2007-2008 Major League Baseball Offseason Thread

[Tomoyo]

Yay! A thread for discussing what we could discuss in the 2007 season thread, except the 2007 season is over.

Cameron positive for stimulants

I'll still like him anyway though. No particular reason, just like him.

 

[El Justo]

nothing surprises me any more really w/ all of the players getting nailed.

re: the new thread
heh, already, huh? i guess you're over the collapse?

 

[dgfred]

Looks like we will probably miss out on Lowell and get Schilling ... I really
wish it would be the other way around.


Hey El J, Are you tending to your Hockey team properly or have you been too busy?

 

[El Justo]

what makes you say that about those 2 dg?

i lost track of the hockey league to be honest...it's a combo of the daily moves (big pain in the ass imo) and lethargy sooner or later i'll get to it but those daily moves are irritating.

 

[dgfred]

I think Schilling wants to come back... just think of the homers he will give up and I can't imagine Boston letting the WS MVP slip away, the fans
will probably freak out.

You need to at least fix your roster once... most of your players are on the
bench and not in your lineup. You don't have to make daily moves.

 

[El Justo]

yes, i remember some of the moonshots he gave up in the cavernous Vet. personally, i'd like to see him come back even though the HR threat looms like that...we shall see i guess

i had to set my lineup each day dude granted i could set it for the week but that is 7x the work if i'd known ahead of time that the league would be daily moves like that then i'd have never signed up it's just too much imo...

 

[dgfred]

Naw, just set it on Sun night and your line-up will stay the same all week, even if they are not playing. Right now most of your players are on the bench and not even in the line-up. Are we both confused ? I
don't know what you mean about 7x the work???

Better move this to the fantasy hockey thread from here on though, don't
want to clutter this one up .

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Joel Zumaya is already out half ot the 2008 season.

 

[dgfred]

Joel Zumaya is already out half ot the 2008 season.

The description of what happened seems very strange... a box falling on his
shoulder and dislocating it . Wonder what really happened?

 

[Red Door]

The Nationals need to sign Torii Hunter to give us someone somewhat resembling a star player. We need Pitching, and it's kind of sad no one wants to pitch for us, we've got a pitcher's ballpark.

 

[El Justo]

yea Al. that place was a cavern. what are the dimensions for the new ballpark i wonder? i hope for your sake that it's not the little bandbox like the one they built in philly. what a disgrace...all shiny and new and all but i could hit one out of there right-handed of course, i'm a southpaw!

 

[Ginger_Ale]

Any chance for the Red Sox to repeat?

I'm curious to see: whether the Red Sox will resign Mike Lowell, what will happen to Coco Crisp/Julio Lugo, who both had sub-par years, and where Curt Schilling will end up along with the new Red Sox rotation.

 

[Red Door]

yea Al. that place was a cavern. what are the dimensions for the new ballpark i wonder? i hope for your sake that it's not the little bandbox like the one they built in philly. what a disgrace...all shiny and new and all but i could hit one out of there right-handed of course, i'm a southpaw!

Here's the dimensions:
Left Field 336 ft
Left Center 377 ft
Center Field 403 ft
Right Center 370 ft
Right Field 335 ft

Just slightly smaller than RFK, but the seats are designed semi-like Philly's stadium. The wind should be blowing across the field too from first to third. The big problem with the stadium is parking, I don't think a lot is built, and it's surrounded by South Capital Street (freeway at that point), a bad neighborhood that you don't want to park your car in, and M Street, which won't be able to hold more than 500 cars within walking radius of the stadium. That, of course leaves Metro as the best option, but Navy Yard is a small station and unless it gets built up, it won't be able to hold the influx of fans. Getting in and out of Nationals Park will be hell, but I guess they think we're used to it because of FedEx Field.

 

[Azale]

Joe Torre back in the NL...good luck with that, Joe. The Dodgers a bit of a mess.

Of course, I'm just bitter that Houston could not even try to bid for him. Cecil better be a godsend

 

[downtown]

The Nationals need to sign Torii Hunter to give us someone somewhat resembling a star player. We need Pitching, and it's kind of sad no one wants to pitch for us, we've got a pitcher's ballpark.

I agree. There are a few good CFs on the market right now, (Andrew Jones, Hunter, Mike Cameron, Aaron Rowand), and any of them would be a pretty big upgrade for the Nats. They should have some money to spend, I hope they get one of them.

Any chance for the Red Sox to repeat?

I'm curious to see: whether the Red Sox will resign Mike Lowell, what will happen to Coco Crisp/Julio Lugo, who both had sub-par years, and where Curt Schilling will end up along with the new Red Sox rotation.

I'll be really surprised if the Sox don't re-up Lowell...and I think they'll get Shilling too (maybe ditch Wakefield). Crisp is gone.

Just slightly smaller than RFK, but the seats are designed semi-like Philly's stadium. The wind should be blowing across the field too from first to third. The big problem with the stadium is parking, I don't think a lot is built, and it's surrounded by South Capital Street (freeway at that point), a bad neighborhood that you don't want to park your car in, and M Street, which won't be able to hold more than 500 cars within walking radius of the stadium. That, of course leaves Metro as the best option, but Navy Yard is a small station and unless it gets built up, it won't be able to hold the influx of fans. Getting in and out of Nationals Park will be hell, but I guess they think we're used to it because of FedEx Field.

Yeah, I've wondered about that too. The best option seems to build up the metro stop, but they really would want to start that now, since its going to have to more than double.

 

[Tomoyo]

Crisp is definitely out, since they'll want to make room for Ellsbury next year, but there's no easy way to get rid of Lugo, and there aren't many shortstops out there (are there?).

Anyone know if Piazza can still catch? The Mets need a catcher and Piazza splitting time with whatever no-so-hot-prospect they've got would be awesome. Too bad Flores got Rule-5'ed by the Nats.

Glavine doesn't look like he'll be coming back to the Mets, so it's an iffy Pedro, aces Maine and Perez, Pelfrey (finally a breakout?), and since I haven't heard anything about a possible free agent SP, a fight for the fifth spot, probably Humber.

 

[Red Door]

I agree. There are a few good CFs on the market right now, (Andrew Jones, Hunter, Mike Cameron, Aaron Rowand), and any of them would be a pretty big upgrade for the Nats. They should have some money to spend, I hope they get one of them.

The Washington Post has reported that represenatives of the Nationals have talked with people of Hunter and Rowand.

Yeah, I've wondered about that too. The best option seems to build up the metro stop, but they really would want to start that now, since its going to have to more than double.

Knowing Metro, they should've started that 1 year ago.

 

[cubsfan6506]

The cubbies need a center fielder.

 

[dgfred]

Hey El J,

We got B.Lidge to close now, back to the pen for Myers... me likey .

Gave up M.Bourne and Geary, but I think it is a fine deal for the Phillies.

Now to sure up 3B and CF/OF and they are good to go.

***also check your PMs .

 

[El Justo]

Here's the dimensions:
Left Field 336 ft
Left Center 377 ft
Center Field 403 ft
Right Center 370 ft
Right Field 335 ft

Just slightly smaller than RFK, but the seats are designed semi-like Philly's stadium. The wind should be blowing across the field too from first to third. The big problem with the stadium is parking, I don't think a lot is built, and it's surrounded by South Capital Street (freeway at that point), a bad neighborhood that you don't want to park your car in, and M Street, which won't be able to hold more than 500 cars within walking radius of the stadium. That, of course leaves Metro as the best option, but Navy Yard is a small station and unless it gets built up, it won't be able to hold the influx of fans. Getting in and out of Nationals Park will be hell, but I guess they think we're used to it because of FedEx Field.

very nice you guys deserve an new and shiny ballpark, too and no surprises on the parking headaches - you guys deserve them, too

dg,
got the message and thanks even better is the trade in the short terms at least. bourne was the fastest phillie i've seen since juan samuel and jeff stone he can flat out run. geary is a waste of human flesh imo and i'm glad to see him go. he is one of the reasons for my seasonal gastro-intestinal reflux disorder that i suffer from every summer the only part i don't like is costanzo. few know of him but he was a 1st rd pick a few years ago and a local guy. i was even half-thinking that he might have gotten a shot at the 3B job in spring training. that's a moot point now.

but i guess getting lidge is almost like getting a good no.1 starter since myers will be back in the rotation. so i like that part...and it shores up the back end of the BP some more. now we need to get romero signed and we;ll be back in business.

btw - i read in yeterday's Daily News that rag-arm SP A Eaton may need his shoulder scoped and he could miss a large part of the '08 season...not that we'll necessarily miss him though