2018 MLB Thread

[mj2sexay]

Do you want Jaime Garcia back?

Absolutely not. Let me know when everyone is ready to send Stroman on home.

Apologies for posting this here by the way, I made the mistake of thinking I was in the Yankee thread.

In news around the league, Alex Reyes is done for the year. Big loss for the Cardinals when you consider their staff had he been healthy and pitched even close to expectation.

[Johnny English]

Absolutely not. Let me know when everyone is ready to send Stroman on home.

The way I feel about the team right now I almost would, but he's been so poor this year and he's now injured. He's under control for some time to come but he's not good right now, we just wouldn't get close to value for him.

MB and I were discussing this yesterday, the most likely trade candidate from our rotation is Happ - he's pitching really well this year. I think he'll go and I hope we'll manage to shift Morales as well who has finally managed to get his eye in after a horrible start to the season.

Smoak, Pillar, Hernandez, Sanchez, Stroman and Diaz are off the table for me unless we get a stupid offer. Pretty much anyone else is available for the right price.

[guinness77]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/06/06/luke-heimlich-mlb-renders-verdict/679571002/
Post-draft article

[SixFeetDeep]

Angels placed RHP Shohei Ohtani on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 7, with a Grade 2 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan reported back in December that Ohtani was dealing with a Grade 1 UCL sprain, and it appears that the tear in his elbow has gotten worse. The right-hander was given platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections Thursday and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

[Badger]

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/8pk9xs/themed_mlb_draft_allname_teams

[AlioTheFool]

Angels placed RHP Shohei Ohtani on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 7, with a Grade 2 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan reported back in December that Ohtani was dealing with a Grade 1 UCL sprain, and it appears that the tear in his elbow has gotten worse. The right-hander was given platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections Thursday and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

I saw earlier this afternoon they were saying it was a blister issue that was sending him to the DL. That's awful news.

[Heismanberg]

The Angels better move his derriere into the outfield ASAP. 

If it requires surgery, then that really sucks for baseball.

[SixFeetDeep]

The Angels better move his derriere into the outfield ASAP. 

If it requires surgery, then that really sucks for baseball.

This is a very interesting post and a good question that needs to be addressed. Very soon.

Is Shovelhead Ohtani most valuable as a pitcher, a hitter, or a combination of both. Pitchers get injured so damn often.

[SixFeetDeep]

Vlad, Jr., has strained patella tendon in his left knee. Out for four weeks after which he will be re-evaluated.

[SixFeetDeep]

Angels placed RHP Shohei Ohtani on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 7, with a Grade 2 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan reported back in December that Ohtani was dealing with a Grade 1 UCL sprain, and it appears that the tear in his elbow has gotten worse. The right-hander was given platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections Thursday and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

Tommy Johns incoming

[AlioTheFool]

It's being reported that the Angels are holding out hope, but it's inevitable that Ohtani is going to need TJ. Just awful.

I wonder how his recovery will be handled though. According to Pedro Gomez, Ohtani will likely be out until 2020, but what if the Angels choose to bring him back as a DH before he can pitch? We've never seen anything like this before, but there shouldn't be any reason he couldn't hit at least midway through next season.

[AlioTheFool]

Miguel Cabrera has a biceps tendon tear--out for the rest of the year.

[SixFeetDeep]

Entering today, pitchers are hitting a collective .112/.145/.142 this season.

[AlioTheFool]

Entering today, pitchers are hitting a collective .112/.145/.142 this season.

#pitchersarebaseballplayerstoo

[Johnny English]

Entering today, pitchers are hitting a collective .112/.145/.142 this season.

But muh strategy