MLB 2014 season thread

The Rays traded a recent Cy winner in his prime for a utility infielder, a mid-rotation guy and an 18-year-old 'sleeper' prospect in single A.
Not a good trade.

 

And if they keep winning they will be saying next week they didn't need to add anybody and unlike the fans and media they believed in the group they had. Getting Lawrie, Lind and Encarnacion (maybe even Morrow) back and productive might be bigger than any deadline move they would have made.

 

Would you rather catch a foul ball or have the ball person hand it to you?

 

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs goes 4.2 hitless in Balto but just threw a pitch and motioned for the trainer, and just left the game. Was twirling a gem.

 

Cliff Lee left tonight's start in the third inning with elbow pain.
Good thing he wasn't somebody's new ace.

 

Keith Law calls the Rays' return for Price "shockingly low." I have to agree.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/keith-law/post?id=2677

 

Adames by all reports is a great prospect, but the Tigers don't care -- he's 18 and won't be smelling the bigs for 3-5 years in any case, by which time Miguel Cabrera's career will be starting to slide down the abyss (the real driver in this deal. They don't care what's going to happen in 2018; they want to win now, and have a good shot in 2015).

In the meantime they're still very high on Suarez and Iglesias, both 23. Add in Castellanos, who is younger (22), they figure they're set in the infield for the next several seasons. (I suspect their ultimate plan, if Iglesias comes back 100% healthy in 2015, is to let Kinsler walk or deal him within another season or so and slide Suarez over to 2B for a Whitaker-Trammell type SS-2B combo which could be good for a decade. Maybe THEN they'll worry about 2018.)

Personally I am somewhat surprised the Rays didn't ask for one of THOSE guys (Suarez or Castellanos) as a throw-in on the deal.

 

They overturned an out at home in the Reds @ Marlins game in the top of the eighth. Horseshit rule and horseshit application of the rule. Reds awarded tying run instead of inning-ending out, then go on to add two more.

I expect all the Reds players to line up for their orange slices after the game.

 

I don't blame players for being pissed off, they don't care about 2 to 3 years from now. I also don't blame Anthopolous for not doing anything. They aren't exactly stacked with prospects.

The deadline is where more mistakes are made than any other time of year.

 

10 scoreless at Camden Yards.