Around Baseball Offseason Thread

[Heyward]

Why would anyone WANT to play in AZ? Surprised he didn't choose LA or SF.

Money, Greinke said when he signed in LA, it was about money.

Money always wins out, Price's choices were Cubs then Cards, then Bos throws a bank at him.

 

[nsacpi]

About 11M/expected win for Greinke. Seems a bit pricey to me. ymmv

 

[bravesnumberone]

It's absurd money, but at least that potentially adds a wrinkle in the NL West race next year.

 

[Tapate50]

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I wish people called me a name like Old Hoss ....

 

[Carp]

Why would anyone WANT to play in AZ? Surprised he didn't choose LA or SF.

Why would you be surprised that he took the highest offer?

 

[nsacpi]

Looks like O'Day will be signing with the gnats

 

[UNCBlue012]

Source: #DBacks offered Mike Leake a five-year deal; @Ken_Rosenthal says AZ still in on Leake. Details:

 

[dak]

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[dak]

Starting to think the Dodgers will end up winning this game of musical chairs by getting Cueto for less than some think (and not surrendering a draft pick).

 

[NinersSBChamps]

What's the point of the winter meetings anymore?

 

[Oklahomabrave]

Cueto is the last highly desired FA starter left.

 

[thewupk]

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Sources say it's 5/90. A little less than 7 mil per projected WAR. So slightly less of a discount than what Zimmerman got but still pretty in line with the current market.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Stupid. Shark is not very good.

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

arent both chicago stadiums pretty good hitter parks for a majority of the season? i would think his numbers would improve a little in SF

 

[rico43]

What's the point of the winter meetings anymore?

It seems now that it will be the Shelby Miller Invitational. What you want to bet that Copo and McDaniel will be joined at the hip all week long.

 

[50PoundHead]

arent both chicago stadiums pretty good hitter parks for a majority of the season? i would think his numbers would improve a little in SF

I see Shark as the reincarnation of Bert Blyleven. Great stuff, but not a real thinking man's pitcher. He seems to make quite a few mistakes and not get away with many of them.

 

[thewupk]

Stupid. Shark is not very good.

Last 4 years he has been no worse than 2.7 WAR per year. He's your typical mid rotation starter and sadly that's the current going rate for these types of players.

 

[thewupk]

arent both chicago stadiums pretty good hitter parks for a majority of the season? i would think his numbers would improve a little in SF

Home run friendly for sure and that plagued him a lot in 2015. Going to SF should certainly cut that down.

 

[Heyward]

Shark at 5/90 is meh but could do well in that ball park, and all the NL West ones.

 

[Heyward]

Stupid. Shark is not very good.

Mike Pelfrey got 8 mil a year, Happ got 13, sadly its the going rate.