Balta1701 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Matt kemp wins NL Hank Aaron award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 05:34 PM) Phillies decline options on Oswalt, Lidge. No idea what will happen to the bullpen next year, but I'd take Lidge on a near-league-minimum "Coop will fix him" deal if he's healthy enough to pitch in Feb. So would 29 other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 GordonEdes Gordon Edes by mlbtraderumors Tommy John surgery for Lackey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 John Danks is a prime candidate for Boston. Knowing how Theo gets his way he will trade them Zambrano for Bard and Bucholz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:52 PM) GordonEdes Gordon Edes by mlbtraderumors Tommy John surgery for Lackey That could be a blessing in disguise for Boston. If he was healthy, you probably had to pitch him every five days. Now you can throw someone else out there in his spot. Plus, Theo brought together that minor league system, the guy they call up will probably no-hit the Yankees. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 04:40 PM) That could be a blessing in disguise for Boston. If he was healthy, you probably had to pitch him every five days. Now you can throw someone else out there in his spot. Plus, Theo brought together that minor league system, the guy they call up will probably no-hit the Yankees. Twice. In a doubleheader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 So apparently this is the SS2k5 copies and pastes every tweet he sees thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) So apparently this is the SS2k5 copies and pastes every tweet he sees thread. Close. It is much easier than the articles were to copy and paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) So apparently this is the SS2k5 copies and pastes every tweet he sees thread. Which is cool because I am incredibly lazy and rely on Soxtalk for every single aspect of the news. It is all jaded with a white Sox tilt, just he way I like my news. No other outlet reported about Theo and his flaming chariot. Thank you SS2k5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/opt...N#ixzz1btEqntke Yankees want new deal with Sabathia before deadline Yankees Blog By GEORGE A. KING III Last Updated: 9:57 AM, October 26, 2011 Posted: 1:10 AM, October 26, 2011 More Print ST. LOUIS -- By the time two days of meetings in Tampa end tomorrow, the Yankees will develop a plan they hope will keep CC Sabathia from opting out of a contract following the World Series. General manager Brian Cashman will chair meetings of Yankees brass that will include president Randy Levine, assistant GM Jean Afterman, Billy Eppler, the head of pro scouting, and likely owner Hal Steinbrenner. Cashman’s new contract could be finalized in Tampa. “Their hope is to present Sabathia with an offer he is agreeable with before he opts out,’’ said a person with knowledge of the Yankees’ thinking. Sabathia can opt out of the final four years of a contract, which has $92 million remaining. He has three days following the World Series (which will end no later than Thursday) to opt out and become a free agent. If he does, the Yankees will be the favorites to re-sign him, but until the 31-year-old lefty opts out, the team has exclusive negotiating rights with their ace, who is 59-23 with a 3.18 ERA in three New York seasons in which he has averaged 235 innings. The Yankees are believed to be OK with a five- or six-year deal for an obvious raise over his current $23 million a year. Yet seven or eight years is something they want to avoid because of age, workload, and Sabathia gaining weight across the second half of last season. Because of so much uncertainty behind Sabathia in the Yankees’ rotation and a free agent class short on starters, the large lefty is in a very good bargaining position. Sabathia might be agreeable to an extension before opting out because there is a stigma -- see Alex Rodriguez in 2007 -- attached to the process. According to several sources, Sabathia’s agent included the opt-out clause in the contract in case Sabathia didn’t like pitching in New York. Of course it didn’t hurt to have the option of becoming a free agent. Nevertheless, Sabathia clearly enjoys pitching and working in the New York area. He has put down deep roots in Bergen County. He and wife Amber are involved in the community, and he recently invested in a Manhattan restaurant. Though other pitchers likely are to be available, retaining Sabathia is the Yankees’ No. 1 offseason goal because none of the potential replacements is as good as Sabathia. C.J. Wilson will be the most accomplished American free-agent pitcher, and industry experts estimate he will command a five-year deal in the $75 million range despite a sub-par postseason ledger. Japan’s Yu Darvish is intriguing, but the Yankees might be gun-shy about hurlers from that country after the Kei Igawa fiasco five years ago. Yet, he is favored over Wilson by some Yankees talent evaluators. Darvish is expected to be posted after the Japanese postseason ends next month. [email protected] Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/opt...N#ixzz1btvpGLxb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 The Yankees are believed to be OK with a five- or six-year deal for an obvious raise over his current $23 million a year.Yeesh, Cliff Lee money for him? I was guessing there might be a chance the Tigers would be in on him...but at $25 a season...well, I'd almost hope the Tigers would be in on him so that they'd be stuck paying him in 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php...-landing-spots/ by David Golebiewski - October 26, 2011 Prince Fielder is gonna make some serious bacon (er, soy) this winter. The meaty first baseman hits free agency as a 27-year-old boasting the third-highest home run total and tenth-best Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA) among hitters since he became a full-time starter in 2006. Prince will be a premium fantasy pick no matter where he plays in 2012, but some parks are certainly more suited to his all-fields slugging than others. To determine Fielder’s best landing spots, I identified potential suitors, found StatCorner’s left-handed home run park factors for those clubs’ stadiums and then used Baseball-Reference’s Play Index Tool to find what Fielder’s 2011 batting average, OBP and slugging percentage would have looked like if he had played in those stadiums instead of Miller Park (more details here). The big takeaway? Park factors matter greatly. Fielder hit 38 home runs and slugged .566 in 2011 while playing in a venue that favors power hitters. Using Baseball Reference’s Tool, I found that Fielder’s HR total in other parks where he could play in 2012 ranged from 35 to 41, and his slugging percentage from .537 to .598. Fielder is an elite option no matter what, but how hitter-friendly his new park is (assuming Milwaukee can’t keep him) may determine just how high of a pick you’re willing to spend. Here are Fielder’s possible landing spots, from best to worst, with a quick look at how likely it is he’ll sign there. 1. New York Yankees Left-handed HR Park Factor: 143 Adjusted Line: .317/.435/.598, 41 HR It’s a long shot that Cecil’s son ends up wearing pinstripes. Mark Teixeira is under contract through 2016, Jesus Montero is considered more of a DH-in-waiting than a 120 game-a-year catcher, and aging, banged-up veterans Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter need some days off from the field. Still, there’s at least an outside shot that the club has confidence in Montero’s ability to stay behind the plate (or they use him as trade bait for a top-tier arm), and Yankee Stadium’s 314 foot marker down the right field line looks awfully inviting. 2. Texas Rangers Left-handed HR Park Factor: 119 Adjusted Line: .318/.437/.598, 41 HR Texas has its own premium free agent (C.J. Wilson) to attend to, and Josh Hamilton is free agent-eligible after 2012. But Fielder would be a substantial upgrade over Mitch Moreland, and money shouldn’t be an issue for team that has reached the World Series two years in a row, signed a whopping new TV deal last year, has seen its attendance climb by 10,000 fans per game since 2009 and has a fantastic farm system. While Fielder would have to play divisional games in pitcher-friendly parks in L.A., Oakland and Seattle, Rangers Ballpark would be a great fit. 3. Toronto Blue Jays Left-handed HR Park Factor: 114 Adjusted Line: .311/.428/.587, 40 HR Now, here’s a dark horse suitor. Under GM Alex Anthopoulos, the Jays got out from under Vernon Wells‘ cumbersome contract, signed Jose Bautista to what now looks like a very team-friendly contract extension and made an upside play on Colby Rasmus. With the resources to add significant payroll, a great base of young talent and the looming possibility of another Wild Card being added to the mix, Toronto could try to make a big splash in order to better compete with the titans of the AL East. The Rogers Centre is a nice park for lefty power hitters, and Adam Lind (low OBP) and Edwin Encarnacion (injuries, leaden glovework; Toronto has a $3.5 million option on him for 2012) both have their drawbacks at first base. Unless the Jays offer considerably more than other clubs, though, would Prince play in Canada for a team that hasn’t reached the playoffs since ’93? 4. Boston Red Sox Left-handed HR Park Factor: 79 Adjusted Line: .311/.428/.587, 40 HR Fenway is a tough place for lefties to hit home runs, but it does increase doubles substantially, with a 142 park factor for two-baggers. First base is obviously covered with Adrian Gonzalez, but Fielder could slot in at DH if David Ortiz walks. Apocalyptic, chicken-scarfing and beer-sipping late-season slide aside, Boston is still one of the game’s best franchises and has money to spend. They would get much younger by going with Fielder over the soon-to-be-36-year-old Papi, too. 5. Baltimore Orioles Left-handed HR Park Factor: 118 Adjusted Line: .302/.419/.568, 38 HR The O’s could hide Mark Reynolds‘ glove permanently, moving him to DH and adding Fielder to the lineup in hopes that Big Veggie, a strong up-the-middle position player corps and turnaround seasons from the likes of Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman can make the team competitive. But really, would it make sense for Baltimore to expend so much of its resources on one player currently in his prime when they’re clearly the worst team in the AL East, with the worst farm system? Camden Yards would make for a cozy home park, though. 6. Chicago Cubs Left-handed HR Park Factor: 119 Adjusted Line: .295/.410/.557, 37 HR As you may have heard, the Cubs are getting a bit of a front-office makeover. Chicago has large sums of cash coming off its books, with Carlos Pena a free agent and Aramis Ramirez quite possibly signing elsewhere. Even so, the Cubs are an old, expensive team with a middling farm system, not exactly the sort of mix that lends itself to spending $150+ million on one guy who’s playing his best baseball right now. Watching Prince routinely hit bombs onto Waveland and Sheffield would be fun, however. 7. Cleveland Indians Left-handed HR Park Factor: 107 Adjusted Line: .299/.415/.566, 38 HR The Indians remained semi-competitive this summer until Detroit’s late-season surge, but it was no thanks to Matt LaPorta and his sub-.300 OBP. The CC Sabathia trade pickup turns 27 this winter, has over 1,000 career plate appearances and is a career .238/.304/.397 hitter. It’s time to move on. The front of the rotation is strong with Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez, and there’s a ton of position player talent with the likes of Carlos Santana, Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, Jason Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall. Adding Fielder’s big bat to the mix could push them into that playoff sweet spot. 8. Washington Nationals Left-handed HR Park Factor: 94 Adjusted Line: .294/.409/.556, 37 HR Washington’s big free agent foray last offseason, Jayson Werth, hasn’t exactly gone to plan. The Nats owe a one-armed Adam LaRoche $9 million next year, and signing Fielder would mean putting a slugging-but-plodding Mike Morse in a corner outfield spot full-time. Plus, a mega-contract for Ryan Zimmerman looms a few years down the line. But you can’t rule out the possibility of Washington trying to add a premium bat to the lineup, hoping to climb the NL East with a Strasburg and Zimmermann-led rotation and Bryce Harper closing in on the majors. Nationals Park isn’t the best place for lefty power, though. 9. Florida Marlins Left-handed HR Park Factor: N/A Adjusted Line: N/A The Marlins, who move into a new Miami ballpark in 2012, figure to add payroll in the coming seasons. Though Gaby Sanchez and Logan Morrison are best suited at first, one or both could be traded or each could play a different position (Sanchez at third, Morrison in left field) if the Fish are willing to take a big defensive hit. It’s hard to know how the new stadium will play, though it’s supposed feature deeper dimensions nearly all the way around compared to Sun Life Stadium, save for down the right field line. Without knowing fence heights, game temperature, altitude and wind, this is just a shot in the dark ranking. But every Prince homer would active this epic, $2.5 million sculpture beyond the outfield fence: Brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it? 10. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Left-handed HR Park Factor: 90 Adjusted Line: .295/.410/.557, 37 HR After missing out on the playoffs and ranking in the middle of the pack offensively, the Halos could experiment by moving Mark Trumbo across the diamond and inking Fielder. L.A. should have some cash to spend if management is willing to match last year’s $140+ million payroll. Complicating matters (on top of Trumbo’s potential position switch) is Kendrys Morales‘ return after nearly two lost seasons due to an ankle injury suffered during a walkoff celebration and Bobby Abreu‘s continued presence after the Angels let the lefty-challenged, low-power DH’s $9 million option vest for 2012. Angels Stadium isn’t exactly a hitter’s haven, anyway. 11. Seattle Mariners Left-handed HR Park Factor: 95 Adjusted Line: .293/.408/.550, 36 HR It doesn’t seem likely that the M’s would pull the plug on Cliff Lee trade chip Justin Smoak after an admittedly mundane age-24 season, and the team seems willing to give Mike Carp regular playing time at the DH slot. Still, Seattle had the worst park-adjusted offense in the majors for a second straight season in 2011. Safeco isn’t as soul-crushing to lefty hitters as it is to righties, but you still don’t want to see Prince end up here. 12. San Francisco Giants Left-handed HR Park Factor: 82 Adjusted Line: .286/.399/.537, 35 HR San Francisco is stuck with Aubrey Huff at $12 million next year (salary plus buyout on 2013 option), and Brandon Belt may well be the long-term option at first base. However, the Giants could get in on Fielder if they view Belt as a viable corner outfielder. That wouldn’t make many fantasy owners happy, given the number AT&T Park does on power numbers, but we are talking about a pitching-rich team that missed out on the playoffs due to the worst park-adjusted offense in the National League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman MLB officials are meeting at 1 pm at st. Louis hotel to decide whether to postpone game 6, as nbc reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 08:57 AM) No other outlet reported about Theo and his flaming chariot. Thank you SS2k5 That was milkman, and it was a post of his own creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 MLB MLB Brian Kingrey uses Google to help him throw a perfect game in MLB2K11 and win $1 million ... atmlb.com/vAtMaw #SearchStories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 drewsilv Drew Silva Scraptastic. RT @Ken_Rosenthal: Tonight's first pitch in St. Louis will be thrown by 2006 #WorldSeries MVP David Eckstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 davet7462 Dave Thoma by SI_JonHeyman@ @SI_JonHeyman Any truth to the rumor Pujols has final call on whether to cancel the game tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 So apparently Joe Maddon worked this year with an expiring contract... Odd, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 12:34 PM) So apparently Joe Maddon worked this year with an expiring contract... Odd, huh? Wait, Joe Maddon could have been available this offseason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 12:54 PM) Wait, Joe Maddon could have been available this offseason? Ah crap. It was AFTER this season. Ugh, reading is fundemental. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,3245435.story 2. Would Maddon come to the Cubs? If he would, he’d be worth waiting for. The fact that GM Andrew Friedman has met with Angels owner Arte Moreno could be a sign that the Rays’ dire financial situation could cause owner Stuart Sternberg to give his top guys permission to find work elsewhere, but most insiders expect Friedman to stay put in Tampa Bay. The Rays have a manager in waiting in Dave Martinez, who was considered by the White Sox and is currently a possibility for the Red Sox. He’s a long-time resident of Safety Harbor, just north of Tropicana Field, and would be an excellent successor for Maddon. If the Rays figure they are going to lose Maddon after next season, they wouldn’t want to also lose Martinez, so it’s possible that Friedman could step in and give Maddon a chance to talk to Epstein. His coming to the Cubs would be no crazier than Epstein winding up here in the first place. While a reunion with Sandberg has sentimental appeal, how good would Cub fans feel if they somehow wound up with Epstein as the GM and Maddon as the manager? That would be some daily double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Pics at link... http://lockersmash.com/2011/10/porn-star-mlb-agent-yankees/ Porn star Bibi Jones loves athletes and says an MLB agent used her to make a lasting impression on at least ten of them for the agent after baseball games in Phoenix featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and various opponents. “It was like a dream come true because I love athletes and baseball’s my favorite sport,” she told Business Insider, according to Fox. She won’t name the agent or the athletes, but a football player has been entangled in the blonde porn star’s wild confessions of bedding hard body professional athletes. New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski usually answers questions about touchdown passes from Tom Brady, but today he was fending off queries about the cute 20-year old blonde he was pictured with here. “I didn’t send anything to hurt the reputation of anyone on the New England Patriots or on behalf of [owner] Robert Kraft,” Gronkowski said. “That’s all, just a simple picture, that’s all. From here on out, I’m just here to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers and the big game this weekend.” For her part with the baseball payers in Arizona, Bibi says she didn’t need to be paid, “instead insisting she wanted to do it.” Bibi’s Twitter feed is here where she reveals to her fans that she will be performing at Babes Cabaret in Scottsdale, AZ tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #tigers are expected to soon pick up the $9M option on perfect closer jose valverde (49 for 49 in reg season) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Cards pick up a 2-year option on Wainright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2011 -> 01:42 PM) SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #tigers are expected to soon pick up the $9M option on perfect closer jose valverde (49 for 49 in reg season) Its official now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal Sources: DiPoto to be named #Angels GM. #MLB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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