Could this be the day we see Machado moved? Do the yankees make a move for a pitcher or a bold one in getting said Machado? Will the Mets make a big splash on the last day. Hopefully it'll be an exciting one after the last few days were a little slow.
As a fan, I'm still hoping to see Todd Frazier return and I'm not really sold on Andujar at 3B despite his supposed improvements defensively (and while his bat is very good, it's not good enough to offset poor defense if that remains an issue).
My preference would be Fulmer by a wide margin, but if the Yanks can acquire either Fulmer or Cole without dealing Torres or Sheffield (and there seems to be no suggestion that they will) and bring back Todd Frazier, I'd consider the offseason a huge success.
Another to look out for would be Twins
Another to look out for would be Twins
Huh?
Hitters generally get more in trades in the off-season. If a team could get more at the deadline, why wouldn't the Orioles just wait until the deadline themselves?
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Sounds like a 27 year old failed middle reliever. decent k totals.
Agreed, Yankees need pitching at this point plus you will get a year to see what you have in andujar...
Now he knows they want him so maybe he wont sign an extension with anyone and wait for the yanks to pay him next year.
They cant be offering their top guys to unless they think they cam sign him for less now then next year
coming off injury like the rest of the staff maybe wouldn't cost much, isn't ancient, and his 2016 season while up and down in Boston would have been the 3rd best of the Mets starters in 2017.
If there's a reclamation project I'd rather see it be Buchholz than someone with less track record.
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Mets select INF Andrew Ely in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
The defensive minded infielder hit .259/.356/.355 in AA last year for the Cubs.
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Mets select INF Andrew Ely in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
The defensive minded infielder hit .259/.356/.355 in AA last year for the Cubs.
Backup minor league IF depth, not a big leaguer. No speed or power. He's worst case on Guillorme.
Anyelo Gomez RH P
Mike Ford Power bat
Jose Mesa RH P
Nestor Cordes LH P
Anyelo Gomez RH P
Mike Ford Power bat
Jose Mesa RH P
Nestor Cordes LH P
The O's took both Mesa and Cortes.
Now he knows they want him so maybe he wont sign an extension with anyone and wait for the yanks to pay him next year.
They cant be offering their top guys to unless they think they cam sign him for less now then next year
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Kinsler wasnt going to waive no trade for Mets. Also heard Rafael Monteros name came up in talks. Perhaps instructive moving forward in that one of those controllable young arm may need to be moved (like Gsellman, Lugo) to get second baseman.
Agree 100%. Also I want to see Machado this year. His BA/OBP/OPS really tanked this past season. Was it a 1 year aberration or trend? The guy is a young stud and is a great fielder too. Frankly I'd like to try other solutions at 3b right now.
From Ryan Blevins (BlessYouBoys.com)...
Trading Fulmer would be a bold move for the Tigers, and the return would have to be substantial. Fulmer is still a cost-controlled, top tier starter, just 24 years of age. The Yankees would have five years before Fulmer reaches free agency. Thats a very valuable commodity.
General manager Al Avila is obliged to listen, as such a deal could propel the Tigers rebuilding effort in a major way. Gleyber Torres, in particular, would be a huge boost to a farm system still weak in middle infield talent. However, unless the Yankees are committed enough to part with several high end prospects, the Tigers will rightly pass on a deal.
From Detroit Free Press (with quotes from Keith Law of ESPN)...
What if they sign Moustakos and Flores/Cabrera both get hurt with minor injuries in spring training?
LOL... just trying to think of a scenario that could happen where we wouldn't be too mad.
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Jose Reyes is the Mets 2b this year I am not attending a single game.
What if they sign Moustakos and Flores/Cabrera both get hurt with minor injuries in spring training?
LOL... just trying to think of a scenario that could happen where we wouldn't be too mad.
Well Carig's tweet more than implies in this scenario Reyes would "the" starting 2b, not he ended up there through injury.
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If the Tigers want to pick from a top farm system, they wont do much better than the New York Yankees. The talent is plentiful, and they could put together a very nice package of prospects without gutting their system. The acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton has also made several of their outfield prospects a bit more expendable.
Trading Fulmer would be a bold move for the Tigers, and the return would have to be substantial. Fulmer is still a cost-controlled, top tier starter, just 24 years of age. The Yankees would have five years before Fulmer reaches free agency. Thats a very valuable commodity.
General manager Al Avila is obliged to listen, as such a deal could propel the Tigers rebuilding effort in a major way. Gleyber Torres, in particular, would be a huge boost to a farm system still weak in middle infield talent. However, unless the Yankees are committed enough to part with several high end prospects, the Tigers will rightly pass on a deal.
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Im asking for two of this group Torres, Sheffield, Andujar, oh and Florial," (Keith) Law said on what he'd do if he was Avila. "Im saying I want two of those in exchange, and then youre asking for two more (prospects). Two really good prospects at the top and then two lesser prospects to round out the deal. And my lesser (prospects), they can be further away or they can be guys that are just not as good.
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Mentioned it in yesterday's thread, but Clint Frazier is every bit on the same level as the group that Law references, he just has graduated out of prospect status. Frazier and Andujar + two lesser prospects would be just fine by me for Fulmer.
Trade#1: Frazier, Sheffield, Abreu, Estrada for Michael Fulmer.
Trade#2:Adams, Andujar, Acevedo, Wade for Gerrit Cole.
It would still leave the Yankees two of their top four prospects in Torres and Florial and a bunch of good pitching prospects like Medina, Tate, German, Perez, Schmidt, Sauer, etc., etc., etc.
Two questions...
1. Is it actually doable?
2. Would you be happy or sad to see it happen?
And a bonus question...
--What if Torres was part of a trade for Fulmer (with Frazier headlining a trade for Cole)?
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Kipnis is still a possibility. Harrison and Hernandez too, though both may prove too costly in talent. Castro and Lowrie are not in the mix.
Not surprising. I wouldn't want to play for this shitty franchise either.
It's just crazy to think that there is the potential to swing both trades without giving up Torres. Of course, I could be wrong about that. The Tigers could insist on Torres.
p.s.--I'm suspicious of the Fulmer situation. He doesn't fit the profile of someone who should be on the trading block regardless of what kind of rebuilding mode the Tigers are in. He's coming off surgery and his second season didn't match the dominance of his rookie year. Sometimes it pays to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Mets were veeeery close on a few trades for position players last night ... keep your eyes peeled next few days
Those deals will define "good now, unbearable later". I guess they're hoping they can pawn their albatrosses off on the Dodgers again in 4 years or so.
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Mets have had serious talks with Cleveland on Jason Kipnis this week, source tells SB Nation. There's been traction there. Fit looks even better with Kinsler to Anaheim.
If they believe he can bounce back and post 2015/2016 numbers, that'd be great - but who the hell knows.
That's a fair question. I don't think the Tigers really have Fulmer on the trade block though, per se; I think it's more that they might have let other GMs know that they're open for business in general and are looking to restock their farm system.
They have a handful of older, big money guys that aren't necessarily going to get tremendous packages in return (see: Kinsler, Ian), and then a bunch of younger guys that also aren't going to get much in return, and then a few guys that are young, cheap and good that could get them multiple chips back (primarily Fulmer and Castellanos). And both of those guys come with their own questions, too - is Castellanos basically a DH-only bat? And, as you note, despite it mostly being considered a NBD procedure, Fulmer is coming off surgery.
If they think they can possibly score 2-3 legitimate MLB players with 1 or more having star potential, that could be reason enough for them to at least listen to offers.
If they believe he can bounce back and post 2015/2016 numbers, that'd be great - but who the hell knows.
He was injured and didnt play much. It was a small sample. I like him better than Kinsler due to age.
You want a 30 year old two time all star who posted back to back 5 WAR seasons the last time he was healthy for Matt Reynolds? Lol
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Kipnis was dreadful last year.
If they believe he can bounce back and post 2015/2016 numbers, that'd be great - but who the hell knows.
He was injured and didnt play much. It was a small sample. I like him better than Kinsler due to age.
Eh, he played more than half the season - I don't think the sample size is too small to draw conclusions from. He sucked.
If it was injury-related and won't be an issue going forward, great. I'm on board if we're not giving up a lot.
Kinsler was coming off a down year too but hes 36 and actually played all of last year.
I couldn't care less if the Mets are veeeeeeeery close to trades or verrrrrrrry close to trades - make something happen, communicate with your fans in a rational way, or just shut up altogether.
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if they get him for Matt Reynolds or Pat Mazeika or someone like that (bottom part of the top 30 prospect or not even on the list), and I used to give Sandy the benefit of the doubt on trades until Merandy Gonzalez for AJ Ramos, so you know Kipnis will cost Gimenez and Szapucki or Nido.
You want a 30 year old two time all star who posted back to back 5 WAR seasons the last time he was healthy for Matt Reynolds? Lol
Absolutely and I think its you who would be laughed out of the room if you think you could get Kipnis for "just" your LOL funny Matt Reynolds.
Where do you see Matt Reynolds this year?
If it's not Vegas or the bench you're once again overrating your teams non-prospects.
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if they get him for Matt Reynolds or Pat Mazeika or someone like that (bottom part of the top 30 prospect or not even on the list), and I used to give Sandy the benefit of the doubt on trades until Merandy Gonzalez for AJ Ramos, so you know Kipnis will cost Gimenez and Szapucki or Nido.
You want a 30 year old two time all star who posted back to back 5 WAR seasons the last time he was healthy for Matt Reynolds? Lol
Absolutely and I think its you who would be laughed out of the room if you think you could get Kipnis for "just" your LOL funny Matt Reynolds.
Where do you see Matt Reynolds this year?
If it's not Vegas or the bench you're once again overrating your teams non-prospects.
sorry, miss-read your post. I see you're saying it would cost more than Matt Reynolds.
Of course he would cost more than Matt Reynolds.
My point was I did not want to give up a lot for him. I was obviously not being literal with Matt Reynolds or Pat Mazeika.
Quite frankly, I dont have an offer on the table, Avila said. Nobodys put forth players in front of my face and said, Hey, well do this.
If a team does offer a blockbuster deal for prospects though, Avila wont rule out the possibility of moving Fulmer, the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year and an All-Star last season.
If they really want to be aggressive, theres a handful of teams that have the players to do it, Avila said. We have not even come close to those type of conversations. Everyones just kind of kicking around to see what the real interest is. Our basic message is Were not trying at this stage to try him. That doesnt mean we wouldnt listen.
What would it take to trade Fulmer?
Well quite frankly I really dont want to get into it because at this stage were not proactively trying to trade him, Avila said. My comment is, theres teams that have interest and in that sense, Well okay. Were not trying to trade him.' I have something. You want it? Tell me what you want.' 'Im not going to tell you what I want because I dont really want to do it.
And on Tuesday...
With Fulmer, were not actively pursuing a trade, Avila said. A couple teams have expressed interest and all were doing is listening and thats really it at this point. I would say that, for us, it pays to listen and see whats out there.
Speaking inside the teams suite at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort, Avila estimated there were only a handful of teams capable of offering the Tigers the type of package they desire to part with Fulmer.
Hes an exciting young pitcher that wed love to have, Avila said. So for us to trade him, it would have to be something that a club would really have to step up and have something significant that we would feel would make us a much better organization moving forward.
That's a lot of verbiage he's devoting to a guy he doesn't want to trade when a simple "I'm always willing to listen but for someone like Fulmer it would take a helluva lot for me to part with him."
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if they get him for Matt Reynolds or Pat Mazeika or someone like that (bottom part of the top 30 prospect or not even on the list), and I used to give Sandy the benefit of the doubt on trades until Merandy Gonzalez for AJ Ramos, so you know Kipnis will cost Gimenez and Szapucki or Nido.
You want a 30 year old two time all star who posted back to back 5 WAR seasons the last time he was healthy for Matt Reynolds? Lol
Absolutely and I think its you who would be laughed out of the room if you think you could get Kipnis for "just" your LOL funny Matt Reynolds.
Where do you see Matt Reynolds this year?
If it's not Vegas or the bench you're once again overrating your teams non-prospects.
Are you drinking today? You think Im overrating Reynolds? What? Reynolds might be removed from the 40 today. Why the hell would I care about him? The joke is you thinking you can get Kipnis for our trash.
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I know, I hope he's not on the team this year.
They oddly have one guy every few seasons they have some bizarre affinity for. Mike Baxter, Eric Campbell. Reynolds is really bad and is 27 years old. This supposed "versatility" is such garbage. He can play passable OF? Who cares? Emergency OF is not some great value. "Anyone" can be your 6th OF. Guillorme can do everything Reynolds can do (and better) except play the OF. Phil Evans, same. Reynolds 115 MLB games... 0.0 fWAR.
If Kinsler is still the player he was when he was last healthy in 2015/2016 his contract is the steal of the century. Kinsler is 36 and likely close to finished. Disagree.
No speed, no power. He's legit a player you can find on the waiver wire all season long if need be.
Agreed. I'd rather take on Prado (with some $ kicked in) than either of those guys. Prado would actually be a pretty good fit here in a few different ways.
But in a backup/utility role.
he can fill in at 3B, SS, 2B, can still steal a base, has decent stretches with the bat.
But in a backup/utility role.
he can fill in at 3B, SS, 2B, can still steal a base, has decent stretches with the bat.
yup. He's not my first choice, but he's versatile and can still have a good month or two if he's filling in. I wouldn't even mind making 2B a competition between him, Flores, and Cecchini in the spring...
IF IF IF
They spend money elsewhere on impact players either in CF, 1B, BP, 3B.
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on the team. In fact I think he has some value to the Mets.
But in a backup/utility role.
he can fill in at 3B, SS, 2B, can still steal a base, has decent stretches with the bat.
yup. He's not my first choice, but he's versatile and can still have a good month or two if he's filling in. I wouldn't even mind making 2B a competition between him, Flores, and Cecchini in the spring...
IF IF IF
They spend money elsewhere on impact players either in CF, 1B, BP, 3B.
Cecchini got 82 ab's for a 70 win team (and didn't hit). They don't even mention him anymore. He won't be in the mix.
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on the team. In fact I think he has some value to the Mets.
But in a backup/utility role.
he can fill in at 3B, SS, 2B, can still steal a base, has decent stretches with the bat.
yup. He's not my first choice, but he's versatile and can still have a good month or two if he's filling in. I wouldn't even mind making 2B a competition between him, Flores, and Cecchini in the spring...
IF IF IF
They spend money elsewhere on impact players either in CF, 1B, BP, 3B.
Cecchini got 82 ab's for a 70 win team (and didn't hit). They don't even mention him anymore. He won't be in the mix.
He has 21 career starts. Wouldn't give up on him just yet.
Taijeron
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Again on his own team
Drafted as a guy with a really good glove who would have value if he could become a decent hitter.
Became a complete joke in the field but actually hit quite a bit. Then last year, he pretty much just sucked all around and is rapidly approaching non-prospect territory.
Nimmo (#13)
Cecchini (#12)
Smith (#11)
I know MLB draft is a crap shoot more than some sports, but if Smith doesn't pan out you have three top 13 picks and wind up with a 4th/5th OFer.
And Sandy wonders why the farm system isn't brimming with prospects.
you miss on the 1st round and there's a ripple effect.
Nimmo (#13)
Cecchini (#12)
Smith (#11)
I know MLB draft is a crap shoot more than some sports, but if Smith doesn't pan out you have three top 13 picks and wind up with a 4th/5th OFer.
And Sandy wonders why the farm system isn't brimming with prospects.
you miss on the 1st round and there's a ripple effect.
The Mets don't maximize their draft budget like Atlanta and others do
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interest in trading for Machado. They have turned this around quickly because they have built through the farm system. I was all for the Stanton deal, only cost money basically. But I would not even consider trading a couple of big prospects for Machado when they can sign him next off-season as a free agent. If he signs an extension elsewhere, oh well. The Yankees have put themselves in a nice position here, because they haven't done dumb things like trading away their big prospects for one player and then pay that same players hundreds of millions of dollars.
Agree 100%. Also I want to see Machado this year. His BA/OBP/OPS really tanked this past season. Was it a 1 year aberration or trend? The guy is a young stud and is a great fielder too. Frankly I'd like to try other solutions at 3b right now.
This as well.
He certainly seemed to NOT have a plan, and he called out reporters for no reason, but the pre-Madoff Mets were aggressive.
However, he still doesn't think Angelos will sign off on a Yankee deal, and he (Kay) thinks they should wait till free agency rather than deplete their starting pitching supply in the minors.
I know, I know - I hate Kay, too - but his Yankee insights have some value.
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they're willing to listen to offers, that's all. I don't think they're actively shopping Fulmer.
If his only response was "Hey, I'm always willing to listen" then fine, but he seemed to ramble on and on about it on multiple occasions.
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Quite frankly, I dont have an offer on the table, Avila said. Nobodys put forth players in front of my face and said, Hey, well do this.
If a team does offer a blockbuster deal for prospects though, Avila wont rule out the possibility of moving Fulmer, the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year and an All-Star last season.
If they really want to be aggressive, theres a handful of teams that have the players to do it, Avila said. We have not even come close to those type of conversations. Everyones just kind of kicking around to see what the real interest is. Our basic message is Were not trying at this stage to try him. That doesnt mean we wouldnt listen.
What would it take to trade Fulmer?
Well quite frankly I really dont want to get into it because at this stage were not proactively trying to trade him, Avila said. My comment is, theres teams that have interest and in that sense, Well okay. Were not trying to trade him.' I have something. You want it? Tell me what you want.' 'Im not going to tell you what I want because I dont really want to do it.
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Lets say you have an asset, Avila said. Your house. And somebody likes it. You dont have it for sale. But if somebody says, Man, I really like your house and they keep on pursuing you about your house, at some point, you might end up selling it.
With Fulmer, were not actively pursuing a trade, Avila said. A couple teams have expressed interest and all were doing is listening and thats really it at this point. I would say that, for us, it pays to listen and see whats out there.
Speaking inside the teams suite at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort, Avila estimated there were only a handful of teams capable of offering the Tigers the type of package they desire to part with Fulmer.
Hes an exciting young pitcher that wed love to have, Avila said. So for us to trade him, it would have to be something that a club would really have to step up and have something significant that we would feel would make us a much better organization moving forward.
That's a lot of verbiage he's devoting to a guy he doesn't want to trade when a simple "I'm always willing to listen but for someone like Fulmer it would take a helluva lot for me to part with him."
And that's a lot of effort to try to justify wanting a mediocre NL pitcher who is older, more expensive and less effective rather than Fulmer.
They literally said at every opportunity that they are not actively trying to trade Fulmer. By your twisted logic, why would the Pirates trade such a stud (/s) as Cole?
Don't want to turn this into a Mets prospects thread but the TL:DR is that there's reason to believe he had some bad luck last year and a clean slate from a new staff would be a good idea. I know the org was down on him last year and I'm sure there's some reason why, but he's exactly the type contact oriented low strikeout player they have previously mis-evaluated.
The "bad luck" argument is that his #'s in AAA the last 2 years were a lot more similar than people realize except for 1 stat - singles. He had 23 less singles last year. His BABIP dropped and was one of the lowest on Vegas' roster (12th out of 15th among guys over 100 ABs). So the difference between a 128 wRC and an 85 wRC was a bunch of singles (and some situational factors with RBIs and RS).
2016 (499 PA) - 8 homers, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 48 BB, 55 K's
2017 (497 PA) - 6 homers, 27 doubles, 3 triples, 40 BB, 61 K's
A year ago his biggest issue was throwing errors which were mostly corrected with the move from SS to 2B (8 errors there). In a pretty weak system, especially at the higher levels, he's not someone I'd sell low on.
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Don't want to turn this into a Mets prospects thread but the TL:DR is that there's reason to believe he had some bad luck last year and a clean slate from a new staff would be a good idea. I know the org was down on him last year and I'm sure there's some reason why, but he's exactly the type contact oriented low strikeout player they have previously mis-evaluated.
The "bad luck" argument is that his #'s in AAA the last 2 years were a lot more similar than people realize except for 1 stat - singles. He had 23 less singles last year. His BABIP dropped and was one of the lowest on Vegas' roster (12th out of 15th among guys over 100 ABs). So the difference between a 128 wRC and an 85 wRC was a bunch of singles (and some situational factors with RBIs and RS).
2016 (499 PA) - 8 homers, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 48 BB, 55 K's
2017 (497 PA) - 6 homers, 27 doubles, 3 triples, 40 BB, 61 K's
A year ago his biggest issue was throwing errors which were mostly corrected with the move from SS to 2B (8 errors there). In a pretty weak system, especially at the higher levels, he's not someone I'd sell low on.
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THEY decided it was worth giving Phil Evans (a guy they sent home only to call back because of injuries) a look over Cecchini. Sandy and Co. made that decision. Evans was sitting on his couch and HE got an extended look over a former 1st round pick. That doesn't tell you something? Do you hear ANY buzz around him? From the Mets? from scouts? It should also be noted while you are comparing the 2 seasons, his 2016 actually wasn't all that amazing either. 128 wRC+ was good for 6th on his own team behind Conforto, Nimmo, Rivera, Taijeron and Ty Kelly. His wOBA in 2016 was also 6th on his own team. He was "solid" in 2016 and awful in 2017. Neither season was he "MLB starter" good.
wRC+ 6th
Slugging 8th
OBP 4th
ISO 11th
SB's 7th
And again these are his rankings on his own team during his "good" AAA season in 2016
Baseball America dropped him from the Mets top 10 prospects while calling the Mets system "bottom 3rd in the league".
BP had him 9th while again saying the system was pretty terrible
OFP 50Average major league second baseman
Likely 40Utility guy that makes you cringe a bit when hes your Sunday shortstop
They literally said at every opportunity that they are not actively trying to trade Fulmer. By your twisted logic, why would the Pirates trade such a stud (/s) as Cole?
And surely you can see why it makes much more sense for the Pirates to part with Cole for prospects. I don't need to explain it to you because you've said the same yourself.
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And that's a lot of effort to try to justify wanting a mediocre NL pitcher who is older, more expensive and less effective rather than Fulmer.
They literally said at every opportunity that they are not actively trying to trade Fulmer. By your twisted logic, why would the Pirates trade such a stud (/s) as Cole?
I don't prefer Cole to Fulmer, I just find it a little suspicious the way Avila waxes on and on about teams asking and him listening (next up from him will be a wife-swapping analogy, "If you're at a club and a guy keeps asking your wife to dance...").
And surely you can see why it makes much more sense for the Pirates to part with Cole for prospects. I don't need to explain it to you because you've said the same yourself.
Of course it makes more sense. Because Cole is meh.
When it comes to second base, source says Mets are actually more concerned about giving up talent (which is limited) than they are about taking on some money (go ahead, be skeptical). Anyway, thats why the Mets have so much interest in Jason Kipnis.
PLEASE!
However, he still doesn't think Angelos will sign off on a Yankee deal, and he (Kay) thinks they should wait till free agency rather than deplete their starting pitching supply in the minors.
I know, I know - I hate Kay, too - but his Yankee insights have some value.
I fully believe this on Machado
1. He sees the Yanks are building something unstoppable and wants to be a part of it
2. He detests the Red Sox
3. He always looked up to ARod when he came up to the bigs
Yanks actually have the best deal but Angelos won't trade with the Yanks so the White Sox have the best deal the Orioles are looking at. That makes sense. Question is, will the White Sox pay him the money
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Yanks actually have the best deal but Angelos won't trade with the Yanks so the White Sox have the best deal the Orioles are looking at. That makes sense. Question is, will the White Sox pay him the money
Yeah? What's the offer?
None of us actually know. The Yanks have the best pool to deal from, but the White Sox are right there with them. Yes, it's well documented that Angelos is extremely resistant to a trade with the Yanks, but to declare that the Yanks have the best deal is just speculation.
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Cashman is simply saying...take this or leave it...get something for him or get nothing
I think that the meetings were helpful to help us resolve the bullpen situation and give us a little more clarity on options at other positions, Alderson said shortly before departing. So I think were relatively happy going home.
I think that the meetings were helpful to help us resolve the bullpen situation and give us a little more clarity on options at other positions, Alderson said shortly before departing. So I think were relatively happy going home.
Did Sandy kick any doors down on the way out?
I think DePo got a promotion in CLE. From what I read he now reports directly to Haslam, as does the GM and coach.
I thought he'd get tossed with Sashi, but if I read correctly doesn't seem like that is the case, at least not yet.
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but I think it's time to move on. Bring back Depo to help with the draft (they obviously need it) and then let him take the reigns next offseason. Let Sandy stay on as team president but give someone else a chance.
I think DePo got a promotion in CLE. From what I read he now reports directly to Haslam, as does the GM and coach.
I thought he'd get tossed with Sashi, but if I read correctly doesn't seem like that is the case, at least not yet.
New GM apparently shit on DePo
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Rodney also had offers from TEX, NYM, DET.
-Kipnis does not have a no-trade (so he has no say) but he does not want to be traded
Yeah he still runs the site.
Mets waiting for their bargain as usual.
Puma says otherwise-
The Mets received the impression Brian Dozier likely wont be dealt by the Twins. And team officials dont view the Brewers Jonathan Villar as a serious possibility at the moment.
He's 27 this season. Had an absolutely horrendous 2017, beyond bad. Very good 2016. Awful career outside of 2016.
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Also, the Mets are not hot with any other potential 2B at the moment.
it's a good deal for all the other 1B options, based on twitter comments. For example....
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The consensus on Carlos Santana's $60M deal with the Phillies: It bodes awfully well for free agent hitters. Santana is four years older than Eric Hosmer. A seven-year, $175M ask no longer seems beyond the pale. Good news for Logan Morrison and other available first basemen, too.
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it's a good deal for all the other 1B options, based on twitter comments. For example....
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The consensus on Carlos Santana's $60M deal with the Phillies: It bodes awfully well for free agent hitters. Santana is four years older than Eric Hosmer. A seven-year, $175M ask no longer seems beyond the pale. Good news for Logan Morrison and other available first basemen, too.
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Just because the AAV is high. People expected 4 years at a lower number but he's older than Hosmer so the AAV bodes well for guys like him.
Dave Cameron 4 $18.0 M $72.0 M
"This is bananas. Santana projects as a better player than Edwin Enacnacion did last year, when the latter got 3/$60M after turning down 4/$80M from the Blue Jays. And Encarnacion got that despite only being able to negotiate with the few AL teams that had openings at DH. Santanas market should be much broader, and if he doesnt eclipse Encarnacions $60 million guarantee from last winter, a bunch of teams screwed up. I guessed that hed actually sign for $72 million, but Id probably go as high as $80 million if hed spread it out over five years. Santana might not be a superstar, but hes a good, consistent, durable player who will help his next team more than it seems many people might anticipate."
Though part of me wouldn't like it be because it signals the end of Dom Smith at low cost for a player at a relatively high cost that who knows how much of an improvement he'd be.
but my point was in response to the "great deal for Philly" posts. It's not that great IMO unless you see the Phillies as a contender in the next 3 years.
Not sure I do.
Though part of me wouldn't like it be because it signals the end of Dom Smith at low cost for a player at a relatively high cost that who knows how much of an improvement he'd be.
but my point was in response to the "great deal for Philly" posts. It's not that great IMO unless you see the Phillies as a contender in the next 3 years.
Not sure I do.
Phillies have an INSANE amount of money to spend upcoming so Santana is a nice add to what they already have. They have something like 7 million committed for 2019 (now 7+ Santana).
Astros signed RHP Hector Rondon to a two-year, $8.5 million contract. Reportedly also in on Darvish.
The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Hector Rondon. Tucker looked like a potentially important part of the Astros' future not long ago, but he's been bypassed by others on the depth chart and spent all of 2017 at Triple-A even though he turned 27 at midseason. Still, he should draw some interest on waivers. Dec 15 - 3:50 PM
(Story was the Mets wanted to draft Tucker 6th round in 2012 but he didn't answer his phone, presumably they would be interested)
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It was kind of a douchy thing to say to him. twitter really sucks some times with athletes being so potentially accessible.
I knew it wasn't unless your name is jon jae.
I thought it could be a buddy busting his balls, but based on his response it didn't seem that way.
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