2014 MLB catch-all thread

[LittleHurt05]

Matt Moore had to leave tonight. Looks like the elbow went.

 

Right on cue with the "donut" contract article above.

[caulfield12]

Sergio Santos would be another example.

 

 

[Jake]

I think the donut contract makes much more sense on both sides for pitchers than position players

Edited April 8, 2014 by Jake

[southsider2k5]

I think the donut contract makes much more sense on both sides for pitchers than position players

 

Absolutely. Way more risk to both sides.

[caulfield12]

And if you were Trout's family....would you honestly be thinking, we could STILL be getting $300-500 million in four years...or $144.5 million guaranteed? That's a huge risk, and there's still a very good opportunity for him to get another huge contract when he's 29 or 30, like Pujols ended up with, or Josh Hamilton.

 

Once you start talking about contracts over $100 million, it's pretty much setting up your entire family for the next 3-5 generations.

 

It's not like the Salvador Perez deal where he's only guaranteed $14 million or so...of course, that was based on 2 months of play in the big leagues, not 2 years.

Edited April 8, 2014 by caulfield12

[southsider2k5]

MLB ‏@MLB 1h

 

Tests on @Royals 2B Omar Infante reveal he suffered a non-concussive head injury when he was struck by a pitch last night.

Infante received 6 stitches, has sprained right jaw. He will be evaluated over next 48 hours; it does not appear he’ll miss extended time.

[southsider2k5]

Marc Topkin ‏@TBTimes_Rays 1h

 

In today's @TB_Times, #Rays await MRI results after frustrated Moore leaves game with elbow soreness http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/ra...-royals/2174059 …

[farmteam]

You know you want to hear Vin Scully talking about a crack pipe.

[southsider2k5]

Jon Roegele ‏@MLBPlayerAnalys 34m

 

At least 18 Tommy John surgeries in 2014 already, with 4 more scheduled in coming days. Then there's Matt Moore... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...pDVkFzNnc#gid=3 …

[flavum]

Thumb surgery for Josh Hamilton. 6-8 weeks. Sliding into first base. YOU HEAR THAT, ADAM EATON?

Edited April 9, 2014 by flavum

[LittleHurt05]

3 guarantees in this country: Death, Taxes, & Goldschmidt homering off Lincecum

[caulfield12]

Thumb surgery for Josh Hamilton. 6-8 weeks. Sliding into first base. YOU HEAR THAT, ADAM EATON?

 

 

Harrelson brought up Puig and Hamilton in the game today.

 

"Dumbest play in baseball..." said he would bench players who did it.

[GoSox05]

Rays' Moore has torn UCL; Tommy John surgery possible

 

[ILMOU]

Rays' Moore has torn UCL; Tommy John surgery possible

This is getting ridiculous.

[Dick Allen]

The Astros game last night drew a 0.0 rating.

[chw42]

The Astros game last night drew a 0.0 rating.

 

That's bound to happen when only 15% of the people in Houston can actually watch the games.

 

The games are blacked out in Austin, which has a decent amount of Astros fans, yet nobody is able to watch it because no cable companies carry CSN Houston here.

[ptatc]

This is getting ridiculous.

IMHO. Too many pitchers trying to throw too hard. This is the downside of the ever increasing use of the bullpen. The pitchers have it their mind that a 6 inning effort is a quality start. So they throw harder more often because they don't need to conserve the effort for later innings.

[Dick Allen]

That's bound to happen when only 15% of the people in Houston can actually watch the games.

 

The games are blacked out in Austin, which has a decent amount of Astros fans, yet nobody is able to watch it because no cable companies carry CSN Houston here.

Yes, but 0.0 in April is pretty bad. They had a 0.0 last year but it was last September in the middle of a 15 game losing streak with the Texans playing at the same time. You figure enough would be watching they could garner a 0.1.

[Jake]

IMHO. Too many pitchers trying to throw too hard. This is the downside of the ever increasing use of the bullpen. The pitchers have it their mind that a 6 inning effort is a quality start. So they throw harder more often because they don't need to conserve the effort for later innings.

 

The best comment I heard about all of this stuff was basically that we have become very good at repairing this injury that used to eliminate countless players at various ages. On the other hand, we're woefully underinformed on what causes it in the first place in comparison. This is why we suddenly have people re-injuring, which was so unheard of. We fixed it, but we didn't fix the player. We don't know if it was his motion, workload, genetics, all of those things, etc.

[witesoxfan]

The best comment I heard about all of this stuff was basically that we have become very good at repairing this injury that used to eliminate countless players at various ages. On the other hand, we're woefully underinformed on what causes it in the first place in comparison. This is why we suddenly have people re-injuring, which was so unheard of. We fixed it, but we didn't fix the player. We don't know if it was his motion, workload, genetics, all of those things, etc.

 

Treat the symptom, forget the cause.

[Balta1701]

Michael Pineda's hand:

[Kyyle23]

No that isn't suspicious at all, says Kenny Rogers

 

[Ozzie Ball]

Michael Pineda's hand:

Pine tar or no pine tar it's great to see Pineda back and pitching well. He looked like one of the best young pitchers in the game before his injury.

 

[Dick Allen]

Billy Beane picks up a $10 million a year closer, which seems to fly against all he believes in, (as much as I think you should not be afraid to pay relievers, $10 million for Jim Johnson doesn't scream value to me at any angle) and said closer loses his closing role after 5 appearances.

Edited April 11, 2014 by Dick Allen

[LittleHurt05]

Michael Pineda's hand:

 

I'm sure the Red Sox are keeping their mouth shut because their pitchers do the same and don't want to be scrutinized either.