offseason 2015-16

@keithlaw 6h
Before everyone gets wrapped up in "Heyward took less money!" 1) the opt-outs are worth millions + 2) IL state taxes are lower than DC/MO

i was surprised at 2)

phillies get charlie morton, mark appel, a dozen other pitchers

no. 1 picks getting swapped

‏@Ken_Rosenthal
#Phillies’ trade of Giles bigger than initially reported. 5-for-2, Velasquez and Appel go to PHI with Eshelman, Arauz and Oberholtzer.

Bruce Rondon is in the fighting shape of his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VozFZ_rUa0g

Manfred declines to reinstate Pete Rose

@Buster_ESPN
Sources: Johnny Cueto has an agreement with the Giants, pending a physical.

Watch your back, dodgers fans

So happy right now

http://blog.plumpjack.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/zito1.jpg

poor rockies

Hope rigetti can work his magic

Maybe we'll get 2 1/2 good years instead of 2

Apparently the DBacks ownership signed Greinke on a whim without any input from the guys who actually run the team:

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/67056/how-the-diamondbacks-got-zack-greinke

the price for Cueto is okay. the FO really trust Righetti and why should't they?

I've seen Johnny Cueto pitch quite a bit and he knows what he is doing. I'd think the ability to use that big outfield in San Francisco will play to his pitching skills. It's a big change to Great American ball park which is such a cheap home run park. Cueto's pitching style has enough guile to it that I think even if he does lose some velocity, he could still be effective. It all comes down to how many innings the Giants can get out of him, which is true of any long term pitching contract.

SF won and made a ton of dough the past few years, they can afford to get Cueto. They already are paying Cain. If it all lines up, the Giants could have a heck of a rotation. Rich team problems.

I'd think with Leake being from SoCal and the Dodgers needing another starter, that seems like a logical destination. That said, I think if I was the Yanks and a deal like Leake real affordable by their standards, I think he could give them some depth. NYY's pitching seems to be built by trying to have the back end of the bullpen top notch and just find a starter that can get six innings.

looks like some Phillie fans moved to KC

http://www.makegamedayeveryday.com/newsfeed/2015/10/29/10116/changes-in-mlb-attendance-by-team-2015-season-2014-season

big things afoot

Mets re-sign Jerry Blevins as LOOGY

Nats said to be shopping for Brandon Phillips or Kelly Johnson for 2b

bigger than those?

three-way deal:

white sox get todd frazier
dodgers get frankie montas, micah johnson, trayce thompson
reds get jose peraza, scott schebler, someone named dixon

btw joey votto has eight years and $192m guaranteed left on his deal with the reds

lol dam

he just had a monster year if he was a free agent he'd prob get something along the lines of 8/192

feel bad for joey votto that he's on the reds for 8 more years tho

i dunno. he's 32 and has had some injury issues

8 years/192 is $24m AAV. free agent prices are escalating to the point that he could generate enough surplus value in the next few years to balance out his decline years. problem for the reds, of course, is that it doesn't matter how good he is for the next few years with the cubs in the same division (and pirates/cards, to a lesser degree). all that surplus value will come during the worst time

it appears that the reds value jose peraza a bit more than the braves and dodgers did

Talk is that Brandon Phillips might be following Dusty to DC and this deal might be a precursor getting BPs replacement.

Mike Napoli, 1 year to Indians

@AdamRubinESPN
Dick Scott, who had been overseeing player development for the #Mets, is the new bench coach.

if chris davis ends up getting ~$150 million votto could get near $200 million

also grienke is 32 and just got $200 million

i don't think either of those are smart moves, but yeah i guess that's the market

tyler flowers is a barve

Yeah, that happened early last week — kicking Bethancourt to the curb was a day or 2 later.

ah. maybe he officially passed the physical and signed today then.

also

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWYBmjWU8AAT_k_.png

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Mets in agreement with Bartolo Colon on one-year, $7.25M contract, pending physical. Initial reports of deal came from DR

bartolooooooo

"pending physical," comedy gold

the MLB gifs twitter had the same thought process https://twitter.com/MLBGIFs/status/677238878344896512

I'm kinda wondering if there might be some back room deal with the Reds having the Dodgers in this trade that if Chapman clears the MLB investigation, the deal they had cooking or a variation of it happens.

i think that's pretty optimistic

no one knows if or when chapman will be cleared, the dodgers didn't really need two closers, and montas might turn into the setup guy they needed (and got for very little)

and the dodgers still have the prospects to get fernandez, assuming the marlins have any idea what they're looking for/doing

I don't think there is much optimism among Reds fans. It's not looking good right now.

japanese press reporting that the dodgers are backing out from iwakuma after a failed physical

@Ken_Rosenthal 28m
In addition to Leake, #Dodgers also on Kazmir, sources say. Told yesterday - even before Iwakuma news - they are not ruling out anyone.

@Buster_ESPN 2h
Phillies announced they signed Andrew Bailey and Edward Mujica.

@NeastWS
Chris Johnson DFA raised the Indians' projected WAR by 0.7 on the Fangraphs Depth Charts

@JAJimenez27
Where I can get more followers?

Brandon Phillips ✔ @DatDudeBP
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@suss2hyphens
notable omens:
* black cat
* shooting star
* the Dodgers have an agreement to acquire you

glad BP is bringing his crap on-base ability, aging glove and egomaniacal NATITUDE to d.c.