backwardsk
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Moustakas gets $16M a year to play 2B in Cincinnati for the next three years.
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Too soon. Haha. Too soon. I would sign Hultzen though.
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That’s easy. To keep Manny, he’d have to want to be here. Villar has no say. Villar is around a $10M commitment, Manny north of $300M. -
You keep mixing it up and don’t develop tendencies. When nobody is on base and the catcher puts down one finger, Houston relays the fastball signal. But if you throw a curveball in that situation for one batter, a fastball for another, and a change up for a different hitter, then they’ll start to lose confidence in their system and the hitter will be guessing. They do this when a guy is on second and they flash a series of signs. When I pitched, our base system was to do outs + one. For example, if a guy is on second with no outs, you go with the first sign. If there are two outs you go with the third. This can be changed up throughout the game.
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You’ll see teams do what the Nationals did and mix up their signs. Similar to what teams do when guys are on second, but for every pitch.
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Zach Davies gets traded to Orioles-West.
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Doctor at the center of the Yankees-Jacoby Ellsbury beef speaks out https://sports.yahoo.com/doctor-center-yankees-jacoby-ellsbury-154519923.html
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D’Arnaud gets 2/16 from Atlanta. Pretty good for someone jobless back in May.
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So, by my count, 31 other players that have been drafted (and not returned) in the current iteration of the rule 5 (50+ years) that have played 500+ games.
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I wonder how many rule V picks have played over 500 games. I’d guess less than 10.
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I liked Mike Wright. Wish he had more success here. Happy to see him get an opportunity in Korea
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Obligatory DFA/Interest Thread: Bird & Cortes, Jr.
backwardsk replied to ShaneDawg85's topic in Orioles Talk
What do you think Bird could conceivably get around the league? Could something like 1/4 get it done? If so, I think that’s a really tempting flier for a competitive team. -
Is it? I’ll be damned. I know it’s north of Windsor, Canada which blows my mind.
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I noticed Detroit started a lot of games at 6 (or 5 their time) last season, but that was mostly in April and September.
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An innovative owner would spend money on dorms with cafeterias and gyms for each affiliate and take care of their minor leaguers’ food and shelter needs.
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Is there a written rule that Houston broke? It’s bush league, but did they break a rule?
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Mlbtraderumors predicted a 1/8 deal for Puig. Let’s do it! He’ll earn his money in entertainment alone. Then you could flip hip at the Deadline and have a brawl before he leaves.
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Haven’t seen the full rule written out. Does this mean if a guy comes in an inning and gets two outs to end an inning, you can’t pinch hit for him?
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A look at every $100 mm+ contract: the good, the bad and the ugly
backwardsk replied to Frobby's topic in Orioles Talk
Strasburg opted out with 4/100 left. He provided surplus value in his three years. -
Flexor tendon, not UCL. At any rate, hope he comes back. Loved that guy.
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Why are we viewing his career in the past tense? Did he retire?
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IMO, they are moving on at the right time. They got a lot out of him.
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Where is everyone going? How much will they make? Will we hear about the “C” word this year?
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Heard a radio interview with Manfred before the game on Tuesday. He’s all for robo umps. Said that there is an updated version of the technology that they’ll roll out in the lower minors next season.
