2013/14 MLB offseason transactions

[Cubswin11]

@Joelsherman1

Kuroda 1-yr, $16M deal with #Yankees was finalized last nite with same bonus package as '13: $250G for 190/210IP plus intepreter.

[Guest]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

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Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 3m

Source: Feldman agrees with #Astros, three years, $30 million, pending physical.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

lol, this offseason is fun from a non-Cubs perspective.

 

I never understood why baseball offseasons seemed to drag out free agency forever compared to other sports.

[Cubswin11]

I like the Feldman signing for the Astros. It might be a bit much giving him $10 million AAV, but you get a guy to lock in a spot in your rotation for the next 3 years that will likely give you a win or two over replacement and don't have to worry about filling that. They have plenty of other holes and uncertainties they can plug guys in and out of/try out at multiple other spots. To get some certainty in one spot in the rotation over the next 3 years is smart, imo, given where they are at as an organization.

[MWV]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

[Guest]

Granderson got $60M/4 btw

[Guest]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

 

I'm holding out hope that we can gamble on Hart.

[treebird]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

 

I'm holding out hope that we can gamble on Hart.

 

yeah but he's talking about outfielders

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Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

 

I'm holding out hope that we can gamble on Hart.

 

yeah but he's talking about outfielders

 

Meh. I don't know how much more limited his injury may have left him, but in 2011 he was good for nearly 4 WAR in 130 games playing exclusively outfield. In 2012 he had a UZR of 0 in like 50 games playing the OF.

 

Just throw him in left and hope he can put up like .270/.340/.490 or something.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

 

Don't forget Vitters.

[UK1679666180]

I'm upset about the Cubs not going after K. Johnson for what the Yankees got him at. I don't know why I care as much as I do with the Cubs offseason while they stop-gap the remainder of the 25 man roster. Yet when Tanaka goes elsewhere, I'll be upset again.

[Guest]

Tanaka is the only one I really care about this offseason.

[Guest]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 3m

#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned

 

Not that I expected the Cubs to be players for Granderson, but jesus christ do our present OF options look bleak. OFers presently on the 40 man: Bogusevic, Sweeney, Jackson, Soler, Lake, Schierholtz and Szczur.

Barring a move, what is our opening day OF? Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz?

 

I'm holding out hope that we can gamble on Hart.

 

Given the current OF, Franklin Gutierrez is my favorite target. Between the 4 of Sweeney/Lake/Schierholtz/Gutierrez, you can throw Bogusevic in there too if you like, I think there's a pretty good chance to mix and match and platoon your way to a pretty decent OF. I like Maybin for similar reasons, although he'd be more of a mainstay in CF.

[rawaction]

I'm upset about the Cubs not going after K. Johnson for what the Yankees got him at. I don't know why I care as much as I do with the Cubs offseason while they stop-gap the remainder of the 25 man roster. Yet when Tanaka goes elsewhere, I'll be upset again.

 

Yeah, I've wanted Kelly Johnson for years. I'd given Granderson that deal too, though I think it's unlikely he'll be worth that 4th year at the least.

[UMFan83]

Of the six worst teams in baseball in 2013, #Cubs are only one not to have handed out $24 million or more in new contracts so far.

[TheDude]

Tanaka is the only one I really care about this offseason.

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[Guest]

Of the six worst teams in baseball in 2013, #Cubs are only one not to have handed out $24 million or more in new contracts so far.

 

Am I missing something the White Sox did?

[MWV]

Perhaps they are including Jose Abreu?

[jersey cubs fan]

Of the six worst teams in baseball in 2013, #Cubs are only one not to have handed out $24 million or more in new contracts so far.

 

Am I missing something the White Sox did?

Arguably their biggest offseason move came before Halloween, when the White Sox agreed to a six-year, $68 million deal with free agent Jose Abreu.

[Guest]

Oh it figures I'd forget that and then only look at their November/December transactions. Thanks.

[SouthSideRyan]

Of the six worst teams in baseball in 2013, #Cubs are only one not to have handed out $24 million or more in new contracts so far.

 

I don't think we've handed out 4 million in new contracts

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Of the six worst teams in baseball in 2013, #Cubs are only one not to have handed out $24 million or more in new contracts so far.

 

I don't think we've handed out 4 million in new contracts

 

Kottaras and Wright add up to $2.5m on the dot.

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Roch Kubatko @MAsnRoch

Per @Ken_Rosenthal Sources: #Nationals agree with free-agent OF Nate McLouth on two-year contract, pending physical.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Roch Kubatko @MAsnRoch

Per @Ken_Rosenthal Sources: #Nationals agree with free-agent OF Nate McLouth on two-year contract, pending physical.

 

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That *was* my cheap suggestion.