MLB Discussion Thread

[BloodBrother]

Blanton, a nice consolation prize for not bringing back Greinke[/sarcasm]

I do like the Burnett pickup though. Very cheap and a very solid reliever. They better get one of Sanchez, Marcum or McCarthy now, even after the Blanton pickup. He should be the #5 starter

[Xiomera]

Is Andy Oliver still a good prospect/pitcher? I know he was rushed, but does he still have potential? Pirates just traded for him.

No potential remaining as a starting pitcher. He could be a usable left-handed reliever ... maybe.

[BloodBrother]

WTF. When I left the rumor was that the Halos were signing Blanton to a 1yr deal. Wasn't a fan of it, but could tolerate that

but a freakin 2yr/$15 mill deal....with a 3rd OPTION year? By all means, they cannot let that option year vest. Don't get this at all

with all of the arms still out there, why the hell did they go this route. Jerome Williams or GArrett Richards could probably duplicate the 4.50+ ERA that Blanton seems good for. $7.5 mill a year for a damn league average arm...total waste. Only positive is that $7.5 mill is chump change for the Halos, but it's beyond annoying to see them constantly wasting money on such mediocre production. I guess they wanted to replace Homervin with a similar pitcher(Blanton gave up 39 HR's last season)

[nobodyinparticular]

Giants re-sign Scutaro 20m 3 years

Bwahahaha!!! That's funny.

[YotoJets007]

WTF. When I left the rumor was that the Halos were signing Blanton to a 1yr deal. Wasn't a fan of it, but could tolerate that

but a freakin 2yr/$15 mill deal....with a 3rd OPTION year? By all means, they cannot let that option year vest. Don't get this at all

with all of the arms still out there, why the hell did they go this route. Jerome Williams or GArrett Richards could probably duplicate the 4.50+ ERA that Blanton seems good for. $7.5 mill a year for a damn league average arm...total waste. Only positive is that $7.5 mill is chump change for the Halos, but it's beyond annoying to see them constantly wasting money on such mediocre production. I guess they wanted to replace Homervin with a similar pitcher(Blanton gave up 39 HR's last season)

Blanton can give Angels 200 innings a season. That is something Williams and Richards could not do.

[Brodeur]

He hasn't thrown 200 innings since 2007.

[nepg]

That makes the signing even worse. His defense in center was declining along with his bat.

The worst part is that if they trade Ellsbury, part of it is to save money...after they just gave Victorino about what they could have kept Jacoby for... Red Sox management is ********.

[nepg]

Bwahahaha!!! That's funny.

He's making less than Jeff Francouer.

And they'll be able to ship him somewhere relatively easily if they find a better option from within during the season.

[YotoJets007]

He hasn't thrown 200 innings since 2007.

He was in 190 neighborhood twice since then. He is still capable of flirting 200 mark.

[BloodBrother]

I guess Dipoto is hopin that with the Angels good D(especially in the OF) it will help Blanton's overall numbers. His FIP, xFIP, SIERA have all painted him as a mid 3 ERA guy the last few seasons. Very good K/BB ratio

still, I expect a 4.30-4.50 ERA. Meh

[SickwithIt1010]

I don't understand why the Mariners would wanna get into this mega deal for the sake of getting Holland. You guys need ******* bats.

[ImBrotherCain]

The worst part is that if they trade Ellsbury, part of it is to save money...after they just gave Victorino about what they could have kept Jacoby for... Red Sox management is ********.

Are you ******* ********? First off you think Ellsbury would accept an contract for 13 mil a year?

Please don't post in this thread again if you actually believe that even the slightest bit.

[BuckeyeDan17]

Really hoping we can get this asdrubal deal done for some nice SP prospects. More specifically Skaggs. Don't really like what I'm reading about Bauer.

[SickwithIt1010]

Really hoping we can get this asdrubal deal done for some nice SP prospects. More specifically Skaggs. Don't really like what I'm reading about Bauer.

You're more than welcome to aquire Bauer and then ship him to us for Dee Gordon....


....just sayin.

[pierce2walker]

Apparently the Rangers might be in the lead for Greinke now. Those contract numbers being thrown around are ridiculous.