2023 Guardians Offseason Thread!

[Mott the Hoople]

The G's offered Abreu a 3-year deal before he signed with Houston.
Per Hoynes.

 

[Criznit]

Luke Maile off the board as he moves across the state to Cincinnati.

Reds Sign Luke Maile

The Reds announced they've signed catcher Luke Maile to a one-year contract. The veteran backstop spent the 2022 campaign as a …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[BimboColesHair]

The G's offered Abreu a 3-year deal before he signed with Houston.
Per Hoynes.

They’re gonna land one of these they’re competitive on sooner or later. Been in too many of these down to the wire lately.

 

[sportscoach]

They’re gonna land one of these they’re competitive on sooner or later. Been in too many of these down to the wire lately.

Sounds like they have been more unlucky than anything else in some of their moves lately...

 

[BimboColesHair]

Sounds like they have been more unlucky than anything else in some of their moves lately...

He got offered the 3rd year from Houston because Cleveland offered him a 3rd year.

He used Cleveland as a bartering chip, just like Joc Pederson last year.

Is what it is.

 

[Steve_424]

They’re gonna land one of these they’re competitive on sooner or later. Been in too many of these down to the wire lately.

Any chance they pivot to Josh Bell?

 

[BimboColesHair]

Any chance they pivot to Josh Bell?

A Boras client who doesn’t exactly smoke LHP?

I doubt it.

 

[Steve_424]

A Boras client who doesn’t exactly smoke LHP?

I doubt it.

If no Bell, seems trade market may be more viable now (or look at JD Martinez). Not many FA 1B left that are clear upgrades.

 

[Gson]

How about Mitch Haniger?.. a RHH RF'er/DH.. has never played on the dirt & probably not a great idea, anyway.. Has come back from a series of non-chronic injuries and pandemic over the last couple seasons to hang some pretty decent numbers.. His contract demands are unknown... but, there will be no Quality Offer ($ 19.7 MM) attached as the Mariners have declined to offer him one. It could be Haniger's looking for a long term deal.. If that's the case.. the Guardians can/should move on.. but if he's after a pillow.. then there might be some interest..

Edit: he's a lifetime .260/.335/.735 hitter.. including about 50 points higher against LHP's..

oh.. and btw.. Apex is his agency, so, no boras tie in...

Thoughts?

 

[Criznit]

How about Mitch Haniger?.. a RHH RF'er/DH.. has never played on the dirt & probably not a great idea, anyway.. Has come back from a series of non-chronic injuries and pandemic over the last couple seasons to hang some pretty decent numbers.. His contract demands are unknown... but, there will be no Quality Offer ($ 19.7 MM) attached as the Mariners have declined to offer him one. It could be Haniger's looking for a long term deal.. If that's the case.. the Guardians can/should move on.. but if he's after a pillow.. then there might be some interest..

Edit: he's a lifetime .260/.335/.735 hitter.. including about 50 points higher against LHP's..

oh.. and btw.. Apex is his agency, so, no boras tie in...

Thoughts?

Haniger has been on my "Plan C" list for awhile. As an additional piece, I like it. As the "BIG" off-season pickup?... Not so much.

 

[BimboColesHair]

If no Bell, seems trade market may be more viable now (or look at JD Martinez). Not many FA 1B left that are clear upgrades.

My opinion.

Turn to trade options (Walker, Cron).

That doesn’t pan out, turn your attention to the best pure hitter to try and plug the DH hole (Martinez, etc.).

That doesn’t pan out, move to plan C with Mancini, Drury, etc. and move that remaining money into another position or extension.

 

[sportscoach]

My opinion.

Turn to trade options (Walker, Cron).

That doesn’t pan out, turn your attention to the best pure hitter to try and plug the DH hole (Martinez, etc.).

That doesn’t pan out, move to plan C with Mancini, Drury, etc. and move that remaining money into another position or extension.

Any rumors on extensions?

 

[BimboColesHair]

Any rumors on extensions?

They’re going to approach Bieber, McKenzie, Gimenez, and Kwan this winter.

 

[DCTribefan]

Scratch Maile off the list.

The Reds announced they’ve signed catcher Luke Maile to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal have not yet been reported. Maile is a client of Meister Sports Management. Cincinnati’s 40-man roster count is up to 39.

Maile, 32 in February, has spent his career bouncing around the league as a depth option. He’s played parts of seven big league campaigns, suiting up with the Rays and Blue Jays early in his career. He spent the 2021 season with Milwaukee and inked a $900K guarantee with the Guardians this past spring.

The University of Kentucky product opened the season on the injured list with a left hamstring strain, but he was reinstated by mid-April. He spent the rest of the year on the active roster, logging a bit less action in a timeshare with Austin Hedges. Maile made 76 appearances, hitting .221/.301/.326 with a trio of home runs across 206 plate appearances. While he was arbitration eligible for a final time this winter, Cleveland non-tendered him in lieu of a projected $1.3MM salary.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Some bad news coming down the pipe here.

Bear with me.

Nothing player related.