The Official 2017 MLB Winter Meetings thread

[totdprods]

Jon Heyman‏Verified account @JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago

MoreMike Scioscia says Albert feels “great” and has no walking boot finally this winter. Angels hope he can play 1B two days a week. That would free at-bats for Ohtani at DH.

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, CanadianHalo said:

Why would the O’s trade Schoop?

They’re most likely losing Machado after this season. Schoop is a big part of what they do offensively. Back before Schoop blew up he was who I was hoping we’d trade Santiago for

Any chance they'd move Beckham? 

[CanadianHalo]

3 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Any chance they'd move Beckham? 

Well they declined Hardy’s club option (obviously), do they have anyone that can play SS if they move Beckham?

I guess it just all depends on how much they value pitching vs hitting. I saw that they’ve already discussed an extension for Schoop, I just don’t see how they move him. 

[totdprods]

Yankees are becoming really hateable (well, they always were but they've felt a little more tame the past decade) and scary again. This is vintage Evil Empire stuff. Good core, acquiring stars left and right, spending big, strong farm, seemingly getting the upperhand in trades....
 

Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale 6m6 minutes ago

The New York #Yankees, trying to swing a trade for a starter, have #Tigers Michael Fulmer and #Dbacks Patrick Corbin on their radar in early talks

[Troll Daddy]

Phillies kicking the tires on Jake Arrieta ... wondering if they plan on keeping Cesar Hernandez . 

[Angelsfan1984]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Phillies kicking the tires on Jake Arrieta ... wondering if they plan on keeping Cesar Hernandez . 

That move would make no sense for them. They would seem to need younger more cost controlled pitching.

[Troll Daddy]

[bloodbrother]

 

[Cdaniel]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

 

Hard pass at 4yrs

[Stradling]

39 minutes ago, GoodTimesGoneBad said:

Who wouldn't make that deal? Adam Jones is in his last year though so they'd probably ask for an OF too. Schoop and Simmons played together in the WBC and are reportedly friends. 

I would not trade Richards for Schoop

[floplag]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

 

Yeah, im out of that discussion on those terms.  

[GoodTimesGoneBad]

34 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

Why would the O’s trade Schoop?

They’re most likely losing Machado after this season. Schoop is a big part of what they do offensively. Back before Schoop blew up he was who I was hoping we’d trade Santiago for

Orioles have no problem scoring runs but have never had the pitching to compete. They'll want to make a final push before they lose Machado, Jones, etc. If we offered pitching they could control in case of a rebuild, they'd at least consider it. 

[Troll Daddy]

Shohei Ohtani received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow in October, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verduccireports.  The treatment was simply “a preventative measure,” in the words of Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo, who added that PRP injections are commonly used in such a fashion in Japanese baseball.  Teams were made aware of the treatment 

 

traderumors

[CanadianHalo]

8 minutes ago, GoodTimesGoneBad said:

Orioles have no problem scoring runs but have never had the pitching to compete. They'll want to make a final push before they lose Machado, Jones, etc. If we offered pitching they could control in case of a rebuild, they'd at least consider it. 

I suppose they could move Beckham to 2 and sign someone like Cozart to play short. I just don’t see it happening.

[totdprods]

Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1

I hear #Yankees have traded Mitchell and Chase Headley to the #Padres

 

May free up Schimpf or Solarte for Angels.

[bloodbrother]

14 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Shohei Ohtani received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow in October, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verduccireports.  The treatment was simply “a preventative measure,” in the words of Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo, who added that PRP injections are commonly used in such a fashion in Japanese baseball.  Teams were made aware of the treatment 

 

traderumors

Lol are you kidding me!

[Cdaniel]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1

I hear #Yankees have traded Mitchell and Chase Headley to the #Padres

 

May free up Schimpf or Solarte for Angels.

Troll Daddy is going to be sad.

[Chuck]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Lol are you kidding me!

They do this as a precautionary measure for all of Japanese arms I read. 

[Chuck]

37 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Wrong thread.

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1

I hear #Yankees have traded Mitchell and Chase Headley to the #Padres

 

May free up Schimpf or Solarte for Angels.

How are both guy's defense?

[CanadianHalo]

Simmons to 2nd! I’m kidding but we do have some young controllable arms... not reliable but controllable 

[floplag]

Macahdo wants to return to SS?  That negates that possibility, and i personally think its a huge mistake on his part. 

https://theathletic.com/182268/2017/12/12/rosenthal-orioles-shopping-manny-machado-but-the-star-also-wants-to-change-position/

 

[nando714]

22 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Shohei Ohtani received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow in October, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verduccireports.  The treatment was simply “a preventative measure,” in the words of Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo, who added that PRP injections are commonly used in such a fashion in Japanese baseball.  Teams were made aware of the treatment 

 

traderumors

Fitting in already

Ohtani and richards share the same injector ! 

[bloodbrother]

Yanks probably gonna lock in on Darvish or Arrieta. They got plenty of room

[bloodbrother]