2012 MLB Regular Season Running Thread

You get Kyle Kendrick taking the mound against you, you're probably going to get some of that run support. Although Kendrick did shut them down after an ugly first.

 

OK, here's a scenario: If salary and health were equal, would you rather Matt Kemp (27 years old), Andrew McCutcheon (25), Mike Trout (20) or Bryce Harper (19)? You'd get the player for the rest of his career.

Kemp's the best player in baseball when healthy, but McCutcheon and Trout both might be soon.

 

As much as I hate to say it, the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s sparked it. The American League is an arms race these days. The spending is absurd, even in smaller markets.

 

Because Harper is not an option, I'd take Trout. Those five-to-seven years are not insignificant.

 

That's a clown question, bro

 

I love Andrew McCutchen.

 

I added Bryce Harper. I want to go with Andrew McCutcheon, but I think Mike Trout is the better pick. You're right, those five years are a big deal.

Part of me still thinks Harper or Trout could be the next Jason Heyward, guys who had huge hype and excellent early returns, then leveled off. I do think Heyward will be a fine baseball player, but he's not the next big thing.

 

May 29, 1995

 

A day that shall live in infamy.