2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by toef

I'm not buying the hype for the Red Sox until the season is well underway. They add two players to their lineup and suddenly they're unstoppable? Position by position, I'd take the Yankees in a majority of the lineup.

You have to remember they had a ton of injuries both in the rotation and in the field, and if their pitching is on it can compete with anyone.

Frankly I'd have rather the Yankees got Lee then the him go there

Originally Posted by kpkelley

If the Sox get a good season out of Becket or Lackey, they will compete for the Division title and make the Playoffs. If they get a good season out of both, they'll win it.

And if Pap, and Lester are on as-well thats WS right there, not to mention if Matsuzaka shows up even part time along with Wakefield.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by supersix4

And if Pap, and Lester are on as-well thats WS right there, not to mention if Matsuzaka shows up even part time along with Wakefield.

You forget that for much of last season Bard and Bucholz were the Sox' best pitchers.

All things considered, Wakefield should be a spot-starter/long reliever. I would love for him to get the fifth spot in the rotation and make 25+ starts, but his age has caught up with him, in terms of injuries.

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by supersix4

And if Pap, and Lester are on as-well thats WS right there, not to mention if Matsuzaka shows up even part time along with Wakefield.

Not if their A.J. Burnett (Lackey) and the injury-prone Beckett are in their 2010 form.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

You forget that for much of last season Bard and Bucholz were the Sox' best pitchers.

All things considered, Wakefield should be a spot-starter/long reliever. I would love for him to get the fifth spot in the rotation and make 25+ starts, but his age has caught up with him, in terms of injuries.

I don't forget just neglected to mention it.

Originally Posted by Dexter Morgan

Not if their A.J. Burnett (Lackey) and the injury-prone Beckett are in their 2010 form.

No team can overcome major injuries I don't think any team is immune to that. I guess I figured most people would know that Just like If CC, Rivera and Hughes got hurt I wouldn't go haha the yankees suck well... if you take the best 3 pitchers off any team they are bound to be bad.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I feel betrayed. Instead of shunning us to go with my most hated team, he shuns us both and goes to my second most hated team (outside the division). DAMMIT!!! We can still get Greinke and Pettite would love to come back to Texas.

Pettitte has said he wants to retire a Yankee....

this Lee signing is makin me nautious! i mean, i guess its good hes in the NL again... but to the phillies with that line up... damn...

its gonna be a hell of a year all around... the yanks are def. not the favorites this year at all... which actually might work in their favor playing with less pressure... we will see

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

Pettitte has said he wants to retire a Yankee....

this Lee signing is makin me nautious! i mean, i guess its good hes in the NL again... but to the phillies with that line up... damn...

its gonna be a hell of a year all around... the yanks are def. not the favorites this year at all... which actually might work in their favor playing with less pressure... we will see

Lets remember he was only 7-3 with the Phillies and in 2010 he was 12-9 worse then Hughes. I think its good because now everyone will play up against them just like the Heat in basketball.

And if Hughes improves over last year (18-8) and Burnett can play well you actually are better then you were when you won a world series.

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I don't forget just neglected to mention it.



No team can overcome major injuries I don't think any team is immune to that. I guess I figured most people would know that Just like If CC, Rivera and Hughes got hurt I wouldn't go haha the yankees suck well... if you take the best 3 pitchers off any team they are bound to be bad.

Yeah I know that along with everyone else, but the operative word is injury-PRONE. Every team has injuries, yes, but there are players who consistently have health problems.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Lets remember he was only 7-3 with the Phillies and in 2010 he was 12-9 worse then Hughes. I think its good because now everyone will play up against them just like the Heat in basketball.

And if Hughes improves over last year (18-8) and Burnett can play well you actually are better then you were when you won a world series.

if you cant hit the pitcher, then youre pitching wont matter as much...but, we will see what happens

[Lacit170]

Yankees agree to contract with Russell Martin

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

lets hope this guy can stay healthy and put up his previous all star numbers...im also very curious to see how Jesus Montero plays.... been hearin about this guy in our farm system for a few years now

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

Yankees agree to contract with Russell Martin

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

lets hope this guy can stay healthy and put up his previous all star numbers...im also very curious to see how Jesus Montero plays.... been hearin about this guy in our farm system for a few years now

Martin will be the starting catcher. Montero, Romine and Cervelli will be competing for the back up role. I do agree I hope he can turn thing around (off year in 09 and injured 2010).

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

if you cant hit the pitcher, then youre pitching wont matter as much...but, we will see what happens

Thats true, but the Yankees aren't exactly in a bad spot if people step up Burnett needs to play to the level of his contract, Hughes is up and coming CC is solid and if Pettite comes back.

CC
Hughes
Burnett
Pettite

Not bad.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

Yankees agree to contract with Russell Martin

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

lets hope this guy can stay healthy and put up his previous all star numbers...im also very curious to see how Jesus Montero plays.... been hearin about this guy in our farm system for a few years now

What happened to Jorge Posada again?

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by gandalf stormcrow

what happened to jorge posada again?

dh.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

WTF?? The Phillies?? Wow First Boston and now Philly. Absolutely shocked if he only got that much.

i just cant believe he signed with the Phils how is anyone going to compete with that starting lineup.... should we just hand them the NL Crown this year

Originally Posted by Dexter Morgan

Now it'll really be interesting to see what Cash does. With all of the question marks in the rotation and Pettitte being uncertain about coming back, it could be a long season if he doesn't make a splash.

Sucks for Yanks and their fans, they couldnt get any of the top tier free agents.... I def see a trade coming in the near future...

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I feel betrayed. Instead of shunning us to go with my most hated team, he shuns us both and goes to my second most hated team (outside the division). DAMMIT!!! We can still get Greinke and Pettite would love to come back to Texas.

I'm in shock, i really thought he would sign with Texas Sorry CJOY

On another note gotta hand it to Cliff Lee for taking less money... dont see that very often...

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

On another note gotta hand it to Cliff Lee for taking less money... dont see that very often...

He didn't. He's making $1M/season more in Philadelphia than any of the other offers. If you include the buyout of the sixth year, that's $132M/5 years. With the option it's $147.5M/6 years.

The Yankees offer was $132M/6 years, or $148M/7 years. Lee is essentially getting the same money over shorter years.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

He didn't. He's making $1M/season more in Philadelphia than any of the other offers. If you include the buyout of the sixth year, that's $132M/5 years. With the option it's $147.5M/6 years.

The Yankees offer was $132M/6 years, or $148M/7 years. Lee is essentially getting the same money over shorter years.

actually he did... look at your numbers above... he could of made $32mil or $48mil more with the Yanks... No way after 5 years a team will offer him that much money to play..

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Thats true, but the Yankees aren't exactly in a bad spot if people step up Burnett needs to play to the level of his contract, Hughes is up and coming CC is solid and if Pettite comes back.

CC
Hughes
Burnett
Pettite

Not bad.

oh dont get me wrong... its not like the Yankees are a bad team, theyre still the Yankees... but our pitching is very questionable right now and i would expecta trade to happen at some point... this is our realistic rotation right now..

CC
Hughes
Burnett
Ivan Nova

all indications are that Pettitte is retiring.. although, maybe he will feel obligated to come back now that they didnt get Lee??

and idk who our 5th starter will be

[Batman1980]

An American League executive told the New York Post's Joel Sherman that the Rangers are likely to join the hunt for free agent Carl Pavano.
Pavano has been waiting for Cliff Lee to sign and will now be courted aggressively as one of the few reliable starters remaining on the open market. The Yanks probably won't touch him, but the Rangers are in the running along with the Twins, Brewers and Nationals. Pavano, 34, posted a 17-11 record, 3.75 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 32 starts for Minnesota this past year in the AL Central. He would do just fine with a move to the AL West. Dec. 14 - 9:47 am et

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...310381&id=2526

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

What happened to Jorge Posada again?

if he crouches down to catch anymore his knees might snap... guy is like 45 years old lol and was a below average defensive catcher for a while now... all we need him for is his bat....

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

actually he did... look at your numbers above... he could of made $32mil or $48mil more with the Yanks... No way after 5 years a team will offer him that much money to play..

I must be missing something:

Phillies Yankees Difference
132M/5 years 132M/6 Years 0M/1Year
147.5M/6 Years 148M/7 Years .5M/1Years