2022 MLB Off-Season Hot Stove thread

[ineedsleep212]

The Mets were interested earlier in the season, but Pitt wanted the whole damn farm. The kid is good, but not that good. If Nimmo leaves, he'd be a great replacement.. but Pitt better come down from them demands.

I think it would cost too much and if they were to trade, I think it should be for pitching Just spend the money for Nimmo.

Fam they reportedly wanted our #1 prospect (Overall #1 prospect) Francisco Alverez, Alex Ramirez (#4), Baty (#2) and Mark Vientos (#8) for him.



And I like Reynolds.. but.. naa.

Yea hell nah. I'm not trading Baty or Alvarez in any trade.

 

[god shamgod]

The way the free-agent market for Aaron Judge is developing, it appears increasingly likely the winning bid will be for nine guaranteed years, sources involved in the negotiations say.

A nine-year deal for Judge, who turns 31 on April 26, would take him through his Age 39 season. The Yankees might need to decide if they are comfortable offering that long a contract to retain their star outfielder. Judge, in turn, might face a decision about whether he wants to leave the Yankees for one extra guaranteed year.

No matter how the negotiations end, Judge will land far beyond the Yankees’ initial seven-year, $213.5 million extension offer at the end of spring training, an average of $30.5 million per season.

 

[Regular_P]

I’d be scared out my mind to give rodon 5-6 years

Yep, but he's exactly the kinda guy Detroit should go after. Most teams are probably terrified at the idea of giving him a long term deal.

 

[god shamgod]

Yep, but he's exactly the kinda guy Detroit should go after. Most teams are probably terrified at the idea of giving him a long term deal.

2 years higher aav with a club/player option is the most I would offer if I was a gm

 

[tremonthustler1]

DR got their all star weekend going right now


Imma try to send y’all a link

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[god shamgod]

@tremonthustler1 what’s this say?

Edit never mind

 

[tremonthustler1]

 

[tremonthustler1]

Tony Clark is out there


damn near everybody there to send off Pujols in style. Tap in. I'm in BK so I'm in and out before this Nets game

 

[ineedsleep212]

A Fernando Martinez sighting! He was supposed to be that guy for us for so long lol.

 

[tremonthustler1]

A Fernando Martinez sighting! He was supposed to be that guy for us for so long lol.

I met him in NY during the futures game in '08. My cuz swore by him, but he also had side businesses with him, so I get it.


Just for comparison: Starling Marte is one day older than F-Mart and F-Mart been outta baseball for 5 years. Bust.

Pedro sighting!

 

[god shamgod]

Judge is expected to make a decision soon on whether he remains in New York or joins the San Francisco Giants, who are expected to make a formal offer exceeding $300 million soon. And if Judge signs his deal this week, there could be a sequel to the wild winter meetings of 2019 when it was staged at the same hotel property.

The prized trade chip is Oakland Athletics Gold Glove catcher Sean Murphy. The Arizona Diamondbacks have young outfielders Jake McCarthy, Alek Thomas and Daulton Varsho on the block. The Toronto Blue Jays are letting teams know they are willing to part with one of their three catchers — Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno. The Miami Marlins have starter Pablo Lopez available while the Yankees are shopping infielder Gleyber Torres. Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds might have requested a trade, but the Pirates continue to have a high price tag on him.

Only two teams have publicly declared their interest in signing Judge — the Yankees and Giants — but his decision could dramatically impact the entire free agent market.

The sentiment among executives is that Judge returns to the Yankees, who will name him team captain and reserve a spot in Monument Park for him. Then again, the Giants could make an offer that Judge can't refuse, and become the star attraction bringing fans back to Oracle Park. The Giants badly need star power after drawing the fewest fans in a full season in their ballpark's history, and Judge could be the perfect fit. He grew up a Giants fan just 95 miles away in Linden, California, where his parents and in-laws still live.

Turner, the two-time stolen base champion and former batting champion who spent his first 5½ years playing for the Washington Nationals before being traded to the Dodgers, has expressed his desire to head back East.

No one covets him more than the Phillies, with owner John Middleton making no secret how badly he wants him, ready to add more star power. The most intriguing entrant for Turner, and perhaps the Phillies' biggest competition, might be the San Diego Padres.
The Padres already have two highly paid shortstops. Fernando Tatis Jr. is returning April 20 from his PED suspension and Ha-Seong Kim played brilliant defense in Tatis' absence in 2022. Yet with Turner available, the Padres are exploring the possibility of moving Tatis to left field, Kim to second base, and opening shortstop for Turner. The Padres could be the first team in history to have three players earning at least $300 million with Tatis ($340 million), Manny Machado ($300 million) and Turner, with right fielder Juan Soto expected to command perhaps $500 million when he's eligible for free agency in two years.

The Padres aren’t about to let a little red ink or luxury tax penalties stand in the way of winning their first World Series in franchise history.

No shortstop is drawing more widespread interest than Bogaerts, who will come cheaper than Turner and Correa. The Boston Red Sox would love to keep him, but their offers haven't come close to enticing him to stay, and now Bogaerts has about nine teams who have expressed strong interest.
The Chicago Cubs, who have boldly said they plan to build a contender, significantly raising their payroll, have Bogaerts as their top priority. Yet they are also exploring the market for Correa. The Cubs jumped into the Correa sweepstakes late in February before he signed a three-year, $105.3 million contract with the Minnesota Twins, and opted out after the season.

The Twins have offered a variety of contracts to retain Correa, one as long as 10 years, making him the face of the organization, but agent Scott Boras is making it known that he believes Correa should be the highest-paid shortstop. He cites his resume and age (28) and that he's the only shortstop among the group who doesn't have a qualifying offer attached to him.

Executives believe the leading candidate to sign Correa is the Dodgers. Certainly money has never been an issue, particularly with $119 million coming off their books. But the tricky part might be convincing the Dodgers' players, and their fan base, that it's time to forgive and forget. Correa, of course, was in the heart of that 2017 Astros cheating scandal, and the Dodgers and their fans have loudly voiced their anger. Has enough time gone by to welcome Correa? And, come on, who would Dodgers fans rather see, Correa or Gavin Lux, play shortstop?

The Mets now are focusing their attention on three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, who's seeking at least a three-year deal for $130 million. If the Dodgers jump in and grab Verlander, it would leave the Mets pursuing left-hander Carlos Rodon along with a mid-tier starter such as Chris Bassitt, Taijuan Walker, Johnny Cueto, Jameson Taillon or Jose Quintana.

The Astros, aggressive since winning the World Series with the signing of Abreu and reliever Rafael Montero (three years, $34.5 million), are strongly pursuing All-Star catcher Willson Contreras and talking to outfielder Andrew Benintendi.

 

[Regular_P]

3/$130 million for Verlander? That is insane at his age.

 

[ineedsleep212]

 

[god shamgod]

Idk if the cubs will sign any of the shortstop fa’s, if they do in order of preference it’s correa,turner/bogearts then Swanson Swanson the weakest

 

[VegetasHairline]

Has nothing to do with the off-season. I just wanted to post this.