Around Baseball 2019

[Drumcliff]

Of course there’s a mystery team. How else can the current offers be goosed?

[Bobthe4th]

 

Would love it if Ohtani has started a trend, with Brendan McKay only a year or two away from the majors.

[jaysblue]

IMO the Machado mystery team is someone like the Padres looking to kick start their progression after years of rebuilding.

 

I could see the Padres definitely being a mystery team. AJ Preller isn't afraid to spend big, like we saw back in 2015 when he went after Justin Upton, Matt Kemp and Craig Kimbrel or signing Hosmer last offseason.

[Boxcar]

I could see the Padres definitely being a mystery team. AJ Preller isn't afraid to spend big, like we saw back in 2015 when he went after Justin Upton, Matt Kemp and Craig Kimbrel or signing Hosmer last offseason.

 

Man, I'd love that. Best farm in baseball and still manage to f*** it up.

 

I just thought, it would be really funny if we dealt Stroman to SD right after he got his tattoo lol.

[King]

Dan Federico

@DanJFederico

Hearing rumblings that Major League Baseball has found that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in violation of rules involving the international free agency market. There is word they will get penalized similar to what the Atlanta Braves received a year ago

 

Ho-Lee-s***

[jays4life19]

Dan Federico

@DanJFederico

Hearing rumblings that Major League Baseball has found that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in violation of rules involving the international free agency market. There is word they will get penalized similar to what the Atlanta Braves received a year ago

 

Ho-Lee-s***

 

Damn. Get yo popcorn ready

[Krylian]

Dan Federico

@DanJFederico

Hearing rumblings that Major League Baseball has found that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in violation of rules involving the international free agency market. There is word they will get penalized similar to what the Atlanta Braves received a year ago

 

Ho-Lee-s***

 

I hope the Jays are in on some of the prospects that will soon be FAs.

[Orgfiller]

Dan Federico

@DanJFederico

Hearing rumblings that Major League Baseball has found that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in violation of rules involving the international free agency market. There is word they will get penalized similar to what the Atlanta Braves received a year ago

 

Ho-Lee-s***

 

This is not a good look for Friedman and co.

[Grant77]

I hope the Jays are in on some of the prospects that will soon be FAs.

 

Am I mistaken or do the Orioles have a ton of money left? It could be a great opportunity for them, I hope they blow it.

[P2F]

Am I mistaken or do the Orioles have a ton of money left? It could be a great opportunity for them, I hope they blow it.

 

Yes, I believe they have somewhere in the ballpark of $6M to spend.

[Laika]

The Reds would be very stupid to trade Shed Long and pick #36 for Sonny Gray.

[Boxcar]

The Reds would be very stupid to trade Shed Long and pick #36 for Sonny Gray.

 

What if they threw in a third piece?

 

Deal's done, pending physicals, apparently. Lol Reds.

 

Dunno how I feel about Long going to NY. I hope he can stay at second.

[Laika]

What if they threw in a third piece?

 

Deal's done, pending physicals, apparently. Lol Reds.

 

Dunno how I feel about Long going to NY. I hope he can stay at second.

 

Second base prospects tend to disappoint (from memory). Long for Gray mayyyy be almost palatable. It's the ++ that makes this horrendous. Pick #36 has tremendous value.

[glory]

Cashman would have gotten way more for Happ, Oh, Osuna, etc, than Shatkins did.

 

That's not a knock on Shatkins either. Cashman is just that good.

[P2F]

If the rumours are true, the Reds are paying an absurd price for one year of Sonny Gray.

 

The best GM in baseball strikes again.

[Boxcar]

Second base prospects tend to disappoint (from memory). Long for Gray mayyyy be almost palatable. It's the ++ that makes this horrendous. Pick #36 has tremendous value.

 

Have you taken into account that Gray is terrible?

[Laika]

Have you taken into account that Gray is terrible?

 

He's really not - just terrible results in 2018 despite one of the best SwStr% of his career and the best velocity he has ever shown.

 

He projects well. Decent chance of being a 3+ WAR pitcher in 2019.

[Boxcar]

He's really not - just terrible results in 2018 despite one of the best SwStr% of his career and the best velocity he has ever shown.

 

He projects well. Decent chance of being a 3+ WAR pitcher in 2019.

 

Wrong

[Slade]

Cashman would have gotten way more for Happ, Oh, Osuna, etc, than Shatkins did.

 

That's not a knock on Shatkins either. Cashman is just that good.

 

I doubt it, the stakes are different. Cashman could of just held on the Gray if he wanted, we needed to trade those guys asap.

 

No doubt though it's an insanely good trade for the Yankees and I can't even believe that their are rumours of a 3rd piece.

[Spanky99]

Dan Federico

@DanJFederico

Hearing rumblings that Major League Baseball has found that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in violation of rules involving the international free agency market. There is word they will get penalized similar to what the Atlanta Braves received a year ago

 

Ho-Lee-s***

 

[BTS]

Anyone else notice that Fangraphs' 'support our site' popup comes up on every page now, instead of every 20th or whatever it was before? Site is pretty much unusable now.

[jaysblue]

He's really not - just terrible results in 2018 despite one of the best SwStr% of his career and the best velocity he has ever shown.

 

He projects well. Decent chance of being a 3+ WAR pitcher in 2019.

 

I think Gray is better suited pitching in the NL.

 

Still, the Reds overpaid for just one year of Sonny Gray and it's not like they're going to be real contenders in 2019 as well.

[jaysblue]

Anyone else notice that Fangraphs' 'support our site' popup comes up on every page now, instead of every 20th or whatever it was before? Site is pretty much unusable now.

 

What happened to Fangraphs?

 

I still use the site for looking at advanced stats, though for written content not so much anymore.

[Boxcar]

Anyone else notice that Fangraphs' 'support our site' popup comes up on every page now, instead of every 20th or whatever it was before? Site is pretty much unusable now.

 

Is it like getting a single bone in your salmon sandwich?

[Abomination]

Anyone else notice that Fangraphs' 'support our site' popup comes up on every page now, instead of every 20th or whatever it was before? Site is pretty much unusable now.

 

Yes, very annoying.

[glory]

The Gray trade to Cincy appears to be contingent on him signing an extension. That at least makes it somewhat sensible for the Reds.

[Terminator]

We should trade Stroman to the Reds.

[Boxcar]

We should trade Stroman to the Reds.

 

Padres imo

 

Get Chris Paddack while it's still possible

[BTS]

Padres imo

 

Get Chris Paddack while it's still possible

 

Guess the prospect expert who wrote this in November:

 

Paddack sure came back into dynasty consciousness quickly. Don’t let the stats fool you; he’s pretty unlikely to be more than a solid SP4 in a solid pitcher’s park. But he’s pretty close to the majors at this point and given his age, the Padres won’t hold him down for long in 2019 if there’s an opening and he’s upright. Don’t expect more than 2018 Mike Fiers and you may not be disappointed.

[P2F]

That sounds like Bret Sayre.