MLB Hot Stove '13-'14

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Ahn'Qiraj Raider

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• Nov 10, 2013

• #1

Things already heating up in Boston. Ellsbury is all but gone. Someone will certainly over pay for him, really will be missed though.

Not sure how I feel about getting older with Beltran as his replacement, but the man can hit. Especially in the playoffs.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/1...n-payroll.html

 

Joeboo

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• Nov 10, 2013

• #2

Was hoping the Royals would have an outside shot at re-signing Ervin Santana. Looks like he is asking for 5 years $100 mil. That's WAY out of our price range :/ Good luck to whatever team gives him 5 years, that's crazy with his inconsistent history

 

Alex

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• Nov 10, 2013

• #3

Reds will likely trade away Brandon Phillips. I hope they don't, but Bob Castellini is a pussy who only wants boring people on his team.

 

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Profundis

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• Nov 10, 2013

• #4

I'm really interested in what Houston is going to do. I mean, they were obviously a huge clusterfuck last year, but hell, they can't get much worse. Management is talking about raising payroll by some 40-50m dollars. They got 2 pretty good pitchers that came up from the minors last year, with George Springer hopefully starting next year, with Jonathan Singleton to follow. Rumor is that they are going to go hard after Shin-Soo Choo.

Thanks Marlins for taking Jimmy Paredes off our hands!

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 11, 2013

• #5

Not if he wants a Jason Werth Natinals contract ($100m+/5y). Pence getting that $90m/5y contract from the Giants really fucked up the market bad.

Choo Seeking To Exceed Werth's $126MM Contract: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

I'd pass on Choo and take another year of sucking ass to get another wave of high position amateur draft picks.

 

Tarrant

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• Nov 11, 2013

• #6

Joe Nathan talking with the Tigers.

Sign him damn it!

 

Grimmlokk

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #7

MVP, 28 out of 30 1st place votes.

THE PIRATES HAVE AN MVP CALIBER PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Both non-Cutch 1st place votes went to Molina. Both from St. Louis Post Dispatch writers.

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #8

Bleh,Goldyshould have gotten some 1st place votes. Glad he got 2nd though.

 

Alex

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #9

Cutch was the NL MVP no doubt. An argument could be given for Kershaw, but pitchers get the Cy Young.

 

Sterling

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #10

Alex_sl said:

Cutch was the NL MVP no doubt. An argument could be given for Kershaw, but pitchers get the Cy Young.

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Muurloen

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #11

I disagree with McCutchen being a nearly unanimous MVP winner with him being beaten is so many offensive categories by Goldschmidt.
--------------------- GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 Regular Season 160 602 103 182 36 3 36 125 99 145 15 7 .302 .401 .551 .952 - Goldschmidt

2013 Regular Season 157 583 97 185 38 5 21 84 78 101 27 10 .317 .404 .508 .911 - McCutchen

 

Uber Uberest

rdr^2

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #12

Goldschmidt was so valuable that it you took him off the D'Backs they probably wouldn't have made the playoffs.

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 15, 2013

• #13

Uber Uberest_sl said:

Goldschmidt was so valuable that it you took him off the D'Backs they probably wouldn't have made the playoffs.

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With that thought process, Trout shouldn't have gotten any 1st place this year, or last year either? What about Braun's 2011 MVP over Matt Kemp, who damn near went 40/40? Fuck man he didn't make the playoffs, he can't possibly get any 1st place votes.

 

opiate82

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• Nov 16, 2013

• #14

Don't you know that part of being an MVP ishaving a playoff caliber rosterelevating the players around you?

 

Grimmlokk

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• Nov 16, 2013

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Muurloen_sl said:

I disagree with McCutchen being a nearly unanimous MVP winner with him being beaten is so many offensive categories by Goldschmidt.

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WAR!!!

Really though, between Cutch's playing CF(1B = NL DH) and winning the Sabermetric stuff slightly, and being a better baserunner the stats are at worst a wash. Add in the perception that he lead a team out of a 20 YEAR losing streak and in to the playoffs and Goldschmidt never stood a chance.

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 16, 2013

• #16

Come on man, unanimous though?

I assume you mean that 1b = DH means that the best NL hitting player per NL team( that may be on the fringe of being a defensive liability is manning 1b). Otherwise, I profoundly disagree with you now.

 

Tarrant

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• Nov 17, 2013

• #17

McCutchen's WAR was significantly higher than his, I'm not sure what argument you can bring into it that's going to trump that.

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 17, 2013

• #18

Mike Trout'sWAR has been higher thanMiguel Cabrera'stwo years running now. How many MVP trophies has Trout taken home so far?

 

Tarrant

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• Nov 17, 2013

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So are you shifting your argument to someone else now? Cutch was the clear winner and there was no question about it, get over it dude.

 

Muurloen

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• Nov 18, 2013

• #20

No it was sarcasm, but also pointing out that having the best WAR in your league does not translate to being MVP to the BBWA.