2016-17 MLB Offseason Thread

• Laley23

  

  Wish the Tribe had gone after Holliday.
• Ironman92

  

  Laley23;1827677 wrote:Wish the Tribe had gone after Holliday.

  Would be a nice piece....great postseason presence.
• Mulva

  

  Ironman92;1827672 wrote:New CBA looks to be dropping players food allotment from $105 to $30 per day on road games. Teams will be provided a pre game and/or post game meal.

  *Hopes they can still make ends meet*
• wildcats20

  

  Under Armour will be the official uniform provider starting in 2020. Big for UA, not sure if they will try and make changes like
  Nike did with NFL.
• Ironman92

  

  wildcats20;1827707 wrote:Under Armour will be the official uniform provider starting in 2020. Big for UA, not sure if they will try and make changes like
  Nike did with NFL.

  Hmmm...interesting.
  
  Is UA still growing? Seems like they have spiked but maybe not.
• thavoice

  wildcats20;1827707 wrote:Under Armour will be the official uniform provider starting in 2020. Big for UA, not sure if they will try and make changes like
  Nike did with NFL.

  Interesting. I wonder if they will also get the contract for what they wear under their uniforms. I know in the past majestic wasnt real pleased with the nike line that had the swoosh right at their neckline as it almost appeared that the uniforms were nike as well.
  
  I am not a fan of some of the changes nike did with the NFL. Some of the teams, Saints, Ravens and others on their jerseys look like they have a collar with that contrasting in color.
  
  Nationals may be letting Harper walk after his deal as reports are he may be asking for nearly 400million?
  
  Reds have Hamilton on the trade block as well. Look for Chapman to go to the highest bidder.
• Con_Alma

  Chris Sale heading to the Red Sox
• SportsAndLady

  

  Surprised by that. Was expecting Nats.
• Ironman92

  

  SportsAndLady;1827920 wrote:Surprised by that. Was expecting Nats.

  Me too they were offering pretty high
• cat_lover

  Red Sox sign Mitch Moreland
  
  Giants sign Mark Malancon
• Ironman92

  

  cat_lover;1827950 wrote:Red Sox sign Mitch Moreland
  
  Giants sign Mark Malancon

  Mark Melancon can continue to kiss my ass from the bay. He's a douche
• cat_lover

  Giants bullpen was a hot mess last year and it looks to be the same this year.
  
  
  Cubs trying to work a trade for Wade Davis and the Yankees have made an offer for Aroldis Chapman.
  
  The Hot Stove is heating up.
• Ironman92

  

  cat_lover;1827955 wrote:Giants bullpen was a hot mess last year and it looks to be the same this year.
  
  
  Cubs trying to work a trade for Wade Davis and the Yankees have made an offer for Aroldis Chapman.
  
  The Hot Stove is heating up.

  Heard Yankees looking at Kenley Jansen as well
• Ironman92

  

  Lol...guess what I'm thinking?
  
  
• Ironman92

  

  Chapman back to Yankees 5/86
• cat_lover

  Wade Davis to the Cubs for Jorge Soler.
• Heretic

  

  cat_lover;1828039 wrote:Wade Davis to the Cubs for Jorge Soler.

  For the price of one young slugger, they potentially won't skip a beat despite losing Chapman. Damn.
• Ironman92

  

  Ok so no one is perplexed that Bruce Bochy is all of a sudden 6'9?
• Sonofanump

  The Dodgers have a lot of money.
• mhs95_06

  Ironman92;1828069 wrote:Ok so no one is perplexed that Bruce Bochy is all of a sudden 6'9?

  That caught my eye also. I already new he had the biggest head in baseball with 8 1/4 cap size. According to baseball reference height listings:
  
  Bruce Bochy 6'3"
  Brian Price 6'2"
  Dusty Baker 6'2"
  
  Must be some kind of deceptive camera angle -- looks like Price is 6-7" shorter than Bochy and Baker 3-4" shorter than Price.
• cat_lover

  Derek Holland signs a one year 6.5 million deal with the White Sox. I report this because Derek is a local boy from Newark, Ohio.
• Ironman92

  

  cat_lover;1828754 wrote:Derek Holland signs a one year 6.5 million deal with the White Sox. I report this because Derek is a local boy from Newark, Ohio.

  Hope he does well as he's a very like able guy....but a smoke and mirrors pitcher
• Heretic

  

  Ironman92;1828760 wrote:Hope he does well as he's a very like able guy....but a smoke and mirrors pitcher

  My impression, too. I'd heard Pittsburgh had interest in him, but personally was very lukewarm on that, as he really doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade over Pittsburgh's "maybe ready or maybe not" group of potential mid-to-back of the rotation guys like Brault and Kuhl.
• Ironman92

  

  Rod Carew getting a heart transplant today. Well wishes on that. First player I remember getting his 3,000th hit
• Ironman92

  

  Framing is important