ScruffytheJanitor

Maybe, but not in the way you're thinking. Eppler is probably bringing in his own people just like DiPoto is. These people probably would rather be among the new comers rather than have to wait and see if they are going to get reassigned. I would venture to guess that we'll hear of a bunch of hires over the next few weeks.

well, sure, but that's like the two worst states possible. Might as well put the bar on the border between hell and hades.

I still don't understand how someone named Richard Brandon Wood didn't try the adult film industry..

Wait, guys, here it is. We didn't lose it; it just slid underneath the seat of my Pontiac Grand-Am. MY BAD.

Anything less that 25 Ks and Eppler will be a failure.

Thanks for the responses everyone! I like this whole, "I ask questions into the ether and get a response" thing.

Here's a new question for those prospect nuts: Which minor leaguers are most likely to contribute to the team next year?

Anyone have more info on O'Grady? Other than "Is a lefty," I don't know much about his pitching style. Seems to be doing everything he can to put himself on the map.

Matt Shoemaker is a good #4 starter that can (and will) pitch like an Ace when his splitter is especially good. Additionally, he's a good dude. I have no idea why anyone would want to trade him.

If we can get an according-to-hoyle, honest-to-goodness #3 or better pitcher, then I think you trade him. Since I am not sure that happens, I am guessing that we hold on to him.

So your "Argument" is that Albert has been a disappointment and has a no-good contract? Who the hell are you arguing with?

I guess the easiest way to refute this is to say: Even if you argue that the money spent on Pujols could have been spent on other players, there is literally NO WAY of knowing whether those players would themselves be better than Pujols.

If we actually could get him for a reasonable deal, heck yeah let's do it. He'll probably sign for 3-4 years, 15 Mill per year, and I am not sure that's reasonable

Yes, you are right. The rules changed in 2011: I wish they would do away with draft pick compensation altogether.

Latter-career Mattingly with less defense?

Duh, guys. It will shoot up the rankings next June, right after the draft and the big "Mike Trout-to-the-Yankees Trade." /goes into witness protection

I think you give them too much credit: most people were just like "Affordable Care Act? Care will be more affordable? Who could argue with that?" Maybe I read the situation wrong, but people actually believed this nonsense would work.

Jett Bandy might just be the player Mike Scioscia thought Jeff Mathis was.

The main problem with Gary Johnson as the libertarian candidate is that he really isn't a libertarian. He's basically a mediocre Republican that's in favor of pot legalization.

He's one of those players for whom the term "a real professional" isn't a backhanded complement. Seems like a legit major league catcher.

I'd put defense as having a greater impact on his ability to be a major league regular. 1st basemen don't need to hit 30 homers a year to have value. As long as he can be an above average defender, his bat will play.

I have a friend who entered med school in 2011, and we had very interesting conversations while Obama Care was being put into affect. He told me that most doctors didn't have time to really think about the impact of the law, and that most were just unsure of what was going to happen. There was (and still is) a LOT of anxiety about what is going to happen to healthcare. He leans slightly to the left (Libertarian for the most part, actually, but is one of those people who believe in the unicorn of an efficiently run government program), but after a few times going over the pros and cons, we both decided one thing: for something called the Affordable Care Act, it did almost nothing to make care more affordable for the people who are going to be paying for it. It should have been called "The Great Insurance Mandate Gamble." And THAT is what killed me the most. the ACA could have been great. It could have addressed the outrageous costs of medications in hospitals, it could have made it easier to make competitive drugs, they could have done something to address the rising cost of attending medical school... and a whole lot more. Instead, we get this.

This, to me, is the most serious problem This is the really disgusting thing. I am not surprised that one person or one company would act like a douche. I am-- well, not surprised, but disgusted that the government (and an un-elected arm of the government, no less) allows shitty people/companies to have a defacto monopoly over something like this.

I'll admit it: I had hopes for the Hamilton signing. I will say, though, that given his lack of interest on the market and his history, I thought they should have offered three years + options, not a full five-years. I thought he'd be great the first year.

Good Lord.