Offseason Rumors and Deals Around MLB

[El Gordo]

Would be a good get for the Orioles. Lefty, can play RF, hit well in Boston and San Francisco last year. Career .331 OBP, .756 OPS vs RHP.

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Oh, right. Never mind.

Didn't we try that one last year?

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dodgers' Howie Kendrick on MLB free agent system: 'It's hurting everybody' <a href="https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6">https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6</a> <a href="https://t.co/lDrjx1s1Ho">pic.twitter.com/lDrjx1s1Ho</a></p>— USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) <a href="

">February 4, 2016</a></blockquote>

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[El Gordo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dodgers' Howie Kendrick on MLB free agent system: 'It's hurting everybody' <a href="https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6">https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6</a> <a href="https://t.co/lDrjx1s1Ho">pic.twitter.com/lDrjx1s1Ho</a></p>— USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) <a href="

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The FA system is hurting everyone? Does he want to back to being an indentured servant?

[DrungoHazewood]

The FA system is hurting everyone? Does he want to back to being an indentured servant?

I don't begrudge any player's contract, they get whatever they can, it's fine. But when you sign a $20M contract that's many multiples of what most people will earn in a lifetime of work and your response is that the system that produced that "is hurting everyone" I totally understand why the perception of athletes is often so poor.

[El Gordo]

I see he was taLking about the QO oF the FA system in general. I think if they would extend the protected first round picks to 15 teams it would go a long way to fixing the problem.

[Can_of_corn]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">sources: gavin floyd appears headed for deal with blue jays</p>— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="

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[El Gordo]

Gallardo?

[25 Nuggets]

You couldn't have used the original??

Not worth using the original. That's for something special.

[TonySoprano]

You couldn't have used the original??

Pick one

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[sportsfan8703]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dodgers' Howie Kendrick on MLB free agent system: 'It's hurting everybody' <a href="https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6">https://t.co/iiIfQlzzr6</a> <a href="https://t.co/lDrjx1s1Ho">pic.twitter.com/lDrjx1s1Ho</a></p>? USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) <a href="

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Or just take the 16 million for one year. Or maybe consider signing a LT deal with the club you're with to minimize the risk of getting shut out on the open market.

[weams]

Or just take the 16 million for one year. Or maybe consider signing a LT deal with the club you're with to minimize the risk of getting shut out on the open market.

It will be interesting to see how the union handles this in the negotiation. I personally think it has brought Boston and New York back to the pack some.

[Can_of_corn]

It will be interesting to see how the union handles this in the negotiation. I personally think it has brought Boston and New York back to the pack some.

The Boss died.

NY is waiting for Harper and CO.

[Redskins Rick]

I don't begrudge any player's contract, they get whatever they can, it's fine. But when you sign a $20M contract that's many multiples of what most people will earn in a lifetime of work and your response is that the system that produced that "is hurting everyone" I totally understand why the perception of athletes is often so poor.

I think the Players Association is rethinking the QO rules, it does help some players, its also showing that it can hurt some players.

[DrungoHazewood]

I think the Players Association is rethinking the QO rules, it does help some players, its also showing that it can hurt some players.

Of course it hurts players relative to no QO, that's part of the deal. It's supposed to. The idea of free agent compensation is to keep some players from going out on the open market, switching teams, making bigger money. And blah blah competitive balance blah blah.

[El Gordo]

Of course it hurts players relative to no QO, that's part of the deal. It's supposed to. The idea of free agent compensation is to keep some players from going out on the open market, switching teams, making bigger money. And blah blah competitive balance blah blah.

It doesn't hurt the big ticket players like Heyward or Greinke etc. It kills guys like Fowler and Kendrick.