pcq Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Castillo getting tuned up for next year. Maybe in N Korea Freedom League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Castillo is raining on our parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Chuck Swirskey would rather watch Chucky movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, vilehoopster said: When they were free agents last year, Machado and Harper were continually describe as "generational" players or "generational" free agents. I never bought that term with those guys for a minute. Mike Trout is the player of this generation, no question. Those other guys or any other guys playing right now are just really good. This. Harper is a good power hitter, but it seems more and more likely that his insane 2015 was a fluke and he's never gonna be a consistent .300 hitter. He's a .250 hitter who walks a lot and might have a few outlier years where he gets a .900 OPS. His defense sucks. He's had two years in the last four where he hasn't even put up 2 bWAR. He's hyped up because he's been a baseball prodigy since he was in high school and is a total showman. Good for him, and a good player, but he's not Mike Trout. Machado is better, I think, and brings more with the glove, but he's only managed a .900 OPS season once, and that came in at .905. Mike Trout's worst season was .939. He's in a whole other league from anyone on the planet. And because he's on a shit franchise and probably will be for life, nobody's gonna notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoIsMyHero Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 That's a flyout last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Another juiced ball HR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Solo shots are okay in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, The Sir said: This. Harper is a good power hitter, but it seems more and more likely that his insane 2015 was a fluke and he's never gonna be a consistent .300 hitter. He's a .250 hitter who walks a lot and might have a few outlier years where he gets a .900 OPS. His defense sucks. He's had two years in the last four where he hasn't even put up 2 bWAR. He's hyped up because he's been a baseball prodigy since he was in high school and is a total showman. Good for him, and a good player, but he's not Mike Trout. Machado is better, I think, and brings more with the glove, but he's only managed a .900 OPS season once, and that came in at .905. Mike Trout's worst season was .939. He's in a whole other league from anyone on the planet. And because he's on a shit franchise and probably will be for life, nobody's gonna notice. The Ernie Banks of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Moncada is so awesome. I really hope he gets back to .300. Edited September 7, 2019 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, The Sir said: And because he's on a shit franchise and probably will be for life, nobody's gonna notice. Can you imagine how much publicity that dude would get if he played for the Yankees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Imagine Jose and TA with their league leading old fashioned stats. Kind of impressive for this moribund squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, elrockinMT said: Castillo is raining on our parade I would not be shocked if he's here next season. The evidence may be how much time we see Collins behind the plate the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 minute ago, kitekrazy said: I would not be shocked if he's here next season. The evidence may be how much time we see Collins behind the plate the rest of the season. There is a 0% chance Castillo is here next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Ricky has a gut feeling about Beouf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 minute ago, BackDoorBreach said: There is a 0% chance Castillo is here next year. I hope you're right but this organization is always in love with "bad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Man, J-Up fell off a damn cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Wow there's a lot of meaningful NL games today for a wild card spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Man, J-Up fell off a damn cliff. Seriously. We think our organization is a mess, but the Angels are far worse. They've got one of the best players in baseball history, and in his eight years with the team, they've put up a winning record thrice and only went to the playoffs once (and got swept right out). Pujols went from being one of baseball's greats to being atrocious for pretty much his entire time with the team. Upton fell off a cliff, Ohtani's been unremarkable, and after Adell, their farm system has nothing. I'm still sore at them for trying to put some sort of asterisk on our success even though they got destroyed in the 2005 ALCS, so I don't feel bad about it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credezcrew24 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Dickman with the Kansas City special ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Who is the guest announcer with Stone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Sir said: Seriously. We think our organization is a mess, but the Angels are far worse. They've got one of the best players in baseball history, and in his eight years with the team, they've put up a winning record thrice and only went to the playoffs once (and got swept right out). Pujols went from being one of baseball's greats to being atrocious for pretty much his entire time with the team. Upton fell off a cliff, Ohtani's been unremarkable, and after Adell, their farm system has nothing. I'm still sore at them for trying to put some sort of asterisk on our success even though they got destroyed in the 2005 ALCS, so I don't feel bad about it at all. I agree. They argue about the AJP play, Colon being hurt after he won the Cy Young, etc. They're really butthurt about that one. They can waste a top 5 player of all time and idgaf. Suck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, oldsox said: Who is the guest announcer with Stone? Chuck Swirsky. Does Bulls games on the radio. Edited September 7, 2019 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I don’t mind the new scouting director being an inside hire, with the post being open for almost two months, it seems like they did some searching around the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, The Sir said: Seriously. We think our organization is a mess, but the Angels are far worse. They've got one of the best players in baseball history, and in his eight years with the team, they've put up a winning record thrice and only went to the playoffs once (and got swept right out). Pujols went from being one of baseball's greats to being atrocious for pretty much his entire time with the team. Upton fell off a cliff, Ohtani's been unremarkable, and after Adell, their farm system has nothing. I'm still sore at them for trying to put some sort of asterisk on our success even though they got destroyed in the 2005 ALCS, so I don't feel bad about it at all. Was really hoping for Adell to fall to the Sox in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Joshua Strong said: Was really hoping for Adell to fall to the Sox in 2017. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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