offseason 2015-16

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@JesseSanchezMLB
Source: Andrelton Simmons has been traded to the Angels. #Braves

:o

i'll say

simmons for one year of erick aybar, LHP sean newcomb, RHP chris ellis

newcomb is really good, but only has seven starts above class a, and half of those came in an extreme pitchers park (arkansas)

Barves also got $3 million.

Acc to a FB person, Angels pitchers were last in the majors in ground ball percentage allowed.

@keithlaw
Doesn't have to be a winner/loser in every trade. I love Simmons and I think Newcomb could be special

angels have absolutely nothing left on the farm, and shortstop wasn't (yet) one of the holes that needed filling

Fascinating trade -- I like it for both teams and yet I have no idea how it will pan out long term. A huge range of outcomes are in play.

the angels are kind of a really shitty franchise

they had like four good position players and one good pitching prospect and trade one of those position players and that pitching prospect for a marginal upgrade at SS. at least simmons is on a good contract but smh.

too much time on ilb: i now have to double-check whether i've written 'braves' or 'barves'

I think Arte Moreno is the main reason the team is shitty. Hes like a poor man's Jerry Jones.

he seems well meaning but impulsive and foolish

a subset of that is moreno letting scioscia run amok

wieters will accept orioles' qualifying offer, which i find a little surprising -- maybe more to do with next year's free agent class being weak?

It is a new world!

@Ken_Rosenthal
Wieters’ $15.8M salary for 2016 will be highest for one year in #Orioles history.

your 4 finalists for Dodger manager

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=11704

daniel murphy is gonna cost someone a first-round pick

kimbrel (at least) to boston

kimbrel for margot/guerra/asuaje/allen

awfully good haul for a reliever, even a really good one

wieters will accept orioles' qualifying offer, which i find a little surprising -- maybe more to do with next year's free agent class being weak?

― mookieproof, Friday, November 13, 2015 2:08 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no way, he's like the only catcher on the market this year. weird decision

Obviously he fears change.

he and rasmus and anderson love the guys and the fans and felt that it was the best place for their families

lol @ the dodgers even offering it to anderson

less lol than ian kennedy turning it down

at least he gets to take april and may off, i guess

the Rays will play in Cuba in spring training if the USG approves.

Hellickson to Phillies!

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14128847/philadelphia-phillies-acquire-jeremy-hellickson-arizona-diamondbacks

In exactly 20 weeks, the Mets open the season in... Kansas City.

takeout slide was discussed at GM meetings

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/chase-utley-ruben-tejada-slide-rules-changes-gm-meetings-replay-reviews-joe-torre-111315

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: David Ortiz will retire at end of 2016 season.

giants sign brandon crawford for six years, $75m, full no-trade clause

seems fairly reasonable

age 29 through 34

range in the 5th and 6th years could get ugly

congrats Brandon Crawford on your new deal. love that the Giants will have this guy for at least six more years.

good luck Giancarlo

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/11/17/9750158/mlb-marlins-trade-rumors-jose-fernandez-miami

spotty tracking of his earnings for obvious reasons, but rich hill's $6M deal for next year is nearly 2x his career earnings as shown on his bb-ref page, good for him

https://twitter.com/BotStove

^guy who did this posted about it on Effectively Wild FB; v clever

K-Rod to DET

Mets sposedly "very interested" in Zobrist

otoh, NO NO NO:

http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/mets/post/_/id/113379/daniel-murphy-not-necessarily-a-goner-from-mets

they would, wouldn't they

deadline to protect minor leaguers from the rule 5 draft is tomorrow

mets have lost jack leathersich (to the cubs) on waivers in the process of shuffling their 40-man

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/157705878/mlb-fox-streaming-deal-a-great-thing-for-fans

Baseball got more accessible for millions of fans on Thursday when Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a three-year deal with FOX Sports in which 15 teams will allow in-market streaming of games on phones, tablets and other devices.

These 15 teams are the ones with games carried by FOX regional sports networks -- Angels, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, D-backs, Indians, Marlins, Padres, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Royals, Tigers, Twins and Yankees -- and Manfred said baseball is negotiating with the carriers of the other 15 teams to try to complete similar agreements by Opening Day.

This announcement means that if you subscribe to your local FOX broadcasts of your team, you will be able to watch the games on your phone or tablet in that market. Previously, teams hadn't been allowed to stream their own games into their local market. This is one of those days when the world shifted a bit, when it got just a bit smaller and connected us to our local teams in ways we've never been connected before.

The Marlins and Pirates will play a two-game series in Puerto Rico this May to honor Roberto Clemente Day.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/157695122/pirates-marlins-will-play-in-puerto-rico

let's go mook

Cameron Maybin is Coming Home

Is he hurt?

‏@joe_sheehan
Nice that the #Mets play the #Royals next year. They won't have to mail Terry Collins his ring.

i was at maybin's mlb debut, which was a big deal at the time -- BA's #6 prospect, 20yo, five tools, etc. iirc he looked completely overmatched at the plate and misplayed a ball pretty badly in left

in retrospect he doesn't really seem to have any tools? steal a few bases, i guess, but i'm not sure why the tigers would want to pay him $8m plus one more to buy him out in a year

lol that game was also joba's fourth big league appearance; he wouldn't allow a run until his 12th. we were all so young and had such promise

He was one of the more exciting Braves to watch on offense this past season, but that's really not saying much at all. "Objects in mirror are nowhere near as close as they appear to be."