Official Winter Meetings Thread

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Here Ervin Santana is going to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Twins?src=hash">#Twins</a></p>— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/542843113434140672">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Here Ervin Santana is going to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Twins?src=hash">#Twins</a></p>— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/542843113434140672">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Our home run total just went up for 2015.

[OsEatAlEast]

Guy is the best GM in baseball by a mile.

Really? How many WS has he won? Must be a lot for such a bold statement. :eektf:

[TonySoprano]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash">#Nationals</a> in active discussions with multiple clubs on both Clippard, Detwiler.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Duquette">@Jim_Duquette</a> heard the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash">#Nationals</a> were working on a deal last night that would "blow the roof off this place, something to keep an eye on"</p>— MLB Network Radio (@MLBNetworkRadio) <a href="

">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[LoyalBirdFan]

Really? How many WS has he won? Must be a lot for such a bold statement. :eektf:

He has a ton of cash, the location, makes a bunch of trades and a bunch of big names. He must be the best.

[Guest]

Really? How many WS has he won? Must be a lot for such a bold statement. :eektf:

Just watch now he has a owner that will spend.

[Crazysilver03]

Just watch now he has a owner that will spend.

They brought him in to slash payroll from what it is at now.

[OsEatAlEast]

Just watch now he has a owner that will spend.

Not picking on you. But I can remember hearing the same thing said about Kevin Malone when he was wheeling and dealing with the Dodgers. Time will tell.

[Rene88]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash">#Nationals</a> in active discussions with multiple clubs on both Clippard, Detwiler.</p>? Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Duquette">@Jim_Duquette</a> heard the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash">#Nationals</a> were working on a deal last night that would "blow the roof off this place, something to keep an eye on"</p>? MLB Network Radio (@MLBNetworkRadio) <a href="

">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Interesting. Be nice to see the Nats do something.

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[Can_of_corn]

They brought him in to slash payroll from what it is at now.

He is there to cut payroll but even after the cuts I think they will be near the top in spending. I don't think the Dodgers are looking to drop to the 125 range.

I am guessing the goal is somewhere near the luxury tax threshold.

[LoyalBirdFan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Duquette">@Jim_Duquette</a> heard the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash">#Nationals</a> were working on a deal last night that would "blow the roof off this place, something to keep an eye on"</p>— MLB Network Radio (@MLBNetworkRadio) <a href="

">December 11, 2014</a></blockquote>

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At least the weather dictates a decent environment in case the roof shows up missing.

[Rene88]

We=Angelos.

I wonder if he has just doesn't have the energy to plead his case with Father Petey anymore....

We aren't the Rays. Don't insult our intelligence.

Edit: and we are not all that active with international talent, that's silly

I need to step away:) sorry folks, just frustrated.

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[Crazysilver03]

He is there to cut payroll but even after the cuts I think they will be near the top in spending. I don't think the Dodgers are looking to drop to the 125 range.

I am guessing the goal is somewhere near the luxury tax threshold.

Very true. But it is almost impossible for them to get down to $100 with the contracts given about by the precious regimes.

[sportsfan8703]

Really? How many WS has he won? Must be a lot for such a bold statement. :eektf:

By that logic Cashman is the greatest GM of his era.

[TonySoprano]

"We're not about signing high-profile free agents. We're about bringing good players through the farm system, we're about making trades, we're about being active in the Rule 5 drafts, signing international players. That's who we are."

"We did have discussions with some agents about some free agents that we're trying to sign, so that's moving along, but we don't have anything done yet. We've got a couple of conversations later in the day. We're still working on our preparations in the Rule 5 draft and we're going to see if we can be active in that, so we're looking at some players to take in the major league phase of the draft and also the minor league phase of the draft. That's what we were working on this afternoon."

Asked for more information on the trade that didn't happen, Duquette said, "We thought we were going to close a deal with a club, but it just didn't come together. We tried. It was for pitching. We were working on some pitching trades.

Are the Orioles more likely to sign a free agent or make a trade? Duquette's answer remains the same.

"I think the free agent signings are still more interesting to us," he said.

Jimenez has three years and nearly $39 million remaining on his contract and the Orioles haven't found any takers. Instead, they're hoping that a late adjustment in his delivery will yield more favorable results.

source - Roch