2016's Around Major League Baseball

[Parade_Rain]

For the stat geeks around here-

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mlbs-hit-tracking-tool-misses-a-lot-of-hits/

Info on statcast and where it can improve.

 

[CSF77]

Tebow knows baseball

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/tim-tebow-notes-showcase.html

 

[fatbeard]

Tebow knows baseball

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/tim-tebow-notes-showcase.html

When does the made-for-TV movie air?

 

[CSF77]

When does the made-for-TV movie air?

Cubs would win. Tebow hands off to Szczur. TD

 

[Parade_Rain]

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/w...-baseball-skills-showcase-for-mlb-teams-went/

Footage from the showcase.

 

[DJMoore_is_fat]

Any news on Strasberg's injury?


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[fatbeard]

Any news on Strasberg's injury?


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On track to return next week.

 

[anotheridiot]

Apparently Puig has been claimed, I was thinking its maybe the mets looking for some of that cespedes magic from last year

 

[anotheridiot]

Tebow knows baseball

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/tim-tebow-notes-showcase.html

Apparently Cubs and A's were the two teams without a representative there. Dombrowski said he wont be in a hurry to offer a contract.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Really curious as to what will happen with Yasiel Puig today. He's been claimed on revocable waivers but the Dodgers are apparently in no hurry to trade him thinking they might have a better shot on the open market. Puig has been raking in AAA. I'm thinking the chances he gets moved with a possibility of ending up on someone's playoff roster are about 50/50.

 

[Diehardfan]

Really curious as to what will happen with Yasiel Puig today. He's been claimed on revocable waivers but the Dodgers are apparently in no hurry to trade him thinking they might have a better shot on the open market. Puig has been raking in AAA. I'm thinking the chances he gets moved with a possibility of ending up on someone's playoff roster are about 50/50.

I'm guessing the White Sox to be involved in this..they have a history trading with the Dodgers. Not sure who they have to give back...probably go with the "player to be named" thing until they dump some of their dead weight for some picks or prospects. But...the Dodgers really seem eager to get him out of town, they might settle for the Sox first pick which should be pretty high.

 

[anotheridiot]

Dodgers should be happy with a prospect, but I cannot see many teams giving up much for him, since nobody really knows what the big problem seems to be in the clubhouse. Seems like something stupid like sammy sosa boom box crap that KW destroyed with a bat.

To me its an Alex Rios deal, Dodgers wont get much

Per MLB trade rumors, Puig did not make it to the white sox, so its either a national league team that he went thru first or an american league team with a worse record than the sox..

 

[brett05]

I'm guessing the White Sox to be involved in this..they have a history trading with the Dodgers. Not sure who they have to give back...probably go with the "player to be named" thing until they dump some of their dead weight for some picks or prospects. But...the Dodgers really seem eager to get him out of town, they might settle for the Sox first pick which should be pretty high.

You are not allowed to trade picks in MLB

 

[SilenceS]

So, I was looking at some numbers and I saw that Votto surpassed Rizzo in wRC+ which surprised me because the last time I saw his numbers. They were not so good. So, I go look at his splits and good lord.

His second half is that of the God's. lol Over .400 AVG, .500 OBP, and 1.200 OPS. lol

 

[TC in Mississippi]

In the absence of a clear Cy Young award leader it sure looks like MLB would like to reinsert Clayton Kershaw into the discussion. If he comes back Friday and dominates I'm guessing he's the leader despite missing 2 1/2 months of the season.

 

[brett05]

In the absence of a clear Cy Young award leader it sure looks like MLB would like to reinsert Clayton Kershaw into the discussion. If he comes back Friday and dominates I'm guessing he's the leader despite missing 2 1/2 months of the season.

Doesn't he need at least 162 innings pitched?

I don't think anyone this season would argue he wouldn't have been the Cy Young and might even get discussion on MVP. But for me, as huge as a pitching guy as I am. And in agreement with just about everyone that Kershaw is the best pitcher on the planet and quite possibly in our lifetimes, he got hurt and missed time. Hendricks looks like my front runner here. For Kershaw to get it he'd need to CG out with 2 or less runs and about 50 K's

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Doesn't he need at least 162 innings pitched?

I don't think anyone this season would argue he wouldn't have been the Cy Young and might even get discussion on MVP. But for me, as huge as a pitching guy as I am. And in agreement with just about everyone that Kershaw is the best pitcher on the planet and quite possibly in our lifetimes, he got hurt and missed time. Hendricks looks like my front runner here. For Kershaw to get it he'd need to CG out with 2 or less runs and about 50 K's

There are no qualifying innings but only 2 CY awards have been given with less than 200 innings since 1990. Four NL pitchers, with reasonable CY aspirations, will make that mark in Scherzer, Cueto, Bumgarner and Arrieta. If this is a 6 man race, and I believe it is, Kershaw and Hendricks will be the outliers for different reasons. Of the four 200 inning plus guys only Scherzer and Arrieta have a real chance at 20 wins which is another mark voters like to see, dumb as that is. I think if Scherzer gets to 20 he wins. If he doesn't and Arrieta does, while SF drops out of the playoff hunt, I think it's going to come down to Hendricks and Kershaw as I don't see any way anybody that has actually watched Arrieta this year gives him the CY while ignoring his teammate.

 

[brett05]

There are no qualifying innings but only 2 CY awards have been given with less than 200 innings since 1990. Four NL pitchers, with reasonable CY aspirations, will make that mark in Scherzer, Cueto, Bumgarner and Arrieta. If this is a 6 man race, and I believe it is, Kershaw and Hendricks will be the outliers for different reasons. Of the four 200 inning plus guys only Scherzer and Arrieta have a real chance at 20 wins which is another mark voters like to see, dumb as that is. I think if Scherzer gets to 20 he wins. If he doesn't and Arrieta does, while SF drops out of the playoff hunt, I think it's going to come down to Hendricks and Kershaw as I don't see any way anybody that has actually watched Arrieta this year gives him the CY while ignoring his teammate.

I'm with you on Jake. Hendricks and Lester for me would have to fall off the table for Arrieta to get in. Cueto has been good too, but Hendricks really has been so dominate and consistent. I've not followed Max enough to comment intelligently upon.

 

[Diehardfan]

I'm with you on Jake. Hendricks and Lester for me would have to fall off the table for Arrieta to get in. Cueto has been good too, but Hendricks really has been so dominate and consistent. I've not followed Max enough to comment intelligently upon.

Unfortunately for him, he stopped being good about mid July. He's gone 1-4 with an ERA just short of 4 since then.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Unfortunately for him, he stopped being good about mid July. He's gone 1-4 with an ERA just short of 4 since then.

True, I hadn't really looked at Cueto that seriously. Realistically this is a race between Kershaw, Hendricks, Scherzer and Bumgarner. I still say Scherzer wins it if he gets to 20 wins, if he doesn't voters are going to do all sorts of mental gymnastics to give it to Kershaw, provided he pitches well down the stretch.