Around Baseball 2018

[BTS]

TJS for Jose De Leon

 

He looks cooked.

[L54]

Wow pitching prospects suck so bad

 

Trade Pearson this summer please

[BTS]

Wow pitching prospects suck so bad

 

Trade Pearson this summer please

 

I remember how snarky Cameron was last offseason when the Twins wouldn't trade Dozier straight up for De Leon.

[Spanky99]

TJS for Jose De Leon

 

He looks cooked.

 

2nd one right?

 

Nah... this had me thinking he did before. "De Leon opened the season on the Minor League DL due to discomfort in the Flexor Mass Muscle in the forearm, which is a precursor to Tommy John Surgery."

Edited March 7, 2018 by Spanky99

[Captain Adama]

TJS for Jose De Leon

 

He looks cooked.

 

Every single pitching prospect I get. I swear....

[Spanky99]

Every single pitching prospect I get. I swear....

 

No MRI's Needed... sorry couldn't resist...

[Bobthe4th]

Anthony Gose the Astros Rule 5 pick (as a reliever) lasted 3 batters (all walked) before the Astros decided he wasn't going to make the 25 man.

[G-Snarls]

Rays release Dustin McGowan

 

Might be the end for him

[KingKat]

Rays release Dustin McGowan

 

Might be the end for him

 

Been a tough road. Glad he was able to put in a decent amount of bullpen work these last few years because it easily could have ended a lot sooner. He's about to turn 36, a pretty normal age to hang it up.

[Abomination]

Been a tough road. Glad he was able to put in a decent amount of bullpen work these last few years because it easily could have ended a lot sooner. He's about to turn 36, a pretty normal age to hang it up.

 

He was still averaging 94 mph last year. He may have to spend some time in AAA, but someone will probably give him some MLB innings at some point in the season.

[BTS]

Mike Moustakas gets 1/6.5 despite being projected for 2-3 wins in his age-29 season. Time to throw away the $9 million per WAR value we use for free agents, because teams aren’t paying that anymore.

 

Dude turned down 1/17 a few months ago. This is nuts.

[Spanky99]

Mike Moustakas gets 1/6.5 despite being projected for 2-3 wins in his age-29 season. Time to throw away the $9 million per WAR value we use for free agents, because teams aren’t paying that anymore.

 

Dude turned down 1/17 a few months ago. This is nuts.

 

lol...

[Bobthe4th]

[AledmysDiaz]

 

Boras is the Trump of agents

 

He will declare this a huuuugggeee win

[Orgfiller]

Mike Moustakas gets 1/6.5 despite being projected for 2-3 wins in his age-29 season. Time to throw away the $9 million per WAR value we use for free agents, because teams aren’t paying that anymore.

 

Dude turned down 1/17 a few months ago. This is nuts.

 

Well Hosmer also got 8/$144M so it's hard to just flat out say that. It was a weird offseason for sure though, there's definitely a shift in philosophy regarding contracts and free agency leaguewide.

[Dr. Dinger]

Complete and utter failure by Boras.

[Dr. Dinger]

You have to think Josh Donaldson is sweating just a little bit right now. Even if he has an MVP season, he's not going to hit the pay day he's dreaming on.

[BTS]

Complete and utter failure by Boras.

 

Apparently the 2.2M in bonuses are reached if Moose gets 450 PA, so he should get them.

 

But still, Moose must be livid. Boras cost him $9-11M in 2018 alone by advising him to decline the QO. That's a lot of money for a guy who hasn't made that much in his career.

[Boxcar]

Apparently the 2.2M in bonuses are reached if Moose gets 450 PA, so he should get them.

 

But still, Moose must be livid. Boras cost him $9-11M in 2018 alone by advising him to decline the QO. That's a lot of money for a guy who hasn't made that much in his career.

 

Yeah.

 

On the plus side, though, I hope this scares the s*** out of JD.

[jays_fever]

What a strange market. Any gm with money and a decent squad could have put together a playoff team.

 

Moose 6.5M

Alonoso or Morrison 6.5/8M

Cozart 13M

Carlos Gomez 4M

Ianneta 4M

[AledmysDiaz]

Perhaps the true value of a WAR is tied to the position on the field

 

For example, 3B who produce more than 2 WARs are plentiful, but how many Catchers produce 2 WARs. Therefore, a Catcher who produces 2 WAR is much more valuable then a 3B.

 

Just a thought.

[Dick_Pole]

This is unbelievable. The FA market has tanked to the point where the Jays' offseason activity which looked brilliant at first now looks merely okay in comparison.

[Laika]

If you're running the Padres and you gave Eric f***ing Hosmer that much money only to watch guys like Moose and LoMo sign for (combined) less than one year of Hosmer... aren't you literally blowing your brains out right now?

[Terminator]

If you're running the Padres and you gave Eric f***ing Hosmer that much money only to watch guys like Moose and LoMo sign for (combined) less than one year of Hosmer... aren't you literally blowing your brains out right now?

 

Yeah that's pretty rough. They probably could have taken the money they would have given Hosmer and spread it out over several different positions and fielded a wild card contender. Moose, Lomo, Cobb, etc.

[Spanky99]

Hindsight, sure, but...

 

*Mind you that Hosmer signing was DUMN*

[Spanky99]

Braden Halladay makes squad as expected.

 

[Jonn]

Braden Halladay makes squad as expected.

 

 

Just a great story. Should provide him with a nice platform to showcase his talents as well pitching for Team Canada. It would be truly special if we got to see him pitch against the Blue Jays the one that's being broadcasted coast to coast across Canada.

[Spanky99]

Just a great story. Should provide him with a nice platform to showcase his talents as well pitching for Team Canada. It would be truly special if we got to see him pitch against the Blue Jays the one that's being broadcasted coast to coast across Canada.

 

I'm sure they will. Check that, he's scheduled to face them...

 

http://www.baseball.ca/uploads/files/St.%20Pete%20Pitching%20Rotation%20copy(1).pdf

[BTS]

Lucroy to Oakland on a 1-year deal. I'm predicting 6M.

[glory]

Well Hosmer also got 8/$144M so it's hard to just flat out say that. It was a weird offseason for sure though, there's definitely a shift in philosophy regarding contracts and free agency leaguewide.

 

The way teams are assessing value now has definitely changed. You can get two win players for around $5m now. I wonder how the market will look next year. The big guys will get their money, but the mid and lower tier guys will be interesting to watch.