2019-2020 Free Agency

[Frobby]

16 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

True, not awful, but a step down from his 2017 season, and throw in 2016 too.

Has he peaked and this is new baseline norm?

Maybe / Maybe not, time will tell.

I would take him on a 1 year deal, but long term and price range, would be a concern.

I agree.   And to be clear, we’re talking generally, not about the Orioles, right?    Because I don’t see the Orioles going after him in any event.  

[Redskins Rick]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I agree.   And to be clear, we’re talking generally, not about the Orioles, right?    Because I don’t see the Orioles going after him in any event.  

Correct, I agree with your assessment of the situation. He will land anywhere but Oriole Land, unless he does something crazy like offer to play here for league min, which has the probability of happening, like hell freezing over.

 

 

[murph]

 

[SteveA]

White Sox sign 31 year old Yasmani Grandal, 4 years, $73.1 million.

Biggest contract ever given out by the franchise.

[backwardsk]

D’Arnaud gets 2/16 from Atlanta.  Pretty good for someone jobless back in May.

[backwardsk]

Would you pay Zach Wheeler $100M+?  Reports say that he has an offer in hand.

[backwardsk]

Cole Hamel on a one year deal to Atlanta.

[SteveA]

On 12/3/2019 at 3:44 PM, backwardsk said:

Would you pay Zach Wheeler $100M+?  Reports say that he has an offer in hand.

5 years, $118 million to Phillies.

[backwardsk]

7/$245 for Strasburg’s return to Washington.

[Enjoy Terror]

A quarter of a BILLION dollars. 

 

Think about how much money that is.

[Frobby]

16 hours ago, Enjoy Terror said:

A quarter of a BILLION dollars. 

 

Think about how much money that is.

They bought the team for $450 mm.   Now they’re paying $245 mm to one pitcher.   

[backwardsk]

Gregorius to Philadelphia for $14M.  Wonder if they move Seguria.

[Just Regular]

Martin Perez 1 year/$6M to Boston - the first of the class of guys who if any last until spring training may start to think about Baltimore.

If Eovaldi rather than Price is the salary dump they do to avoid tax on Mookie, that'd leave all four of their starters LHP.

[Just Regular]

Bumgarner's 5/85 has $15M in deferrals, and Hazen expressed gratitude at the press conference for his flexibility on structure.

MLB Network has a Rosenthal tweet saying deferrals are in middle 3 years and annual payouts are: 6/19/23/23/14.

I just looked at Diamondbacks long term and Mike Leake's 5/80 in its final year seems to be awfully close in raw dollars to Bumgarner's given it is a 4-year old contract.  Diamondbacks only owe Leake 6 of this year's 15, but they are paying 10 of Greinke's.

[Enjoy Terror]

Milwaukee has been extremely active this offseason. 

New players they've added:

Mathias - traded from CLE
Urias - traded from SDP
Lauer - traded from SDP
Yardley - traded from SDP
Narvaez - traded from SEA
Rodriguez - traded from DET
Garcia - free agency (2/20)
Healy - free agency (1 yr)
Sogard - free agency (1/4.5)
Smoak - free agency (1/5)
Anderson - free agency (1/5) 
Lindblom - free agency (3/9) 

Plus minor league deals for Broxton, Grimm, and Peterson.