2015 MLB Regular Season Thread: Rights of Manfred

[Cail]

My mets did something that visibly improved their lineup without killing their future.

Oh.

My

God.

Cespedes to Mets official

[Cail]

Broxton to the Cardinals

[Brill Weave]

Pirates in the middle of a pennant race and they get a shit starter, a middling reliever in Blanton, an atrocious 1st to platoon with Alvarez, and one good player in Soria. And the blind Pirates fans are clamoring at how amazing these deals are. What a joke. One of the richest owners in baseball and the mother fucker refuses to make any big moves. Pirates NEEDED a right handed hitter. They got Morse. Oh and a 37 year old Aramis Ramirez. I am calling it now. They'll get into the wild card and have to face a stud lefty and get knocked out.

[Moss]

They'll get into the wild card and have to face a stud lefty and get knocked out.

Even if this happens, you think one solid righty bat that doesn't cost you the farm would have helped?

[Obsidian]

So Jays have added Rivere and Lowe, Lowe will be a much welcomed addition to our RP since they've been struggling as well. Loving what AA is doing, and hopefully we'll manage to make it into the playoffs and end the 2 decade drought!

They better win it all this year because it'll be another twenty years before they make it in again with the way our pitching lineup is going to look at the end of the season (even if they re-sign Price). They traded away any pitching prospect worth anything.

[Vaspinne]

They better win it all this year because it'll be another twenty years before they make it in again with the way our pitching lineup is going to look at the end of the season (even if they re-sign Price). They traded away any pitching prospect worth anything.

At least Stroman will be healthy next year. And hopefully Sanchez can get elevate his game with a full year of experience under his belt. If they develop to their potential/hype, both could be anchors in the starting rotation for a while

[Brill Weave]

Even if this happens, you think one solid righty bat that doesn't cost you the farm would have helped?

I think a legit every day player would have helped them out. More than a nearly Mendoza line Morse.

[Moss]

I think a legit every day player would have helped them out. More than a nearly Mendoza line Morse.

The Pirates are already a really good team with the misfortune of being in the same division as the Cardinals.

My argument is that trading for a righty bat would be a luxury that wouldn't move the needle much anyway. Facing a stud LHP in the wildcard game will be tough with or without one right-handed bat. I'm somewhat biased as a Braves fan after the Mark Teixeira trade, but I hate the idea of selling the farm for a few short-term players unless you're someone like the Royals who know their window is finite and are trying to take full advantage.

I think it was smart to trade for bit players around with edges without giving up anything of real value that harms the outlook long-term.

[BadKarma]

So Wilmer Torres became a mets legend yesterday

[Brill Weave]

The Pirates are already a really good team with the misfortune of being in the same division as the Cardinals.

My argument is that trading for a righty bat would be a luxury that wouldn't move the needle much anyway. Facing a stud LHP in the wildcard game will be tough with or without one right-handed bat. I'm somewhat biased as a Braves fan after the Mark Teixeira trade, but I hate the idea of selling the farm for a few short-term players unless you're someone like the Royals who know their window is finite and are trying to take full advantage.

I think it was smart to trade for bit players around with edges without giving up anything of real value that harms the outlook long-term.

I get where you're coming from. But this is the first time in over two decades that the Pirates have had a winning team multiple years in a row. The Pirates ownership sells false hope by making moves, yet none of them are moves a winner makes. They are designed to attempt to improve the team, but on the cheap. I read a comment from a Pittsburgh sports writer that said the Tabata for Morse trade was one of the best ones the Pirates have made in years.

Seriously.

The Pirates have a very small window to compete. Because ownership has been, and always will be, more interested in lining their wallets. And the truly amazing thing is that they have the fans buying in on all of it. How many times I've seen a Pirates super fan saying they can't afford to go after someone because he costs too much. With the 11th richest owner in baseball NO player should be out of the realm of possibility. It's a joke.

[Moss]

I get where you're coming from. But this is the first time in over two decades that the Pirates have had a winning team multiple years in a row. The Pirates ownership sells false hope by making moves, yet none of them are moves a winner makes. They are designed to attempt to improve the team, but on the cheap. I read a comment from a Pittsburgh sports writer that said the Tabata for Morse trade was one of the best ones the Pirates have made in years.

Seriously.

The Pirates have a very small window to compete. Because ownership has been, and always will be, more interested in lining their wallets. And the truly amazing thing is that they have the fans buying in on all of it. How many times I've seen a Pirates super fan saying they can't afford to go after someone because he costs too much. With the 11th richest owner in baseball NO player should be out of the realm of possibility. It's a joke.

If the lack of moves is due to penny pinching then I'm with you, but do we know if that's the case? Were there any moves on the table that didn't go through because the Pirates wouldn't eat salary?

[Brill Weave]

If the lack of moves is due to penny pinching then I'm with you, but do we know if that's the case? Were there any moves on the table that didn't go through because the Pirates wouldn't eat salary?

Nope. Pirates lack of moves, budget moves are nothing more than penny pinching. It's been this way since Nutting bought the team.

[Obsidian]

Well that was a fun Jays game to be at.

[Obsidian]

Tell me how you really feel, Greg Zaun.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...ass-cant-cash/

That was amazing.

[Melena]

Well Ventura is a fucking idiot, that was great to listen to.

[Obsidian]

In the best joke I've heard this week, the MLB suspended Sanchez three games (and Gibbons one game).

[Obsidian]

Homerun Donaldson strikes again. Hide yo starters, hide yo relievers, 'cause he dingin' err'body out here.

[Melena]

In the best joke I've heard this week, the MLB suspended Sanchez three games (and Gibbons one game).

Yost must be sucking a lot of dicks. Please baseball gods let the Royals and Jays meet in the playoffs.

[NynJa]

Jays ... playoffs.

Every Jays fan would do cartwheels if the blue jays merely MADE the playoffs.

[Obsidian]

Who needs base runners when you can just slam home runs all day every day?