Hyun-Jin Ryu Free Agency News Thread

[rafibomb]

 

 

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Hyun-Jin Ryu

And then there was one..

Edited December 22, 2019 by rafibomb

[Ochocinco!]

There’s a thread for this

[Lou]

[tdawg87]

Yep. He's still a free agent.

[failos]

19 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

There are threads for this

Fixed

[Make Angels Great Again]

19 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Yep. He's still a free agent.

[rafibomb]

28 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

There’s a thread for this

But at the same time there really isn't 

[totdprods]

Wouldn't count the White Sox out yet either. 

Giolito, Ryu, Keuchel, Lopez, Gio with Cease, Dunning, Kopech, eventually Rodon as depth/bullpen is a pretty good rotation to go with their offense. They'd compete in the division.
 

[Lou]

57 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

LOL @ the Jays and Padres being on the list.

I can see Angels, Dodgers, Twins, or Phillies happening.

Maybe the Yankees are the mystery team?

the Jays have been trying to upgrade their rotation. they are reportedly even looking into Price.

[jordan]

I think a 4/$88 would get it done. Eppler needs to just do it. 

[beatlesrule]

There has been widespread interest in left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, who has become even more of a prized commodity since he is now the only starting pitcher remaining within the top 38 players on MLBTR’s list of the offseason’s top 50 free agents.  The current field of suitors appears to consist of seven teams, as listed by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link), give or take one unconfirmed team and, of course, the ever-popular “mystery team.”

Heyman’s list includes several teams who have been already linked to Ryu at earlier points this winter — the Dodgers, Angels, Blue Jays, and Twins.  The “mystery team” could be the Braves (who are known to some level of interest in Ryu, though perhaps only peripherally), Heyman guessed, though he doesn’t mention the Cardinals, who were said to be considering Ryu two weeks ago.  Since that report, however, St. Louis added another pitcher in Korean southpaw Kwang-Hyun Kim, who came at a much lower price tag than Ryu (though, obviously, without the MLB track record).  With Kim in the fold, it could be that the Cards feel their rotation mix is set, and Ryu is no longer a target.

[Hubs]

2 hours ago, jordan said:

I think a 4/$88 would get it done. Eppler needs to just do it. 

Yeah but no. A 37 year old Ryu making $22 or more is a recipe for disaster.

[jordan]

4 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Yeah but no. A 37 year old Ryu making $22 or more is a recipe for disaster.

I’m not worried about a 37 yr old Ryu. A 33 yr old Ryu is what I’m more concerned about.  That Ryu needs to be in the Angels’ rotation. 

[Erstad Grit]

Odorizzi perhaps shouldn't have accepted QO

[Stradling]

29 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Yeah but no. A 37 year old Ryu making $22 or more is a recipe for disaster.

Then pay a 34 year old Ryu $30 million. 

[angelsnationtalk]

4 hours ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

LOL @ the Jays and Padres being on the list.

I can see Angels, Dodgers, Twins, or Phillies happening.

Maybe the Yankees are the mystery team?

But can you really see the Angels happening?

[GregAlso]

Heard the mystery team is Texas. Also heard Dodgers are out and us and Texas are the only two still seriously in. Interesting if true. 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, GregAlso said:

Heard the mystery team is Texas. Also heard Dodgers are out and us and Texas are the only two still seriously in. Interesting if true. 

where do you keep hearing these things from? 

[Rally Gorilla]

Some team is gonna get desperate and give him way more than he's worth.   

[failos]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

where do you keep hearing these things from? 

his butt hole

[tomsred]

6 minutes ago, Lou said:

where do you keep hearing these things from? 

Little birdies......

[stevestevens]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

where do you keep hearing these things from? 

[beatlesrule]

Ryu

10:00

Don't the Angels have to overpay for me now? They are desperate and have no pitcher as good as me. Do I get a 100 million dollar deal out of them? Beggers can't be choosers and I am the best FA pitcher available.

 

Mark P

10:01

There is no way the Angels or any other team gives Ryu $100MM, despite the interest in his services.  Like I wrote earlier, Anaheim has had enough issues with injury-prone starters that signing Ryu might be a particular concern for them

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1 hour ago, Hubs said:

Yeah but no. A 37 year old Ryu making $22 or more is a recipe for disaster.

Yet some people want to trade for David Price, who would be making $32M at 37.

[Stradling]

Toronto 4 years $80 million.