2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[toef]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

How can you say, that? Most of the time the Yanks trade their future, cough...Austin Jackson...cough! I know they got Granderson, but Jackson is cheaper!

I saw Jackson during the spring and this guy is good!

They trade some of it, but not all of it. Jeter, Rivera, Cano, Posada, Hughes, Joba, etc. etc. etc.

At best, the Yankees were hoping Jackson would be a Granderson-type player. So in a way, it wasn't a bad idea to trade him. They were basically getting today what they hoped their guy MIGHT pan out to be in the future.

Obviously Jesus Montero seems to be a big guy to look out for in the future, at catcher. They have a few outfielders that show some promise too... two that I've heard a bit about are Slade Heathcott, and Melky Mesa (he's actually on the Tampa team now, and is apparently a freak of an athlete so hopefully he can develop some numbers to show for that).

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I live very close to the Daytona Cubs Class A team (Jackie Robinson Park) so I do occasionally catch a game between the Cubs and Tampa Yankees.

I don't think it's all collectors that are going to buy those Halladay perfect game tickets. Probably just a lot of Phillies fans who will buy them and try to claim they were actually at the game.

Haha. They'll even rip the stub off, as if to say "look, I was really there!"

[ChadFL]

Wow, I was looking at the Minor League baseball-reference.com and stumbled upon this amazing Braves AA minor league team from 1992. That team probably could have beaten a lot of MLB teams.

I'm sure there were also some great Yankee minor league teams in those days considering that was just before they built their late 90's dynasty.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...m.cgi?id=19380

1992 Greenville Braves
Class AA - 1992 Southern League (East)

Wins - 100
Losses - 43

Runs Scored - 709
Runs Allowed - 451

Key Players:
Javy Lopez - Catcher
Chipper Jones - Shortstop
Mike Kelly -Outfield
Eddie Perez - C/1B
Mike Mordecai - Shortstop
Melvin Nieves - Outfield
Tony Tarasco - Outfield
Mike Bell - 1st Base
Pat Kelly - 3rd Base
Ed Giovanola - 3B/2B
Pedro Borbon - P
Nate Minchey - P
Greg McMichael - P

[ChadFL]

Washington's Strasburg is scheduled to make his MLB debut on June 8th. I really don't look forward to the Braves facing yet another top-notch pitcher in the NL East. Strasburg has been killing it in triple-A with a 1.27 ERA.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5236853

[Kev1080P]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Washington's Strasburg is scheduled to make his MLB debut on June 8th. I really don't look forward to the Braves facing yet another top-notch pitcher in the NL East. Strasburg has been killing it in triple-A with a 1.27 ERA.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5236853

ive heard enough hype, i'm ready to see how he does

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Kev1080P

ive heard enough hype, i'm ready to see how he does

Hopefully an ERA of 7 as he gets booed off the mound in the 5th.

[Kev1080P]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Hopefully an ERA of 7 as he gets booed off the mound in the 5th.

his hype is borderline Lebron like, so we will see

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

How can you say, that? Most of the time the Yanks trade their future, cough...Austin Jackson...cough! I know they got Granderson, but Jackson is cheaper!

I saw Jackson during the spring and this guy is good!

Care to explain where Jeter, Mariano, Cano, Gardner, Posada, Cerveli, Johnso, Thames, Aceves, Pettitte, Pena came from? (and those are just the top of my head)

[Hi-Def Steve]

LOL, D'Backs balk the winning run home!

[Bizdady]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

LOL, D'Backs balk the winning run home!

2 errors in 1 play to tie in the 8th and then the walk off balk in the bottom of 9th to save Loneys behind from some horrible base running

[Mike53421]

Seriously, the Jays are putting up some ridiculously good numbers yet are only taking us out for a nice dinner with no intention of calling back...

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/...uns/order/true

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by Bizdady

2 errors in 1 play to tie in the 8th and then the walk off balk in the bottom of 9th to save Loneys behind from some horrible base running

One of the more ugly wins I've seen, but we'll take it! I can't remember the last time I saw a manager so scared to use his pen than Hinch did tonight.

[hc666]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

Seriously, the Jays are putting up some ridiculously good numbers yet are only taking us out for a nice dinner with no intention of calling back...

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/...uns/order/true

Yep. Best Jays team since... well 1993 haha.

I'll be there for the Yanks vs Jays this weekend, all 3 games. Can't wait!

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Care to explain where Jeter, Mariano, Cano, Gardner, Posada, Cerveli, Johnso, Thames, Aceves, Pettitte, Pena came from? (and those are just the top of my head)

Thames??

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

Thames??

Marcus Thames. He came up through the Yankee farm system and was with the team for a brief time (until we sent him to the Tigers and now resigned him).

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by hc666

Yep. Best Jays team since... well 1993 haha.

I'll be there for the Yanks vs Jays this weekend, all 3 games. Can't wait!

such a shame with 6 innings of work they don't give him that out at first it was questionable in my op.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Marcus Thames. He came up through the Yankee farm system and was with the team for a brief time (until we sent him to the Tigers and now resigned him).

he was with NY for one year then dealt to Texas for a year, then to Detroit for 6 years and now back with NY....

[toef]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Washington's Strasburg is scheduled to make his MLB debut on June 8th. I really don't look forward to the Braves facing yet another top-notch pitcher in the NL East. Strasburg has been killing it in triple-A with a 1.27 ERA.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5236853

Well at least he's getting progressively worse.

I saw his second start, in which he had a no hitter going through 6 innings, before they took him out (they had/have him on a tight pitch/inning count). I think he allowed 1 hit in his first AAA start.

Two starts ago, he gave up his first run. In his last start, he gave up three runs, and got credited with the loss (for what it's worth... that start was against the S/W-B Yankees).

So maybe he'll get smacked around when he makes his MLB debut.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

he was with NY for one year then dealt to Texas for a year, then to Detroit for 6 years and now back with NY....

He still a product of our farm system.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Care to explain where Jeter, Mariano, Cano, Gardner, Posada, Cerveli, Johnso, Thames, Aceves, Pettitte, Pena came from? (and those are just the top of my head)

I think he was talking recently. Most of those big name guys came up in the early to mid 90's. The Yankees did give up a lot of good young talent for overpriced veterans between the late 90's through about 2006 and their farm system suffered as a result. In recent years they do seem to be smarter about giving away top prospects

[Kev1080P]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I think he was talking recently. Most of those big name guys came up in the early to mid 90's. The Yankees did give up a lot of good young talent for overpriced veterans between the late 90's through about 2006 and their farm system suffered as a result. In recent years they do seem to be smarter about giving away top prospects

yea because now they just offer players $100 million dollar contracts and you dont have to trade anymore, problem solved