Two years ago at this point:

Angels 73-50
Orioles 71-52
Royals 69-55

1. Athletics 73-51 +6
2. Mariners 67-57
2. Tigers 66-56
Yankees -3 GB
Blue Jays -3.5 GB
Indians -4.5 GB


So I guess not too different, other than the A's being way out in front in the WC. This year we have the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Orioles all up high in the mix with a lot of division games coming up.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don&#39;t understand all the negativity towards Danny Valencia. One of the better teammates/friends I&#39;ve had in this game.</p>&mdash; Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos35) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealHos35/status/767557546915819521">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Doesn't Hos not like Billy Butler too? I'm wondering what happened between Valencia and Butler...isn't DV known ti be a club house cancer

Danny V is a "SWAG" boy and a total douche. Lots of reports that he can be a clubhouse disaster.

I could see why Hosmer likes him.

Moore is also known to trade guys who are negatively impacting the attitudes of other players.

He cut our best reliever in 2011 because of the effect he was having on the attitudes of the young LA players. It would make sense if Valencia was bringing out some of Hos' less desirable attributes.

@FlannyMLB: Valencia was not highly regarded in the clubhouse https://twitter.com/krew723/status/767510044292239361

Exactly...there's a reason Valencia doesn't stick around long on teams. Not sure why Hosmers chiming in..

Who was the reliever

Is this really the best time to bring that up? Can you not enjoy anything?

@jazayerli: In all seriousness, I bet Dayton - who says he traded for Cueto because he felt he owed it to his players - acquires someone by month's end.

@jazayerli: 3.5 games out. The Royals have made up 6 games on the wild card in 16 days, and 4 games in 8 days. This. Team.

Who the hell is going to clear waivers that we would get?

I'm surely not going to complain if DM adds a starter, but wouldn't they have to clear waivers to be traded at this point? What SP out there would be a significant enough upgrade but would be able to be traded for at this point?

I think we're gonna ride our top 3 as far as we can go this year. In all honest, Eddie would rank amongst the top tier 4's in the league. If Duffy, Ventura, and Kennedy continue to pitch like they have, this team will be in the mix come late September.