The 2010 A L East Thread

[robvols]

The 2010 Major League Baseball Season kicks off April 4 on Easter Sunday and it all starts off with the most hated rivalry in all of baseball: The New York Yankees vs. The Boston Red Sox. However there are five teams in the division so let us look at what they did during the past offseason:

THE AL EAST OFFSEASON



WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES
SITE:http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy


http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/media/vide...pic_id=8187248


KEY ADDITION(s): OF Curtis Granderson, SP Javier Vazquez

KEY LOSS: OF Hideki Matsui, OF Johnny Damon





BOSTON RED SOX
SITE:http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos


http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/media/vide...pic_id=8187248


KEY ADDITION: SP John Lackey

KEY LOSS: OF Jason Bay





TAMPA BAY RAYS

SITE:http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tb



http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/media/vide...pic_id=8187248


KEY ADDITION(s): C Kelly Shoppach, RP Rafael Soriano
KEY LOSS: 2B Akinori Iwamura






TORONTO BLUE JAYS
SITE:http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tor



http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/media/vide...pic_id=8187248


KEY ADDITION: C John Buck
KEY LOSS (es): SP Roy Halladay, C Rod Barajas






BALTIMORE ORIOLES
SITE:http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bal




http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/media/vide...pic_id=8187248


KEY ADDITION(s): SP Kevin Millwood, RP Mike Gonzalez
KEY LOSS: None of significance





Spring Training has started in the growing Cactus and shrinking Grapefruit Leagues so go ahead and talk about progress, releases, and signings that happens throughout the period.

So throughout the 2010 season, discuss the happenings in the AL EAST THREAD as the season unravels and takes shape, especially between the Yankees and the Red Sox.

DISCLAIMER: Guys, remember, we are all still Vol fans despite our allegiances towards our teams so hopefully bad blood DOES NOT SPILL OVER TO OTHER FORUMS AND OTHER THREADS. It's already anticipated that the Yankee-Red Sox war is going to get ugly here and possibly the Rays-Red Sox bad blood. Just remember we are all share one common goal when it comes to the Big Orange.

This thread was also created to prevent "intra-trolling" on other team threads. (Example: a Yankee fan causing trouble in a Mets fan thread)

[NYYVol]

Good work.
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[GahLee]

I highly doubt that any O's fans enter this thread...Rays fans are welcome to argue about their 1 good season...Jay's fans have lost all hope with Halladay gone.

[005]

Orioles have hope with their good, young core of players. Jays have good young players.. just not good enough yet i'm afraid. tough tough division.

[GahLee]

Originally Posted by Dbake005

Orioles have hope with their good, young core of players. Jays have good young players.. just not good enough yet i'm afraid. tough tough division.

Agreed, but it won't be enough to compete with the Yanks/Sox/Rays.

[005]

Nah, but a lotta people said that about the Rays for a long time.

[GahLee]

Originally Posted by Dbake005

Nah, but a lotta people said that about the Rays for a long time.

And it took a long time...they were awful, picking in the top 5 of the draft for over ten years, eventually your gonna win some games, too bad Crawford will be heading elsewhere after this season.

[005]

Yeah, kinda like Kazmir was gone last year. Desmond Jennings will slide in nicely.

[GahLee]

Originally Posted by Dbake005

Yeah, kinda like Kazmir was gone last year. Desmond Jennings will slide in nicely.

When you draft all of your real talent, if they pan out, you gotta pay'em...too much young talent is a bad thing...wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of their best players ( save Longoria ) playing elsewhere in a few.

[005]

I hear ya. Who else is included in that though? Longoria is the huge core right now, beckham slides in when bartlett leaves... Jennings will come up, and who knows about zobrist/pena

[GahLee]

Originally Posted by Dbake005

I hear ya. Who else is included in that though? Longoria is the huge core right now, beckham slides in when bartlett leaves... Jennings will come up, and who knows about zobrist/pena

Guys wanna get paid...still can't believe they were able to lock up Evan for the years and amount of money they did, what a steal...he will be an MVP candidate for the next 10 years...getting paid back up money.

[vols kick balls]

Originally Posted by GahLee

When you draft all of your real talent, if they pan out, you gotta pay'em...too much young talent is a bad thing...wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of their best players ( save Longoria ) playing elsewhere in a few.

To much young talent is never a bad thing, especially for a low budget team.

-Good production from young talent
-Trade talent for young talented prospects when previously young talent gets too expensive
-Develop said prospects
-Repeat

That is how small-mid budget teams have to do it. Not everyone has the financial flexibility to go out and sign big names every year. The thought that one could have to much young talent is laughable.

[wounded mullet]

Im excited, ready to get this season started.Not too excited about this new Sunday home jersey though.

[myrobbins7]

Nice.....WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES

[GahLee]

Originally Posted by vols kick balls

To much young talent is never a bad thing, especially for a low budget team.

-Good production from young talent
-Trade talent for young talented prospects when previously young talent gets too expensive
-Develop said prospects
-Repeat

That is how small-mid budget teams have to do it. Not everyone has the financial flexibility to go out and sign big names every year. The thought that one could have to much young talent is laughable.

Laughable? Really?

Tell me what is great about drafting at the top, developing that talent into something and watching it walk away?

Or, developing that talent into something then trading it for even younger talent, only to repeat the process again....yeah, sounds like a winning formula to me.