2025-2026 offseason thread

[CyYoung31]

Gonna wheel Bobby Cox out there

Why did you quote me as Enscheff?

 

[thewupk]

Why did you quote me as Enscheff?

Because this site sucks

 

[striker42]

I don’t see it that way at all. I’m sure Alex did some haggling, but Kim’s a Boras client — and Boras almost always pushes his guys to free agency.

This is correct. Unless we threw a irresponsible amount of money at Kim, Boras was going to take him into free agency. I expect we're still working hard to sign Kim.

 

[Southcack77]

2/34 for Woodruff sign me up.

If Charlie Morton was worth 20...this seems like a low valuation.

Probably when everyone agrees it would be good, it's too low.

 

[dak]

AA offseason roster updates toward the end of this radio interview yesterday . . .

https://www.audacy.com/podcast/dukes-bell-0fcb8/episodes/alex-anthopoulos-walt-weiss-decision-was-not-about-the-splash-hire-7b7d8

Cliff's notes:
- SS and at least one SP are the priority, among multiple needs
- Mentions rotating Baldwin / Murphy / Profar through DH, downplaying the need for a full-time DH
- Schwellenbach's elbow is completely healed
- Grant Holmes is "over the hump" on his elbow and is throwing bullpens and live BPs (so sounds like he's not getting surgery)
- He had "a bunch of conversations" yesterday with other GMs about players that could be moved.

 

[Hudson2]

There will be a lot of good SP options available but SS and top utility guys will be harder to find so that's where I'd start. I think Kim will be easier to sign once FA starts and he's not getting crazy offers like Boras tells him he will. Brendan Donovan would be the first guy I'd grab bc he can backup most positions and do it well and for a long period of time and with our injury history we need him.

 

[Enscheff]

"rotating Baldwin / Murphy / Profar through DH"

Great...so who plays in the OF when Profar or Acuna is the DH? Fraley? White? Are we going to pretend this is acceptable?

 

[Hudson2]

"rotating Baldwin / Murphy / Profar through DH"

Great...so who plays in the OF when Profar or Acuna is the DH? Fraley? White? Are we going to pretend this is acceptable?

A good OF has to be top 3 needs. AA has his work cut out and he has to address everything bc injuries are gonna no doubt happen.