2018 Hot Stove League

[Roy Hobbs]

3 minutes ago, ukyah said:

how is the 2nd round pick the 104th pick? the choices should be between 41-70, with the brewers pick at 66.

As a revenue-sharing recipient they only have to give up their third highest pick

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

.213 .303 .390 .693...

[ukyah]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

They are losing their third round pick for him....   They forfeited their 2nd rounder signing Corbin.

so, they're saying, F*ck it! and punting on their draft this year.

 

[Roy Hobbs]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

They are losing their third round pick for him....   They forfeited their 2nd rounder signing Corbin.

The Brewers did not sign Corbin

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Roy Hobbs said:

The Brewers did not sign Corbin

I had Nats on my brain....

 

[Lou]

As a revenue-sharing recipient, the Brewers will forfeit their third-highest selection in next year’s draft as penalty for signing Grandal. That’s a fairly small price to pay for a win-now club that has successfully upgraded one of its most glaring deficiencies, though, especially when considering the fact that they already traded their Competitive Balance pick (No. 39 overall) to acquire Alex Claudio in a trade with the Rangers. Because of that deal, Milwaukee’s third-highest selection is their third-round pick — currently No. 104 overall in the draft.

[Roy Hobbs]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

I had Nats on my brain....

 

Be careful I hear that's really painful

[Inside Pitch]

2 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Be careful I hear that's really painful

Now Im having Espinosa flashbacks....

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

10 hours ago, eligrba said:

Fire his representative? 

Adults accept responsibility for their decisions,  good and bad. 

 

not trump

[Angel Oracle]

Eppler is really being patient.    The majority part of me is fine with that.   The bored with "lack of offense from 3B" part of me is frustrated.

[The_Outrunner]

43 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

.213 .303 .390 .693...

Touché

[ettin]

47 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

I had Nats on my brain....

 

 

45 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Be careful I hear that's really painful

 

42 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Now Im having Espinosa flashbacks....

Thankfully the team name is not the Nutionals.

[Broad Street]

Can Harper and Machado sign already? Jeez. Shit or get off the pot!

[Lou]

The Angels are on the hook for $1,901,000 to rehabbing righty J.C. Ramirez, Robert Murray of The Athletic tweets. Ramirez will receive a nominal raise on his 2018 salary after requiring Tommy John surgery after just two starts.

[Billy_Ball]

THE MERS!!!!!!

 

[beatlesrule]

I'm so sorry, the tweet says Mers.

[Billy_Ball]

NY Mers 2019 World Champions confirmed.  Mers-a-mania

[ukyah]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Eppler is really being patient.    The majority part of me is fine with that.   The bored with "lack of offense from 3B" part of me is frustrated.

does patient mean not signing any more people this offseason? because it feels like that.

i like the 3 moves we made, i just didn't want them to be all we did. i don't see a significant amount of improvement other than hoping on health and effectiveness. 

[Lou]

but the Mers

[Lou]

I wonder if the Ders are still in on Machado or Harper 

[Blarg]

12 hours ago, totdprods said:

This was a realization that he was better off going back on the market next year without a QO. After seeing what Moustakas went through last year, this makes all the sense in the world for Grandal. 

Moustakas still doesn't have a multi-year contract. Grandal may have made a very poor career decision turning down the Mets offer.

[WeatherWonk]

2 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

I'm looking for articles linking the Angels to be the runner up

"Ok, so what's left behind door #2, Carol? What do these Angel fans get?"

 

[totdprods]

10 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Moustakas still doesn't have a multi-year contract. Grandal may have made a very poor career decision turning down the Mets offer.

Pretty sure he’s going to have one as soon as Machado signs. They have reason to be patient right now. He didn’t last year.

And settling for 1/$18.25m five weeks before ST was much betting than Moose’s $6m re-upping as camp started. 

Grandal definitely should’ve taken it. He’ll be fine next season - but still won’t make 4/$60m. Like Moose, he probably gets something like 2/$18m or 3/$33m.

[Hubs]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Pretty sure he’s going to have one as soon as Machado signs. They have reason to be patient right now. He didn’t last year.

And settling for 1/$18.25m five weeks before ST was much betting than Moose’s $6m re-upping as camp started. 

Grandal definitely should’ve taken it. He’ll be fine next season - but still won’t make 4/$60m. Like Moose, he probably gets something like 2/$18m or 3/$33m.

They paid a premium to get him for one year, but he’s probably  looking at 3/45 minimum with another good year. 

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

I wonder if the Ders are still in on Machado or Harper 

wouldn't it be the Dodgets?