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Metallikid · Post #681 » by **Metallikid** » Mon Nov 2, 2020 12:03 pm

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Can we get Morton?

polo007 · Post #682 » by **polo007** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 5:58 pm

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GoRapstheoriginal · Post #683 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 7:05 pm

Yeah I saw that today! That's crazy!

Do we need a all star short stop?

Fairview4Life · Post #684 » by **Fairview4Life** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 8:03 pm

GoRapstheoriginal wrote:Yeah I saw that today! That's crazy!

Do we need a all star short stop?

I mean, yes, of course. Lindor at short, Bichette at second would be lovely. Would love to see something similar to the Donaldson trade but obviously everyone needs an all star short stop so who knows what the price will get to.

emceeyan · Post #685 » by **emceeyan** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 9:30 pm

Rather go all in on LeMahieu and keep our prospect.

Cleveland will probably want Groshan + Martin?

polo007 · Post #686 » by **polo007** » Sat Nov 7, 2020 9:29 am

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polo007 · Post #687 » by **polo007** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:51 pm

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polo007 · Post #688 » by **polo007** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:07 am

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polo007 · Post #689 » by **polo007** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:18 pm

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The_Hater · Post #690 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:59 pm

Stroman and Gausman both took the $18.9 million qualifying offer. I'm not sure if this alters the SP market much or not?

polo007 · Post #691 » by **polo007** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:23 pm

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Post #692 » by **Schad** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:58 pm

Kim Ng has been named general manager of the Marlins, the first woman to hold such a position.

Really, the only surprise is that it took this long: she's been considered a shortlist candidate for GM spots for...I dunno, a decade? Fifteen years? (Edit: she first became an assistant GM 22 years ago) When she was first interviewing for those positions she was one of the young hotshots; now she's one of the old guard.

Fairview4Life · Post #693 » by **Fairview4Life** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:47 pm

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Vince Vaughn is not aging well.

polo007 · Post #694 » by **polo007** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:47 pm

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polo007 · Post #695 » by **polo007** » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:11 pm

There’s reasons the Rays will look different in 2021 - Tampa Bay Times

The Rays missed out on massive revenue last year, most obviously from not having fans at stadiums and fewer games for broadcast partners. Further, they lost out on the benefit of hosting 10 games during the postseason, which ended up costing them money to participate in.

Just as significant, they won’t get their annual revenue sharing check from the big-market teams, estimated a few years ago at $45 million and now possibly higher. With a player payroll that has been averaging around $70 million, that’s a significant hit.

The words general manager Erik Neander uses in talking about navigating the offseason — “flexible” and “responsive” — seem to make it clear there are challenges ahead.

“There’s a lot that comes with everything we’ve experienced over the last eight months and our goal is to be as competitive as possible next year,” Neander said. “But given all of that uncertainty, we’re going to need to be flexible in our approach to accomplishing that.”

They’ve already taken some action, declining options on starter Charlie Morton ($15 million) and catcher Mike Zunino ($4.5 million) while saying they would like to have both back for less. For Morton, that could mean a one-year deal in the $8 million to $12 million range, depending on incentives and/or a 2022 option. For Zunino, maybe half the original option?

Further cuts will require trades, which historically the Rays have not been shy about. They have only three players making more than $5 million in 2021. One, outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo ($7 million), would seem pretty much untradeable after a rough 2020 debut season after coming over from Japan.

That leaves Kiermaier, who gets $11.5 million in 2021 (plus $12 million in 2022, with either a $13 million option or $2.5 million buyout in 2023); and Snell, who gets $10.5 million in 2021 (plus $12.5 million in 2022 and $16 million in 2023). Both are really good core players, but could end up being dealt.

There is likely to be some other trimming — either by trades or non-tenders at the Dec. 2 deadline from their hefty list of arbitration-eligible players, starting with outfielder Hunter Renfroe, projected by mlbtraderumors.com to get between $3.6-4.3 million. Others projected above $1.6 million include Yonny Chirinos, Ji-Man Choi, Tyler Glasnow, Manuel Margot, Joey Wendle and Ryan Yarbrough. Plus, the Rays are waiting on the Super 2 cutoff date, which could make Diego Castillo and Yandy Diaz eligible.

Another issue is 40-man roster space. Until spring training (when there can be injured list moves), the Rays are carrying four pitchers who won’t be ready to start the season: Jalen Beeks, Chirinos, Brendan McKay, Colin Poche.

polo007 · Post #696 » by **polo007** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:27 pm

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The_Hater · Post #697 » by **The_Hater** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:26 am

I like Robbie Ray better than Smyly, and he cost $3 million less.

polo007 · Post #698 » by **polo007** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:16 pm

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dagger · Post #699 » by **dagger** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:33 pm

The Mets may in the market for a 2B now - Robinson Cano tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and is being suspended for the entire 2021 season.

SharoneWright · Post #700 » by **SharoneWright** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:58 pm

dagger wrote:The Mets may in the market for a 2B now - Robinson Cano tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and is being suspended for the entire 2021 season.

What a punk. New Mets ownership must be thrilled. Caveat emptor I guess.