The 2016-17 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[Regular_P]

Ian Desmond to the Rockies... begs the question as to WTF are the Rockies doing?

Damn, might have to make him one of my keepers now.

 

[god shamgod]

It's been real soler

 

[god shamgod]

Can he get a player opt-out after year 1 to forgo that?

No

Otani wants to come to the major leagues. That’s what has so many in baseball facepalming. His team, the Nippon Ham Fighters, earlier this week announced its intention to place him into the posting system following the 2017 season. If it did so, the result, as agreements are currently drawn, would be laughable.

For one, MLB’s new basic agreement has a hard cap on spending internationally for players under 25. The lowest-revenue teams – the ones least likely to make a run at Otani – can spend $5.75 million internationally per year and trade for up to 75 percent more. The big-dollar teams’ cap is $4.75 million with the same trade wiggle room. Essentially, then, the most any team could pay Otani would be between $8.3 million and slightly over $10 million.

And because it’s an international contract, it would automatically be a minor league deal, which ties a player to a team and enters him into the typical six full years of service before free agency. There is no signing a one-year deal or having a handshake agreement with the team to release him. The rules, as written, are airtight, and no team is going to defy MLB’s wishes trying to sign Otani, no matter how good he is.

Wakk ass cba

 

[Regular_P]

That international rule is fukking awful.

25 is way too high of an age for that.

 

[Brozay]

Any chance Chi Sox could get David Dahl out of Colorado?

 

[THASTUNNA]

No



Wakk ass cba

I really think he would have cracked 200 mill if it wasn't for the new CBA

 

[god shamgod]

 

[Bilz]

That international rule is fukking awful.

25 is way too high of an age for that.

It does save a lot of teams from themselves though

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

Holy shyt the White Sox are going to have two of the top five prospects in baseball

 

[Ron Mexico]

 

[Rebel Soldier]

Desperation

 

[Brozay]

Wow Rich Hahn is FEASTING



I wanted Robles too

 

[Ron Mexico]

White Sox turning down the Nats deal for Sale makes sense now because they knew they could get some of those same players for Eaton.

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

Wait what the fukk

How did Adam Eaton have that much value? Brian Dozier better get a teams top 2 prospects then.

 

[Frump]

Wow Rich Hahn is FEASTING



I wanted Robles too

Looks like there probably gonna trade Quintana too. Should get another stud prospect or two