2020-21 MLB Offseason Thread

[mister d]

"Thank God we got non-tendered Osuna! I’m so fucking glad we non-tendered Osuna!" - Giff

[A_B]

Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?

[EnochRoot]

We played La Russa as vigorously as we would Tecmo Bowl back in the day.

[mister d]

It would be a lot funnier if he weren't a racist now managing an entertaining, young, non-white core.

[A_B]

It would be a lot funnier if he weren't a racist now managing an entertaining, young, non-white core.

In South Chicago.

[sancarlos]

Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?

Well, Casey Stengel was not available.

[DSafetyGuy]

Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?

Well, Casey Stengel was not available.

Take it from Sancarlos, an expert on elderly men.

[sancarlos]

Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?

Well, Casey Stengel was not available.

Take it from Sancarlos, an expert on elderly men.

Man, I walk right into these, don't I? Like Sideshow Bob and a rake on the ground.

[A_B]

Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?

Well, Casey Stengel was not available.

Take it from Sancarlos, an expert on elderly men.

Man, I walk right into these, don't I? Like Sideshow Bob and a rake on the ground.

From The Ringer, looks like Stengel may have been considered:

"La Russa’s achievements, estimable though they may be, are in the past. The fairly distant past, in fact—La Russa hasn’t managed a team in nine years. When it comes to the best manager for an up-and-coming team in 2021, his résumé is about as relevant as Casey Stengel’s. Had Reinsdorf exhumed Stengel, draped a jersey over his bones, and endowed those bones with the authority to make pitching changes, the White Sox might have been better off."

[EnochRoot]

Blake Snell traded to San Diego.

Good for the Yankees because Snell is out.
Better for Snell because Cash and TB decision-making might’ve cost him millions.
Best for SD because it’s on like Donkey Kong in the NL West.

[degenerasian]

Not sure it's good for the AL East. Rays probably got a ton of prospects back.

[EnochRoot]

Not sure it's good for the AL East. Rays probably got a ton of prospects back.

I mean, the Rays can flat-out evaluate talent. They definitely got high-upside guys coming back. Patiño and Wilcox are the guys they envision bettering their pitching staff, and Hunt looks like a C with upside.

But..It’s great for the AL East because it lost a 27 year old, former Cy Young Award winner (who was in the midst of arguably the greatest WS elimination-game pitching performance before he was unceremoniously yanked) who got sent(enced) to the NL West.

[sancarlos]

sent(enced) to the NL West.

WTF you talking about? I'd guess lots of players find it pretty desirable to live in those sunny cities, and the number of free agents who sign with SD/LA/SF/AZ tend to back that up.

[EnochRoot]

sent(enced) to the NL West.

WTF you talking about? I'd guess lots of players find it pretty desirable to live in those sunny cities, and the number of free agents who sign with SD/LA/SF/AZ tend to back that up.

I didn’t mean that as aspersion on the NL West or the west coast in general for that matter. Just from the perspective of the Yankees, Jays, Sox, O’s. The Rays may likely take a significant step backward in 2021.

[degenerasian]

Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.

[Steve of phpBB]

Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.

Yup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.

[EnochRoot]

Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.

Yup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.

They were reporting on MLB Network the fact the Cubs invested so much in the area around the park (hotel, the rooftops, etc) is why they’re looking to shed payroll. They’re looking to move Bryant before the start of the season, too (which is why Theo bailed)..

[Steve of phpBB]

Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.

Yup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.

They were reporting on MLB Network the fact the Cubs invested so much in the area around the park (hotel, the rooftops, etc) is why they’re looking to shed payroll. They’re looking to move Bryant before the start of the season, too (which is why Theo bailed)..

What I've always heard is that they were counting for a long time on making tons of money from owning their own regional network. But by the time their old broadcast deals expired and they set the network up, the money wasn't there anymore.

Plus, the Cubs are owned by hard-core Republicans who are fucking assholes.

[mister d]

I expect the seemingly inevitable Benintendi trade to be the opposite of the Betts trade.

[EdRomero]

I expect the seemingly inevitable Benintendi trade to be the opposite of the Betts trade.

If they trade him now, I feel like they're selling low

[Rex]

What a great deal that is. How did it take so long?

[mister d]

You could have given me 20 guesses and I bet I wouldn't have come close to getting that contract right.

[Ryan]

Yeah seriously. Some NHL team should’ve gotten in on that

[A_B]

Yeah seriously. Some NHL team should’ve gotten in on that

Yeah, but then the Browns would only have $8 million left under the cap.

[sancarlos]

Yeah seriously. Some NHL team should’ve gotten in on that

Ha ha yeah. LeMahieu would have the highest AAV in the entire NHL.

Mamas, don't let your babies choose hockey over baseball.

[Rex]

This is Joe Biden’s America.

[mister d]

This has a big “remembering out of nowhere that Kluber had three starts here” potential for 2024. Would have preferred another spin with Paxton.

[Ryan]

I loved him in The Goonies

[bfj]

Apparently the Orioles spent a lot of their international money today. This wasn’t done before Elias got here. Sounds like they signed two high quality young prospects. That’s all I got.

https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-2020-2 ... e-coverage