Offseason Rumors and Deals Around MLB

[Mayor McCheese]

** Mystery Team Alert ** - Making "very strong" bid for Jose Fernandez.

Is that you Dan?

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[BradyBunch]

** Mystery Team Alert ** - Making "very strong" bid for Jose Fernandez.

Is that you Dan?

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Nope. We don't have the players for that trade. Unless you part with Gausman, Harvey and more.

[BradyBunch]

** Mystery Team Alert ** - Making "very strong" bid for Jose Fernandez.

Is that you Dan?

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Astros.

[BradyBunch]

Source?

Jayson Stark.

[sportsfan8703]

The Chapman fiasco can only raise Brittons value. Moving on though. Could we all live with Matusz/Worley as the #5 through May, if we sign Henderson Alvarez and he's ready June 1st?

I could. He's a TOR arm and has a killer GB rate. As in like tops in baseball GB rate.

[Can_of_corn]

Nope. We don't have the players for that trade. Unless you part with Gausman, Harvey and more.

It would take Machado.

[BradyBunch]

It would take Machado.

Yes and arms that we highly value.

[Can_of_corn]

Yes and arms that we highly value.

I don't know. They are asking for a lot but I think Machado straight up gets it done.

He's a local boy and all.

He'd sell some tickets.

[bpilktree]

Padres, Cardinals Swap Jedd Gyorko For Jon Jay

What are the Cardinals thinking here?

Yeah I am a big Jay fan nor sure what the heck happened to him last year after being a very good player and high OBP guy. He was one of the guys I was interested in last off season.

[bpilktree]

The Chapman fiasco can only raise Brittons value. Moving on though. Could we all live with Matusz/Worley as the #5 through May, if we sign Henderson Alvarez and he's ready June 1st?

I could. He's a TOR arm and has a killer GB rate. As in like tops in baseball GB rate.

I think more I could live with a Tyler WIlson, Wworley option not a Matusz as a starter option.

[BradyBunch]

I don't know. They are asking for a lot but I think Machado straight up gets it done.

He's a local boy and all.

He'd sell some tickets.

Machado will sell tix but no pitching makes it pointless. Who gets him will give up arms and MLB "star".

[MurphDogg]

The Chapman fiasco can only raise Brittons value. Moving on though. Could we all live with Matusz/Worley as the #5 through May, if we sign Henderson Alvarez and he's ready June 1st?

I could. He's a TOR arm and has a killer GB rate. As in like tops in baseball GB rate.

I wouldn't mind signing Alvarez, but he would be a Johan Santana type lottery ticket, not someone that I would pencil in as definitely getting a positive contribution out of.

[Can_of_corn]

Machado will sell tix but no pitching makes it pointless. Who gets him will give up arms and MLB "star".

Selling tickets is the point.

Don't confuse Loria with a rational owner.

[TonySoprano]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> among teams trying to trade for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brewers?src=hash">#Brewers</a>’ Lind or <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash">#Rangers</a>’ Moreland. Also inquired on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash">#Braves</a>’ Miller, but no match.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">December 8, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Frobby]

If someone believes that, I guess I'd want to know what on Earth makes them think that O'Day is suddenly going to revert to his FIP numbers after beating it so handily for so long.

Well, I won't microanalyze that, other than to say that we saw Tillman and Gonzalez revert to their FIP last year after beating it handily over 400-500 innings in 2012-14. O'Day's entire career is 443 innings.

That said, I'm not the biggest believer in FIP, as anyone who reads my posts regularly knows. It is probably an indicator that O'Day won't post a 1.92 ERA over the next four years, as he did in the last four, but I wouldn't expect him to be as good at 33-36 as he was at 29-32 in any event. I think a 2.50 ERA and 5-6 rWAR over the next four years would be a very good outcome. I'd feel lucky to get that.