MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[rok]

Feels like the Yankees didn't give up TOO much, eh?

And 2 of the 3 prospects they gave up had pretty serious injuries too. How do they get away with this time and again?

[Butcher]

I feel like Beane has been getting fleeced a lot lately.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

I don't know. Gray was hurt last year himself. I think people might be severely overrating his value. Whereas Quintana has been the 7th-best pitcher from 201-2017 per fWAR (sandwiched between Arrieta and Lester), Gray has been 32nd.

[1060Ivy]

Cubs gave up better prospects but also received a better pitcher than the Yankees. Yankees wanted Quintana but couldn't get the trade together before our front office did with its offer.


I would have been excited by the Cubs addition of Gray but Quintana is preferred.

[funkster]

Certainly don't think Gray is enough for them.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

Crazy. Cleveland was beating Boston 9-8. With 2 out and Rafael Devers on first, Cody Allen struck out Mitch Moreland on a wild pitch. Moreland managed to make his way to second (Devers to 3rd). Christian Vazquez then blasted a 3-run HR to win the game for the Red Sox.

[chshdsck]

Crazy that Scherzer left the game with a 6 run lead, only for the Nats bullpen to blow it. Their pen is a disaster this year.

[jstraw]

Crazy that Scherzer left the game with a 6 run lead, only for the Nats bullpen to blow it. Their pen is a disaster this year.

 

Ain't it great?

[funkster]

Woah.  Had no idea they ended up blowing the game.

[chshdsck]

Yea, it kind of is.

[rok]

And they basically added 10 new arms before the deadline. Same shitty pen.

[funkster]

Along those lines, saw a video someone tweeted of Keuschel complaining about the lack of moves Houston made at the deadline.

[Butcher]

Along those lines, saw a video someone tweeted of Keuschel complaining about the lack of moves Houston made at the deadline.

 

It's kinda nice that the Astros are no longer in the NL Central.

[1060Ivy]

Cubs would have battled them for last place in NL Central for 2013 and 2014 and subsequent picks in draft. 

[rok]

Yeah, but their pitching still doesn't look great in a short series, especially matching up against other teams' top arms. They're going to need to keep bludgeoning teams into the postseason if they're going to win anything.