MLB 2018 regular season thread

[LongTimeListener]

Alright, agree to disagree. But you owe me when you pick up Dereck Rodriguez in fantasy next year and he goes the whole season without allowing a bomb.

 

[bigpern23]

Alright, agree to disagree. But you owe me when you pick up Dereck Rodriguez in fantasy next year and he goes the whole season without allowing a bomb.

I picked him up this season and he helped me out quite a bit!

 

[JC]

Interesting last night to hear Smoltz talking about how important RBIs are.

Driving in runs are important, it's also dependant on teammates and lineup position.

 

[cjericho]

Why not just use an old school stat, avg with RISP?

 

[Jake from State Farm]

The Tigera and A's complete an August trade in which RHP Mike Fiers went to the A's
Two weeks later, The Tigers got Double-A sidearm reliever Nolan Blackwood
Today, the Tigers got Double-A RHP Logan Shore
One trade, three pitchers, six weeks

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Oh, the irony if a TB starting pitcher wins the Cy Young award.

I know that wins don't tell you who the better pitcher is, but 20-5 for Tampa Bay sure looks a lot better than 12-4 for a 100-win team. And though the innings difference isn't huge, Snell was available to his team every day while Snell missed a month.

I think Sale is the better pitcher and Snell wins the award. It will make seven consecutive years that Sale receives votes in the Cy balloting without winning. Wonder if there's been a longer streak.

Wasn't Snell on the DL too?

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Why not just use an old school stat, avg with RISP?

Why not GWRBI?

 

[HanSenSE]

Angels, down 18-2 in the series finale at Oakland, send catcher Francisco Arcia out to pitch the eighth. So of course he gives up back-to-back homers.

 

[TigerVols]

Angels, down 18-2 in the series finale at Oakland, send catcher Francisco Arcia out to pitch the eighth. So of course he gives up back-to-back homers.

Looks like they are even more excited to be getting rid of Scioscia than we are.

 

[mpcincal]

Angels, down 18-2 in the series finale at Oakland, send catcher Francisco Arcia out to pitch the eighth. So of course he gives up back-to-back homers.

FYI, Arcia did make some history:

 

[HanSenSE]

FYI, Arcia did make some history:

With a first line like that, the rest of his obit can only go downhill.

 

[Steak Snabler]

No surprise here. You just can't survive a 110-loss season: