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[King]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 28s28 seconds ago

Can say this: #Yankees are NOT a mystery team on Scherzer. Like all offseason, they are not pursuing.

[King]

Wonder what the return is for Gallardo.

[King]

anthony fenech ‏@anthonyfenech 32m32 minutes ago

Asked Dave Dombrowski if the pursuit of Max Scherzer is still considered inactive. "Yes," he said.

[intentional wok]

The Tigers must be hoping that the prospect of playing on a winning team is more valuable to Price in next year's negotiations. Scherzer has all but stated he only cares about the dollars (and I'm not blaming him).

[TheHurl]

The Tigers must be hoping that the prospect of playing on a winning team is more valuable to Price in next year's negotiations. Scherzer has all but stated he only cares about the dollars (and I'm not blaming him).

 

Illitch would be happy to go back to bottom of the MLB payroll if it doesn't affect the rest of his business ventures.

[intentional wok]

Dombrowski then. Or anyone in the FO who is hoping to sign one of these guys.

[King]

Adam Kilgore

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Per a source, Max Scherzer to the Nats is "very close." Not finished yet.

 

Adam Kilgore ---> "National sports reporter for The Washington Post. Riding the line between honesty and schmucky journalist piling on."

 

[Angrioter]

I like Stras and Zimm

[baloojayz]

Water is wet.

 

But do you like water?

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

What if it's in the form of ice?

[jays4life19]

What if it's in the form of ice?

 

Then it's not water.

[TheHurl]

But do you like water?

 

does he ever...

 

http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~jasonw/images/Robot&water4.JPG

[Ehjays]

Dodgers Sign Erik Bedard To Minor League Deal

[baloojayz]

does he ever...

 

http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~jasonw/images/Robot&water4.JPG

 

Better have checked the water resistant mark on that thing

 

 

http://assets3.thrillist.com/v1/image/1219275/size/tmg-slideshow_xl

[jayswin11]

Dodgers Sign Erik Bedard To Minor League Deal

 

maybe we can trade for him

[Ehjays]

maybe we can trade for him

 

No thanks

 

i just remember reading somehwere that he wanted to sign in TO

[jayswin11]

just kidding

[TheHurl]

I had no idea the Habs were going to do this. Nice!

 

[intentional wok]

Morosi and others are confirming Scherzer to the Nats. Not official yet, so we know what that means.

 

I'm really interested in seeing how everything develops if this is true.

[Daniel Labude]

With Sherzer to the Nats...could we trade for Strasburg? Nats did say they would look to trade him if they signed Sherzer

[LongTimeReader]

With Sherzer to the Nats...could we trade for Strasburg? Nats did say they would look to trade him if they signed Sherzer

 

They said that? I always thought of Strasburg as a Nat, hard to imagine him going elsewhere

[HERPDERP]

With Sherzer to the Nats...could we trade for Strasburg? Nats did say they would look to trade him if they signed Sherzer

 

The Nats have all the leverage in trade negotiations.

 

They're going to ask the world for him.

 

Stroman, Sanchez, Pompey, e.t.c.

[glory]

Strasburg has two years of control left.

 

They'd want Toronto's entire farm system in return, and they'd be justified in asking for it.

 

The only Nats pitcher who makes sense for the Jays (i.e. he's cheap as hell) is Roark, but I'd think they'd keep him and trade one of the impending FA's instead.

[xposbrad]

Nats are smart. Sign the best pitcher, then try to trade excess pitching to a team that can't really sign free agents like the Blue Jays. Just wish we'd use the same strategy so we could keep our prospects.

[flafson]

[Abomination]

Nats are smart. Sign the best pitcher, then try to trade excess pitching to a team that can't really sign free agents like the Blue Jays. Just wish we'd use the same strategy so we could keep our prospects.

 

If they're paying him over 200M for 7 years (with significant deferrals, which could make it a LOT worse) as the latest report suggests, then I'd take issue with the smart part...

[jayswin11]

I could see us trying to trade for Fister.

[King]

Cubs on the verge of acquiring Fowler from Houston, Straily + other mlb pieces

[King]

Luis Valbuena + Straily + ? For Fowler

[xposbrad]

If they're paying him over 200M for 7 years (with significant deferrals, which could make it a LOT worse) as the latest report suggests, then I'd take issue with the smart part...

 

They are in win now mode as well. I don't know what the details are on the contact in terms of no trade list, but what would stop them from trading him in 4 years from now and get prospects back? But if they are able to unload another pitcher for more prospects right now how can you not like the deal? Just trade Scherzer in 4-5 years for more prospects, there will always be a team willing to take him who will be in win now mode at that time. Apparently there are a lot of 'deferrals' as well.