Official 2013 MLB Season

King Felix with a nice fat contract today, the fattest actually.  Too bad the mariners suck.

Originally posted by DCC King Felix with a nice fat contract today, the fattest actually.  Too bad the mariners suck.

Yeah.. we fans of the paltry M's are very well aware of this. Their batting average leader for last season hit .276 (not counting those with very limited at bats). Not to clown on Jaso, as I find he's an incredibly entertaining player to watch, but CMON!

Originally posted by shwazy So risky to give a pitcher a deal more than 5 years. So high health risk and productivity risk.  No way Kershaw leaves the dodgers.  They are giving money where they shouldn't no way they dont give a deal to Kershaw who actually earns it.

While I'm a huge fan of Felix, and am glad he's sticking around Seattle a while longer, I was thinkin the same thing! Hell, he could tear a ligament one game into this season and could possibly never pitch again! Forecasting 7 years down the road is INSANE! I understand pitchers want to feel protected, but to the same end, there's no guarantee a team will have their investment protected.. ya know?

Tim Lincecum chopped his hair off.looks like a geek now.

Originally posted by 360faceplant Originally posted by Von44 Looks like Felix is sticking around in Seattle for the next 7 years. He signed a 7 year deal worth $175M making him the highest paid pitcher in baseball. This makes Arod's contract look like peanuts in comparison.   A-Rod's contract was 10 years and $250 million.  So the same per year and he had 3 more years.   If Kershaw is going to get $200 million it's only going to come from the Dodgers who now have money to burn.  No one else would offer him that.

yeah arid had the same money per year but he played a full season and not just 30+ starts. Every start Felix makes will be approx just over $750,000 per start.

What is with the Indians signing over-the-hill vets to minor contracts? I mean Jason Giambi and now Matsuzaka. Guess their farm team doesn't have much goin on.

Surprised to see the indians signing bourn. Not a bad signing considering their pick 1st round pick is protected. Could be a dark horse team this year.

Originally posted by Von44 Oh here we go again.... jays injuries already piling up. Rasmus, Santos, and now Lawrie. Dammit its only spring training!

Oye! I was wondering where this thread ended up! Thanks for reviving it, Von. Sucky that it's on such poor circumstances. The Jays have really had a rough going with their injuries the past couple seasons. Vying against Baltimore and NYY is already a tall enough order. Gotta be healthy!
I'm hoping the young Seattle team can somehow be competitive in the AL West this year. The Rangers and Athletics put on quite a show last year, and despite the Angels weaknesses, still have Mr. Trout at their disposal. Really tough division! I really am curious how the new field dimensions at Safeco will help their batting. Safeco has neverbeen a hitter's ballpark, but if you're the home team, you should still be able to hit better there than your opponent lol.

Originally posted by Geez Originally posted by Jaydoc08 Surprised to see the indians signing bourn. Not a bad signing considering their pick 1st round pick is protected. Could be a dark horse team this year. I like the signing.  They waited out the market and got a very productive player at a fair price.  Also, Swisher is one of the most consistent players in the league.  They just need to cross their fingers about the rotation.

Yea I think Swisher can really help the ball club. He could have a really good year hitting cleanup.

I am loving just watching video of Bryce Harper's swing. It is so perfect.  Glad baseball is here.

Not that I really have much interest in the outcome, but it's sort of sad/funny that the only way for the WBC to garner any attention is a bench clearing brawl.

Originally posted by Von44 Getting my fantasy baseball team draft ready. Still think I'd take Miggy 1st and then Trout.

^ That's the low end for Miggy (30/120/.300), I expect he'll put up much better stats than that.

My personal top 10 for fantasy baseball
1. Miguel
2. Trout
3. Braun
4. Cano
5. Kemp
6. Pujols
7. Votto
8. McCutchen(Hate the pick)
9. Fielder
10. Cargo(Might be the worst place to draft)

Originally posted by 360faceplant Originally posted by sideways99 ^ That's the low end for Miggy (30/120/.300), I expect he'll put up much better stats than that. Trout may suffer from the sophomore slump... then again he might not.   That's the great thing about baseball in March, anything is possible.   Trout missed being a rookie 2 years ago by like 5 at bats, so last year was pretty much his sophmore season.  I would just be worried that he showed up to camp overweight.  When speed is a part of your game, you never want to play your way into shape.

Originally posted by Jaydoc08 My personal top 10 for fantasy baseball 1. Miguel 2. Trout 3. Braun 4. Cano 5. Kemp 6. Pujols 7. Votto 8. McCutchen(Hate the pick) 9. Fielder 10. Cargo(Might be the worst place to draft)

I got Kaepernick in my keeper league....is he worth holding on over RBs Bradshaw and Turner?

Originally posted by Jaydoc08 Originally posted by greenmnmsi I got Kaepernick in my keeper league....is he worth holding on over RBs Bradshaw and Turner? Wrong sport , but yea defiantly. Those two won't even be starting next year.

I hate to admit it, but I am getting into the WBC.  The U.S. / DR game last night was pretty intense.  I have never seen teams spill onto the field for runs that were not walk-off winners like the DR did.  Except of course for when the Indians ran onto the field after Pedro Cerrano's 2-run shot in the 8th inning to tie the game against the Yanks.

Will be interesting to see what happens with the Braves bullpen.  Kimbrel didn't look so hot in the WBC, and reports say O'Flaherty and Venters' velocity is way down.  I liked the Upton pickups, but no Prado, Chipper or Bourn this year will hurt.  Plus, who knows what they are getting out of McCann after the shoulder injury.

I am starting to get more skeptical that Halladay will ever get it back.  If anyone has the work ethic to do it, it's Doc.  But there is a lot of mileage in that arm, and the velocity has been alarmingly dropping for a year.

^then i guess SF is gonna take the NL again this year. So much for a little competition in the West.

Speaking of the NL West, tough break for Chase Headley.  He really put together a good season last year - .286 / 31HR / 115 RBI / Gold Glove.  He should only miss the first few weeks of the season, but the Padres might have a chance to put together a decent season if he puts up similar numbers.

I'm excited to see a new change in the AL east. No more Yankees and Bosox taking it cuz of deeper pockets. Can't wait to see how the jays do this year. Just stay healthy plz.

Originally posted by Geez ^Now it is looking like Jeter might not be ready for the start of the season.  No Jeter, Teixiera, Granderson, A-Rod... Basically Cano and Ichiro need to be otherworldly when the season starts or the Yanks are going to struggle.  Of course, it seems like this is said about them a lot and they end up with 95 wins.

true, anything is possible when it comes to the Yankees. I expect to see a lot of 1-0 or 2-1 wins. It'll be interesting to see how they do this year.

^Hanley out two month, Crawford can't throw, and Greinke with a cranky elbow.  That is like $70 million on the DL.  That team is feast or famine, and if the starters get injured, the bench is thin.  Any team with Kershaw, Kemp and Adrian Gonzalez should be able to compete, but there is a lot of dead weight right now.