MLB Hot Stove 2012-2013

[jacksonianmarch]

It all started early. The A's, Marlins and DBacks worked a 3 way trade today.

Marlins get infield prospect Yordy Cabrera
A's get OF Chris Young
DBacks get Cliff Pennington, Heath Bell and $8 mil from the Marlins

[jacksonianmarch]

Mods, please move this to the general baseball forum if you can!

[Station 13]

- Free agency starts today.

- Phillies Exercise 2013 Option For Carlos Ruiz

[BSN07]

The Mets and Jason Bay have agreed to part ways, the team announced. Terms of the agreement were undisclosed.

per MLBTR

[Station 13]

He might worth a spring invite as a platoon guy.

[BSN07]

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/...rs-report-says

Says Texas max offer to Hamilton is 3 years. I'm not sure if this is surprising or not consider I have read articles expecting 6-7 years. Maybe Texas is trying to get it down to 5 years in the end. Either that or this signals that there is no chance Hamilton is going back to Texas.

One thing we all have to consider is no one knows Hamilton better then Texas. Their 3 year max offer is going to be a big red flags for intelligent GM's. If Texas is willing to make this kind of line in the sand with no current replacement for Hamilton on the Roster(or so most of us assume) is a bold move by Texas's FO.

[Palodios]

Dodgers won the bidding for Hyun-Jin Ryu. Seems a lot of money for a guy who will probably end up being eighth inning guy. Why do I get the feeling Hamilton and Greinke will both end up on the Dodgers this year?

[User Name?]

Originally Posted by Palodios

Dodgers won the bidding for Hyun-Jin Ryu. Seems a lot of money for a guy who will probably end up being eighth inning guy. Why do I get the feeling Hamilton and Greinke will both end up on the Dodgers this year?

Both? That's close to impossible.

[BSN07]

Originally Posted by User Name?

Both? That's close to impossible.

If the team has no budget, which to this point they have not shown one then it's not impossible. Improbable? Maybe. Money makes a lot of things possible and they look like they are spending like drunken sailors. Hamilton at 5-6 years at 20-25M could easily get it done if teams get weary of not going more the 4 years(which is possible). Ethier and his contract would most certainly be shipped out at this point. Then a offer to Grienke of 6-7 years at 20M per is a reasonable offer that might land him.

When I look at the Dodgers I consider their spending power and willingness to throw it around similar or on par with the early 00's Yankee teams. And none of us would have put it past them to sign both of these players.They have gone from Red Sox West to Yankees West

25M for a guy that might start? lol This could be Igawa like fail.

edit: btw I'm not jumping all over what you said, I used your post as a platform to talk about how I feel about the Dodgers right now

[a700hitter]

I am betting that the Yankees get Hamilton. They are letting Swisher walk. The LFer Gardner is a low cost guy. I think they will add the marquee slugger who should hit 50 HRs in that band box.

[Station 13]

Originally Posted by a700hitter

I am betting that the Yankees get Hamilton. They are letting Swisher walk. The LFer Gardner is a low cost guy. I think they will add the marquee slugger who should hit 50 HRs in that band box.

I hope they do and give him that 7/175M, they'll regret it in a couple of years.

[a700hitter]

Originally Posted by Station 13

I hope they do and give him that 7/175M, they'll regret it in a couple of years.

If it works for them for 3 years, we get to suffer for 3 years, and by that time other high price players will come off the Yankee payroll and they will reload. I never hope that the Yankees get a player like Hamilton.

[BSN07]

I'm fairly confident some team will offer him at least 5 years. The Yankees with all their issues are pretty far down my list of possible destinations for Hamilton. But anything is possibly I guess.

[jacksonianmarch]

a700, I doubt the Yankees get Hamilton. The edict from above has been to get uner $189 by 2014, and in doing so, you will be seeing some more 1 yr deals and more of an influx of kids from the minors. The Yanks have to get younger, they need to stop filling their needs by signing guys to 7-10 yr deal when their utility will only be the next 3-4yrs. Also, the Yankees are entering salary cap hell. Tex has 4 yrs left, ARod has 5, CC has 5. Thats $75 mil tied up right there for 3 players. Then consider that Cano is definitely getting re-signed and you probably have a case where 4 players will be making $100 mil annually

[Palodios]

R.A. Dickey won the Cy Young award. Just wow.