3/28 - 4/14 Game Discussion Thread

[franch1se]

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love this Padre team

[Godgers12]

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Mariners out here about to go 160-2...

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[Jr.]

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Cubs great that Victor Caratini broke the hamate bone in his hands/wrist last night. If surgery is needed, he would be out 4-6 weeks

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[Majingir]

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I think Vlads ready (offensively).

https://twitter.com/Nikodogpsp/status/1116507465582030848

[Godgers12]

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I think Vlads ready (offensively).

https://twitter.com/Nikodogpsp/statu...07465582030848

So why on Earth is he not up yet? He should have broke camp with the team LAST SEASON. They're just holding him back at this point. He should be able to file a grievance. In the next CBA, they need to make a point about preventing teams from holding players back that are clearly ready, by implementing rules to discourage such tactics...

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[countryboy]

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Another Friday off day for the Cardinals.

April schedules are weird...

[Majingir]

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So why on Earth is he not up yet? He should have broke camp with the team LAST SEASON. They're just holding him back at this point. He should be able to file a grievance. In the next CBA, they need to make a point about preventing teams from holding players back that are clearly ready, by implementing rules to discourage such tactics...

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Jays caught a break by him getting injured, so they could use that as a legit reasoning instead of just being like "We don't think he's ready yet". He played in A ball earlier this week on conditioning stint.

We all know why even if he was healthy, why he wasn't called up. People might hate it, but Jays are doing exactly what others have done, and it's perfectly allowed under the CBA. Though this could be one of last cases of this happening.


And offensively he's ready, but defensively he probably isn't.

[Godgers12]

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Jays caught a break by him getting injured, so they could use that as a legit reasoning instead of just being like "We don't think he's ready yet". He played in A ball earlier this week on conditioning stint.

We all know why even if he was healthy, why he wasn't called up. People might hate it, but Jays are doing exactly what others have done, and it's perfectly allowed under the CBA. Though this could be one of last cases of this happening.


And offensively he's ready, but defensively he probably isn't.

Teams, especially in the AL, don't care about defense that much. Just hide him in LF, or 1B, and DH him some.

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[bhurst99]

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Teams, especially in the AL, don't care about defense that much. Just hide him in LF, or 1B, and DH him some.

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He can't play LF. He's way too fat.

1B is full with Smoak/Telez. They might be the two best hitters on the team

A 20-year old DH? No thanks.

He needs to play 3B. It's a giant hole. Give him some reps there then call him up.

[Majingir]

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If anyone from Jays is moving to the OF, it'll be one of their middle infielders.

Hopefully Vlad can get use to 3B. Though like I said before, defensively I see him basically being like an Encarnacion.


Once Jays deal Smoak, that'd help them out alot. Could play Vlad/Tellez at 1B/DH, and whenever someone else needs to DH, Vlad goes to 3B.

[SPTO]

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At the weight that Vladdy's carrying himself with right now he's basically a Pablo Sandoval clone. I'm sure once he gets up to the big leagues and with a diet and weight training program a lot of that fat will be trimmed off. (I hope) I agree with Maj, he's on the same trajectory as Encarnacion. The only thing that could change that is if Tellez becomes so valuable defensively at 1B than the Jays will have to go with Vladdy as DH.

[DieHardYankee26]

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I don't get why they insist on putting him in the field, but if he's as bad as everyone says he is I definitely support it.

[Mabster]

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Another Friday off day for the Cardinals.

April schedules are weird...

And the A's are still waiting for their first day off.

[bhurst99]

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And the A's are still waiting for their first day off.

They'll have played 18 games in 18 days when they get an off day on April 15. Have I got that right? I've never heard of that kind schedule in March/April.

I feel old. I remember the schedules from the 1980s where teams got tons of off-days during April.

[Mabster]

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They'll have played 18 games in 18 days when they get an off day on April 15. Have I got that right? I've never heard of that kind schedule in March/April.



I feel old. I remember the schedules from the 1980s where teams got tons of off-days during April.

You do have that right. Then they only play a two game series and get another off day. So 2 in 4 days after not having 1 in 18.

In the last leg of a Houston-Baltimore-Texas road trip right now. I'll never understand why they can't get a Houston and Texas road trip series back to back.