MadThinker88

Clearly you missed one..... but they are never really out of it in St. Louis....

Clearly you missed one..... but they are never really out of it in St. Louis....

Clearly you missed one..... but they are never really out of it in St. Louis....

I have to think the Tigers will be committing to Willi Castro at SS later this season or in 2020. Jordy Mercer is another option to consider as a bridge SS candidate

I truly believe Turang is a very good talent but he is currently hitting under .200 in High A Carolina. I would be surprised if Turang didn't open 2020 in Carolina again before moving onto AA Biloxi once he has some success in High A.

At this rate the free agent pool doesn't look great for us, as usual. Have to think Cole is going to the Yankees and Ryu will be retained by the Dodgers. Then you have Wheeler? Everyone beyond that has huge question marks. Maybe Cleveland will give Kluber away as salary relief? Stearns has his work cut out for him with very little to trade with. Targeting Kluber (assuming he is healthy & effective) to help the 2020 rotation makes sense. A lot of that comes down to how Kluber performs after he returns from his broken pitching arm. Kluber is getting his 3rd rehab start today in AAA & is likely to be activated to start for Cleveland vs KC on Friday 8/23/19. My question to you - why do you think Cleveland is looking to "give Kluber away as salary relief"? Most of that salary trimming has already been done. The final step is already known (declining the Kipnis 2020 option). The final 2018 payroll was in the neighborhood of $145M. Since the end of 2018, Cleveland has allowed Brantley, Andrew Miller & Cody Allen to walk (all without a QO) to trim some payroll. That was roughly $32M off the 2018 payroll for reallocation. Then they dealt away Edwin E for a cheaper contract in Carlos Santana (& money to pay part of the contract in 2019 & 2020). They also dealt away Yan Gomes during last off season (recouping money in 2019, 2020 & 2021 for better allocation). During this season Bauer was moved for a cheaper (& expiring) contract in Puig & 4 other pieces. That move should save roughly $18-$20M instead of Arb4 for Bauer in 2020. After this season the buyout will be exercised on Kipnis (at $2.5M) instead of picking up the $16.5M option, producing another $14M for reallocation. It seems the Tribe sweet spot for payroll is between $115M and $125M and they appear to be on track for that while holding onto Kluber. Now I could see Cleveland dealing Kluber if they get the right return (like they did with Bauer) but I do not see salary relief as the primary motivation (unless its freeing money AFTER Lindor signs a multi-year extension buying out the 2 remaining arbitration seasons and 2 more free agent years)..

Update time for the games completed thru 8/17/19 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ..L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays …… 295 …… 202 …… 0.5936 2 ….. Arizona Dbacks …… 275 …… 215 …… 0.5612 3 ….. Texas Rangers …… 272 …… 217 …… 0.5562 4 ….. L A Dodgers …...… 271 …… 219 …… 0.5531 5 ….. Houston Astros …… 271 …… 220 …… 0.5519 6 ….. Milwaukee Brewers …… 270 …… 225 …… 0.5455 (10-14 on the week) 7 ….. Minnesota Twins …… 267 …… 226 …… 0.5416 8 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates …… 261 …… 234 …… 0.5273 (11-18 on the week) 9 ….. San Diego Padres …… 256 …… 235 …… 0.5214 10 ….. Cleveland Indians …… 252 …… 239 …… 0.5132 26 ….. Detroit Tigers …...… 223 …… 267 …… 0.4551 27 ….. Cincinnati Reds …… 218 …… 276 …… 0.4413 (11-14 on the week) 28 ….. Boston Red Sox …… 215 …… 275 …… 0.4388 29 ….. St. Louis Cardinals …… 214 …… 278 …… 0.4350 (13-12 on the week) 30 ….. L A Angels …...… 207 …… 286 …… 0.4199 Others in NL Central 24 ….. Chicago Cubs …… 232 …… 259 …… 0.4725 (12-11 on the week) Items of Note: Only top 13 clubs have .500 or better records Most games played by organization: 497 by 2 teams (Tampa Bay & Seattle) Least games played by organization: 486 by ChiSox Tampa Bay is 93 games over .500 (+5 on the week). The closest team is Arizona with +60 (-2 on the week)... The LA Angels are in the basement at -79 (+1 on the week). Next lowest is St. Louis at -64 (+1 on the week)... Next Update: 8/25/19

Lets look at it this way... IF the Brewers have to play multiple wild card games, is that an advantage or disadvantage for them?? I would think the Crew is at a large disadvantage in that situation BTW - The Nationals end the regular season at home vs Cleveland. That might be an interesting 3 game set for a couple of reasons (AL Central race/ NL Wildcard races)..

Update time for the games completed thru 8/10/19 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ..L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays …… 280 …… 192 …… 0.5932 2 ….. Arizona Dbacks …… 264 …… 202 …… 0.5665 3 ….. L A Dodgers …...… 258 …… 207 …… 0.5548 4 ….. Milwaukee Brewers …… 260 …… 211 …… 0.5520 (15-10 on the week) 5 ….. Texas Rangers …… 255 …… 208 …… 0.5508 6 ….. Houston Astros …… 252 …… 214 …… 0.5408 7 ….. Minnesota Twins …… 254 …… 216 …… 0.5404 8 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates …… 250 …… 216 …… 0.5365 (13-13 on the week) 9 ….. San Diego Padres …… 243 …… 223 …… 0.5215 10 ….. Cleveland Indians …… 240 …… 226 …… 0.5150 11 ….. New York Yankees …… 241 …… 227 …… 0.5150 26 ….. Detroit Tigers …...… 210 …… 256 …… 0.4506 27 ….. Boston Red Sox …… 206 …… 259 …… 0.4430 28 ….. Cincinnati Reds …… 207 …… 262 …… 0.4414 (8-18 on the week) 29 ….. St. Louis Cardinals …… 201 …… 266 …… 0.4304 (9-17 on the week) 30 ….. L A Angels …...… 195 …… 275 …… 0.4149 Others in NL Central 25 ….. Chicago Cubs …… 220 …… 248 …… 0.4701 (9-16 on the week) Items of Note: Top 14 clubs have .500 or better records Most games played by organization: 472 by Tampa Bay Least games played by organization: 460 by ChiSox Tampa Bay is 88 games over .500 (+6 on the week). The closest team is Arizona with +62 (+9 on the week).. The LA Angels are rushing deeper into the basement at -80 (-7 on the week). Next lowest is St. Louis at -65 (-8 on the week). Next Update: 8/18/19

I'm really wondering how it shakes out if 3 teams are tied for the 2nd wildcard (like right now).. Is it some sort of round robin to determine the team that then faces the #1 WC ?? Its worth watching...

Absolutely. Very few of us can actually read minds...

DJ - Can we agree 2 things?? 1) There are only 2 types of waivers - outright & release. 2) In both cases, the player is removed from the MLB 25 and 40 man rosters.

Update time for the games completed thru 8/3/19 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ..L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays …… 264 …… 182 …… 0.5919 2 ….. Arizona Dbacks …...… 247 …… 194 …… 0.5601 3 ….. Texas Rangers …...… 242 …… 196 …… 0.5525 4 ….. Milwaukee Brewers …… 245 …… 201 …… 0.5493 (10-16 on the week) 5 ….. L As Dodgers …...… 240 …… 199 …… 0.5467 6 ….. Houston Astros …...… 238 …… 202 …… 0.5409 7 ….. Minnesota Twins …… 240 …… 204 …… 0.5405 8 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates …… 237 …… 203 …… 0.5386 (12-13 on the week) 9 ….. San Diego Padres …… 230 …… 210 …… 0.5227 10 ….. New York Yankees …… 227 …… 216 …… 0.5124 26 ….. Cincinnati Reds …...… 199 …… 244 …… 0.4492 (15-12 on the week) 27 ….. Detroit Tigers …...… 196 …… 244 …… 0.4455 28 ….. Boston Red Sox …...… 195 …… 246 …… 0.4422 29 ….. St. Louis Cardinals …… 192 …… 249 …… 0.4354 (11-14 on the week) 30 ….. L A Angels …...........… 186 …… 259 …… 0.4180 Others in NL Central 24 ….. Chicago Cubs …...… 211 …… 232 …… 0.4763 (16-10 on the week) Items of Note: Top 15 clubs have .500 or better records Most games played by organization: 446 by 3 teams (Seattle, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee Least games played by organization: 437 by ChiSox Tampa Bay is 82 games over .500 (-6 on the week). The new next closest team is Arizona with +53 (+6 on the week).. The LA Angels are rushing deeper into the basement at -73 (-14 on the week). Next lowest is St. Louis at -57 (-3 on the week). Next Update: 8/11/19

The old August process has been removed... So I do not believe the "revocable" waivers exist anymore. If you waive someone, the person is gone from the MLB roster & 40 man roster. If the person clears waivers (goes unclaimed) they can get sent to the minors or if the player has enough time they can decline the assignment & look to join another organization. The waiving team is still responsible for the existing contract or a claiming team assumes the existing contract. If the player declined the minor league assignment, they still keep getting paid (by the waving club) & any team that signs him is only responsible for paying a pro-rated portion of the MLB minimum. That pro-rated amount is subtract from what the waving club continues to pay. Edit: I think this link from MLBTradeRumors will help everyone. It was posted 8/1/19.. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/so-what-can-teams-do-in-august.html

Bleacher Report updated its system rankings today (post-trade deadline). Brewers at #29 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2847603-updated-mlb-farm-system-rankings-after-2019-trade-deadline#slide3

Yes..

Well on the 3rd pitch in, George Springer goes yard. Then a bloop hit. Then a loud out... I get the sense this is Salad Bar on the mound for the Tribe tonight...

I mean, the guy is 21 years old. 23 And dealing with injury issues all season. Approach with caution...

Sam Dyson to the Twins...

Braves & Nationals drying up reliever market as both teams grab up 3 guys each today..

IIRC that happened with Norm Cash back in the day....

Buster Olney (ESPN) reporting deal done pending physical review - Shane Greene to Atlanta..

Nationals shop in Seattle some more.. This time landing Hunter Strickland.. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/nationals-to-acquire-hunter-strickland.html

Tanner Roark going from Cinci to Oakland A's

For Pomeranz only??? Not sure if I like that deal...