The Winter Meetings Thread

[David]

Might as well get this started. They start today. 12/7-12/11.

 

http://i.imgur.com/q8jMkUz.jpg

 

Let's get some good players plz.

 

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2h2 hours ago

Winter meetings preview:... http://fb.me/73ph215Ws

 

Brett Taylor ‏@BleacherNation 1h1 hour ago

2014 Winter Meetings Preview: What to Expect, When it Might Happen, What to Wear http://www.bleachernation.com/2014/12/07/2014-winter-meetings-preview-what-to-expect-when-it-might-happen-what-to-wear/ … #Cubs

 

Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 32m32 minutes ago

Look for baseball winter meetings to be as busy as ever http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/12/07/baseball-winter-meetings-likely-busy/8fFPWXekFlpIN6RXNLdZQL/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

[Clem Fandango]

http://youtu.be/2-dfVl7i0og?t=23s

[Guest]

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 18m18 minutes ago

Francisco Liriano set up well as a Plan B after Jon Lester agrees to terms. Some execs think tipping point will be question of 4 years or 3.

[Guest]

Would be pretty insane if Duquette goes to the Blue Jays right when the winter meetings are starting.

[Tryptamine]

Would be pretty insane if Duquette goes to the Blue Jays right when the winter meetings are starting.

 

It would essentially destroy Baltimore's off season. At the same time, how can Baltimore's owner refuse to let him interview? You've then got a pissed off GM, who feels like he is being screwed over, making team decisions for the next 4 years.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Duquette is one of those guys who seems like a really underrated baseball exec to me. All he does is go around building kick-ass baseball teams.

[Clem Fandango]

C.J. Wilson is being made available for trade. I know he had a rough year but is there anything to suggest it was a fluke or is it most likely declining performance? Only thing I can see on FG is that his cutter and slider usage dropped while his changeup usage increased.

 

2013 (velocity in parenthesis)

Fastball: 32.8% (90.9)

2-Seamer: 16.7% (91.4)

Cutter: 11.1% (89.2)

Slider: 19.1% (82.8)

Curve: 14.7% (77.5)

Change: 5.3% (85.3)

 

2014

Fastball: 29.3% (90.6)

2 Seamer: 23.0% (90.9)

Cutter: 7.9% (88.4)

Slider: 9.7% (82.5)

Curve: 17.4% (76.5)

Change: 12.1% (85.1)

 

Velocity stayed very similar year to year. Just a shift in pitch usage. Is he salvageable? He's due $38 million over the next two seasons and has a limited no trade clause.

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Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 44s44 seconds ago San Diego, CA

Gm's trickling in at winter meetings. Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein among early arrivers.

 

 

oh that reminds me, someone at psd claimed to have seen theo boarding a plane to ft myers yesterday

[Cubswin11]

C.J. Wilson is being made available for trade. I know he had a rough year but is there anything to suggest it was a fluke or is it most likely declining performance? Only thing I can see on FG is that his cutter and slider usage dropped while his changeup usage increased.

 

2013 (velocity in parenthesis)

Fastball: 32.8% (90.9)

2-Seamer: 16.7% (91.4)

Cutter: 11.1% (89.2)

Slider: 19.1% (82.8)

Curve: 14.7% (77.5)

Change: 5.3% (85.3)

 

2014

Fastball: 29.3% (90.6)

2 Seamer: 23.0% (90.9)

Cutter: 7.9% (88.4)

Slider: 9.7% (82.5)

Curve: 17.4% (76.5)

Change: 12.1% (85.1)

 

Velocity stayed very similar year to year. Just a shift in pitch usage. Is he salvageable? He's due $38 million over the next two seasons and has a limited no trade clause.

I'd be interested. I Wonder if they'd be interested in a Jackson-Wilson trade? They save $16 mil over the next 2 years with that.

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i dont want to help the angels clear up space for lester

[Clem Fandango]

Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 44s44 seconds ago San Diego, CA

Gm's trickling in at winter meetings. Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein among early arrivers.

 

 

oh that reminds me, someone at psd claimed to have seen theo boarding a plane to ft myers yesterday

 

What/who is in Fort Myers?

 

i dont want to help the angels clear up space for lester

 

Touché.

[Cubswin11]

i dont want to help the angels clear up space for lester

Explore the trade after we (hopefully) sign Lester and they'd shift focus to Scherzer/Shields

[Guest]

What/who is in Fort Myers?

 

No idea.

[Guest]

i dont want to help the angels clear up space for lester

 

Something something learned their lesson about 30 year old SP in free agency something

[Hairyducked Idiot]

i dont want to help the angels clear up space for lester

 

Something something learned their lesson about 30 year old SP in free agency something

 

Yeah they sure did take that one in the shorts:

[XZero771679666304]

And to think they owe it all to C.J Wilson

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And to think they owe it all to C.J Wilson

 

They owe a lot of it to their aggressive, risk-taking philosophy that will inevitably produce some C.J. Wilsons.

 

Mike Trout helped a little too.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 44s44 seconds ago San Diego, CA

Gm's trickling in at winter meetings. Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein among early arrivers.

 

Getting an early start on doing nothing, amirite?

[XZero771679666304]

And to think they owe it all to C.J Wilson

 

They owe a lot of it to their aggressive, risk-taking philosophy that will inevitably produce some C.J. Wilsons.

 

Mike Trout helped a little too.

 

They had a great season, but their short to mid term outlook is...volatile. That's a really talented but old, expensive, injury prone team with lots of declining stars and few contingencies. The could win their division next year, or they could finish last. I'm not sure which one is more likely.

 

But as you say, Mike Trout helps.

[UMFan83]

Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 44s44 seconds ago San Diego, CA

Gm's trickling in at winter meetings. Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein among early arrivers.

 

Getting an early start on doing nothing, amirite?

 

Chatting up Justin Mastersons agent to see if he will take a contract that defers payment until 2020

[Cubswin11]

And to think they owe it all to C.J Wilson

 

They owe a lot of it to their aggressive, risk-taking philosophy that will inevitably produce some C.J. Wilsons.

 

Mike Trout helped a little too.

 

They had a great season, but their short to mid term outlook is...volatile. That's a really talented but old, expensive, injury prone team with lots of declining stars and few contingencies. The could win their division next year, or they could finish last. I'm not sure which one is more likely.

 

But as you say, Mike Trout helps.

They aren't finishing behind the Astros

[Guest]

Maybe talk to Rodrigo Lopez's agent.

[Tryptamine]

What/who is in Fort Myers?

 

No idea.

 

I thought Yoan Moncada and his agent were there, maybe I'm wrong.

[gscool89]

Nick Cafardo ‏@nickcafardo 44s44 seconds ago San Diego, CA

Gm's trickling in at winter meetings. Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein among early arrivers.

 

 

oh that reminds me, someone at psd claimed to have seen theo boarding a plane to ft myers yesterday

Wait, they have our executives use public flight as opposed to private jets? PTR gon PTR.

[Deeg]

Angels supposedly trying to deal CJ Wilson, maybe to make a run at Scherzer. If they want to do a straight salary dump I'd look at that - Wilson isn't a #1 but he's still a very good pitcher, and his peripherals and velocity have been consistent. Signed for 2 years for a little over 30M.