2018-19 Offseason Tracker

[Legend_Of_Joey]

Schoop, J. signed with the Twins. 1 year deal for $7 million.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Schoop, J. signed with the Twins. 1 year deal for $7 million.

Folks that signed early were the smart ones last year.

I did think he would end up with a better deal.  One year at under a win seems low.

I wonder if the O's ever made him a long term offer?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

10 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Folks that signed early were the smart ones last year.

I did think he would end up with a better deal.  One year at under a win seems low.

I wonder if the O's ever made him a long term offer?

Maybe that info will come out soon, now that he is off the market.

The Twins also signed Torreyes today too, so they were aggeessive. Maybe that had an inpact?

[Frobby]

53 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Folks that signed early were the smart ones last year.

I did think he would end up with a better deal.  One year at under a win seems low.

He did about as well as I expected.   And he may have wanted a one-year deal in the hopes of improving his position in 2019.

One of these days I’m going to come up with a salary prediction model that’s better than a linear function of WAR.    It’s pretty clear that teams don’t pay on that basis.   

[Luke-OH]

4 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Schoop, J. signed with the Twins. 1 year deal for $7 million.

7.5M and incentives, I’d imagine they are significant.

[wildcard]

What is the status of Mike Yastrzemski?   I know he has 6 season on minor league experience which makes him eligible for free agency.   Did he declare free agency?  Is is still in the O's organization?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

16 minutes ago, wildcard said:

What is the status of Mike Yastrzemski?   I know he has 6 season on minor league experience which makes him eligible for free agency.   Did he declare free agency?  Is is still in the O's organization?

He is still listed on the Tides roster, which wouldn't happen if he was a free agent. Maybe he didn't declare for free agency.

[AZRon]

7 hours ago, wildcard said:

What is the status of Mike Yastrzemski?   I know he has 6 season on minor league experience which makes him eligible for free agency.   Did he declare free agency?  Is is still in the O's organization?

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/

To qualify as a minor league free agent:
from http://www.milb.com/milb/info/faq.jsp?mc=business#23
Q. How long are Minor League players required to remain with the team that drafted them before they are eligible to negotiate with another team?
A. According to Major League Rule 3(b), "All Minor League Uniform Player Contracts between either a Major or a Minor League Club and a player who has not previously signed a contract with a Major or a Minor League Club shall be for a term of seven Minor League playing seasons."

See sample minor league contract here (Article VI):
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/default/files/milb std player K.pdf

[Enjoy Terror]

The Orioles have signed international free agent Hector Lopez.

[Can_of_corn]

4 hours ago, Enjoy Terror said:

The Orioles have signed international free agent Hector Lopez.

Is that the catcher from Mexico?

[bobmc]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Is that the catcher from Mexico?

His grandad used to play for the Yankees, if same familia.  

[Enjoy Terror]

6 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Is that the catcher from Mexico?

No clue, don’t know anything about him. It’s pretty common name.

[Can_of_corn]

11 hours ago, Enjoy Terror said:

The Orioles have signed international free agent Hector Lopez.

What was your source? 

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

No clue, don’t know anything about him. It’s pretty common name.

It wasn't the guy I was thinking of.

I was just curious if the guys from Mexico were cleared to be signed.

[Enjoy Terror]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

What was your source? 

I have one I trust, but was asked not to share. If it turns out they’re feeding me bad info, I might have to call it a career on breaking int’l signings, lol.