2020-21 MLB Offseason Thread
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Tony La Russa? What the actual fuck?
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We played La Russa as vigorously as we would Tecmo Bowl back in the day.
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In South Chicago.
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Take it from Sancarlos, an expert on elderly men.
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Man, I walk right into these, don't I? Like Sideshow Bob and a rake on the ground.
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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."
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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.
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.
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Not sure it's good for the AL East. Rays probably got a ton of prospects back.
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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.degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:43 pm Not sure it's good for the AL East. Rays probably got a ton of prospects back.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.
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Yup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:30 pm Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.
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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 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:58 pmYup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:30 pm Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.
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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.EnochRoot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:07 pmThey 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 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:58 pmYup. The Cubs and Padres finalized their trade. The Cubs have thrown in the towel for 2021-22.degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:30 pm Padres have signed Ha-Seong Kim and are close to signing Yu Darvish. Going all in.
Plus, the Cubs are owned by hard-core Republicans who are fucking assholes.
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What a great deal that is. How did it take so long?
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Yeah seriously. Some NHL team should’ve gotten in on that
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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Yeah, but then the Browns would only have $8 million left under the cap.
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Ha ha yeah. LeMahieu would have the highest AAV in the entire NHL.
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This is Joe Biden’s America.
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This has a big “remembering out of nowhere that Kluber had three starts here” potential for 2024. Would have preferred another spin with Paxton.
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I loved him in The Goonies
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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
https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-2020-2 ... e-coverage
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Yeah, every day I find myself hating the Cubs just a little bit more.
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I'm curious if sending dick pics has ever worked for anyone to get the girl.
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Definitely not after 60+ ignored previous messages.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:24 am I'm curious if sending dick pics has ever worked for anyone to get the girl.
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Jays sign Springer last night and just now Michael Brantley.
have to think they're trying to move an OF for a SP at this point, but that lineup in various configurations looks pretty damn good.
have to think they're trying to move an OF for a SP at this point, but that lineup in various configurations looks pretty damn good.
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The George Springer media makeover will be just as fun as the Harden one, I'm sure!
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There's nothing really ugly in his advanced offensive stats, but I wouldn't bet on a big, wrong side of 30 CF for six years.
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seems like it'll be good for 3, questionable the rest of the way.
Oddly - the Brantley "signing" was reported by MLB but then retracted...and now he signs with Houston. Lourdes Gurriel, you're off the hook (for now).
Oddly - the Brantley "signing" was reported by MLB but then retracted...and now he signs with Houston. Lourdes Gurriel, you're off the hook (for now).