RatkoVarda

like the deal a lot, and Barnhart has 2 Gold Gloves, but the Reds team ERA with Stephenson catching in 2021 was way better. Fluke? or underlying issue?

7.5M is a bit much, but very few other options and just 1 year, and then Jake and Dingler join Haase.

Greiner and Garneau will not be offered ML deals; either one at Toledo is fine on a minor league deal.

Quintana is awful.

If you are trying to read the tea leaves, this is an excellent first move considering Barnhart's salary.

Avila may not be creative enough to do this, but if they sign FAs before the lockout, and pay big signing bonuses instead of 2022 salary, I wonder if they can game the system somewhat.

like Chris Taylor - 4/60, with $12M signing bonus, and salaries of 3/15/15/15

to the extent there is a lockout, Taylor would lose just some of his $3M salary

Colt Keith

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-conversation-with-detroit-tigers-prospect-colt-keith/

the idea that Semien was going to be a bargain because of his age was always silly, and now this

1 hour ago, mtutiger said:

So, are we doing predictions or what?

Astros in 6

same

Lindor signed a 10 year, $341M deal starting his age 28 season

Correa is entering his age 27 season, with better batting numbers than Lindor.

Opening bid seems to be 10/340

and the 3rd highest pick for the Tigers will be their CBB pick (around 60-66 overall), but that pick cannot be lost under the current system, so they would lose their 3rd round pick (their 4th highest).

12 hours ago, Edman85 said:

The Winter Meetings are put on by MILB

I don't think this was ever the case

11 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Yeah...

Mark said most likely no but I still say yes on putting EDLR on the 40... 

hard to see how he could even muster a Victor Reyes level of Rule 5 contribution at the ML level in 2022.

Greene, and now Tork and Kreidler are out; but EDLR homers

one thing to roll the dice on Tork and Greene contributing; quite different to roll with Haas, Garneau, Greiner, Dingler (who IMO will not see Det in 2022).

G4: Tork 2/3, BB

EDLR: BB

Flores: 2 IP, R, H, 4 BBs, 2 Ks

Hess: .1 IP, 1 H

EDLR 1/4 and an OF assist

Canha saw the 2nd most pitches per at bat; Grossman was 6th; so those 2 guys would really work the pitch count up

I do not think DeJong would beat 2/$17M as a free agent, but that is what he is owed. so the player cost would be nominal (maybe more than Bryan Garcia but much more than Drew Carlton)

Paul DeJong ss
6 years/$26M (2018-23), plus 2024-25 options

• 6 years/$26M (2018-23), plus 2024-25 club options
  • signed extension with St. Louis 3/5/18
  • $1M signing bonus
  • 18:$1M, 19:$1.5M, 20:$1.5M, 21:$4M, 22:$6M, 23:$9M, 24:$12.5M club option ($2M buyout), 25:$15M club option ($1M buyout)
  • at signing, largest-ever contract for a player with less than one year of Major League service time

5 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

They could trade for Paul DeJong of the Cardinals. Poor hitter but great glove and was 1.6 war last year. Then load up on pitching. After all the expensive free agents shortstops get signed then circle back and try to trade for good minor league shortstop thats blocked even if they are two years away. 

different approach, but this is  makes a lot of sense as well.

seriously, do we know who is in charge of trades now? is it still Al, because I still have little confidence in his trading abilities

AFL G2 yesterday: Tork 1/3 2BB; Kriedler (@2B) 0/3 BB; Fernander 1 IP, K

Greene and Robson did their Baddoo-Hill routine; yikes!

Gruden has got to be the most overrated coach in the history of the NFL. I cannot believe anybody fell for his BS intensity act.

Not defending him at all, but it unclear to me who is leaking these emails and why. They came from the WFC investigation, and so far the only person to get in trouble is .. the guy who sent horrific emails to NFL management bros while working at ESPN?

Yankees and Red Sox both tried to use Apple watches on an organizational level to steal signs before they were found out and fined. Both also used video rooms to steal signs before and after 2018. The Astros were really good before, during and after cheating. They also cheated really well.

TLR pissed about HBP, also Bregman did not ask permission to swing 3-0! Take a cab home Tony.

hmm

hard no on Boyd, Joe and Niko.

Krol, Hutchinson and one of Greiner or Garneau may lose 40 man spot regardless of $