numbers wrote:The Tigers got a really good return for a rental like Price, but it's a good deal for Toronto as well. A team like them that's been out of it for so long has a chance in an AL that is wide open.
The Jays are 7 back of the Yankees, but they play each other 13 more times this year.
The Jays big deadline moves so far: adding Tulowitzki and Price.
The Yankees big deadline moves so far: Pineda and Nova are hurt.
Having Price helps them immensely once the playoffs start, especially if they end up in the one game playoff(Although I think Price has pretty shitty playoff numbers.)
He may have turned a corner when it comes to the playoffs. He pitched well for Detroit in an ALDS game last year.
EJ wrote:I think the Tigers will make out better in this one. Some good value in those prospects. Although it does seem odd to make a deal with the team that's only 1.5 games ahead of you in the AL.
Only 60 games left. Let's say Price is replacing a .500 pitcher for the rest of the season. If Price makes 12 starts (optimally) and goes 9-3, he nets the BJs 3 more wins. Is that enough to take the East? Not in my opinion.
But, its got to be exciting for the BJ fans.
He's not replacing a .500 pitcher. He's replacing Felix Doubront.
cutuphalfdead wrote:Everything about the 2013 world series victory was fools gold.
This is why everyone hates Red Sox fans.
huh?
You won a damned world series and are downplaying it! You should still be celebrating unexpected greatness, not lamenting the fact it gave you false hope going forward.
cutuphalfdead wrote:Everything about the 2013 world series victory was fools gold.
This is why everyone hates Red Sox fans.
huh?
You won a damned world series and are downplaying it! You should still be celebrating unexpected greatness, not lamenting the fact it gave you false hope going forward.
In 2013 I was absolutely celebrating the unexpected greatness. But around here, you still hear people defending that roster as a way to win. It was a fluke, a flash in the pan. Not a blue print for winning consistently.
cutuphalfdead wrote:Everything about the 2013 world series victory was fools gold.
This is why everyone hates Red Sox fans.
huh?
You won a damned world series and are downplaying it! You should still be celebrating unexpected greatness, not lamenting the fact it gave you false hope going forward.
Yeah, but that does nothing for us now as we watch this disgrace of a team.
In all honesty, I actually watched the highlights of that playoff run the other day, and it warmed my heart. That was the 2nd best season of my Red Sox lifetime.
