Looking at the list of starters, I have no idea. They dont need to get any older but he was pretty good this year so if the Braves decline Morton's option try to bring him back in for a year? Thrown over 160 innings the past 3 years. I dont need to see Lance Lynn or Kyle Gibson again
. DD is going to have to earn his money.
Fujinami. We already have a bunch of dudes who can't throw strikes, what's one more? The ceiling is so high for him as a bullpen guy.
Relievers are so volatile so no need spending big money on them, need find them outside the margins. Which they have been able to do with Hoffman and Jose Cant expect Hoffman to be as good as he was this year, though in return maybe Seranthony bounces back. I like Strahm and I do think Orion will be fine, doesnt seem to throw his fastball enough. Soto I expect nothing from him, if anything I expect his BB/9 to go back over 5 again. I never really trusted this bullpen either but alot of it probably was due to them having so much confidence in Kimbrel. I just want at least one reliever that can come in and throw strikes.
Yeah, I was looking at most of those guys. I guess they're in the second or third tier after Hader, so they might not be cheap. Fujinami is probably the exception, but I think a lot of the league is intrigued by his stuff. Jimenez might be the safest, though I'd prefer to gamble on guys who're in the upper 90s like Lopez, Hicks, and Fujinami.
f*** the Diamondbacks, I hope the Rangers pound them
I have been a Rangers fan since I was a kid, not exactly sure why, but excited to see them try to get that ring again. The Nelson Cruz drop from the last WS still bothers me.
Prob won't watch much of the WS, but unless I absolutely despise the team/fandom involved I tend to want to see the fans who have gone the longest without a championship get a championship.
I watched all of 2010 and 2014 though. All I remember from the 2012 World Series was Pablo Sandoval hitting 3 home runs in game 1 that was Justin Verlander against Barry Zito. I must have thought it was over after that
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I watched all of 2010 and 2014 though. All I remember from the 2012 World Series was Pablo Sandoval hitting 3 home runs in game 1 that was Justin Verlander against Barry Zito. I must have thought it was over after that
I'm rooting for the DBags. Not a ton of likeable guys on the Rangers and I don't want Scherzer to get another ring or de Grom to get a ring.
Nick is useless normally at the plate and is one of the worst fielders in baseball. Doesn't get talked about enough cause they had a historically bad left fielder. He is so easy to pitch to, dont throw anything within a half foot of the plate. When he predictably struck out in the 4th, it killed game. Lot of blame to go around but he has been the anchor these past two playoffs. They will never win a World Series with him as an everyday player.
Oh no, I am as spiteful as they come. My spite is currently directed at the Phillies. They did this to themselves. The DBags shut us up and not even by playing that great. The strategy of swinging at every single pitch just isn't a good one in the NLCS.
They demoted him in the NLCS and he's a pending UFA. I think they'll explore other options
