2018 MLB Season Thread

[Mudge]

Fingers crossed this is a good Porcello year. I'll even take average.

 
 
Not to rain on the parade too quicky, but Sale, Price, and Porcello faced what essentially amounts to a AAA team (the counterpart of which is that the offense faced a semi-minor league staff -- aka Kitteridge, Yarborough).  In effect, with their first nine games against either the Rays or the Marlins, Boston get an extended spring training.
 
All that said, you might as well take what you get, and there are some real positives (chief among them, of course, is the way Bogaerts is making hard contact).  

 

[Mudge]

Porcello isn't looking too bad but he's having trouble putting guys away. If he was just inches over on some of his throws he'd throw more strikes and less pitches. Already up to 50 pitches after 3. If there's one thing to work on, it's being more economical with pitches, throwing more strikes. He's good at not giving up walks, just needs to win the battles with batters quicker.

 
Same problem Joe Kelly has from time to time -- that "put 'em away" pitch.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Miguel Andújar is being called up

 

[PWNdroia]

Because Braun is a better player then Kemp

He hasn't exactly been much better... all it would be is a trade off, nothing more.  That is what the Dodgers did in the first place when getting Kemp.
 
Seeing as Kemp has once thrived in LA, I think it's dumb to trade him.  If for some reason he got any kind of resurgence of power, I think it would come in LA.

 

[PWNdroia]

Hey, look at that ace Quintana out there.

 

[Mudge]

Red Sox still can't find any true offense.  11 LOB so far through the 7th.

 

[PWNdroia]

Red Sox still can't find any true offense.  11 LOB so far through the 7th.

If we turn them into W's, I honestly don't care.  Always great to win one run games if we can as well.
 
The offense will need to come around against the better teams.

 

[Mexi]

Still think ohtani made more sense in the NL

But knowing Dodger luck he would have chosen SF so I'm cool with him in the AL

 

[Mexi]

Ohtani is throwing 100mph

2min later edit: just gave up a 3 run bomb lmao

 

[PWNdroia]

Ohtani is throwing 100mph

2min later edit: just gave up a 3 run bomb lmao

He's probably got the stuff, no argument there.  He just needs to command it.

 

[Mexi]

Hung a slider

His secondary stuff needs work. Some scouts were saying he should be in A ball

 

[snipezo]

Wait i thought Ohtani had elbow issues. Was is not major?

 

[PWNdroia]

Hung a slider

His secondary stuff needs work. Some scouts were saying he should be in A ball

I don't know about A ball, not sure that is a fair assessment, but definitely AA or AAA.

 

[Mexi]

He ended up settling down
Man the A's suck

 

[Mexi]

Longo 0-fer the opening series lol

Giants have scored 2 runs in 4 games. Both lucky little homers from panik who will hit like 10-12 this year

Giants offense isnt even that bad looking. Props to dodger pitching

(Though im not sure about austin jackson hittinf leadoff lol)

 

[Rios15]

Smoak aint playing around this year. (so far lol)

 

[PWNdroia]

He ended up settling down
Man the A's suck

They keep saying it's a great outing, but the guy has a 4.50 ERA.

 

[BwareDWare94]

I don't know how good the pitching is going to be in Minnesota this year, but this batting lineup is flat out dangerous.

 

[brett05]

Uhm..day 5 of being in first and only undefeated team in the AL. 

 

[snipezo]

Smoak aint playing around this year. (so far lol)

He didnt fuck around last year either haha. What a steal.