I'm going downtown with my niece tomorrow for the Fanfest at Chase Field. Always a fun afternoon.

Yeah. Pre head injury McCarthy could have fit the mold of my prototypical 4th starter. Dunno now. In any case, I wouldn't want two of the same guys. They still have young guys to trade so they could still deal for a top of the line guy at the deadline. (Samardjia for the top 7 prospects)

They really need to trade for Price. That's my dream scenario.

Also agree with Roxer. I like Corbin. Too soon to call him a #1 though. Dan Hudson would be great here. Damn. Really liked him.

He's still in the system, but they've done a really good job of basically flushing the guy out of their plans.

Other than Price and Shark, is any other high end starter likely to be available at the deadline?

If Hudson does anything more then a few spot starts followed by another devastating injury or being moved to the pen before suffering another devastating injury, I'll be shocked.

and I thought the slimiest person who fucked Torrie Wilson was Kidman.

<font color=goldenrod>MLB finished up its annual Top 10 Right Now series where this computerized "Shredder" system goes position by position and rank the top 10 players at each position, pretty much all based on performance from last year. Here's a breakdown of all of the players that were named to their respective lists by team. A couple of really obscure selections but for the most part probably accurate. NL West and AL East with the most representation.

-NL East(17)-
Braves(6): Jason Heyward, Andrelton Simmons, Freddie Freeman, Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, Luis Avilan
Nationals(5): Jayson Werth, Ian Desmond, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Wilson Ramos
Phillies(3): Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz
Marlins(2): Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Fernandez
Mets(1): David Wright

-NL Central(16)-
Cardinals(6): Allen Craig, Adam Wainwright, Jhonny Peralta, Matt Holliday, Matt Carpenter, Yadier Molina
Brewers(5): Carlos Gomez, Ryan Braun, Jean Segura, Aramis Ramirez, Jonathan Lucroy
Pirates(3): Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, Neil Walker
Reds(2): Joey Votto, Aroldis Chapman
Cubs(0):

-NL West(19)-
Dodgers(6): Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Clayton Kershaw, Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Kenley Jansen
Giants(4): Hunter Pence, Marco Scutaro, Pablo Sandobal, Buster Posey
Diamondbacks(3): Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Hill, Miguel Montero
Padres(3): Carlos Quentin, Joaquin Benoit, Chase Headley
Rockies(3): Carlos Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki, Wilin Rosario



-AL East(19)-
Red Sox(5): Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Daniel Nava, Koji Uehara, Dustin Pedroia
Orioles(4): Adam Jones, J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis, Manny Machado
Yankees(4): Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Brett Gardner, David Robertson
Blue Jays(3): Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion
Rays(3): David Price, Ben Zobrist, Evan Longoria

-AL Central(15)-
Tigers(6): Austin Jackson, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Joe Nathan, Ian Kinsler
Royals(4): Alex Gordon, Greg Holland, Salvador Perez, Alcides Escobar
Indians(2): Jason Kipnis, Carlos Santana
Twins(2): Joe Mauer, Glen Perkins
White Sox(1): Chris Sale

-AL West(14)-
Rangers(4): Elvis Andrus, Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre
Angels(3): Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, Howie Kendrick
Mariners(3): Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Robinson Cano
Astros(2): Dexter Fowler, Jason Castro
Athletics(2): Coco Crisp, Josh Donaldson</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Can't really argue with Wright being the only Met. They acknowledged during the Starting Pitcher one that Harvey would have been in the top 3 if he were actually scheduled to pitch this year. Murphy also barely missed the cut at 2B and I can only imagine Parnell might have been in the RP discussion were it not for his injury.

If Juan Lagares can show any sort of offensive prowess this year, I think that combined with his stellar D could land him on the CF list for 2015.</font>

I'm going to be pissed if Mike Olt is somehow not starting at 3rd base for the Cubs this Opening Day.

Better get your Luis Valbuena jersey ready.

Thanks for loaning me that shit. Really appreciate it.

Really pulling for Olt. Hope he didn't get Greenberged and comes back strong. If he does, get his place ready in the hall of really really good.

Only size they had was XXXL for some reason.

Wondering what the hell they do with all these guys on the left side of the IF. Castro, Baez, Bryant, Olt, Villanueva, Alcantara. Not all will pan out and I'm sure someone can take 2B from Barney.

trade some of them for young pitching?

Yanks about to hold a presser to introduce Masahiro Tanaka.

Should be interesting to watch/listen.

No it shouldn't.

AJ Burnett to the Phillies :'(

Mets sign Jose Valverde to a minor league deal with a ST invite.

Potentially Farnsworth and/or Valverde in the Mets pen? My heart can't take it.

Derek Jeter announces that 2014 will be his final season.

MLB network had Jeter's Prime 9 moments and Jeter's #4 moment shouldn't be a moment for him since that snot nosed brat had to reach over and interfere for it to be a home run.

Also, Mr Baseball is on tonight...

Speaking of reaching over, Droford, ...

Derek Geezer is retiring. And Yankees ticket sales for the 2014 season skyrocketed.

Might have to pay up now just to see him one last time. But as I was arguing with a few of my buddies last night, he should have retired a few years ago.

Orioles may or may not have signed a Korean pitcher Suk Min Yoon

Speaking of sucking, Droford, ...

If you think Jeter should have "retired a few years ago" then Todd Helton should have retired 5 years ago.

http://www.cutecatgifs.com/wp-conten...3/05/djcat.gif

I still get a good laugh

Jim Fregosi died..I remember more of his final run in Toronto 99/00 than even the Phillies WS run but its hard to believe he managed 15 years and had a sub .500 record (last 2 in Toronto were above .500 and the Jays still canned him)

:( loved Jim Fregosi

<font color=goldenrod>I have to say I'm kind of interested in seeing the kind of victory lap Jeter gets. Teams will certainly give him gifts and I'd think he gets a nice ovation in most stadiums, but I can see a few cities booing him just because they love to do it. Rivera was universally loved, whereas Jeter is somebody most non-Yankee fans "loved to hate".

Boston in particular could be interesting since it's the last series of the year. Imagine if the AL East were on the line and Boston did this big thing to honor Jeter? Would seem kinda weird. Could see Boston honoring him in the Yanks' first trip to Fenway this year to avoid the potential awkwardness.

He'll definitely get a big ASG sendoff too. He finished top 5 in the AL SS voting despite barely playing last year, no way is he not getting voted in in his final year.</font>

I'd say no to him getting something special done for his first trip to Boston but could see them give him extra time for applause (or booing) when his name is announced for lineups.

Sox fans have been good about this lately. I bet his last game at Fenway his first at bat he gets a standing O

jeter will end up hurt and his season done before the All Star Game

Braves resigned Craig Kimbrel to a 4 year, $42 million deal.

<font color=goldenrod>The deal also includes a 2018 club option which would almost certainly be exercised barring an unforeseen drop in production, so it's essentially a 5 year deal. Smart move by the Braves. Locks up his 3 remaining arbitration years plus 2 years of free agency. If Kimbrel is still as nasty as he is now after 2018 he'll only be 30 so he'll still have a chance to cash in.</font>

Ryan Dempster not pitching this year to be a stay at home dad.

<font color=goldenrod>Shit, now the Sox have some extra money to get Drew. Still had a very slim hope the Mets would get him for a year or something.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Reds close to an extension with Homer Bailey for 6 years, $100 million.</font>