General Baseball Thread 2014

[Beantown Bronco]

It's Truck Day in Boston. Let's get this thing started!

http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal.../pictures.html

[TonyR]

Most improved American League teams

1. Yankees
2. Rangers
3. Mariners

Even after laying out half a billion dollars to collect or retain nine free agents, blowing through the luxury-tax threshold they were once so fixated on, surviving their legal strife with their former third baseman (guess who?) and setting a new standard for most money paid to a man (Tanaka) who had never set foot on a major league field, the Yankees remain a team with many questions. But if you don't think they're much improved, you need to seek help for your deep-seated, Yankee-hater issues immediately. Name a team that added four players as important and impactful as Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Tanaka. Go ahead. We dare you. "They're clearly the most improved team in the league," said one exec. "Of course, they'd better be, for what they spent."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10...preview-survey

[broncocalijohn]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10...preview-survey

Good luck with Brian Roberts as your 2nd baseman. I really liked him as an Orioles when he was actually on the field.

[crush17]

Rockies over/under set at 75 wins by Las Vegas

Rockies owners and GM predict 90 wins

lulz

[Requiem]

Here we go again, boys! Another sub .500 season for the Seattle Mariners.

[spdirty]

Good to know that the Rockies have their priorities in order.

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/...oftop_deck.jsp

[crush17]

Good to know that the Rockies have their priorities in order.

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/...oftop_deck.jsp

It's a party, bro!

[Beantown Bronco]

5280 Craft Bar - celebrating Denver, the Mile High City with a bar 52 feet and 80 inches long with 52 beer taps.

yum

[Beantown Bronco]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10...preview-survey

I really enjoyed the Yankees circus last year. I'm going to enjoy it even more this season if Tanaka doesn't come out blazing hot and Ellsbury pulls his usual "I'm gonna make Gronk look like Cal Ripken" routine by mid June.

[bronco militia]

Good to know that the Rockies have their priorities in order.

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/...oftop_deck.jsp

maybe they can trade Tulo for a roof over Coors?

[BroncosfanGuy]

The Race to 100 (losses) is right around the corner.
Go Twins!

[TheChamp24]

Yeah, when the Rockies traded Fowler for basically nothing, I didn't have any high hopes for the team.

That said, my god the Dodgers have loads of pitching. They have 8 guys that are starting capable(as in, at least an okay 5th starter). However, outside of Kershaw, Greinike and Ryu, its tough to say who is in.
Billingsley has the health concerns, Beckett as well and has been sucky of late, Haren has flatlined out almost, Fife is still questionable, Maholm is decent but not wow.
IMO, they should just cut ties with Beckett. Have Haren and if he can go Billinglsey, with Maholm in the long relief spot starter role.
I definitely could see the Dodgers winning it all this year if they stay healthy. Depth could be an issue for them though.

[RepentWalpurgis]

[SoCalBronco]

Go White Sox!

[BMORE]

Most improved AL Teams

Yankees, Rangers, Mariners... No mention of the Orioles who signed Ubaldo and Nelson Cruz last week?