2016-2017 Hot Stove

Blackmon for Stroman would be super super super dumb.

Toronto wants more

lots more.

cubs 'on the brink of' signing koji uehara

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/cardinals-nearing-deal-free-agent-with-dexter-fowler.html

hmm might end up being the first cubs player to leave for the cards to get a standing O during his first visit back to wrigley

if the cardinals sign justin turner as well i'll be officially a-ok with the cardinals offseason

Fuuuuck. I really wanted the jays to land Fowler. Fuck.

Sheff is a bit of a modern Dick Allen player that ticked off quite a few people over his career and with his nomadic career, I think he might find it more difficult than the other steroid era players. Dude was a beast of a right handed power hitter.

Kenley Jansen back to the Dodgers, 5 yrs/$80 million. wtf imo.

encouraging

Major League Baseball created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy that covers the practice. As part of the sport's new labor deal, set to be ratified by both sides on Tuesday, the players' union agreed to not contest it.

The policy, obtained by The Associated Press, prohibits teams from "requiring, coercing or encouraging" players to engage in activities that include "dressing up as women or wearing costumes that may be offensive to individuals based on their race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identify or other characteristic."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18266346

whew finally we can get Corey Kluber out of this getup

http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Corey-Kluber2-FI.jpg

2017 competitive balance draft pick order announced:

Competitive Balance Round A

Tampa Bay Rays (No. 31 overall)
Cincinnati Reds (32)
Oakland Athletics (33)
Milwaukee Brewers (34)
Minnesota Twins (35)
Miami Marlins (36)

Competitive Balance Round B

Arizona Diamondbacks (No. 67 overall)
San Diego Padres (68)
Colorado Rockies (69)
Cleveland Indians (70)
Kansas City Royals (71)
Pittsburgh Pirates (72)
Baltimore Orioles (73)
St. Louis Cardinals (74)

There's no such thing as a small-market team
Just because an owner doesn't want to spend more money doesn't mean they can't.

catcher swap

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18272418/milwaukee-brewers-get-jett-bandy-deal-martin-maldonado-angels-catcher-swap

Turner back to Dodgers

derek holland to the white sox

ppl are being weird about the hazing ban, of course

gonna go check to see if curt schilling has a take on this

@VernonWells10 1h1 hour ago
BREAKING NEWS: Players are now allowed to enter your workplace yelling you suck and should be fired.

Assuming we're being paid $20-25 million to perform below average, cool.

not gonna read Huston Street's pro-hazing column

According to a pitcher who said he'll retire if he's assigned only high-leverage situations, MLB has become too sensitive.

j0rdan on Loria's case

http://deadspin.com/jeffrey-loria-is-having-a-bad-day-1790071258

ManWithOneChopstick
12/13/16 6:39pm
Have you ever considered introducing yourself over the phone as “Sargent, J0rdan?”

the incredibly rare example of a funny gawker comment, though i'm sure he's heard that one before

the orioles have reportedly signed former expo great tomo okha to a minor league deal

he'll be 41 in march, last pitched in the majors in 2009, last pitched anywhere in 2014 (a 5.15 ERA in the indy atlantic league)

"Great"?

all former expos are greats

this is true. Rob Ducey 4 evah!

http://www.springtrainingcountdown.com/

jimmy rollins has a minor-league deal with the giants

Omar Infante and Brendan Ryan to Detroit.

that's terrible

how many players have had three-plus separate stints with the tigers?

https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/clay.gif

to phillies

ManWithOneChopstick
12/13/16 6:39pm
Have you ever considered introducing yourself over the phone as “Sargent, J0rdan?”

the incredibly rare example of a funny gawker comment, though i'm sure he's heard that one before

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:26 PM (six days ago) Bookmark

sometimes when i was a kid someone would say "hey do you know if you join the army you could be sgt. sargent." and i would say "yes i do know that"

has Loria had it with the crank calls?

http://www.fishstripes.com/2016/12/20/13994960/will-jeffrey-loria-sell-the-marlins

DiComo sez nope on McCutchen to Mets, but

MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi reported late Monday that the Mets remain engaged with the Blue Jays on deals for Bruce and Granderson, though Mets officials prefer to keep Granderson due to his center-field ability.

http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/211927054/mets-likely-to-stay-in-house-for-center-field/

ivan nova returns to pittsburgh, 3/$26m

Tribe in hot pursuit of EE

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/12/21/report-indians-pulling-out-all-the-stops-for-edwin-encarnacion/

ee to cle

EDWINDIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it!! I only thought he was only using the Indians as leverage to get a better deal. We'd seen it so many times before.

ender inciarte signs insanely cheap extension 5 years/$30.5m with barves

that buys out several arb years but jeez

Great deal for the Barfs.

Cheap ass jays management blows it with yet another free agent.

Alex Avila: another once-former Tiger

glad the jays management didn't go for it, i believe it's all about donaldson and the rotation at this point.

idk, i'd have given edwing a lot for three years and an option

he's nearly 34 and he's a first baseman at best and his strikeouts spiked last year, but that contract seems very reasonable

yeah, 3 years/$65 million is pretty good for him, even at 34. both the indians and the dodgers (turner) got their guys for very good deals from the team's perspective

Pirates talking a Jose Quintana trade, per Olney

i don't blame the Jays if they fail(ed) to sign EE/Bats, they have other needs and two aging bats that can only kind-of field should not me taking up all their free cash. however, i can blame them when they fail to read the market correctly and then all they do is fill our needs with cheap-o spare parts.
that is why i am annoyed (and not buying a flex pack this year).

The Jays are swimming in cash and choose not to spend it. Resigning Estrada and Happ last year and passing on Price wasn't being cheap, they saw value in two solid SP's where others didn't and Price isn't worth 200 Million (no pitcher is, except maybe Kershaw). With EE, he wanted to come back, expected to come back, and they pissed away that good will when they could have had him for a very reasonable 3Y/60M.

But didn't the Jays begin by offering him 4Y/80M? That's better than what he ended up signing for.