The Official 2020-2021 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, Dochalo said:

It's an absolute pleasure to watch Trevor Bauer get shelled.  Way more satisfying than I thought it would be.  I hope it happens a ton.  

[rafibomb]

Big loss for the Jays..

 

Edited March 23, 2021 by rafibomb

[rafibomb]

 

 

[Angelsfan1984]

38 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Damnit! so thats why they hire professionals to do this and not listen to us 

[Pancake Bear]

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Some injuries are tough to come back from. I wanted no part of Kluber this offseason. Hope for the best for him, but not at all sad the Angels didn't go get him. 

[Docwaukee]

I hope Cobb has a better year than all these random 1yr guys so I can enjoy my giant plate of crow.  

[Pancake Bear]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

I hope Cobb has a better year than all these random 1yr guys so I can enjoy my giant plate of crow.  

It would be hilarious. I doubt anyone would've predicted it, though (other than Minasian, apparently).

[Inside Pitch]

Angels should just ask Driveline for their client list and sign those guys.

[34red4]

9 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Kluber’s numbers this spring look good.

9.2 IP, 1.86 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB, 1.03 WHIP

[Docwaukee]

26 minutes ago, Jinzu said:

Kluber’s numbers this spring look good.

9.2 IP, 1.86 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB, 1.03 WHIP

Eno? 

No he don't.

Anyone?

[halomatt]

8 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Angels should just ask Driveline for their client list and sign those guys.

Or buy driveline outright.  

[Angel Oracle]

8 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Eno? 

No he don't.

Anyone?

Hu?

[Redondo]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Hu?

Is on first

[mmc]

 

[mmc]

 

[BTH]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

 

The Astros are betting on his upside/health. He's been good when healthy but he hasn't even thrown over 130 innings in a regular season throughout his career.

[BTH]

Also, that kind of sets a high mark for Bundy. Bundy has been less consistent and is a year older. So instead of $17M per for 5 years, maybe Bundy is somewhere between $12M-15M per at 4 years?

[AngelsLakersFan]

12 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Also, that kind of sets a high mark for Bundy. Bundy has been less consistent and is a year older. So instead of $17M per for 5 years, maybe Bundy is somewhere between $12M-15M per at 4 years?

If he repeats his 2020 I think he easily gets the same AAV or more.

[BTH]

37 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

If he repeats his 2020 I think he easily gets the same AAV or more.

Yeah, probably, but I was using McCullers Jr's contract as reference for an extension before reaching free agency.

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Yeah, probably, but I was using McCullers Jr's contract as reference for an extension before reaching free agency.

Hmm, maybe... I'm not sure he gets that today, but I also don't think he'd sign for less. I don't expect them to reach a deal. Bundy has too much to gain from another good season.

[totdprods]

Bundy is a tough one to project because unlike most pitchers who land mega-deals around his age, he isn't really banking on velocity or electric stuff. He's just a good pitcher with a mix of stuff, very good command, and durability. 

That probably pushes him closer to the guys like Odorizzi, Lynn, Gibson side of the spectrum. Some teams will worry about how that will age, if he loses velocity. Sort of like Dan Haren. On the other hand, you might not have to worry about him going through a big decline or reinvention because he isn't going to go from a 97+ guy to a 92+ guy like what happened to Weaver, Hernandez, Harvey.

Unless he wins a Cy Young this year, I think 5/$85m is probably the peak for his potential contract. 

I could see some team trying to pay a higher AAV and going for 3/4 years, or a team taking a risk and giving him something like 6/$100m. 

I think I'd try and get him for around 4/$64m. I'm not expecting him to be significantly better than last year. I think he'll take a step back actually, but still be really solid. He'd always had success against the AL West so last year wasn't a total surprise for me. Facing the rest of the league could sting him a bit.

 

[Stradling]

Eloy Jimenez out 5-6 months with pectoral injury that requires surgery. Awful. 

[totdprods]

18 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Eloy Jimenez out 5-6 months with pectoral injury that requires surgery. Awful. 

That fucking sucks. 

[Bronson]

19 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Eloy Jimenez out 5-6 months with pectoral injury that requires surgery. Awful. 

Hate to see anyone get injured but I am happy we won’t have to face him on opening day.

 

Still sucks though. Dude has no business in LF anyways...

[Lou]

32 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Eloy Jimenez out 5-6 months with pectoral injury that requires surgery. Awful. 

Surprisingly, this doesn't bother me.