MLB Offseason Moves/Rumor Thread

[Just Regular]

'Tis the season:

 

[sportsfan8703]

Hopefully the Mets jump in and sign Snell/Montgomery away from NYY. 

[Frobby]

27 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

'Tis the season:

 

Well, that will be an interesting one.  At one year of service time, Nats C Keibert Ruiz signed an 8-year deal last offseason for $50 mm with two option years at $12 and $14 mm.  I wonder if Alvarez will get more.  

Edited February 20 by Frobby

[Spy Fox]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Well, that will be an interesting one.  At one year of service time, Nats C Keibert Ruiz signed an 8-year deal last offseason for $50 mm with two option years at $12 and $14 mm.  I wonder if Alvarez will get more.  

Hmmmmm...

Keibert Ruiz vs Adley Rutschman

• Hits: 261 to 264
• HRs: 29 to 33
• RBI: 119 to 122
• SB: 7 to 5
• Age: 25 to 26
• WS Rings: 1 to 0

They seem like pretty similar players, let's see if Adley will sign an 8/50 deal. 

[Just Regular]

Wait, what....

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keibert Jose Ruiz

[Finisher]

9 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Ryu on a 1yr/$5-6 million deal makes a lot of sense. Heck, that’s the going rate just for a decent LH RP. It’s an insurance policy that is well worth the risk. Even if he is just a 5 and dive type. Lefties play up in OPACY. 

He must just want to go back to Korea. Someone here would give him more than 3-4 for a year. Probably figures less stress/taxes.

[Frobby]

32 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Wait, what....

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keibert Jose Ruiz

It’s out of date.  Ruiz switched from Boras a few weeks before signing his deal.

[Just Regular]

34 minutes ago, Frobby said:

It’s out of date.  Ruiz switched from Boras a few weeks before signing his deal.

Interesting.    It feels like there was perhaps cause and effect there.     Boras famously detests what he calls the "snuff contracts" that at a glance Keibert's seems to resemble.

Googling I see this player letting Boras go was almost exactly this date on the calendar last year.   

Cot's has Burnes, Irvin, Gunnar and Grayson listed with him as of today on our 40-man, if anyone's unhappy.     One NRI of minor significance.

[bpilktree]

So honestly how much longer do these guys that are pitchers have to sign before they won’t be ready for opening day.  I would think they have to be getting close.  How long was spring training other year when there was a lockout?  

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, bpilktree said:

So honestly how much longer do these guys that are pitchers have to sign before they won’t be ready for opening day.  I would think they have to be getting close.  How long was spring training other year when there was a lockout?  

I saw the other day that Glasnow was already hitting the mid 90's.

I'm sure the guys that aren't signed are working and won't take very long to ramp up.

[RarityFlaherty]

2 hours ago, Finisher said:

He must just want to go back to Korea. Someone here would give him more than 3-4 for a year. Probably figures less stress/taxes.

Probably smart to get out of this country during an election year. 

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, RarityFlaherty said:

Probably smart to get out of this country during an election year. 

To Korea?

[RarityFlaherty]

On 2/18/2024 at 2:40 PM, Roll Tide said:

 

If Snell is willing to take a short term deal, I would want the O’s to be in on that. Doubt he wants to do that though. 

[RarityFlaherty]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

To Korea?

They don’t play in North Korea do they? I never thought South Korea was that bad of a place to be. 

[Can_of_corn]

35 minutes ago, RarityFlaherty said:

They don’t play in North Korea do they? I never thought South Korea was that bad of a place to be. 

South Korea is pretty OK.