RatkoVarda

no idea if this is just some rando's website, but he claims Elias won't spend $ in free agency to make O's better https://pitcherlist.com/orioles-gm-unwilling-to-spend-despite-green-light-from-owner/ bigger problem is that Elias has traded away a lot of young talent the last 2 years and does not have enough to show for it heading into 2025.

looks like Hicks is not going to TB, staying with Marlins; TB had trade lined up, but it was with Phillies to select Vasil from Mets and then he was sent to TB I get why people like the OBP and his LH stick, but no power, and Hinch is not playing a C who is a poor defender. Marlins have had some of the worst catchers for years so maybe he stays there

Well, the Winter Meetings are over tomorrow and it looks like Team Harris will accomplish their #1 goal: Not making any mistakes. Congrats to all and we are off to Applebee's* to celebrate! (*please don't forget that the per diem is $49/day.)

P Jack Anderson to Bos

P Eiker Huizi to SD P Sadrac Franco to SFG in minor league phase Cannot be losing these awesome names. Fire Scott Harris!

C Josh Crouch to LAA in minor league phase

Crochet to Red Sox for Teel + 3 more kids

Tigers select in minor league phase Junior Tilien IF NY Mets

Hicks being traded to TB

Gage Workman to Cubs

Liam Hicks to Marlins

FWIW, Arenado will waive NT clause for Dodgers, Padres, Angels, Phillies, Mets or Red Sox

I have no doubt Harris knows what he is doing. His moves have all been just fine to good to great. But can he build a consistent playoff team without taking some risk? At some point, I think you have to make a trade or a free agent signing that is not safe. He spoke about calculated risk when he was hired and he is into his 3rd year and has done almost nothing risky. The biggest risk he took was passing on Langford for Clark, and that may still work out fine.

Rangers keep Eovaldi 3/75 thru age 37

Cobb gets $15M with up to $2M more in incentives. alrighty then.

there's Skubal's floor; Fried hit free agency for his age 31 season Skubal (with more history of injuries) will hit free agency for his age 30 season

would you prefer the owners keep the money for themselves?

Rodriguez will be signed ($3m+) with 2025 pool money. Tigers have about 600K in 2024 money remaining.

Harris was always going to sign 2 SPs. Assuming this is the lesser signing.

instead of Verlander or Scherzer, they grab Cobb (37) to be the old and injured pitcher. yeeesh.

just hoping Harris gets Austin Hays and Buddy Biancalana at this point!

if Soto gets 765-805MM at 26, then Riley (if he stays healthy) is looking at 300M+ at 28

maybe other teams are scared away, maybe an opportunity, but some real risk here for a defense-first player "agent Scott Boras said a late-April return is possible, while Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller in October said Kim might not be ready until 'May, June, July.'”

I predict Adames to SFG 7/182M