The 2017 MLB Thread

[ckfree]

peter angelos is the most ridiculous, psychotic, narcissistic owner in all of baseball

if he dont want teams to trade manny to the yankees

GMs better cost that into their trade offer then

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cu...on-russell-for-manny-machado-blockbuster-deal

@ckfree what you think about this? I'm 60/40 do it, but orioles would have to add a pitcher(britton & a young pitcher) or somethin

 

[ckfree]

if i were a cub fan

my mind would telling me no

Spoiler

if the cubs trade russell they need young controllable starting pitching

archer

fulmer

stroman

etc

not an additional infielder

the cubs have a surplus of young great infielders

they dont need to add to that area of strength

but my heart would be telling me yes

Spoiler

because sometimes russell looks like he will be a 270/30/100 guy but other times he looks more like 220/20/80

even though manny had a down year last season he has already shown numbers higher than russell ceiling

so in this scenario i would need to know if signing machado long term make harper to the cubs impossible

if so?

no deal

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

In a stunning swap of big contracts, the Dodgers have traded first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, left-hander Scott Kazmir, right-hander Brandon McCarthy and infielder Charlie Culberson to the Braves in exchange for outfielder Matt Kemp.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/942118302096220165

 

[ckfree]

the ol garbage for garbage trade

dodgers must be in on yu or a pitcher cause it leaves them down 1

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

the ol garbage for garbage trade

dodgers must be in on yu or a pitcher cause it leaves them down 1

I think it was more to get under the tax. Dodgers cakin but they were in the tax for years

The club has been over the tax threshold for five straight seasons, paying a total of $113.5 million in tax from 2013-16, and will have a bill of at least $25 million more for 2017 per the Associated Press, and probably a little more since that estimate was based on opening day payrolls.

The luxury tax threshold will be $197 million in 2018, $206 million in 2019. The Dodgers are currently paying at a 50% rate for any payroll over the threshold as a repeat offender. At some point the club would likely prefer to get under the threshold to avoid the tax, since that would reset the penalties going forward, starting at 20% for the first year over, 30% the second year, then 50%.

Ironically japanese news saying the cubs are the "dominant candidate" of yu darvish

Don't know exactly what dominant candidate means but cobbs price gotta be higher than anticipated or he woulda been signed already.

 

[ckfree]

i would be very concerned about the years and money for a 31 year old pitcher with that kind of mileage

gotta trust theo judgement though

could be a smart play to go in on yu if the market has been slow for him and if youre able to get him for a little more than cobb you do it all day

 

[AggieLean.]

Kemp gone, no biggie. About time to call up Ronald Acuna.

 

[Angeles1son85]

However, Ken Rosenthal reports Kemp is "unlikely" to play for the Dodgers, who will look to trade or release him in order to save on the luxury tax but damn sad to see culberson go

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

This gotta be the slowest hot stove ever

A week before Christmas and Chatwood & Santana the biggest signings

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/942799128580501505

marlins gonna go 12-150 next season

 

[ckfree]

https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/942174166937042944

i think everybody getting ready for next year

the white sox have like $9 million committed for 2019

they have given every indication that they will be serious players next year in free agency which i believe because the one thing the machado interest proves is that they are willing to truly open the wallet for 2019 — that is newsworthy in and of itself to me but they timed that shit wrong -- i can already see agents (boras specifically) using the white sox to squeeze more money out of the other big spenders and i dont think machado gets traded because i dont see a reason why a rational team would give the Os an established cost controlled player + top prospects for one year of machado

its mid level prospects or nothing

 

[ckfree]

realmuto could bring in a big package

he might bring more than yelich

he would make a ton of sense for the nationals

wieters is terrible and severino is a backup catcher

 

[infamous114]

Realmuto is awesome. Wooo boy the Marlins are gonna be trash for years to come

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

Yelich is unhappy and will have a meeting with hill. Get him outta there too

 

[time_is_mon3y]

realmuto could bring in a big package

he might bring more than yelich

he would make a ton of sense for the nationals

wieters is terrible and severino is a backup catcher

True, but doubt they will trade him in the same division....

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

The cubs(theo & jed) flew to dallas yesterday to meet yu darvish.

If they can him for 4 years 90-110(5th year buyout/club/vesting option) I'm gonna be hyped. Hope they can make it happen, that rotation would be best in mlb

 

[O.G.]

That Dodgers depth (strength of the team last season) is evaporating quickly.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Yeah Yu might be a good signing. Just hope we don’t overpay.

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

That Dodgers depth (strength of the team last season) is evaporating quickly.

Probably just gonna hope urias can return to form,beuhler and verdugo can contribute

They got under the tax and have to stay under in 2018 for it to reset.