2022-23 MLB offseason thread

[cabowabo 4514]

Why the hell do you schedule a introductory press conference before the player passes the physical?

[billfromlaketravis 11550]

46 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Why the hell do you schedule a introductory press conference before the player passes the physical?

[UTHornFan014 710]

Mets are like "We don't give a fuck about no luxury tax or physical"!

[tx 3 putt 77596]

what

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fuck 

[tx 3 putt 77596]

San Francisco Giants Off-season:

12/6/22: Heyman Reports Judge to the Giants 
12/7/22: Yankees sign Aaron Judge 
12/16/22 : Yankees sign Carlos Rodon 
12/20/22: Giants postpone conference due to medicals and Carlos Correa signs with Mets 

[shadow_operative2.0 16040]

Goddamn, that’s a fucking 2 am power move. 

[tx 3 putt 77596]

lololololol

 

[tx 3 putt 77596]

lololololol

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16040]

On 12/14/2022 at 10:02 AM, TornACL said:

I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so........scared

Damn, this post is crazy prescient now. 

[UTHornFan014 710]

Does this count as the first official flip on signing day? 

[Henry Hill 3156]

[mrhorn 1383]

[Scraps 13584]

Giants probably don't care. I am sure they were having buyer's remorse so they made some shit up to not sign him. They probably thought they could get rodon back and once that didn't happen they were gonna be paying CC when they aren't going anywhere. They don't have the players.

[cabowabo 4514]

I thought they signed some agreement that was contingent on him passing a physical. I guess that’s not the case otherwise the Mets could not have swept in like they did as the physical was pending. 

Edited December 21, 2022 by cabowabo

[The Dog 44171]

He has to pass the physical with the Mets too. Up to Cohen whether he wants to ignore the results or not.

[The Dog 44171]

 

[TonyTexas 10535]

29 minutes ago, The Dog said:

He has to pass the physical with the Mets too. Up to Cohen whether he wants to ignore the results or not.

 

3 hours ago, mrhorn said:

 

 

[Dutchrudder 11155]

Wow, Verlander and Correa back together in NY! Good for them, I'm gonna be rooting for them to come out of the NL next year. I really liked Lindor when he was on the Indians too, so I'll loosely follow the Mets next season. It would be awesome to see the Astros and Mets in the World Series next year, that would be a fun rivalry to start going for the next few years. Maybe Houston can get both New York teams to hate them. 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1693]

12 hours ago, cabowabo said:

Why the hell do you schedule an introductory press conference before the player passes the physical?

Bullshit move from a rookie GM in San Francisco. They went public with their cold feet and Correa bailed way quicker than they probably expected. 

[Gourmand 7774]

Just bonkers news to wake up to this morning. 

I don't think we've ever seen anything like this one. 

[Guadaloopy 11025]

Fuck. The. Mets.

[Guadaloopy 11025]

33 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Wow, Verlander and Correa back together in NY! Good for them, I'm gonna be rooting for them to come out of the NL next year. I really liked Lindor when he was on the Indians too, so I'll loosely follow the Mets next season. It would be awesome to see the Astros and Mets in the World Series next year, that would be a fun rivalry to start going for the next few years. Maybe Houston can get both New York teams to hate them. 

[Dutchrudder 11155]

11 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

The Mets are the best World Series opponent possible, they are the Buffalo Bills of the MLB. They never win, are constantly cursed, and everyone will get a kick out of that ridiculous payroll losing again. But out of all the NL teams, they are one of the least unlikeable ones. 

[Guadaloopy 11025]

9 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

The Mets are the best World Series opponent possible, they are the Buffalo Bills of the MLB. They never win, are constantly cursed, and everyone will get a kick out of that ridiculous payroll losing again. But out of all the NL teams, they are one of the least unlikeable ones. 

You are under 40, I'm guessing.

[cabowabo 4514]

20 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

You are under 40, I'm guessing.

Yeah, FUCK the Mets.

[Beau Vine 54471]

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If Correa's deal is completed, the team's estimated payroll will be around $384 million. Based on that number, the Mets would owe an additional $111 million in luxury-tax payments.

And they still have Mark Canha starting in LF.

Edited December 21, 2022 by Beau Vine

[TonyTexas 10535]

Just now, Beau Vine said:

 

The MLB bottom feeders 

 

[Beau Vine 54471]

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Eight days after Carlos Correa tentatively agreed with the San Francisco Giants on a 13-year, $350 million free-agent contract, his agent, Scott Boras, told the team he could wait no longer.

“We reached an agreement. We had a letter of agreement. We gave them a time frame to execute it,” Boras said. “They advised us they still had questions. They still wanted to talk to other people, other doctors, go through it

“I said, ‘Look, I’ve given you a reasonable time. We need to move forward on this. Give me a time frame. If you’re not going to execute, I need to go talk with other teams.”

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The most significant physical problems Correa endured were earlier in his career. He has well-documented back issues that led to stints on the injured list in both 2018 and 2019, and suffered a season-ending leg injury in June 2014, while he was 19 and still in the minor leagues.

The leg injury occurred when Correa was on the verge of a promotion to Double A with the Astros. Correa hit an RBI triple and his spike got stuck on the bag. The initial report was that the issue was with his ankle. But it turned out Correa required arthroscopic surgery to repair a fractured right fibula and minor ligament damage. He has not been on the injured list for a lower right-leg issue since.

As for Correa’s back, whispers surfaced last offseason, during his first go-round in free agency, that he was not fully healthy. Correa hired Boras last January, and Boras had him visit Dr. Robert Watkins, whose website describes him as the “top spine surgeon for professional athletes in the world.” Both Correa and Boras told The Athletic in April Watkins gave the player a clean bill of health, and Boras conveyed that information to clubs.

“We did a detailed medical review of Carlos’ past and present medical records and arranged a battery of physician exams,” Boras said. “The findings confirmed a very elite and healthy player and dismissed any rumored concerns.”

Added Correa, “(Watkins) said, ‘This dude is as stable, as healthy as he can be.’ Hearing that from the best back doctor in the world, it was reassuring. I knew that already because I’ve been feeling great. But to get that expert opinion, after an MRI and the work I’ve been putting in …

“This is what I tell people. There’s no way you can go out and win a Platinum Glove if your back is not right. There’s no way you can put up an .850 OPS if your back is not right against the elite pitching we’re facing nowadays. There’s no way you play 148 games — and I could have played more, but the COVID IL got me — if your back’s not right. There’s no way you sign a $105 million deal for three years, go through physicals for insurance and for the team if it’s not right.”

 

[Gourmand 7774]

 

[Beau Vine 54471]

 

I wonder what Kumar Rocker is thinking?

[Guadaloopy 11025]

If true (grain of salt since it seems that most of these revelations are coming from the Correa camp), that is some shady bullshit by the Giants FO.

[The Dog 44171]

Everything Slusser posts is from Boras.

correa flunked the physical and SF backed out. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

quick question,  why did Kershaw only get 1 year and the lowly sum of $20 million? Is there a question of his health?  If old man Verlander gets $43 million a year, what's up with Clayton? 

[tx 3 putt 77596]

2 hours ago, cabowabo said:

Yeah, FUCK the Mets.

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[tx 3 putt 77596]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

 

I wonder what Kumar Rocker is thinking?

Pre mlb injury ???

what bs, they had second thoughts just admit it 

he’s the second best post season SS ever and loves the big games and bright lights 

Edited December 21, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

Worked out perfectly for Carlos. He got his money, gets to move to third before having to move to third, will be in the playoffs annually, and doesn't have the be the man on a team full of stars (some with bigger contracts). 

Would love to see them miss the playoffs. 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

 

[Pam Cummings 9686]

Yeah, i don't believe a word of what Scott Boras has to say. But whatever, it's a stupid contract no matter who he signed it with.

[Farmerted 125]

They found out he’s still married to the chick who broke his rib ….good move by Giants 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

 

[Beau Vine 54471]

McCann may have been the Mets' worst contract.

[Beau Vine 54471]

 

[Dutchrudder 11155]

Fun fact: Carlos Correa's 12 year deal will expire in 2034, one year before our last chance to celebrate the final Bobby Bonilla Day in 2035. 

[Jameslaw121 4448]

53 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

McCann may have been the Mets' worst contract.

 

[Helobious 9467]

58 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

McCann may have been the Mets' worst contract.

You should go fuck some sense into Mrs. Met like you said you wanted to in the cartoon thread. 

[TornACL 7732]

22 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Damn, this post is crazy prescient now. 

Today was if Game 6 of the 2002 World Series happened in the offseason. I am sick.

[TornACL 7732]

15 hours ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said:

Bullshit move from a rookie GM in San Francisco. They went public with their cold feet and Correa bailed way quicker than they probably expected. 

This is not on the GM, imo. This is on Farhan and the ownership. 

[TornACL 7732]

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Grant is the best. I am getting extremely drunk tonight. Between Chris Beard last week and this bullshit this week, I am not in a good headspace.

[Pimphand 5940]

The only thing I want the Mets to do is do better than the Yankees for the next 3-5 years just to piss bitch ass Yankee fan off. Winning the World Series hopefully doesn't happen for either club.

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1693]

6 hours ago, TornACL said:

Grant is the best. I am getting extremely drunk tonight. Between Chris Beard last week and this bullshit this week, I am not in a good headspace.

Brisbee is probably my favorite MLB writer.