Official 2015-2016 Hot Stove Thread

[totdprods]

Not the Astros according to one writer.

Def could see the Rangers though.

[Chuck]

Kiss the hopes of Dexter Fowler goodbye.If the Cubs sign Fowler I'm betting they will trade Soler to the Rays for one of their young arms and a reliever. 

 

Bruce Levine of Chicago's 670 The Score reports that the Cubs and White Sox both have continued interest in free agent center fielder Dexter Fowler.

 

While the White Sox are monitoring Fowler, a baseball executive told Levine on Wednesday that "the Cubs are still the most likely landing spot." The soon-to-be 30-year-old spent the 2015 campaign with the Northsiders, hitting .250/.346/.411 with 17 homers, 46 RBI, 20 steals, and eight triples across 596 at-bats. Fowler returning to the Cubs would likely put Jorge Soler squarely on the trading block. He'd bump Avisail Garcia and Melky Cabrera into a platoon on the south side.

[arch stanton]

The Cubs always made sense as a destination for him. I could never imagine that they really intended to go into the season with Heyward flanked by Soler and Schwarber.

[VariousCrap]

It just kills me that the Angels would let this type of opportunity go.  I can't believe #CheapAssArte is willing to pLOLtoon in LF.

[Troll Daddy]

Festers to the Astros on a one-year deal

[beatlesrule]

Why can't some of you here believe the way the Angels are treating LF? They've been doing the same thing for years at 3rd. It's very clear that they think upgrades elsewhere will make up for a good or even decent LF. They are pretty much just hoping it works out.

[bloodbrother]

Nice move by Houston. Fister on a one year low-risk deal to help add depth to their rotation. Everybody else in the division continues to improve while the Angels hope to squeeze a replacement player out of the 20 or so minor league FA's they signed or traded for

[nando714]

We're about to get fisted

[halosfan1970]

Why can't some of you here believe the way the Angels are treating LF? They've been doing the same thing for years at 3rd. It's very clear that they think upgrades elsewhere will make up for a good or even decent LF. They are pretty much just hoping it works out.

 

I'm in no way justifying the LF situation; however, if the Angels can get 1.0 - 1.5 WAR out of LF in 2016, it is a major improvement over last season.

[Chuck]

F you, Eppler.

 

Sources: #Rays getting Dickerson. Expected to send multiple pitchers to #Rockies. Others possibly involved.

[beatlesrule]

But he is just a product of Coors right? Right?? Nice move Rays.

[tdawg87]

This board will be hilarious when the package sent to Colorado is a literal bag of crap.

[Chuck]

I understand not signing an expensive FA outfielder, but deal an arm or two for a legit bat to fill out the lineup. 

 

The one glowing weakness on the team heading into the offseason was not only NOT addressed, but the current replacements are no better than what we had last season.   

[tdawg87]

I understand not signing an expensive FA outfielder, but deal an arm or two for a legit bat to fill out the lineup. 

 

The one glowing weakness on the team heading into the offseason was not only NOT addressed, but the current replacements are no better than what we had last season.   

 

But they COULD be. That automatically makes them better.

[nando714]

Isn't cargo due 37 mill over 2 years?

What's taking so long

[Ender]

Lol Rays traded a reliever McGee and a minor league pitcher for Dickerson and a minor league pitcher.

 

I still think Dickerson is a product of Coors, but he is better than Blackmon and could still pull his weight outside of Coors.

Edited January 28, 2016 by Ender

[tdawg87]

McGee is a pretty good reliever though. He's better than anything we have in our pen outside of Street and maybe Smith.

[Chuck]

If the Rockies got Snell or Faria along with McGee I guess it's a fair swap.

 

That said, I would NEVER deal an every day productive bat for closer. 

[Hollyw00d]

F you, Eppler.

Sources: #Rays getting Dickerson. Expected to send multiple pitchers to #Rockies. Others possibly involved.

He's not making the decisions.

His decisions are we pick up random scrub A, and release random scrub B.

Its about economics, dont you get it?

[nate]

Dickerson is not good.  Glad the Angels didn't trade for him.

[Hollyw00d]

McGee is a pretty good reliever though. He's better than anything we have in our pen outside of Street and maybe Smith.

Actually he's better than them too

[Chuck]

Dickerson is not good.  Glad the Angels didn't trade for him.

 

 

You don't think anyone is good. 

[Chuck]

He's not making the decisions.

His decisions are we pick up random scrub A, and release random scrub B.

Its about economics, dont you get it?

 

 

You're not getting it. A trade of one of our pitchers for a young cheap hitter like Dickerson does NOT put us over the luxury tax. 

 

This is on Eppler to be creative and smart and work a trade.

[Hollyw00d]

K, except eppler isn't the boss. The bosses are in the dugout, at first base, and in the owners yacht

[nate]

You don't think anyone is good. 

 

Dude's OBP was almost 200 points lower away from Coors.