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MLB 2013 - This Bud's for you!

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Can he appeal like ARod is appealing? Because that would be RIDICULOUS if he has to miss games and ARod is playing.
 
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hockeyplayer1015 said:
Dempster gets 5 games and an undisclosed fine.
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The way Dempster's been pitching, he could use a game off anyway, and the Red Sox may not even need him because of all the days off. One thing baseball's never figured out is how to do suspensions for starting pitchers.
 
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CLS said:
The way Dempster's been pitching, he could use a game off anyway, and the Red Sox may not even need him because of all the days off. One thing baseball's never figured out is how to do suspensions for starting pitchers.
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He'll start serving tonight and probably start against the O's next Tuesday, if he gets to start. He may get relegated to the bullpen when he comes back.
 
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hockeyplayer1015 said:
Yes, Scarlet, any MLB player can appeal any suspension he is given, and then play until the appeal occurs. The players association deemed it to be so in their CBA.
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For pitchers, they try to time it for their starts (if applicable).
 
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Jason Heyward just took a pitch (fastball) to the face from Jon Niese in the Braves/Mets game. :(
 
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I think Morneau to the Pirates trade talk is going to heat up again. Garret Jones and Morneau would normally be about the same player and there is no reason to trade, but Jones is in a terrible slump, and not having a great season at all.

If the Pirates lose a couple games and fall out of first place I can see them pulling the trigger on a deal. Morneau isn't that expensive, so their owner and GM won't balk too much at their payroll going from like 65 mil to 71 mil.

Jones (Season): .239 Avg, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 90 K, 28 BB, .295 OBP, .409 SLG, .704 OPS
Jones (August): .122 Avg, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 12 K, 7 BB, .228 OBP, .245 SLG,

Morneau (Season): .269 Avg, 15 HR, 72 RBI, 92 K, 33 BB, .322 OBP, .434 SLG, .756 OPS
Morneau (August): .303 Avg, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 18 K, 3 BB, .326 OBP, .618 SLG

Morneau already cleared waivers so the biggest hurdle has already been cleared. Plus the Twins never ask for anything in return.
 
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JF_Gophers said:
I think Morneau to the Pirates trade talk is going to heat up again. Garret Jones and Morneau would normally be about the same player and there is no reason to trade, but Jones is in a terrible slump, and not having a great season at all.

If the Pirates lose a couple games and fall out of first place I can see them pulling the trigger on a deal. Morneau isn't that expensive, so their owner and GM won't balk too much at their payroll going from like 65 mil to 71 mil.

Jones (Season): .239 Avg, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 90 K, 28 BB, .295 OBP, .409 SLG, .704 OPS
Jones (August): .122 Avg, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 12 K, 7 BB, .228 OBP, .245 SLG,

Morneau (Season): .269 Avg, 15 HR, 72 RBI, 92 K, 33 BB, .322 OBP, .434 SLG, .756 OPS
Morneau (August): .303 Avg, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 18 K, 3 BB, .326 OBP, .618 SLG

Morneau already cleared waivers so the biggest hurdle has already been cleared. Plus the Twins never ask for anything in return.
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Maybe the Twins will get another relief pitcher they can cut next March.
 
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While Jones would be the perfect encapsulation of the Twins 'Sell low, buy high' philosophy, I doubt they'd get that much in return for a Morneau rental. More than likely, I think it will be a longshot minor leaguer and an agreement to eat more of Morneau's salary.

Also, can Morneau control where he goes at all? I could see him not liking the NL since apparently the position that Prince Fielder can play every day is just too physically demanding for Morneau.
 
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MaizeRage said:
While Jones would be the perfect encapsulation of the Twins 'Sell low, buy high' philosophy, I doubt they'd get that much in return for a Morneau rental. More than likely, I think it will be a longshot minor leaguer and an agreement to eat more of Morneau's salary.

Also, can Morneau control where he goes at all? I could see him not liking the NL since apparently the position that Prince Fielder can play every day is just too physically demanding for Morneau.
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From da internets...
Although he does not have 10-5 rights that guarantee him a complete no-trade clause, the Twins are expected to respect his wishes and only trade him if they have his blessing.
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MaizeRage said:
Also, can Morneau control where he goes at all? I could see him not liking the NL since apparently the position that Prince Fielder can play every day is just too physically demanding for Morneau.
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In his defense Morneau did average 155 games/year the 4 seasons prior to his head problems...

All other criticisms are probably valid though.
 
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