this year's Qualifying Offer has been set at $17.2 million.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
i feel like that's a big jump.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
it is indeed the largest one-year jump
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:49 (seven years ago) link
dammit, i was about to start this thread
*sizzles*
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 November 2016 04:58 (seven years ago) link
lol
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 3 November 2016 05:30 (seven years ago) link
three-year extension for mike metheny!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 November 2016 15:23 (seven years ago) link
let's just throttle those how do we catch the Cubs conversations right now. jfc
― bnw, Thursday, 3 November 2016 15:40 (seven years ago) link
That sizzling was the sound of me peeing on the hot stove FUCK
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 November 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
@Phillies#Phillies have declined the 2017 club options on Ryan Howard and Charlie Morton.
pour one out
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 November 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link
@alexspeierZack Scott named VP of Baseball Research & Development, overseeing team's analytics and systems development.
tricky
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 November 2016 16:44 (seven years ago) link
bad news for the sox, zacks with a k are unreliable and poor decision makers
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 November 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
cards pick up Jaime Garcia's $12 million option for 2017 (he'll almost certainly be traded this offseason)
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 November 2016 18:10 (seven years ago) link
apparently the cards also hired a "quality control coach" which is mystifying everyone: http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/nl/st-louis-cardinals/quality-control-coach-hiring-means-matheny-cardinals/
― na (NA), Thursday, 3 November 2016 20:12 (seven years ago) link
red sox picked up buchholz's $13m option
pitchers, man
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 November 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
@Ken_RosenthalMaybin, heading to #Angels, has $9 million club option. First to report #Tigers were working on deal: @beckjason.
Starting CF for starting CF.
― Andy K, Thursday, 3 November 2016 22:28 (seven years ago) link
Or Victor Alcantara.
― Andy K, Thursday, 3 November 2016 23:21 (seven years ago) link
Jay Bruce and Jonathan Lucroy both got their options picked up by the Mets and Rangers.
― earlnash, Friday, 4 November 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link
torey lovullo is yr new dbacks manager
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 November 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
@pgammoGreat for Tprey Lovullo; I'f hire Alex Cora as bench coach and sign Carlos Beltran, for many reasons
― Andy K, Friday, 4 November 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
@JonHeymanSources: jeremy hellickson will be receiving the $17.2M qualifying offer today #phillies
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
wow
― johnny crunch, Monday, 7 November 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
― qualx, Monday, 7 November 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
@Ken_RosenthalCraziest prediction I’ve heard so far from a GM: Ivan Nova, five years, $75M.
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
Hellickson?! Why?!?!?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:10 (seven years ago) link
he did have 3 war this year
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
i didn't realize how not-bad his 2016 year was. i mean, still not worth 17.5m imho, since i doubt he can repeat that.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:19 (seven years ago) link
starting pitching is so insanely expensive that he doesn't even have to repeat that, really. it's a lot of money but it's only one year.
kinda screws hellickson (insofar as someone being offered $17m can be) tho -- i can imagine someone giving him a longer-term deal but not wanting to give up a first-round pick to do it
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link
ya, he pretty much *has* to accept, or take way less (per year) on a 2-3 year deal I'd imagine.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
mariners acquire carlos ruiz from the dodgers for vidal nuno
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2016 22:15 (seven years ago) link
Last year only 3 players took it: Rasmus, Wieters and Brett Anderson.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 November 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
xpost*
Noah Syndergaard not nominated for NL Cy Young is bullshit.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 November 2016 23:41 (seven years ago) link
r.a. dickey to the braves
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 November 2016 16:01 (seven years ago) link
these are not 'nominations' dont fall for MLB's bullshit again
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 November 2016 16:08 (seven years ago) link
Matt Stairs, Phillies hitting coach
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 November 2016 04:02 (seven years ago) link
BARTOLO TO THE BARVES
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
@JeffPassanThe Braves have signed two starting pitchers in the last 24 hours. Their combined ages are 85.
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:19 (seven years ago) link
lmao
― johnny crunch, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
kendrys to the jays, 3 years/$33m
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 21:04 (seven years ago) link
Barvolo :(
― Andy K, Saturday, 12 November 2016 02:06 (seven years ago) link
it's okay; he still gets to bat
― mookieproof, Saturday, 12 November 2016 02:17 (seven years ago) link
I'd think a couple inning eating starters could help the Braves out pretty well and considering they only have 1 year deals, it's not like it hurts any long team money.
Reds would have been smart to have an innings eater last year and still could use one for next year.
Those starters who every other start can't get through 5 just eats up and exposes a teams bullpen. Colon and Dickey should be able to get 175-200 innings each and keep them in some games.
― earlnash, Saturday, 12 November 2016 02:34 (seven years ago) link
fwiw, bartolo has outlasted turner field -- both made their baseball debuts in 1997
― mookieproof, Saturday, 12 November 2016 02:41 (seven years ago) link
@JonHeymanjeremy hellickson accepted the $17.2M qualifying offer
well, yeah
― mookieproof, Monday, 14 November 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
@JeffPassanThere is increasing sentiment coming out of CBA negotiations that the qualifying-offer system, as we know it, is dying as of next year.
― mookieproof, Monday, 14 November 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Bartolo and RA is a buddy cops film that needs to be made.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 04:14 (seven years ago) link
Sale to Nats?
http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2016/11/14/Washington-Nationals-looking-into-ace-Chris-Sale/7051479167729/
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 14:58 (seven years ago) link
I think every team is looking into ace Chris Sale
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 15:26 (seven years ago) link
everyone on twitter was saying Sale to the Braves last night
― na (NA), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 15:39 (seven years ago) link
i thought he was going to the Dodgers?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 15:45 (seven years ago) link
Mets 'pen shopping
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 January 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2017/1/26/14405322/new-york-mets-free-agency-rumors-sergio-romo-joe-smith-jerry-blevins
@dgooldBREAKING: #MLB hammers #Cardinals for hack: Must send 2 draft picks to #Astros, pay $2m fine.
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2017 19:01 (seven years ago) link
i suggest that we send them the draft picks from rounds #39 and #40 of the 2014 draft
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 January 2017 19:03 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3cNxxYUMAAXQen.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2017 19:07 (seven years ago) link
also colby rasmus to tampa 1 year/$5m + incentives
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2017 19:12 (seven years ago) link
fwiw, chris correa (the cardinals/astros hacker knower of top secret passwords) put out this statement:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3gU15qW8AELgGe.jpg:large
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 02:07 (seven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/chriscorrea/status/826435422834266112http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/01/chris-correa-alleges-that-astros-improperly-utilized-cardinals-data.html
Nolan Ryan was 70 yesterday
13 days til ST
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
Nationals signed veteran relievers Matt Albers and Joe Nathan.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
rockies send eddie butler to the cubs for minor league reliever james farris
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
Cardinals agree to a five-year, $51 million extension with Carlos Martinez.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 February 2017 17:08 (seven years ago) link
with 2 club options, too. i think it's fantastic, i irrationally love martinez
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 February 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
i bet his agent was stoked after martinez said "I want to spend my entire career with the Cardinals" a few weeks ago
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 February 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
Rays are set to sign right-hander Cory Rasmus to a minor league contract, cornering market on Rasmii.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 February 2017 21:18 (seven years ago) link
@USATODAYmlbHal Steinbrenner says Yankees fans love Aroldis Chapman despite DV incident. "Sooner or later we forget, right?"
cool
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 February 2017 21:20 (seven years ago) link
let's see if a Wilpon says something similarly classy about Familia
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 February 2017 21:28 (seven years ago) link
on the guys like richie shaffer who have been waived and claimed multiple times this winter: http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/02/01/waiver-wire-rollins-shaffer-lavarnway
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 February 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
@Ken_RosenthalSource: Sergio Romo to #Dodgers, pending physical.
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 February 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
3 mil ain't bad for the guy.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 6 February 2017 17:32 (seven years ago) link
napoli to texas
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 18:50 (seven years ago) link
chris carter to the yankees!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:06 (seven years ago) link
Saw a preseason Fantasy guide on the magazine rack today that had Russell Martin on the cover. They may want to rethink their marketing strategy.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 22:23 (seven years ago) link
Just pandering to the Canadian market.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 01:33 (seven years ago) link
I know these publications have multiple covers aimed at specific markets, but still--Russell Martin? There's got to be at least a half-dozen guys you'd want on there ahead of a 34-year-old catcher with a .398 slugging average and iffy health. Even if you do give him some citizenship points.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 05:01 (seven years ago) link
"Guys" meaning "Jays": Donaldson, Sanchez, Tulowitzki, Estrada, Happ, Osuna, Travis, Pillar, Stroman maybe, even Bautista.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 12:33 (seven years ago) link
regardless of Martin's season last year, he's still a face most people will recognize. you throw Estrada or Happ (or even Sanchez, despite how much he's earned it), a lot of people are going to wonder who the fuck they're looking at!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 14:42 (seven years ago) link
Brandon Phillips to the Barves.
― scattered, smothered, covered, diced and chunked (WilliamC), Sunday, 12 February 2017 14:17 (seven years ago) link
Dodgers sign Chase Utley, Franklin Gutierrez for one year
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 February 2017 15:39 (seven years ago) link
Prince Fielder apparently launching a cooking show called "Fielder's Choice", good for the big fella
― frogbs, Monday, 13 February 2017 15:59 (seven years ago) link
@BaseballAmericaBaseball America has been sold to Alliance Baseball LLC, owners of the Omaha Storm Chasers and Richmond Flying Squirrels
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 February 2017 18:36 (seven years ago) link
breaking: completely revamped Baseball America top prospects list includes 46 players from Omaha Storm Chasers and Richmond Flying Squirrels
― Karl Malone, Monday, 13 February 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
i hope Richmond plays the Bullwinkle theme during pitching changes
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 February 2017 19:21 (seven years ago) link
grady sizemore to the indians!
as a player development advisor
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 15:08 (seven years ago) link
adam lind to the nats
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 16:05 (seven years ago) link
aint done yet
http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/2/15/14630606/blue-jays-discussing-deal-with-mat-latos
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 February 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
not content with the yankees' arbitration win over dellin betances, randy levine proceeds to shit on the three-time all-star from a great height
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
Jered Weaver and his 80-mph fastball to the Padres for one year, three million dollars.
― Andy K, Sunday, 19 February 2017 01:45 (seven years ago) link
@euqubudWhen the pitch clock hits MLB, does it restart when the pitcher throws the ball or when he gets it back? Asking for Jered Weaver
― mookieproof, Sunday, 19 February 2017 01:47 (seven years ago) link
Donaldson's hurt, but supposed to be ready by Opening Day.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/josh-donaldson-felt-something-calf-misses-1st-full-workout/
Phony selective stat, I know, but I think he's got a chance to be the second third basemen ever with five consecutive seasons of 7.0+ WAR. (Boggs's five seasons are clearly superior, and Schmidt and Matthews just missed much longer streaks.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 February 2017 21:13 (seven years ago) link
I think there's a thread for old players complaining, but I can't search for it. This is good.
http://joeposnanski.com/the-goose-is-loose/
― clemenza, Monday, 20 February 2017 15:41 (seven years ago) link
wieters to nats
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 15:25 (seven years ago) link
cardinals sign Adolis Garcia (younger bro of the Barve's Adolis Garcia), a Cuban free agent.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:37 (seven years ago) link
the next generation will be flush with adolii
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:40 (seven years ago) link
whooops (younger bro of the Barve's Adolnis Garcia)
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:41 (seven years ago) link
mailman fails to deliver : /
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:43 (seven years ago) link
hey man, my real mailman failed to deliver today and it totally screwed my day up. so basically anything goes tonight
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:45 (seven years ago) link
basically anything goes tonight
adolis ~ adonis gifs or gtfo
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:48 (seven years ago) link
(i don't really mean anything close to gtfo <3)
anything goes!
and for me that means the whole bag of munchies is going down
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 25 February 2017 02:52 (seven years ago) link