MLB Offseason: Justin Upton traded to Braves for Prado, Delgado and prospects.

Hopefully that old man gets his championship, unless of course the big blue wrecking crew is playing them :P Also LOL @ Angels if they can't get a pitcherX360PS3AMD05

I'm sure the Marlins would love to send Ricky Nolasco and 11.5 million dollar contract to the Angels.

Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees are a possible landing spot for Vernon Wells. -_-TonyDanzaFan

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees are a possible landing spot for Vernon Wells. -_-Master_Live

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees are a possible landing spot for Vernon Wells. -_-Master_Live

Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees are a possible landing spot for Vernon Wells. -_-TonyDanzaFan

Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees are a possible landing spot for Vernon Wells. -_-TonyDanzaFan

If the Angels eat a very large part of his ludicrous contract, I think he might do well with a change in scenery. And a relegated role. Kevin Long might be able to squeeze just enough out of him to make it work for a year or two. Any word on who goes the other way? No solid prospects are worth VW.

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How about a bag of bats and some nice BP balls?

Well, deal in place. Just need to extend him, which shouldn't be an issue. AA isn't coming all this way to lose him.

The time is now for the Jays to win, so I'm on board with the trade. If we win a World Series over the next 3-5 years, losing 4 out of out 5 best prospects is all worth it.

Let see how good Dic-key really is, I have doubts on whether he can keep this up. But I like when teams go for it and Toronto is certainly going for it. Master_Live

^^^^ Guys going to get plunked if he pulls that over here. I like the show though, pun intended, it spices up the game a little. But look what happened to the hotshot Harper this year, Hamels drilled him because he felt like it. For no other reason than he felt Harper hadn't put in his dues and was a showboat.

Kendrys Morales for Jason Vargas. I love this move. While yes, you hate to lose a 200 inning guy, Vargas was still expendable. He's a flyball pitcher. His ERA was 2 runs worse on the road than it was at Safeco, and with Safeco's fences moving in next year, there was only one direction for his numbers to go. Morales on the other hand, has a career .900 OPS in Safeco before the fences moving in.

Best part of the move is there's now an open invite to the Big Three (Paxton, Walker, Hultzen) to compete for a roster spot out of Spring Training.

Marlins sign Placido Polanco. They continue to shake up the baseball world.

In all honesty though it's a pretty good signing. If he can rebound from his injuries, he'll be pretty darn solid over there.

Rangers signed Pyrzienski, this is starting to turn into a decent rivalry. Sox are gonna be dead next year if they don't find some hitters, especially from the left side.

This is terrible news.

RIP Ryan Freel.

The Marlins are in talks with Marlon Byrd.

I'd laugh, but this team is already a laughing joke.

Nationals have signed Rafael Soriano

That's going to be one scary team if they stay healthy.

Nationals have signed Rafael Soriano

That's going to be one scary team if they stay healthy.

Boston_Boyy

Nationals have signed Rafael Soriano

That's going to be one scary team if they stay healthy.

Boston_Boyy

good for the yankees...stupid for the nats. they didn't need a closer, storen and clippard were cheap and good closers....and we all know soriano isn't trying to be a set up man

[QUOTE="Boston_Boyy"]

Nationals have signed Rafael Soriano

That's going to be one scary team if they stay healthy.

36Ounces

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[QUOTE="Boston_Boyy"]

Nationals have signed Rafael Soriano

That's going to be one scary team if they stay healthy.

jsmoke03

[QUOTE="jsmoke03"][QUOTE="36Ounces"]

Crazy how that team got good so fast. Hate those mofos haha.

36Ounces

[QUOTE="36Ounces"]

[QUOTE="jsmoke03"] good so fast? they built their team from the draft....jsmoke03

[QUOTE="jsmoke03"][QUOTE="36Ounces"]

Yea no sh*t buddy. They went from suckin to bein real good quick is wtf i'm sayin.

36Ounces

The thing about the Nationals is that most "baseball" people knew the Nats were going to be good. They drafted well (helped by two #1 picks in Strasburg and Harper), signed the right mix of free agents, and traded for one of the best pitchers in baseball to pair up with Strasburg. I was not surprised in the least they dominated the NL last year. I expect more of the same from them this year.

The thing about the Nationals is that most "baseball" people knew the Nats were going to be good. They drafted well (helped by two #1 picks in Strasburg and Harper), signed the right mix of free agents, and traded for one of the best pitchers in baseball to pair up with Strasburg. I was not surprised in the least they dominated the NL last year. I expect more of the same from them this year.

yokofox33

The US World Baseball classic team has been announced

Just cancel this thing or make it strictly for amateurs at this point because the pros clearly don't want to play in it. I mean Willie Bloomquist, and Heath Bell? These guys major league careers are hanging by a thread at this point.

It's nice Giancarlo Stanton will still be a Marlin for this thing. At least he'll get some exposure and hopefully hit a couple 500-ft bombs during the process. I'm considering it a tryout for other teams to trade for him :lol:

Here is hoping the Nats continue to do well this upcoming season and learn from the last post season. :cry:

Sad day for Baseball, with both Earl Weaver's and Stan Musial's passings. Sure they may have been on opposite ends of the classiness scale, but both left an indelible mark on the game for the better.

Cincinnati will be hosting the All Star game in 2015. Great. Expect a 4 hour long home run derby.

And if you were curious, this year's game is in New York (Mets), then 2014 will be in Minnesota.

Cincinnati will be hosting the All Star game in 2015. Great. Expect a 4 hour long home run derby.

And if you were curious, this year's game is in New York (Mets), then 2014 will be in Minnesota.

Oleg_Huzwog

Safeco is not only putting in a giant screen but a new restaurant and bringing in the walls.X360PS3AMD05

The purist in me says bringing in the walls is a total cop out. Both teams play on the same field, so what's the point?

The realist in me says it had to be done. The pitcher's-park reputation of Safeco has grown to the point where it's messing with the heads of the M's young hitters and inhibiting their development. When they step to the plate at home, they're already thinking "doesn't matter what I do, the park will screw me".

The last three years, the M's team average on the road has steadily improved from .236 in 2010 to .244 in 2011 to .247 in 2012. At the same time, the team average at home has been dropping from .235 in 2010 to .222 in 2011 to .220 in 2012. A consistent home/away difference is the sign of a pitcher's-park. A continuously worsening difference is the sign of a roster that's screwed mentally.

I don't like it, but it had to be done.

That Braves outfield is stacked. I'm not sure who is going to leadoff, but they have a team with loads of speed and pop.

Welp, the Marlins aren't winning the division now.