hot stove 2019-20

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/zack-wheeler-bidding-already-in-nine-figures.html

In terms of supply, Wheeler occupies an interesting position. He’s clearly not to the level of Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, but arguably possesses a much loftier ceiling — with a combination of premium stuff and relative youth — than any of the other available starters.

i'm willing to be very wrong later but i suspect anyone signing him to an insane contract based on the "arguably" he has a "much loftier ceiling" via a combination of "stuff" and "youth" thing will regret it later especially considering he's only a couple of years younger than Strasburg and also older than Cole so...i actually don't know what's being said there.

hole camels to the braves apparently

Sources: Zack Wheeler joins Phillies on five-year deal worth more than $100 million

that's fine but if you're gonna spend that kind of money i think i'd rather spend more to get cole or strasburg

really curious about what the Brewers plan to do

Totally agree about the spending aspect of Wheeler. I think teams liked him because he was the next tier down from Cole/Stras - but what’s the point if you’re paying 120 million and also losing a draft pick?! Might aswell just put that towards a legit ace.

the argument that he has a loftier ceiling than Cole or Strasburg seems legitimately insane to me, like when Scott Boras was arguing Jayson Werth was an elite player.

even if the argument is "from this point forward" -- i mean what the--!

Someone on a blue jays board was comparing Wheeler to Chance Anderson - who the jays got for a pretty fair price. And really, Wheeler is not a lot better. He’s a little better (def over the last two years), but no way he’s 24 million a year better

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career ERA+ 100

he doesn't even know how to spell his name correctly, either

I am glad the Mets let him walk

brewers find a catcher, Omar Narvaez

9:20am: The two sides have a deal in place, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports (via Twitter). Milwaukee will send minor league right-hander Adam Hill and its Competitive Balance draft pick to Seattle in exchange for Narvaez. The Brewers’ pick lands in Round B this year and is currently slotted in at No. 71 overall.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/brewers-nearing-acquisition-of-omar-narvaez.html

i guess he's not a great defender, but that seems like not much for a cheap catcher who hit 22 homers with a 119 wRC+ last year

cool now all they need is a 3rd baseman and an entire starting rotation

Off the top of my head I can name Woodruff and the guy they traded to the Jays.

the prime defender Jake Marisnick to Mets

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28230780/mets-acquire-jake-marisnick-trade-astros

Pham to SD for Renfroe

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28234840/tommy-pham-headed-padres-rays-get-hunter-renfroe

Michael Pineda to Twins, 2/20M

hope once steve cohen is majority owner he brings his marc quinn blood head to the clubhouse

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/07/a1/b807a1901c4846bb0a91d1f466fb81e9.jpg

what the fuck?

that would be a good thing to throw at curt schilling

alex avila to the twins
howie kendrick back to the nats

jeez, big day already! pham for hunter renfroe seems like a big one. (i would always bet large on pham)

yeah i'm a phan

being a rays fan must be very frustrating. first of all, there's only like 30,000 of them, total, in the world. but beyond that, particularly for younger fans, it must be frustrating to watch them trade away talent like pham in order to avoid paying an $8M salary (what Pham is expected to get after arbitration). they're godhead from the management angle of getting young talent, keeping costs low and staying competitive with a very low payroll, but if you're a kid, you just want there to be a really good player that sticks around and that you connect with and spend a few years watching and getting to know a little. that was longoria for a long time, i guess, but in general they just seem like a hard team for a casual fan to root for

A generation or 2 of Oakland A's fans can relate^^^

Michael Pineda to Twins, 2/20M

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, December 6, 2019 4:07 AM (five hours ago)

What's the largest contract for a player currently serving a suspension for PEDs?

Padres might not be great next year but they could pull a Royals and surprise people. Tatis will only be better, Machado too. Pham is real solid, Renfroe has power but doesn't walk much and doesn't hit for average.

plus it's an even year, so that means hosmer is due for a ...oh

but yeah, they could be dangerous, especially if the SP takes a step up

but yeah, they could be dangerous, especially if the SP takes a step up

i guess this could apply to every team, lol

reports of marcell ozuna to the white sox

Don Kelly, in moving from Astros staff to become Pirates bench coach, is nicely positioning himself for the manager’s gig he inevitably will get. Nice resume for a man who’s only 39.

— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) December 7, 2019

yesss

maybe he'll bring the cameras and whistles

strasburg stays in dc

seven years, $220m apparently

make that $245m

does that include a strike year?

sir didi to philly

kevin gausman to the giants, one year $9m

Didi Gregorius signed by PHI (1 year/$14 million dollars)

I had no idea that he was a free agent OR that he had such an off-year with the stick. Damn, just when it looked like the Yanks finally had a good shortstop...

Zack Cozart and Will Wilson traded to SF; cash considerations to LAA

Angels clearing payroll space for Rendon or Cole.

He came late to the season off TJ. 1/14 is a good pillow contract tbh and he should do well on philly

:(

Can we really believe that teams 'want' to trade Mookie Betts or Kris Bryant?

Seems jockeying for salary negations, right?

Cole to Yanks for 9 years/324 million

Which uh damn

The luxury of not having to worry about making a mistake.

That’s a 36 million avg. sweet damn.