MLB Off-season Thread

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Well you did let a GG Shortstop go.

 

 

Ok but he's a GG shortstop like Derek Jeter is a GG shortstop. We let an overrated player with marginal defense, no bat and a bad attitude go to a team that paid him entirely too much money.

[Brett Favre 0]

Hater.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Like Al says, he's a nice upgrade over Uribe, but the age worries me.

[Brett Favre 0]

Lowell is staying with Boston for 3 years and about 37.5 million.

[devo 0]

It looks like the Red Sox are about the resign Lowell at three years, $37.5 million.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118926

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Lowell is staying with Boston for 3 years and about 37.5 million.

 

I've never been much of a Lowell guy, so re-signing him wasn't that high on my wish list for Boston this offseason. But I've been really wrong on him in the past, so I'll go with this. Even if he starts declining, the commitment is short enough that it won't cause any problems.

 

With the exception of the inevitable Coco Crisp trade or an Eric Gagne replacement, Boston's offseason appears to be done.

[devo 0]

To the surprise of no one, Alex Rodriguez has been named your American League Most Valuable Player.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7466300

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

To the surprise of no one, Alex Rodriguez has been named your American League Most Valuable Player.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7466300

He's not mine. I voted for Kudos.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

To the surprise of no one, Alex Rodriguez has been named your American League Most Valuable Player.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7466300

 

 

The only shock is that he didn't win unanimously. How could you try to argue with a straight face that Magglio Ordonez had a better year than A-Rod?

[Jorge Gorgeous 0]

To the surprise of no one, Alex Rodriguez has been named your American League Most Valuable Player.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7466300

He's not mine. I voted for Kudos.

 

Kodos.

 

 

And theres really a baseball player named Lance Broadway? First Boof Bonser and now this? I love baseball.

 

 

EDIT: Oh my God, he looks like THIS too

 

This guy isn't real. What's happening?

[Smartly Pretty 0]

So with Glavine gone, what does the Mets rotation look like? Pedro Maine Perez...Pelfrey and Sosa? Uh-oh.

[Guest NYankees]

To the surprise of no one, Alex Rodriguez has been named your American League Most Valuable Player.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7466300

 

 

The only shock is that he didn't win unanimously. How could you try to argue with a straight face that Magglio Ordonez had a better year than A-Rod?

 

 

Ask the two homers from Detroit.

[NYU 0]

So with Glavine gone, what does the Mets rotation look like? Pedro Maine Perez...Pelfrey and Sosa? Uh-oh.

 

Yeah, Minaya will soon be out of a job if that's his starting rotation come April.

[Failed Bridge 0]

Lowell is staying with Boston for 3 years and about 37.5 million.

 

I've never been much of a Lowell guy, so re-signing him wasn't that high on my wish list for Boston this offseason. But I've been really wrong on him in the past, so I'll go with this. Even if he starts declining, the commitment is short enough that it won't cause any problems.

 

With the exception of the inevitable Coco Crisp trade or an Eric Gagne replacement, Boston's offseason appears to be done.

they're kicking the tires on Kerry Wood. I guess if you're gonna replace one power righty with a history of health problems for another then Kerry Wood is the way to go. Now I'll just wait for the inevidable Czech joke about how they shouldn't kick those tires too hard because they'll pop or something.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Over the next couple days you'll see a lot of teams purchase contracts from their minor league affiliates. Reason is there are players teams must place on their roster or expose to the Rule V draft next month.

[Smartly Pretty 0]

What's Carlos Gomez's value? Is he worth, like anything?

[vivalaultra 0]

Ah, Hell. Apparently my hometown 'Stros got duped by one Kazuo Matsui. They're reportedly 'on the verge' of signing him. That's just terrible. Take away Matsui's numbers at Coors last year, and he was basically the same player as Chris Burke in a few more ABs. I fail to see how this an upgrade, and I don't think there's such a large Japanese community in Houston that that's a market that really needs to be opened. Matsui might be fast, but if he's only getting on base at a .325 career clip, what's the point?

[devo 0]

What's Carlos Gomez's value? Is he worth, like anything?

 

I think his ceiling is, like, Willy Taveras.

[Smartly Pretty 0]

So if we want a starter, we're not going to package anything around Carlos Gomez. Is Fernando Martinez a higher end prospect?

[devo 0]

Martinez is generally regarded as the Mets' best prospect, yeah. Eighteen year olds that can hold their own in Double A don't come along very often.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Carlos Gomez is the team's third best prospect and is projected by Baseball America as the team's centerfielder of the future. They better not trade him unless they get something really good in return.

[devo 0]

I've read that the Twins like him a lot and are willing to deal excess pitching, so that's definitely a possibility.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

I think Gomez is third on the young player depth chart behind Milledge and Martinez. If a deal comes along, particularly for pitching, they should take it.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I think Gomez is third on the young player depth chart behind Milledge and Martinez. If a deal comes along, particularly for pitching, they should take it.

 

 

If a deal for good pitching is out there, they could trade Gomez. But you don't move a player like that in the first deal that comes along. He and Martinez are the only positional prospects worth a damn in the entire Mets system. On a team with a lot of bad contracts they are going to need good, pre-arb talent to fill out the squad in coming years.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

I think Gomez is third on the young player depth chart behind Milledge and Martinez. If a deal comes along, particularly for pitching, they should take it.

 

 

If a deal for good pitching is out there, they could trade Gomez. But you don't move a player like that in the first deal that comes along. He and Martinez are the only positional prospects worth a damn in the entire Mets system. On a team with a lot of bad contracts they are going to need good, pre-arb talent to fill out the squad in coming years.

Do they really have a lot of bad contracts? Beltran is an All-Star caliber player, so is Billy Wagner. Moises Alou and Carlos Delgado are committed only for this coming season. Pedro should be off the books after this season, correct? I can't think of a single bad contract they have after this season.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I think Gomez is third on the young player depth chart behind Milledge and Martinez. If a deal comes along, particularly for pitching, they should take it.

 

 

If a deal for good pitching is out there, they could trade Gomez. But you don't move a player like that in the first deal that comes along. He and Martinez are the only positional prospects worth a damn in the entire Mets system. On a team with a lot of bad contracts they are going to need good, pre-arb talent to fill out the squad in coming years.

Do they really have a lot of bad contracts? Beltran is an All-Star caliber player, so is Billy Wagner. Moises Alou and Carlos Delgado are committed only for this coming season. Pedro should be off the books after this season, correct? I can't think of a single bad contract they have after this season.

 

You are right. For some reason, I was thinking that the team had a lot of money wrapped up in a few aging players. I guess that's not the case. But I guess my point still stands. If they are going to have to replace multiple positions in the next few years through free agency, it might be worthwhile to hang on to the few legitimate prospects that they have to keep the payroll from spiraling out of control.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

I decided to check out Baseball America's evaluation. This quote stood out.

 

"We've adhered to the commissioner's slot recommendations," Minaya said. "We've been good citizens. But not all the teams have done that, and the competitive balance is not fair. We have to take that position under review as an organization."

 

It's not quite collusion. Still, "we passed on good players because the commissioner told us to" is deplorable. Good teams have slaughtered themselves in the draft to save a few pennies.

[Guest Smues]

Jimmy Rollins is YOUR 2007 National League MVP. Damn Phillies.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Jimmy Rollins is YOUR 2007 National League MVP. Damn Phillies.

 

Ridiculous. But I knew it was coming, so whatever.

[tominator89 0]

Jimmy Rollins is YOUR 2007 National League MVP. Damn Phillies.

 

Good! It's well-deserved.