2018 Hot Stove League

[Docwaukee]

16 minutes ago, Hubs said:

How about this peanut? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/diamondbacks-designate-jared-miller-for-assignment.html

last year's walk rate in AAA.  13.5/9.  Definitely a fixer upper.  

[Docwaukee]

sounds like the Sonny Gray trade is done with extension.  

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/yankees-trade-sonny-gray-reds.html

[Spirit_of_02]

9 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

last year's walk rate in AAA.  13.5/9.  Definitely a fixer upper.  

Had a very good 2017 between AA and AAA. He fell off a cliff in 2018 but he's 25 and his career numbers in the minors are much closer to his 2017 season. Is he a hard thrower?

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, Spirit_of_02 said:

Had a very good 2017 between AA and AAA. He fell off a cliff in 2018 but he's 25 and his career numbers in the minors are much closer to his 2017 season. Is he a hard thrower?

mid to upper 90's and LHed.  6'7", 240lbs.  

I'd totally take a flier on this guy but for the dbacks to let him go with that arm from the left side, it tells me that the guy is broken.  

[beatlesrule]

27 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

sounds like the Sonny Gray trade is done with extension.  

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/yankees-trade-sonny-gray-reds.html

The Reds have had quite an offseason. No use wondering what the Angels equivalent would be since Gray wouldn't be a one year deal. Oh well.

[UndertheHalo]

Definitely didn’t take much to get him.  They basically got the Mariners 2nd round pick from last year. 

[totdprods]

8 minutes ago, RBM said:

Interesting. I could see Eppler claiming him. A lefty who throws 95+. The control issues from last year were new so you would hope he’d get back to 2017 form. 

We’re getting to the point where the 40-man is full and there aren’t a whole lot of obvious targets to trim. 

Jesus Castillo or Noe Ramirez would probably be next on the block, with new guys like Kevan Smith, Curtiss, or Peters fringe possibilities. 

I think we’re probably close to done for MLB deals and waiver claims, at least until ST, unless Eppler gets a real bargain on a FA or finds a trade partner including someone from the 40. 

Edited January 21, 2019 by totdprods

[DMVol]

I would have preferred Gray to Cahill or Harvey....we’ll see how it works out...

[ettin]

1 hour ago, RBM said:

Interesting. I could see Eppler claiming him. A lefty who throws 95+. The control issues from last year were new so you would hope he’d get back to 2017 form. 

Report I saw was 90-93 which still isn't bad but not 95+?

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, RBM said:

Two semi-reliable sources:

@Dochalo reported mid to upper 90’s 

and 

Some dude in the comments section of the article called him “a lefty with options who throws 95.”

sickels had him mid 90's before the start of last year.  another report from 2080 had him mid to upper nineties.  Both mention heavy action and sink on the fastball with a high GB rate.  

again, you don't give up on an arm like that with options unless you think he's broken.  

[ettin]

31 minutes ago, RBM said:

Two semi-reliable sources:

@Dochalo reported mid to upper 90’s 

and 

Some dude in the comments section of the article called him “a lefty with options who throws 95.”

 

15 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

sickels had him mid 90's before the start of last year.  another report from 2080 had him mid to upper nineties.  Both mention heavy action and sink on the fastball with a high GB rate.  

again, you don't give up on an arm like that with options unless you think he's broken.  

Okay well I was going off of this but it is about 2 1/2 years old so things change: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/prospect-reports-arizona-diamondbacks/

[ettin]

32 minutes ago, RBM said:

Two semi-reliable sources:

@Dochalo reported mid to upper 90’s 

and 

Some dude in the comments section of the article called him “a lefty with options who throws 95.”

And I will agree that the former is much more reliable than the latter

[Angel Oracle]

Machado/Harper update:   In today's news, Lozano and Boras are both no doubt trying to get more teams to throw in the kitchen sink for their two clients.

Translation:  Snoreeee, tic, toc, tic, toc, snoreeee. 

[Docwaukee]

Rangers get Asdrubal Cabrera on a 1yr deal for 3.5m.  Not a horrible deal actually.  

 

[floplag]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Rangers get Asdrubal Cabrera on a 1yr deal for 3.5m.  Not a horrible deal actually.  

 

another 1 yr deal... are the owners even trying to hide that they are prepping for a stoppage at this point?    

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Stradling]

Yawn

[mulwin444]

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Why is this crap in the "Hot Stove League" thread?

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

Why is this crap in the "Hot Stove League" thread?

Trolldaddy

[mulwin444]

24 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

Why is this crap in the "Hot Stove League" thread?

Yeah...I mean, I get it.  Bad even for his "standards"

[Lou]

Bridwell claimed by A's

[Stradling]

In before some stupid jackass says he will go 18-4 with a sub 3 ERA

[Stradling]

In before a different jackass says he will go 4–0 against us with two shut outs and a sub 2 ERA.  

[DMVol]

Braves re-sign Markakis....

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/braves-to-re-sign-nick-markakis.html

[Angelsfan1984]

43 minutes ago, Stradling said:

In before some stupid jackass says he will go 18-4 with a sub 3 ERA

Probably more like 25-3 with a sub 2 ERA

Win Cy Young and strikeout 342 batters while only walking 2