2016 MLB Thread

[SKO]

Someone pointed out on twitter that the Braves as a team only have 3 homers through 14 games and however many innings they've played so far today. I'm sure they'll inevitably hit more dingers eventually, but wow is that shitty. That's a 35 homer pace for an entire season.

I'm not sure how to search team home run totals but the worst I think I've been able to find in the expansion era is the 1969 Padres and their 99 dongs (for a full season anyway, there were obviously some weak totals during the 81 strike season)

When the Braves tank, they really tank.

[Quality Start Machine]

I'm not sure how to search team home run totals but the worst I think I've been able to find in the expansion era is the 1969 Padres and their 99 dongs

Holy shit, that's with Nate Colbert hitting 24 and Ollie Brown hitting 20.

[Yeti]

Someone pointed out on twitter that the Braves as a team only have 3 homers through 14 games and however many innings they've played so far today. I'm sure they'll inevitably hit more dingers eventually, but wow is that shitty. That's a 35 homer pace for an entire season.

I'm not sure how to search team home run totals but the worst I think I've been able to find in the expansion era is the 1969 Padres and their 99 dongs (for a full season anyway, there were obviously some weak totals during the 81 strike season)

When the Braves tank, they really tank.

1979 Houston Astros: 49
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1979.shtml

[ChuckD]

Someone pointed out on twitter that the Braves as a team only have 3 homers through 14 games and however many innings they've played so far today. I'm sure they'll inevitably hit more dingers eventually, but wow is that shitty. That's a 35 homer pace for an entire season.

I'm not sure how to search team home run totals but the worst I think I've been able to find in the expansion era is the 1969 Padres and their 99 dongs (for a full season anyway, there were obviously some weak totals during the 81 strike season)

When the Braves tank, they really tank.

1979 Houston Astros: 49
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1979.shtml

Pythagorean Champs, right there. 89 wins. 39-27 in one run games. 20-8 in June despite being outscored 87-90.

[SKO]

Someone pointed out on twitter that the Braves as a team only have 3 homers through 14 games and however many innings they've played so far today. I'm sure they'll inevitably hit more dingers eventually, but wow is that shitty. That's a 35 homer pace for an entire season.

I'm not sure how to search team home run totals but the worst I think I've been able to find in the expansion era is the 1969 Padres and their 99 dongs (for a full season anyway, there were obviously some weak totals during the 81 strike season)

When the Braves tank, they really tank.

1979 Houston Astros: 49
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1979.shtml

Pythagorean Champs, right there. 89 wins. 39-27 in one run games. 20-8 in June despite being outscored 87-90.

Holy shit. 89 wins despite being dead last in the NL in runs at 3.6 per game. Good pull, Yeti.

[SKO]

Current projected win totals for AL teams via Fangraphs(I rounded up):

Red Sox 87
Indians 87
White Sox 84
Blue Jays 84
Orioles 83
Astros 83
Royals 82
Mariners 82
Yankees 81
A's 81
Tigers 80
Rays 80
Rangers 78
Angels 78
Twins 74

Every team but the poor Twins has at least a 15.5% chance of making the playoffs. No one is currently sitting higher than 66.6% (vs the NL, where the Nationals, Mets, Cubs, and Dodgers are all looking at 83-96%).

This should be fun to monitor all year long. All hail sweet, sweet chaos.

[SKO]

For the low, low price of $206 million, two top prospects, and a 3-5 WAR outfielder, the Diamondbacks got Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller this offseason.

So far the two have combined for 10 starts, 50.1 IP, a 1.66 WHIP, 11 homers allowed, just 40 strikeouts, 21 walks (15 of them by Miller in just 19.2 innings), and a combined ERA of 7.19. Neither of them can even really cry the bad luck excuse, Greinke's FIP is 4.24 and Miller's is 7.73. They're just getting the shit kicked out of them.

Neither is obviously going to stay this bad, but Miller especially isn't exactly disproving the critics who said he was a #3/4 starter who peaked last year and that the Braves committed highway robbery in that trade.

[Quality Start Machine]

Neither is obviously going to stay this bad, but Miller especially isn't exactly disproving the critics who said he was a #3/4 starter who peaked last year and that the Braves committed highway robbery in that trade.

Remember that time the Braves asked for Bryant for him? that was awesome.

[SKO]

Neither is obviously going to stay this bad, but Miller especially isn't exactly disproving the critics who said he was a #3/4 starter who peaked last year and that the Braves committed highway robbery in that trade.

Remember that time the Braves asked for Bryant for him? that was awesome.

It's fun to laugh at them for that but I'm guessing every GM the Cubs have called for any trades for a top flight starting pitcher probably asks for Bryant, Russell, Schwarber, etc. You'd be dumb not to ask. Obviously they had to start with a high asking price in order to get the deal they got from the Diamondbacks.

[Quality Start Machine]

Neither is obviously going to stay this bad, but Miller especially isn't exactly disproving the critics who said he was a #3/4 starter who peaked last year and that the Braves committed highway robbery in that trade.

Remember that time the Braves asked for Bryant for him? that was awesome.

It's fun to laugh at them for that but I'm guessing every GM the Cubs have called for any trades for a top flight starting pitcher probably asks for Bryant, Russell, Schwarber, etc. You'd be dumb not to ask. Obviously they had to start with a high asking price in order to get the deal they got from the Diamondbacks.

I'm pretty sure any GM who calls Jepstink asks for Arrieta/Bryant/Rizzo as an icebreaker for a laugh, just like Jepstink might ask Billy Epler for Trout. But it sounded at the time like the Braves weren't joking, and there was no way the Cubs were trading 7 wins for 3.

[InternetApex]

For the low, low price of $206 million, two top prospects, and a 3-5 WAR outfielder, the Diamondbacks got Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller this offseason.

So far the two have combined for 10 starts, 50.1 IP, a 1.66 WHIP, 11 homers allowed, just 40 strikeouts, 21 walks (15 of them by Miller in just 19.2 innings), and a combined ERA of 7.19. Neither of them can even really cry the bad luck excuse, Greinke's FIP is 4.24 and Miller's is 7.73. They're just getting the shit kicked out of them.

Neither is obviously going to stay this bad, but Miller especially isn't exactly disproving the critics who said he was a #3/4 starter who peaked last year and that the Braves committed highway robbery in that trade.

nice choice jim

[Saul Goodman]

This book looks like it's gonna be a fun read.

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  Garrett Richards needs Tommy John.  Andrew Heaney might.  CJ Wilson is already hurt, and the Angels look like they might be done.  Looking over their roster, it's pretty much nothing but hot garbage, a few solid but unspectacular pieces, and Mike Trout.  If anyone's ever going to pry him loose, now might be the time.

[Quality Start Machine]

This book looks like it's gonna be a fun read.

I wanted more out of that excerpt. Can't wait for it.

[Oleg]

DPD.  Garrett Richards needs Tommy John.  Andrew Heaney might.  CJ Wilson is already hurt, and the Angels look like they might be done.  Looking over their roster, it's pretty much nothing but hot garbage, a few solid but unspectacular pieces, and Mike Trout.  If anyone's ever going to pry him loose, now might be the time.

I thought about this and then thought of something else...I think, with their payroll, they need to trot trout out there all year long.  After this season, they can be resigned to getting Richards back around the All-Star break.  They'll have Weaver and Wilson coming off the books and Hamilton the year after that.  That's going to leave them with plenty of coin to throw around at the AMAZING, TOTALLY UNBLELIEVABLE free agent classes in the coming years.

So...probably not?  I don't know.