The 2016 MLB Random Thoughts Thread

[Brozay]

because Toe face Randy is an idiot along with Hal. They're dying not to rebuild even though it's the right thing. Other than Beede, I haven't seen them linked to anyone worth a damn moving forward (and that includes Schwarber)

You don't like Schwarber ?

 

[tremonthustler1]

You don't like Schwarber ?

Schwarber has A++++ level power. That's pretty much it. .240-.250 type of hitter, hits a ton of HR's, can't play the field (won't play 1B because we have Bird coming back next year) and . That's basically last year's A-Rod. I could see if he can hit for a high average, but otherwise, he'd be the poster child for what Yankee fans can't stand from their hitters.

 

[Kang Deezy]

Schwarber has A++++ level power. That's pretty much it. .240-.250 type of hitter, hits a ton of HR's, can't play the field (won't play 1B because we have Bird coming back next year) and . That's basically last year's A-Rod. I could see if he can hit for a high average, but otherwise, he'd be the poster child for what Yankee fans can't stand from their hitters.

I feel like your sports knowledge has really slipped the last two years.

 

[Brozay]

Schwarber has A++++ level power. That's pretty much it. .240-.250 type of hitter, hits a ton of HR's, can't play the field (won't play 1B because we have Bird coming back next year) and . That's basically last year's A-Rod. I could see if he can hit for a high average, but otherwise, he'd be the poster child for what Yankee fans can't stand from their hitters.

I think youre wrong about Schwarber

If you could get him for Chapman that would be a ridiculous steal

What is there to suggest about him that he can't do anything other than hit for power

 

[tremonthustler1]

I feel like your sports knowledge has really slipped the last two years.

tell me where I'm wrong. You KNOW he can't field. You know he can't run. If he goes to Yankee Stadium he's just gonna aim for the porch (even though I know he's not a dead pull hitter yet. ) The difference between what Schwarber and say 2010-2011, 2015 Mark Teixeira is that Teixeira could play A1 defense and even then we got tired of watching him because of his approach. Same with Giambi before him only Giambi was better at drawing walks. I'm not saying he's a bum. I'm saying for Chicago it's a lot easier to deal with Schwarber when you have Rizzo and Bryant. On the flip side, he'd get forced fed to us as the future franchise of the offense when we've seen incarnations of a Schwarber type for God knows how long and it always ends with fans going "man when's his contract gonna end?"

So again I say, tell me where I'm wrong on this.

 

[Kang Deezy]

tell me where I'm wrong. You KNOW he can't field. You know he can't run. If he goes to Yankee Stadium he's just gonna aim for the porch (even though I know he's not a dead pull hitter yet. ) The difference between what Schwarber and say 2010-2011, 2015 Mark Teixeira is that Teixeira could play A1 defense and even then we got tired of watching him because of his approach. Same with Giambi before him only Giambi was better at drawing walks. I'm not saying he's a bum. I'm saying for Chicago it's a lot easier to deal with Schwarber when you have Rizzo and Bryant. On the flip side, he'd get forced fed to us as the future franchise of the offense when we've seen incarnations of a Schwarber type for God knows how long and it always ends with fans going "man when's his contract gonna end?"

So again I say, tell me where I'm wrong on this.

He's a potential 40 home run guy at Yankee stadium and you're judging him off his first mlb season... He hit for average in the minor leagues... Who cares about his position, you'll figure something out... But to not want him to DH cause of arod is extremely short sighted

If you can get Schwarber for chapman you do it and run, especially if you feel like you can get chapman back

The Yankees refuse to spend and refuse to do the right kind of rebuild, it's dumb as fukk

 

[tremonthustler1]

He's a potential 40 home run guy at Yankee stadium and you're judging him off his first mlb season... He hit for average in the minor leagues...

Who cares about his position, you'll figure something out... But to not want him to DH cause of arod is extremely short sighted

If you can get Schwarber for chapman you do it and run, especially if you feel like you can get chapman back

The Yankees refuse to spend and refuse to do the right kind of rebuild, it's dumb as fukk

Who said it had anything to do with A-Rod?

Any time a power hitter who has hit for average comes to the Yankees (majors or minors), this team winds up turning them into dead pull hitters to maximize the RF porch. In exchange, they strike out a ton and their batting averages plummet. I've already named 2 of them. The Yankees philosophically have to get off this bullshyt of "yay home runs, everything else be damned." As for DH, that wouldn't be as big of an issue except the Yankees are gonna need that spot for older broken down guys who are still gonna be here like Ellsbury and McCann (Ellsbury because he's untradeable and breaks down all the time and McCann because he's a 10/5 guy and they need to stop blocking Gary Sanchez from playing C moving forward.)

moving forward the team should roughly hopefully look like this

C Sanchez
1B Bird
2B Castro
3B For the love of God they need to target a 3B prospect with promise here
SS Gregorius
LF Judge
CF Ellsbury
RF ????????
DH Ellsbury/McCann until both are gone


now as I've laid this out, if you look at this team and you add Schwarber and you think Schwarber's the best guy of the bunch, you're gonna be in trouble, because they'll be building the same way they have for the last 6 years (play for the HR unless there's runners in scoring position, then we shyt the bed). So if Schwarber's going to put up the numbers many think he can (and I don't doubt the power), he better have a Papi-esque clutch gene. Otherwise it'll be some of the meaningless moonshots ever hit. Before they can worry about the Schwarber's, step their youngin game up and seek the next Rizzo, the next Bryant or Betts or whoever else (not saying them exactly, they're special players, but guys who do more of the things THEY do)

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

Sano still can't catch pop ups

But he can hit balls over the fence

Chris sale gotta get his head out of his ass. Pitchers are the most pampered atheltes in sports and this idiot throwing tantrums about jerseys. Trade his ass to Arizona. If he wants to bjtch about jerseys he should have to wear the ugliest uniforms in the game

 

[Frump]

tell me where I'm wrong. You KNOW he can't field. You know he can't run. If he goes to Yankee Stadium he's just gonna aim for the porch (even though I know he's not a dead pull hitter yet. ) The difference between what Schwarber and say 2010-2011, 2015 Mark Teixeira is that Teixeira could play A1 defense and even then we got tired of watching him because of his approach. Same with Giambi before him only Giambi was better at drawing walks. I'm not saying he's a bum. I'm saying for Chicago it's a lot easier to deal with Schwarber when you have Rizzo and Bryant. On the flip side, he'd get forced fed to us as the future franchise of the offense when we've seen incarnations of a Schwarber type for God knows how long and it always ends with fans going "man when's his contract gonna end?"

So again I say, tell me where I'm wrong on this.

Schwarber isn't Adam Dunn he's an all around great hitter

He'd be a machine in Yankee stadium

 

[god shamgod]

Do it theo give em canderlario he's from new york,plays 3b and he's blocked by bryant

I think the nationals will ultimately end up with chapman

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Piazza got in before Clemens

I bet Roger burning today.

 

[Kang Deezy]

Who said it had anything to do with A-Rod?

Any time a power hitter who has hit for average comes to the Yankees (majors or minors), this team winds up turning them into dead pull hitters to maximize the RF porch. In exchange, they strike out a ton and their batting averages plummet. I've already named 2 of them. The Yankees philosophically have to get off this bullshyt of "yay home runs, everything else be damned." As for DH, that wouldn't be as big of an issue except the Yankees are gonna need that spot for older broken down guys who are still gonna be here like Ellsbury and McCann (Ellsbury because he's untradeable and breaks down all the time and McCann because he's a 10/5 guy and they need to stop blocking Gary Sanchez from playing C moving forward.)

moving forward the team should roughly hopefully look like this

C Sanchez
1B Bird
2B Castro
3B For the love of God they need to target a 3B prospect with promise here
SS Gregorius
LF Judge
CF Ellsbury
RF ????????
DH Ellsbury/McCann until both are gone


now as I've laid this out, if you look at this team and you add Schwarber and you think Schwarber's the best guy of the bunch, you're gonna be in trouble, because they'll be building the same way they have for the last 6 years (play for the HR unless there's runners in scoring position, then we shyt the bed). So if Schwarber's going to put up the numbers many think he can (and I don't doubt the power), he better have a Papi-esque clutch gene. Otherwise it'll be some of the meaningless moonshots ever hit. Before they can worry about the Schwarber's, step their youngin game up and seek the next Rizzo, the next Bryant or Betts or whoever else (not saying them exactly, they're special players, but guys who do more of the things THEY do)

This is pretty much the stupidest thing you've ever written

Hitting home runs is a good thing and like I said, he has a track record of hitting for average his entire career up until last year where he hit like .250 or whatever it was (in his rookie year!)

 

[FaTaL]

Do it theo give em canderlario he's from new york,plays 3b and he's blocked by bryant

I think the nationals will ultimately end up with chapman

Noooooooooooo

I have rondon on my fantasy team

 

[god shamgod]

Noooooooooooo

I have rondon on my fantasy team

There's other teams in the running there's no guarantee the cubs will get chapman and rondon should be pitching in the 8th inning he's blown some saves and holds the last month

 

[Brozay]

Joe Maddon a savage