2010 MLB

[u2roolz]

Congrats to Boston's Daniel Nava, the 4th player in MLB history to smack a grand slam in his first at-bat. And on the first pitch, too!

My dad was at this game.

He also flew out to Philadelphia a month ago to meet a couple of friends and saw the "1 Hitter" from Daisuke.

 

He certainly has had luck picking games this year.

[u2roolz]

I went to go flip to ESPN (to see the Cubs & White Sox) in between the NBA Championship game and lo and behold I turned it on right as Juan Pierre came into the batter's box and then in one minute he blew Ted Lilly's (a.k.a. Colin Farrell) bid for a No Hitter.

 

Talk about timing!

 

2010 definitely seems like the "new" Year Of The Pitcher.

 

Edit (for possible trade discussions): I keep hearing that the Yankees & Mets are very interested in Cliff Lee.

Dear Mariners, please send Cliff Lee to Citi Field.

 

The White Sox & Diamondbacks appear to be the big sellers with their own seemingly speculated fire sales.

AZ: Dan Haren, Adam LaRoche, & Kelly Johnson's names are being tossed around. Haren?! Really?! I guess get some big prospects out of it.

Chicago: A.J. Pierzynski, J.J. Putz, Bobby Jenks, & Jake Peavy's names are also being tossed around. Anyone out in Chicago hear anything on this? I heard that Ozzie thinks it's still early to think about trading big pieces.

 

Roy Oswalt: I wish that he'd be traded to the Nationals. I've heard rumors about him being traded to either the Tigers or Phillies. I could see Philadelphia needing another (veteran) arm in their rotation.

 

Mike Lowell trade talks have heated up with the Twins, Angels & Rangers involved. I don't know. I can't picture any team taking on Lowell and having him possibly retire at the end of this season. It's nice that the Red Sox have to pay the majority of his salary ($7.4 million), but still he's a big gamble.

 

MLB Trade Rumors great site

[The High Heat]

Roy Oswalt: I wish that he'd be traded to the Nationals. I've heard rumors about him being traded to either the Tigers or Phillies. I could see Philadelphia needing another (veteran) arm in their rotation.

 

MLB Trade Rumors great site

Unless Houston's footing the bill I don't see Philly picking up Oswalt. They weren't willing to keep Lee at $9M this year and $15+M next year and beyond, so picking up a $16M pitcher doesn't seem plausible. They claim they traded Lee mostly to keep the prospect cupboard from being barren, so there's incentive to keep young players now. They're in a spot, so there may have to be a more creative trade necessary. Maybe a trade involving Werth for a starter, or something similar. Of course the easiest thing to do would be for the Phils to have J.C. Romero run down to GNC to pick up some performance powder for half the team.

[bobbob1313]

Congrats to Boston's Daniel Nava, the 4th player in MLB history to smack a grand slam in his first at-bat. And on the first pitch, too!

 

Jeremy Hermida did that too. Pinch hit, no less.

 

He does now.

 

Stanton's a natural RFer. Don't think he's played a game of 1B in his career in the minors thus far.

 

Logan Morrison is our big 1B prospect. Top 20 prospect by Baseball America coming into the season.

[Oil Can Boyd]

Jeremy Hermida did that too. Pinch hit, no less.

Yup, and Nava was only the second guy to hit a grand slam on the very first pitch he'd seen in the majors. The first was Kevin Kouzmanoff, then with the Indians in 2006.

[bobbob1313]

Yup, and Nava was only the second guy to hit a grand slam on the very first pitch he'd seen in the majors. The first was Kevin Kouzmanoff, then with the Indians in 2006.

 

So with Hermida and Kouzmanoff as company, I think the most important thing to do is temper expectations.

[Oil Can Boyd]

So with Hermida and Kouzmanoff as company, I think the most important thing to do is temper expectations.

Exactly. It's not really a predictor of future success. And it's a weird feat. The first guy to do it was in 1898. Then nobody else did it until Hermida in 2005. And two guys have done it since Hermida and they both did it on the very first pitch. I think the Commissioner's Office needs to look into this.

[Sir Stewart]

So with Hermida and Kouzmanoff as company, I think the most important thing to do is temper expectations.

 

Too late: Nava just won the Boston mayoral seat in a landslide, unseating mayor-for-life Menino in a special election.

[The High Heat]

Stanton's a natural RFer. Don't think he's played a game of 1B in his career in the minors thus far.

 

Logan Morrison is our big 1B prospect. Top 20 prospect by Baseball America coming into the season.

Sorry. My bad. I knew the Marlins had another 1B prospect and I thought Stanton was it, with him being so large and all. It's hard to keep up with all those young Marlins.

 

Conor Jackson has been traded from Arizona to Oakland.

 

And...

 

Chipper Jones is meeting with the Braves brass today and he may announce his "possible" retirement at season's end.

[bobbob1313]

Sorry. My bad. I knew the Marlins had another 1B prospect and I thought Stanton was it, with him being so large and all. It's hard to keep up with all those young Marlins.

 

Nope Stanton's just a big RF. Was supposed to play TE for USC before we signed him.

 

Though when Bill Parcells saw him in Spring Training he said he was "a little wormy" for football.

 

Hence his nickname, the Big Worm.

[Lammycat]

Pedro to come back in second half again?:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5292668

[bobbob1313]

Pirates call up top prospect Pedro Alvarez.

 

Year of the prospect continues!

[The High Heat]

Year of the prospect continues!

Who's who:

 

Braves: Jason Heyward RF

Brewers: Alcides Escobar SS

Cardinals: Jaime Garcia SP; David Freese 3B

Cubs: Tyler Colvin OF; Starlin Castro SS

Giants: Buster Posey C/1B

Indians: Carlos Santana C

Marlins: Mike Stanton RF; Gaby Sanchez 1B

Mets: Ike Davis 1B

Nationals: Stephen Strasburg SP; Drew Storen RP; Ian Desmond SS

Orioles: Jake Arietta SP; Brian Matusz SP

Pirates: Pedro Alvarez 3B; Brad Lincoln SP; Jose Tabata OF

Rangers: Justin Smoak 1B; Neftali Perez P

Rays: Wade Davis SP; Reid Brignac SS

Reds: Mike Leake SP

Tigers: Austin Jackson CF; Brennan Boesch OF

 

Some of these guys are studs. Is there anyone else that could be added to the list?

[bobbob1313]

Jesus Montero is a good bet to get called up for the Yankees. He's gotta be the top prospect in baseball right now, despite a slow start in AAA.

 

He was generally 3-4 before the season, and everyone else is up.

[The High Heat]

Jesus Montero is a good bet to get called up for the Yankees. He's gotta be the top prospect in baseball right now, despite a slow start in AAA.

 

He was generally 3-4 before the season, and everyone else is up.

The Phils have OF Dominic Brown in AA. There are some who believe he should be in AAA, if not Philly.

[bobbob1313]

Philly likes to be super patient with their prospects. There's a chance he might not see AAA until next year.

 

Though I didn't realize he was in AA for a month or two last year. He'll be in AAA by July, I would think. They need him to be ready to replace Werth.

[The High Heat]

Philly likes to be super patient with their prospects. There's a chance he might not see AAA until next year.

 

Though I didn't realize he was in AA for a month or two last year. He'll be in AAA by July, I would think. They need him to be ready to replace Werth.

I'd prefer he replace Ibanez, but with Werth being a FA and Ibanez cashing a $12M paycheck next year I think I'm going to be disappointed.

[The High Heat]

Who's who:

 

Braves: Jason Heyward RF

Brewers: Alcides Escobar SS

Cardinals: Jaime Garcia SP; David Freese 3B

Cubs: Tyler Colvin OF; Starlin Castro SS

Giants: Buster Posey C/1B

Indians: Carlos Santana C

Marlins: Mike Stanton RF; Gaby Sanchez 1B

Mets: Ike Davis 1B

Nationals: Stephen Strasburg SP; Drew Storen RP; Ian Desmond SS

Orioles: Jake Arietta SP; Brian Matusz SP

Pirates: Pedro Alvarez 3B; Brad Lincoln SP; Jose Tabata OF

Rangers: Justin Smoak 1B; Neftali Perez P

Rays: Wade Davis SP; Reid Brignac SS

Reds: Mike Leake SP

Tigers: Austin Jackson CF; Brennan Boesch OF

 

Some of these guys are studs. Is there anyone else that could be added to the list?

The Orioles have SP Chris Tillman up now, too.

[The Inside of Outside]

The Phils have OF Dominic Brown in AA. There are some who believe he should be in AAA, if not Philly.

Saw Brown play two weeks ago or so against the Portland Sea Dogs. Tall and thin dude, hits for power. Body type reminded me of Griffey, Jr. Think he had a double and a single, as well as a K. He's going to be good.

[Duck-Billed Catechist]

I guess the White Sox are not going to be selling off pieces for now because of the inevitable NL run.

 

Nevermind that they are not any closer in the standings (Minny and Detroit get to play the NL as well).

[The High Heat]

Tulo DLed with a broken wrist. Rockies' recent history says they're not much without him.

[bobbob1313]

Broken wrist is tough for a hitter. Won't be the same for a while.

[Sir Stewart]

Manny Ramirez strikes out to end his first game back at Fenway since being traded. Sweet.

And, the Red Sox are now one game out of first.

[Moss]

Broken wrist is tough for a hitter. Won't be the same for a while.

 

A huge blow to their defense as well.

[uncool2pillow]

Just noticed the Twins scored 5 in the top of the 9th to tie the Phillies. I gave up on that game long ago. Now we're up 13-10 w/ 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th. We needs to play better to create some more separation from the Tigers, they're breathing down our backs.