2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

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Congratulations ARod!

The greatest player of his generation and one of the best of all time

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Congratulations to A-Rod. I am happy for him. I was really disappointed that he used steroids. I truly believe he can put up monster numbers without using steroids. Well, what's done is done. Keep it up, A-Rod. Prove haters wrong that you don't need steroids to hit 30+ home run this year.

Last night, Dee Gordon went 3 for 5 once again. .437 batting average now. Impressive.
 
d3simet said:
Congratulations to A-Rod. I am happy for him. I was really disappointed that he used steroids. I truly believe he can put up monster numbers without using steroids. Well, what's done is done. Keep it up, A-Rod. Prove haters wrong that you don't need steroids to hit 30+ home run this year.

Last night, Dee Gordon went 3 for 5 once again. .437 batting average now. Impressive.
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You guys are getting it a little bit wrong... A lot of people don't have Arod because he used steroids... They hate him for every other loosey goosey thing... And his cousin...
 
I hope he doesn't strike out a lot. :lol: Good for Mike and his family. Daz to the Astros. It should be fun to watch.

I hope Vladimir, Jr. chooses Mets over Blue Jays on July 2.
 
it’s still worth keeping tabs on the deep post-2015 free agent market, because the Cubs are expected to be able and interested in spending on that class.

To that end, the pool of starting pitching talent is expected to be the best in recent memory, with all of David Price, Jordan Zimmermann, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, Doug Fister, Mat Latos, and Hisashi Iwakuma scheduled to reach the market – to say nothing of possible international arms like Kenta Maeda and Chihiro Kaneko, and the extremely deep second tier of free agent arms (Yovani Gallardo, Mike Leake, Ian Kennedy, Bud Norris, and I could go on).

Performance and health this year will dictate how attractive some of those guys are, but, suffice it to say: It’s going to be a good time, relatively speaking, to need pitching.

One wild card in that market has long been Dodgers righty Zack Greinke, who has the right to opt out of his current deal with Los Angeles after this season. With three years and $73 million remaining on his contract, it’s very likely that Greinke – who will pitch next season at age 32 – could top that deal on the open market, even with a crowded pool of competition. He’s been that good, and relatively durable.

And, indeed, Jon Heyman reports that the current expectation among baseball execs is that Greinke will opt out of his deal after the 2015 season, making him yet another big-time arm in a market full of them.

That doesn't mean he’ll make his services available to every team, of course, as he could do what others have done before, and technically opt out before renegotiating a couple years onto the back-end of his current deal. Or, of course, that negotiation could take place before the opt-out even arises.

In any case, though, Greinke’s decision will have an impact on the broader market, either because he is available or because he remains – at a steeper price – with the Dodgers, who are likely, themselves, to be wading into the pitching waters.
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Cole Hamels could be another guy on the market as well.


#NoPlanTho
 
can't see Greinke leaving the Dodgers. prob opts out to sign a longer deal with them. i wanna see the dodgers or cubs get price/cueto.
 
What are you guys top 5 players from your time.

1. Ken Griffey Jr.
2. Barry Bonds
3. Tony Wynn
4. Paul O'Neil

5. Jeter
5. Canseco
5. Puckett
5. Molitor
5. Boggs
5. Martinez
5. Maddox
5. Ryan
5. Rivera
5. Primetime
5. Dystra/Wilson/Strawberry

Damn, I can go on. Love to see these guys play.

Griffey and Strawberry's swing were so damn beautiful.
 
Pedro Martinez
Randy Johnson
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Albert Pujols
Mike Piazza

Homer pick: Edgardo Alfonzo
 
yo, i was at that game and that will always be the farthest, prettiest HR i've ever seen hit. at the old stadium no less.

absolute bomb :smokin
 



unreal :lol:

wish he woulda gotten to finish his career like he deserved ... dude was incredible ....


:smokin
 
Pedro
Bonds
Griffey Jr
Maddux
Ramirez (homer pick but no better hitter from that side of the plate in my time)


 
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