NEWS/RUMORS/AROUND MLB Thread (Oct 2016 - Feb 2017)

Tough call.....yeah Jansen blew a bunch of saves.....I think 7. But he also went almost 3 innings to save our crappy starters......so because the maket is dictating the price, I think they need to spend the cash. Our bullie was the strongest part of the team last year, so if it aint broke, dont fix it.

 

He said California but you know he is talking about us because of the fact we rejected the trade. I was headed out of the door when I typed my original post and it was a gut reaction so there's that.

 

Losing their 14th pick will be heavy on their minds so who knows.

 

And this phenomenon isn't just limited to us. The number of "Closers" who have had sustained success (10 years +) in my lifetime... I can count on one hand. And if you take out converted starters, I only need a few fingers. Both Chapman and Kenley rely solely on 1-2 pitches. Weren't we cursing Kenley mid-season?

 

More like most of the season.
Adios, Kenley.
Hell, all things considered..adios, JT too.
Go get Longo, Forsythe and Colome

 

I knew they had it, but yeah I would never sign with that organization. The owner sucks and they never have any sort of a direction.

 

If they were the only team putting up 80MM for you, yes you would Lol
80MM spends pretty well.

 

If they were the only team, yeah I would go there as I had no choice. I honestly could not see myself signing with them if say the Dodgers offered 10 Mil less. The Marlins organization is just a toxic thing that I would not want any part of.

 

So it sounds like the Marlins had the strongest offer for Chapman and now have the strongest offer for Jansen. We shall see how it plays out, but now the word going around is the Dodgers will not sign both of Turner and Jansen, which if that is the case, give me Turner!

 

Yeah, I was just sayin..lets not get too crazy.
We'd all play for the Marlins if they forked over 80MM and the offer was well ahead of the others.
Shit, and really, because of the way they operate with fire sales and what not, they'd just have to offer the most money and you could expect them to trade you to a contender at some point soon after, so win-win.
Because that's what's gonna happen to Kenley if he goes there..he'll inevitably be traded

 

See this is why I wouldn't understand why a player would choose them. A lot of these guys, when they sign the big contract, don't want to be uprooted. They sign the big contract so they don't have to move around anymore and can sort of settle in. I'd be pissed if I signed there, bought an 8 million dollar home and then had to sell it 2 years later. Something like that is a bigger issue than people realize.

 

But, my man..it's Miami..it's basically a vacation.
I've been to Miami 10 or so times..it's pretty hard to be pissed out there and I didn't have 80MM in the vault.
Get your money, have a quick stay/vaca, then be traded and move on.
Hell, even if you do buy a home, keep it..a lot of athletes do keep homes in Florida/Texas

 

WSox did pretty well for Eaton, received a good amount and I can sort of understand the package, they truly didn't have to move him.
28yrs old, under control through 2021, and a damn good all around player.
No longer a plus CF, though, probably about average.
Great in RF tho, maybe on par with Heyward
Maybe LAD should be in on Melky

 

There's nothing close on the current roster.

 

What is there about the Dodgers why players do not resign with them? Is this argument that they won't "overpay" anyone on one hand, but the Dodgers are the richest team there is on the other hand, a handcuffing thoig? Just what is it exactly?Players know the Dodgers financial situation, so maybe they figure if they really want me, the extra few million is a drop in the bucket for them? Wtf? Letting Turner go somewhete else would be stupid, imo.
Looking back at Greinke and Kenley, and on the verge possibly of JT, huge difference- making players, let's face it, what really gives, man? How much do we want to win?
To think that cheaper replacement players is the answer every season now, may be a bit worn out, sooner or later. A lot of the FO brilliance was due to SF unprecedented folding. Flat out, like it or not.
I think to expect the Giants to completely collapse again is total folly now, and the reasons why we did maintain the lead during that collapse, are on different teams now, or on the brink.
And, in spite of all the GM ridicule, to think that CO will just go away with that team they have, is wishful thinking, too, imo. And now maybe getting Trumbo in that lineup, too?
How we are supposed to duplicate or replace what Jansen did overall with the guys we have left ( with the other two gone now- one to the direct competition, too) ? By committee ? Untried guys? Joe Blanton ?
Damn, for a team rated near the top and with purported genius executives running it, we look like a patchwork conglomeration of retreads, cheaper second tier talents that we hope will give us a last hurrah, and players waiting for a reinjury of past ones.
I sure hope that "future depth" we have comes through...if we don't trade them away, that is.
Gotta shoot for the new bar...the post season.
Then out.

 

Rule 5 draft is on, trades coming down

 

See, this is where we are different. I hated Miami and have no wishes to ever return as I feel it is a pit of rude/miserable assholes. So playing in an empty stadium and walking around that place would just piss me off more.

 

Not likely, if they weren't willing to commit 5/80-ish to Turner, I don't imagine they would be willing commit 6/99 to Longoria.