Offseason Rumors and Deals Around MLB

[Crazysilver03]

Is it me or does it seem this is the earliest so many free agents and top players have been off the market so early?

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[Crazysilver03]

Kansas City makes a little noise:

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Royals and Joakim Soria agree on 3 yr, $25 mil deal

Higher average per year than O'Day, for one less year.

Assume he sets up this year but wonder if he closes the last two years. Also wonder if this means they are moving on from Holland?

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[25 Nuggets]

Assume he sets up this year but wonder if he closes the last two years. Also wonder if this means they are moving on from Holland?

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Absolutely - Holland is already off the team.

[Crazysilver03]

Absolutely - Holland is already off the team.

I knew they released him but they were talking about trying to bring him back on incentive laden deal. This would seem to squash that.

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[wildcard]

Look at his numbers outside PETCO. Around .350 OBP and .750 OPS.

The thing about Venable is that the O's would be asking him to switch leagues and maintain a high OBP. That didn't work last year when he went to Texas. He also had a very bad 2014.

[mdbdotcom]

The thing about Venable is that the O's would be asking him to switch leagues and maintain a high OBP. That didn't work last year when he went to Texas. He also had a very bad 2014.

He did have a poor 2014. That was an awfully small sample size in Texad, roughly 1/3 the PAs that Parra had with the O's.

[Roll Tide]

Please tell us you don't think there's any chance DD is talking about Gordon or Upton when he talks about adding an OF.

I think Upton is a possibility ....but I don't see them giving Gordon 4 or 5 years

[wildcard]

He did have a poor 2014. That was an awfully small sample size in Texad, roughly 1/3 the PAs that Parra had with the O's.

But he is switching leagues. Like Parra did. Unsuccessfully. Its asking a lot of a average to below average player.

[Roll Tide]

I'd love to get Span too. This team has lacked a true leadoff hitter since Roberts and I think he would be a nice addition.

Not sure I would give Alvarez 3yrs but between him and Trumbo I think it would help replace Davis power wise.

Signing those two would also help keep money free to add a SP.

I'd be okay with Span on a 2-3 year as long as it can be done at a reasonable price. His injuries groin/hip are a concern for a guy that relies on speed.

[DrungoHazewood]

The thing about Venable is that the O's would be asking him to switch leagues and maintain a high OBP. That didn't work last year when he went to Texas. He also had a very bad 2014.

If they sign Venable it's not to be an OBP machine, it's to be a decent defense-first 4th outfielder and possible platoon player. The difference between PETCO and OPACY is probably bigger than the league difficulty differences.

[Roll Tide]

In another tweet from Biertempfel, he hears that the Mets and Orioles “still have at least lukewarm interest” in Neil Walker. Pittsburgh and Baltimore have discussed Walker “off and on” during the winter, while New York is a new player in connection with Walker’s services. The Mets are likely to have a hole at second base with Daniel Murphy‘s departure, though Walker’s MLBTR-projected $10.7MM salary in arbitration may be as much of an issue for the budget-conscious Mets as it is for the Pirates.

Id be very interested in understanding the plan if we add Neal Walker. Would they be moving someone?

[DrungoHazewood]

Id be very interested in understanding the plan if we add Neal Walker. Would they be moving someone?

The prior speculation was he'd be a kind of super utility player. I think that's a reach, since he's spent 98% of his MLB defensive innings at 2B, and 100% since the start of 2011.

[mdbdotcom]

Id be very interested in understanding the plan if we add Neal Walker. Would they be moving someone?

They could trade Christian Walker for Neil Walker and have Neil use the same jersey. Walker 2.0.

[Spy Fox]

Dodgers get Chapman for a couple prospects.

Here's the link: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/reds-trade-aroldis-chapman-dodgers.html

Rest of post edited because I misread the article!

[Stotle]

Not just a couple prospects. If MLBTradeRumors is right (Seager, Urias, and De Leon) that is a couple BIG prospects. Seager and Urias were the #1 and #4 prospects in all MLB in BaseballAmerica's midseason rankings. De Leon was #20. That is a huge haul.

I may have been underestimating how much we could get for Britton...

The rumor is that none of those three were included, right? Not two of those three.