Dan's Lap

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Texas

San Francisco

Detroit

LA Angels TV

Kansas City

Houston

Chicago WS

St. Louis

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Looks like SF, KC, and Texas come off the list (report out of Dallas saying "no big expenditures"). White Sox are at holding at 3 years.

St Louis, Baltimore and maybe Anaheim (luxury tax issues there though) for Davis, Cespedes and Upton?

[Ven6]

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With Fowler signed for 3/33 (a paltry 11 million per), I think Dan found a nice starting RFer and leadoff man in his lap.

Recall, Mlbtraderumors thought 60 million for their #16 rated free agent of the whole offseason:

16. Dexter Fowler – Mets. Four years, $60MM. Fowler, 30 in March, joined the Cubs from the Astros in a January trade. He did a fine job as the Cubs’ center fielder, playing in a career-high 156 regular season games and quieting concerns about his 2014 defensive metrics. The switch-hitter posted his standard solid OBP and a career-best 17 home runs, so he’ll be turning down the Cubs’ qualifying offer in search of a multiyear deal. A return to the Cubs makes sense, but if they decide to move on, the Mets, Nationals, Angels, Marlins, and White Sox are some decent matches. Teams like the Mariners and Rangers may seek help in center field, but may be reluctant to forfeit their first-round draft pick.

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Yep. Good thread. Only problem with this strategy is if they fall back out of your lap (maybe Gallardo) and there's no one left to fall into it.

Still, Gallardo at 3/35 looks a whole lot better than Leake at 80 million or Chen at 85 million. If he falls through, we keep the pick and oh well. In a pitching crazed offseason environment, I like how Dan played it.