GM Meetings Nov. 9-12 Mega Thread

[weams]

I have a feeling the translator is not going to play well with the NY media whenever he has a bad start.

They will hate him in the Bronx. But at least they are being proactive regarding Sabathia and Tanaka.

[weams]

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[weams]

http://dodgersdigest.com/2015/11/09/get-to-know-this-years-foreign-imports-kenta-maeda-dae-ho-lee-nobuhiro-matsuda/

[weams]

The Reds are selling everyone.

[weams]

Between Billy Beane and Zaidi, they traded Gordon and Donaldson last year. For very little return.

If the Dodgers had known they had a future batting champion and Gold Glove winner on their hands, wouldn't they have asked for a better deal? In addition to Gordon and Haren, the Dodgers sent the Marlins $12.5 million to cover their salaries.

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"I would say he exceeded our expectations," Zaidi said. "I think he exceeded everybody's expectations. That's a testament to him and his work ethic and his ability to improve. There were definitely people in our organization that felt like he had shown that ability to improve."

[mdbdotcom]

Are there any rumors of teams interested in Wieters? The Braves are out. Tomorrow is decision day.

[Can_of_corn]

The Reds are selling everyone.

Simmons might be on the block as well.

[DrungoHazewood]

Simmons might be on the block as well.

Maybe they'd trade Markakis back. I'd be okay acquiring him if the price was, say, Tucker Nathans, and the Braves kicked in $10-15M or so.

[25 Nuggets]

Why are we so concerned about losing the 15th overall pick to sign someone like Gordon?

Isn't the average total pre-free agency WAR of a 15th overall pick something like 4?

Gordon probably averages 3-4 WAR per year over a 5 year contract.

People seem to think the Orioles are actually going to get a good player at 15.

To be fair, that pick may end up better than 15. It's a tough deal, and yet another reason why re-signing Chris Davis is the best deal for a star offensive player.

[25 Nuggets]

Yankees want Chen.

http://www.scout.com/mlb/rumors/story/1610555-yankees-to-make-serious-push-for-chen

Good. One less draft pick and they pick up a guy that the Jays kill and whose success this year was predicated on an unsustainable strand rate.

Hmmm.

Chen doesn't walk many batters and pitches to contact with an average H/9 and a high HR rate. The Orioles hitters would match up well with that, you'd think.

[25 Nuggets]

The Reds are selling everyone.

Give me Joey Votto at his full salary for peanuts in return and I'll say "sayonara" to Chris Davis and take the draft pick.

No one else on the team would interest me. Not even Todd Frazier for what he would cost.

[abbott]

A substantial portion of his value is tied to defensive metrics.

Correct, we need to lay the groud work for letting Manny leave at free agency. Not worth the length of the contract.

[mdbdotcom]

Correct, we need to lay the groud work for letting Manny leave at free agency. Not worth the length of the contract.

Because when he leaves at 26 he will be old and in decline.

[abbott]

Because when he leaves at 26 he will be old and in decline.

exactly. no one wants a 31 year old super star with HOF possibilities on the roster with 5 years left on their contract.

[DrungoHazewood]

Correct, we need to lay the groud work for letting Manny leave at free agency. Not worth the length of the contract.

Show me a position player worth 15 wins by age 23 who would have been a disaster in his 30s. There are 24 guys who meet that minimum, and by my count the following were poor bets on the back end of a 10-year deal:

John McGraw - aged poorly at least in part due to injuries and diseases that 19th-century folks dealt with but modern medicine has eliminated.

Cesar Cedeno - yep, he's kind of a worst-case here, but was still nearly had a HOF career in his 20s.

Andruw Jones - see Cesar Cedeno

Joe Jackson - wouldn't be on the list if not for taking cash from mobsters to throw the Series.

The other 20 guys would have been pretty awesome on a 10-year deal at 26, or are Bryce Harper and Mike Trout.