The 2012/13 Offseason Thread

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  1. IBleedBlue15

    IBleedBlue15 DSP Stud

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    We'd get made fun of so much if we got A-Rod...
     
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  2. LAFord

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    ARod! No fucking thank you.
     
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  3. IBleedBlue15

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    If we're going after players with huge salaries then try Mauer. Young and can still rake.
     
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    Obviously this stuff is beyond hypothetical, but really...if our lineup was Crawford/Mauer/Kemp/Gonzalez/Ramirez/Ethier/Cruz/Ellis....would it even feel like the Dodgers anymore?

    Anyways, we need to focus on the health of Clay and Chad, contemplate grabbing a Greinke type, and try to get Kuroda back. The offense should be fine.
     
    THINKBLUE, Oct 14, 2012
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    he gets hurt all the time too and where's he gonna play when he cant catch?
     
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  7. IBleedBlue15

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    Well it's not going to happen first of all.

    Second of all, he's a cheaper/better option than A-Rod.
     
    IBleedBlue15, Oct 14, 2012
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    This NLCS is painful to watch. Forced to pull for St. Louis.
     
    jpldodgers, Oct 14, 2012
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    Cruz>>>>A-fraud
     
    C2ThaB81, Oct 14, 2012
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  11. Doughty8

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    The difference between Otani and Dice-K or Yu or any other Japanese pitcher is that he will be learning in our minor leagues. The chance of pitching against lesser competition is less likely.
     
    Doughty8, Oct 15, 2012
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    a very good point
     
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    I was just thinking about the off-season free agent chase and I think we can use our penchant for spending loads of money to our advantage. We spread rumors that we are interested regardless if we are and other teams see the rumors and they don't pursue them as aggressively.

    Speaking of which, if I had any doubts about pursuing Annibal they were quashed with his last performance.
     
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    I don't know if you guys want a link or not, but Joel Sherman of the New York Times reported that before we made the deal with the Red Sox, we called the Yankees asking about Sabathia and Tex. That's where all these A-Rod rumors are stemming from.
     
    IBleedBlue15, Oct 15, 2012
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    Thank god that didn't go through.
     
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  16. irish

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    I'd be interested in reading it if you have the link...
     
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  18. irish

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    thanks bro
    appreciated!
    can't believe I missed this...

    Dodgers asked about CC & Tex, but Yankees should push A-Rod on them
    by Joel Sherman | August 28, 2012​

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    The Dodgers essentially found a will and a way to have free agency during a season, and that led to them not only absorbing expensive contracts from the Marlins and Red Sox, but also making a call to the Yankees to inquire about CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira, The Post has learned.

    Looking both short term in trying to win the NL West and long term in restoring the Dodgers’ brand, Los Angeles officials refused to wait for a free-agent class they anticipate being uninspiring. Instead, they began calling their counterparts in earnest in July with this message: We not only are unafraid of your big contracts, we are interested in them.​

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    Alex Rodriguez may have an onerous contract, but the Dodgers proved this weekend that no contract should be deemed untradeable.

    The Dodgers recognized this would put them in a unique position:

    1. Few teams had much wiggle room to add even a bit of salary for 2012, much less take on huge money for multiple players both now and into the future.

    2. Many teams were looking to jettison their bad deals.

    That is how the Dodgers were able to get Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins, who went from avid buyers in the offseason to July sell-off mode. And it is how they obtained Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and roughly a quarter of a billion dollars of future contracts from a Red Sox team anxious to cleanse its payroll and clubhouse.

    But it also is what led to a phone conversation with the Yankees about Sabathia (four years at $99 million left after this season) and Teixeira (four years, $90 million left after this season). The Yanks told Dodgers executives they had no interest in moving either.

    However, the more interesting concept is Alex Rodriguez. Now there are no signs the Dodgers were interested in A-Rod. Ramirez is playing short now, but they view him as their long-term third baseman with the currently injured Dee Gordon at short. And it is not hard to find executives who think A-Rod would not hold up as an everyday third baseman in the DH-less NL.

    But, if nothing else, this episode should dissuade us from using the word “untradeable” to describe any contract. In Crawford, for example, the Dodgers just took on a player who recently underwent Tommy John surgery and, thus, is no lock to be ready for next season. Crawford was miserable under a microscope in a big city in Boston. He will not play for the Dodgers this year and has five years at $102.5 million left after this season.

    By comparison A-Rod has five years at $114 million left after this season, has a fading body and is a polarizing figure. Plus, he is six years older than Crawford.

    Nevertheless, you could make a case for a Yankees-Dodgers winter deal involving A-Rod:​
     
    irish, Oct 15, 2012
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    An absolute no on A-Rod. Some people have mention Kyle Lohse as an attractive candidate for the Dodgers and it has been reported that the money to get him would have to be:
    • Some agents and general managers believe free agent starter Kyle Lohse could command a deal in the $60-75MM range, Olney reports.
    Worth it? Could be if we decide to go that way.
     
    Doughty8, Oct 16, 2012
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  20. irish

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    not sure about Loshe
    he's had a great two seasons without a doubt
    but in the 10 seasons prior, he had an ERA <4 only once
    did he suddenly figure things out or is he just on a hot streak?

    [​IMG]
     
    irish, Oct 16, 2012
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