2017 MLB Season Thread

[Mexi]

I get that payroll doesn't determine outcomes, I'm just pointing out that the Dodgers have wasted a lot of payroll.  They've made some of the dumbest trades in the past, most notably the Beckett/Gonzalez trade.  
 
And with the payroll they have, I think they would go after more premium pitching than Rich Hill.  If not, to me, they just aren't asking to win.
 
Sometimes having too much payroll makes executives in the office dumber.  It happens to the Red Sox as well (Porcello).  Epstein trashed the Sox before he left for Chicago and Cerington was pretty much run out for some of his stupid deals (they worked only one year).  The Price deal was also very reckless if he doesn't get on track.
 
But as @elcheato pointed out, the Dodgers are way above payroll, and as you pointed out, they aren't trying to make payroll the end all be all, so to me, that's poor management.  The Dodgers might not be spending wrecklessly, but they aren't being smart about what they're paying for either.  Friedman may change this.
 
But the point I'm trying to make is that if the Dodgers aren't trying to buy a title and aren't trying to spend recklessly (I agree with you on both of these), then what are the Dodgers trying to do with their money?

friedman and zaidi have been great

Ned colletti and mccourt were awful

 

[Mexi]

Adrian Gonzalez is cooked. Hes a slow singles hitter
Our top prospect is cody bellinger as you all know. Top power prospect and also a great defender at 1st
Clear heir apparent to agon

I just wish it was sooner than after next season. Anyways, im sure bellinger will be playing OF this year

The point of this post is im tired of adrian gonzalez. There is no cleanup hitter out there with less power

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Mookie Betts hasn't struck out since September 12th. Thats 123 plate appearances.

 

[elcheato]

Damn, he's crushing a lot of puss

 

[PWNdroia]

friedman and zaidi have been great

Ned colletti and mccourt were awful

I love how you sum everything up in two phrases (and I'm not being sarcastic). 

 

[PWNdroia]

Adrian Gonzalez is cooked. Hes a slow singles hitter
Our top prospect is cody bellinger as you all know. Top power prospect and also a great defender at 1st
Clear heir apparent to agon

I just wish it was sooner than after next season. Anyways, im sure bellinger will be playing OF this year

The point of this post is im tired of adrian gonzalez. There is no cleanup hitter out there with less power

I'm glad you took him from us.

 

[Mexi]

Ha. Thanks. Im a zaidi/friedman fanboy. And ned and mccourt made me miserable. I had wanted ned gone since 2008

As for adrian, He was great from 2012 until all star break of 2015
Last year his power dipped and this year ita worse. No way he hits last years 18 homers

But it was when he blocked me from Twitter for no reason that made me hate him lol
And he's a platoon 1b with no power

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Maybe if you stopped @'ing dodgers players this wouldn't happen haha.

Didn't some reliever destroy you last year?

 

[PWNdroia]

Ha. Thanks. Im a zaidi/friedman fanboy. And ned and mccourt made me miserable. I had wanted ned gone since 2008

As for adrian, He was great from 2012 until all star break of 2015
Last year his power dipped and this year ita worse. No way he hits last years 18 homers

But it was when he blocked me from Twitter for no reason that made me hate him lol
And he's a platoon 1b with no power

Adrian Gonzalez does have a pretty big mouth too, which holds him back a bit.  Not as much as Curt Schilling though.

 

[Mexi]

Maybe if you stopped @'ing dodgers players this wouldn't happen haha.
Didn't some reliever destroy you last year?

i dont @ players

I owned the reliever actually

 

[Mexi]

I am not owned i am not owned

I was being sarcastic. Obviously yimi wasnt trying to give up homers

And he blocked me for this and for some reason adrian blocked me too even though ive never @'d him
So fuck agon. Give me bellinger asap

 

[elcheato]

damn, you got got 

 

[Mexi]

 

[Pugz]

I am not owned i am not owned

I was being sarcastic. Obviously yimi wasnt trying to give up homers

And he blocked me for this and for some reason adrian blocked me too even though ive never @'d him
So fuck agon. Give me bellinger asap

ohjoey

 

[Mexi]

I hate it. Find me a better username 

 

[elcheato]

I hate it. Find me a better username 

did you try fucks? 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I am not owned i am not owned

I was being sarcastic. Obviously yimi wasnt trying to give up homers

And he blocked me for this and for some reason adrian blocked me too even though ive never @'d him
So fuck agon. Give me bellinger asap

Last year you admit he got you haha

 

[Pugz]

I hate it. Find me a better username 

admit it, you felt cool when they blocked you. i know i would

 

[Mexi]

admit it, you felt cool when they blocked you. i know i would

i felt cool when peter vescey responded and followed me and favorited a random tweet one day lol

 

[Mexi]

Sneaky stat and sneaky speed: goldy had 32 steals last year. And was only caught 5 times
Wow

Had no idea