Official 2022-23 Offseason Hot Stove Thread

[mmc]

 

[Erstad Grit]

I wouldn't mind taking a low risk flyer on Danny Duffy. 

[mmc]

 

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[Inside Pitch]

40 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Sherman adds up the total obligations plus potential tax hit and comes up with 470+ mil in payroll this season

[Tank]

at this rate, it's going to cost a family of four at least $2000 to see a mets game in person.

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

I wouldn't mind taking a low risk flyer on Danny Duffy. 

Didn't we try that already? Or am I confusing him with a different Duffy.

[Inside Pitch]

29 minutes ago, Tank said:

at this rate, it's going to cost a family of four at least $2000 to see a mets game in person.

Easier to just buy a regional tv network maybe.

[Erstad Grit]

26 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Didn't we try that already? Or am I confusing him with a different Duffy.

I'm talking about the pitcher who's been hurt

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

I miss that one guy Stam I think. He was a Ranger fan who always posted smack here. I think he left after the Rangers blew the WS  against the Cardinals. 

I'd kill for someone to track down his YouTube video when he was talking shit about Angels fans.

And I gave kudos when he said goodbye here, and called us all fart sniffers.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

at this rate, it's going to cost a family of four at least $2000 to see a mets game in person.

Mr. Met can't even afford to take Mrs. Met to games anymore.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

A's trade Cole Irvin to Orioles for their #16 Prospect infielder Darell Hernaiz .

 

Maybe, Kaprielian could be available? We could use another Right hander at the back end of the rotation to split the lefties. Detmers & Suarez

[mmc]

4 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

I wouldn't mind taking a low risk flyer on Danny Duffy. 

 

[AngelStew43]

Has anyone told the Rangers that they can only carry 26 players on their major league roster?  

Not all of the guys they signed will accept assignments to AAA. 

[Inside Pitch]

22 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

We haven't a Japanese player do that since Matsui.

This deserved some love... Not the Matsui kind.

[m0nkey]

1 hour ago, Erstad Grit said:

I'm talking about the pitcher who's been hurt

And former Team USA hero

[Stradling]

 

[tdawg87]

Didn't he say that like 2 weeks ago?

[tdawg87]

I mean if it's true then whatever I guess. Sure. Why not.

[Stradling]

Could anyone see a scenario where the Angels go slightly above the threshold with a couple bullpen pieces and a guy like Sanchez only to trade Shohei at the deadline if they aren’t playing well which would get them below the threshold by the end of the year? 

[BTH]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

 

Nightengale said in his notes column today that the Angels “are not pursuing” Sanchez.

Not sure who to believe.

[Angel Oracle]

I just want to see another solid setup man acquired.

16 days to ST

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

Could anyone see a scenario where the Angels go slightly above the threshold with a couple bullpen pieces and a guy like Sanchez only to trade Shohei at the deadline if they aren’t playing well which would get them below the threshold by the end of the year? 

They've got a bunch of potential deadline salary dumps this year.   After the july 31st deadline there is about 1/3rd of the season.   Renfroe, Urshela, Tepera, Loup.  All players that could actually be useful deadline bait.  Probably including whoever they sign to go over the threshold as well.  So somewhere in the range of 10-15m in potential savings without moving Ohtani.  I just don't think they're gonna move Shohei if there is even a 1% chance they could get him to stay.  So unless he outright says he's moving on after the year, they'll keep him.  

[BTH]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

Could anyone see a scenario where the Angels go slightly above the threshold with a couple bullpen pieces and a guy like Sanchez only to trade Shohei at the deadline if they aren’t playing well which would get them below the threshold by the end of the year? 

Not with Arte as the owner.

Going slightly over knowing you could make mid-season trades to dip back under makes sense.

Maybe it’s just the principal of the thing or it’s too logical, but it just doesn’t strike me as something that Arte would do.

[BTH]

I just don’t see them going over the luxury tax to sign any of the remaining free agents or any combination of the remaining free agents

Arte has always said he’d go over for the “right player.” He’s never done it since he’s said that, and would Chafin, Moore, Sánchez, or Wacha really be the right player?