2016-2017 Hot Stove

tyson ross to the rangers for a year

The Royals have signed pitcher Danny Duffy to a five-year, $65 million deal according to Jeff Passan. The club has confirmed the deal.

that's a little bit of a surprise.

Outfielder Jose Bautista is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays after agreeing to a one-year contract Tuesday, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.

The contract, which includes mutual option for the 2018 and 2019 seasons, will pay Bautista $18 million in 2017, a source told ESPN's Jim Bowden. If both options are exercised, the deal would max out at $60 million for the three years.

Edwin Encarnacion's agent presently en route to parts unknown.

mutual options are a joke

Yeah, I can see that now--good year, gone, bad year, walking papers. Do both parties ever agree?

i'm wondering that too. is a mutual option basically saying "contract ends here unless a miracle happens"

Tigers reportedly after Peter Bourjos

tigers have acquired outfielder mikie mahtook, who was deeply awful for tampa last year, for cash/ptbnl

extensions for wil myers (6 years, $83 million + an option for 2023) and kole calhoun (3 years, $26 million + an option for 2020)

reds send dan straily to miami for three surprisingly decent prospects (keeping in mind that the marlins system sucks)

10 months ago straily was traded straight-up for erik kratz, then waived, so that's a nice job by the reds

sounds like the orioles are gonna re-sign trumbo

also, the Saga of Brady Dragmire

9/27/16  DFA'd by TOR
10/5/16  acquired by PIT for cash
?        DFA'd by PIT
12/2/16  claimed off waivers by TEX
12/13/16 DFA'd by TEX
12/14/16 claimed off waivers by PIT
12/21/16 DFA'd by PIT
12/23/16 claimed off waivers by TEX
1/19/17  DFA'd by TEX

also he's never pitched above double-a and isn't even good

37 million for three years isn't bad, tbh.

especially when kendrys got 3/$33m

(not that trumbo is actually much better, but he's younger, at least vaguely capable of playing the field, and did lead MLB in homers last year)

i suppose without the QO he likely would have gotten more tho.

tigers have acquired outfielder mikie mahtook, who was deeply awful for tampa last year, for cash/ptbnl

― mookieproof, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:45 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"No we asked for 'MEAT HOOK.' :("

dodgers send RHP prospect jose de leon to tampa for 2B logan forsythe, presumably ending their quest for brian dozier

sam miller on 'mutual options': http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18519226/show-mind-games-mutual-options-not-money

minors deals:
james loney to texas
jarrod salty to toronto
eric young jr to los angeles of anaheim

looks like Mets are keeping Bruce

http://nypost.com/2017/01/24/mets-now-plan-to-keep-jay-bruce-as-everyday-right-fielder/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C08JOmQXcAAPWlv.png:small

You like the fights? You like the rough stuff? Yeah, bet you do. Like to get down and tussle a little bit? Like me and Tuffy, before she got run over. We used to get down on the floor and tussle all the time. I'd say to her, "You a good bitch, Tuffy. Here's a treat for you." And I'd give Tuffy what all good bitches love best, and you know what that is? You know what that is? A bone. I can give you a good bone, too, girl.

one of my fave fantasy bb team names ever was my pal's team one year, "tuffy gosewisch engage"

Mets 'pen shopping

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2017/1/26/14405322/new-york-mets-free-agency-rumors-sergio-romo-joe-smith-jerry-blevins

@dgoold
BREAKING: #MLB hammers #Cardinals for hack: Must send 2 draft picks to #Astros, pay $2m fine.

i suggest that we send them the draft picks from rounds #39 and #40 of the 2014 draft

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3cNxxYUMAAXQen.jpg:small

also colby rasmus to tampa 1 year/$5m + incentives

fwiw, chris correa (the cardinals/astros hacker knower of top secret passwords) put out this statement:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3gU15qW8AELgGe.jpg:large

https://twitter.com/chriscorrea/status/826435422834266112
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/01/chris-correa-alleges-that-astros-improperly-utilized-cardinals-data.html

Nolan Ryan was 70 yesterday

13 days til ST

Nationals signed veteran relievers Matt Albers and Joe Nathan.

rockies send eddie butler to the cubs for minor league reliever james farris

Cardinals agree to a five-year, $51 million extension with Carlos Martinez.

with 2 club options, too. i think it's fantastic, i irrationally love martinez

i bet his agent was stoked after martinez said "I want to spend my entire career with the Cardinals" a few weeks ago

Rays are set to sign right-hander Cory Rasmus to a minor league contract, cornering market on Rasmii.

@USATODAYmlb
Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees fans love Aroldis Chapman despite DV incident. "Sooner or later we forget, right?"

cool

let's see if a Wilpon says something similarly classy about Familia

on the guys like richie shaffer who have been waived and claimed multiple times this winter: http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/02/01/waiver-wire-rollins-shaffer-lavarnway

@Ken_Rosenthal
Source: Sergio Romo to #Dodgers, pending physical.

3 mil ain't bad for the guy.

napoli to texas

chris carter to the yankees!

Saw a preseason Fantasy guide on the magazine rack today that had Russell Martin on the cover. They may want to rethink their marketing strategy.

Just pandering to the Canadian market.

I know these publications have multiple covers aimed at specific markets, but still--Russell Martin? There's got to be at least a half-dozen guys you'd want on there ahead of a 34-year-old catcher with a .398 slugging average and iffy health. Even if you do give him some citizenship points.

"Guys" meaning "Jays": Donaldson, Sanchez, Tulowitzki, Estrada, Happ, Osuna, Travis, Pillar, Stroman maybe, even Bautista.