2025-2026 offseason thread

Mike Trouts name has been coming up as a possible trade candidate. He has 4 years and 35 per left. If the Angels are money would there be any interest? He's the kind of player that would need to be rotated through the OF and DH also.
 
Hudson2 said:
Mike Trouts name has been coming up as a possible trade candidate. He has 4 years and 35 per left. If the Angels are money would there be any interest? He's the kind of player that would need to be rotated through the OF and DH also.
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They'd have to eat some money
 
Hudson2 said:
Yeah a lot of money. If we could get it to around 4/100 I'd do it. Trout would help fill the stadium up also. He deserves to go for it all and that won't happen in LA.
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This year we had the 4th highest attendance since Truist opened, despite being the 2nd worst team since it opened. I don't think filling up the stadium is going to be a problem as long as we are spending money and putting out competitive teams.

Regarding Trout, I don't want anything to do with him. He struck out at a 30% clip this year. He's hitting .230 over the last 2 seasons, despite a BABIP that, at least this year, was better than league average. Not to mention the money issue.

The Angels would likely have to eat around 70% of the contract for anyone to even consider it, and at this point, I just don't think they would eat that much money to move the best player in franchise history. And I am sure they want him to get his career milestones like 500 homers and 2000 hits while he's wearing an Angel uniform.

Of course the Angels franchise is the 2nd worst run franchise in baseball after the Rockies, so it's hard to know what they want to do.
 
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Atl radio guys want Alonso at DH.

If you wanna pencil in 30 hrs and can’t get Schwarber - I’d guess he’s the second best option?
 
No thanks on Alonso or Schwarber who will both be overpaid for what they are.

If I buying any hitter in FA (that we can afford) it's going to be Bellinger.

My money is that we start the dialogue on Buxton again.
 
Carp said:
No thanks on Alonso or Schwarber who will both be overpaid for what they are.

If I buying any hitter in FA (that we can afford) it's going to be Bellinger.

My money is that we start the dialogue on Buxton again.
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I'm with you. I'd say Bellinger in FA and Buxton in trade. Maybe can get one of the Twins SP while we're at it
 
Carp said:
No thanks on Alonso or Schwarber who will both be overpaid for what they are.

If I buying any hitter in FA (that we can afford) it's going to be Bellinger.

My money is that we start the dialogue on Buxton again.
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If Baldelli joins the organization in any capacity, that's a possibility because Rocco seems to love the guy. Not a bad contract at $15.1 MM annually through 2028 with some performance bonuses attached. He's super-talented, but a bit of an odd player. His speed has dropped off a bit (understandable at age 30 and some injuries) and he chases stuff low-and-away like a reincarnated Andruw Jones. His speed has made his defense as he can still outrun a lot of balls to make tough catches, but I often wonder if the catches are made tougher than they need to be which is unlike a reincarnated Andruw Jones. Buxton has to lead the entire world in severe collisions with the outfield wall. Would fit with the Braves as someone who could play all three OF positions. Downside is that Buxton appears to be able to sprain a finger peeling an orange. Lots of time on the DL throughout his career.

Twins are in total rebuild and need pitching, pitching, pitching. Braves have some prospects that may interest them as Twins (as always) will be looking to go cheap, cheaper, and cheapest.
 
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I would say Pablo Lopez, but he exited his last start with a forearm tightness. No thanks.

Joe Ryan would be fantastic though.
 
50PoundHead said:
If Baldelli joins the organization in any capacity, that's a possibility because Rocco seems to love the guy. Not a bad contract at $15.1 MM annually through 2028 with some performance bonuses attached. He's super-talented, but a bit of an odd player. His speed has dropped off a bit (understandable at age 30 and some injuries) and he chases stuff low-and-away like a reincarnated Andruw Jones. His speed has made his defense as he can still outrun a lot of balls to make tough catches, but I often wonder f the catches are made tougher than they need to be which is unlike a reincarnated Andruw Jones. Buxton has to lead the entire world in severe collisions with the outfield wall. Would fit with the Braves as someone who could play all three OF positions. Downside is that Buxton appears to be able to sprain a finger peeling an orange. Lots of time on the DL throughout his career.

Twins are in total rebuild and need pitching, pitching, pitching. Braves have some prospects that may interest them as Twins (as always) will be looking to go cheap, cheaper, and cheapest.
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He’s one of those dudes who is only 31 but looks like they’re 51. I doubt he ages well (I mean he already hasn’t aged well injury-wise), but I’d take the risk if there wasn’t anything better with a reasonable cost.
 
Carp said:
I would say Pablo Lopez, but he exited his last start with a forearm tightness. No thanks.

Joe Ryan would be fantastic though.
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Up here in Minnesota, I think the question is will ownership just totally bottom out the team. I can't see them trading Ryan given the fanbase would probably see this as simply a continuation of the deadline moves, but who knows. Lopez spent a lot of time on the DL this season and only pitched three games in September after sitting out after the first week of June. I don't know what to read of the forearm strain (diagnosed as minor but we've heard that before). He may have simply come back too soon. Why the Twins activated him after putting themselves so far back in the race is odd.
 
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Alonso at DH is basically an expensive version of Ozuna.

No thank you. Good bye. Enjoy the wrong side of the aging curve somewhere else Mr Alonso
 
if the Braves pay that sloping forehead buffoon to just hit the ball, then I am out until AA is fired. There is no reason this team needs to add another bat only DH that restricts the versatility of what the position should bring.
 
It would take a pretty specific series of events for it to make sense to sign another DH-only bat:

- AA misses out on all viable OFers on the FA market
- AA misses out on all viable OFers on the trade market
- No other SP/SS/BP needs exist on the roster
- One of the DHs sees his market completely crumble
- AA is able to sign him to a short deal late in the offseason

At that point signing someone like Alonso makes sense, but it should be something like Plan G.
 
I don't think that Acuña is going to be the primary DH, because I do not think he will want to do that and that matters. If he is cool with it then ok.

If not, that makes signing a major OF more difficult as you have two other starting OF pencilled in.

Bellinger as a super utility guy seems swell but not sure that is what his agent has in mind.
 
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