The Polaroid Random Thoughts Baseball Thread

[MonkeyF0cker]

Prince at 1B, Miggy at 3B. Yikes. Verlander and the rest of that pitching staff better miss a ton of bats.

They already tried Cabrera at 3B. Have a feeling they'll be rotating between DH and 1B.

I think there's a ton of value in the Tigers at +1850. They should win that division with relative ease.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Red Sox and Yanks so far overvalued it's not funny. At least one of them doesn't even make the playoffs this year. Perhaps neither.

 

[rjt721]

They already tried Cabrera at 3B. Have a feeling they'll be rotating between DH and 1B.

I think there's a ton of value in the Tigers at +1850. They should win that division with relative ease.

Yes, nice being in the AL Central. Tigers have a clear path to the postseason while NYY, TB, BOS, TEX, LAA battle for 3 spots.

 

[rjt721]

Red Sox and Yanks so far overvalued it's not funny. At least one of them doesn't even make the playoffs this year. Perhaps neither.

Yeah, good chance the WC goes to the AL West runner-up this year.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Anyone who has access to the The Greek should really pound the shit out of that Tigers future at +1850.

I don't wanna mess around with shifting money out of the country just to bet it.

 

[FairWarning]

Got +2000 on Detroit at 5 Dimes when the story broke.

 

[Archie]

nice work FW!

 

[Archie]

congrats to the astros on landing Zach Duke

Pirates got Daniel Cabrera out of retirement

and Cards might get Oswalt

 

[MrMonkey]

Early pre-spring training look at playoff teams IMO taken into account + and - to rosters from off season! MLB I see adding a 5th team from each league playing in a 1 game elimination contest!

NL - I see the Phillies, Reds, and Giants winning the divisions! The Braves and Marlins as the 2 WC teams! Playing 72 games in the East might hurt their chances of both getting in! The Cards, D-Backs, and Rockies are the only other clubs I see having a shot at getting in!

AL - I see the Tigers, Angels, and Yankees winning the divisions! Believe the Rangers and Red Sox will also make it as WCs! Maybe the Rays pitching or Toronto's bats sneak them in! Don't see anyone else really contending! Maybe a surprise team from the Central!

 

[Archie]

Jeremy Guthrie to the Rockies and in exchange the O's get Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom

 

[Archie]

Pirates looking to get AJ Burnett?

print those WS tickets NOW!

 

[Tron]

Marlins made a 6/40 offer to the Cuban guy.

This will be HUGH in a good or bad way. No middle ground with this one.

Hugh flop or hometown superstar.

 

[rjt721]

^

Can he play CF?

Marlins need to trade Gaby already and move LoMo to 1B.

Or trade back for Maybin. Ouch. :

 

[Tron]

Yeah he's been playing CF for a while now if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah the Maybin trade was all kinds of bad. Gotta love giving up on a 5 tool 23 year old.

 

[Archie]

The Cuban guy is a big fat/muscular thick dude. thought he was 3b or 1b...

the cesepedes guy is who we are talking about?

 

[MrMonkey]

The Cuban guy is a big fat/muscular thick dude. thought he was 3b or 1b...

the cesepedes guy is who we are talking about?

Yes! Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cspedes and the Oakland A's have agreed to terms on a free agent contract.

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle tweeted that the deal is worth $36 million for four years.
The amount would be a record for a Cuban defector.

 

[Tron]

He has spent 50 million on Crisp and Cespedes in the offseason

Did he not see that Moneyball movie?

 

[FairWarning]

Great point Daft.