southsider2k5

This isn't even that, it is even stupider. If he slides like he is supposed to, he just get tagged out by 20 feet at home plate, and no injury. Instead he went out of his way to hit the catcher and instead jammed his leg into the equipment of the catcher and jammed his ankle like a moron.

And I am into Ethan Salas. Let's go.

Even better shot. Dude has an open path to home plate, and goes out of his way to hit the catcher. And the rule is https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/collisions-at-home-plate

I would read up on the rules altered a few years back if I were you.

So Tommy Pham hurt himself making an illegal play into home plate which he then got mad about at the other player. I can see why we absolutely had to get him around these kids to help them learn.

This makes sense. Any team looking at Robert would need -#1 to be in a competitive window today -#2 have a deep farm system -#3 have a top heavy system with a guy around the Top 10 of all prospects, plus probably another top 30 to 50 guy and an end of the top 100 guy to start a deal for Robert. -#4 have all of #1-3 and not be afraid to deal those kinds of guys.

This just brings a whole other level to the absurdity.

Chris Getz firedrill

If the Cubs can't control this series, they need to start selling off parts because they have no chance.

Literally the one thing he has been good at is running. He is going to take up a roster space for that at the major league level.

Then stick with them and protect the kids. It is literally the lurching back and forth between any and all plans that is the panic. One day Oscar Colas isn't ready, but the next day Duke Ellis and Ramos are. One day Rafael Ortega is important enough to release somebody for, two weeks later he is gone. Same with Brad Keller. If those kinds of guys are here as roster protection, cool, use them that way. If they aren't get rid of them. Getz can't handle this job.

No one forgot. In fact some of us have been arguing a smart GM would have planned for it. Oops.

This man is setting records for roster moves. He has lurched between 30 something year old guys who should be retired, and signing random never has beens from off of the streets. Then he calls up a guy who is clearly not ready for the big time, or calls a guy up for 1 AB only to send them down again and recall them again later. Quit the pretense of us having a chance, play the next guys in line. Duke Ellis is not the next guy in line. Give the kids a real chance and not the freaking Martin Maldonado's and Brad Kellers of the world. If you can't make sense of that, cool.

To be fair, you are the one putting out the claims on how you only deal in facts, and how everyone targets only you to misrepresent those amazing facts.

#1, I did just explain. #2, this is more than just this one set of roster moves.

Again, I am pretty sure we learned with Clevinger that the team holding the player knows about an investigation, but they are not allowed to tell anyone else, which is how we never found out that Clev was under MLB and legal investigation when we signed him last year.

Great post here rational fact man.

Exactly. You are 30 games under, quit playing awful 38 year old DFA candidates and embrace the fact you suck. Personally I imagine Getz already calling Avi to see if he will come back after he clears waivers.

It is not easy to simultaneously be both the worst offensive and worst defensive player at your position, but Martin is an achiever.

And there still need to be a 40 man roster move too.

I have heard worse ideas for sure.

The entire high finance industry exists with the same sorts of stipulations. You can still trade stocks, but many company's prohibit you to trade your own company's stock actively, and the rules 100% block the trading of anything if you have material non-public information which could influence the price of a company. It's the same idea. As a member of a franchise you are the owner of MNPI, and as such you are barred from better on the outcomes connected to that information. It isn't that hard or crazy. Don't bet your team, don't bet baseball. If you bet something else, do it publicly and clearly.

So in theory is there anyone out there who can put a fanduel account on Jerry's phone, and hypothetically fill it with bets against the White Sox, asking for a few million friends?

Be interested to see who hits the road. Sheets is probably moving to 1B more often, though it might be interesting to see if Corey Lee gets time there too.