The Dr. Morbius Memorial 2020-2021 MLB Hot Stove Thread

A couple days late, but Mets opening day. I knew they had a good opening day record, but this is amazing:

The Mets begin the 2021 season with the best Opening Day record ever -- a 39-20 (.661) mark that ought to be the envy of every other club. It’s all the more remarkable considering that the Mets, born in 1962, did not win the first game of any season until 1970. They are 39-12 (.765) since then.

Back of the napkin calculations but the Cleveland Neo-Naps could give Lindor the same contract as the Mets and they would still be 112 millions under luxury tax threshold.

Their revenue in 2019 was 290 millions.

There is no excuses.

rich hill to the mets

why are the rays trading away pieces if they're trying to contend by signing nelson cruz

in any case, it's fun that the first two big names to move in this trading deadline are both 41 years old

why are the mets trading for rich hill when he's been absolute garbage since the goop got banned

i think the Rays want Patino to replace Hill, so their math is they're better off with the relievers they're getting back and Patino in the rotation.

why are the rays trading away pieces if they're trying to contend

it’s the only way they know how to live

really curious what ends up happening with him -- god-tier defense and occasional flashes of offensive brilliance but he'll be 28 this winter and he's fucking hurt all the time. once in seven seasons has he played 100 games! anyway he has one more year of arb before free agency in 2023

Byron Buxton has rejected a contract extension from the Twins, sources tell me and @DanHayesMLB. Story coming.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 25, 2021

Some team is going to pay a lot of money to get one serviceable season out of the guy.

jesus luzardo has been terrible this year but he still seems like a lot for the a's to give up for two months of starling marte

porntipslizardo

Oh god, Gallo in pin stripes.

some large adult outfielders in the bronx

free agents

yasiel puig
ryan braun
zack cozart
jedd gyorko
sean rodriguez
edwin encarnacion
matt wieters
matt kemp
yoenis cespedes
rick porcello
andrew cashner

i was surprised to see a few of these names

You’d think if Pujols could find a team that can make room for him, a few of those dudes on the list could too.

i am assume some of them are holding out for a better deal, and then it just got too far into the season? i remember reading a few articles recently advocating for one team or another to pick up rick porcello as an innings eater. and maybe covid was a concern for some of them, i don't know.

puig appears to be keeping busy in the Mexican League

Golpe a Yasiel Puig, discusión y se vaciaron las bancas entre Pericos de Puebla y El Águila de Veracruz. pic.twitter.com/cBL1kzqv8v

— Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (@LigaMexBeis) July 23, 2021