2011 MLB Offseason Discussion - Rangers choking edition

[Demosthenes11]

You think Pujols will be more productive over the next 7 years than Fielder?

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probably not, but he's more proven than prince. I'd take prince personally, but I get why other teams went so hard for poo-holes

[Bregor]

Here you go archi.

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Brewers have signed shortstop Alex Gonzalez to a one-year deal with a vesting option.
Full terms of the contract aren't yet known. Gonzalez, 34, batted .241/.270/.372 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI over 593 plate appearances this past season for the Braves. While he's a much better fielder than Yuniesky Betancourt, they are pretty much a wash offensively. With Milwaukee officially off the board, Jimmy Rollins looks even more likely to return to Philadelphia, though St. Louis could emerge as an interesting alternative.

[Demosthenes11]

alex gonzo to brewers for 1 year

[archibaldcrane]

It's something.

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[Akiyama]

Gonna miss his defense. Not so much his bat.

[Conrad]

Here you go archi.

YES ANOTHER DOOR CLOSED FOR JIMMY

[Akiyama]

Braves should go after Rollins. That'd be hot.

I love how quiet they've been and how they haven't made a move basically at all while the Marlins beefed up, the Phillies are already good, and the Nationals gain the Stras for a whole year.

[Conrad]

fuck that and fuck you

[Demosthenes11]

Braves should go after Rollins. That'd be hot.

I love how quiet they've been and how they haven't made a move basically at all while the Marlins beefed up, the Phillies are already good, and the Nationals gain the Stras for a whole year.

hey we can be mediocre together.

PAGAN

[Akiyama]

Hell yeah

.200 BA HEYWARD!

But seriously. Looking to 'trade' Jurrjens and Prado.. but not get anything really to make the team better? gg Braves. God I hate Atlanta half the time.

[Bregor]

Braves should go after Rollins. That'd be hot.

I love how quiet they've been and how they haven't made a move basically at all while the Marlins beefed up, the Phillies are already good, and the Nationals gain the Stras for a whole year.

Nats GM has said there's something like a 95% chance Bryce Harper will be with the big club out of spring.

[FNH]

Hovered over the link on espn about the angels/wilson deal and it said 5 years 775 million about shit a brick until I clicked and saw a decimal.

[Cail]

rays dont do anything every year. havent read 1 peep about them except that they prolly wont trade shields unless something really good came along. could end up dealing niemman or davis though as we always have starting pitchers

[Headspace]

Reds staying complacent with their shitty team.

Just letting the cards and brewers lose their best players

[archibaldcrane]

Reds staying complacent with their shitty team.

Just letting the cards and brewers lose their best players

Upgraded shortstop, look out.

[Demosthenes11]

Reds staying complacent with their shitty team.

Just letting the cards and brewers lose their best players

NL west is hilarious right now. There is almost literally, nothing happening, and probably will not be anything going on.

PAGAN

[Soa]

Rays just signed Matt Moore to what is essentially an 8 year $40 million contract. Even if he only turns out to be a back end starter that's a pretty damn good deal.

[Cail]

Rays just signed Matt Moore to what is essentially an 8 year $40 million contract. Even if he only turns out to be a back end starter that's a pretty damn good deal.

thats how the rays roll. sign their players to long small-mid range deals. i forge the exacts but they locked up longoria for like 9yrs realy cheap

The Tampa Bay Rays have reached agreement with rookie pitcher Matt Moore on a guaranteed five-year, $14 million contract, according to a baseball source.

The deal includes multiple club options and could extend to eight years for a guaranteed $37.5 million and buy out two years of Moore's free agency, the source said. It includes escalator clauses based on innings pitched and games started that could raise the overall value to $40 million.

The Rays plan to announce the contract at a news conference Friday afternoon, sources said.

Rays rotation next year in no particular order:

Shields, Price, Helickson, Moore, and Davis or Niemman ...so sick

[Conrad]

why doesn't every team follow the philosophy of the rays, they contend all the time these days with like an $80 million payroll

I mean I get that they have to do it out of necessity, but shouldn't every club have that same idea

[Cail]

why doesn't every team follow the philosophy of the rays, they contend all the time these days with like an $80 million payroll

$ 41,053,571. Only lower team was the royals (in 2011)