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Post by klawrencio79 on Nov 20, 2019 14:52:22 GMT
A move that flew under the radar to me - Happened a couple of weeks ago. Cubbies hire former Phils pitching coach Chris Young as bullpen coach. Well this confirms it - Cubs are in tank mode - and maybe the rumors 3B Kris Bryant will in fact be dealt this Winter Meetings Season are true. They're about to extend Javy Baez, Rizzo's 2020 option was exercised (and his 2021 option for $16.5m option will undoubtedly be exercised, short of him dying) and Bryant is under team control through 2021. Baez will probably get a long-term deal, he's awesome. I imagine Rizzo won't come back after 2021 unless they work out some sort of team-friendly extension, just given that he'll be 32 by the time that deal is up. If I'm the Cubs, and Bryant puts up another quality year this year, I can't help but think they'll try to sign him to a long-term deal. He's 27 right now, entering the prime of his career and he's already had a pretty good one to date. Retooling is certainly in order, but blowing the whole thing up seems rather foolish given the pieces they have in place.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 20, 2019 16:09:11 GMT
A move that flew under the radar to me - Happened a couple of weeks ago. Cubbies hire former Phils pitching coach Chris Young as bullpen coach. Well this confirms it - Cubs are in tank mode - and maybe the rumors 3B Kris Bryant will in fact be dealt this Winter Meetings Season are true. They're about to extend Javy Baez, Rizzo's 2020 option was exercised (and his 2021 option for $16.5m option will undoubtedly be exercised, short of him dying) and Bryant is under team control through 2021. Baez will probably get a long-term deal, he's awesome. I imagine Rizzo won't come back after 2021 unless they work out some sort of team-friendly extension, just given that he'll be 32 by the time that deal is up. If I'm the Cubs, and Bryant puts up another quality year this year, I can't help but think they'll try to sign him to a long-term deal. He's 27 right now, entering the prime of his career and he's already had a pretty good one to date. Retooling is certainly in order, but blowing the whole thing up seems rather foolish given the pieces they have in place. Isn't Bryant taking them to court - and if we wins he gains his free agency in 2020 and not 2021? Thought I read that somewhere - I may be off. Was thinking if that was the case Cubs may look to deal him instead of having him just walk in Free Agency in 2020 - of course they could always wait until the trade deadline too. But maybe I'm completely off on this - misinterpreted the whole situation.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Nov 20, 2019 16:23:15 GMT
They're about to extend Javy Baez, Rizzo's 2020 option was exercised (and his 2021 option for $16.5m option will undoubtedly be exercised, short of him dying) and Bryant is under team control through 2021. Baez will probably get a long-term deal, he's awesome. I imagine Rizzo won't come back after 2021 unless they work out some sort of team-friendly extension, just given that he'll be 32 by the time that deal is up. If I'm the Cubs, and Bryant puts up another quality year this year, I can't help but think they'll try to sign him to a long-term deal. He's 27 right now, entering the prime of his career and he's already had a pretty good one to date. Retooling is certainly in order, but blowing the whole thing up seems rather foolish given the pieces they have in place. Isn't Bryant taking them to court - and if we wins he gains his free agency in 2020 and not 2021? Thought I read that somewhere - I may be off. Was thinking if that was the case Cubs may look to deal him instead of having him just walk in Free Agency in 2020 - of course they could always wait until the trade deadline too. But maybe I'm completely off on this - misinterpreted the whole situation. You're right, he filed a grievance back in 2015 and it's being heard now. The Cubs manipulated his service time when he was rookie by keeping him down in AAA to start the year and then brought him up in mid-April to give them another year of team control. It's something that pretty much every single team has done since this became an option under the CBA. Bryant was a visible one because he dominated in the minors and the Cubs took the position that he wasn't ready to supplant Mike Olt as their 3B. Yeah, it was obviously a smokescreen for manipulating service time, but they didn't break any rules in so doing. To me, it's a Boras ploy. If Bryant wins the grievance, it could spell the end of this practice, but frankly, I don't see a ruling going in Bryant's favor. It's fair play under the CBA which was agreed to by the owners and the player reps. To rule against the team here would be to undermine the entire process behind negotiating and agreeing to a CBA. When the agreement comes up again, the player reps can try to end this practice then.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Nov 21, 2019 18:08:32 GMT
White Sox land Yasmani Grandal for 4 years, $73m contract. Largest total dollar value for any contract in team history, beating out Jose Abreu's 6 year, $68m contract from 2013.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 21, 2019 21:13:44 GMT
Phils hire Gnats assistant hitting coach Joe Dillon as hitting coach.
Former Astro/Phil Brad Lidge states Phils are going to throw Gerrit Cole some 'sick money'.
Sweet.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Nov 21, 2019 23:24:56 GMT
White Sox land Yasmani Grandal for 4 years, $73m contract. Largest total dollar value for any contract in team history, beating out Jose Abreu's 6 year, $68m contract from 2013. This has got to be one of the lowest dollar figures to be a teamβs highest contract ever. I mean even the Marlins had Stanton.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Nov 22, 2019 0:21:50 GMT
White Sox land Yasmani Grandal for 4 years, $73m contract. Largest total dollar value for any contract in team history, beating out Jose Abreu's 6 year, $68m contract from 2013. This has got to be one of the lowest dollar figures to be a teamβs highest contract ever. I mean even the Marlins had Stanton. As of now, itβs the 5th lowest. Oakland - Eric Chavez for 6 years, $66m. Indians - Edwin Encarnacion, 3/60. Pirates - Jason Kendall, 6/60. Royals - Alex Gordon, 4/72.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Nov 22, 2019 1:02:20 GMT
White Sox land Yasmani Grandal for 4 years, $73m contract. Largest total dollar value for any contract in team history, beating out Jose Abreu's 6 year, $68m contract from 2013. Thatβs just sad.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Nov 22, 2019 1:06:00 GMT
This has got to be one of the lowest dollar figures to be a teamβs highest contract ever. I mean even the Marlins had Stanton. As of now, itβs the 5th lowest. Oakland - Eric Chavez for 6 years, $66m. Indians - Edwin Encarnacion, 3/60. Pirates - Jason Kendall, 6/60. Royals - Alex Gordon, 4/72. I thought the White Sox are considered a large market team. Thatβs pretty lame.
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Post by millar70 on Nov 22, 2019 1:29:32 GMT
As of now, itβs the 5th lowest. Oakland - Eric Chavez for 6 years, $66m. Indians - Edwin Encarnacion, 3/60. Pirates - Jason Kendall, 6/60. Royals - Alex Gordon, 4/72. I thought the White Sox are considered a large market team. Thatβs pretty lame. Ties in with my theory that there are really no small market teams, just small market owners.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Nov 22, 2019 17:19:30 GMT
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Nov 22, 2019 18:09:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 3:38:58 GMT
I'd take him on a short term deal (1 year with team option maybe) but I wouldn't exactly be over the moon about it. It's the kind of move that I'd expect them to make though. They're not in the market for top shelf SP's apparently so bring in a guy who will be cheaper and serviceable while the young kids develop in the minors for 1 more year. Talking about guys like Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 25, 2019 6:45:18 GMT
Braves sign catcher Travis d'Arnaud.
About a decade ago d'Arnaud was part of a package to acquire Roy Halladay for the Phils.
Nice to see the the kid managed to hang around all these years.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 27, 2019 7:21:18 GMT
Phils ink veteran utility man Josh Harrison to a minor league deal.
Meh.
Hoping for a stronger bench this year so I don't have to watch the Sean Rodriguez's and Andrew Knapps of the world.
Had thoughts of jumping off the Ben Franklin Bridge when I read Klentak is happy with Knapp as his backup catcher a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by tristramshandy on Nov 28, 2019 1:24:03 GMT
Congratulations, Brewers! You're the next team to fleece a young superstar in the making that the Padres somehow didn't want to keep around. Cubs got Rizzo (World Series!), Nationals got Turner (World Series!) - - now the Brewers get Luis Urias. Plan your parade sometime here before 2025!
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 28, 2019 13:34:02 GMT
O's put 2nd baseman jonathan villar on waivers.
guy batted like .270 last year - wonder what the story is - i.e. if they just don't want to pay him / have somebody in the minors in mind to replace him, etc.
if nothing else sounds like he could be a good utility man off of the bench
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 29, 2019 15:52:21 GMT
pirates hire Twins bench coach Derek Shelton as Manager
hoping for some Black Friday deals today
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 30, 2019 22:02:21 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Dec 1, 2019 18:01:47 GMT
MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal predicts Gerrit Cole to the Phillies MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince has predicted Mookie Betts to the Phillies
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