The official Hot Stove League Thread 2025-26 Offseason

[Seattle or Bust]

I posted your collage an it is blowing up with 345 likes. lol

Haha and that was only like 5 mins of searching.

There's probably some more exotic ones.

[Big_Maple]

Japanese righty Imai agrees to a 3 year, $54MM deal with with A$$tros.

https://www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya-imai-astros-deal

[D-train]

Japanese righty Imai agrees to a 3 year, $54MM deal with with A$$tros.

https://www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya-imai-astros-deal

They were desperate to make a big splash after missing out on Rob Refsnyder.....

[Big_Maple]

Japanese righty Imai agrees to a 3 year, $54MM deal with with A$$tros.

https://www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya-imai-astros-deal

They were desperate to make a big splash after missing out on Rob Refsnyder.....

Yep. And if this guy is close to the ace he was in Japan, this could be bad news for us.

They needed to bolster their pitching staff after losing Framber to FA. Check that box off, I guess.

[D-train]

27 yo 1.92 ERA 0.89 WHIP 9.8 Ks per 9 for a starter. I guess teams were frightened that he weighs 154 lbs.

[bpj]

Kelenic got an NRI from the White Sox. lol

Screenshot 2025-12-31 075433.png

I guess he hasn't kicked the bucket just yet!

Oh wait....

[Big_Maple]

27 yo 1.92 ERA 0.89 WHIP 9.8 Ks per 9 for a starter. I guess teams were frightened that he weighs 154 lbs.

Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs, and he weighed about as much as his glove.

[D-train]

27 yo 1.92 ERA 0.89 WHIP 9.8 Ks per 9 for a starter. I guess teams were frightened that he weighs 154 lbs.

Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs, and he weighed about as much as his glove.

Exactly who I thought of....

[bpj]

27 yo 1.92 ERA 0.89 WHIP 9.8 Ks per 9 for a starter. I guess teams were frightened that he weighs 154 lbs.

Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs, and he weighed about as much as his glove.

Exactly who I thought of....

Seems like Dipollander thinks a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Trading from our rotation for a bat, then signing a pitcher seems like the most obvious possible way to improve for a team that has trouble signing bats..

He went from Trader Jerry to sitting on his thumbs.

Which, I love to complain about, but he did blow just about every trade, so we probably are better off that way.

[bhofferb]

Kelenic got an NRI from the White Sox. lol

Screenshot 2025-12-31 075433.png

I guess he hasn't kicked the bucket just yet!

Oh wait....

All I know is that if Kelenic is on the White Sox team on Opening Day MLB needs to have him pee in a cup...