Arena The Major League Baseball Thread

The Sox picked up Grady Sizemore today for 750k, but could earn $6 million if he meets incentives. I don't know that I have any faith in him at this point to do anything, but this move has wicked low risk/high reward potential. I didn't realize he is still only 31.
I'm still hoping Drew comes back. Dude was lights out with the glove. But I'm just as fine with Bogarts at short and Middlebrooks at third.

 

Have no fear. After you factor in the Hand of Cleveland, he's got at least even odds of putting up MVP numbers.

 

Good point!

 

Lance Berkman announces retirement.

 

Cue the "He was still playing?" jokes.

 

Barely, but yeah. lol As an Astros fan I love and respect the hell out of Berkman, even if he played for the GD Cardinals. I am sure he will get a jersey retirement in the next couple years.

 

The Bums announced today a new alternate road jersey for this season:


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Although I inherently dislike alternate uni's, and I prefer the 'Los Angeles' script for the roadies, I admit that this is a good look. Hopefully this is a good luck charm, for when the Dodgers clinched the '88 Series, look at their uni's...



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Is it extra gray or is that just the picture?

 

It's the usual gray tint featured on their roadies (though the picture is filtered a bit). Here's a non-filtered look:

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Michael Young is hanging 'em up too. Always liked him. Had a good career. Just an all around solid baseball player.

 

Giants changed their orange alternate uniform, I like it....

 

Damn, I really liked him also. Kind of shocking, I thought he had some good ball left in him.

 

Yeah, a couple all time greats for each Texas team retired on back to back days. I always liked Young, especially handling being forced to changed positions every year for the new rookie that season.

 

Know Kidding, true team player he was. I think he ended up in Philly.

 

A 24 year old is the kind of player that should get a deal that long, not after a player crosses 30.

 

After the string of busts we've seen lately, I do wonder if teams will stop giving players ~30 high paying, 7-10 year contracts.

 

Nope, Robinson Cano. Though as an Astros fan it is nice to see the AL West teams(SEA AND LA) being champions of the terrible contract cause.

 

I really like the Freeman deal also. I do hope the new normal will be to pay players when they are younger rather than later. You see too many teams stuck paying these guys when they are no longer that productive. At least the Twins were smart enough to move Mauer to first base so they can get better production out of him for an extended period. It would have been suicide to keep him at catcher, even as good as he is.

 

More impatient people in town are not as optimistic, but I feel good about how things are going. I watch a lot of MLB Network, and there has been a lot of love thrown at our minors this offseason. I would kill to see the Astros reach the levels where the Rays are at, just with spending money. lol

 

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10414280/new-york-mets-icon-ralph-kiner-died-age-91

Booooooooooooooooooo...

Sorry for your loss AmazingB

 

It's hard to be that upset, because he was 91 and lived a tremendous life. But it sucks. He was the voice of my childhood fandom.

Amazing.

 

Used to like listening to him call the games too whenever a Mets game was on. He will be missed.