MLB: ****General Discussion Thread - Baseball Season 2019****

[BoxsterCy]

Spring training wraps up today and rosters are mostly set so let's kick off the 2019 season.

What surprises/disappointments for your squad?

My Yankees open with Severino, Sabathia, Betances, Ellsbury (aka Glassbury) and Hicks on the DL. Of course Tommy John **** already caught Didi Gregorius and starting pitcher Jordon Montgomery last season.

Clint Frazier was such as bust in spring training that he couldn’t make the roster when they needed an outfielder and Yanks had to trade for a minor league journeyman can of corn from the Rockies with inflated PCL stats, Mike Tauchman (who dat?). Guessing they are trying to catch lightning in a jar again like they did with Luke Voit. Not thinking much of this move or the outfield depth. Did add veteran lefty Gio Gonzalez to a minor league contract which I like as pitching insurance. Mission is to survive April and get to May with more healthy bodies. Boxster’s prerequisite to a good season, stay healthy, ain’t starting well.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BoxsterCy]

Interesting take on why Dallas Keuchel remains unsigned. Too good to be on the outside looking in but to costly to sign with the draft pick losses factored in?

https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2019/3...bout-signing-dallas-keuchel-free-agent-astros

 

[BoxsterCy]

Saw this graphic on injuries. Check out where your guys graph out.

 

[cyclone101]

Saw this graphic on injuries. Check out where your guys graph out.

Tied for 5th! YAY!

yay.....

 

[BigJCy]

ESPN Predictions:

 

[cyclone101]

Thought these were cool to look at. Power rankings graphs for each position by team based on WAR.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-positional-power-rankings-introduction/

 

[DrizzyCyclone]

Who do you guys have for division winners and playoff teams? There’s going to be some tight races, especially in the National League.

NL Division Winners: Cardinals, Dodgers, Nationals with the Cubs and Brewers being the Wild Cards
AL Division Winners: Indians, Yankees, Astros with the Red Sox and Twins being the Wild Cards

 

[1UNI2ISU]

NL

Phillies
Cubs
Dodgers

Cardinals
Nationals

AL
Yankees
Indians
Astros

Red Sox
A's


Dodgers over Phillies
Cubs over Cardinals

Cubs over Dodgers

Astros over A's
Yankees over Indians

Astros over Yankees

Astros over Cubs

 

[BoxsterCy]

And we're underway on the east coast!

 

[Carlisle Clone]

Disappointed that the Os don't appear in any of those division/wildcard winners.

Gonna be a long season at my house. Hoping to win 65 games. How sad is that?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Didn't take long for the first blown call of the year. Top of first and Oriole runner going from 1st to 2nd is hit by batted ball. Two umps stare at the play and make no call. Yanks erase the mistake by throwing the guy out at 3rd. Oh, my.

 

[BigJCy]

Disappointed that the Os don't appear in any of those division/wildcard winners.

Gonna be a long season at my house. Hoping to win 65 games. How sad is that?

Saw their line-up and thought this:

 

[CyGuy5]

Yankees pitching change siren sounds oddly familiar to our siren

 

[Buster28]

Disappointed that the Os don't appear in any of those division/wildcard winners.

Gonna be a long season at my house. Hoping to win 65 games. How sad is that?

Misery loves company. Race you to the bottom!

 

[BoxsterCy]

I wonder if umps are even embarrassed when they see some of their ball/strike calls on replay. Dude behind the plate just punched out Greg Bird on a pitch that was WAY outside (as in not close) and then immediately got in Bird's grill before Bird even had a chance to say anything. Like he knew he blew it so went on the offense, or, maybe (more likely) Bird said something on his previous strikeouts and was just trying to show him up like so many umps cannot resist doing. Good lord, so many bad umps with attitudes.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

OPENING FREAKING DAY!

 

[BoxsterCy]

 

[CTTB78]

I wonder if umps are even embarrassed when they see some of their ball/strike calls on replay....

Does the league office review the K-Zone shots to evaluate how many missed calls each homeplate ump have? Keep the most blown call umps out of the post season, or better yet get rid of them?

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

2-0!