So it begins, The official Hot Stove League Thread 2024-25 Offseason

[GL_Storm]

Most of the league are sitting on their hands. This might be the slowest offseason ever.

[Pharmabro]

They offered more to Santana according to MLB rumors but you can’t make them sign

Vs.

Finishing your career out at home in Cleveland where it all started? The way I hear it, tHe Cleveland team came in at the last minute after the Naylor trade and it came together quick and Seattle was for sure up until that point.

[Donn Beach]

ESPN grading the rangers moves. Getting intrigued with them. They aren't major moves but add them up and they could have something. The rangers are without a broadcast contract, but they are still out there busting moves. At this point they have to be the favorites?

It seemed like the Rangers' positional player group was more or less set after they added slugger Jake Burger and catcher Kyle Higashioka early in the offseason. When Texas acquired Burger from Miami, rumors were already out there that Lowe was a trade candidate but the roster looked pretty good as it was, and I'm not a fan of contending teams making cost-cutting moves unless it's part of a series of maneuvers that improves the near-term baseline.

The news that Lowe was being shipped to the Nationals for Garcia came out Sunday evening. In a vacuum, I didn't love the move because it violated that aforementioned precept but I didn't hate it that much because Garcia is a legitimate candidate to assume a high-leverage role, making this more than a straight salary dump.

It also seemed likely that the deal was a precursor to something else and that turned out to be the late-night/pre-dawn news that Pederson had agreed to a pact with the Rangers. Now it all makes sense, and the Rangers are in a better place. In an AL West that is there for the taking, a modest upgrade matters a lot and taken as a whole, these moves might prove to be more than a marginal upgrade.

[Donn Beach]

Okay, I'm predicting the rangers sign sasaki

The Rangers met with Roki Sasaki in person last week. Chris Young said the meeting went well, but he did not want to elaborate more out of respect for him and his process

"We really enjoyed our time, but that's about the extent of anything I will say on that today.

[D-train]

They offered more to Santana according to MLB rumors but you can’t make them sign

What is crazy about is that every MLB player isn't thoroughly impressed by the brilliant inspiring 54% Philosophy. You would think they would be will to accept millions under market value to be a part of something so brilliant and revolutionary. I guess Garver is the only gut that got how amazing and trend setting Jerry is.