MLB NEWS/RUMORS Thread

He doesn't deserve the 'k' in bkitch tbh

 

Shows me that he is already thinking about failing in the post season like the Nats have done before.

 

kind of have that runway lol
backhanded shot at his italy trip?
or just get a running start and gtfo?

 

Mike Petriello‏Verified account@mike_petriello
The more I think about this, the more I like the idea of "CHW takes Kemp (50% of his deal) in order to get a decent pitching prospect or two for their trouble." You could expand it with Pederson to CHW, Nate Jones to LAD, or whatever. But there's a fit there.
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Interesting......

 

I really don’t think we’d have to give up a prospect to get someone to take Kemp at 2/12. I’ll take Jones though for something.

 

As a comp for the kind of trade they would be looking to make, in 2015, Arizona traded Touki Toussaint to ATL to get them to take Bronson Arroyo's money, about ~$10M, which was later traded to the Dodgers in the deal that brought Alex Wood to LA.

Unlike Arroyo, since Kemp can actually contribute (at least offensively) maybe an AL team would take $20M for a good pitching prospect like White or Santana, or if a team wanted the upside play, then Dustin May.

 

What about Andrew McCutchen?
Wouldn't be a long term commitment
He'd be a perfect stopgap until Harper is available
Good offensive year last year and if he moves to a corner his defense would be tolerable

 

Man, that feels steep for the Dodgers to give up and I have a hard time seeing them move either Santana or White with the glowy reviews we are all seeing. Toussaint was not nearly as far along as Santana or White are and was actually kind of falling in the eyes of some observers. May is probably somewhat comparable, but he too has already had more success than TT ever has. I think they would make the deal with a Rook-Low A guy, but hard to see them move either of the two pitchers that should be in the AAA rotation at some point this season, especially after the trade they made the other day which did remove two potential starters from the rotation.

 

I’d take him and Rivero

 

Whether it's one of those guys or someone else, we always comeback to the same question, at what point do you move some of these guys to either upgrade the roster or gain financial flexibility, because not all of these guys will be big leaguers.

 

I wouldn’t mind that. I wonder what his value would be since he’s in his walk year. I have a feeling the FO is standing pat this offseason, but they’ve surprised me many times before.

 

If it comes down to it, I REALLY hope the club does not just DFA Kemp. I do want him traded for as much financial relief as humanly possible, but I would hate it if the rumors are true that he has taken this offseason to get himself back into the shape he was a couple years ago and turns that into a good year. I didn't really watch what was happening in ATL last season, but Kemp was crushing almost all the way through June, then just fell off a cliff. It'd be interesting to see what he could do if he stays in shape, is healthy AND is in a pennant chase. With the team as currently constructed, that bat is easily a dangerous #5 in our order if he is back to healthy. I do agree that the first route to take is moving him and seeing just how much you can get out from under, but don't just dump him as you are doing nothing for the team in that event.

 

I'm not disagreeing with the notion that the team could have to throw in a spect or two to get out from all of Kemp's contract. I was just stating that in my mind, it probably(hopefully?) won't have to be anybody knocking on the door. I don't think there has been a precedent set just yet for having to give up someone of that magnitude for a salary dump. It always seems to be someone that is still at least a couple years out that they move in those kind of deals, though I could be wrong. I am sure the other thing to take into account is what does the FO plan to do with that money? If they have something big in place, they may choose to dump that higher level prospect if they are going to be doing something else to plug some other holes.

 

Even when he was in shape he was a terrible outfielder. Now he’s 3-4 years older than when he was truly Matthew Ryan. He doesn’t have a spot on the team IMO. Especially with the new clubhouse culture.

 

Racist
But true

 

I only saw highlights, but the guy got Juan Uribe type fat towards the end of the year. Trade is the first option, but I don’t think it is a likely one, and I’d also be disappointed if they released him without giving him a shot in spring training at least

 

Well, anyone will take Kemp's contract.....it all depends on who is attached. If MGT said they were offering Kemp and Alvarez in trade every team in MLB would call. So the question is how bad does MGT want Kemp's contract off the books. I suspect MGT will offer Kemp and one of say Sheffield/Lux/Heredia (deal from surplus) and get back a A or AA guy that has boom or bust potential. We all know that MGT has a list of prospects from each team that they would be ok with acquiring.

 

Well it hasn't happened yet so may be they are shopping him we shall see but I think it's time to give Toles the LF spot.

 

He is definitely nothing special in the OF, but if he could get to that .900 OPS mark and stay around there, below avg D in LF may not be the worst thing in the world, especially with our OF placement. Though he would have to step his game up a tad by getting back into shape and staying that way. I know I am dreaming, but I was merely saying that if they can't trade him, it seems just DFA'ing him is not the best route to take.

I saw that same thing and what is weird is he looked GREAT early in the season. It sounds like he got hurt and ate his feelings while on the DL.