The Official 2017 Major League Baseball Thread

[Troll Daddy]

Mariners pitching seeing their share of injuries Lol

[Jason]

Tough day for Ianetta. Drilled with a FB

 

[Jason]

 

[fan_since79]

Awful.

Hope he's okay.

 

Edited May 13, 2017 by fan_since79

[Homebrewer]

Ian Happ, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 draft, was promoted from AAA Iowa to help cover a series of minor injuries among lineup regulars.

The switch-hitting infielder-outfielder was in the lineup, batting second and playing right field.

The Cubs now have their last five No. 1 picks on the roster, including Javy Baez (2011), Albert Almora Jr. (2012), Kris Bryant (2013), Kyle Schwarber (2014).

[JAHV76]

On May 13, 2017 at 0:58 PM, Jason said:

Tough day for Ianetta. Drilled with a FB

 

Man that sucks hopefully he recovers alright 

[nando714]

On 5/13/2017 at 2:15 PM, Homebrewer said:

Ian Happ, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 draft, was promoted from AAA Iowa to help cover a series of minor injuries among lineup regulars.

The switch-hitting infielder-outfielder was in the lineup, batting second and playing right field.

The Cubs now have their last five No. 1 picks on the roster, including Javy Baez (2011), Albert Almora Jr. (2012), Kris Bryant (2013), Kyle Schwarber (2014).

Well when you're trash for a decade you get to collect top picks and I guess a championship see the Astros (who will get a ring this fall)

[Homebrewer]

1 hour ago, nando714 said:

Well when you're trash for a decade you get to collect top picks and I guess a championship see the Astros (who will get a ring this fall)

You still need to draft intelligently. Having your last 5 1st round picks in the starting lineup at 1 time is pretty amazing. Another thing that stands out is that they are all position players. Most teams go after pitching. 

[nando714]

The Astros will clinch Labor Day weekend 

[Inside Pitch]

11 minutes ago, Homebrewer said:

You still need to draft intelligently. Having your last 5 1st round picks in the starting lineup at 1 time is pretty amazing. Another thing that stands out is that they are all position players. Most teams go after pitching. 

There is no question they have drafted well but among the 5 you mentioned none were taken later than the 9th pick.   That makes "drafting intelligently" a lot easier..  

BTW -- the Cubs had two other first round picks since taking Baez in 2011, both in 2012.... the 43rd overall pick Pierce Johnson and the 56th pick Paul Blackburn -- both are in AAA.  Johnson appears to have washed out as a SP and is now working out of the pen where he's got an BB/9 over 7, and Blackburn has been traded twice first to Seattle, then Oakland.   I'd say Blackburn was a pretty astute pick as well, even if he hasn't yet been up to MLB.

The Angels BTW haven't had a draft pick inside the top 10 in 20 years...  but when they did, they seemingly drafted intelligently..   Troy Glaus.  Before him, it was Darin Erstad.

[fan_since79]

The Astros followed the Derek Jeter Night ceremony by putting 8 runs on the board in the first two innings.

George Springer has two home runs already.

Yankees did win the first game of the DH however.

 

Edited May 15, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

Houston scored 8 runs in the first three innings tonight and they're pounding the Marlins 11-2.

Keuchel in line to go 7-0.

[Troll Daddy]

[fan_since79]

Houston on pace to win 112 games.

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Joey Batflip gonna batflip

 

 

[cez]

On 5/9/2017 at 9:26 PM, nando714 said:

@GOPSnowflakesHateCezero

Cano now has a quad issue 

I know you guys have been hit with injuries, too, but our DL woes are particularly egregious this year. 

It's been rough. 

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎5‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 5:12 PM, Inside Pitch said:

There is no question they have drafted well but among the 5 you mentioned none were taken later than the 9th pick.   That makes "drafting intelligently" a lot easier..  

BTW -- the Cubs had two other first round picks since taking Baez in 2011, both in 2012.... the 43rd overall pick Pierce Johnson and the 56th pick Paul Blackburn -- both are in AAA.  Johnson appears to have washed out as a SP and is now working out of the pen where he's got an BB/9 over 7, and Blackburn has been traded twice first to Seattle, then Oakland.   I'd say Blackburn was a pretty astute pick as well, even if he hasn't yet been up to MLB.

The Angels BTW haven't had a draft pick inside the top 10 in 20 years...  but when they did, they seemingly drafted intelligently..   Troy Glaus.  Before him, it was Darin Erstad.

Notable exceptions though were college LHP Brian Anderson being taken 3rd overall in 1993 and HS OF McKay Christensen being taken 6th overall in 1994.    Christensen only had 146 career MLB PA's, and Anderson had at best a so-so MLB career. (4.74 career ERA, 1.35 career WHIP, only 4.3 Ks/9 innings). 

[Inside Pitch]

37 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Notable exceptions though were college LHP Brian Anderson being taken 3rd overall in 1993 and HS OF McKay Christensen being taken 6th overall in 1994.    Christensen only had 146 career MLB PA's, and Anderson had at best a so-so MLB career. (4.74 career ERA, 1.35 career WHIP, only 4.3 Ks/9 innings). 

Christensen pick was a questionable pick due to his commitment to his mission..    Despite that and maybe as a testament to his ability -- the dude was in the majors at 23 after only 944 minor league at bats -- less than 300 of those above High A....   Baseball was just second to his faith.  

Say what you will about Anderson, he went from college to MLB after all of 4 minor league starts.   He was rushed due to the woeful state of those early 90s Angels teams and yet he still managed to carve out a decent 13 year MLB career.   He was also the central figure in one of Bavasi's biggest flubs -- remember they failed to offer him a contract before the deadline so he was going to become a FA and the Angels traded him to Cleveland for whatever they could get..  (Grimsley and Pep Harris)

[Angel Oracle]

Bavasi was just channeling his inner dad.   Nothing though tops Buzzard saying that he can find two 8-7 pitchers to replace Ryan.

[Angel Oracle]

That Joey Bats bat flip wasn't that out of line.    Either he said something approaching 1B, or the Braves overreacted like they did building a new stadium after just two decades at Turner Field.

[Dick B Back]

I haven't noticed anyone mentioning Freeman's broken wrist. He was off to a hot start with Kemp hitting well behind him in the lineup.

Probably cause the Braves don't matter much.

[fan_since79]

from ESPN:

According to baseball-reference.com, 30-year-old Brewers starter Paolo Espino survived 10-plus seasons, 291 appearances and 26 different clubs in the minors in order to make his big-league debut at Wrigley Field on Friday.

[Dick B Back]

Clevinger has a no-no in the 6th, game being shown on MLB network.

[Troll Daddy]

11 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

Clevinger has a no-no in the 6th, game being shown on MLB network.

Nice jinx never fails

[Lou]

It's funny hearing my dodgers fan buddies say how happy they are that they actually get to watch a game on tv today.