Ryan Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 8 hours ago, RIPPA said: Why do you hate my post's - especially when they reference you? Sorry, Lord Rippa, I jumped to the most recent page thinking I'd read the previous one. How shall I be punished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Can Lester throw to second or third if need be? Mysteries abound. Trading draft picks is a genius idea, I turn that on in OOTP all the time. How else can I trade my top five picks for Mike Trout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ryan said: Sorry, Lord Rippa, I jumped to the most recent page thinking I'd read the previous one. How shall I be punished? You live in Wisconsin - what could I possibly do to you that is worse? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Just now, RIPPA said: You live in Wisconsin - what could I possibly do to you that is worse? Make me move to Kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Details on the new CBA here. Â NO draft pick trades. Â And Rippa and I are having fun figuring out who is getting dicked in the International games. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Passan wrote a deep dive on the CBA today. Havent read it yet, but heard him discussing it today on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 One interesting thing change I saw when reading through Quote  Following election of players by fans, the Commissioner’s Office will select seven players from the National League (4 pitchers) and five players from the American League (4 pitchers) to participate in the All-Star Game. Such selections will replace the selections awarded to the managers of the American and National League teams in the prior agreement. So no more managers stuffing rosters with their own guys and the Commissioner's Office will be making sure "stars" are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yeah. Â Here's the Passan breakdown. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, RIPPA said: One interesting thing change I saw when reading through So no more managers stuffing rosters with their own guys and the Commissioner's Office will be making sure "stars" are there Or more FAN VOTING!!!! Â Wheeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 After John Scott, i presume the leagues want less fan voting, not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 You would think so after Royals fans have been stuffing the ballot boxes the last couple of years, as well. But this is MLB. Â Never err on the side of common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 And now Rippa and I are dying because... Infielder Brett Lawrie will earn $3.5MM next year for the White Sox, per Heyman (on Twitter). That’s well shy of MLBTR’s $5.1MM projection — which was predicated upon Lawrie’s $4.125MM salary from a season ago. It’s highly unusual for players to receive pay cuts in arbitration, least of all when they are coming off of seasons in which they play a reasonable amount (384 plate appearances, in his case) and put up non-trivial numbers at the plate (a roughly league-average .248/.310/.413 batting line with a dozen home runs). That's right.  Lawrie took a paycut to avoid arbitration...to stay with the White Sox.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Does his kid hang out in the locker room? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 He still is a kid, so maybe his father's been hanging around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Carlos Beltran to the Astros - 1 year, $16 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Now, trade for Ichiro, sign Uehara, pick up Randy Choate and Joel Peralta and Jason Grilli as well if they haven't all retired yet. Jose Contreras is still active in Mexico, pick him up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Dodgers apparently are going to re-sign Rich Hill (depends on the source on whether deal is done yet or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Matt Holliday to the Yanks - 1 year, $13 million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Jays sign Steve Pearce - 2 years, $12.5 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 And one closer is off the board Mark Melancon to the Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 18 hours ago, RIPPA said: Matt Holliday to the Yanks - 1 year, $13 million After Beltran last year, Yanks decided to go younger at DH/RF this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, BrianS81177 said: After Beltran last year, Yanks decided to go younger at DH/RF this year Holliday isn't going to see any time in RF. Aaron Judge is getting every opportunity to win the RF job. If anything, Holliday will back up at first, but his job is the primary DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 On ‎12‎/‎4‎/‎2016 at 8:29 AM, RIPPA said: Dodgers apparently are going to re-sign Rich Hill (depends on the source on whether deal is done yet or not) It looks like Hill back to LA is done. 3 yrs/48 mil. I would have liked the Yankees to go after Hill, but not for three years. I feel like the wheels will fall off soon for Hill. I want the Yankees to go after Chapman or Kenley Jansen, whomever ends up costing less, and Jason Hammel. Hammel would be a good fit in the middle of the rotation for a year or two to buy some time for the young arms to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 LOL 3/48 for Hill?! Oh man, they're going to regret that. At least it's only 3 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Speaking as someone who has watched a lot of Jason Hammel, he will be OK to good for maybe half a season until he spends the rest of the season trying to fix whatever happened. You also don't want him pitching in a park like Yankees Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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