Offseason Rumors and Deals Around MLB

[Aristotelian]

Mad Dog isn't that bad. He likes the O's.

I always liked Mad Dog. I though it was cool that one of the guys on the biggest show in NY was a Giants fan. Francesa being a Yankee fan, I always liked it when Mad Dog would get him annoyed.

[spiritof66]

Ike Davis just non-tendered by Oakland. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see DD make a run at him.

At least he's a left-handed Davis

Davis has the same strengths and weaknesses as Lucas Duda, but his strengths aren't as strong and his weaknesses are weaker. When the Mets had both of them, fans were pretty evenly split over which one to keep. The Mets traded Davis and kept Duda, and that looks like a real good decision. Davis had been regressing ever since. There's some LHed pop there, but no versatility.

[Can_of_corn]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dipoto said the addition of Iannetta and Clevenger allows them to start Mike Zunino at Class AAA Tacoma this season.</p>— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) <a href="

">December 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Interesting considering how quickly they rushed him to the majors.

[Il BuonO]

A really poor man's Ben Zobrist?

That's Flaherty.

Of all the people here, I can't believe you said that. I know you don't believe it, but to even see it attributed to you is surprising.

[weams]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flowety01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">White Sox Non-Tender Tyler Flowers <a href="https://t.co/MK8NcprjD0">https://t.co/MK8NcprjD0</a> <a href="https://t.co/XteavmA351">pic.twitter.com/XteavmA351</a></p>— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="

">December 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Crazysilver03]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flowety01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">White Sox Non-Tender Tyler Flowers <a href="https://t.co/MK8NcprjD0">https://t.co/MK8NcprjD0</a> <a href="https://t.co/XteavmA351">pic.twitter.com/XteavmA351</a></p>? MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="

">December 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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And also Jacob Turner.

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[Il BuonO]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flowety01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-

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Wow, kinda surprising. I thought he was pretty solid for them.

[weams]

Wow, kinda surprising. I thought he was pretty solid for them.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/baseball/7/71/907574/tyler-flowers-now-among-best-pitch-framers

Tyler Flowers’ attention to pitch framing is paying off. In Baseball Prospectus’ latest rankings of catchers, Flowers ranked second in the major leagues.

“It’s nice to see some statistical improvement,’’ Flowers said Tuesday. “It’s something I put a lot of effort, thought and time into, evaluating it to see how I can be better.’’

Framing gives the illusion to the umpire that a ball just off the plate actually crossed it. A little past the halfway point of the 2014 season, Flowers and Sox video coordinator Brian Johnson analyzed Flowers and the catchers most skilled at framing. Until then, Flowers thought he was pretty good at framing low pitches. A closer look changed his outlook, and he began focusing his efforts on low pitches.

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“We found the common characteristic [of the best framers] was getting the low pitch called,’’ Flowers said.

“Guys can improve at it. I’m an example of that. I typically re-watch every game that night or the next morning to see it.’’

[Can_of_corn]

Of all the people here, I can't believe you said that. I know you don't believe it, but to even see it attributed to you is surprising.

I was riffing off of Gordo and others projecting Flash into a super utility star.

[TheDirtyBird]

If anyone has ever heard Mad Dog's rant about Tom Brady's dad defending TB deflating balls, that has to be one of the funnier things I've ever heard

[Il BuonO]

I was riffing off of Gordo and others projecting Flash into a super utility star.

So, you were slumming?

[Can_of_corn]

So, you were slumming?

Low hanging fruit.

[weams]

Ok We got Pena for cash.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=506747#/career/R/hitting/2015/ALL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> have acquired C Francisco Pena from the Royals in exchange for cash considerations. Paul Janish DFAed.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Crazysilver03]

Ok We got Pena for cash.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=506747#/career/R/hitting/2015/ALL

#Orioles have acquired C Francisco Pena from the Royals in exchange for cash considerations. Paul Janish DFAed.? Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) December 3, 2015

Wasnt he a NT candidate himself? Seems odd to add a 3rd catcher that might cost more than $1M.

EDIT: guess i am thinking of wrong player

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[weams]

Ok We got Pena for cash.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=506747#/career/R/hitting/2015/ALL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> have acquired C Francisco Pena from the Royals in exchange for cash considerations. Paul Janish DFAed.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Francisco Pena, the son of former major league catcher Tony Pena,

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pena, 26, hit .251/.305/.430 with 13 HR, 48 RBI in AAA last year. Hit 27 HR in AAA in 2014. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a></p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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