Official MLB off-season thread ...

[metal]

Because theyre St. Louis. Fuck them

I can't stop being bitter!

Spoiler: No really

fuck you

 

[FLYOVER BOSSMAN]

Royals sign Jason Hammel to a 2 yr 16 mil deal.

 

[SportsBarGod]

Romo deal finally done. Great pickup for Dodgers. Plus SF loses him on the other side of it.

 

[NewbZor]

Dodgers have a bunch of lefties right? Probably fits in nicely there. He doesn't hurt us too much, now Bochy can't let him face lefties all the time.

 

[Sauce Castillo]

Crazy that Chris Carter led the NL in home runs last year and only got a 1yr 3million dollar deal.

 

[LongTermLurker]

Good pickup for the yanks. He should put up another 40 hrs for cheap.

 

[NewbZor]

So PECOTA... Has the Dodgers being the best team in baseball and the Cardinals finishing with the same amount of wins as the Braves/White sox. Also says Baltimore is the worst team in the AL

 

[TeTe]

Crazy that Chris Carter led the NL in home runs last year and only got a 1yr 3million dollar deal.

Even crazier considering that Jon Singleton was paid $2 million last year

 

[RR]

Even crazier considering that Jon Singleton was paid $2 million last year

This year too

 

[TeTe]

This year too

That's a lot of weed right there.

Wonder if he'll ever take off anywhere else.

 

[RR]

That's a lot of weed right there.

Wonder if he'll ever take off anywhere else.

He's got a drinking problem too.

Hard to say. Dude couldn't even catch up to fastballs last year. I honestly don't think he cares which is why he jumped on that contract. Probably a career AAA player.

 

[NewbZor]

Different because Singleton never played in the majors, but a lot of the other contracts where teams signed a kid long term have worked out nicely. Altuve, Perez, bumgarner

 

[NewbZor]

Brian Wilson attempting a comeback as a knuckle ball starting pitcher. What

 

[TeTe]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/215511336/2017-world-baseball-classic-rosters-unveiled/

Puerto Rico looking tough these days.. with Baez, Correa and Lindor in the lineup this year.

 

[TeTe]

Just looking at the rosters on Wiki since it's easier to read.

Just lol at the Isreal roster.. one person actually born there. I guess being of certain religion qualifies you to play for a country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic_rosters

 

[Sara]

Just looking at the rosters on Wiki since it's easier to read.

Just lol at the Isreal roster.. one person actually born there. I guess being of certain religion qualifies you to play for a country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic_rosters

I don't think they're as strict as say the Olympics, they'll just let you represent whatever country you want.

 

[TeTe]

I don't think they're as strict as say the Olympics, they'll just let you represent whatever country you want.

No kidding.. Brandon Laird is playing for Mexico lol

I mean, I can see playing for a certain team because your family is of that ethnicity even though you were born in the US... like Machado... but I wonder how many of the players or their family members for Israel have actually stepped foot in that country. Maybe Ireland should make a team and make the only requirement for playing for them is that you are Catholic.

 

[RR]

I don't think they're as strict as say the Olympics, they'll just let you represent whatever country you want.

Olympic basketball is getting like that too

 

[Sara]

No kidding.. Brandon Laird is playing for Mexico lol

I mean, I can see playing for a certain team because your family is of that ethnicity even though you were born in the US... like Machado... but I wonder how many of the players or their family members for Israel have actually stepped foot in that country. Maybe Ireland should make a team and make the only requirement for playing for them is that you are Catholic.

Do you think I could play off team Ireland?

 

[Sara]

Olympic basketball is getting like that too

Team Vatican City here I come!