El Zen Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Might as well start the 2023 thread now and take the hot stove chat in here. No need for separate threads. Notable free agents include Aaron Judge, Justin Verlander, Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, Carlos Rodon, Jacob deGrom and more. Go thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Come home Justin, come home! Spoiler He's not coming home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 My guess is Verlander stays with Houston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 If anybody else than me wonder. The name Dansby is primarily a male name of English origin that means From The Farmstead Of The Danes. From an English surname for families who lived in or around the town of Danby, Yorkshire. Danby/Denby literally translates to farmstead of the Danes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Judge surely going to stay with the Yanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 DeGrom is a great pitcher when he's not hurt. Not sure he's gonna get the contract he thinks he should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 9 hours ago, villa89 said: Judge surely going to stay with the Yanks? Most likely, but you never know. Dude’s gonna get paid big time, no matter where he goes. I think he wants to be a Yankee, though, and he’s the face of the franchise now. Steinbrenner jr. is basically running a marketing firm with a baseball team, so he’ll be willing to dig deep to keep his most marketable asset. One I didn’t include on my list was Jose Abreu. He’s signing with Houston. He’s better than Gurriel, which means the champions just got a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 To follow up on that, reports are suggesting the Yanks have put 8yrs/300m on the table for Judge to return. That’s an eye watering 37,5m AAV. Seems to be between them and SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Wow. DeGrom to Texas for 5/185. Did not see him going to the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 03/12/2022 at 02:55, El Zen said: Wow. DeGrom to Texas for 5/185. Did not see him going to the Rangers. Typical Rangers signing. They'll be handcuffed by this for the next half decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 25 minutes ago, maqroll said: Typical Rangers signing. They'll be handcuffed by this for the next half decade. It really is, isn’t it? Now they’ve got a couple of absolutely massive contracts with little chance of competing for a while. What’s the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 The Hot Stove is boiling hot! Trea Turner to Philly for 11/300 Verlander to NYM for 2/86 (plus 1/35 vesting.) JV seems to defy time, but f*** me that’s a lot of AAV for a guy who’ll be 40 before spring training starts. Meanwhile, Yankees GM Brian Cashman has signed…Brian Cashman to a four year extension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) New Yorks sighs collectively in relief as Aaron Judge agrees a 9/360 deal to return to the Yankees. A tonne of money, but necessary. He’s the undisputed leader of the clubhouse, the face of the franchise and a phenomenal baseball player. He’ll probably be named captain too. I’m fine with the deal as long as they’ll spend more to improve the team. They’re not winning the WS with the current roster - and if they don’t add more, what’s the point in spending all that money in Judge?* *The answer is marketability, of course. Judge puts bums in seats, sells merch and keeps YES ratings high. Edited December 7, 2022 by El Zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Big time signing, they almost had to do it. It'll put more pressure on us to sign X and Devers. Hopes not high tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, maqroll said: Big time signing, they almost had to do it. It'll put more pressure on us to sign X and Devers. Hopes not high tho Just signed Kenley Jansen to a two year deal. You don’t sign an ageing elite money closer if you’re not planning to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Cards sign Wilson Contreras to replace Yadi Molina at backstop. 5/85. Pretty decent deal for them. Contreras is one of the best allround catchers in the game and I would have loved him for the Yanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El Zen Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Yoshida is interesting, if his bat translates well. Not a terrific defender, from what I’ve read, so he needs to hit. Bogaerts to San Diego for 11/280, a deal that will take him into his 41st year. Padres already have Tatis jr. and Kim for SS and Machado for 3B. Hmmm. And what now for Boston on filling the gap at SS? Go after Correa or Swanson? Move Story back to his original position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Nimmo returns to the Mets for 8/162. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I have no idea what the Red Sox are doing, and it appears they don't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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