Official 2024 Off-Season Thread!

[zbhargrove]

Johnny Venters had like three

Venters was definitely the exception rather than the rule... he was also a reliever and it's not like he lasted that long after.

[chop2chip]

Johnny Venters had like three

He also threw 272 innings.

But my god did Fredi G love every single one of them

[thewupk]

Kinda shocked NYY aren't trying to go full steam ahead or have they learned their lesson?

Maybe Ohtani doesn't want to play in that circus? Of those given teams and his preference for winning I'd say the Dodgers are the favorites followed by the Braves which is hard to even believe.

Dodgers just seem like the logical choice of 1) tons of money 2) winning 3) same location as Angels

[SJ24]

Maybe Ohtani doesn't want to play in that circus? Of those given teams and his preference for winning I'd say the Dodgers are the favorites followed by the Braves which is hard to even believe.

Dodgers just seem like the logical choice of 1) tons of money 2) winning 3) same location as Angels

NYY isn't a circus so much as Cashman is a bad GM and the young Steinbrenner is a penny pincher.

[bravesnumberone]

I think it's really down to the Dodgers and Giants.

[thewupk]

NYY isn't a circus so much as Cashman is a bad GM and the young Steinbrenner is a penny pincher.

NY is a media circus and Ohtani is a notoriously private person.

[thewupk]

[The Chosen One]

He also threw 272 innings.

But my god did Fredi G love every single one of them

I believe he pitched for Bobby, Fredi, and Snit.

[Carp]

I would **** myself if we actually signed Ohtani. It won't happen though.

[bravesfanMatt]

Giants might snag Showhey and Yamo.

[msstate7]

Giants might snag Showhey and Yamo.

Better than the dodgers

[ixiXSolidXixi]

I think that’s not professional. Kelenic need to grow up.

[zbhargrove]

I think that’s not professional. Kelenic need to grow up.

Ehhh they kind of treated him like crap

[CyYoung31]

I believe he pitched for Bobby, Fredi, and Snit.

As did EOF. Kimbrel had a chance to, unfortunately he’s a bitch.

[striker42]

I think that’s not professional. Kelenic need to grow up.

I disagree. If he had taken shots at the Mariners, that would be unprofessional. Holding his tongue shows maturity.

[50PoundHead]

He also threw 272 innings.

But my god did Fredi G love every single one of them

And that's not counting how many times Venters was warming up in the bullpen. It seemed like every night.

[Mad Dog Murph]

I think that’s not professional. Kelenic need to grow up.

After how he was treated they’re lucky he just ignored them.

[50PoundHead]

Rosenthal's sources say we don't intend to keep Gonzales, that he will be part of another deal. That to me smells like the White Sox with us eating a chunk of the salary.

The White Sox are poorly run (or at least they were). Gonzalez makes absolutely no sense for a team in total rebuild mode unless he's sweetener on the tail end of the deal. I think the Rays are probably a more likely destination in a Glasnow deal.

[bravesnumberone]

I imagine Kelenic and others are pissed that the front office essentially quit on the team at the deadline. Whether anyone else thinks trading Sewald was a legitimate decision, they probably thought they still had a chance and they wound up just missing the playoffs.

[bravesnumberone]

The White Sox are poorly run (or at least they were). Gonzalez makes absolutely no sense for a team in total rebuild mode unless he's sweetener on the tail end of the deal. I think the Rays are probably a more likely destination in a Glasnow deal.

The White Sox haven't always made the most sense even though I understand they have different people running things now. I'm pretty much 100% sure he's a sweetener or just an "OK, we'll take him on to get this particular prospect" guy if that's the team. If he stayed healthy and pitched around a 4.20 ERA, they could probably get something decent in return for him at the deadline.

I'm not sure Tampa Bay would want to pay him anything so we'd basically have to give him to them.