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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 16-years-old and can mash like his old man. He'd look in an Expos 2.0 uniform.

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My god! The earth is round!

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/5/7 ... biogenesis

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Thanks Chuck, E.L. and Harmy!

After he said to judge him from his actions post-2009 steroid admission. Okay A-roid, you're a loser/cheater. Now retire.

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Posting your political views on social media is like sticking your head up your ass & whispering: You're just as likely to change someone's mind, and you'll always come out looking like a shithead.

Jays pick up Russel Martin and hopefully solidify the catcher position for the next 5 years. Great story from Friedman:



http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-t ... o-johnson/

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Apparently baseball is getting concerned about the growing "Tommy John" epidemic.

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_26 ... young-arms

I wish the Yankees never let him go.

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"You know what we need in this game? A few more rules." -Rick Jeanneret

Long-term contracts for catchers are always a risky venture, especially these days.

Damn Sox ...

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Seems hard to believe. I have a feeling he is going to be a massive bust there.

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I think he'll be okay for a few years and eventually replace Ortiz at DH. He's never been a power hitter, and although his weight will fluctuate, he can be a little hefty and still be athletic.

I'm totally gutted. No more Panda.

The Giants haven't had too much continuity over their championship runs, but he was a huge part of the last two. He just seemed like the quintessential Giant - a laid-back character for a laid-back market.

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That's part of why I think he'll be a bust. He has his slumps and the stadium in SF is still full of love and panda costumes. He's in for a rude awakening in Boston, and I bet it affects his play.

He will be missed in SF. Goddammit I hate the (@*#^$(@# Red Sox.

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Giants sent out their season ticket renewal notices today, bad timing lol.

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The Giants are pure class, though: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-bas ... -be-missed

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Ugh, the Giants are running out of third base options in the post-Panda world.

Chase Headley's back won't hold up much longer, so I don't think the Giants will regret not giving him four years. But Callapso and Lowrie are gone too, so there really are no more third base free agents. Asdrubal doesn't want to move, and I hate the idea of signing a second baseman and moving Panik to the hot corner.

I thought they might go after Middlebrooks from Boston, but he's been traded to San Diego.

Some guys left via trade: McGehee, Chris Johnson, Valbuena, Gillapsie, Solarte, Prado, Murphy, Valencia.

There's also the Korean SS Kang, but he's a mess defensively and sounds like a potential bust with only a bit of power as upside.

Internally, Matt Duffy is a decent hitter and is blocked at SS by Crawford, but he has no power. Not really sure the Giants could afford to have Panik, Blanco and Duffy in the lineup providing a combined 10 homers as starters. Same with Adrianza. Duvall is a journeyman who can't play defence, but he has power.

Posey can't play 3B. That's a pipe dream related to his college days. He can barely play 1B in the pros.

I think the Giants will add a LF, possibly a reclamation project like Allan Craig, to make up for Panda's bat, then find a good glove/decent hitter to plug at 3B.

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McGehee it is.

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Marcus Stroman. Oh boy.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marcus-s ... ys-sinker/

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The Giants can usually be counted on for solid pitching and defence, but the lack of power in the projected lineup is worrisome. The Giants have won in years where they got more power than expected.

Posey, Belt and Pence are 20 HR guys. Belt's career high is 17, but he's only turning 27 and there's more power to be tapped there. If he can approach 30, that would be huge.

You hope for a dozen from Crawford. New 3B McGehee hit 4 (!) last year, but historically has hit for more power. Four seems impossibly low. Based on his build/swing, you'd think he could at least hit 10 by accident.

Panik and Pagan might hit five apiece.

Aoki hit one last year (!). Blanco hit 5 and could hit a few more if he gets more playing time lower in the order.

In conclusion, not good. They lost 32 HR's with Panda/Morse leaving.

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So apparently I made it into a story about Justin Verlander.

http://detroit.suntimes.com/det-sports/ ... n-engaged/

RIP, Mr. Cub.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/ ... amily-says