2015/2016 Free Agent Frenzy Discussion

[TootooTrain]

Cashner is everything but big ticker. He's not that good.

It's all relative to that current crop. Someone will pay big for the potential. If he can develop a better changeup to get left handed batters out he can be elite.

 

[darko]

Yeah wouldn't be the first time someone ponied up for potential. Not the last time either.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...-hot-stove-rumors-free-agent-rosenthal-112515

The essential dynamics, though, remain unchanged -- the teams with the most interest in Price, in no particular order, are the Cubs, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants and Red Sox, according to major-league sources.

While Price enjoyed his time with the Blue Jays and is open to returning to Toronto, the Jays are not expected to be a major factor in his free agency, sources say.

 

[Bjorn Le]

What can we believe about Price anymore. Rumours that are contradictory seem to appear every day.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

It's all relative to that current crop. Someone will pay big for the potential. If he can develop a better changeup to get left handed batters out he can be elite.

I do not agree with this at all.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Care to elaborate?

I would enjoy it if the Cubs would trade for Carrasco.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I would enjoy it if the Cubs would trade for Carrasco.

Cool.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[hockeykicker]

washington wont like that, detroit has a protected pick

id guess its gonna be higher then the nats offer so somewhere around 140-150 million

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

A's should take a flyer on bring back Cahill to use in the bullpen.

 

[Terry Yake]

A's should take a flyer on bring back Cahill to use in the bullpen.

been there, done that

 

[hockeyfish]

washington wont like that, detroit has a protected pick

id guess its gonna be higher then the nats offer so somewhere around 140-150 million

Why, protected picks don't matter any more. Teams get a pick somewhere in the sandwich round regardless of what the other team gives up.

Although I admit I'm not 100% how the order is set.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Yea, Nationals would still get a 1st round pick in the sandwich round. It just means that the whole order doesn't move up.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[TF97]

A's should take a flyer on bring back Cahill to use in the bullpen.

I remember hearing that he is looking to be a starter, but is open to returning to the bullpen if nobody offers him a contract to be a starter. He looked great out of the pen so if the A's could bring him back to be a 7th/8th inning pitcher then that would be huge.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I remember hearing that he is looking to be a starter, but is open to returning to the bullpen if nobody offers him a contract to be a starter. He looked great out of the pen so if the A's could bring him back to be a 7th/8th inning pitcher then that would be huge.

Exactly. In small doses his sinker can likely be successful.

 

[darko]

Exactly. In small doses his sinker can likely be successful.

He looked almost unhittable at times. Btw that was so weird to type.

 

[John Price]

RT @mlbtraderumors The #Orioles have some interest in signing Denard Span as a right fielder, as per @masnRoch https://t.co/HkoEvmZPOT https://t.co/7An7oIzO7k

Heel Denard.

 

[robert terwilliger]

i think any team that signs him probably wants to "heal" denard.

 

[darko]

Why, protected picks don't matter any more. Teams get a pick somewhere in the sandwich round regardless of what the other team gives up.

Although I admit I'm not 100% how the order is set.

It's based on the draft order (reverse standings).

Say round 1 goes:
11. Arizona
12. San Diego
13. Washington
14. Boston
15. Texas

Say the highlighted teams lost key FA are eligible for the comp pick. The draft order would be:
1. Arizona
2. Washington
3. Boston

 

[darko]

IMO protected picks should be extended to top-15.

 

[robert terwilliger]

i think in a case like the mariners and white sox it should go based on team record.

if that means that 11 picks are protected, so be it.

 

[hockeykicker]

on cueto offer that he rejected

The Diamondbacks’ offer was for six years and $120MM, MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert reports. The $20MM average annual value of the rejected offer already surpasses the $15MM-$18MM range cited by Rosenthal.

 

[hockeykicker]

Meanwhile, the*Cubs*probably only have the financial firepower to add about $20MM to their annual payroll this winter. Sources tell Rosenthal that the club’s payroll will be in the $130-140MM range for the foreseeable future. Based on the numbers*at Cot’s Contracts*and MLBTR’s arbitration projections, the Cubs are a bit over $110MM in 2016 when including league-minimum players. That leaves some wiggle room for two adds, but probably not if one of those players is Price orZack Greinke

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The Edwin Jackson dead money (13 M) looming large for the Cubs.