2018-2019 MLB Offseason Thread

[Goo Punch 4275]

Damn it. I'm gonna miss liking him.

 

[Helobious 9466]

NYC native Adam Ottavino to the Yanks. I actually have heard of him before so he must be good. Will be even better away from Coors

[Beau Vine 54453]

8 minutes ago, Helobious said:

NYC native Adam Ottavino to the Yanks. I actually have heard of him before so he must be good. Will be even better away from Coors

Check his splits -- he's pretty much Coors-proof, which is why he has been so good. 

[TheFlagship 436]

Soooo are the Red Sox gonna do anything about their bullpen?

[Scraps 13582]

Arm dangling dildo will go back at some point

[clapclapclap 9000]

I always like to see guys get to play for the team they grew up rooting for.  Ottavino's from Brooklyn but was a Yankees fan as a kid:

https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/qa-with-rockies-reliever-adam-ottavino/c-275716248

[Scraps 13582]

Cody Allen to the Angels 1 yr deal 8.5 mil + 2.5mil incentives 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Scraps

[Dondrysdale1 370]

nm

Edited January 18, 2019 by Dondrysdale1

[TheFlagship 436]

Kimbrel is the only reliever left to sign among the top 50 FA.

[TheFlagship 436]

Steamer projects only 7 starters to clear 200 innings in 2019. That’s pretty nuts. In 2000, there were 37.

[spystud13 2371]

Martin Perez to Minn, good luck. 

[spystud13 2371]

 

 

[Beau Vine 54453]

4 hours ago, spystud13 said:

Martin Perez to Minn, good luck. 

Plus, he seems to get hurt easily. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

2 hours ago, spystud13 said:

 

 

did Dan Snyder buy the Reds? because everything they've done this offseason is straight out of his playbook.

[spystud13 2371]

The Gray trade has changed. 

 

Sonny also gets 3/$30.5M added on after this season. 

[TheFlagship 436]

On 1/15/2019 at 4:48 PM, spystud13 said:

mlb.com has every team’s projected lineup if the season started now. Check out Balt’s... 

1. Cedric Mullins, CF
2. Jonathan Villar, 2B
3. Trey Mancini, DH
4. Chris Davis, 1B
5. DJ Stewart, RF
6. Renato Nunez, 3B
7. Joey Rickard, LF
8. Richie Martin, SS
9. Chance Sisco, C

 

That is not the best. 

https://www.mlb.com/news/each-mlb-teams-projected-opening-day-lineup/c-302718516

 

And here is their ZIPS projection.

 

[spystud13 2371]

Renato Nunez will make Andujar’s defensive #s look stellar. He luck-boxed into a few plays last season. 

[spystud13 2371]

Markakis back to Atl for 1/$4M. 

[TheFlagship 436]

Giants pick up Pomeranz for pratically nothing. Good bounce back candidate

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Pollack to the Dodgers:

 

[Beau Vine 54453]

JCPenney's apparently didn't even notice:

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52610]

They must have said something when they got approached or signed the consent forms, no?

[Beau Vine 54453]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

They must have said something when they got approached or signed the consent forms, no?

Wouldn't they have put something in the description about "Future Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre shops at Penney's?"  Instead, they put this: " We partnered with Jacqui Saldana of Baby Boy Bakery to surprise JCPenney shoppers with the gift of giving and to spread the holiday cheer."

[Beau Vine 54453]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Pollack to the Dodgers:

 

Seemed kind of low to me at first, but Fangraph's crowdsourcing predicted 4/64 back before FA began.

[Pato del Muerto 52610]

It’s just weird. In an ad about penny’s being great by giving stuff away, they include a family that says hey great but can we give your gift away?  

[Sbbruin 21895]

4 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Pollack to the Dodgers:

 

Looks like we're out of the Harper sweepstakes.  Kluber next?

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

Any of you dudes ever been to Spring Training in Arizona?  Considering spending a weekend there this year.

 

 

[Beau Vine 54453]

39 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said:

Any of you dudes ever been to Spring Training in Arizona?  Considering spending a weekend there this year.

 

 

Several times. Always have a blast. DOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWIT.

[spystud13 2371]

Quote

Major League Baseball has proposed going back to a 15-day disabled list and increasing the time optioned players usually must spend in the minor leagues, a source told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The moves are aimed at reducing the use of relief pitchers and reviving offense.

The minimum length of time an injured player spends on the disabled list was cut from 15 days to 10 in 2016 as part of baseball's new labor contract. As a result, DL placements rose from 563 in 2016 to 702 in 2017 and then again to 737 last year, the commissioner's office said.

Advanced analytics have shown team executives that starting pitchers are less successful the third time through the batting order. Increased DL and minor league option use has led to a strategy of teams rotating their middle relievers with their minor league affiliates in order to have more available pitchers each day. Teams even began using relievers as "openers" to start games last season, a trend sparked by the Tampa Bay Rays.

As part of the plan, a player optioned would have to spend at least 15 days in the minor leagues, up from 10. That limit has been waived when a player is recalled to replace someone going on the DL, gets suspended under the drug or domestic violence agreements, or goes on a paternity or bereavement list.

I’m good with this, the 10-day DL sucks. 

[Beau Vine 54453]

Gondolas!

 

[UTexasFight 9540]

Wouldn't they have put something in the description about "Future Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre shops at Penney's?"  Instead, they put this: " We partnered with Jacqui Saldana of Baby Boy Bakery to surprise JCPenney shoppers with the gift of giving and to spread the holiday cheer."

In completely unrelated news...
“J.C. Penney Struggles to Avoid Same Fate as Sears”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-c-penney-struggles-to-avoid-a-fate-worse-than-the-sears-scenario-11548072000

[Scraps 13582]

Gondolas!
 

But is the drugged out dude who sits in the corner of the BART playing horrible fake gangsta rap on volume level 11 allowed on? If not then I'm out

[Scraps 13582]

In other A's news.... they signed Marco Estrada

[Beau Vine 54453]

Tried to watch MLB channel's Top 100 prospects show.  Their "experts" were Jim Callis (Baseball America), Jonathon Mayo (who does the rankings for MLB.com) and Harold (WTF???!?!)

At one point, Harold said that last year's Futures Game was "the best game I've ever seen Taylor Trammell play."  Lulz.  As if. 

[TheFlagship 436]

ouch 

[gsoda3 3283]

reinheimer's such a spare i bet even spystud hasn't heard of him.

[spystud13 2371]

Sure he has, we even discussed him here. 

[gsoda3 3283]

Sure he has, we even discussed him here. 

D'oh

[Vic Mackey 47159]

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[Pig Bellmont 8739]

 

[TheFlagship 436]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

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That’s sad. That was one of ESPNs best shows in the 2000s. Obviously it’s gone downhill the last decade along with their general baseball coverage

[shnsajax 3592]

Yeah it sucks, was great when Gammons was on it. MLB Network is so good that it stood no chance with ESPNs layoffs.

[UTexasFight 9540]

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Ding dong.
Show dead.

[Goo Punch 4275]

6 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

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Good. Back in the Peter Gammons days BT was awesome, but MLB Network has lapped them for years now. 

[spystud13 2371]

Neil Walker to Marlins, Freddy Galvis to Jays on 1-year deals. 

[Trey3216 15367]

On 1/24/2019 at 1:22 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

It’s just weird. In an ad about penny’s being great by giving stuff away, they include a family that says hey great but can we give your gift away?  

He says, “how about we buy the gift and give it away”.   He works with his own and several other foundations 

[Beau Vine 54453]

Brisbee is leaving SB Nation.  Cross them off then.

[spystud13 2371]

Really wish Adam Morris would follow him. In the leaving part, not the reappearing elsewhere. 

[TheFlagship 436]

ESPN’s Top 10 Prospects:

1) Tatis (SD)

2) Vlad Jr. (TOR)

3) Wander Franco (TB)

4) Whitley (HOU)

5) Jimenez (CWS)

6) Senzel (CIN)

7) Gore (SD)

8 Adell (LAA)

9) Lewis (MIN)

10) Robles (WAS)

[Fozzz 152]

lmao at Tatis above Vlad Jr.