The 2017 MLB Random Thoughts Thread

[THASTUNNA]

@THASTUNNA is this how you Astros fans think? :smhkobe:



:playoffs:

we got alot of dumb fuks in our fan base. Fulmer would cost us arm and leg. He's under control till like 2022.

Astros going to get someone. It may not be a TOR guy everyone thinks.

 

[Derek Lee]

 

[THEREALBRAND]

 

[god shamgod]

That espn e:60 on jose fernandez :goatcry:

 

[Remote]

FYI these are the 2007 all stars who are still active today in 2017:

Russell Martin
Matt Holliday
Cole Hamels
Chase Utley
Albert Pujols
Miguel Cabrera
Brian McCann
CC Sabathia
Francisco Rodriguez
Justin Verlander
Victor Martinez
John Lackey
Jose Reyes
Carlos Beltran
David Wright* (officially on the DL and may never play again. But not retired)

 

[Regular_P]

Did the Cubs really offer Schwarber for Fulmer @god shamgod ?

 

[timothy_strickland]

FYI these are the 2007 all stars who are still active today in 2017:

Russell Martin
Matt Holliday
Cole Hamels
Chase Utley
Albert Pujols
Miguel Cabrera
Brian McCann
CC Sabathia
Francisco Rodriguez
Justin Verlander
Victor Martinez
John Lackey
Jose Reyes
Carlos Beltran
David Wright* (officially on the DL and may never play again. But not retired)

i remember grady sizemore and johnny peralta with the indians back in 2007...they have been outta league for a while.

 

[god shamgod]

Did the Cubs really offer Schwarber for Fulmer @god shamgod ?

Sounds like I haven't heard anything and schwarbers value is low right now, that wouldn't even make sense

 

[lepard]

i remember grady sizemore and johnny peralta with the indians back in 2007...they have been outta league for a while.

Peralta is still in the league, he has been injured the last year or so, and was recently DFA'd and picked up by the Red Sox.

 

[Frump]

Wonder if the trend will continue where dominant releviers cost a big time prospect

The way the games going their worth it

 

[Remote]

Wonder if the trend will continue where dominant releviers cost a big time prospect

The way the games going their worth it

Dominant relievers are never worth big time positional prospects.

Relievers as a rule are overrated.
To the Cubs, giving up Gleyber was worth it only in the sense that they knew there was a real chance to win the WS after 100 years and Chapman was about as automatic as it gets. There was a historic backdrop to what they were trying to achieve.

But 99.99% of relievers aren't worth the trade. Not for guys like Frazier and Torres.

40 years ago when relievers consistently went out and pitched 2-3 innings like Gossage did...relievers had much more value. But even a shytty pitcher is going to hold a lead for the 1 batter or 1 inning he's called on in any given night.

 

[god shamgod]

To this point, the team has stood on that notable piece of leverage, continuing to ask for “two very top prospects” in its conversations with interested rivals. The South Siders have pressed the Astros for Francis Martes and Kyle Tucker, while asking the Yankees to headline a deal with either Gleyber Torres or Clint Frazier.

this is exactly why I want no parts of quintana, white sox acting like he's syndergaard

 

[Remote]

this is exactly why I want no parts of quintana, white sox acting like he's syndergaard

Quintana is good. But he's not a shutdown ace.
He's Javier Vasquez. Not Prime CC Sabathia.

 

[Frump]

Dominant relievers are never worth big time positional prospects.

Relievers as a rule are overrated.
To the Cubs, giving up Gleyber was worth it only in the sense that they knew there was a real chance to win the WS after 100 years and Chapman was about as automatic as it gets. There was a historic backdrop to what they were trying to achieve.

But 99.99% of relievers aren't worth the trade. Not for guys like Frazier and Torres.

40 years ago when relievers consistently went out and pitched 2-3 innings like Gossage did...relievers had much more value. But even a shytty pitcher is going to hold a lead for the 1 batter or 1 inning he's called on in any given night.

I agree to a point. But I think it depends on the situation

Like u said with the Cubs it was worth it

The Nationals can't win a title with that bullpen. If they had to give up Robles for a reliever I couldn't fault them

 

[tremonthustler1]

Pitbull really does run Miami