2017 MLB Regular Season Thread - Where you can buy Ernesto Frieri for a dollar!

[synistar]

I'm surprised that all this talk about home runs and not a peep about Cody Bellinger. Quickest player to 21 HRs (51 games). 10HR in 10 games, first since Tulowitzky did it in 2010. Leads the NL in HRs while spotting everyone a 3 week head start. Only reason he isn't on the All-Star ballot is because he started the season late.

[Cail]

ESPN Extends Veteran Commentator Karl Ravech

Ravech will continue to host Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown tied to the Sunday Night Baseball franchise and Baseball Tonight episodes on-site at the most significant events in the sport, including MLB All-Star and the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the World Series, Opening Day and more. Ravech will continue to lead ESPN’s Little League World Series and College World Series coverage, and he has recently added a regular slate of Monday Night Baseball and other MLB play-by-play responsibilities. Additionally, Ravech will increase his Men’s College Basketball play-by-play and studio duties.

[Cail]

David Kaplan‏ @thekapman
Cubs are sending Kyle Schwarber to Class AAA Iowa. Not expected to be gone long but it is an opportunity to clear his head.

Jake Kaplan‏ @jakemkaplan
The A's designated Stephen Vogt for assignment. He was an All Star the last two seasons.

[Melena]

Tigers released K-Rod

[Kalmado]

Tigers released K-Rod

Excellent news to wake up to!

[Cail]

The New York Mets are promoting Tim Tebow from low-A ball to St. Lucie of the Advanced A League.

He was batting .222 with 3 home runs, 23 RBIs, a .311 on-base percentage and a .340 slugging percentage with 69 strikeouts and 23 walks in 212 at-bats for the Columbia Fireflies.

[Moss]

Dat .651 OPS

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[Melena]

Montero put Arrieta on blast, blaming him for the fact the Nats went 7 for 7 on steals last night.

[archibaldcrane]

Montero put Arrieta on blast, blaming him for the fact the Nats went 7 for 7 on steals last night.

And he was DFA'd today. He's the 11th best hitting catcher in baseball by wRC+ (min 100 PAs)

[Melena]

He was starting to become a locker room cancer though as he was bitching all last year as well about how he was used.

[archibaldcrane]

While you shouldn't air that shit out in the media, he's right that Arrieta is slow as fuck to the plate.

Win/win for the Brewers though - Cubs either keep a clubhouse cancer or lose a productive hitter at a premium position.

[NynJa]

He threw out 11% last season, and was at like 8% before last night.

Cant they time from Arrietas release, so his slow windup is factored out, to when the ball gets to second?

[archibaldcrane]

Indeed they can.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-...-jake-arrieta/

Montero is bad at throwing out base stealers, but that's not why the Nats stole 7 bases yesterday. Arrieta is really slow.

[Melena]

Yeah, Arrieta is horrible in that sense. Molina would have failed on at least 5 of those steals yesterday.

[Akiyama]

Colon DFA'd by the Braves. Finally.

[Kalmado]

MLB.TV flash sale. $10 http://m.mlb.com/news/article/239502...tv-flash-sale/

I'll be signing up for this. While I always try to watch the Tigers, I've found the O's and Jay's entertaining to watch as well.

[Melena]

Colon DFA'd by the Braves. Finally.

And Mets are looking at possibly picking him up since their training staff wants another crack at his arm.

[Obsidian]

For the second year in a row, Jays fans are surprised the team is losing despite over 55% of their runs coming from homers. If they aren't hitting homers, they're not winning.

[Cail]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...r-game-rosters

a lot of first timers

[Boyiee]

I am so hard on Judge I feel like a kid again watching Griffey and Arod and Chipper. I want this path, or streak, talent, whatever it is to continue on and never stop or slow down.