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Abomination Buffalo Bisons

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The Dodgers may be willing to part with prospects in order for someone to take on Kemp's contract. Could be a real nice opportunity (it's 15M per for the next two years, so not that bad).
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The Dodgers may be willing to part with prospects in order for someone to take on Kemp's contract. Could be a real nice opportunity (it's 15M per for the next two years, so not that bad).

 

Ugh. Matt Kemp is so bad though

 

They would have to be two pretty decent prospects. Mitch White and Jordan Sheffield i might do for Kemp's contract.

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Ugh. Matt Kemp is so bad though

 

They would have to be two pretty decent prospects. Mitch White and Jordan Sheffield i might do for Kemp's contract.

 

He's certainly not ideal, but if we could move Morales and then make him the DH while adding prospects...

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If the Jays were rebuilding, I'd totally take on Kemp's deal if the Dodgers added some significant prospect(s) in the deal. Unfortunately with Morales already on the roster, there's really no way to make that deal now with the team "trying to contend". Dump Kendrys to the Royals (vetrin for that rebuilding roster) and then we start talking.
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Any thoughts on Lonnie Chisenhall for a corner outfield spot? Would be a nice bat IMO.

 

That's actually a fantastic target. Yeah, he would be pretty ideal. Gives us some flexibility and there was enough of a change in his batted ball profile to think he may have found something here.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay baseball’s highest luxury tax for the fourth straight year and the New York Yankees owe a penalty for a 15th consecutive season, streaks that could end as the sport’s biggest spenders slash payroll for 2018.

 

The Dodgers owe $36.2 million, according to final figures compiled by the commissioner’s office and obtained by The Associated Press. That raises their five-year tax total to nearly $150 million.

 

New York was second at $15.7 million, its lowest amount since 2011 but a figure that increased its total since the tax began to $341 million. San Francisco was next at $4.1 million, followed by Detroit at almost $3.7 million and Washington — which is paying tax for the first time — at just under $1.45 million.

 

The Dodgers and Yankees vow to get below next year’s tax threshold of $197 million. That would reset their base tax rate from 50 percent to 20 percent going into the 2018-19 offseason, when Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and possibly Clayton Kershaw head a potentially illustrious free-agent class.

 

“We know going in that the structure we have in place allows for flexibility for teams to make decisions in the near term and for the longer term,” players’ association head Tony Clark said Tuesday. “It is something obviously we watch, something that we’re very cognizant of.”

 

Los Angeles’ 2018 payroll for tax purposes currently projects to about $181 million and New York’s to $177 million.

 

“My goal is still to be under the threshold,” Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said last week after the team acquired high-priced slugger Giancarlo Stanton from Miami in a trade. “Even with him added. We’re comfortably under the threshold with some more money to spend, whenever we deem we want to spend it.”

 

Additional surtaxes began this season: 12 percent on amounts $20 million to $40 million above the threshold and 45 percent on amounts over $40 million for repeat offenders. But there were special transition rules between the old and new labor contracts.

 

Starting next year, teams more than $40 million above the threshold would have their top amateur draft pick dropped back 10 slots — with the top six overall selections protected and the extra penalty applied to the second-highest pick of those teams.

 

Los Angeles lowered its regular payroll to $243.7 million from a record $291.1 million in 2015 and $254.9 million last year. For purposes of the tax, which uses average annual values and includes benefits, the Dodgers’ payroll was nearly $253.6 million, an increase of $2 million.

 

The Yankees’ regular payroll was second at $208.4 million, down from $224.5 million last year and their lowest since 2006. Detroit was third at $190.8 million after falling $8.5 million and Boston fourth at $189.2 million after falling $11.3 million. San Francisco was fifth at $186.6 million, followed by the Chicago Cubs at $186.2 million.

 

World Series champion Houston was 18th at $134.1 million, an increase of $30 million.

 

Other teams with big boosts included Washington (up $23 million to $179 million), Texas (up $20 million to $174.7 million), Colorado (up nearly $33 million to $142.7 million) and Cleveland (up nearly $36 million to $136.1 million).

 

The Chicago White Sox dropped by almost $37 million to $87.8 million and San Diego by nearly $26 million to $71.3 million.

 

Milwaukee, at $68.2 million, was last for the second straight season. Just above were the Padres and Oakland at $76.3 million.

 

“We’re watching. We’ll continue to watch,” Clark said. “We have some concerns in some areas, which I won’t go into.”

 

Spending on 40-man major league payrolls totaled $4.24 billion, an increase of $164 million, down from a $186 million increase last year. Regular payrolls include 2017 salaries, earned bonuses and prorated shares of signing bonuses.

 

Luxury tax checks to the commissioner’s office are due by Jan. 21. The first $13 million of tax money is used to fund player benefits and starting this year 50 percent of the remainder will be used to fund player Individual Retirement Accounts. The other 50 percent of the remainder will be given to teams not over the tax threshold.

 

https://apnews.com/245ac5e3fe864a94aa432359b2a5ce7a/APNewsBreak:-Dodgers-hit-with-$36.2M-tax,-Yanks-with-$15.7M

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AP source: Marlins catcher JT Realmuto requests trade

Dec 20, 2017 , By STEVEN WINE

 

MIAMI (AP) ��� J.T. Realmuto wants to join the Miami Marlins' exodus.

 

The catcher requested a trade in the wake of the team's payroll purge, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The person confirmed Realmuto's request to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because discussions with the Marlins were private.

 

The person said Realmuto's agent told the Marlins trading the three-year veteran would make sense for the rebuilding team because of his high market value.

 

The Marlins responded that they'll be the judge of that.

 

"We used the last couple of weeks continuing to lay the foundation for building a first-class, winning organization," president of baseball operations Michael Hill said in a statement released after Realmuto's request became public. "Should we feel like we need to make a trade involving any of our under-contract, controllable players, we will be the ones who initiate that conversation and always do what's best for the organization."

 

Miami dealt major league home run champion Giancarlo Stanton, All-Star left fielder Marcell Ozuna and major league stolen base champ Dee Gordon this month. The franchise is reducing payroll and rebooting under a new ownership group that includes Derek Jeter .

 

Jeter will discuss the franchise's direction Tuesday at a town hall meeting with season-ticket holders.

 

Realmuto hit .278 with 17 homers this year and is regarded as one of the best young catchers in the majors. He's eligible for arbitration for the first time after making $562,500 this year, but won't be eligible for free agency until after the 2020 season, which makes the Marlins reluctant to part with him.

 

Realmuto could bring a windfall in prospects, and the Marlins are anxious to build up a farm system that has been ranked among the worst in the majors.

 

At last week's winter meetings, manager Don Mattingly spoke of Realmuto as a player to rebuild around.

 

"I love J.T.," Mattingly said. "It's probably not fair, but I laid a little bit of a Yadier Molina tag on him. When you're facing the Cardinals and Yadier Molina is behind the plate, you're not happy about it. We feel J.T. can be that guy. He's not there yet, but we think this guy will step up leadership-wise and be a guy you can win a championship with."

 

While Realmuto may stay in Miami, more cost-cutting trades are expected this offseason, with center fielder Christian Yelich among the candidates to be dealt.

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Ken Rosenthal:

 

BREAKING: Orioles closer Zach Britton ruptured his Achilles yesterday working out in California. Expected to be out at least six months.

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