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meets in Carlsbad."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Angels PregameAngels PostgameGamethreadsHalos Heaven PodcastsShohei OhtaniMinor LeaguesInterviewsHALOLINKSHumpLinks: GM’s be a GM’ingNew http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey ,54commentsWhat a nice pace of activity we have with this edition of GM meets in Carlsbad.system in 2018, his move is to blow up the big league roster now.....Well, all except Mitch Haniger, Edwin Diaz and Marco Gonzalez (you know, the guys you wanted)......Oh, and Robinson Cano. Nobody wants to take that one off of Dipoto’s hands.....In other words, tanking the MLB team ala Cubs and Astros. Color me crazy, but shouldn’t that happen before one tanks their farm?..........But the other side of the coin is that this makes for a good source of talent to be redistributed, something that MLB has been lacking since, well, since the Marlins did their dump just some number of months ago..........I would think that this would shut up Giants fans. They had to dive into the Dodgers Front Office to find their new President of Baseball Ops, hiring Farhan Zaidi. Does this mean that Kin Ng needs to take her resume back south to LA now that SFG has passed her by? Oh, wait, the Dodgers already have that one on file..........As if there really was any realistic outcome of anything different. Just because the Angels need pitching, it was always silly talk to think that CC Sabathia might do his final year out of Anaheim. Just days into the FA market, Sabathia re-upped with the Yankees for $8 million.........No, the guy you really WANT is Patrick Corbin. Technically, you want him BACK. Recall that we drafted him in that amazing 2009 LAA June draft class. But we shipped him off to Arizona along with Tyler Skaggs, Joe Saunders Brandon Kintzler Jersey , and Rafael Rodriguez...all for Dan Haren. I should point out, as well, that Corbin is yet another LAA choice of recent vintage that had to undergo TJ surgery. At least it’s now behind him. Unelss we sign him. Then he would tear the UCL in his non-throwing arm..........This does not bode well for teams hankerin’ for Bryce Harper. Scott Boras and he apparently turned down a last-day offer from the Nationals supposedly between $300 and $400 million..........I wonder, when the full voting is revealed, how far down the stack was Jacob deGrom in NL MVP voting? Sure, he wasn’t a finalist, but that just means that he was not in the Top 3. He could have been 4th. His season was sick, although his team was shit. So I can see why this would not be one of those rare years when a pitcher takes MVP honors away from a guy who produced like Christian Yelich. But I can’t see deGrom legitimately being lower than 4th or 5th on the list..........On the AL side, Scott Boras is all up in arms because J.D. Martinez was “snubbed”. What a crock. (I did throw shade on this up above.) The three named finalists were legit multi-dimensional contributors. Martinez will get plenty of MVP love, just not enough to make him a Top 3. But Boras is gonna Boras, and pimping clients is what a Boras should be doing. It’s the job..........Oh, interesting. The GM’s are going to do something productive this week, after all. They will have a breakout session to discuss what to do about sign-stealing via electronic means..........Wow, that didn’t take long. Just days after the Angels hire away bullpen coach from the Astros, a guy who is also disciplined in pitcher development and health, but the Houston miracle run of good rotation luck comes to a screeching halt. Lance McCullers, Jr. is to undergo TJ surgery and will be lost for the entirety of 2019. For those not counting at home, McCullers is a Halo killer. In corollary news, ain’t it grand that Shohei Ohtani had that same surgery Tanner Roark Jersey , will miss the same season, but because he is a two-way phenom he will still shine bright as DH all frikkin’ year!?!..........Dangit. Had it not been for Bryce Harper making a spectacle out of the idiocy of umpire Laz Diaz, Jaime Barria would have garnered Worst Called Strike for 2018, Second Half..........Be careful there, young whippersnappers taking over baseball. There are limits to all that power that comes from breathing the ether of an MLB Front Office. Age discrimination is a real thing..........If MLB were to expand, I can see why expanding to the Dakotas would not be a good idea. But why not the South?..........This slays me. It’s a chat with the Cardinals’ hitting coach, Jeff Albert. “When I was a younger, there was a DVD called Hitters on Hitting...” Albert goes on to discuss other things, but I stopped there for a long pause. When I was younger, by way of comparison, it was long, long long before DVDs. Honest as all hell, back in the 60’s we had instructional books that looked a lot more like the DMV handbook, but in comic book form. THAT was how we studied the craft. Jeff Albert is only 38..........Sticking with coaches, it sure must feel good to be wanted when you are an MLB coach, especially with all the churn among the ranks of your bosses, MLB managers. And at this time of the year, especially so. So here com the Reds. Unable to beat ‘em, they are hiring ‘em. Not long after hiring away the playoff-Brewers pitching coach Khris Davis Jersey , the Reds have hired away the playoff-Dodgers hitting coach. I am following and linking to coaching changes because we do have some current interest in that market..........I’m so confused. Here is an excerpt from a book titled The Story of Baseball in 100 photographs, and the excerpt runs on for 1000 words, but only 1 photo..........Maybe that TV mega contract gravy train isn’t going to derail soon, after all..........And FOX is sticking around..........The Duffle BagNot a bad idea. A Minor League team in Santa Barbara..........(h/t reddit) Right after Bill Mazeroski walks off the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 7 of the 1960 WS against the Yankees, these people celebrated the very definition of nosebleed seating...........Sorry, dude, but the Angels mascot should be an Angel, which is defined as the lightest thing in Creation. If not that, then The Rally Monkey. About 7 pounds in real life, but about 4 ounces as getting the stuffing shaken out of it in the hands of kids in the family section.........Mookie Betts is having a really, really good month..........Chicks still dig the long ball, which is why all these strikeouts are dispiriting.......... And a couple top prospects get hurt"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Red Sox StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昅LB RoundupMLB Roundup 3/11: Diamondbacks sign Adam JonesNew,10commentsAnd a couple top prospects get hurtEDTShareTweetShareShareMLB Roundup 3/11: Diamondbacks sign Adam JonesTommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsAdam Jones signs one-year deal with DiamondbacksAs this offseason from hell is almost over, there are still a few big free agents on the open market. Well, some of our definitions differ as to who constitutes a “big” free agents. Adam Jones has gotten the spotlight of late as a guy for whom it was crazy for him to not have a job. I will say that he clearly is not on the level of guys like Craig Kimbrel or Dallas Keuchel, nor is he particularly close. That said, he’s still a major-league caliber player, even if he was just a little above replacement level in 2018. The Diamondbacks took him off the market on Sunday, signing the veteran outfielder to a one-year deal worth $3 million. Jones is coming off a rough year in which he posted a 98 wRC+ with bad defense in center field. As a 33-year-old http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , there’s probably not a ton of defensive improvement coming in. That being said, I think the bat is still better than what he showed last year, and not playing on a historically bad team should help matters. Add in the fact that he is one of the most respected veterans in the entire sport, and it’s hard to dislike this move for the price, even if they’re not getting the former All-Star version of Adam Jones.Two top prospects suffer injuriesTwo of the most exciting prospects in the game, including the (nearly) unanimous number one prospect in baseball, suffered injuries on Sunday. Vlad Guerrero Jr., who is being called the best hitting prospect since Miguel Cabrera, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 oblique strain on Sunday. That injury is expected to keep him out for about three weeks, which is extremely convenient timing for the Blue Jays. I’m certainly not saying they are making this up, but this takes a lot of heat off of the organization. Guerrero was going to be sent down to Triple-A for a couple of weeks to start the year in order for Toronto to get an extra year of control out of the stud prospect, and now with this injury that will be his natural progression. Now, all service time manipulation eyes will be on Eloy Jim茅nez in Chicago.Meanwhile, out west, Jo Adell is one of the most exciting prospects in the game. The Angels former first round pick is a tremendous athlete and has turned a really raw skillset into a top ten prospect status in the game. There was some chance he could make his major-league debut in 2019, but that seems less likely now. The outfield prospect suffered sprains in both his ankle and his hamstring, injuries that will keep him out 8-12 weeks. That should still give him about a half-season in the minors, but it’s a bummer to see one of the most exciting young players in the game have to miss significant time.