vmax Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 6 out of the last 7 but they need to keep the heat up because Toronto is on a hot streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrubberRaven Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Toronto just blew two to the A's...they are 4 games under us and falling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Schoop is becoming a star. He'd be an All Star if it wasn't for MVP candidates Robinson Canó and Jose Altuve also being 2B in the AL. Don't look now but Álvarez's OPS is creeping up to .800! I can't wait to see Bundy pitch on Sunday!Bundy had a little deer in the headlights today. Maybe just a bad day plus Tampa was overdue for a W. Just 1 game. Let's see how he does next start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravnravn Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Bundy had the ball up in the strike zone, and I don't know, he wasn't getting the strike calls on the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 The Os bats picked a heckuva time slumping against these 5.0 ERA pitchers from the Yanks. Sheez ! Back into this offensive funkorama again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravnravn Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 well that was ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That was a big win today. The month after the all star break is tough. If we are still relevant then we are in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 The bad bats had me worried - but I hadn't been watching. Didn't realize that Davis, Machado, Kim and Wieters were all out - injury and illness. Apparently the flu is going around after their trip to Tampa. Tillman with the clutch game though... again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 the Os SP cannot survive off Tillman alone. We need more SP big time and now. If we don't pick up someone before August 1st, this teams headed south and fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 We'll probably find out. I don't see us getting anyone better than a 3rd or 4th starter. I don't think we have the prospects to trade for them. And I don't think we should trade Trumbo, not that we will have a chance. Teams out of it rarely trade for players who will be free agents and teams in it rarely trade good starters. At this point I think we win 90-95 games, What that is enough for I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Going to break Jim Hunter just referred to Machado as Manny Ramirez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Nice game to watch after a hard week at work.Go O's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Nice to be home. Another series win. Gausman was really solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Trumbo is simply amazing. yea....Pitching has been good.Back in 1st and game and a half up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercleetz Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Back to back gems by Gausman and Bundy! Just how we imagined our two top five picks to be! Rumor is that we are trying to trade Ubaldo plus a prospect for Melvin Upton. I am not sure how I feel about that. Sure, Upton can lead off, plays good D, is having a good year, and steals bases. However, his OBP and average are low, and I feel his OPS may not be sustainable if he stops hitting HRs. Upton does have a career .257/.341/.450/.792 slash line in 56 games at Camden Yards, with 10 HR. Upton is owed $16.45M next year, Ubaldo is owed $13.5M next year. Maybe there will be money involved. Upton has been hitting like his old self in TB ever since he left Atlanta for San Diego in 2015. However, with how terrible he was in Atlanta it's a big risk he could regress. I would hope we focus on getting a pitcher. Get better soon Kim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 And a sweep of one of the hotter teams in the league! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Awesome sweep and SP. Still need more pitching; don't mind losing Ubaldo but we don't want or need Upton. He's no better than we already have. We need more pitching if we are going to weather the storm - Boston and Toronto aren't going away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 I'm just not sure why we need Upton. I guess you can't trade ubaldo for another pitcher... Maybe? What about a shortstop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercleetz Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I'm just not sure why we need Upton. I guess you can't trade ubaldo for another pitcher... Maybe? What about a shortstop?I think you hit the nail on the head. It's trying to turn that bad Ubaldo contract into something positive. How many good players out there have a similar number to Ubaldo running through next year, and would only cost us a lower level prospect? Ubaldo is wasting a roster spot for us at the moment. So in theory, Upton is only costing us a prospect like Tanner Scott and $6-7M in extra payroll commitment between now and the end of next year. Not sure if there are any other matches out there for Ubaldo. The Padres are likely to DFA Ubaldo as soon as they get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrubberRaven Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ubaldo may start Thursday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 I just don't see the need for the OF, even if there is other upside. Might as well get any other random arm. AA or AAA nobody who might only ever become one of our relievers? Hey, I'd take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Pretty nice win. In some ways I think an actual lead off hitter might be nice. But honestly I don't think I'd mess with the lineup much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravnravn Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Really nice win, Sox lose, 18 games above 500, best record in the American League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Really nice win, Sox lose, 18 games above 500, best record in the American League.[/quote Hard to believe with our starting pitching, though better of late, we have second best record in all of baseball - behind only the cubbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Well, egg laid tonight. Tillman gets rocked and we get worked by a bunch of no name colo pitchers w 5-6 ERAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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