The Official 2024-25 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[Spidey Man]

It makes me sick that Ilitch is on that six owner committee. That rat is one of the cheapest owners in the sport while also being one of the wealthiest. Monfort is trash too.

The Pirates owner should be able to lock up skeins for life with the change from his couch cushions, but he wants to cry poverty and get luxury tax money

 

[Regular_P]

The Pirates owner should be able to lock up skeins for life with the change from his couch cushions, but he wants to cry poverty and get luxury tax money

When the cap gets floated in the next round of negotiations, the players need to be loud about a salary floor and earlier free agency. They need to point out all these teams spending at NHL levels and not giving their fans any reason to pay attention.

 

[Walter H White]

I’m a Yankees fan and would love Steve Cohen as our owner. I also think the Soto contract will age well since he’s such an elite bat, great mental makeup, and relatively young. Cohen should use all of his financial might and advantage especially now before the next CBA. This is the Mets chance to take the town and win a couple of championships.

The next CBA will start to handcuff him more harshly and have real negative implications. The “Cohen Tax” actually helped him since it scared/gave excuses to other owners (Cheap Hal) to not go over it, while Cohen couldn’t give two shytts about it. The next CBA’s penalties will not just be monetary slaps on his wrist but even more extreme penalties on international spending and draft picks (more than what they are now). Imagine not having any allotted international spending money at all (without ability to trade for it) and not having picks till like the 3rd or 4th round every year. That will take a toll on any organization. I think Stearns is a very good GM and knows this, and isn’t just handing out $300M+ contracts to everyone. You don’t want to to be locked into a $400M minimum payroll for a decade when next CBA hits. They will outbid anyone for prime talent (Soto/ VladJr/etc) but will spend wisely on others or go short term overpays to keep books relatively clean long term.

 

[Remote]

I miss that guy

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

I miss that guy

Saw this earlier today

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[Remote]

You'd think Mike Hampton would have won 20 for Colorado but I guess he just took their money did didn't do squat.

 

[Regular_P]

I miss that guy

Saw this earlier today

Big Sexy was an all-time MLB character/personality.

 

[Remote]

Goodness, Rick Helling is a name I forgot about.

I used to love the name Esteban Loaiza. It's fun to say.

I've never heard of Teddy Higuera. Just doesn't ring a bell.

 

[Carolina Slim]

Goodness, Rick Helling is a name I forgot about.

I used to love the name Esteban Loaiza. It's fun to say.

I've never heard of Teddy Higuera. Just doesn't ring a bell.

Last I heard of Loaiza was on the Spanish news after he was accused of smashing his lady's daughter.... I think he still locked up though.

Teddy Higuera was a tough lefty, kind of a Great Value Fernando Valenzuela.

 

[Da_Eggman]

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

RA dikkey's 2012:

20 - 6
233 IP
230 K's
5 complete games (3 shutouts)
2.73 ERA
54 BBs
71 earned runs allowed
and a Cy Young to close out the year

edit:

@ "dikkey's"

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

So I'm watching this Mo Vaughn home run compilation video from 1998,



And I see him taking David Wells deep at 1:26, and I'm reminded that Mo owned Wells back in the day, so I look up the numbers :

Mo had 30 hits off Wells, .455 BA , 9 homers , 18 RBIs , no doubles, no triples. It was either a single or a homer.

Here's Mo taking Wells deep again, this time as a Met:

 

[WaveMolecules]

RA dikkey's 2012:

20 - 6
233 IP
230 K's
5 complete games (3 shutouts)
2.73 ERA
54 BBs
71 earned runs allowed
and a Cy Young to close out the year

edit:

@ "dikkey's"

i LOVED dikkey.

great story.

 

[King P]