2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions
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So close to being in Boston. He would be accepted and loved in Boston. They love all their juicers no matter what. Him and Ortiz would have gatorade bottles full of "stuff" around the clubhouse.
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About to land Everth Cabrera as your leadoff guy, on a 1-year. Close to $2.4M.
I suppose having Manny for more than half the year offsets partial offensive and team burden from the Nellie departure.
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Lead off man with a .272 OPB last year, no thanks.
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I have always hated this line of thinking from GMs. In your example, the O's GM and front office probably think to themselves "oh well we have Machado and Wieters coming back this year, so those are basically like free agent signings."
Not that I have anything to complain about, but that's been Brian Sabean's MO for years. I dont understand why it cant be both adding free agents AND having some of your studs coming back from injury. But yet, its a very common line of reasoning for GMs.
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Cabrera is a much better player than his 2014 would indicate.
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why is that cub drinking LSD 
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Meh. You can have him.
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Above-average defender who can swipe tons of bags, at the cut-rate price of $2.4M. Not a bad bit of business by Dan Duquette.
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So ready for baseball.
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My man hamels really does deserve better
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http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...illies-to-trade-him-i-just-want-to-win-again/
Before the Shields signing, Pads were pining hard for Hamels. San Diego native, would have formed a nice trio with Cashner and Ross. I suppose Preller could make another splash if he's truly going for broke. A base of Wisler and Hedges should be more than enough for Philly. A player very publicly requesting a trade.
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Who ever is running the Phillies in an idiot
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ARod > Jeter.
Go get em, 'Lex
Go get em, 'Lex
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Jay Z is such a ******* clown. Fake fan ******.
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Are you really that outraged that you had to post it in 2 threads?
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Happy Pitchers & Catchers week fellas 
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Not outraged but thought it was funny enough for both threads.
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I read that ARod story, thought it was pretty good.
At the end of the day though 99% of baseball fans right now don't care about ARod and have moved on from the topic entirely. He's not relevant whatsoever and was old news three years ago.
Yet ESPN is going to keep covering this guy like this is Michael Jordan returning for his second run with the Bulls. Right on cue their writers are tripping over themselves to write Alex columns every hour - when there are 10,000 other good baseball stories and angles right now to actually give to readers. Bring on the season!
At the end of the day though 99% of baseball fans right now don't care about ARod and have moved on from the topic entirely. He's not relevant whatsoever and was old news three years ago.
Yet ESPN is going to keep covering this guy like this is Michael Jordan returning for his second run with the Bulls. Right on cue their writers are tripping over themselves to write Alex columns every hour - when there are 10,000 other good baseball stories and angles right now to actually give to readers. Bring on the season!
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That would be a good start to a trade but you're talking about Ruben Amaro Jr. He has a hard on for Cashner now and would want him in the deal. And I wouldn't put it pass him asking for Wil Myers too.
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He won't get that,
Amaro is going to get canned by the deadline or the end of this season. So Hamels will probably have to suck it up for 2015.
Serves him right, writing was on the wall when he signed the extension. Should've tested the market, probably would've received a better deal with a better team. Don't think the Padres can afford Hamels, they got the prospects, but they're payroll is going to blow up in 2016.
Definitely ready for baseball to start already, even though it looks like all radio in 2015 again... stupid Time Warner.
Amaro is going to get canned by the deadline or the end of this season. So Hamels will probably have to suck it up for 2015.
Serves him right, writing was on the wall when he signed the extension. Should've tested the market, probably would've received a better deal with a better team. Don't think the Padres can afford Hamels, they got the prospects, but they're payroll is going to blow up in 2016.
Definitely ready for baseball to start already, even though it looks like all radio in 2015 again... stupid Time Warner.
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