THE Official 2019-2020 Hot Stove Thread

[ispy45]

1 hour ago, Kevinb said:

Kluber and Keuchal would work. 

We are not getting Keuchal. Billy is not interested in him.  We would have signed him last year. Plus, he made it known during the season seat holder meeting that Keuchal does not completely "check any  boxes" in a person he wants spend multi years on . 

[Stradling]

Just now, ispy45 said:

We are not getting Keuchal. Billy is not interested in him.  We would have signed him last year. Plus, he made it known during the season seat holder meeting that Keuchal does not completely "check any  boxes" in a person he wants. 

Last year he had a picked attached and Trout was up in the air. 

[Don]

12 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

Seems rude of them.

[Angel Oracle]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

didn't see this posted anywhere:

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t leave the winter meetings without signing a free agent pitcher. But it was a bullpen addition, not another starting pitcher, as they inked former A’s reliever Blake Treinen to a one-year deal for $10 million.

 

 

Cody Allen redux....Treinen was terrible in 2019.

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[DMVol]

38 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Last year he had a picked attached and Trout was up in the air. 

The pick really flattened Keuchel's market last year....he's a decent pitcher but not good enough that teams wanted to pay his asking price plus lose a pick....

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[beatlesrule]

President of baseball operations Jon Daniels addressed the topic of third base today, as Jeff Wilson of the Forth Worth Star Telegram reports (Twitter links). Daniels acknowledged that “it sucks” to have missed on Rendon.

Awesome.

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[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, Kevinb said:

Kluber and Keuchel would work. 

Absolutely!

Billy should go all out to get this done. 

[Erstad Grit]

11 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

Who is Mikey? 

 

 

[Dick B Back]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

Who is Mikey? 

 

 

He’s a centerfielder.

[Hubs]

I think they mean Miley.

[beatlesrule]

12 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Who is Mikey? 

 

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I would love to add Betances to our bullpen!

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[T.G.]

Cool the Angels are getting Walker Buehler and Jacob deGrom

[Angels_Fan]

6 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

I don’t doubt it. One doesn’t spend 7/245 on Rendon without being all-in. I think the trade route is far more likely, but who knows.

[Taylor]

6 hours ago, Jay said:

You should answer your own question.

You thought it would be wise to pay Cole whatever it takes and Arte wouldn't do that.

I honestly didn't think Cole would get more than 8 years, $300M. What the Yankees gave him exceeded my threshold.

[beatlesrule]

Feinsand notes that the Red Sox have no desire to attach a desirable young player such as Andrew Benintendi to Price in order to simply shed the remainder of his contract. The Athletic’s Chad Jennings offers a similar sentiment (subscription required). “I don’t think we’d ever want to rule anything out,” chief baseball office Chaim Bloom of parting with prospects to help facilitate a Price trade (quote via Jennings). “But so much of what we’re always going to be trying to accomplish, but certainly now, is to make sure we have as strong a farm system as possible.”