23 MLB Offseason News!

[southernflyer]

I can’t believe that’s the best that he could get; quite a fall for the only 27 year-old

First three years age 21-23: 111 HR, .278 AVG, .928OPS, 144 OPS+ with ROY and MVP awards. Last three years age 24-26: 41HR, .203 AVG, .648 OPS, 74OPS+.

TB and/or the Mariners will be hurting if Wander Franco or Julio Rodriguez get the injury bug and skills diminish.

 

[Criznit]

Results for tonight's inaugural MLB draft lottery .. Good night for the AL Central, which isn't great for us.

1. Pirates
2. Nationals
3. Tigers
4. Rangers
5. Twins
6. A’s
7. Reds
8. Royals
9. Rockies
10. Marlins
11. Angels
12. Diamondbacks
13. Cubs
14. Red Sox
15. White Sox
16. Giants
17. Orioles
18. Brewers
19. Rays
20. Blue Jays
21. Cardinals
22. Mets
23. Mariners
24. Guardians
25. Braves
26. Dodgers
27. Padres
28. Yankees
29. Phillies
30. Astros

Pirates Win #1 Overall Pick In Draft Lottery

The inaugural MLB draft lottery was conducted at the Winter Meetings this evening. The Pirates were awarded the first overall …

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[CBBI]

 

[Gson]

Twins jumped all the way to the 5th overall pick in the inaugural draft lottery, despite starting in the 13th position. Boo.

Yippee for the twins...

fwiw.....

This is perhaps one of the poorest drafts in the last few years.. The college hitters are about as good as there is.. and they are nothing special.. This is a good year to consider trading a Competitive Balance B pick.. instead of over paying for roster fodder type picks..

 

[Criznit]

Yippee for the twins...

fwiw.....

This is perhaps one of the poorest drafts in the last few years.. The college hitters are about as good as there is.. and they are nothing special.. This is a good year to consider trading a Competitive Balance B pick.. instead of over paying for roster fodder type picks..

Considering the A's and their 2nd worst record resulting in the 6th overall pick... Maybe our comp B pick is a worthy add to a Murphy trade?

Twins end up with the 5th pick overall and the Competitive Balance A #4 pick for 2023. Not bad...
Tigers with the 3rd overall and Comp A/6th..
Royals with the 8th overall and Comp B/5th.
Guardians with the 24th overall and Comp B/1st.
White Sox with the 15th overall and NO Competitive Balance pick.

A's with the 6th overall and Comp A/8th - the final pick of the round.

 

[CBBI]

Phillies so far...

Trea Turner: 11 years, 300M
Taijuan Walker: 4 years, 72M
Matt Strahm: 2 years, 15M

 

[Gson]

Considering the A's and their 2nd worst record resulting in the 6th overall pick... Maybe our comp B pick is a worthy add to a Murphy trade?

Twins end up with the 5th pick overall and the Competitive Balance A #4 pick for 2023. Not bad...
Tigers with the 3rd overall and Comp A/6th..
Royals with the 8th overall and Comp B/5th.
Guardians with the 24th overall and Comp B/1st.
White Sox with the 15th overall and NO Competitive Balance pick.

A's with the 6th overall and Comp A/8th - the final pick of the round.

Yes.. it's got a BTV value of $ 2.4MM.. or accounts for about 5 % of the Murphy value.. It also means that the deal is beyond the talking stage.. Right now.. it still looks like the A's have lit the candle on both ends and time is passing, rapidly..

 

[Criznit]

Yes.. it's got a BTV value of $ 2.4MM.. or accounts for about 5 % of the Murphy value.. It also means that the deal is beyond the talking stage.. Right now.. it still looks like the A's have lit the candle on both ends and time is passing, rapidly..

I'm pretty convinced the A's will be waiting until the completion of the rule 5 draft to trade Murphy. If Hankins doesn't get selected.... Add him to the "existing" Murphy deal. A little more roster certainty, or something like that.

 

[Gson]

I'm pretty convinced the A's will be waiting until the completion of the rule 5 draft to trade Murphy. If Hankins doesn't get selected.... Add him to the "existing" Murphy deal. A little more roster certainty, or something like that.

Disagree strongly with this..

 

[Criznit]

Disagree strongly with this..

Should've protected him then.

 

[MirORich]

I guess I don’t know MLB as well as I thought I did, because I have literally never heard of this guy:

 

[macbdog]

Bell for 16.5M > Bellinger for 17.5M.

Both players are trying to recapture what they were earlier in their careers, it's just that Bellingers high was much higher than Bells. I think both are solid risks to take. Bellinger is more versatile, but I think his health is a bigger question. Can Bell reach his tantalizing potential, for even one monster season, or has his book been written? Another guy I think could have a surprising year in a shiftless MLB is Human Windmill Joey Gallo.

 

[CBBI]

I guess I don’t know MLB as well as I thought I did, because I have literally never heard of this guy:

He literally pitched against the Guardians in the playoffs a mere two months ago

 

[macbdog]

What's the word on Carlos Carrasco? Could he be interested in a return to Cleveland?

 

[CBBI]

What's the word on Carlos Carrasco? Could he be interested in a return to Cleveland?

Mets picked up his option on November 10th. He’s penciled in as their No. 4 starter.

Mets pick up Carrasco's 2023 option

NEW YORK -- The Mets looked inward in their search for rotation depth on Thursday, exercising the $14 million club option on Carlos Carrasco’s contract for the 2023 season. Although Carrasco is coming off a relative down year in which he produced a 3.97 ERA in 29 starts, he still

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