mania Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Love, love, love the deal.Napoli crushes lefties and will platoon with Moreland at first as well as play a few days behind the plate. He was the exact missing piece the team's offense needed, and with the acquisition of Rhodes, as well as the emergence of Ogando, Francisco was very expendable.God damn, I am grinning right now. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Francisco is a Good-not-Great RH reliever, which the Jays 'pen is already stocked full of (Frasor, Dotel, Rauch). So I'm not sure what the rationale is here.But Alex Anthopolous just traded one of the top 5 worst contracts in sports history without sending any money. He damn well gets the benefit of the doubt on small deals like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Love, love, love the deal.Napoli crushes lefties and will platoon with Moreland at first as well as play a few days behind the plate. He was the exact missing piece the team's offense needed, and with the acquisition of Rhodes, as well as the emergence of Ogando, Francisco was very expendable.God damn, I am grinning right now.Except when he doesn't.Now look, I loved Nap. I was planning on getting his name/number on my jersey this season (So much for that. I held off the past two years for the reason he had always been dangled in trades). But when he slumps, he slumps hard. And the only way he gets out of it is just by playing through it. He also gets into his grooves by playing everyday. So the idea of platooning him at first/catcher may not work out as well as you want it to. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Love, love, love the deal.Napoli crushes lefties and will platoon with Moreland at first as well as play a few days behind the plate. He was the exact missing piece the team's offense needed, and with the acquisition of Rhodes, as well as the emergence of Ogando, Francisco was very expendable.God damn, I am grinning right now.Except when he doesn't.Last year, he had a .416 wOBA against lefties... .397 for his career. That is the definition of crushing lefties. He should only face righties in emergency situations, but as a pure platoon player he will rake. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Love, love, love the deal.Napoli crushes lefties and will platoon with Moreland at first as well as play a few days behind the plate. He was the exact missing piece the team's offense needed, and with the acquisition of Rhodes, as well as the emergence of Ogando, Francisco was very expendable.God damn, I am grinning right now.Except when he doesn't.Last year, he had a .416 wOBA against lefties... .397 for his career. That is the definition of crushing lefties. He should only face righties in emergency situations, but as a pure platoon player he will rake.I know what the stats are. But like I said, when's he's hot he crushes everything. When he's not, he hits very little.And again like I said, he gets on his hot streaks when he's playing everyday. Platooning him breaks up those streaks and could very well end them. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Francisco is a Good-not-Great RH reliever, which the Jays 'pen is already stocked full of (Frasor, Dotel, Rauch). So I'm not sure what the rationale is here.But Alex Anthopolous just traded one of the top 5 worst contracts in sports history without sending any money. He damn well gets the benefit of the doubt on small deals like this.The rationale is, you can't get enough adequate relief pitching... I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Love, love, love the deal.Napoli crushes lefties and will platoon with Moreland at first as well as play a few days behind the plate. He was the exact missing piece the team's offense needed, and with the acquisition of Rhodes, as well as the emergence of Ogando, Francisco was very expendable.God damn, I am grinning right now.Believe me, I've thought Napoli was going to crush the ball for years now. I'm still waiting for him to actually do it (well, I guess not now, obviously ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 For those of you who missed it, the MLB's top prospect list: 1. Mike Trout, Angels 2. Jeremy Hellickson, Rays 3. Bryce Harper, Nationals 4. Domonic Brown, Phillies 5. Dustin Ackley, Mariners 6. Aroldis Chapman, Reds 7. Mike Moustakas, Royals 8. Eric Hosmer, Royals 9. Jesus Montero, Yankees 10. Julio Teheran, Braves11. Desmond Jennings, Rays 12. Kyle Drabek, Blue Jays13. Michael Pineda, Mariners 14. Mike Montgomery, Royals 15. Jacob Turner, Tigers 16. Wil Myers, Royals 17. Freddie Freeman, Braves 18. Jameson Taillon, Pirates 19. Zach Britton, Orioles 20. Shelby Miller, Cardinals 21. Mike Minor, Braves 22. Casey Kelly, Padres 23. Martin Perez, Rangers 24. Manny Machado, Orioles 25. Chris Sale, White Sox 26. Brandon Belt, Giants 27. Matt Moore, Rays 28. Brett Lawrie, Blue Jays 29. Jarrod Parker, D-backs 30. Jonathan Singleton, Phillies 31. Jordan Lyles, Astros 32. Gary Sanchez, Yankees 33. Tyler Matzek, Rockies 34. John Lamb, Royals 35. Manny Banuelos, Yankees 36. Lonnie Chisenhall, Indians 37. Jake Odorizzi, Royals 38. Nick Franklin, Mariners 39. Aaron Hicks, Twins 40. Kyle Gibson, Twins 41. Wilin Rosario, Rockies 42. Jose Iglesias, Red Sox 43. Tanner Scheppers, Rangers 44. Dee Gordon, Dodgers 45. Devin Mesoraco, Reds 46. Brett Jackson, Cubs 47. Chris Archer, Rays 48. J.P. Arencibia, Blue Jays 49. Yonder Alonso, Reds 50. Christian Friedrich, Rockies Looks like it might be a good thing to be a Royals' fan, as they have 6 on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Looks like it might be a good thing to be a Royals' fan, as they have 6 on the list.Those high draft picks for the past decade had to go somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ummmm, I just realized what the subtitle was changed to, and I didn't write that. Was it a mod trying to get a laugh or is someone hacking my account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 And I'm puzzled as to the implied causality of finishing fourth because Tom Gorzelanny was traded. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Looks like it might be a good thing to be a Royals' fan, as they have 6 on the list.Those high draft picks for the past decade had to go somewhere...Yeah, New York or Boston or anywhere else in Major League Baseball. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 And I'm puzzled as to the implied causality of finishing fourth because Tom Gorzelanny was traded.Me, too. If I didn't write that, than who did? Show yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 For those of you who missed it, the MLB's top prospect list: 1. Mike Trout, Angels --- 34. John Lamb, Royals Looks like it might be a good thing to be a Royals' fan, as they have 6 on the list.First, awesome to see Trout as the #1 guy. I can not wait to see this guy at Spring Training here in Tempe and hopefully during the season.Second, I went to high school him John Lamb. That's pretty damn crazy. Especially just knowing him in high school, it's really funny to see him on a Top 50 prospects list. That's crazy. Good for him. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 For those of you who missed it, the MLB's top prospect list: 1. Mike Trout, Angels --- 34. John Lamb, Royals Looks like it might be a good thing to be a Royals' fan, as they have 6 on the list.First, awesome to see Trout as the #1 guy. I can not wait to see this guy at Spring Training here in Tempe and hopefully during the season.Second, I went to high school him John Lamb. That's pretty damn crazy. Especially just knowing him in high school, it's really funny to see him on a Top 50 prospects list. That's crazy. Good for him.Strangely enough, I also went to high school with a Royals prospect. He's not on the top prospects list, but he made the 40-man roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 ManRam and Damon officially introduced as Rays today.Manny reverts back to his #24Damon claims #22, as #18 already belongs to ZobristNo word on what 1B Dan Johnson's new # is, as manny must have paid him for his #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Longtime Yankees and Astros SP Andy Pettite to announce his retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Longtime Yankees and Astros SP Andy Pettite to announce his retirement.A combination of AJ Burnett, Sergio Mitre, Freddy Garcia, Bartolo Colon and Ivan Nova will make up 60% of the Yankees rotation this year. I can't be more pleased about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 White Sox sign Lastings Milledge to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. Fourth outfielder? Or paving the way for a possible Carlos Quentin deal? We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Longtime Yankees and Astros SP Andy Pettite to announce his retirement.A combination of AJ Burnett, Sergio Mitre, Freddy Garcia, Bartolo Colon and Ivan Nova will make up 60% of the Yankees rotation this year. I can't be more pleased about this.They'll just buy a starter from a non-contender at the trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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