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MLB 2014 Season |OT| This Year, We Put Some Mustard on It.

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rando14

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Montero is crushing it down in AAA, I think it's time to bring him up as our DH. *raised flame shield

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I went to the Richard Sherman celebrity softball game on Sunday. Gotta say is the most fun I've had at Safeco in quite a long time. That being said, I love the M's and I'm ready ready to root for a winner!
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Man I heard that was a blast, glad you had fun!!
 
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j_rocca42

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rando14 said:
Montero is crushing it down in AAA, I think it's time to bring him up as our DH. *raised flame shield
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I say bring him up. We've had the worst DH numbers in the AL all season. He can't do any worse.


Man I heard that was a blast, glad you had fun!!
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It was great. Home run derby before the game. Russell crushing them all the way out of the park, not just the temp fence. Definitely going again next year!
 
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Macattk15

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rando14 said:
Montero is crushing it down in AAA, I think it's time to bring him up as our DH. *raised flame shield



Man I heard that was a blast, glad you had fun!!
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I agree. Bring his ass up. Send Romero down. Send the corpse of Corey Hart to RF ... can't be much worse than Romero out there ... or use Morrison more out there.
 
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unknownstranger

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rando14 said:
No way man, every seat in Safeco field is great :cool:

My favorite value seats are in that 327-333 range, in the upper deck right behind home field. Awesome view, and I've been able to get tickets for $20 or less
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I was in the 331 area when I went last week. Lower deck though. Think I liked being a little bit up the 3rd base line more though since I couldn't see pitches and it was hard to tell how hard fly balls were hit behind home plate.
 
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Paches

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Ackley Gold Glove Campaign

You know, I just checked Ackley's stats and he is slowly creeping up to .240. Yeah, that is still pretty bad, but it is better than earlier in the year.
 
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Original Famous Ray

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<sigh> Mets are back to being the Mets.

To hell with these West Coast games. I'm not staying up late tonight for more of this bullshit. I wasn't fooled by that last homestand too. I knew this shit would happen.
 
The Elite

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I like seeing names the Jays are attached to slip away to other teams. It means the deal Anthopolous is working on is just that much better.
 
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HarryDemeanor

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RBH

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The Yankees have acquired Chase Headley from the Yankees, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The Yankees will send Yangervis Solarte and minor league right-hander Rafael De Paula to the Padres in return for Headley and $1MM.

Headley, a lifetime member of the Padres, is hitting just .229/.296/.355 with seven homers this season, though he’s playing outstanding defense at third base, per both UZR/150 (+19.7) and Defensive Runs Saved (+7). Headley is earning $10.535MM in 2014, of which $3.97MM remains. He is eligible for free agency following the season.

Yankees third basemen are hitting .245/.323/.391 on the season with 14 home runs (which translates to a nearly league-average 98 wRC+). However, much of that is due to what looks to have been an unsustainable hot streak for Solarte early in the season. The 27-year-old Solarte had a scorching hot month of April (fueled by a .349 BABIP), but he’s batted just .233/.307/.347 in 200 plate appearances since that time. The hope in acquiring Headley is undoubtedly that a move out of the pitcher-friendly Petco Park and into the hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium will rejuvenate Headley’s bat.

It’s not long ago that Headley looked to be a breakout star. He batted a whopping .286/.376/.498 with 31 homers to go along with elite defense and solid baserunning in 2012, but since that time he’s been slowed by a fractured thumb, a calf strain and a herniated disc in his back (for which he received an epidural injection earlier this month). He’s hitting .323 with a homer, a triple and four doubles this month, so perhaps the injection helped to ease some of the pain he was experiencing. However, he’s yet to walk in July and has struck out 16 times, so his approach at the plate certainly doesn’t appear to be what it was in 2012 when he posted a career-best 12.3 percent walk rate.

For the Padres, it’s tough to describe the outcome as anything but disappointing. Headley looked to be on the verge of stardom following the 2012 season, and they could likely have netted a king’s ransom had they moved him then. Even this offseason, Headley’s value coming off a .250/.347/.400 season with excellent defense would have been fairly strong. Now, they’ll receive a player whom the Yankees signed to a minor league deal this offseason (Solarte) and a pitcher that ranked 15th in a weak Yankees farm system coming into the year (per Baseball America). At this point, however, it has to be considered a silver lining for the Friars that they weren’t able to extend Headley — either with the reported franchise-record deal they were weighing last spring or the three-year, $33-39MM deal they offered over the winter.

Solarte is hitting .254/.337/.381 with the Yankees this season, though much of that production came in the aforementioned April hot streak. The Padres can control him for six years, as he made his big league debut this year, and he’s appeared at second base, third base and shortstop this season. Ideally, he could settle into a utility role for San Diego for the next several seasons.

De Paula, 23, has a 4.15 ERA with 10.5 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9 in 89 innings (17 starts, three relief appearances) at Class-A Advanced Tampa this season. Baseball America noted in its scouting report that De Paula’s mid- to upper-90s fastball was enough to dominate hitters in Low Class A, but he struggled with last year’s debut in High-A Tampa due to an inability to throw his breaking pitches for strikes. He’s made some strides in his command this year, averaging fewer walks. BA noted that if he could learn to command either his slider or changeup, that would be enough to pair with his plus fastball to project as a big league reliever, but if he could learn to command both, he could start in the bigs.
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/yankees-acquire-chase-headley.html
 
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Mr. Enigma

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Some news on the Phillies. They have told teams that Cole Hamels is not available, but that Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett are very available.

Cliff Lee has a limited no-trade clause. He cannot block trades to the Braves, Indians, Astros, Marlins, Twins, Mets, Padres, Rays, and Nationals. He is owed $9.43 million the rest of the season, $25 million in 2015, and has a $27.5 million vesting option (with a $12.5 million buyout) for 2016 if he throws 200 innings in 2015.

A.J. Burnett also has a limited no-trade clause. He cannot block trades to the Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Pirates, Reds, Royals, Nationals, and Cardinals. He is owed $7.5 million the remainder of this year, $2.75 million in deferred signing bonus next January, and $3.75 million deferred signing bonus payment next June. He will earn an extra $500k with 24 starts and 27 starts reached. He will earn an extra $750k with 30 starts reached. His contract also contains a $15 million mutual option for 2015 that becomes a $7.5 million player option if the team declines its half. The player option increases to $8.5 million 24 starts, $10 million with 27 starts, $11.75 million with 30 starts, and $12.75 million with 32 starts. Burnett is already at 21 starts this season.
 
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jakncoke

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Mr. Enigma said:
Some news on the Phillies. They have told teams that Cole Hamels is not available, but that Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett are very available.

Cliff Lee has a limited no-trade clause. He cannot block trades to the Braves, Indians, Astros, Marlins, Twins, Mets, Padres, Rays, and Nationals. He is owed $9.43 million the rest of the season, $25 million in 2015, and has a $27.5 million vesting option (with a $12.5 million buyout) for 2016 if he throws 200 innings in 2015.

A.J. Burnett also has a limited no-trade clause. He cannot block trades to the Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Pirates, Reds, Royals, Nationals, and Cardinals. He is owed $7.5 million the remainder of this year, $2.75 million in deferred signing bonus next January, and $3.75 million deferred signing bonus payment next June. He will earn an extra $500k with 24 starts and 27 starts reached. He will earn an extra $750k with 30 starts reached. His contract also contains a $15 million mutual option for 2015 that becomes a $7.5 million player option if the team declines its half. The player option increases to $8.5 million 24 starts, $10 million with 27 starts, $11.75 million with 30 starts, and $12.75 million with 32 starts. Burnett is already at 21 starts this season.
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Pirates had a scout at his Burnett last start, I think its probable we reunite if Phillies arent asking too much.
 
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