fish7718 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 where do you see the big names going? Pujols?Fielder?Sabathia?Reyes?Rollins?Aramis?Beltran? Edwin Jackson?Hamels?Heath Bell?K-rod?Pence? I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hamels and Pence are not free agents til next year, thank the lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Fielder I see staying with the Brewers or going to the Cubs (which would be awful). Pujols will be staying with the Cards as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I have heard lots of people mention Fielder to the Angels, which makes no sense to me unless one of Trumbo/Morales gets moved. I also see Albert staying in STL and Sabathia staying with NYY. For some reason, my early gut prediction with Reyes is Nationals (barf). No rhyme or reason, no research went into that. But they have money to spend and they are not afraid to spend it. They are my early pick to sign Ryan Madson also. I'd like to think Jimmy Rollins stays with the Phillies on a 3 year deal, but I think they will have to move on if he demands more than that. I will pick Giants for him. As for those others, no idea yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Pujols? - CardinalsFielder? - CubsSabathia? - Yankees but will opt outReyes? - Red Sox Just my quick thoughts. Fielder to Angels isn't ridiculous to me Trumbo is young and they can't keep counting on Morales every year, it has cost them 2 years..I think Theo will bring him to Chicago though. I think Sabathia opts out just to play the Red Sox vs Yankees game to get a bid deal. Reyes I feel will get paid for that batting title from the Sox big time. Don't think the Mets are willing to match...plus Reyes wants to win, can't see him going to a bum team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Season just ended 2 days ago but I already miss baseball hardcore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletopez Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Yankees picked up Cano's and Swisher's options yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Tony LaRussa retires. One of the all time greats goes out on top. He has annoyed me a lot over the years, but he really is one of the best ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Kind of late on this, but the Braves traded Derek Lowe to the Indians. http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv347/PapiChuloCobb/fdf2.jpg Bye Derek Lowe! http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Lloydsgurl/Screencaps/gifs/close20door.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainEv3nt Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 yankees extended cc contract. even tho its old news now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I know at least 1 happy Philly fan right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Great signing, since they'll be without Ryan Howard for a while. I'm a huge fan of Mr. Thome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 So freaking awesome. My Thome jersey that I got at Christmas in 2002 is no longer a throwback. Crazy thought: a Thome injury in 2005 gets Ryan Howard into the lineup and forces Thome out. 7 years later, a Howard injury means Jim gets to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 The division is over now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_ZrcUZv94 This is certainly an....uh, interesting showcase video. But the dude is supposedly a beast and he will likely be in the Major Leagues next season. Sounds like the Marlins will get him if they want him, but I am sure several teams will be tempted to throw a lot of money his way. Phillies and Nationals attended his workout as well. Edited November 7, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I seriously laughed so hard when I watched that this morning, it reminded me of the tape Kenny Powers sent to teams in season 1 of Eastbound and Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in Venezuela, apparently. Just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cardinals name Mike Matheny manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cardinals name Mike Matheny manager.I remember him from triple play baseball just one of those names that stick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I hate my fellow Yankee fans.. had a debate today with a few who thought that Nova was completely robbed of the ROY. Basically, their arguments were "he pitches in the higher pressure of the Yankees", and "Nova was 16-4". I also heard "if Nova pitched for Boston or LA he'd have won the award in a runaway". ...sigh. Hellickson started more games, pitched more innings, gave up less hits and runs, had more strikeouts, threw more pitches per start, had a lower WHIP, BAA, and ERA. Also had a better ERA+. But Nova had more wins, so there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Apparently the Rockies are trying to make a deal for Martin Prada. Interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Haha "Prada" . I also hear the Rockies are the most interested team in Grady Sizemore. I would love to see the Phillies take that risk if it didn't mean cockblocking Dom Brown, which I am sure it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Haha "Prada" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Totally forgot to post about this the other day, but some major, major news going down in the past week. The best news is that there is a new CBA in place, which will be announced officially on Tuesday. Such a relief that baseball fans don't need to deal with the bullshit NBA and NFL fans have had to deal with in the past year. But with the new CBA (and the sale of the Astros to Jim Crane) comes the news that the Astros will move to the AL West, making two 15 team leagues. Obviously this has been speculated for a while, now it is official. The bigger part of this is that interleague play will now have to be a season-long thing. Mixed feelings here, but I think this can grow on me. Also, the playoffs will officially be expanding to 5 teams per league, with two wild cards in each league playing a one game "series" prior to the division series'. This has also been speculated for a while. This will be great for TV, but I really don't think the playoffs needed to be messed with. But this has the potential to grow on me as well. Edited November 19, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Also with the new CBA, teams will no longer lose draft picks for signing free agents, effective immediately (but teams will still get compensation picks for losing them). But, alas, the Phillies will still lose their first round pick for signing Papelbon, since it happened before the new CBA. Ruben Amaro, you are truly a terrible GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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