The Official 2020-2021 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[Lou]

It's time to stop Chasen Chasen.

[failos]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

FIRE MINASSIAN

[Lou]

7 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Probably true too lol. I was on tour with some bands in those cities for 3 months and It’s a really fun place. I searched for a week for something other than noodles, broth and gyoza. Found a Mexican restaurant which was hilarious. The lady’s cigarette ash was almost 4 inches long hanging right over my burrito as she was making it. Watched a guy pass out in his ramen at 3 am and the restaurant owner just pulled his head out of the soup and put it on the table until he woke up. 
 

 

Ramen in a Mexican restaurant?  Sounds authentic.

[IEAngelsfan]

13 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ramen in a Mexican restaurant?  Sounds authentic.

Don't be silly.  Like you've never heard of ramen con pollo.

[jsnpritchett]

13 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ramen in a Mexican restaurant?  Sounds authentic.

I once ordered a vegan chimichanga from a sushi restaurant in Ethiopia.

[Lou]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

I once ordered a vegan chimichanga from a sushi restaurant in Ethiopia.

Did they laugh at you for being vegan?

 

"People in Rwanda ain't lactose intolerant"

- Eddie Murphy

[mmc]

 

[Docwaukee]

23 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ramen in a Mexican restaurant?  Sounds authentic.

there's a burger joint near me that has a Mexican menu and it's really good.  Great carne asada.  

[tdawg87]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Quote

Dee Strange-Gordon

[Lou]

@st1ckboy gets his mexican food from a pizza place. 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

Strange was his mother's surname. She was shot and killed when he was 7.

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Strange was his mother's surname. She was shot and killed when he was 7.

When did he start using it?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

When did he start using it?

Look it up 

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Look it up 

No

[Tank]

when he first came up he used Strange as part of his name.

[Lou]

11 minutes ago, Tank said:

when he first came up he used Strange as part of his name.

Tank! How is he ever going to learn if you keep giving him the answers?

And you call yourself a teacher.

[tdawg87]

Have never heard him as anything more than just Dee Gordon.

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Tank! How is he ever going to learn if you keep giving him the answers?

And you call yourself a teacher.

I'm the student he gave up on.

[Lou]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

I'm the student he gave up on.

One Child Left Behind

[mmc]

30 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

When did he start using it?

September

[ThisismineScios]

2 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

He is waiting for a 2 to 3 year deal. This could be his last deal and I'm sure he wants a chance to close.

That's why I think Rosenthal may choose to go somewhere else; the title of closer may be important to him. I think Greene would be a good get. 

[totdprods]

Personally, I would rather get 2-3 guys for the (likely) cost of one Rosenthal. 

As mentioned, he’s likely looking for closer roles or closer money, and Iglesias has that here.

The bullpen is dangerously thin...if anything happens to one of Mayers or Iglesias things get real ugly real fast. There’s a huge gap between Iglesias, Mayers, Pena, Buttrey, and the next tier of guys...Reyes, Rivera, Quijada, Keller. 

We need a couple more $1.5-3.5m guys like Tepera, Drake, Kintzler, Boxberger, Greene, Melancon, etc. to fill in that gap so we’re not banking too heavily on a bunch of AAAA cast off relief prospects on one or two RP guys to handle all the high-lev and med-lev every single night. Seeing how Minasian addressed the rotation, this is what I’m expecting here too.

Edited February 7, 2021 by totdprods

[tdawg87]

30 minutes ago, ThisismineScios said:

That's why I think Rosenthal may choose to go somewhere else; the title of closer may be important to him. I think Greene would be a good get. 

Well, is the title of closer important to Iglesias? Maybe he'd happily move to setup if we got Rosenthal. 

Or maybe not. 

[totdprods]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

Well, is the title of closer important to Iglesias? Maybe he'd happily move to setup if we got Rosenthal. 

Or maybe not. 

A year from free agency, I’m sure Iglesias would much prefer to close.

Big difference between Hendriks money and Archie Bradley money this winter.

[Second Base]

Ok hear me out guys..... How about we let Rosenthal have the title of closer, but have Iglesias close out games? Everyone wins. They'll all get a participation trophy. Rosenthal's says best closer, and Iglesias' says most saves. It's the millennial way of doing things. Yes, I'm a millennial.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Second Base