i'm not sure there's anyone left who believes that and can afford that. maybe seattle? angels?
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 November 2017 05:23 (six years ago) link
Could price himself a bit out of a long deal. Nelson Cruz seemed setup for a big payday and he ended up just taking that one year deal in Baltimore. I'd think JD Martinez is probably closer to Cruz than Boras would want to admit, but the agent only needs one GM to rook and it could happen.
― earlnash, Saturday, 11 November 2017 05:46 (six years ago) link
Brisbee anticipates Ohtani's MLB career arc
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/11/10/16633930/shohei-ohtani-mlb-free-agency-predictions
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 11 November 2017 07:11 (six years ago) link
The odds are definitely against him being a star hitter in MLB.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 12 November 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
alex anthopoulos is yr new barves gm
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 November 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
i liked a little detail in a story i read about the GM meetings (forget which one). since so many teams now have front offices where the real dealmaking power/authority resides in a president/director of operations role (like the cubs, for example), the traditional photo op where all the GMs get together has become complicated. should theo epstein represent the cubs in the photo? or Jed Hoyer? who the fuck is Jed Hoyer? exactly
― Karl Malone, Monday, 13 November 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
Derek Jeter says he hasn’t spoken to Giancarlo Stanton yet. “If there’s a reason to call, I’ll call.”— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) November 15, 2017
re2pect to the captain for this heel turn
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
gabe kapler is intense
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/gabe-kapler-philadelphia-phillies-manager-boston-red-sox-experience-20171115.html
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 17:54 (six years ago) link
The following players will make https://twitter.com/williamfleitch/status/9308935814637608960 million or more in 2018:Homer BaileyShin-Soo ChooAdrian GonzalezAlex GordonMatt KempRussell MartinJames ShieldsDavid Wright— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) November 15, 2017
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:22 (six years ago) link
out of that group, most likely to be worth it (~2 WAR) is...
russell martin? steamer projects him for 2.5 WAR, at least.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:26 (six years ago) link
wow i didn't notice how terrible Matt Kemp was this past year. not just a zero but a negative.
― omar little, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:27 (six years ago) link
Yeah. Choo’s kind of in the same boat, and he’s under contract through 2020!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:28 (six years ago) link
i beeeleeeve in Wright miracle healing
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 23:42 (six years ago) link
what baseball nicknames are less fitting than that of 'big game' james shields
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
Derek "Mr. November" Jeter
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 16 November 2017 00:03 (six years ago) link
A's trade Ryon Healy to Seattle for Emilio Pagan
― na (NA), Thursday, 16 November 2017 01:57 (six years ago) link
Homer Bailey had a few good starts coming back this year, he also got clocked a few times. He hadn't pitched much for a couple years and it's not like the Reds have the budget to buy more pitching, so they got to hope he can provide some production. I think it possible.
― earlnash, Thursday, 16 November 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link
The #WhiteSox have acquired minor-league pitcher Thyago Vieira from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for international signing bonus pool money. pic.twitter.com/ZMxIHPEJcM— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) November 16, 2017
vieira throws super-hard, like chapman-level
guess the mariners are in on ohtani
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 November 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Competitive Balance picks for 2018 @MLBDraft:Round A31 @Pirates32 #Rays (Comp from '17)33 @Orioles34 @Padres35 @Dbacks36 @Royals37 @Indians38 @Rockies39 @CardinalsRound B70 @Marlins71 @Athletics72 @RaysBaseball73 @Reds74 @Brewers75 @Twinshttps://t.co/IGJfgyXC2G— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 16, 2017
what a moment
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
i wonder how many the tampa bay rays have tried to buy the @rays twitter handle
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
glt4dc: What would a Stanton trade to the Phillies look like where neither side hangs up? Is there such a trade? Dave Cameron: If I’m the Phillies, I’m not prematurely taking myself out of the Harper/Machado running, and I’m eyeing a pitch to Trout in a few years. Trading for Stanton could screw all of that up. So they should just pass.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:32 (six years ago) link
i don't really see what the giants have to offer for stanton other than the ability to pay his salary -- their farm system sucks, their players are old or also expensive -- but i guess the jeters are desperate to shed salary whether or not they get any assets in return
weird to me that you can pay $1.2B for a team then immediately cry poor and talk about how the economics demand drastically cutting payroll
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link
― mookieproof
He's the mirror universe HHH -- consummate good guy on the field, asshole executive once he puts on a suit.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
Hou-hsiao Haien? Hubert H Humphrey?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 November 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Max Landis made a good film about his life if you want to know more.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 17 November 2017 11:36 (six years ago) link
the blue jays have acquired gift ngoepe from the pirates ;_;
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 November 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
mark appel dfa'd
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 November 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 04:34 (six years ago) link
The McCourts "bought" the Dodgers almost entirely on credit during the Selig years. Selig-style "leadership" would dictate quietly changing the rules without ever admitting that anything was wrong with the process, I don't know if this happened though.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 11:51 (six years ago) link
six braves international signings (so far) are being declared free agents, apparently more to come. this is rather more than a slap on the wrist
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
BREAKING: Star prospect Kevin Maitan is one of 12 Atlanta Braves minor leaguers expected to be declared a free agent after league investigation, sources tell Yahoo Sports. In addition, Braves will suffer significant restrictions in 2019-20 and 2020-21 international FA classes.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 21, 2017
Other penalties: The Braves will not be allowed to sign 14-year-old shortstop Robert Puason, the top player in the class of 2019, with whom they had illegally struck a deal. Atlanta also will lose a third-round draft pick in 2018 for offering inducements to a drafted player.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 21, 2017
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
coppolella banned for life
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
wow, MLB is not playing around
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 21 November 2017 21:16 (six years ago) link
this seems harsh when it's universally accepted that everyone cheats (if maybe not *quite* so brazenly)
but completely burying a team is maybe the best way to ensure matters improve. and what the hell, i'm not a braves fan anyway
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
apparently their farm system is pretty stacked even without those guys.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 21:36 (six years ago) link
yeah, it is
but it's still going to hurt down the road (and they don't get back the $20m they already spent on those dudes' bonuses)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
They got rid of the god Rich Waltz.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
This off-season is kind of waiting on Stanton to start, isn’t it
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 26 November 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
fister to rangers, 1 year, $4million with an option for 2019
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 26 November 2017 23:10 (six years ago) link
Urooj:
Does MLB tell teams to consolidate their transactions to a certain point in the winter to create the most interest? Why isn’t anything happening right now?
Dave Cameron:
Ohtani.That’s why the MLBPA was pushing for a shorter posting window.They don’t want teams sitting around waiting for whether a player might or might not be posted, which is what is happening now.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 November 2017 12:39 (six years ago) link
micah johnson is this year's richie shaffer, i.e., the 41st man
in the last month he's gone from ATL to CIN to SF to TB all off waivers
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 November 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link
^^^ sounds like Joey Gallo in the final stretch of my last fantasy league.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 27 November 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
Black managers, no interviews (career winning pct)Willie Randolph (.544)Jerry Manuel (.507)Cito Gaston (.526)Ron Washington (.521)Dusty Baker (.532)2018 hires:Alex Cora (1st)Dave Martinez (1st)Mickey Callaway (1st)Gabe Kapler (1st)Ron Gardenhire (.507)— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) November 28, 2017
― Andy K, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 17:44 (six years ago) link
fffddfuuuucc
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
idk -- cora, martinez and kapler all seem extremely qualified and none are standard wasps
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
seems like maybe the more specific issue is the paucity of younger black managers/management candidates
― na (NA), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
Beltran interviewing for Yankee job
Keep it classy, Jeetz:
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/11/28/16713058/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-trade-ultimatum
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:46 (six years ago) link
Hensley Meulens just said on Dutch tv that he thinks "there's a great chance I'll be the new Yankees manager".
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:53 (six years ago) link
good luck hensl eyI suspect that whoever gets the Yankees job will be someone cashman thinks he can push around
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
Cameron w/ first Abreu talk I've seen
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dont-trade-jackie-bradley-for-jose-abreu/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
jayson werth to the mariners (minor league deal), who have sensed a market inefficiency in Really Old Outfielders
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
Source confirms the Cardinals have a deal with Greg Holland, pending a physical. #STLCards— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) March 29, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 March 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
A Proven CloserSounds good to me tbh, they have plenty of payroll flexibility right now, they can afford to overpay.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
Heyman tweets that Holland will earn $14MM on a one-year deal with the Cardinals.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
A's send Meisner (22, A/AA, SP) to Cardinals in exchange for Josh Lucas (27, AAAA, RP)
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 31 March 2018 16:37 (six years ago) link
a couple years ago i picked meisner to be a breakout star; he went 1-14 with a 5.85 ERA and 4.5 BB/9
still young-ish tho
― mookieproof, Saturday, 31 March 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link
Saw a rumour the Brewers/Dodgers are taking a Braun / Kemp+prospect swap.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 01:34 (six years ago) link
Source: Mark Reynolds has a deal with the nats— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 13, 2018
finally, we can all move on with our lives
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 00:14 (six years ago) link
Bautista signed a Minor League contract with Barves
― francisF, Saturday, 21 April 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link