The Official 2024-25 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[drifter]

Definitely take the L here. Roki proved to be a dikkrider, thought he would want a challenge. Winning as the ace of another franchise (possibly ending a drought) to me is better for your legacy than being the 3rd best Japanese player on the team who just won 2 in recent memory.


Only mentioned Jays today because of the asinine Myles Straw/International Cap trade.

If he's as good in America he's better than Yamamoto. He's probably better than whatever arm Shohei has left at this point too

You're also American, I don't think the Japanese think or care about any of that shyt. And it's not like it affects his dollars or marketability playing with Ohtani and Yama

Yamamoto right now is balls deep in a white blonde pop star p*ssy, tell me anybody would know who the fukk he is the same way playing for the Blue Jays or Cubs It is what it is, the Dodgers set themselves up for a historic run here the next 3-5. The games still has to be played

 

[Trust Me]

If Murakami ain’t a Yankee, we’re screwed for the rest of the decade. I don’t wanna go through another offseason where the Yankees are tryna wring out one more year outta some washed 1B.

Sign Pete already

 

[Trojan 24]

If he's as good in America he's better than Yamamoto. He's probably better than whatever arm Shohei has left at this point too

You're also American, I don't think the Japanese think or care about any of that shyt. And it's not like it affects his dollars or marketability playing with Ohtani and Yama

Yamamoto right now is balls deep in a white blonde pop star p*ssy, tell me anybody would know who the fukk he is the same way playing for the Blue Jays or Cubs It is what it is, the Dodgers set themselves up for a historic run here the next 3-5. The games still has to be played

I thought the Yoshi and Sabrina Carpenter rumors were BS

But that's what I posted earlier, you think he gonna turn down a chance to link up with his boys and hit the streets with Yoshi in Hollywood? He's 23

 

[Regular_P]

Shotani,sasaki & Yamamoto is an insane rotation that’s 3 aces

But factor in miller,glasnow,gonsolin,kershaw ,mays tf

I forgot about snell this is unprecedented

This is another reason he had to sign with the Dodgers. Maybe it wasn't his thinking, but his agent had to let him know how these teams use up pitchers and move on to the next one. In LA, they can have an eight-man rotation if they want. He'll be wildly protected from over-use with that team.

 

[Dipsey Doo]

I dreamed of nights like this

 

[Walter H White]

Hal and Assman are indirectly and partially to blame for this. We used to be an attractive spot for the Japanese players. I know they prefer the west coast due to the proximity to home, but the organization is no longer known as a team that goes all out to win and isn't a perennial legit contender like the Dodgers. At this point stop waking up the corpse of Matsui and Tanaka every winter to meet these youngsters, they dont care. Uncle Steve about to steal all the non Japanese free agent talent from us now.

 

[drifter]

I forgot about snell this is unprecedented

There's also 600 million Soto didn't take

I thought the Yoshi and Sabrina Carpenter rumors were BS

But that's what I posted earlier, you think he gonna turn down a chance to link up with his boys and hit the streets with Yoshi in Hollywood? He's 23

LA plotted & planned to an all time team. But it didn't just happen, Boston traded Mookie, Braves & Yankees didn't want Freddie, etc. keep going down the line. Never see any fingers pointed at them though, it's mostly at Ohtani and the contract. But it's not like there's a salary cap anyway so who cares if he deferred,

Guggenheim coulda decided to pay whatever the tax would've been with Ohtani's full amount and that would've been that. Why wouldn't you want to be part of like this is the real question

 

[god shamgod]

Must be nice , not trippin cuz baseball mad unpredictable but man

 

[Derek Lee]

Watching this on loop for 24 hours. fukk the Dodgers

 

[Walter H White]

Only thing us non Dodgers fans got going for us right now is no team has repeated since the 2000 Yankees.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Ya Cards got Fat while we Starved on The Streets
Its our turn

And now we’re moving to “player development” and whatever other word salad management is using now to scale back on salary. We put 3 million into seats at Busch and had what was a billion dollar tv deal and trying to penny pinch. This shyt is hard as a life long Redbird.

 

[Derek Lee]

Side note, it's hilarious seeing the Blue Jays getting teased by every big time free agent

 

[tremonthustler1]

Sign Pete already

We’ll probably do it in a year

 

[Super Cheech]

CACs on Reddit are furious

 

[Trojan 24]

CACs on Reddit are furious

We need Murakami next year just so they can make some Jap Death Row tees