The Official 2020-2021 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

MLB should s**t or get off the pot re: the universal DH. Seems like that is holding up the hitting market.

There won't be one in 2021.

[Revad]

The universal DH will eventually happen, dude.

[failos]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

There won't be one in 2021.

Good

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Revad said:

The universal DH will eventually happen, dude.

Who is dude?

[eligrba]

He misspelled Bruin.

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Second Base said:

Hold my meth -- Covid-20.

hold my hand - john, paul, george, ringo

[Chuck]

Oh well, the best closer is off the market. The White Sox ain't playing around. 

 

[Chuck]

Maybe this gets the Hot Stove cooking! 

[mmc]

 

[mmc]

54 fucking million

 

[tdawg87]

Holy fucking shit.

For a RELIEVER. 

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

54 fucking million

 

No way I'd pay that, especially having Iglesias, Mayer and what I believe will be a 2018/2019 version of Buttrey. Our rule-5 draft selection pick in Jose Alberto Rivera could be a late inning guy before too long as well. 

[tdawg87]

We aren't getting Brad Hand.

[Vlad27Trout27]

18 Mil.....

 

Yikes...

[mmc]

 

[Angels in 2030]

Yeah Hand at $10M for just one year looking better and better. 

[Bronson]

Lol White Sox with a MASSIVE overpay. 

[gotbeer]

6 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

I'm confused.  So it's really a 4 year contract.  And the 4th year option is 15 million with a 15 million buyout?  Why even bother with the buyout if that's what you are going to pay him anyways?

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, Bronson said:

Lol White Sox with a MASSIVE overpay. 

Actually, according to spotrac.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/free-agents/relief-pitcher/

Quote

Liam Hendriks

RP

32

R

R

OAK

TBD

Market Value: $15,541,890

 

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, gotbeer said:

Actually, according to spotrac.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/free-agents/relief-pitcher/

 

I don’t care. No other team was gonna give Hendriks that kind of money. White Sox are suckers. I see a Kimbrel situation incoming.

[Pancake Bear]

5 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

I'm confused.  So it's really a 4 year contract.  And the 4th year option is 15 million with a 15 million buyout?  Why even bother with the buyout if that's what you are going to pay him anyways?

Apparently the money is paid out over a period of time if the fourth year is declined. 

[Bronson]

The only reliever I’d give that kind of money to is Hader. 

[totdprods]

Yikes. For a guy DFA’ed in 2018.

[Erstad Grit]

Hand has to be wondering why every team passed on him

[ScottT]

Wow.

$18 million per year for a guy with a career war of 4.7

Oversimplification.... ok... but wow.