The 2013-14 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[The War Report]

I fukking hate being a fan of this team.

A leadoff hitter than gets on base, hits for power and plays solid D in CF.......for garbage. Fantastic.

Thoughts on the Ellsbury deal?

 

[HHR]

Thoughts on the Ellsbury deal?

I'd like it more if he were 28 instead of 30. Not a terrible deal, but pretty clearly an overpay imo.

 

[THASTUNNA]

I fukking hate being a fan of this team.

A leadoff hitter than gets on base, hits for power and plays solid D in CF.......for garbage. Fantastic.

salary dump

 

[god shamgod]

It's lookin like the mets about to sign granderson

 

[PTBG]

9:48am: The Mets are moving forward with Granderson, and their interest in Nelson Cruz has cooled, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link).

7:00am: Talks between the Mets and Curtis Granderson's agent intensified late Tuesday, a source tells Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. Nothing is imminent, a second source told Rubin. The two sides are discussing a three-year deal, though the Mets could concede a fourth guaranteed year to get the deal done, Rubin hears.
Granderson met Sunday with Mets GM Sandy Alderson, which the player later described to reporters as "conversation, a Q-and-A kind of thing" during which he enjoyed some salmon. Granderson, 33 in March, hit .229/.317/.407 in 245 plate appearances for the Yankees in 2013, missing significant time due to being hit by two separate pitches. Since Granderson turned down a qualifying offer from the Yankees, the Mets would have to forfeit their second-round pick to sign him. Plus, four years would be a reach for a player his age unless agent Matt Brown compromises greatly on the average annual value. MLBTR's Steve Adams suggested a $15MM AAV on a three-year deal in his September profile.

 

[PTBG]

WEDNESDAY: ESPN's Jayson Stark spoke with three teams that inquired on Phillips, each of which got the sense that Reds ownership wants to trade Phillips more than the front office does (Twitter link).
TUESDAY: The Reds are now unlikely to trade Brandon Phillips, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). The second baseman has been in trade whispers for quite some time, but it now appears that GM Walt Jocketty & Co. will hang on to him despite a lack of available quality options at the position.
Phillips, 32, batted .261/.310/.396 with 18 home runs this season but was involved in a pair of ugly PR incidents: one in which he publicly complained about how the Reds handled his contract negotiations and another in which went on a tirade against a Cincinnati reporter for pointing to his low on-base percentage. He is owed $50MM over the final four years of his six-year, $72.5MM contract.
The Yankees and Royals have both been linked to him this offseason, but it's not known how serious things got for either team. Phillips' 2013 batting line was down from his previous six seasons in Cincinnati where he hit .280/.329/.446.

While the Red Sox have been engaged in talks with free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran, the team is unlikely to pursue a three-year deal for the 36-year-old, an industry source tells Alex Speier of WEEI.com. The rival Yankees also won't go to three years, reportedly.

The Mariners have been among the most aggressive suitors for Matt Kemp, sources tell Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, but they are looking at free agents too.

The Rangers met with free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, but the odds that Texas will land him are still long, writes Evan Grant of the Dallas News. One source says that the Rangers are one of four clubs actively engaged in talks with Choo.

 

[PTBG]

A source tells Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (on Twitter) that the Yankees not only believe they've got room for Ellsbury and Robinson Cano or Shin-Soo Choo, they still plan on signing at least one starting pitcher as well.

John Harper of the New York Daily News (on Twitter) spoke with one agent who likes what the Yankees are doing so far. "Yanks have played it smart with Cano. But $170MM doesn't sound like quite as much when you give Ellsbury $153MM.''

 

[god shamgod]

It's being reported that the japs are going to accept the latest posting proposal which would be a 20 mil max bid and if several teams post that then the free agent can sign wherever he wants

Which means the yankees or dodgers will probably sign this tanaka dude

 

[WaddupDoe!]

It's being reported that the japs are going to accept the latest posting proposal which would be a 20 mil max bid and if several teams post that then the free agent can sign wherever he wants

Which means the yankees or dodgers will probably sign this tanaka dude

Can this guy be the next Yu Darvish?

 

[god shamgod]

Can this guy be the next Yu Darvish?

From all the stories and scouting reports I read he's WAY better.

 

[WaddupDoe!]

From all the stories and scouting reports I read he's WAY better.

Really? Yu is one of the best ace's in game. Yu's stuff is nasty breh. Hopefully whoever signs Tanaka, he doesn't get over work like Darvish.

 

[The War Report]

It's being reported that the japs are going to accept the latest posting proposal which would be a 20 mil max bid and if several teams post that then the free agent can sign wherever he wants

Which means the yankees or dodgers will probably sign this tanaka dude

Yankees would rather have a higher posting bid/lower player salary because that shyt doesn't count towards the luxury tax.

 

[god shamgod]

Yankees would rather have a higher posting bid/lower player salary because that shyt doesn't count towards the luxury tax.

Yea with the ellsbury signing and cano eventually re upping.They might not want to give out another 6-7 year 120+ million deal but I'd never doubt the yankess they got the most dough in baseball whats a luxury tax to a team worth 3 billion

 

[bsmooth]

 

[PTBG]

The Mariners?