NEWS/RUMORS Thread

Serious that his bat is the question with him? Serious as a heart attack.
It's certainly not his D, only if he'll hit. I'm not saying he won't....maybe he'll be Ted Williams reincarnate...and wouldn't that be a hoot? Just a bit odd to project him that highly offensively, I thought. They'll not only be looking at how he catches the ball...and he might suck and be great the next year.
Lots of guys come up with flashing leather and are expected to do whatever offensively, and it's the bat that sends them to mediocrity, very seldom the D (if they've had it in the minors). We've had a few in our day...as everyone else. Joc could rock; I hope so. It's real important that he does.

 

Which is why, if he does lock up the CF job, he'll be hitting towards the bottom of the lineup where his K's will hurt less.

We're talking about a guy who's gonna be hitting in the 7 or 8 hole this year, so its not like they're gonna look for clean up hitter type numbers from him or thrust him onto the top of the lineup as they did with Puig. So because of where he'll be hitting, they're gonna be on him more about his defense by default and trying to have him clean up the defensive lapses he's been known to have.

He's going to have growing pains at the plate, particularly hitting close or directly in front of the pitcher..but that defense of his must be tight from day 1.

 

And if his defense isn't up to par, maybe he finds himself in RF..in Citizen's Bank Park that is. He better get out there and establish himself as the captain of the outfield.

 

You're obsession with me is a little worrisome...is it getting hard for you to hide, or you just don't give a fuck anymore? Jumping in on other posters replies to me just to get a shot in is a bit overboard, and reeks of adolescence...even for you, Sparky.
Stop acting menopausal, and mind your own business.
What, what you write is the way it is, and no one can opine the opposite ? In fact if I read a whole post from you, and I disagree, then my gut tells me I'm right...
With me, it's the personal angle that's the thing with you, not BB at all....any chance to express you're hatred for me; but don't you think that's just a little....uh...too" bitchy" for a BB website? You've done it more than once.
For chrissakes, do you think it's just a bit revealing about you, maybe?
OK, go ahead now...a golden opportunity for you.

 

Get that hypocrisy outta here,

 

LOL

 

The Phillies asked the Brewers for a “top prospect” in return for closer Jonathan Papelbon if the club was to pick up a big piece of the remainder of his deal, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (in a piece we cited earlier this morning).


" Hard to believe " seems to be the theme this morning. I don't even know if Rosendouche could make this up. Amaro never ceases to amaze.

• The Red Sox have plenty of leverage in their pursuit of Phillies lefty Cole Hamels, writes Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. That’s because “even the second-best deal [Amaro] can get for Hamels from the Red Sox is likely better than he can get elsewhere,” as Abraham puts it. Even taking on most of the Hamels deal is going to leave plenty of value left to be accounted for in any trade scenario — another topic that Steve and I discuss — but Abraham suggests that the gap might be bridged by a package fronted by lefty Henry Owens and including several other top prospects not named Betts, Swihart, or Rodriguez.

I tend to agree. If Hamels goes anywhere it'll probably be Boston. I don't know why the Cubs aren't more involved though.

 

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: Moncada worked out today for #Dodgers in Clearwater, FL. A number of the team’s top executives were in attendance.

 

Royals Finalizing Two-Year Deal With Kelvin Herrera
By Steve Adams [February 12, 2015 at 2:51pm CST]
The Royals are finalizing a two-year contract with right-handed setup man Kelvin Herrera, reports Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter). The contract will pay the arbitration-eligible relief ace $4.15MM. Herrera is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council




Now flip Wade Davis this way if you don't mind..

 

I hope he's right about this...I wonder about Kemp's defense, though. I mean even when he was a Dodger. I never quite got how it went from A to Z.
Initially he had problems...pretty obvious he was floundering out there. then, but in just two seasons, I think, he made himself a GG CF and was , well...great out there. And had a cannon. I remember people posting all the time about it and how good he was...spectacular catches one after another.
Then, came the injury prone and DL sustaining version of Matt, and he went on his downward spiral...but it wasn't only the physical limitations that were showing; his routes and the way he tracked balls was loopy and sophmoric...how the hell does that happen all of a sudden? I get he doesn't have the old speed coming in, going back, etc., but WTF happened to his innate, instinctive routes for catching the ball?

 

He always took bad routes. He took one straight into the CF wall in Colorado...Dude was always meant to be a RF.

 

Even in his gold glove years his defense was overrated..he was a minus defender in those years. Definitely always meant to be in RF

 

This is why Ethier will not be traded. Might need an over paid veteran stop gap.

 

Still have Heisey and SVS and they are more than capable.

 

Heisey is for sure. Even though SVS was better than Ethier in CF last year..SVS is no CF. I would hope they'd turn to Puig before they turned to either SVS or Ethier for CF duty. Put SVS in right for a spell. SVS's performance at the plate suffered big time when he was playing CF. A sure sign of discomfort.

 

I find it ridiculous too. like, how can you project that when he's so unproven.