Hot Stove Rumors Thread

[Chrispy]

Jon Heyman
Buehrle talk heating up. He's down to 3 teams.

 

[FedEx227]

I guarantee the White Sox are not one of those 3 teams

 

[Chrispy]

joe capozzi
#Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria says Jose Reyes will have cut his hair. "everybody has to follow the rules .

 

[Chrispy]

Jon Heyman
#brewers indeed believe rollins is headed back to philly. Unconfirmed that he is, as of yet. Made sense from start. They love him

 

[FedEx227]

joe capozzi
#Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria says Jose Reyes will have cut his hair. "everybody has to follow the rules .

:yao:

Here we go.

Between Guillen, Loria and Hanley that whole thing is going to be a trainwreck.

 

[Swarley]

^^^Oakland is high off their ass if they think Boston would send Middlebrooks in a deal for Bailey.

Red Sox also noted to still be interested in Ryan Madson.

 

[FirstTimer]

:yao:

Here we go.

Between Guillen, Loria and Hanley that whole thing is going to be a trainwreck.

At least it will be fun to watch.

 

[EmpireWF]

Joel Sherman is passing around a bullshit rumor that the Mets are listening to offers for Ike Davis with Texas having known interest in him.

wtf

UPDATE: Andy Martino said he asked a 'high ranking Mets official' and was told not true.

Stupid ass Sherman.

 

[dj_morton]

1:36 p.m. ET

The Miami Marlins are out of the running for free-agent superstar Albert Pujols, according to the New York Daily News.

The Marlins believe that Pujols and the St. Cardinals are "a few million dollars apart" and are likely to re-sign their All-Star first baseman, a source has told the Daily News. Miami, which has been among the most aggressive teams at the Winter Meetings this week, will likely turn their focus to free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder.

It was reported yesterday afternoon that the Marlins had become the first team to offer Pujols a contract with a duration of 10 years at a price of over $200 million. By late last night, it was reported that not only had the Cardinals at least matched the Marlins offer, another "mystery team" had entered the mix with their own $200 million deal. Pujols, 31, is considered by many to be the top free-agent on the market this winter. The slugging first baseman hit .299/.366/.541 with 37 home runs and 99 RBIs for the Cardinals last season.



Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...winter.meetings.buzz/index.html#ixzz1fshvWJxs

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Oakland shopping Gio Gonzales makes no sense. They have cheap control of the guy for four more more years.

It's gotten to the point that Oakland might as well start trading guys while they're in AA.

Let the team mature a little every few years and give it a run, ffs. I'd hate to be a fan of that team.

 

[FedEx227]

Oakland shopping Gio Gonzales makes no sense. They have cheap control of the guy for four more more years.

It's gotten to the point that Oakland might as well start trading guys while they're in AA.

Let the team mature a little every few years and give it a run, ffs. I'd hate to be a fan of that team.

Don't forget he led the league in walks last year too.

8.8 K/9 but only a 2.16 K/BB. That's not great. I'm guessing they're banking on regression and hoping to get him for full value after a pretty good year.

Don't necessarily agree with it, but at least dangling him to see what you can get is worth it.

 

[FirstTimer]

From Old Hoss Radbourne's Twitter

I remember when Col. G.A. Custer was courted by a #mysteryteam. Turned out it was the Lakota Sioux. RIP.

 

[Chrispy]

Looks like Pujols is gonna resign, marlins r going in different directions

Jon Heyman
#marlins heavy activity with wilson (reported 6 year offer) and talk with prince clear sign given up on pujols

 

[Chrispy]

Buster Olney
Source: Hanley Ramirez's rep asked the Marlins for a restructured deal. MIA upset with this, will now be looking to trade Hanley (more).

 

[Chrispy]

Buster Olney
If the Marlins can trade Hanley and his salary -- he's owed $46 million over the next three seasons--their hope is to use that $ on Fielder.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Don't forget he led the league in walks last year too.

8.8 K/9 but only a 2.16 K/BB. That's not great. I'm guessing they're banking on regression and hoping to get him for full value after a pretty good year.

Don't necessarily agree with it, but at least dangling him to see what you can get is worth it.

It seems to me that Beane is purging players earlier and earlier.

If you look at Oakland, they had the most success when they allowed players to mature together, and then either walk at free agency or be traded right before free agency.

Then Beane got sick of getting little or nothing in return, so he started trading guys maybe a year or two before team control ran out, which seems like a perfectly reasonable strategy.

Now, he seems addicted to constantly reloading, dangling guys three or four years off from free agency, but where does that get you? He is in a constant state of rebuild.

Maybe he's waiting for the right mix before he lets go and let's them mature together? I don't know. He has a group of pitchers that most people really like right now (I think a few of them are a bit overrated, but that's not the point), so wouldn't this be the time? Then again, he purged Haren/Blanton/Harden group that came after his first group of big pitchers, so who knows.

 

[NAHSTE]

It seems to me that Beane is purging players earlier and earlier.

If you look at Oakland, they had the most success when they allowed players to mature together, and then either walk at free agency or be traded right before free agency.

Then Beane got sick of getting little or nothing in return, so he started trading guys maybe a year or two before team control ran out, which seems like a perfectly reasonable strategy.

Now, he seems addicted to constantly reloading, dangling guys three or four years off from free agency, but where does that get you? He is in a constant state of rebuild.

Maybe he's waiting for the right mix before he lets go and let's them mature together? I don't know. He has a group of pitchers that most people really like right now (I think a few of them are a bit overrated, but that's not the point), so wouldn't this be the time? Then again, he purged Haren/Blanton/Harden group that came after his first group of big pitchers, so who knows.

Yeah it's ridiculous. He probably should have let that Carlos Gonzalez/Andre Ethier thing breathe a bit more. Might have been a solid nucleus, I'd think.

It seems like his position prospects and pitching prospects have been developing on staggered schedules for a decade. He can't get a solid young group of both at the same time. That's mainly due to trading guys prematurely, but also because he's got a pretty horrendous trade record, period.

 

[EmpireWF]

Mets dangling Jon Niese to teams interested in Gio Gonzalez but find the asking price too high.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Buehrle to the Marlins

 

[Goober]

Brewer's offseason could turn into a disaster really quick here.