2015 MLB Season

[The Mad Hatter]

Did Sean Manaea pitch in the Valley? That name sounds very familiar.

Yes, Indiana State.

[Cdizzle]

Did Sean Manaea pitch in the Valley? That name sounds very familiar.

Yep. He had a grand propensity for pitching on Sundays whenever they faced a decent club, and being 'injured' for roughly as long as a strike zone didn't impersonate an ocean.

[WuShock16]

I wish the Royals could play some defense...

http://m.royals.mlb.com/kc/video/v305485383/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU

[ShockerDropOut]

I wish the Royals could play some defense...

http://m.royals.mlb.com/kc/video/v30...d=clubMEGAMENU

Just sick. My wife and I were watching the game and were screaming after that play.

[shoxlax]

So which SP gets to go to the bullpen or DFA now?

I waver between Young and Guthrie. Duffy's back, Ventura's now motivated by Cueto's ace status, and Eddie has been solid all year.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Guthrie has a better track record and when it comes to the playoffs he's only going to pitch maybe once or twice. And it will only be done at Kaufmann. Both him and Young still hold value pitching in the park.

Id probably stick with Guthrie in the rotation and stick Young in the Pen. I haven't looked at the roster to see what other moves if any need to be made. With Zobrist up there's no reason for Cuthbert to be here But I like the flexibility to be able to give Moose a day off and play him.

[Shoxthemonkey]

They need to DFA Guthrie now. He is a sunk cost. the money is already gone. No need to give away games as well.

[RoyalShock]

No one can say that this year's trade deadline was anti-climactic.

Cueto
Zobrist
Kazmir
Hamels
Price
Tulowitzki
Moss
That 3-team deal with LA/Miami/Atlanta

And there's still a day to go. I can't imagine San Diego holding on to all of their trade pieces. It's been awhile since there has been so many significant players traded near the deadline.

[RoyalShock]

Adding to the list:

Leake
Parra
Haren

2+ hours to go.

[ShockdaWorld]

They need to DFA Guthrie now. He is a sunk cost. the money is already gone. No need to give away games as well.

@Shoxthemonkey: I really haven't watched enough of Guthrie to know if this is true or not, but I must commend you for the signature. That has been by far my favorite quote of thisoffseason.

[Shoxthemonkey]

Go to Fangraphs and see for yourself. He is actually worse statistically than Bruce Chen was when he was dfa'd. I'm not the Pied Piper of sabrmetrics, leading all the facebook fans to the truth, but once in awhile I get so tired of the "he's so gritty" **** that I snap.

It is a fabulous quote, isn't it? I'm going to miss that young man when he is outta here.

[RoyalShock]

More trades:

Yeonis Cespedes
J.A. Happ
Michael Morse goes to Dodgers, then flipped to Pirates
A bunch of decent relievers

What a nutty year for deadlines deals.

And the Padres suddenly decide they are trying to make the playoffs.

[shocka khan]

Nobody's mentioning the Astro's pick-ups from this week:
Scott Kazmir who pitched a great game in the sweep of the Angels

They also picked up Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers.

Astros are in first place. Would sure be fun for me to watch an ALCS between the Astros and the Royals this year. Would probably root for the Royals, but I'm really liking the way the 'stros are playing right now.

[Shoxthemonkey]

Dave Dombrowski fired as Tigers GM. The ownership must not have been on board with trading away the ace and closer. The new GM, Avila, is the catchers father. His next contract should be interesting.

[RoyalShock]

An interesting blog post on Danny Duffy. It analyzes his performance prior to going on the DL (8 starts) to his performance since coming back (also 8 starts).

Though his ERA in his last eight is roughly 3.2 runs better, his peripherals, fastball velocity and field-independent numbers show he's basically the same pitcher, maybe even slightly worse. His "luck" stats, mainly BABIP went from being far worse than the league average, to far better. That's why his lines in the box score look so much better now than before his injury.

His strikeout rate has never been good for a hard-throwing lefty, but it's gotten worse. He's walked eight in his last two outings (13 IP).

It's too early to say Duffy is returning to the pitcher we saw much of last year that set expectations for this year.