zenmaster

How many RBIs would Trout have if you stuck him in the 3 slot in Toronto's lineup? I'm sure there's a calculator out there for this. 

Here's a corner outfield we should pursue...

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/150897390/cuban-lazarito-armenteros-seeks-free-agency

Almost another year closer to 2019 and a new beginning.

Don't you mean 2022?

6. The pain is almost over.

Petite just didn't have it today!

All of the above have equally contributed to this mess!

...What?

So the players, which are the actual human beings that play the game of baseball on the field, would somehow be magically better if we fired the coaching staff?

 

I'm not even arguing whether management should be changed, but Homebrewer said the same thing in another thread and I can't stress enough how this makes no sense whatsoever. 

You have never seen a team fire a manager and play better? It happens all the time. Morale plays a huge part in winning and playing well. 

At this point I'd take our current lineup as long as we can gut all the managers and coaches. Not that it's even all their fault. We just need a drastic change and it's easier to do it with coaches/managers than players.

Let's say we have the same players at the beginning of next year. And exact same staff from the owner down to the base coaches. Assume all injuries are healed and we start with what we have now.

How would we do? I predict 70-92

I'd say it's a combo of lack of talent (players, ownership, and management) and bad managing.

Chris Davis seems like the Arte choice (and most likely on this list to take a downturn fast and soon)

This team needs big changes, badly.

The potential trade to the Angels stank of a situation heading south fast. An aging superstar who hit in the friendliest park in the bigs who was prone to injuries and has a huge contract.

I'm honestly surprised we didn't deal newcomb + heaney or the like for him.

8 years, $120M.  Get it done, Arte.

I was thinking 10 years $135 ish....

One person single handedly turned my new found optimism into dread and doom. Thanks street!

Thankfully we are in a crap division this year!

Biggest game of the year today. Must must win.

It sounds like those who left baseball and never came back after the allegations or positive tests aren't getting in (bonds, McGwire, Clemens etc...) but those who came back to play *clean will have a shot (arod, ortiz etc...)

Best move ever for Cespedes. Had he come here he may very well have killed his career. I bet he'd be hitting below the mendoza line with no homers and an ops that makes joyce look good.

So to go along with our 2b, LF, C, 3b, Pujols, CJ, troubles we now lost our awesome "Depth" at starting pitching we thought we had a few months ago.

I really hope Santiago is nowhere near the starting rotation next season.

Should have dealt this guy at the all star break.

Choose 1:

A. Horseshit

B. Dogshit

hmmm

It's hard to imagine what this will look like in 5-6 years. We will have a guy in a wheelchair making $20M+ per year getting 4 ab per game from the cleanup spot.

The kids got heart and he will turn a corner and start hitting since he's getting good looks out there. We'll turn the page and try again tomorrow.

Perhaps Bob Seager for Street but not Corey.