Winter meetings thread

[D-train]

Winter meetings start Sunday with the announcement of the new HOFers. Praying Lou gets in since it might be his last chance at age 80.

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/marin ... gs-preview

[D-train]

Key events
• Sunday, Dec. 3: HOF Contemporary Era ballot results released (Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Jim Leyland, Ed Montague, Hank Peters, Lou Piniella, Joe West and Bill White)
• Tuesday, Dec. 5: Draft Lottery
• Wednesday, Dec. 6: Rule 5 Draft

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/389 ... -fame-vote

[D-train]

Lou has by far the best resume imo.

Leyland, 78, won 1,769 games over 22 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers, leading the Marlins to the 1997 World Series title. He was voted Manager of the Year in 1990, 1992 and 2006, and he managed the U.S. to the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship.

Piniella, 80, won 1,835 games with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago Cubs, winning the 1990 World Series with the Reds. His 2001 Mariners won an America League-record 116 games. He was voted Manager of the Year in 1995, 2001 and 2008. Piniella was voted the 1969 AL Rookie of the Year and hit .291 with 102 homers and 766 RBIs in 18 big league seasons that includes titles with the Yankees in 1977 and '78.

Gaston, 79, had 894 victories while managing the Toronto Blue Jays for 12 seasons, earning World Series titles in 1992 and '93. He hit .256 with 91 homers and 387 RBIs during 11 seasons.

Johnson, 80, had 1,372 wins for the New York Mets, Cincinnati, Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals, leading the Mets to the 1986 World Series title. He was voted Manager of the Year in 1997 and 2012. As a player, he batted .261 with 136 homers and 609 RBIs in 13 seasons.

[DavidGee24]

Pinella's career WAR was only 12.4, hard to believe for a player who hit over .300 five times. His defensive metrics were atrocious which I think is a bit overrated.

[D-train]

Pinella's career WAR was only 12.4, hard to believe for a player who hit over .300 five times. His defensive metrics were atrocious which I think is a bit overrated.

Yep he was one of those guys that everyone thought was good because of his BA like Bill Buckner but Sabermetrics hates them.

I never get how they rate those guys D when hardly any games were televised and obviously there was not stat cast or anything like it.

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[D-train]

Rule V draft possibilities for Wednesday.

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/one-i ... e-coverage

[D-train]

I scanned that list of players looking for bats. Whole lot of nothing. No Mike Fords anywhere to be found. lol

[Donn Beach]

People are intrigued with Asa Lacey, hasn't pitched in two seasons?