Official 2010 MLB Thread

[cyborg ninja 14]

May this be a lasting image in your minds for the next few months

Now, let's move on to what's really important shall we?

Good news, everyone!

The offseason is here! I want discussions of every team, every day, every hour, every minute. I've been compiling a few questions to kick us off.

Will the Yankees crumble and not make the playoffs?

Will the Phillies get rid of Lidge?

Will my D-Backs pick up the option for Webb?

Will the Angels repeat their success?

Will the Pirates ever get to .500?

Will Spidey-Bat finally snap and go a killing spree in New York?

You make the call...

Gentlmen...

BEHOLD!

 

[BlackLantern]

I think the Pirates will still suck

 

[Raiden]

I think for the AL, there'll probably be the same 3 teams battling in the post-season: Yankees, Angels, and Red Sox. 4th team is a wild card, and anything goes. For the NL, Phillies will probably make yet another run, along with Cardinals. Mets might make it there, if the injury bugs don't bite again.

 

[Poeman]

That is a wallpaper picture right there.

I expect the yankees to be involved in the end again...

My surprise team of 2010.........Kansas City.

i know, i surprised myself.

 

[Immortalfire]

I think the Pirates will still suck

I think the sun will rise tomorrow.

 

[Erzengel]

This worked last year in the 2009 Thread.

Go Yankees.

 

[Raiden]

I think the sun will rise tomorrow.

We don't want to upset the balance in the cosmos with a winning Pirates team, will we?

 

[Erzengel]

Maybe they'll win a few extra games with Akinori Iwamura.

 

[Christopher Nolan]

The Decade of the 90s..For sure.

But NOT the past 10 years.

It's a trivial distinction - and yes we're including 2000, it's not part of the millenium but it is part of the 2000-2009 decade, it's just how that works out.

Here's the data - team wins for every season, playoffs spots, pennants and WS. Table is sorted by total regular season wins.

what do you think?

 

[Dark Donnie]

Hopefully The Phils upgrade the bullpen and bench this offseason.

 

[Erzengel]

I don't think there was a team of this decade. (I choose not to count # of wins, only championships) Only 2 teams have won multiple championships but even then a good portion of their lineups were considerably/totally different.

 

[War Party]

Hopefully The Phils upgrade the bullpen and bench this offseason.

That's really the biggest concern. I think the lineup is set. Except Ibanez may not even have the year he had this year.

 

[Nightmare]

Congrulations to the yankees and their fans.

 

[BlackLantern]

I think this is a nice validation for Joe Girardi, I have always liked him and he got the shaft big time in Florida because he didn't want to be the owners lap dog

 

[Kingfish]

Will the Yankees crumble and not make the playoffs?

Will the Phillies get rid of Lidge?

Will my D-Backs pick up the option for Webb?

Will the Angels repeat their success?

Will the Pirates ever get to .500?

Will Spidey-Bat finally snap and go a killing spree in New York?

1. It would be one of the funniest things ever, but I don't see it happening.
2. Doubtful. No one else will want him and they're not gonna eat that money.
3. Didn't they already do that? If they haven't, probably.
4. They better.
5. Not next season they won't.
6. Bound to happen eventually.

 

[Kingfish]

Here's the updated free agent list.

* - current contract includes 2010 option
(A) - projected as Type A free agent
(B) - projected as Type B free agent

Player Club
First Basemen
Garrett Atkins COL
Rich Aurilia SF
Jeff Bailey BOS
Wilson Betemit CHW - Signed with KC
Hank Blalock TEX
Russell Branyan SEA
Miguel Cairo PHI
Frank Catalanotto MIL
Tony Clark ARI
Carlos Delgado NYM (B)
Darin Erstad HOU
Nomar Garciaparra OAK
Ryan Garko SF
Jason Giambi COL
Ross Gload FLA - Signed with PHI
Aubrey Huff DET
Mike Jacobs KC
Nick Johnson WAS (B)
Adam LaRoche ATL (B)
Doug Mientkiewicz LAD
Kevin Millar TOR
Greg Norton ATL
Robb Quinlan LAA
Matt Stairs PHI
Mike Sweeney SEA
Fernando Tatis NYM (B)
Jim Thome LAD
Chad Tracy ARZ
Daryle Ward
Josh Whitesell
Dimitri Young

Second Basemen
Marlon Anderson NYM
Ron Belliard LAD (B)
Jamey Carroll CLE
David Eckstein SD
Edgar Gonzalez SD
Orlando Hudson LAD (A)
Omar Infante ATL
Kelly Johnson ATL
Felipe Lopez MIL (B)
Mark Loretta LAD
Pablo Ozuna
Placido Polanco DET - Signed with PHI
Omar Quintanilla COL
Luis Rodriguez SD
Freddy Sanchez SF - Re-signed.

Shortstops
Alfredo Amezaga FLA
Eric Bruntlett PHI
Orlando Cabrera MIN (A)
Juan Castro LAD - Signed with PHI
Alex Cora NYM - Re-signed
Bobby Crosby OAK - Signed with PIT
Adam Everett DET - Re-signed
Chris Gomez
Alex Gonzalez BOS - Signed with TOR
Nick Green BOS
Khalil Greene STL
Ramon Martinez LAD
John McDonald TOR - Re-signed
Marco Scutaro TOR (A) - Signed with BOS
Miguel Tejada HOU (A)
Omar Vizquel TEX - Signed with CHW
Jack Wilson SEA - Re-signed

Third Basemen
Adrian Beltre SEA (B)
Geoff Blum HOU - Re-signed
Craig Counsell MIL - Re-signed
Joe Crede MIN
Mark DeRosa STL (B)
Pedro Feliz PHI - Signed with HOU
Chone Figgins LAA (A) - Signed with SEA
Troy Glaus STL (B)
Jerry Hairston NYY
Adam Kennedy OAK
Mike Lamb MIL
Melvin Mora BAL (B)
Juan Uribe SF

Catchers
Elizier Alfonzo SF
Brad Ausmus LAD
Paul Bako PHI
Rod Barajas TOR (B)
Josh Bard BOS
Michael Barrett TOR
Henry Blanco SD - Signed with NYM
John Buck KC - Signed with TOR
Ramon Castro CWS
Chris Coste HOU - Signed with NYM
Toby Hall
Michal Hernandez TB - Minor League Deal with BAL
Ramon Hernandez CIN (B) - Re-signed
Jason Kendall MIL (B) - Signed with KC
Jason LaRue STL - Re-signed
Chad Moeller BAL - Re-signed
Benjie Molina SF (A)
Jose Molina NYY
Miguel Olivo KC (B)
Mike Redmond MIN
Mike Rivera
Ivan Rodriguez TEX (B) - Signed with WAS
Brian Schneider NYM - Signed with PHI
Yorvit Torrealba COL (B)
Matt Treanor DET
Javier Valentin
Jason Varitek BOS (B) - Option exercised.
Gregg Zaun TB(B) - Signed with MIL

Outfielders
Bobby Abreu LAA - Re-signed.
Brian Anderson BOS
Garret Anderson ATL (B)
Rick Ankiel STL
Rocco Baldelli BOS
Jason Bay BOS (A)
Emil Brown
Marlon Byrd TEX (B)
Mike Cameron MIL (B)
Endy Chavez SEA
Ryan Church ATL
Coco Crisp KC
Jack Cust OAK
Johnny Damon NYY (A)
David Dellucci CLE
Jermaine Dye CWS (A)
Cliff Floyd SD
Ryan Freel TEX
Joey Gathright BOS
Brian Giles SD (B)
Jonny Gomes CIN
Ken Griffey Jr. SEA - Re-signed
Vladimir Guerrero LAA (B)
Freddy Guzman NYY
Eric Hinske NYY
Matt Holliday STL (A)
Geoff Jenkins PHI
Reed Johnson CHC
Andruw Jones TEX - Signed with CHW
Gabe Kapler TB - Re-signed.
Austin Kearns WAS
Mark Kotsay CHW - Re-signed.
Hideki Matusi NYY
Jason Michaels CLE
Xavier Nady NYY (B)
Scott Podsednik CHW
Dave Roberts SF
Gary Sheffield NYM
Marcus Thames DET
Randy Winn SF (B)

Starting Pitchers
Brandon Backe HOU
Erik Bedard SEA (B)
Daniel Cabrera ARZ
Aroldis Chapman NA
Bartolo Colon CWS
Jose Contreras COL
Doug Davis ARZ (B)
Justin Duchscherer OAK (B)
Adam Eaton COL
Kelvim Escobar LAA
Jon Garland LAD (B)
Tom Glavine ATL
Mike Hampton HOU - Out for 2010 with injury
Rich Harden CHC (B) - Signed with TEX
Livan Hernandez WAS
Tim Hudson ATL - Re-signed
Randy Johnson SF (B)
John Lackey LAA (A)
Braden Looper MIL (B)
Jason Marquis COL (B)
Mark Mulder STL
Brett Myers PHI
Scott Olsen WAS
Vicente Padilla LAD (B)
Carl Pavano MIN (B) - Accepted Arbitration
Brad Penny SF - Signed with STL
Odalis Perez WAS
Andy Pettitte NYY (B) Re-signed
Joel Pineiro STL (B)
Sidney Ponson KC
Jason Schmidt LAD
John Smoltz STL
Josh Towers NYY - Signed with LAD
Tim Wakefield BOS - Re-signed
Chien-Ming Wang NYY
Jarrod Washburn DET
Todd Wellemeyer STL
Randy Wolf (A) - Signed with MIL

Relief Pitchers
Noel Arguelles NA - Signed with KC
Luis Ayala FLA - Signed with FLA
Danys Baez BAL
Miguel Batista SEA
Joe Beimel COL (B)
Matt Belisle COL - Re-signed
Joaquin Benoit TEX
Rafael Betancourt COL (A) - Accepted Arbitration
Chad Bradford BAL
Doug Brocail HOU (B)
Kiko Calero FLA (B)
Neal Cotts CHC
Elmer Dessens NYM - Re-signed
Brendan Donnelly FLA
Octavio Dotel CWS (A)
Alan Embree COL
Scott Eyre PHI (B)
Randy Flores COL - Re-signed
Josh Fogg COL
Chad Fox CHC
Gary Glover WAS
Mike Gonzalez ATL (A)
Tom Gordon ARZ
John Grabow CHC (A) - Re-signed
Kevin Gregg CHC (A)
Eddie Guardado TEX
LaTroy Hawkins HOU (A) - Signed with MIL
Mark Hendrickson BAL
Matt Herges COL
Trevor Hoffman MIL
Bobby Howry SF (B)
Jason Isringhausen TB
Masahide Kobayashi CLE
Brandon Lyon DET (B) - Signed with HOU
Ron Mahay MIN
Gary Majewski WAS - Signed with HOU
Seth McClung MIL
Guillermo Mota LAD (B)
Will Ohman LAD (B)
Darren Oliver LAA (A)
Chan Ho Park PHI (B)
Troy Percival TB
Scott Proctor FLA - Signed with ATL
J.J. Putz NYM - Signed with CHW
Juan Rincon COL
Fernando Rodney DET (B)
Takashi Saito BOS - Signed with ATL
Duaner Sanchez NYM
Scott Schoeneweis ARZ
Brian Shouse TB (B)
Rafael Soriano ATL (A) - Accepted Arbitration.
Russ Springer TB (B)
Brad Thompson STL - Signed with KC
Brett Tomko OAK
Jose Valverde HOU (A)
Claudio Vargas MIL
Ron Villone WAS
Luis Vizcaino COL
Billy Wagner BOS (A) - Signed with ATL
Jamie Walker BAL
David Weathers MIL (B)
Jeff Weaver LAD
Kip Wells CIN
Jamey Wright KC
Yasuhiko Yabuta KC

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

3. Didn't they already do that? If they haven't, probably.

They have 4 days until his option is picked up otherwise he's a FA. Needless to say if AZ doesn't bring him back I will be extremely unhappy. Everything I've heard though is that they will, thank goodness.

 

[omid17]

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[FaT_tONle]

If The Yanks lose to the Sox/Angels/Mets/Dodgers/Phillies, a big market team in the playoffs next year, especially in the late rounds, the fans will act as if 2009 never happened and the slump continues. That's the only thing I can hope for at this point, so I actually want them in the playoffs even though that is probably happening aynway.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

It's a trivial distinction - and yes we're including 2000, it's not part of the millenium but it is part of the 2000-2009 decade, it's just how that works out.

Here's the data - team wins for every season, playoffs spots, pennants and WS. Table is sorted by total regular season wins.

what do you think?

It's not the Yankees. First, let me be picky. Team =/= Franchise. A team is a single season, a franchise is the team over multiple seasons.

For franchise of the decade, it's not the Yankees. It's the Red Sox. They won 2 World Series in 2004 and 2007. That's only a 4-year span versus the Yankee's 10-year span. Their comeback in 2004 is what wins it for them. No team in baseball had ever done what they did and no team probably ever will. People forget not only did they come back from a 3-0 deficit, they won 8 straight against two 100-win teams. They also came back from a 3-1 deficit in 2007 and went on to sweep the WS and almost came back in 2008.

As for team (that is single season) of the decade, it is the 2004 Red Sox because of what they did. In fact, not only are they the team of the decade, they are going to be a candidate for team of the century when it is all said and done.

 

[Kingfish]

What Spidey said.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

What Fish said.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

What ninja said.

 

[Kingfish]

So long as everyone's on the same page.

 

[BlackLantern]

I agree about Boston and all that..

let's talk contraction, not sure if it would ever happen, but if you could eliminate anything between 2 or 4 MLB teams, which teams would they be?