2017-2018 Hot Stove

the blue jays have acquired gift ngoepe from the pirates ;_;

mark appel dfa'd

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

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.

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

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

coppolella banned for life

wow, MLB is not playing around

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

apparently their farm system is pretty stacked even without those guys.

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)

They got rid of the god Rich Waltz.

This off-season is kind of waiting on Stanton to start, isn’t it

fister to rangers, 1 year, $4million with an option for 2019

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.

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

^^^ sounds like Joey Gallo in the final stretch of my last fantasy league.

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

fffddfuuuucc

idk -- cora, martinez and kapler all seem extremely qualified and none are standard wasps

seems like maybe the more specific issue is the paucity of younger black managers/management candidates

Beltran interviewing for Yankee job

Keep it classy, Jeetz:

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/11/28/16713058/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-trade-ultimatum

Hensley Meulens just said on Dutch tv that he thinks "there's a great chance I'll be the new Yankees manager".

good luck hensl ey

I suspect that whoever gets the Yankees job will be someone cashman thinks he can push around

Cameron w/ first Abreu talk I've seen

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dont-trade-jackie-bradley-for-jose-abreu/

welington castillo to the white sox

olney says aaron "freaking" boone is the yankees' new manager

kruk/schilling out, jessica mendoza/aaron 'fucking' boone in on sunday nights

― mookieproof, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:53 AM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

pusharoundable?

Aledmys Diaz to Toronto

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/12/01/blue-jays-acquire-shortstop-aledmys-diaz-from-the-cardinals/

small chance it's related to stanton - it's down to giants or cardinals, and diaz leaving opens up a second spot on the 40-man

whatever they give up to get stanton will leave a gaping hole in their 40-man roster

I hope the Cards get Stanton as that dude is setup to be an injury riddled mess with maybe one good season in three.

hahahaha, yes

indians <3 michael martinez

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQNsR1AX0AAKvsL.jpg:small

good to know the Indians operate the same as i I do when playing OOTP.

rhp miles mikolas to the cardinals, two years/~$15m

pretty interesting -- he was very good in japan the last three seasons but not so good in mlb stints before that

fangraphs on mikolas yesterday: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/theres-another-starting-pitcher-coming-over-from-japan/

It kills me that miles mikolas, mike maddux, and mike matheny are all going to be alone together at some point, and nobody’s gonna mention the elephant in the room because they’re all too cool to talk about it

hard to believe they let michael martinez get away

#Angels agree to deal with SS Kevin Maitan, who was released from #Braves contract due to international signing infractions. Maitan is No. 38 on @MLB's Top 100 Prospects list: https://t.co/szeqXRgUHU pic.twitter.com/9kZtKAfeBy

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) December 5, 2017

18yo RHP yefri del rosario, another of the guys freed from the braves, signed with kc

SourceS : Full trade offer from SF to Miami for Giancarlo Stanton.

Tyler Beede
Heliot Ramos (1st noted by @JoeFrisaro )
Chris Shaw
Christian Arroyo @jonmorosi had 250 mil 1st@clarkspencer had some combo of this deal also.

— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) December 5, 2017

congrats giants

VIDEO: Psychic’s prediction: Giancarlo a Giant https://t.co/H0lSxWTuhN @FareedNBCS @AmyGGiants #SFGiants #MLBHotStove #GiancarloStanton pic.twitter.com/VIqcHEy4WX

— NBCSAuthentic (@NBCSAuthentic) December 6, 2017

I can't access this, but the URL/headline says it all.

http://theathletic.com/176599/2017/12/06/rosenthal-hes-53-and-hasnt-played-in-the-majors-since-2005-but-rafael-palmeiro-is-eyeing-a-comeback-and-redemption/

wow, ken rosenthal's name is in the headline and URL of every article he writes at the athletic. he's like the Oprah on the cover of O of the sportswriting world

tyler chatwood to the cubs, 3 years/$38m

:/ i guess they need a replacement for lackey but a three-year contract feels unnecessary

i don't know much about chatwood but 3 years was in line with what dave cameron predicted, at least. but yeah, tough to get excited about. still, he'll only be 28 next year, he'll probably earn his contract value and then some

The good on Tyler Chatwood:

- Will be just 28 next year
- Career 55% GB rate in front of that great Cubs infield
- The upside of playing in a normal stadium

The not-as-good:

- Durability: Never made more than 27 starts or thrown 160 innings.
- Control is iffy: Career BB/9 4.2.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2017

mariners have acquired dee gordon; no idea where he's supposed to play