MLB Hot Stove season

• jordo212000

  

  Figured we might as well start a thread for all of the off-season chatter.
  
  Marlins unveil ghastly uniforms and offer big contracts to Pujols and Reyes. They might snag Reyes, but I put the odds of Pujols signing with them at 1%
  
  Phillies get Papelbon
• grodt

  

  Marlins also made an offer to Mark Buerhle I heard.
• jordo212000

  

  I heard Hanley wasnt exactly receptive to moving to 3rd base for Reyes
• Ironman92

  

  jordo212000;969979 wrote:I heard Hanley wasnt exactly receptive to moving to 3rd base for Reyes

  
  Big shock....Hanley is all about the team. Lol
• mucalum49

  

  jordo212000;969979 wrote:I heard Hanley wasnt exactly receptive to moving to 3rd base for Reyes

  ESPN was reporting he was okay with it. Found the article they referenced.
  

  If the Marlins were able to sign the Mets shortstop, it would necessitate a position change for Hanley Ramirez, something he said in September that he would welcome and accept. "It would be nice to play next to him," Ramirez said at the time. "He's an energy guy."[LEFT]
  Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fish_bytes/2011/11/marlins-talking-to-jose-reyes.html#ixzz1dagqlYpf

  
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• jordo212000

  

  mucalum49;970461 wrote:ESPN was reporting he was okay with it. Found the article they referenced.

  
  yeah that might be the case now, but I'm pretty certain I read that. I'll try and find it today
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Exciting time to be a Mets fan. Reyes is all but gone, the Mets are shopping Wright, and our GM Sandy Alderson is trying to create Moneyball Part 2 with this "big market" team. Please kick me in the balls, thank you.
• darbypitcher22

  

  This was kind of old news before hot stove officially got started but the Royals traded Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez
• karen lotz

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;970638 wrote:Exciting time to be a Mets fan. Reyes is all but gone, the Mets are shopping Wright, and our GM Sandy Alderson is trying to create Moneyball Part 2 with this "big market" team. Please kick me in the balls, thank you.

  
  lulz
• jordo212000

  

  darbypitcher22;971636 wrote:This was kind of old news before hot stove officially got started but the Royals traded Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez

  
  Good trade for the Royals
• like_that

  

  Where the fuck are the Miami Marlins finding this money to sign Reyes and Buerhle?
• SportsAndLady

  

  darbypitcher22;971636 wrote:This was kind of old news before hot stove officially got started but the Royals traded Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez

  darby's back!
  
  p.s. gay thread title jordo..just call it 'MLB offseason chatter"
• Laley23

  

  jordo212000;971766 wrote:Good trade for the Royals

  Better for the Giants.
  
  What has Sanchez done that makes anyone think he will succeed in the AL.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Laley23;971796 wrote:What has Sanchez done that makes anyone think he will succeed in the AL.

  Didn't he throw a no-hitter lol
  
  (kidding..I agree it was a good trade for SF)
• jordo212000

  

  Laley23;971796 wrote:Better for the Giants.
  
  What has Sanchez done that makes anyone think he will succeed in the AL.

  
  Cabrera had an awesome year last year, but before that he had been pretty average. Royals think they are selling high
• jordo212000

  

  like_that;971772 wrote:Where the fuck are the Miami Marlins finding this money to sign Reyes and Buerhle?

  
  They claim the new stadium will allow them to spend more $$$
  
  They also saved money when they hired Ricky Martin to design the new logo
• darbypitcher22

  

  I too thought it was a better deal for San Fran. Sanchez did throw a no-hitter and was pretty lights out during the post season 2 years ago, but his walks are among the highest if not the highest in the National League.
  
  Plus if you're going to Kansas City, who has infused a lot of young talent into their lineups and still managed to lose 90+ games, you've got to be just a little bit frustrated. There aren't any parts around him
• Laley23

  

  jordo212000;971812 wrote:Cabrera had an awesome year last year, but before that he had been pretty average. Royals think they are selling high

  Whats the point of selling high if you get a below average pitcher? He has pitched in the NL West for like 6 years and cant become even solid #3 man.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Laley23;972257 wrote:Whats the point of selling high if you get a below average pitcher? He has pitched in the NL West for like 6 years and cant become even solid #3 man.

  This. I don't want it to seem like I'm an expert on Sanchez, but with the extra innings package on cable I seem to find myself watching the Giants a ton when he's on the bump. The guy consistently runs pitchcounts up in the 100's and usually doesn't have enough gas to make it out of the 5th or 6th inning. He's gonna have to do a whole lot better than that when facing certain opponents in the American League
• Iliketurtles

  

  like_that;971772 wrote:Where the fuck are the Miami Marlins finding this money to sign Reyes and Buerhle?

  It's what the Marlins do. They spend a shit ton of money, win the World Series, then get rid of everyone and go back to having one of the lowest payrolls and continue to suck. As a Marlins fan its painful(will be especially painful with the new uniforms).
• karen lotz

  

  Marlins are just making offers to make it seem like they are trying to make a splash in free agency.
• darbypitcher22

  

  karen lotz;972491 wrote:Marlins are just making offers to make it seem like they are trying to make a splash in free agency.

  This.
• grodt

  

  Matt Kemp about to sign an 8-year $160 million deal to stay with the Dodgers. Slightly surprising considering all the turmoil in LA these days.
• darbypitcher22

  

  grodt;972552 wrote:Matt Kemp about to sign an 8-year $160 million deal to stay with the Dodgers. Slightly surprising considering all the turmoil in LA these days.

  Very suprising news... I had heard some rumblings that before they were allowed to splash into free agency that the sale of the team needed to be completed, but since this is being done internally maybe its ok. Good move for LA though. Out of him, Loney, and Either, I think he's the biggest key to their long term success
• Laley23

  

  Good move for the Dodgers. At his age, he is actually WORTH that. Too bad Pujols will think he deserves more.