Finally! Official Hot Stove League Thread

[D-train]

Nice summary of the Rule V draft from my baseball woman Kelley. btw the RV draft is an example of something that warrants is own thread.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Tells you how thin the market is after Judge and Nimmo. Need to go trade route if not one of those two.

Which is why I think Dipoto has Yoshida #1 on his FA board. Nimmo's asking price is going to be huge.

It will be in the Robbie Ray range and we signed him. It will be peanuts compared to the SSs.

Which is why I think that they pursue Haniger and Yoshida. They're gonna have to open up the checkbook for Bogaerts or Turner. Otherwise, a trade will be probably be coming for a middle INF.

[D-train]

Which is why I think Dipoto has Yoshida #1 on his FA board. Nimmo's asking price is going to be huge.

It will be in the Robbie Ray range and we signed him. It will be peanuts compared to the SSs.

Which is why I think that they pursue Haniger and Yoshida. They're gonna have to open up the checkbook for Bogaerts or Turner. Otherwise, a trade will be probably be coming for a middle INF.

I think they will trade for a 2B and sign one FA COF. Either Benintendi, Nimmo, Conforto or Yoshida. Jerry eliminated us from the SS sweepstakes...likely intentionally.

[Sexymarinersfan]

It will be in the Robbie Ray range and we signed him. It will be peanuts compared to the SSs.

Which is why I think that they pursue Haniger and Yoshida. They're gonna have to open up the checkbook for Bogaerts or Turner. Otherwise, a trade will be probably be coming for a middle INF.

I think they will trade for a 2B and sign one FA COF. Either Benintendi, Nimmo, Conforto or Yoshida.

That's possible too. Who u got in mind?

[D-train]

Which is why I think that they pursue Haniger and Yoshida. They're gonna have to open up the checkbook for Bogaerts or Turner. Otherwise, a trade will be probably be coming for a middle INF.

I think they will trade for a 2B and sign one FA COF. Either Benintendi, Nimmo, Conforto or Yoshida.

That's possible too. Who u got in mind?

I would like Nimmo but won't be surprised if is one of the other 3

[Sexymarinersfan]

I think they will trade for a 2B and sign one FA COF. Either Benintendi, Nimmo, Conforto or Yoshida.

That's possible too. Who u got in mind?

I would like Nimmo but won't be surprised if is one of the other 3

Jim Bowden predicts we will get Dansby Swanson and move him to 2B.

[Juliooooo]

Nimmo and Swanson would be a good offseason

Nimmo
Swanson
Julio
Suarez
Raleigh
France
Winker
JK/Marlowe/Trammell/Moore/Haggerty
JP

Could add another bat, but essentially you are hoping for Winker to get back to himself and of JK, Marlowe, Trammell to be your platoon against righties.

[Seattle or Bust]

lol. Jim Bowden is a moron.

So we sign the best defensive SS in the game and move him to 2B to appease a guy who was one of the worst? On what planet would that ever make sense?

Again... Swanson's value is tied to the fact that he's one of the premier SS's in the game defensively. He's going to get a contract based on that metric and the M's are not paying that premium just to move him to 2B.

[D-train]

lol. Jim Bowden is a moron.

So we sign the best defensive SS in the game and move him to 2B to appease a guy who was one of the worst? On what planet would that ever make sense?

Again... Swanson's value is tied to the fact that he's one of the premier SS's in the game defensively. He's going to get a contract based on that metric and the M's are not paying that premium just to move him to 2B.

And this guy used to be a GM. Unreal.

[Sexymarinersfan]

lol. Jim Bowden is a moron.

So we sign the best defensive SS in the game and move him to 2B to appease a guy who was one of the worst? On what planet would that ever make sense?

Again... Swanson's value is tied to the fact that he's one of the premier SS's in the game defensively. He's going to get a contract based on that metric and the M's are not paying that premium just to move him to 2B.

And this guy used to be a GM. Unreal.

In all fairness, he said at the beginning of his article that some of his predictions would be more serious than others. I think he is poking fun at the fact that Dipoto is so adamant at keeping Crawford at SS. I will agree though, I'm not an overly huge fan. But I thought this tidbit at least belonged here.