2023 Free Agent Frenzy

[Blitzkrug]

It will be a frenzy when Snell, Montgomery, Belinger, Chapman, etc are at least *rumored* to go somewhere.

Montgomery is expected to re-sign with Texas once the Rangers get their RSN stuff figured out.

But the point still remains. Are we even sure Matt Chapman still actually exists? Even despite him being a Boras guy we've heard absolutely nothing about him.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Montgomery is expected to re-sign with Texas once the Rangers get their RSN stuff figured out.

But the point still remains. Are we even sure Matt Chapman still actually exists? Even despite him being a Boras guy we've heard absolutely nothing about him.

Are most the players left Boras guys? I'm wondering if we're $eeing a common theme

 

[Blitzkrug]

Are most the players left Boras guys? I'm wondering if we're $eeing a common theme

The four guys Marc listed are all Boras clients yeah. Same for JD Martinez as well.

Still kinda wild we haven't heard much though.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

The four guys Marc listed are all Boras clients yeah. Same for JD Martinez as well.

Still kinda wild we haven't heard much though.

Totally agree... but we also know Boras. Wonder how much of it is a coincidence. Probably not much of a chance.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

6 free agents who are better than you think

With all the attention on the biggest-name free agents -- both the ones who have signed like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the ones who haven’t like Blake Snell and Cody Bellinger \-\- it can be easy to overlook some pretty terrific players who are still out there. But

www.mlb.com

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

So, who are the top FA's left? I know Snell is one...

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

St. Louis Cardinals Players coming back for a retirement tour

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Meh league minimum off the end of the bench. Maybe he can still draw a few walks and a pop a few homers. If not, he's DFA'd by June. I'm not going to complain.

 

[Ratbath]

Pirates giving Chapman 10.5M. As a ranger fan I was terrified every time he pitched. Not going to miss him

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Tomorrow is January 24th. Training camps open in like 3 weeks. We might be 1 week away from collusion stories.

 

[MMC]

 

[Unholy Diver]

Tomorrow is January 24th. Training camps open in like 3 weeks. We might be 1 week away from collusion stories.

These teams just can't compete with the financial might of the Pirates

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Saw this over the weekend. Might have been a move since...

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Another day goes by with zilch in terms of specualtion/news/rumors about Snell, Bellinger, Montgomery, Chapman, Soler, Martinez, etc.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I know the market has been very slow and not alot of $ spent but it seems odd that he would still be FA

Did he overestimate his worth/market and shoot for some absurd big $/Longterm deal? And now will be scrambling for a 1 yr deal or something that is multi-year but with an out?

 

[Dr Pepper]

I know the market has been very slow and not alot of $ spent but it seems odd that he would still be FA

Did he overestimate his worth/market and shoot for some absurd big $/Longterm deal? And now will be scrambling for a 1 yr deal or something that is multi-year but with an out?

It's the Scott Boras effect; once again, he's overvalued his clients and it looks like teams are finally waking up to his antics.

Pretty sure every single remaining top free agent is affiliated with him. It's a terrible look for baseball.

 

[jcs0218]

I know the market has been very slow and not alot of $ spent but it seems odd that he would still be FA

Did he overestimate his worth/market and shoot for some absurd big $/Longterm deal? And now will be scrambling for a 1 yr deal or something that is multi-year but with an out?

I have heard Snell was wanting 9 years at $270 million dollars. So $30 million per year until he is 40 years old.

The Yankees have been rumored to offer 6 years at $150 million dollars.

So there is a very big gap between the two.

Snell is a great pitcher, but I have a suspicion he isn't going to age well.

He is a high-strikeout and high-walk pitcher.

What will happen to him as he gets older and starts to lose his stuff? The strikeouts will probably disappear but the walks will remain.

 

[GKJ]

I have heard Snell was wanting 9 years at $270 million dollars. So $30 million per year until he is 40 years old.

The Yankees have been rumored to offer 6 years at $150 million dollars.

So there is a very big gap between the two.

Snell is a great pitcher, but I have a suspicion he isn't going to age well.

He is a high-strikeout and high-walk pitcher.

What will happen to him as he gets older and starts to lose his stuff? The strikeouts will probably disappear but the walks will remain.

I don’t see him going over well in New York

 

[Unholy Diver]

I don’t see him going over well in New York

I think the fans will warm up to the ratio of 1 season of 6-7 war to 3 seasons of 1-2 war, no chance that he gets jeered and harassed

 

[John Price]

Wasn't he that former White Sox player that Donaldson called Jackie Robinson

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Wasn't he that former White Sox player that Donaldson called Jackie Robinson

I just remembered he was suspended for that, too...crazy times.

People were saying there were racial tones to it....he literally referred to himself as today's Jackie Robinson, which was cringey as hell.

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[SoupNazi]

Wasn't he that former White Sox player that Donaldson called Jackie Robinson

No…he called himself Jackie and then Donaldson picked up on it

I just remembered he was suspended for that, too...crazy times.

People were saying there were racial tones to it....he literally referred to himself as today's Jackie Robinson, which was cringey as hell.

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And down goes Anderson!