2005-06 MLB Offseason Thread

[mike546 0]

Myers deal is 2 years, 2.4 million. Sure hes a lefty specialist so his deal isn't going to be huge, but thats a good contract considering the ones thrown around so far.

[mike546 0]

Angels trade for J.C Romero for a minor leaguer. Like they needed anymore bullpen help.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Have fun watching all the inherited runners score when Romero is in the game.

 

I figured Tejada wanted out because he saw a chance to play with his buddy Ortiz. Not that he had a problem with Hernandez.

[Precious Roy 0]

If we trade Pavano for Wilkerson in some fashion, the Rangers basically traded A-Rod for Pavano

[MikeJordan23 0]

I see baseball-reference updated with the post-season stats.

 

I didn't realize Albert Pujols is 4th all-time in slugging percentage, ahead of Bonds.

[CanadianChris 0]

Isn't this just wonderful...Soriano has said he won't play in the outfield. That's not him expressing a personal preference, that's him flat-out refusing to play outfield: "Obviously, I have the control. Of course I'm not going to play the outfield."

 

So now the Nationals have two starting second basemen, one of whom looks to be a malcontent, and are short an outfielder. Nice trade.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Move Soriano to SS.

[MikeJordan23 0]

Isn't this just wonderful...Soriano has said he won't play in the outfield. That's not him expressing a personal preference, that's him flat-out refusing to play outfield: "Obviously, I have the control. Of course I'm not going to play the outfield."

 

So now the Nationals have two starting second basemen, one of whom looks to be a malcontent, and are short an outfielder. Nice trade.

 

 

Soriano has stated numerous times he will not play the outfield. I don't know what made them think he'd change his mind. He didn't ask to come to the Nats.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Jim Bowden is an idiot for making that trade. I thought Wilkerson was like the face of the team now. He should stick to scouring the scrap heap.

[devo 0]

The Mets signed Julio Franco to a 2-year, $2 million-ish deal.

 

*slaps forehead*

 

I can't find the story in print, but Dan Patrick announced it on his radio show earlier in the day.

[The Czech Republic 0]

The Mets spending spree will come to a strange and abrupt halt when Omar Minaya trades the franchise itself to Tampa Bay for Julio Lugo. The Devil Rays then merge the Mets into their own club and end the team's existence

[mike546 0]

ESPN radio is saying the Yanks and Phils are in deep talks for a trade between Jason Michaels and Tanyon Sturtze. If this is true, and the Phils for some reason agree to this, Cashman better fucking do this.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

ESPN radio is saying the Yanks and Phils are in deep talks for a trade between Jason Michaels and Tanyon Sturtze. If this is true, and the Phils for some reason agree to this, Cashman better fucking do this.

I very much doubt that trade rumor has much validity.

[mike546 0]

I can hope, can't I?

[Sass 0]

If Peter Angelos has any brains to him, he'll trade Migs for Manny and swap one (basket case) star player for another. Both guys could benefit from the change of scenary too.

 

The Dodgers should also talk to the D-backs about a Javier/Milton trade since both guys would help fill slots on the teams they're traded to.

[Brett Favre 0]

Move Soriano to SS.

 

Yeah. He was a shortstop.

[Styles 0]

If Peter Angelos has any brains to him, he'll trade Migs for Manny and swap one (basket case) star player for another. Both guys could benefit from the change of scenary too.

 

This would be horrible trade from Baltimore's perspective. Ramirez is older, plays an easier position to replace, has a more expensive contract and much worse attitude than Tejada. (I mean if the guy hated playing in Boston which just won a World Series, how will he be in Baltimore?) It's a Red Sox fantasy though. Only way it would work is if a third team like Anaheim got involved to take Ramirez and send the O's some of their highly rated young players like Kotchman, Mathis, Wood, etc. so the O's could rebuild in the process.

But best case and most likely scenario is this was just frustration boiling over and it will be a wakeup call to go make some moves with what's left of the off season.

[the pinjockey 0]

ESPN radio is saying the Yanks and Phils are in deep talks for a trade between Jason Michaels and Tanyon Sturtze. If this is true, and the Phils for some reason agree to this, Cashman better fucking do this.

I very much doubt that trade rumor has much validity.

 

They were likely just parroting this NY Post article.

 

Meanwhile, the price of obtaining Jason Michaels from the Phillies has gone down but probably not enough to make a deal. After hearing "no" for two weeks, the Phillies no longer are demanding Chien-Ming Wang in return. Instead, the Phillies like reliever Tanyon Sturtze and left-handed prospect Sean Henn for Michaels, who would play center. The Yankees have asked the Phillies about Michaels, 29, for two years but were told he wasn't available. With the acquisition of Aaron Rowand, Michaels has been shopped.

 

But the inclusion of Henn, 25, has some in the Yankees organization wary because Michaels has never been a regular player.

 

Unless Gillick really likes Henn, I still don't see this as happening. It appears, through the acquisitions of Santana and Booker, he has the right idea about getting cheap, interchangeable talent to fill out the bullpen. I don't see him trading one of the few chips he has on someone like Sturtze (again, unless he really likes Henn and sees him in the pen this year).

 

Another note from the article, the Blue Jays apparently offered Miguel Batista for Milton Bradley that slowed up Cubs/Dodgers talks.

[the pinjockey 0]

Mets completed the LoDuca deal, sending Dante Brinkley as the PTBNL to Fla. Congrats to the Mets for managing to not give away another top 10 prospect.

[Failed Bridge 0]

I'm praying that the Manny for Miggy deal ends up happening. From there I wouldn't mind seeing the Red Sox sign Reggie Sanders on the cheap to play LF.

 

I also agree that if Loretta is healthy then giving up only Mirabelli for him was highway robbery. Shoppach can do just as well as he did most likely.

 

Let Marte play first base with Lowell at third.

[mike546 0]

I read something about Manny then wanting an extension, and Angelos not going to give him one if the trade happens.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

Looks like the Cards are gonna have to look elsewhere for that big starter if they had Matt Morris in mind for that role. He's saying he's either going to Cincy or San Fran. Morris post-May of last season in the Great American Ballpark could be hilarious.

[Failed Bridge 0]

Red Sox contact Roger Clemens' agents

 

Link

 

A rotation of

 

Clemens

Schilling

Beckett

Papelbon

Wakefield

 

for one year would just be sick if all of them stayed healthy. It also makes Clement more expendable and with the market for starting pitching right now...well he'd make a very good trade chip one would think. Nothing close to happening but its still fun to think of as a Red Sox fan.

[2GOLD 0]

I read something about Manny then wanting an extension, and Angelos not going to give him one if the trade happens.

 

I'd rather have a disgruntled Miggie than anything Manny. Great hitter but his attitude when he's happy is about 1000 times worse than any unhappy player in baseball.

[Guest OSIcon]

I'm praying that the Manny for Miggy deal ends up happening.

 

I really doubt Miggy gets traded.

 

He had a phone interview with Comcast Sportsnet today and he said that "he never said he wanted to be traded". He just doesn't want to keep losing. The basic gist was that he wants the organization to make some moves, specifically in the pitching department, so that they have a chance of winning. If they aren't going to do that, then he doesn't want to stick around on a losing team. It was the impression that I got the entire from it but most people have made it out to be a "trade or else" demand where he completely wants off the team.

 

I am thinking, and maybe it is overly-optimistic, that the O's will get off their butts and make some moves to improve the team. Tejada said in the Comcast interview that he hopes his speaking out will help the team improve and hopefully it will. Though it would go against everything Angelos usually does if they make a bunch of moves (from what is left) to improve for next season.

 

On another note, there was a rumor going around about a Manny for Jay Gibbons, Hayden Penn, Julio, and Rodrigo Lopez deal. I think it is just that, a rumor, because it doesn't make a ton of sense for Boston unless they really feel that Gibbons is on the verge of breaking through or something. I also doubt the O's would take on Manny's contract, but it is nice to think about. Despite what Tejada and others think, the O's offense let them down just as much last season as the pitching did (that isn't to say pitching isn't a problem though). That deal would help out a bunch.

[2GOLD 0]

That Manny for all those guys deal makes zero sense for the Orioles. You need pitching so you'll trade away basically all of it for a left fielder?

 

Penn and Lopez have potential to be really damn good. Fuck that deal.

[Jericholic82 0]

I get the feeling that clemens will wait and resign with HOU

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

Then he will have to wait until May 1st.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Clemens is a fuckin' drama queen. At least Michael Jordan spread three retirements out over a decade or so.

[Styles 0]

That Manny for all those guys deal makes zero sense for the Orioles. You need pitching so you'll trade away basically all of it for a left fielder?

 

Penn and Lopez have potential to be really damn good. Fuck that deal.

 

Actually the trade would be awesome from the O's perspective but it's doubtful Boston would do it unless they're really desperate to trade Manny, which they shouldn't be and if there's any validity to swining Penn and Gibbons (both rumored to be coveted by Philly) along with Clement to the Phillies for Abreu. Anyway, it means getting Ramirez, a bonafide superstar while keeping Tejada which improves the offense sufficienty (lots of RBIs) pacifying Tejada and the fans, and you're giving up 3 players that are expendable and have been rumored to go in various deals anyway (seriously, Lopez is no great shakes. He's thouroughly mediocre, but he has great career numbers at Fenway and against the Red Sox so they might have an inflated opinion of him) and you're only giving up 1 future prospect in Penn, which is worth it for getting back a superstar. Again, I don't think it happens because Boston probably won't go for it and Angelos probably still won't take on a 20 million dollar contract. Oh also, by trading away Lopez it forces Angelos to actually go sign some more pitching, thus improving our pitching staff too by deafault.

 

Baltimore: Ramirez

Boston: Abreu, R. Lopez, Julio

Philly: Clement, Gibbons, Penn