2018 Hot Stove League

[Lou]

36 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Don’t forget Boras’s mystery teams

4/$85M

[nando714]

48 minutes ago, Lou said:

$3 million.

i like it for AZ 

Not a bad deal at all. Also a good guy to have in the clubhouse 

[Stradling]

Keuchel will end up on one of three teams, assuming we don’t see a contender lose a starter in the next few days.  He will end up on the Astros on a one year deal, the Phillies on a 3 year deal or the Angels on a three year deal.  None of these deals will be near the deal he turned down in 2016 which was for $90 million.  

[Troll Daddy]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Keuchel will end up on one of three teams, assuming we don’t see a contender lose a starter in the next few days.  He will end up on the Astros on a one year deal, the Phillies on a 3 year deal or the Angels on a three year deal.  None of these deals will be near the deal he turned down in 2016 which was for $90 million.  

Seriously, how many millions can a person actually spend.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

Seriously, how many millions can a person actually spend.

I have no idea, but I would assume a lot.  

[Lou]

40 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Seriously, how many millions can a person actually spend.

all of them 

[Blarg]

11 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Seriously, how many millions can a person actually spend.

Ask Allen Iverson. 

[DMVol]

15 hours ago, Stradling said:

Keuchel will end up on one of three teams, assuming we don’t see a contender lose a starter in the next few days.  He will end up on the Astros on a one year deal, the Phillies on a 3 year deal or the Angels on a three year deal.  None of these deals will be near the deal he turned down in 2016 which was for $90 million.  

You know, sometimes you make a questionable deal out of necessity....Pujols, Hamilton were just dumb, not out of necessity....maybe necessity is too strong a description but our rotation is iffy enough that we might just have to roll the dice on a guy who has consistently put up good numbers....you are betting that he holds together for a few more years and even if he isn't a top of the rotation guy, he would provide some stability... may be wrong about the current rotation but it doesn't give me much confidence...

[Angel Oracle]

Watch the Halos sign Keuchel, and see his hits allowed get even worse, say 11 per 9 innings.

[UndertheHalo]

The Angels aren’t going to sign Keuchel

[Troll Daddy]

12 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

The Angels aren’t going to sign Keuchel

Yes,  although they have shown recent interest 

[UndertheHalo]

3 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Yes,  although they have shown recent interest 

Sure they did. 

[Lou]

7 hours ago, DMVol said:

we might just have to roll the dice on a guy who has consistently put up good number

he's also been consistently worse each year 

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

he's also been consistently worse each year 

Actually, no... 4.55 ERA and a bad year in 16 (had some injury issues, I think).... bounce back 2.90 in 17, then 3.74 in 18...I guess my point was that, flawed as he is, he looks better right now than any of our guys...Skaggs and Heaney can be pretty good but you have to worry about health w/ both...Harvey and Cahill, meh...cross your fingers, I guess...it’s a stretch, I realize (the point in my post)... I can see both sides but I’d sure consider signing him...

[Lou]

Astros right-hander Francis Martes has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the banned substance Clomiphene, the league announced Tuesday.

[Lou]

22 hours ago, DMVol said:

Actually, no... 4.55 ERA and a bad year in 16 (had some injury issues, I think).... bounce back 2.90 in 17, then 3.74 in 18...I guess my point was that, flawed as he is, he looks better right now than any of our guys...Skaggs and Heaney can be pretty good but you have to worry about health w/ both...Harvey and Cahill, meh...cross your fingers, I guess...it’s a stretch, I realize (the point in my post)... I can see both sides but I’d sure consider signing him...

I was thinking more from beginning in 2015 and using more than ERA 

[floplag]

22 hours ago, DMVol said:

Actually, no... 4.55 ERA and a bad year in 16 (had some injury issues, I think).... bounce back 2.90 in 17, then 3.74 in 18...I guess my point was that, flawed as he is, he looks better right now than any of our guys...Skaggs and Heaney can be pretty good but you have to worry about health w/ both...Harvey and Cahill, meh...cross your fingers, I guess...it’s a stretch, I realize (the point in my post)... I can see both sides but I’d sure consider signing him...

I hate to say it but i think thats more of a condemnation of our guys than praise for him.  Looking good to us right now isnt that tricky. 

[m0nkey]

49 minutes ago, Lou said:

Astros right-hander Francis Martes has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the banned substance Clomiphene, the league announced Tuesday.

The Manny Ramirez route

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, floplag said:

I hate to say it but i think thats more of a condemnation of our guys than praise for him.  Looking good to us right now isnt that tricky. 

I think that’s the point....are we shaky enough to reach for Keuchel?  I dunno...I see both sides...

[floplag]

52 minutes ago, DMVol said:

I think that’s the point....are we shaky enough to reach for Keuchel?  I dunno...I see both sides...

Well so do i actually, i mean were gonna need guys out there to have any shot at not falling under 500 but its popular around here to talk about value, and for whjat i think Kuechel and Gio would cost, it makes little sense 

[DMVol]

20 minutes ago, floplag said:

Well so do i actually, i mean were gonna need guys out there to have any shot at not falling under 500 but its popular around here to talk about value, and for whjat i think Kuechel and Gio would cost, it makes little sense 

Keuchel, you’re probably right, Gio I don’t know...he might be cheaper than Harvey or Cahill....

[floplag]

12 hours ago, DMVol said:

Keuchel, you’re probably right, Gio I don’t know...he might be cheaper than Harvey or Cahill....

Perhaps, but its moot anyway if weve already stretched the budget so.  We are what we are. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

18 hours ago, Lou said:

Astros right-hander Francis Martes has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the banned substance Clomiphene, the league announced Tuesday.

Maybe he was just having trouble conceiving?

[Lou]

37 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Maybe he was just having trouble conceiving?

which is sad because he would make a wonderful mother 

[Blarg]

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