2018 Hot Stove League

[T.G.]

Carlos Santana be like...

[Lou]

17 minutes ago, nando714 said:

its good to know your'e content with the current bullpen situation here

and you're  happy trading Trout for a couple of prospects

[T.G.]

 

[nando714]

encarnarcion likely headed to the rays and not the tribe? 

so now they have him and nelson cruz

they're gonna drop a lot homers in those bandbox AL east ballparks

[T.G.]

9 minutes ago, True Grich said:

 

[Homebrewer]

9 minutes ago, nando714 said:

encarnarcion likely headed to the rays and not the tribe? 

so now they have him and nelson cruz

they're gonna drop a lot homers in those bandbox AL east ballparks

I thought Encarnation was going to Seattle.

[nando714]

Just now, Homebrewer said:

I thought Encarnation was going to Seattle.

he's headed to Rays from bob nightengale. not sure he's even right

[Chuck]

Update: Encarnarcion is headed to your moms. 

[totdprods]

Bauers and Díaz going to Seattle and Encarnacion to Tampa makes more sense based on those teams timelines, though the money for Tampa is surprising.

Would love to see Tampa add Cruz, Encarnacion, and Morton. Love it, not rolling over for Boston and NYY. 

Its been slow for the Angels so far, but this has been a sort of interesting, fun offseason. I’m liking the renewed interest in major player trades league-wide, though I am concerned with the way the free agency is becoming toxic. 

[Lou]

If the deal is completed, there’ll be more to it than that. Corner infielder Yandy Diaz is going to the Rays, who’ll send first baseman Jake Bauers to the Indians, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). There’s a competitive balance pick involved, which will land in Seattle, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter link).

 

lol 

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, nando714 said:

he's headed to Rays from bob nightengale. not sure he's even right

Mariners beat writer saying Encarnacion to Mariners along with a draft pick.

 

[Lou]

UPDATE: some guy going to Cleveland, some dude going to Seattle and some player going to Tampa Bay.

[ettin]

I really am infatuated with Diaz, think he will figure it out and be a good player.

[UndertheHalo]

This news that apparently, Epplers offers have become unrealistic.  Not great. 

[T.G.]

This three way deal...

[Second Base]

20 minutes ago, True Grich said:

 

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, UndertheHalo said:

This news that apparently, Epplers offers have become unrealistic.  Not great. 

Asking prices are too high and he isn’t budging on our best prospects. Not a bad call this early in the offseason. 

[m0nkey]

Bob Nightengale is truly a clown

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, totdprods said:

Asking prices are too high and he isn’t budging on our best prospects. Not a bad call this early in the offseason. 

Right, that’s not my issue.  The concern is that he misread the market and now half of the guys the Angels could have found useful are off the board.  I realize that they were in on Eavoldi and Corbin.  But they didn’t land them. 

Anyway, hoping it works out. 

[T.G.]

This explains it...

 

 

[m0nkey]

Also I like jake Bauers. Not sure I’d trade him for Yandy Diaz 

[T.G.]

@floplag should be chiming in any second now...

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, True Grich said:

This explains it...

 

 

Remaining players from 2018 Mariners taken in for questioning ... suspected of poisoning Dipoto.

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Right, that’s not my issue.  The concern is that he misread the market and now half of the guys the Angels could have found useful are off the board.  I realize that they were in on Eavoldi and Corbin.  But they didn’t land them. 

Anyway, hoping it works out. 

Like who? Most of the SP trade market hasn't budged. 

I always figured if we signed a FA SP, it would be Keuchel, Kikuchi, or the lower bargain tiers, and if we landed an upper/mid SP, it would come from the trade market. Those doors are still open. 

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Like who? Most of the SP trade market hasn't budged. 

I always figured if we signed a FA SP, it would be Keuchel, Kikuchi, or the lower bargain tiers, and if we landed an upper/mid SP, it would come from the trade market. Those doors are still open. 

Well, Morton and Lynn signed.  Obviously the other 2.  There’s still guys for sure but you don’t want to see them completely miss on guys because they were pursuing “unrealistic” trades.   My concern may be a bit misplaced.  

I show up to this place every morning expecting to see something cool and I don’t get shit !!!!! Except that apparently the trade offers are unrealistic.  Let me have my pissiness.