Official 2015-2016 Hot Stove Thread

[Stradling]

If we could get a young outfielder like Ozuna in a trade for Santiago, I would be ok with it.

[ELEVEN]

I'd be down to move Tropeano for Ozuna.

Tropeano @ Tropicana!

[Stradling]

Non Hall of Fame news - Chris Carter to #Brewers on one-year major-league deal, per source.

That helps us

[nate]

Tropeano @ Tropicana!

 

If I went to see him pitch there it would be serious Tropception...

[gotbeer]

Non Hall of Fame news - Chris Carter to #Brewers on one-year major-league deal, per source.

That helps us

 

Interesting.  Although for the Brewers, they have a protected first round pick.  So one year deal, they offer arb next season, and get a sandwich pick. 

[gotbeer]

Wait, am I thinking of the wrong person?  Who was offered a boatload from Baltimore I think?

[nate]

Chris Davis

[gotbeer]

All those Chris' confusing me. 

[Redondo]

Khris Davis: According to Morosi, the Brewers see the power-hitting Davis as one of the prime trade chips in their rebuilding process. The glut of free-agent outfielders makes a deal less likely right now, but Davis could be a prime candidate at the July 31 deadline.

 

 

What would it take to do a deal for Davis? Or is he someone we shouldn't be looking at?

[totdprods]

I'd be way down for Khris Davis.

[Turd Ferguson]

I'd absolutely take Khris Davis, but I'm not sure what we could offer that would appeal to a rebuilding team.

[Revad]

There way deal- Santiago for prospect for K Davis?

[Stradling]

Span to the Giants pending physical.

[Stradling]

The Giants signing Span is good news bad news for the Angels. Good news it takes the Giants out of the market for the Remaining outfielders and they were rumored to be in on Cespedes and Upton. Bad news it takes Span who would have looked good on the Angels.

[JAHV76]

$31M three year contract for Span pending physical

[bloodbrother]

Not cheap enough for the Angels

[gotbeer]

$31M three year contract for Span pending physical

 

+ sounds like incentives are involved.  Not a bad deal at all.

[JAHV76]

Isn't he a Boras client that could be part of the reason they Angels didn't sign him?

[totdprods]

Think it's increasingly likely Angels are hoping somehow the market drags out long enough that they can get someone on a one-year, deal CJ, or trade for an OFer.

[gotbeer]

Think it's increasingly likely Angels are hoping somehow the market drags out long enough that they can get someone on a one-year, deal CJ, or trade for an OFer.

 

What if, the Angels were always gunning for Fowler.  But know that time is on their side.  So they are trying to wait him out till the pricetag comes down to under $10 a year? 

 

Probably not, but I'm bored.

[tdawg87]

What if, the Angels were always gunning for Fowler.  But know that time is on their side.  So they are trying to wait him out till the pricetag comes down to under $10 a year? 

 

Probably not, but I'm bored.

 

If Span can get 10+ million a year, Fowler should as well.

 

The problem with Fowler is he is strictly a CF, an awful CF at that. Maybe he'd play better in left, but who knows?

[gotbeer]

If Span can get 10+ million a year, Fowler should as well.

 

The problem with Fowler is he is strictly a CF, an awful CF at that. Maybe he'd play better in left, but who knows?

 

No matter how bad, it's still probably an improvement of our D we have now in LF sadly.

 

Biggest issues with him though is he's a punch and judy hitter.  But he is a true leadoff hitter, so it might not be that bad.

 

But the compensation attachment is what is going to hurt him.  I think people are saying compensation is worth $10 million.  So if Span is worth 3/$31 and he is equal to Fowler.  And also considering Span is 2 years older than Fowler.  A 4-5 year deal in the $40-50 range adjusted for compensation would put it 4-5/$30-40 range.  Or $8 a year.  And thats approaching the Angels affordability index. 

[bloodbrother]

Please no Fowler. His overall production has been heavily aided by playing in hitters parks. He comes to Anaheim and he'll be a replacement player

[totdprods]

Please no Fowler. His overall production has been heavily aided by playing in hitters parks. He comes to Anaheim and he'll be a replacement player

He's not going to be a star but he'd still get on base at a good clip, and adding him and Escobar at 1 and 2 lets us slide Calhoun further down.

[zenmaster]

I really have a feeling we are gonna manage to pull off a CJ or Santiago trade and get a middle of the road LFer that none of us have even considered. Any guesses?

Edited January 8, 2016 by zenmaster