Around Baseball Offseason Edition - Derek Jeter will retire at seasons end

[Hawk]

You lost me here.

Mike Rizzo called him a "baseball rat" on SiriusXM this afternoon -- there's got to be some intrigue in that.

 

[jpx7]

Mike Rizzo called him a "baseball rat" on SiriusXM this afternoon -- there's got to be some intrigue in that.

I've always been amused that sports form the only venue I can think of whereabout "rat" is a superlative and not a pejorative.

 

[ramadon101]

http://nypost.com/2013/12/03/royals-making-big-push-for-yankees-target-beltran/

He's in KC, so I just assumed they were the ones who made the offer. Where are you hearing the Mariners?

Nevertheless, curious that Kansas would even be willing to make that move. Especially if it would require them moving Butler for payroll flexibility (as The Post insinuates.)

Olney:

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/407944563991408640

It's probably between KC and Seattle. NYY are a dark horse only because Beltran likes NY, but they won't offer as much as the other two.

 

[Hawk]

Eric Hinske named Cubs new 1B coach. Happy for him.

 

[Heyward]

Rays trade for Heath Bell and Ryan Hanigan (plan to sign him to an extension though)

Salty to the Marlins.

Mariners apparently big players for Cano.

 

[Julio3000]

Glad to see Hinske pick up that gig.

 

[Julio3000]

I've always been amused that sports form the only venue I can think of whereabout "rat" is a superlative and not a pejorative.

Rizzo just means that he's a carrier of baseball fleas, which are a primary vector of baseball plague, and, thusly, should be avoided like . . . well, you know.

 

[Heyward]

Gregerson/Seth Smith swap.

A's bullpen is ridiculous.

 

[gilesfan]

If there was a crappy utility guy, I mean scrappy utility guy that wasn't called a baseball rat, I would be very disappointed.

 

[Hawk]

@Buster_ESPN: Other teams becoming convinced that Carlos Beltran is going to land with the Royals, on a deal of 3/$48 million.

http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/407994657658789888

 

[The Tariff King]

Crazy. Yankees looked to have been favorites, but I guess the Royals are the only ones willing to give 3 guaranteed years with that much money.

 

[nsacpi]

We're seeing rich teams pay more per year, and the poor teams willing to go out extra years. Not sure this is a smart approach for the small budget teams.

 

[Hawk]

Astros get Dexter Fowler from Colorado for Jordan Lyles and Brandon Barnes.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Colorado Rockies ‏@Rockies 51s
#Rockies have acquired RHP Jordan Lyles & OF Brandon Barnes from @astros in exchange for Dexter Fowler and a PTBNL.

 

[Hawk]

Solid move for Houston.

 

[emk418]

Astros get Dexter Fowler from Colorado for Jordan Lyles and Brandon Barnes.

Wow how did they get Fowler that cheap?

 

[nsacpi]

Wow how did they get Fowler that cheap?

The Rockies and Tigers should have answered each other's phone calls and done Fowler for Fister. It would at least have had some alliterative value.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Marlins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia close on a three year deal

 

[The Tariff King]

Marlins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia close on a three year deal

Always seemed like an inevitability. What's even more inevitable is he probably will get traded at the deadline.

 

[Hawk]

Looks like the Rockies bargained too hard with Fowler last offseason. IIRC he was one the Braves' original choices for CF, but Colorado wanted a massive haul.