The options are non-existent for help in the lineup... What is going on in Rochester? People that have been in the mix before, or acquired to be considered for the 25 man are ice cold at the plate. Zack Granite: 204 AB .211/.291/.240 3 (!!) RBI Cameron Rupp: Striking out 42% of the time in AAA. .529 OPS during his Rochester visit... .886 when he was on Texas' AAA team. Nick Gordon: 163 AB .233/.254/.331 1 HR 11 RBI in Rochester.
Vargas hasn't been good in AAA this year. He batted .173 with a .503 OPS in June. His yearly stats have been mentioned before. That's who we need to call up? Look, I'm all for getting rid of Morrison. Suggesting Vargas will do any better is far fetched.
If biblically bad baseball is your thing, KC and Baltimore could challenge Detroit's modern day record of 119 losses set in 2003... Should be exciting!
Teams like Minnesota doesn't really have a choice offering max contracts to people that haven't earned it yet. There's only so many stars in the NBA worth that kind of money, and none are willing to come to Minnesota... The few things they can do is offer that kind of money who has the potential to be good. But more than likely it's going to be a bad deal. Or continue to let young talent walk after their rookie deals are over.
True. For Minnesota their current strategy is really the only way they can compete for a couple of years. Get lucky with a couple of #1 overall picks, trade for a good player, and hope for the best. They won't ever be able to recruit a stud FA.
Hard to know what they can do when players accept contracts way under market value to build super teams. Is there any intrigue at all to watch the regular season? Golden State is all but guaranteed to win the title again. The rest are playing for 2nd place.
Anthony Recker is batting .308/ 1.005 OPS in 130 AB for Ariona's AAA team... 10 HR 34 RBI! Chris Gimenez has Bobby Wilson-like numbers in MLB and AAA for the Cubs!