Offseason Roster Thread 2025-26

[Alejandro Murphy]

Will Ed Rogers be willing again to shell out another half a billion of dollars for two players?

Tucker: $250 million for 7 years @ $37.5M per

Bo: $250 million for 7 years @ $37.5M per

 

will their respective agents say Yes 😁

[JaysForever]

12 minutes ago, Alejandro Murphy said:

Will Ed Rogers be willing again to shell out another half a billion of dollars for two players?

Tucker: $250 million for 7 years @ $37.5M per

Bo: $250 million for 7 years @ $37.5M per

 

will their respective agents say Yes 😁

Ed Rogers is in his mid 50s, time for his mid life crisis spending spree.

[John_Havok]

3 minutes ago, JaysForever said:

Ed Rogers is in his mid 50s, time for his mid life crisis spending spree.

Some by a Bugatti, other's buy baseball players. Why not?

[Jimcanuck]

Berrios *should* rebound and recover some value next spring.  Probably better to wait than move him now when his value is very low.

[mphenhef]

After this year, he would have 94 million in career earnings.  If he isn't starting, I wonder if he would consider opting out of the last two years to go somewhere to start at a slightly lower AAV.  There is something to be said for being in the role you want over getting the most money, especially when you already have generational wealth.  My guess is the agent or union would take him into picking up the option.

[Jimcanuck]

4 minutes ago, mphenhef said:

After this year, he would have 94 million in career earnings.  If he isn't starting, I wonder if he would consider opting out of the last two years to go somewhere to start at a slightly lower AAV.  There is something to be said for being in the role you want over getting the most money, especially when you already have generational wealth.  My guess is the agent or union would take him into picking up the option.

you are joking right?

[Laika]

3 minutes ago, mphenhef said:

After this year, he would have 94 million in career earnings.  If he isn't starting, I wonder if he would consider opting out of the last two years to go somewhere to start at a slightly lower AAV.  There is something to be said for being in the role you want over getting the most money, especially when you already have generational wealth.  My guess is the agent or union would take him into picking up the option.

It would be more than a slightly lower AAV

He might get offered like, 1/$10m 

[glory]

9 minutes ago, mphenhef said:

After this year, he would have 94 million in career earnings.  If he isn't starting, I wonder if he would consider opting out of the last two years to go somewhere to start at a slightly lower AAV.  There is something to be said for being in the role you want over getting the most money, especially when you already have generational wealth.  My guess is the agent or union would take him into picking up the option.

There is a better chance of one of us suiting up for the Jays than there is of Berrios opting out of 2/48 or 2/50. 

[Jimcanuck]

4 minutes ago, glory said:

There is a better chance of one of us suiting up for the Jays than there is of Berrios opting out of 2/48 or 2/50. 

It would be so cool to see Big Red on the mound

[BTS]

6 minutes ago, Jimcanuck said:

It would be so cool to see Big Red on the mound

I heard Spanky has a knee buckling curve, but only sits 45 these days 

[Jimcanuck]

13 minutes ago, BTS said:

I heard Spanky has a knee buckling curve, but only sits 45 these days 

I'm sure Pete Walker and Spanky will work on stuff

[Laika]

Imagine a left handed, red-headed Alek Manoah

that was prime Spanky on the mound 

[Pendleton]

39 minutes ago, Laika said:

Imagine a left handed, red-headed Alek Manoah

 

 

I'm trying but it just comes up as Jesse Litsch 

[Stangstag]

16 minutes ago, Pendleton said:

 

I'm trying but it just comes up as Jesse Litsch 

I was thinking more Anthony Kay

[Brownie19]

This guy is suggesting Ohtani had 1 career hit on pitchers 93+ before coming to the MLB.  That sounds insane.

 

 

[BTS]

16 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

This guy is suggesting Ohtani had 1 career hit on pitchers 93+ before coming to the MLB.  That sounds insane.

 

 

It's weird how little we've heard about the Murakami and Imai markets. Usually there are tons of leaks about interviews, visits with teams etc... 

[JaysForever]

9 minutes ago, BTS said:

It's weird how little we've heard about the Murakami and Imai markets. Usually there are tons of leaks about interviews, visits with teams etc... 

Okamoto rumors are also fairly quiet.

[glory]

 

[mphenhef]

4 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

you are joking right?

I am not.  I don’t think there is any chance it would happen due to the agent/union.  But if it were me and I had already made 94 million dollars, I would rather be happy getting another 10 than unhappy getting 50.  Either way myself and my kids are set for life.

[Sasky05]

1 hour ago, mphenhef said:

I am not.  I don’t think there is any chance it would happen due to the agent/union.  But if it were me and I had already made 94 million dollars, I would rather be happy getting another 10 than unhappy getting 50.  Either way myself and my kids are set for life.

Lol! I don't think he'll be more unhappy collecting $50M than he would be pitching elsewhere for 10. And it isn't even April fools!

[Jimcanuck]

2 hours ago, mphenhef said:

I am not.  I don’t think there is any chance it would happen due to the agent/union.  But if it were me and I had already made 94 million dollars, I would rather be happy getting another 10 than unhappy getting 50.  Either way myself and my kids are set for life.

You might be surprised how expensive a luxury lifestyle is.  And then the wife wants a divorce, oh s***!

Maybe 0.0001% of humans on this planet would take 10 over 50.

[mphenhef]

10 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

You might be surprised how expensive a luxury lifestyle is.  And then the wife wants a divorce, oh s***!

Maybe 0.0001% of humans on this planet would take 10 over 50.

That's the reason for most of the issues in the world right now.  

 

It's also not 10 million over 50 million.  It's 104 million in career earnings over 144 million in career earnings.  Either one of those provides a luxury lifestyle easily.

[Laika]

58 minutes ago, mphenhef said:

That's the reason for most of the issues in the world right now.  

 

It's also not 10 million over 50 million.  It's 104 million in career earnings over 144 million in career earnings.  Either one of those provides a luxury lifestyle easily.

The guy has a charitable foundation

If he doesn't need the 40m he will pitch out the contract and donate it to kids in his community and enrich his island 

It wouldn't be altruistic or noble to just let Rogers Communications keep 40m lol 

You could even argue it is amoral to walk away from they money. It's a disservice to his community, his family, his union, his peers, and himself (his current contract is a reflection of how good he was at a certain juncture and what he was able to bargain for). 

Walking away from the money is actually hedonism. "I'd rather feel a bit more comfortable at work right now than satisfy a litany of financial and moral obligations, goals, and responsibilities that I could perform or satisfy" 

[Stangstag]

11 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

You might be surprised how expensive a luxury lifestyle is.  And then the wife wants a divorce, oh s***!

Maybe 0.0001% of humans on this planet would take 10 over 50.

The good ones are the 0.0001% then. 

[Stangstag]

39 minutes ago, Laika said:

The guy has a charitable foundation

If he doesn't need the 40m he will pitch out the contract and donate it to kids in his community and enrich his island 

It wouldn't be altruistic or noble to just let Rogers Communications keep 40m lol 

 

You could even argue it is amoral to walk away from they money. It's a disservice to his community, his family, his union, his peers, and himself (his current contract is a reflection of how good he was at a certain juncture and what he was able to bargain for). 

Walking away from the money is actually hedonism. "I'd rather feel a bit more comfortable at work right now than satisfy a litany of financial and moral obligations, goals, and responsibilities that I could perform or satisfy" 

I don’t necessarily agree with that, goddamn. Just proves how much our society is fixated on money as the be all end all.

Does this also apply to random joe blow who decides to work at a non-profit for 60k vs work for some big corporation (that contributes a net negative to society) for 100k+?? Is he doing a “disservice” to his family??

Man sometimes I feel our society has their values completely f***ed up and backwards 

[Olerud363.354]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

The guy has a charitable foundation

If he doesn't need the 40m he will pitch out the contract and donate it to kids in his community and enrich his island 

It wouldn't be altruistic or noble to just let Rogers Communications keep 40m lol 

You could even argue it is amoral to walk away from they money. It's a disservice to his community, his family, his union, his peers, and himself (his current contract is a reflection of how good he was at a certain juncture and what he was able to bargain for). 

Walking away from the money is actually hedonism. "I'd rather feel a bit more comfortable at work right now than satisfy a litany of financial and moral obligations, goals, and responsibilities that I could perform or satisfy" 

A very good post.  When you reject money you are like saying... someone else could do better with this money than I can.

If you are mean you can buy a bigger boat.  If you are nice you can buy kids sneakers and make a little baseball stadium for them to play in (cost a few million), a few million more you can build more little kid baseball stadiums.  Or donate it to cancer research.... or food for the hungry.  Or buy another boat and support the boat builders.  

I mean I guess there is point where you also should have the right to earn less.  However it has to be a really well thought out decision.  Like

1) would you rather get 30 starts a year and give up 47 homers in Colorado for 10 million

2) 18 starts a year, and get tested in the bullpen (and keep in mind you never know when you need a game 7 setup man) and earn 50 million and build little kids baseball stadiums

With these things you need a notepad and a pen and write out pros and cons of the options. 

[Olerud363.354]

6 minutes ago, Olerud363.354 said:

2) 18 starts a year, and get tested in the bullpen (and keep in mind you never know when you need a game 7 setup man) and earn 50 million and build little kids baseball stadiums

You have to have the right personality for option 2.   Take things calm.  Be OK with DL stints to rest-up.  Cheer your team-mates on even when you aren't in the game.  Cheer, Cheer, Cheer.  Be positive.  Listen to the coaches.  Cheer for Justin Bruihl types when they take your spot.  Don't secretly cheer for their failure. Don't pout.  Don't go home.   One day maybe you don't make the playoff roster, but handle it right and the next thing you know your the game 7 setup man (or even starter!). 

[Laika]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

I don’t necessarily agree with that, goddamn. Just proves how much our society is fixated on money as the be all end all.

Does this also apply to random joe blow who decides to work at a non-profit for 60k vs work for some big corporation (that contributes a net negative to society) for 100k+?? Is he doing a “disservice” to his family??

Man sometimes I feel our society has their values completely f***ed up and backwards 

No, that's not a correct comparison. 

If someone chooses to make $40k less to work for a non-profit their choice is to earn less in order to perform some kind of good service to the world, generally 

Berrios would just be choosing to make $40m less because he likes to be a starting pitcher. No good for the world comes of this. Pure self-interest. Hedonism. Childish stuff. 

One must consider all factors! 

If a guy who already has a family and lots of responsibilities chooses to make a lot less money and risk the stability of his family because he wants more time to play Fortnite then it would be a disservice to his community and peoples. If his family is stable and he wants to make less so he can spend more time with his family, then it's not a problem. 

It's not about the MONEY it's about the PRIORITIES and the REASONS 

[Eat My Shatkins]

LOL damnnnnn

 

C'mon Tucker.....Bo....give us something to talk about today.

[Olerud363.354]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

Does this also apply to random joe blow who decides to work at a non-profit for 60k vs work for some big corporation (that contributes a net negative to society) for 100k+?? Is he doing a “disservice” to his family??

That's not the comparison.  Comparison would be

1.  60k for non-profit,

2.  100k for corporation but give 40k to the non-profit.  (and hopefully tax law is ethical enough that the 40k you give to non-profit is not taxed). 

Maybe for certain reasons 1 is still better.  I mean realistically nobody is going to do 2. because of human nature with money at that scale.  Very difficult to give away 40% of your salary.  However if you really wanted to that's the two choices.