2014 Thread for Random Stuff About Baseball

by **Monkeyboy** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 02:20:46

Carrasco is turning into a serious beast. I still thought he might turn the corner and turn out ok, but I didn't see this coming.

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 02:30:48

SHOULD OF KEPT

by **Trent Steele** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 05:56:50

Things I never thought I'd say.....I'd love to trade Cliff Lee for Carlos Carrasco.

He's somehow picked up 3 MPH on his FB (average VELO of 95.2) and developed a cuthroat slider. Only Kershaw and Liriano have a higher % of swings and misses.

Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, who has set a new Astros franchise record with a whopping 213 hits this season, offered high praise for Carrasco after Wednesday’s game: "I knew I was in trouble with him since my first at-bat,” Altuve told MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, “because he threw fastballs in the middle and I couldn’t hit it.”

Carrasco now boasts a 1.67 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 98/16 K/BB over his last 97 innings. That’s a run of dominance that dates back to April 30, when the Indians demoted him temporarily from the rotation to the bullpen. He has his starting job back now and has been a front-line starter down the stretch in fantasy leagues.

Indians are stacked in young pitching:

Kluber
Carrasco
Salazar
Bauer

by **ReadingPhilly** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:08:47

he was a space cadet for too long. never would've made it here.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:24:02

ReadingPhilly wrote:he was a space cadet for too long. never would've made it here.

And it was worth giving him up just for this moment

by **BigEd76** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:27:47

Trent Steele wrote:Indians are stacked in young pitching:

Kluber
Carrasco

Kluber turns 29 in April (which makes him older than "young" Darin Ruf), and Carrasco turns 28 in March

by **CFP** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 14:40:04

Looks like Ron Washington is about to say something about his resignation

by **CFP** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 14:44:12

Cheated on his wife

by **WheelsFellOff** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 14:44:52

CFP wrote:Cheated on his wife

With a half kilo of coke.

by **Shore** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 14:56:43

CFP wrote:Cheated on his wife

He was raised with his dad cheating on his mom. Not his fault.

by **CFP** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 18:47:01

When can we start the talk about moving the Royals? A team in the race for the first time in years and they are getting low 20's, even some games in the upper teens over the last few weeks. Some drew higher, but somewhat alarming, no?

by **Monkeyboy** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 19:41:34

Lee was worth it. I'm just surprised by Carrasco coming out of nowhere.

by **Trent Steele** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 21:14:28

BigEd76 wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Indians are stacked in young pitching:

Kluber
Carrasco

Kluber turns 29 in April (which makes him older than "young" Darin Ruf), and Carrasco turns 28 in March

Young in the sense that they don't make shit

by **rolex** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 22:10:12

Monkeyboy wrote:Lee was worth it. I'm just surprised by Carrasco coming out of nowhere.

I saw Carrasco pitch in AAA last year. He was still a work in progress. His biggest issue was between his ears not in his arm. Now he's straightened it out.

by **Bucky** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 22:14:48

straightened out what? his ears or his arm?

by **swishnicholson** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 00:16:30

CFP wrote:When can we start the talk about moving the Royals? A team in the race for the first time in years and they are getting low 20's, even some games in the upper teens over the last few weeks. Some drew higher, but somewhat alarming, no?

I know there's been a lot of bad blood generated between the fans and ownership through all the year's of mismanagement. Probably more likely to see an increase in the average next year when they have a chance to build up the season ticket base. But you're right, one would expect more of a jump now that they have shown they're sticking around, and it's always going to be one of the smaller metropolitan areas. Not sure where they would go, though.

by **Barry Jive** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 02:29:08

they still haven't gone "all in" at any point. I think coming down hard on the fanbase of one of the most woeful teams of the past eon after one season of success would be a mistake

by **TheDude24** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 08:38:07

This could be the first time in 29 years (1985) that the Royals make the playoffs.

This could be the first time in 21 years (1993) that neither the Yankees or the Red Sox make the playoffs.

by **Slowhand** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 21:19:11

My word, Edwin Jackson is Adam Eaton level atrocious.

by **choco** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 21:48:06

CFP wrote:Cheated on his wife

via sexual assault on a reporter

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