The 2012 MLB Random Thoughts Thread

[Da_Eggman]

Dodgers fukked up trading James McDonald

 

[L.S.]

Joey Votto and Adrian Gonzalez will go on month-long tears that carry their teams into first place.

Votto the Gawd's already on one breh. He's put up the most WAR & is hitting .389/.504/.726 in the last 30 days

 

[Walt]

Votto the Gawd's already on one breh. He's put up the most WAR & is hitting .389/.504/.726 in the last 30 days

There's even more to come. He has been one of my favorite players for the past 3 years.

 

[L.S.]

There's even more to come. He has been one of my favorite players for the past 3 years.

He's won an MVP yet still gets looked over IMO. Plus he looks like someone you don't wanna fukk with, on some "it's always the quiet ones" shyt

 

[Da_Eggman]

Jorge Soler has been declared a free agent and is now eligible to sign with any team, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). The 20-year-old Cuban outfielder will be subject to the spending restrictions imposed by the new collective bargaining agreement as of July 2nd, but he can sign for any amount prior to then.
The Indians, Red Sox, Phillies, Yankees, Marlins, Blue Jays, and Astros are said to have interest in Soler, and I'm sure many other clubs will get involved as well. Back in March we heard bogus reports that the Cubs had agreed to a contract with the outfielder. Two GMs speculated that the bidding would exceed five years and $15-20MM back in February. Soler is said to have Stanton-like power but projects to hit for an higher average

Stanton-like power

 

[Walt]

He's won an MVP yet still gets looked over IMO. Plus he looks like someone you don't wanna fukk with, on some "it's always the quiet ones" shyt

He's in my "tune in and catch his plate appearance if I have free time" club.

Right now it's:

Votto
Tulo - but ony when he's in the groove, dude is too fvcking streaky
Cano - that swing is beautiful
Prince Fielder - I just like the dude, I know he's not the greatest or most interesting hitter

and of course JETER DA GAWD

EDIT: oh yeah, and Hamilton too.

 

[L.S.]

He's in my "tune in and catch his plate appearance if I have free time" club.
Right now it's:
Votto
Tulo - but ony when he's in the groove, dude is too fvcking streaky
Cano - that swing is beautiful
Prince Fielder - I just like the dude, I know he's not the greatest or most interesting hitter
and of course JETER DA GAWD
EDIT: oh yeah, and Hamilton too.

The "Player Tracker" feature on MLB.tv that alerts you when a player is coming up to bat is the shyt. I got Votto, Miggy, Bautista (to a lesser extent this year), Stanton, as well as Trout & Harper all saved on mine, so when the Giants aren't playing I just use it to flip between games. I try to catch most Strasburg starts too, & used to do the same with King Felix, but watching the Mariners that often got me suicidal

 

[HHR]

Nelson Cruz
MLB.com Gameday | MLB.com: Gameday

 

[lepard]

Nelson Cruz
MLB.com Gameday | MLB.com: Gameday

Platano Power!

 

[FreshAIG]

RIP Cardinals.

 

[Tommy Fits]

RIP Cardinals.

 

[FreshAIG]

We won 2 World Series in the last 5 years. It's whatever

 

[ineedsleep212]

Is anyone gonna start a MLB Amateur Draft thread for tomorrow? I have no clue about most of the dudes who might get selected.

 

[HHR]

Is anyone gonna start a MLB Amateur Draft thread for tomorrow? I have no clue about most of the dudes who might get selected.

I will if I'm around...

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Not that this is relevant to anyone here, but I somehow managed to trade Tim Lincecum from my fantasy team for Chris Sale last week.

My immediate reaction: