Official 2021-22 Hot Stove League Thread.

[HanfordGuy]

3 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-extend-qualifying-offers-to-noah-syndergaard-michael-conforto/
 

Syndergaard, 29 years old, has appeared in just two games since the end of the 2019 season because of Tommy John surgery. He showed diminished fastball velocity and didn't throw a breaking ball in either appearance, meaning teams will have to do their homework to figure out if he can return to his old form. Syndergaard was ranked No. 16 on CBS Sports' top-50 free-agent list.

Conforto, 28, had one of the worst seasons of his career. He hit .232/.344/.384 (101 OPS+) with just 14 home runs on the season. Conforto's season can be blamed on a slow start, as he entered the All-Star Break with a seasonal line of .202/.341/.298. Comparatively, his second-half line (.252/.347/.445) looks healthier for a purported middle-of-the-order threat. CBS Sports ranked him as the 21st best free agent available this winter.

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Semien and Ray also got QO’s.

Arte?   Arte?   Arte?

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/players-receiving-qualifying-offers.html
 

Today is the last day for teams to issue qualifying offers to eligible free agents.  Teams must make their decisions by 4pm CT, but the identities of some QO free agents have already been reported or even officially announced by their respective clubs.  We’ll update this list throughout the day, but here are the players who already know will be getting the one-year, $18.4MM deal…

• Nick Castellanos, Reds (link)
• Michael Conforto, Mets (link)
• Robbie Ray, Blue Jays (link)
• Corey Seager, Dodgers (link)
• Marcus Semien, Blue Jays (link)
• Trevor Story, Rockies (link)
• Noah Syndergaard, Mets (link)

These players now have until November 17 to decide whether or not to accept the offer.  If they accept, they’ll receive $18.4MM next season, and can’t be traded until June 15, 2022.  They also won’t be eligible to receive a qualifying offer in any future trips to free agency (players are also ineligible for the qualifying offer if they haven’t spent at least one full season with their current team).  Since the qualifying offer system was introduced in the 2012-13 offseason, 10 of the 96 players to receive a QO have taken the deal.

[ScottT]

3 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

I think that is a Peter Gammons impersonator 

He didn't start the sentence with... "Well..."

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Just now, HanfordGuy said:

 

 

[jsnpritchett]

17 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

I am quite content to let another team try to figure out that head-case.  Genuinely do not care if he finally unlocks his talent elsewhere.  He was beyond frustrating to watch during his time here.

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5 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

 

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[Lou]

4 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

#noshit

[tdawg87]

Heyman gets paid by the tweet.

[jsnpritchett]

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

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[HanfordGuy]

2 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

 

[HanfordGuy]

18 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

 

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[Stradling]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

Wow. 

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Wow. 

then he's totally broken.  

[jsnpritchett]