Random Baseball Musings

[Guest]

After the games on June 8, the Giants were 9.5 games up on the Dodgers. Three weeks later, the two teams are tied. The Giants are 4-15 in the last three weeks while the Dodgers are 14-6.

[sneakypower]

Brandon McCarthy (5.11 ERA) has a lower xFIP than Johnny Cueto (1.88 ERA)

[jersey cubs fan]

http://deadspin.com/leaked-10-months-of-the-houston-astros-internal-trade-1597951970

 

I think the title speaks for itself

[Clem Fandango]

http://deadspin.com/leaked-10-months-of-the-houston-astros-internal-trade-1597951970

 

I think the title speaks for itself

 

Wow. Not only is there some crazy stuff in there, it's fascinating to see how a team's FO interacts in regards to trades. I absolutely would have traded Correa and Springer for Stanton

[Guest]

I'm sure lots of teams do this, but Luhnow's trade demands appear to border on the psychotic. Want Bud Norris? That'll take at least 2 of your top 5 prospects and then some(j/k btw, traded him to Orioles for a pile of meh). Lucas Harrell putting up a sub-replacement season? Don't care, need Giolito to consider dealing him.

[gscool89]

This is pure baseball porn.

[Andy]

Would love to see one of these for the Cubs, but they do a good job keeping a lid on these things.

[imb]

sorry can't do springer and correa, but would you consider cosart and deshields? hello? hey, are you ... hello? must have been a bad connection.

[DiamondMind]

is it just me or has castro gained weight lately? he looked tulowitzki sized tonight for some reason

[Cubswin11]

MLB's prospects, "pot loophole."

 

http://deadspin.com/how-to-keep-a-prospect-from-getting-suspended-for-weed-1598690156

[Guest]

is it just me or has castro gained weight lately? he looked tulowitzki sized tonight for some reason

He spent the off-season putting on muscle

[NewUserName]

Wow http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2116121-padres-set-live-ball-era-record-for-worst-team-batting-average-in-calendar-month

[jersey cubs fan]

Wow http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2116121-padres-set-live-ball-era-record-for-worst-team-batting-average-in-calendar-month

 

What did Brett write about this time?

[Sammy Sofa]

[sneakypower]

this Astros player could probably use a better nickname:

[Clem Fandango]

this Astros player could probably use a better nickname:

 

If that's supposed to be pronounced like kee-kay or something then homeboy needs to learn diacritical accent marks pronto

[bukie]

Tony Campana has an OPS+ of 1 this season.

[Guest]

This is great

 

http://deadspin.com/joey-vottos-clean-locker-prompts-trade-speculation-1600818835

[Derwood]

With the schedule now fully entrenched with interleague play, why do they still reset stats when players switch leagues mid-season? Seems like an antiquated holdover from ye olde baseball thymes

[Post Count Padder]

Matt Wieters voted as the starting catcher for the AL All Star team, lol.

[PackLandVA]

Did Chris Sale not make it on the AL squad???

[Derwood]

So Shark gets replaced on the NL team because he was traded, but doesn't get on the AL roster either.

 

THANKS THEO

[KingCubsFan]

Josh Harrison?

[Andy]

Rizzo deserves to make it. Muskat said Ruggiano let the cat out of the bag that he (Rizzo) is in the Final Vote.

[illiniguy]

Anthony Rizzo didn't make the team, but Matt Carpenter did. :banghead: