offseason 2015-16

god are they really paying porcello $20 million a year

maybe price was scared of batting

Price turned down a 7 year 200m contract from St. Louis. Not clear if there was an opt out.. But fuck dude I would take 3-4m less a year and not have to deal with red sox fans/media/etc
--carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries)

rude!!!!!

anyway w/e it's all good obv it was great for say the Nats to get scherzer and like be World Series favorites that worked out perfectly obv

*screaming internally*

but seriously it's dope I mean fuck it spend it if you got it and let's see what happens

right, who cares about the money, there's no salary cap

ilitch's kids probably care

right, who cares about the money, there's no salary cap
--k3vin k.

aren't you a yankees fan, I mean they haven't done that very recently but in general, like, cmon man

if i was a red sox fan i would be far more concerned about dombrowski trading away the farm system than i would on him spending $200m on one of the best pitchers of a generation

and so far he's traded exactly one prospect that I actually had any expectations for (margot) and three others who were m/l coin flips, and has left the best pieces intact. there isn't much else that needs to be acquired other than maybe another solid bullpen guy, and they wouldn't need to trade to get that in all likelihood

so I'm pretty set

right, who cares about the money, there's no salary cap

― k3vin k., Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:17 AM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol 43.7m luxury tax.

http://www.truebluela.com/2015/12/1/9614130/mlb-luxury-tax-dodgers-payroll-2015-competitive-balance

right, who cares about the money, there's no salary cap
--k3vin k.
aren't you a yankees fan, I mean they haven't done that very recently but in general, like, cmon man

― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:35 PM (16 minutes ago)

i'm a lapsed yankee fan, but i wasn't criticizing the red sox for paying him so much, my point was the contract doesn't matter to some teams

right, who cares about the money, there's no salary cap
― k3vin k., Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:17 AM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol 43.7m luxury tax.

http://www.truebluela.com/2015/12/1/9614130/mlb-luxury-tax-dodgers-payroll-2015-competitive-balance

― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:52 PM (45 seconds ago)

obviously that's money the teams can afford to pay

i dislike price but this is the right move for the sox

wow, what is Greinke going to get?

Greinke is going to be a Giant or a Dodger supposedly.

and so far he's traded exactly one prospect that I actually had any expectations for (margot) and three others who were m/l coin flips, and has left the best pieces intact. there isn't much else that needs to be acquired other than maybe another solid bullpen guy, and they wouldn't need to trade to get that in all likelihood

― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:50 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

eh that trade blew dick

in other news, I will laugh hysterically if the giants sell the company store to get greinke after the past four years of their fans' railing against the dodgers w/ the whole "omg they're buying players how impure" thing

the peter bourjos era has ended in st. louis

rip bourjos. i always liked him, and i think he'll do well in philly. i'm surprised they couldn't get even a low-minors player in exchange for him (like they did for Tony Cruz yesterday)

MLB.com, the official web site of Major League Baseball, is seeking stats stringers to cover these clubs in 2016 and beyond:

Boston
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Atlanta
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Oakland/San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Texas
Toronto

http://mlb.theresumator.com/apply/oHAhlE/Stats-Stringers

that would be great, but i doubt they would pay enough to cover my mortgage :(

Athletics acquire Marc Rzepcynski and Yonder Alonso from San Diego for Drew Pomeranz, Jose Torres and a player to be named later.

pomeranz will prob be pretty good in that park

yonder alonso seems like a very oakland player

You already had Daric Barton. Why get another one.

pomeranz will prob be pretty good in that park

you could say that about everyone, except, apparently, ian kennedy

Yonder Alonso can hit a bit but hasn't shown the power hitting that he had in college.

lol @ stringers communicating (via AOL Instant Messenger)

The Mariners signed reliever Justin De Fratus to a one-year deal worth $750,000. De Fratus spent 2015 with the Phillies, where he pitched to a 5.51 ERA over 80 innings.

DeFeatus.

rays acquire hank conger despite his historic futility behind the plate

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVUq5HKUsAALY4B.png

(note two recent pirates on that list)

interesting that every season on the list (except for Yost) is post-2000

how is it even possible to throw out only 1 of 43 runners

looks like this is the one time that Hank Conger threw someone out in 2015:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU201505290.shtml

J.B. Shuck was the victim. here's the video: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v136851683/cwshou-conger-throws-out-shuck-to-end-the-inning/?game_pk=414368

hank looks pretty surprised himself at the end of that clip

The Blue Jays will hire Indians vice president of player personnel Ross Atkins as their new general manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvCA-O52gw

lollllllllll

what a guy

Hunter has got to be a vertiginous experience in the sack.

Lindbergh ponders the Conger move:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-rays-traded-for-hank-conger-a-catcher-who-cant-throw/

awwe, that Pence video was great.

new d-backs uniforms are . . . something

big pelf to the tigers, 2yrs, $16m

i guess *someone* has to pitch those innings, but idgi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTLkDfg_HI

big pelf to the tigers, 2yrs, $16m

i guess *someone* has to pitch those innings, but idgi

Me neither.

Bonds officially in as Miami hitting coach

cue 48 hrs of sanctimony

haven't seen any sanctimony, more 'why would he sign on with such a shitshow of an organization?'

well presumably he's satisfied the checks won't bounce