Shortline Bus Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share #226 Posted February 12, 2011 Just been reading Sports online sites like AOL Sports and they have just listed the best minor league prospects for each MLB in 2011. The KC Royals have been ranked #1 and 'have the best core of propsects in years' states AOL sports. Baseball America and USA Today also place the Royals at or near the top of the listings and could be the sleeper as MLB 'suprise' club that could contend at least for a wild card. The Yankees were in the 'top 10' while the Mets finished near dead last. Here article. Are the Royals the 'new' Rays as a club that went from last place-playoff contender? reactions? http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/10/2011-farm-system-rankings/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk2%7C43649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 12, 2011 Share #227 Posted February 12, 2011 I think the Royals will be more of a force in maybe 2 or 3 years. They might suffer a few more 4th or 5th place finishes, but soon they'll be a force to be reckoned with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share #228 Posted February 13, 2011 I think the Royals will be more of a force in maybe 2 or 3 years. They might suffer a few more 4th or 5th place finishes, but soon they'll be a force to be reckoned with. Got to disagree. I am not saying this seaon the Royals will win the world series. However if their so called 'great' propsects develop in the majors quickly like the Rays did in 2007,(they made the 2008 World Series) then by 2012, the Royals could win the AL Central or go dare we say further. Remember just like the NFL we are in an era of parity in pro baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share #229 Posted February 14, 2011 Oh yes! To me as a sports fan including being a big MLB fan, this is the real 'groundhog' day. The day Pitchers and Catchers report to either Fla. or Arizona. Yankees open camp today Valentine Day 2011. While the Mets start Spring Trainning on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 15, 2011 Share #230 Posted February 15, 2011 I think the Royals will be more of a force in maybe 2 or 3 years. They might suffer a few more 4th or 5th place finishes, but soon they'll be a force to be reckoned with. For all these years of 4th/5th place finishes, they better have some pretty good draft picks to show for it like the Rays have. At least it seems [dunno a thing about the Royals], their owner isn't an idiot like the Pirates owner are in giving up good players for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted February 15, 2011 Share #231 Posted February 15, 2011 "The Yankees were in the 'top 10' while the Mets finished near dead last." I believe that, thanks to Omar Minaya and his assistants for destroying the organization. Hard to believe that the Diamondbacks offered him a job as a special assistant. He still has 2 years left on his contract with the Mets so most likely he won't take another job in baseball, he isn't going to walk away from 2 million which the Mets owe him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted February 15, 2011 Share #232 Posted February 15, 2011 This ESPN Update is brought to you by Cap'n Crunch: Yankees ace CC Sabathia arrived at spring training 25 pounds lighter. There are rumors that he'll exercise an opt-out clause in his contract at the end of the season, meaning he could potentially make even more money than the 23 million dollars he currently makes. It would be the epitome of greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share #233 Posted February 15, 2011 This ESPN Update is brought to you by Cap'n Crunch: Yankees ace CC Sabathia arrived at spring training 25 pounds lighter. There are rumors that he'll exercise an opt-out clause in his contract at the end of the season, meaning he could potentially make even more money than the 23 million dollars he currently makes. It would be the epitome of greed. News Flash FG. "CC" is not the first and not the last sports star to always sell himself to the highest bidder. It goes on all the time in Hollywood as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 19, 2011 Share #234 Posted February 19, 2011 And unlike ARod, CC is still worth every penny as long as he still pitches well and/or the Yankees still needs a solid #1 pitcher due to their large "?" for their 4 and 5 starters. So the whole 'greed stuff', no big surprise there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share #235 Posted February 19, 2011 Surprised no one brought it up. The Cards and All World 1B Albert Pujols, just announced a couple of days ago, a mutual agreement in which he will not dicuss a contract extension and become a free agent after this '11 season. If Pujols becomes a free agent does he approach or break A-ROD's contract as highest paid MLB contract and perhaps the richest player in history of team sports?:confused::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 19, 2011 Share #236 Posted February 19, 2011 Surprised no one brought it up. The Cards and All World 1B Albert Puliois just announced a couple of days ago, a mutual agreement in which he will not dicuss a contract extension and become a free agent after this '11 season. If Pujlios becomes a free agent does he approach or break A-ROD's contract as highest paid MLB contract and perhaps the richest player in history of team sports?:confused::eek: Let the "Pujols to the Yankees" foam begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share #237 Posted February 20, 2011 Let the "Pujols to the Yankees" foam begin... Can we say 6 years $180 Million(about $30 Million a season) to start?:eek: Shifting gears on a more serious matter, Tigers all star outfielder Miguel Cabrera is in legal trouble after being arrestred of DUI charges a few days ago. Man this is a talented young player that has serious issues and hopefully 'wakes up' and realizes he probably has a drinking problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #238 Posted February 23, 2011 More bad news for the Cardinals. After their failure to re-sign possible future HOF 1B Albert Pujolis, now one of their ace Starters Adam Wainwright could be questionable for the season w/ an elbow injury? Some are saying it's similar injury that the Nationals Stephen Strasburg is recovering from. Here link. http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/23/adam-wainwright-may-have-significant-elbow-injury-returns-to/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C45855 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 23, 2011 Share #239 Posted February 23, 2011 Ah, Wainwright. That curveball to Beltran in the 2006 NLCS series...which I never saw . But he's one of the NL's best pitchers. That's gonna hurt the Redbirds a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 24, 2011 Share #240 Posted February 24, 2011 Plus isn't Chris Carpenter the other ace that is always injured? I have doubts about the Cards chances this year unless the other Central teams do worse than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share #241 Posted February 25, 2011 Plus isn't Chris Carpenter the other ace that is always injured? I have doubts about the Cards chances this year unless the other Central teams do worse than them. Yup. The NL Central looks at it's best for first time in years with '3' clubs, the defending division winner Reds and vastly improved Cubs and Brewers battling it out. This year's wild card could even come out of the NL Central. IMO if the Cards have a terrible year, this could be the last season for both LaRussa and Pujolis in St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share #242 Posted February 28, 2011 As the Yanks, Mets and the other 28 MLB clubs start 'warm-up' games in both Fla. and Arizona, it nice to know the regular season is about a month away. First big news of trainning camp of the NY teams is this. Former All Star CF Carlos Beltran in a suprise has agreed with Mets request to shift to RF full time to make room for rising star Pagan. So Met fan what you think of this? Or Ollie Perez in first grapefruit league start becoming 'batting pratice' against basically at best high minor league propspects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted February 28, 2011 Share #243 Posted February 28, 2011 Something tells me Beltran gets traded this season or next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 28, 2011 Share #244 Posted February 28, 2011 The best thing the Mets can do is put Perez on waivers and eat the contract. He's a cancer and I'm not even a Mets fan. Beltran is smart to move since it maybe his last shot to get a new contract elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted March 1, 2011 Share #245 Posted March 1, 2011 The best thing the Mets can do is put Perez on waivers and eat the contract. He's a cancer and I'm not even a Mets fan. Beltran is smart to move since it maybe his last shot to get a new contract elsewhere. Now the Mets definitely should've signed Derek Lowe instead of Perez that off season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share #246 Posted March 3, 2011 why is Perez still with the Mets? Maybe the Wilpons adopted him and made him a part of the family like Madoff. :eek:(joing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 5, 2011 Share #247 Posted March 5, 2011 Now the Mets definitely should've signed Derek Lowe instead of Perez that off season Yup, totally should. Hypothetically: would the Mets agree to trade Perez for Igawa of the Yankees? I mean Igawa is like the highest paid minor leaguer and perez just refuses to be demoted to the pen or minors. I think this could be at least a small upside for the Mets since maybe Igawa can do some major league work and Perez at worst can be put on waivers if he refuses to be demoted. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share #248 Posted March 5, 2011 Yup, totally should. Hypothetically: would the Mets agree to trade Perez for Igawa of the Yankees? I mean Igawa is like the highest paid minor leaguer and perez just refuses to be demoted to the pen or minors. I think this could be at least a small upside for the Mets since maybe Igawa can do some major league work and Perez at worst can be put on waivers if he refuses to be demoted. Thoughts? Sorry to sound. I did not even know Igawa was still in the Majors(aka minors). Thought he was back in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 5, 2011 Share #249 Posted March 5, 2011 He was under a 5-yr contract, unless he was sent back or terminated the contract, I have to assume he's still down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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