The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[Irishize]

Bauer signing with LA is ridiculous. They’re trying to fork cash like the Yankees and I hope SD takes them down.

In the meantime, Boston needs anyone who can touch 90. All and any applications welcome.

I love it!

Buehler
Kershaw
Urias
Bauer
Gonsolin
Price
May

NL West should be the best race in MLB if it plays out like it seems to on paper. Hate the game, don’t hate the player.

[Irish2155]

I love it!

Buehler
Kershaw
Urias
Bauer
Gonsolin
Price
May

NL West should be the best race in MLB if it plays out like it seems to on paper. Hate the game, don’t hate the player.

Go Padres

[Irish2155]

I love it!

Buehler
Kershaw
Urias
Bauer
Gonsolin
Price
May

NL West should have the best Wild Card race in MLB if it plays out like it seems to on paper. Hate the game, don’t hate the player.

FIFY. Dodgers are going to make a joke of the league this year.

[Irish2155]

I love it!

Buehler
Kershaw
Urias
Bauer
Gonsolin
Price
May

NL West should be the best race in MLB if it plays out like it seems to on paper. Hate the game, don’t hate the player.

When you stack Aces on top of Aces like that we’re getting into the ATL 90s staff. But the above is better

[Irishize]

Go Padres

Go Rays

[Irishize]

FIFY. Dodgers are going to make a joke of the league this year.

Nothing is guaranteed. Yankees proved in the 80s that throwing money at a roster guarantees nothing. You still have to throw money at the right guys as well as avoid trading away your young future stars in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. Speaking of Bauer, look at the D’backs. They traded both Max Scherzer & Bauer away for basically nothing. That’s got zero to do with money and everything to do w/ talent evaluation and long-term investment. Some teams spend wisely. Some teams spend like Lotto winners & they’re broke w/in a decade.

[Rogue219]

Go Rays

If Cash leaves Snell in, they might win three championships in the city of Tampa, and they don't have an NBA team.

[irishff1014]

I heard a few things about the O’s that makes you wonder if they are staying in Baltimore. The lease they have at Camden Yards was up so they signed a new 2 year lease. That just seems odd. But with the 100 million the owners owe the Nationals due to the disaster with the masn network.

[Rogue219]

How happy is the White Sox chairman that they traded Fernando Tatis Jr. for James Shields?

And how pissed is he that the Padres gave Tatis that contract when MLB owners are crying they have money constraints?

And how much are the Braves happy they signed Acuna for the deal they did?

[irishff1014]

How happy is the White Sox chairman that they traded Fernando Tatis Jr. for James Shields?

And how pissed is he that the Padres gave Tatis that contract when MLB owners are crying they have money constraints?

And how much are the Braves happy they signed Acuna for the deal they did?

Good for the Padres though to lock him up early. The White Sox’s screwed up.

The Braves were early and are getting a steal.

[Rogue219]

Good for the Padres though to lock him up early. The White Sox’s screwed up.

The Braves were early and are getting a steal.

James Shields was crap when they got him.

Acuna was a fool to sign that deal.

[irishff1014]

James Shields was crap when they got him.

Acuna was a fool to sign that deal.

Acuna is a aggressive player. He very well could have injuried himself and cost himself money.

[Rogue219]

Acuna is a aggressive player. He very well could have injuried himself and cost himself money.

Look, I can understand wanting to secure your long term future, but even if I am looking at it from that point of view that deal was steal staggeringly stupid. He's probably never going to make what his actual value is going to be. This isn't football or hockey. The risk of serious injury to non pitchers is pretty low, so however aggressive he might be, he screwed himself out of a lot of money signing the deal he did.

The White Sox gave Eloy Jimenez $43 million dollars before he ever played a day in the Majors and Acuna signed the deal he did? Stupid. Only a GM and owner would look at that and think it was a good idea.