...

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

I know we need pitching, but man Skaggs has been oft injured and to get a 4 WAR player that could solve 2nd or 3rd base.  I would at the very least listen.  

Segura has hit .300 the past 3 years.   Concern though is that his SLG% has fallen off significantly from 2016, and his SB% is starting to fall off too.

[Angel Oracle]

17 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

They are for-sure setting this up for the fan back-lash after he's traded:

"We have a certain way we want to play here and have to make sure the people on the roster are on board with that..."

They had that friction in the clubhouse recently as well that I believe involved Segura.

Won't have a ton of trade partners with that salary...

Sounds like something Terry Collins would have done in the late 1990s?

[fan_since79]

Segura doesn't have a worry in the world if Scioscia gets extended. He's more liable to get a pat on the back after a bonehead play.

 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Segura doesn't have a worry in the world if Scioscia gets extended. He's more liable to get a pat on the back after a bonehead play.

 

Quit obsessing over scioscia. He has two games left as the Angels manager and then it's over. 

What in the hell are you going to do when next year there is a new manager in the dugout, shit on him every game? 

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Quit obsessing over scioscia. He has two games left as the Angels manager and then it's over. 

What in the hell are you going to do when next year there is a new manager in the dugout, shit on him every game? 

What kind of stupid ass question is that?

Of course he is.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Segura doesn't have a worry in the world if Scioscia gets extended. He's more liable to get a pat on the back after a bonehead play.

 

Exhibit A on why I want an extension.  I don’t know FS but I am pretty sure he was a lousy employee.  

[fan_since79]

Giants are playing today's game like it's the World Series. Bochy pulling out all the stops, trying to stop the Dodgers postseason push.

Freese just lined out with the bases loaded and two outs in the 7th in a 5-5 tie. Crowd in SF is really into it.

[fan_since79]

Machado with a 2-out RBI triple in the 8th inning to put the Dodgers ahead. They win, they're in the postseason.

We really could use Machado.

[Troll Daddy]

 

[fan_since79]

Giants have self-destructed in the 9th and Dodgers lead 10-5. 

Oh well...

[WeatherWonk]

For the eleventh straight year, MLB has set a record for the most strikeouts in MLB history. ELEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS! 

And this is the first year that Ks have exceeded the number of hits in a season. A new streak has begun?

[Lou]

8 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Yadier Molina?

He's still playing?

[Inside Pitch]

Chris Davis, 2018 Orioles: .168/.243/.296

2018	32	Baltimore Orioles	$23,000,000	8.061
2019	33	Baltimore Orioles	$23,000,000
2020	34	Baltimore Orioles	$23,000,000
2021	35	Baltimore Orioles	$23,000,000
2022	36	Baltimore Orioles	$23,000,00

Davis' deal is structured so he is to receive a $3.5 million payment each year from 2023-32, with an additional $1.4 million coming each year from 2033-37.   It's interest free so, it's not Bobby Bonilla level awful but this dude got over.

He put up a -3.1 fWAR this year....