But....the TRUMBOMBS

More like TrumBum AMIRITE?

Jesus Christ I missed posting in here.

Trumbo and Kim almost have to be better than what they trotted out at dh and lf last year.

At dh they used Paredes the most with Clevenger (3rd catcher) Junior Lake (gone) and Christian Walker (back up 1b that can't hit)

In Lf they used like 7 guys the best of which was Steve Pearce who hit .218. Henry Urrutia who got time in LF will probably play RF..

I've already pointed out how much of an upgrade Trumbo isn't. He's an at best average player, who, even if he's an upgrade, isn't going to move the needle more than maybe a game or 2 at the most.

Kim is a wildcard. God only knows if he's going to be any good and even if he did workout out ok how much of an impact is that really going to make.

The rotation is in shambles. It's not as good or better than any other team in the division. They are in dire need of pitching and instead of blowing their load on Chris Davis they could've gone out and refilled the staff and possibly an outfielder.

It's not looking good. I get you're going to try to be optimistic but the players they're adding are marginal at best. They have done nothing to add to last year's roster.

<font color=goldenrod>Padres get: RHP Jean Cosme
Orioles get: RHP Odrisamer Despaigne</font>

Thank God

Despaigne is going to get fucking shelled in the AL east. He has mediocre at best offerings and trouble hitting spots. May at best be replacement level but that's his ceiling.

#LOLOrioles

Supposedly has/had a great changeup

He stinks. At best he's mediocre, but that's it. He's gonna get shelled in that division though.

Diamondbacks sign Tyler Clippard. 2-years, $12.25 mil.

Delmon Young got arrested for battery after allegedly threatened and beat up a valet attendant.

The Gurriel Bros. have reportedly defected from Cuba. I guess they're the next big thing.

lol delmon, seems like he never learns his lesson

How many teams have a 5th starter that is better than mediocre

A fair question, except Despaigne isn't mediocre. That's his ceiling, as in best case scenario. Right now he's a below average pitcher who gives up 6runs a game

Orioles are probably going to sign Gallardo and Dexter Fowler. Fowler will play LF, he had a career worst.346 obp last year which would hsve been 3rd on the orioles behind Davis/Machado and well ahead of the LFers they used combined .287 obp last year. Fowler getsv 2/20 which seems reasonable if he bounces back..

I dont know about Gallardo though

They shouldn't sign neither of them, especially Gallardo. Neither of them make Baltimore a contender in their own or in aggregate. Not to mention, their farm system is a barren wasteland and giving up two top picks for two guys who won't make much of a difference.

They're better off trying to make trades. Mortgaging the future isn't gonna do them any good.

Bryce Harper was asked about the potential of signing a $400 million contract when he hits free agency in three years, and Harper told the person interviewing him to not sell him short.

christ almighty is that going to be an entertaining offseason.

There's a reason why the Yankees didn't spend money this offseason.

Tbh the Yankees and any other team would be smart to clear as much money as possible before that offseason. It's going to be fucking mayhem.

Jenrry Mejia receives a lifetime ban for his third failed test for performance enhancing drugs. He loses all of his near $3 million he agreed to via arbitration. There's a chance he could be reinstated but at for now he's done.

Lolololollololoollolololollol. At least the Mets get the cash back but lolollollold lol lol jajjajajjjajajajaajak hahahahahahja

^ what

First thing I thought of when I heard this news.

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Have some respect, the man's only been dead a week

Other tidbits:

Yankees and Aroldis Chapman avoid arbitration. 1-year, $11.325 mil. deal.

Royals and Mike "Moose" Moustakas agree to a 2-year extenstion.

Giants and Brandon Belt agree to a 1-year, $6.2 mil. deal to avoid arb.

Blue Jays lock up Josh Donaldson for an extra 2 years.

Mat Latos ends up on the South Side of Chicago. 1-year, $3 mil. deal with the White Sox.

Pretty stupid to get busted twice while serving suspensions. One would think after the first or second time getting busted, probably would be smart to stop taking roids to avoid this situation in the end.

LOL Jesus Christ mejia. Oh well, I really wasn't counting on him this year anyway. Moron.

When he managed to get popped for PEDs not once but twice in a single year, I saw little reason to expect him to be reliable going forward. We're better off without him. Good fucking riddance.

Agreed. And while the CBA does have reinstatement provisions written into, you'd have to think Mejia is going to made an example of. Highly unlikely they allow the very first 3x offender get back in.

Is the K instead of C representative of his strikeouts?

He's a decent hitter. More pop than anything but it's enough to carry him. His defense is worrisome though. He's an average overall player probably and with 4 years of team control it's not a bad pickup.

Have to say I'm impressed with the Brewers and their rebuilding efforts. They're stocked their farm system in the matter of 2 years and they still have Will Smith and Jonathan Lucroy on their roster. They're gonna reload rather quickly I think.

just screwed himself out of any chance of Major league action.... off to Japan/Korea/Mexico to play any ball at all....

Going to the Blue Jays opening weekend! Taking in all three games.

Fangraphs is projecting 1.7 wins above replacement with a .273/.338/.420 batting line and 18 home runs for Kim which would be miles above what they had last yesr

Only if you don't don't know what the team got out of left field last year. It's. A 2 game swing assuming he can actually produce at that clip. I wouldn't say miles. More like modest improvement.

left-field-disaster

This was posted with a month left in the season but it didnt get much better
Avg. .203
Hits 95
Runs 53
RBIs 33
OBP .275
HRs 10

.70 pts better BA, .60 pts better OBP 8 more homers

The Orioles got -0.4 WAR out of left field last year. If Kim puts v up a 1.7 WAR, then it's a two game swing regardless of whatever counting numbers you post. That's what I'm trying to explain.

How often does a Japanese/Korean/Asian meet expectations their first season in?

Rarely. The only two Japanese guys I can think of are Ichiro and Hideki Matsui. Kang from Pittsburgh is another Asian transplant that hit well, so like 3 in 20 years or something like that.

Not a stellar track record.