2023 Offseason MLB News/Rumors Thread
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Braves about to go off.
Braves about to go off.
Scary to think about. You have to believe they already have a couple of things lined up
Yup. They really should be flexing their muscles right now with all those cheap deals. Acuna, Albies, Strider, and Harris will make combined $30M next year. Perfect time to bring in another star. A payroll reckoning is coming but they have the equivalent of Patrick Mahomes on a rookie deal right now.
They seem to have enough offense, although they have a hole in LF. Nola and another starter?
They really need pitching. They have Strider, Fried with his shaky health, and an old and declining Morton. Then not much else on the 40 man.
Bryce Elder was pretty good last season and they have Ian Anderson coming back from TJ. Adding another ace should be the plan. Ohtani and Nola would push their payroll but they make some room if needed. They are the definition of GFIN with the team friendly deals they have on their stars.
Elder is OK, I’m not a big believer in him. But he is a warm body. Someone who should be more of a depth piece, but he is a No 4 in that rotation at the moment.
Would Moreno trade Trout to LAD? If yes, I could definitely see this happening. Dodgers’ stars are older so would make sense to sell out for a 3-4 year window.
Would Trout agree to go to the Dodgers? If it becomes clear they are going to trade him, he can pick his team ... and the chance to go to the Phillies might be too tempting to pass up
Why wouldn’t he go to the Dodgers, it’s not like he’d have to uproot his family. Chances are he could stay in the California house he owns today.
What a lineup that would be: Betts, Ohtani, Trout, Freeman, Will Smith and Max Muncy. Wow.
Not saying he wouldn't, just asking aloud if he would. As I posted in the other discussion on this, he might see this as his last, best opportunity to play his home games in front of all his family. Trout, as we know, is a different sort of superstar -- definitely a low-key sort of guy. Maybe the hometown pull might matter more to him than it would to others.
That’s true but if the Dodgers are his only lifeboat, I think he takes it as it seems like a pretty good deal for him. I’m not saying that Philly isn’t a possibility, I just haven’t seen anything about it.
Absolutely. We're all just guessing here.
I mean, you can go ogle "Trout Phillies" on the interwebs and see that it's a popular topic for speculation this offseason.
There is the obvious connection. I just don't see that that would be the best use of resources for the Phillies.
They need to spend their money on pitching.
If he’s low-key, he would rather go to LA than Philly so he can blend in better. Since he wouldn’t be a Laker. Philly cares too much about sports; can’t be low key there.
A team with Ohtani and Trout for the next 3 or 4 years would guarantee at least one and probably multiple championships. Right? I mean I can’t imagine a team with both those guys ever missing the playoffs.
It would be incredible if the Dodgers got them both to add to their team and then finished the season 79-83.
Not to mention every single one of his significant injuries (ones that landed him on the IL) has occurred while batting or running the bases. It's not like he makes a habit of running into walls or pulling muscles cutting off gap shots.
He's got 7 years left on the extension at $37M per. Even in 2030 that's not going to be chump change. I think he has to move to DH if he's going to make it to the end. I think if the Angels do trade him it'll be because they are afraid he will end up like Pujols.
I don't think that's true. He was a great defensive first baseman early in his career and still pretty good the last couple years in St. Louis. He just fell off a cliff in all aspects of his game as soon as he went to the Angels.
Ken Rosenthal is saying Aaron Nola is getting close to re-signing with Philly.
Nightengale says tentative agreement between Nola and Phillies on a 7/$170 to $175 million contract pending a physical.
https://x.com/bnightengale/status/1726278758615965723?s=46&t=IVL2VrlFgLlpc3mjGGto8Q
Nightengale says tentative agreement between Nola and Phillies on a 7/$170 to $175 million contract pending a physical.
https://x.com/bnightengale/status/1726278758615965723?s=46&t=IVL2VrlFgLlpc3mjGGto8Q
Not that it's any kind of exact science, but MLBTR staff predicted 6/150 and ESPN predicted 5/120 for Nola. If he's getting 7/170-175, that seems pretty much in line from an AAV perspective. I would guess that it doesn't really change what Snell and Yamamoto should be expected to get. Maybe it suggests they might get an extra year, but after last winter, is an extra year or two over expectations all that out of the ordinary?
Nola staying with the Phillies, meanwhile, should make the Braves bigger players for one or the other, or both
Sure, but seeing Harper and Trout in the same lineup would be pretty cool too…I imagine that team would hover near the top of the standings!
Well, here is the first guy to fill one of those spots on the Braves 40 man.
View: https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1726642875080044701?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1726642875080044701?s=20
Lance Lynn back to the Cards for the equivalent of 1/$10m (with a club option for '25).
View: https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1726650146753237261
View: https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1726650146753237261
Braves have interesting plans on Lopez:
View: https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1726646814160621751
View: https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1726646814160621751
Hmm. Failed starter who was below average at literally everything except fastball velocity, turned pretty good short reliever who mostly only throws 2 pitches, trying to be turned back into a starter. What could go wrong?
Yeah, seems like a reasonable get for a team who needs bodies.
According to Heyman it's 1/$10m with a $1m buyout ($11m guaranteed), with a $14m option in '25 for a max value of $24m (or $26m with escalators if you believe his 1st Tweet over his 2nd).
View: https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1726652077139763386
