(2014) Winter Meetings Discussion Thread

[Spanky99]

He cleared waivers, so Red Sox control him in their minor league system

 

They would have to acquire him through a trade now

 

NVM...gotcha.

[Spanky99]

Red Sox Outright Jemile Weeks

By Jeff Todd [December 8, 2014 at 2:47pm CST]

The Red Sox have outrighted second baseman Jemile Weeks, the club announced. He has cleared waivers, allowing the Sox to open a 40-man spot while maintaining control of Weeks.

 

Sean McAdam ‏@Sean_McAdam 3m3 minutes ago

INF Jemile Weeks has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Pawtucket. Leaves Red Sox 40-man roster at 39 players. #RedSoxTalk

 

Yeah, re-read it.

[G-Snarls]

Outrighted to the minors

 

Not granted his outright release

 

Crap. Confusing terms. I thought the same as you did Spanky when I first saw headline. So did Tao.

[TwistedLogic]

The following four tweets are about baseball. They have absolutely nothing else in common:

 

[Spanky99]

Jesus...STANTON's a Beast!!

[Spanky99]

Go to the Cubs Lester!!

[TwistedLogic]

Update on Ken Rosenthal's tweet about Lester being down to just Giants/Cubs:

 

And the circus continues.

[Sammy225]

Update on Ken Rosenthal's tweet about Lester being down to Giants/Cubs:

 

And the circus continues.

 

Just wait there is always a mystery team that pops up...ALWAYS a mystery team lol

[Spanky99]

Update on Ken Rosenthal's tweet about Lester being down to just Giants/Cubs:

 

And the circus continues.

 

I'll take Kenny Kens word over Bowden, everyday of the week.

[TwistedLogic]

Scott Lolas:

 

 

Josh Reddick on Brandon Moss trade:

 

 

Rangers make offer to Masterson:

 

[GD]

please trade for Reddick I know I'm being greedy but stillllllllll

[TwistedLogic]

Rays stadium stuff:

 

[Orgfiller]

Plz acquire Reddick, he's young, good and he seems very pissed off at these moves.

[Jimcanuck]

Plz acquire Reddick, he's young, good and he seems very pissed off at these moves.

 

3 way with KC, Reddick to KC, Holland to Jays, prospects to Oak?

[JaysRap]

Wonder what the asking price is now for Reddick or Shark? Considering what Beane has gotten from the other trades

[TwistedLogic]

Mariners tentative favorites for Melky:

 

 

Lol:

 

[GD]

3 way with KC, Reddick to KC, Holland to Jays, prospects to Oak?

 

This would be pretty cool, but I think I'd rather just keep Reddick.

[Orgfiller]

This would be pretty cool, but I think I'd rather just keep Reddick.

 

This

[KingKat]

Rays stadium stuff:

 

 

I think a new location within the Tampa Bay area would be more desirable than a move to Montreal anyways. It's probably not a bad market if they can put themselves in a position where they can actually exploit it. Their current location cuts them off from most of the population base.

[jerb]

 

Ben Nicholson-Smith

‏@bnicholsonsmith

Some players #BlueJays wanted in trades don't appear to be fits. Three-team deal? "It's so hard to do that," says AA.

 

 

Ben Nicholson-Smith

‏@bnicholsonsmith

#BlueJays wanted one FA who signed elsewhere. AA: “There was someone that signed that we really liked that we wanted to get."

[jerb]

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Anthopoulos said again today that the #BlueJays currently do not have any offers out to free agents.

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Anthopoulos admitted there was one free agent that signed elsewhere that he would have really liked to get. 1of2 #BlueJays

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

AA: "But it didn't even get to the point of having to make an offer because he really wanted to play in a certain place." #BlueJays

[King]

 

lol

[43211234]

 

Ben Nicholson-Smith

‏@bnicholsonsmith

#BlueJays wanted one FA who signed elsewhere. AA: “There was someone that signed that we really liked that we wanted to get."

Andrew Miller? Jason Hammel?

[King]

Andrew Miller? Jason Hammel?

 

victor martinez

[TwistedLogic]

Off-topic:

 

Other twitter links:

 

Mariners corny ass Cruz promotion:

Trumbo (lol) on the market:

Giants getting optimistic on Lester:

Zobrist's first official mention of the off-season:

[jerb]

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Nothing has changed in the Navarro trade talks. He's still available, but #BlueJays won't give him away without a fair return.

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Following up on last tweet, AA: "We're a better team with Dioner Navarro ... There's no doubt about it." #BlueJays

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

When asked about how much interest there has been in Navarro, AA said: "I've had clubs ask, that's probably as far as I would go with it."

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

If Navarro doesn't get traded, and that's still a very big if, there could potentially be at-bats at DH and also as a back-up C. #BlueJays

[burlingtonbandit]

I think a new location within the Tampa Bay area would be more desirable than a move to Montreal anyways. It's probably not a bad market if they can put themselves in a position where they can actually exploit it. Their current location cuts them off from most of the population base.

 

Is tampa even a good sports market? The lightning have done well recently but ticket prices are pretty cheap and they have one of the better teams and biggest stars in the NHL. The Bucs attendance has been awful for a while even around when they won the Superbowl.

[burlingtonbandit]

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Nothing has changed in the Navarro trade talks. He's still available, but #BlueJays won't give him away without a fair return.

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

Following up on last tweet, AA: "We're a better team with Dioner Navarro ... There's no doubt about it." #BlueJays

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

When asked about how much interest there has been in Navarro, AA said: "I've had clubs ask, that's probably as far as I would go with it."

 

 

Gregor Chisholm Verified account

‏@gregorMLB

If Navarro doesn't get traded, and that's still a very big if, there could potentially be at-bats at DH and also as a back-up C. #BlueJays

 

Sounds like AA is just saying this for leverage.. Navarro would be a terrible fit at DH especially when they said they want to get EE off the turf and Smoak to play 1st base. I think at some point they will just take an offer to shed the salary.

[ace3113]

I don't get it from the Rangers side. Is the idea that they would start Navarro ahead of Chririnos? That seems like a just plain bad idea (although the rationale's of front offices don't always make sense to those of us on the outside).

 

I'm not sure. I think it's Davidi who keeps mentioning the Rangers with regards to Navarro. Is Chirinos good defensively or at pitch framing. Don't know much about him, but he doesn't seem that good at a cursory glance.

[ace3113]

So we could've had Moss for Andy Burns?

 

I'd gladly take Kazmir or Doolittle off their hands.