2017-2018 Hot Stove

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

outfield, apparently

mariners also got $1m in international bonus money . . . but it doesn't really sound like that's the sort of thing that would sway ohtani if he's set on a different team

related: https://deadspin.com/congrats-to-the-twins-for-cashing-in-on-two-al-west-tea-1821086852

I feel like moving Dee to CF isn’t the greatest idea.

mike fiers to the tigers

poor miggy

ohtani's an angel

maybe albert will retire after all to open up dh

cool

albert and ohtani would be a fun dh platoon imo. great way to ease him into hitting

awesome, was hoping it would be them

the thought of Ohtani to the Cubs makes me puke

albert and ohtani would be a fun dh platoon imo. great way to ease him into hitting

it's true, i'm sure albert remembers some things about hitting, if he's placed in advantageous situations

Was cheering for the Padres

feel like jerry dipoto should be fired

are the angels good enough with ohtahni + trout + whoever else they've got to contend? they don't really have any other pitching, right?

Richards looked good last year when he got back from his injury. Never saw Bridwell pitch but he had good numbers. Skaggs, Heaney, and Shoemaker are all better than their 2017 numbers imo

plus they've probably got a few more moves in them I'd think

don't forget how great Andrelton was last year too

simmons was great on my fantasy team :)

Skaggs, Heaney, and Shoemaker are all better than their 2017 numbers imo

beg to differ about shoemaker

#Cardinals are out on Stanton.
Won't waive his no trade. They are moving on.

— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) December 8, 2017

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— Baseball's Best Fans (@BestFansStLouis) December 8, 2017

tough but fair

and no to the giants as well. sick burn

derek jeter and company are off to a great start

i can understand that the cardinals front office is frustrated, but releasing what is essentially a 'giancarlo stanton hates st. louis' statement is a dick move

if the Stanks get Stanton, Jeter is a mole

yes and it will also be you take our trash (ellsbury) and give us stanton win win right

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21717080/new-york-yankees-miami-marlins-giancarlo-stanton-trade-talks

Stanton had a killer year, but I don't think I would want that contract especially considering he has been injury prone. I also remember watching the Marlins play the Reds a few years ago and the dude seemed to be bored in the outfield and played into like three errors in a series. Kinda soured me on Stanton being all that in my eye.

I'd say this would take the Yanks out of being able to go big after Bryce Harper and really which of those two guys would you rather have for a decade? I'd bet on Harper myself. And this move probably means Harper could end up on the Red Sox.

centuries from now scientists will come to discover that the sixth extinction was inadvertently caused by an Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton high-five

— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) December 9, 2017

Harper has been injury prone too!

The marketing possibilities for Judge and Stanton as the 21st century Bash Brothers are limitless, that should pay for Stanton's contract by itself.

I'm seriously starting to believe in the Jeter collusion theory though.

10:56am: Jon Heyman of FanRag reports that the Yankees will receive about $35MM from the Marlins in the deal, and confirms that they’ll send back Castro and prospects.

10:35am: A source close to Morosi confirms Rosenthal’s report that Stanton is expected to approve the trade.

once it was down to dodgers, cubs, yankees, or red sox, the result was going to make barf, so

barf

sorry, that should be the astros instead of the red sox. i wouldn't have barfed so hard at that, actually