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Post by kaybli on Sept 10, 2018 11:57:15 GMT -5
Red Sox, Yanks miffed at Indians' acquisition of Josh Donaldson
The issue, according to the report, is the unclear health status of Donaldson, who has not played in the majors since May 28 because of a calf injury. The former American League MVP began a minor league rehab assignment on Aug. 29 and was placed on revocable trade waivers by the Blue Jays that same day. He was traded to Cleveland just before the Aug. 31 deadline, meaning he is eligible to play for the Indians in the postseason.
By rule, a player must be certified as healthy in able to be placed on trade waivers. The Athletic reported that following a dispute with the Blue Jays over his health, Donaldson agreed he was healthy after the MLB Players Association got involved in the process, allowing Toronto to place him on waivers.
Donaldson still has not appeared in a game for the Indians and was placed back on the 10-day disabled list on Sept. 3, starting another minor league rehab assignment.
This unusual sequence, according to The Athletic, irritated multiple other teams, specifically those that may have to contend with Donaldson playing for the Indians in the AL playoffs.
"I guess he got reinjured on the plane," an unnamed executive told The Athletic.
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Post by inger on Sept 10, 2018 13:53:13 GMT -5
IMHO, MLB should allow the trade, but disallow post-season participation. Even though the Yankees had a similar situation with Gary Sanchez earlier this season, which I have my own suspicions about, that situation didn’t have a specification odor thst the one with Donaldson does, nor did it directly impact potential playoff roster situations...
From what I’ve read, Donaldson is not popular either his own team
mates. Injuns might be disrupted by this acquisition as much as helped...
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Post by utahyank on Sept 10, 2018 15:50:44 GMT -5
IMHO, MLB should allow the trade, but disallow post-season participation. Even though the Yankees had a similar situation with Gary Sanchez earlier this season, which I have my own suspicions about, that situation didn’t have a specification odor thst the one with Donaldson does, nor did it directly impact potential playoff roster situations... From what I’ve read, Donaldson is not popular either his own team mates. Injuns might be disrupted by this acquisition as much as helped... yeah...it is a grey area...how about Broglio traded while injured because he didn't want to admit he had been hurt...there is debate as to whether or not the Cardinals knew....I think probably not, because players used to routinely hide injuries...the Cubs found out soon enough…..how about Mendoza, who was clearly injured in the last half of his last season with the Yankees...yet, he hid that injury and was able to get a nice FA contract with the Red Sox and was terrible....the RS and Yankees may grumble, but this is a hard one to police... |
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Post by inger on Sept 10, 2018 23:50:38 GMT -5
Since Brandon Drury was traded away, I assume he's had additional health problems. B-R does no show any MiLB activity for him outside of the Yankees system and he has appeared in 8 games for the Jays, going 4 for 26 (.151/.241/.231). Imagine if he hadn't been injured when he was, we may never have seen Andujar until September. The old addition by subtraction method sure worked in this case...I have to admit, that I was rooting for Drury, given his health issues and was hoping he had torn the Jays system apart and was now up with the team and showing that he was well. But that's not what I found...
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Post by inger on Sept 10, 2018 23:54:13 GMT -5
In some seasons, Jake Cave might have an outside change at Rookie of the Year. He's only played in 72 games (prior to tonight) and has hit .257/.307/.476. He's rapped a dozen doubles and hit 10 HR, while playing 405 of his 512 innings in CF for the Twins...Good for Jake! He's still showing some pop...and has an OPS+ of 109...
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Post by domeplease on Sept 13, 2018 14:29:36 GMT -5
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Post by utahyank on Sept 13, 2018 17:17:37 GMT -5
I'm glad there is no Yankee game tonight...we have a friendly dinner invitation at a neighbors house...no rancor....no stalking...just good people enjoying good people...
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Post by inger on Sept 13, 2018 18:58:39 GMT -5
I can use a break from watching this team self-destruct for a night... 👀🤢🤮😢😤
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Post by kaybli on Sept 15, 2018 1:19:59 GMT -5
Fenway infested with rats  :
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 15, 2018 8:43:29 GMT -5
Fenway infested with rats [img alt=" " src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/lCwAHotCLxclGoHYBUrv.gif" class="smile"] :
Shouldn't we just call them fans? |
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 15, 2018 9:44:40 GMT -5
Yet another reason Don Mattingly is my favorite all time player. Great to see the fan beat cancer.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2018 10:02:40 GMT -5
Very cool, Chi.
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 21, 2018 14:08:23 GMT -5
Jeff Bannister was fired by The Rangers.
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Post by michcusejoe5 on Sept 21, 2018 14:14:57 GMT -5
Jeff Bannister was fired by The Rangers. I guess they couldnt bare to wait 10 more games lol |
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 21, 2018 15:50:27 GMT -5
Jeff Bannister was fired by The Rangers. I guess they couldnt bare to wait 10 more games lol And it was the manager's fault the team's pitching stunk. |
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