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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 23, 2024 15:46:27 GMT
I would try like hell to unload Muncy & keep Teoscar. FIND a third baseman. He doesn't have to be an elite hitter. Just good with a glove. Max is neither. Use that money saved to pursue Soto AND Hernandez. If they can do all that, plus sign Sasaki, Mark Walter jumps to the top of my all-time LA sports owner list. Ahead of even Walter O'Malley & Jerry Buss. Max in adequate at 3B and is still a good RBI man. Recall 2 years ago I hit something like .221 but had 106 RBIs? He can still contribute. No on Soto! How many more imported superstars do Dodgers need? And on top of that, Soto has 6 years MLB experience and had played on 3 teams. The Monks were excited to trade for him 2 years ago but let him go. How much better would they have been last year with him in the lineup? Why has 3B been such a problem for the Dodgers? Ron Cey, Adrian Beltre and Justin Turner are about the only lasting ones since the team moved to LA. Chase Harlan, the #2 pick last draft, is at least 3 years away. Locking up Teosco has to be a high priority. WE groaned when he was signed last winter but despite all those Ks, he's very clutch. |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 23, 2024 15:52:07 GMT
Dodgers' Tony Gonsolin: Avoids arbitration with Dodgers Rotowire 24 mins ago Gonsolin agreed to a one-year, $5.4 million contract with the Dodgers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Gonsolin missed the entire 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August of 2023. He managed to begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City in September, and across three outings he allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out 12 over 7.2 innings. The 30-year-old right-hander should be available for the start of spring training. Dodgers' Dustin May: Avoids arbitration Rotowire 3 hrs ago The Dodgers and May (elbow, throat) avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.135 million contract, the Associated Press reports. May -- who had been arbitration-eligible for the final time -- missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from UCL and flexor surgery and later had another operation to repair an esophageal tear. The 27-year-old made a total of just 20 starts from 2021-23 due to injury. May should be healthy for the start of spring training, but it's not clear when he might be ready to make starts for the Dodgers given how much time he's missed. Great! Let one or both of them join the rotation. But there's been no update about Emmit Sheehan who Casey Porter says has the most upside of the trio. Stoneman and Riverman will be out all next year so why not? |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 23, 2024 15:54:59 GMT
Bowden says we won't get Sasaki? We're getting Sasaki!!  When was the last, or even FIRST time that idiot was right about ANYTHING? Yeah - pretty sure he’ll be in Dodger blue next season. GO DODGERS!!! You might recall about 14 years or so ago, when Vladdy Guerrero was a FA, and all the "experts" were speculating what team he'd sign with: Yanks, Dodgers, Mets, Gnats, Red Sox... and surprise! The Angels locked him up! There's no telling what team Sasaki will sign with. For all we know, it could be a dark horse team like the White Sox |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 23, 2024 16:03:19 GMT
I would try like hell to unload Muncy & keep Teoscar. FIND a third baseman. He doesn't have to be an elite hitter. Just good with a glove. Max is neither. Use that money saved to pursue Soto AND Hernandez. If they can do all that, plus sign Sasaki, Mark Walter jumps to the top of my all-time LA sports owner list. Ahead of even Walter O'Malley & Jerry Buss. Max in adequate at 3B and is still a good RBI man. Recall 2 years ago I hit something like .221 but had 106 RBIs? He can still contribute. No on Soto! How many more imported superstars do Dodgers need? And on top of that, Soto has 6 years MLB experience and had played on 3 teams. The Monks were excited to trade for him 2 years ago but let him go. How much better would they have been last year with him in the lineup? Why has 3B been such a problem for the Dodgers? Ron Cey, Adrian Beltre and Justin Turner are about the only lasting ones since the team moved to LA. Chase Harlan, the #2 pick last draft, is at least 3 years away. Locking up Teosco has to be a high priority. WE groaned when he was signed last winter but despite all those Ks, he's very clutch. Every year Max is just a little bit fatter. He lost my respect when he REFUSED to go the other way with those exaggerated shifts. He was being GIVEN the left side. Whenever we look for something positive to say about him, it has to be prefaced with - "Remember?" "Recall?" No. It slips my mind. Time for him to go. |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 23, 2024 22:23:09 GMT
MLB rumors: Aaron Judge talks Juan Soto free agency, Yankees have 'mutual interest' in Walker Buehler
Here are your hot stove rumors for Saturday, Nov. 23
By Dayn Perry
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The 2024-25 Major League Baseball offseason is underway, and that means an almost daily supply of rumors regarding free agency, trades, and the like. This week is no exception, even as we've just dipped our toes into the hot stove season. Speaking of all that, Saturday's supply of scuttlebutt -- scuttlebutt! -- can be found just below.
Judge has no problem with Soto getting bigger contract
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, during his remarks upon receiving the American League MVP Award, addressed the ongoing free agency of Juan Soto. Soto this past season teamed up with Judge to give the Yankees one of the most potent lineup tandems in MLB history. Suffice it to say, Judge is very much hoping the Yankees re-sign Soto and keep the duo together for years to come. Specifically, Judge, the No. 3 hitter, cited how he benefits from Soto's best-in-class plate discipline at the No. 2 spot. Via MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, Judge said:
"Having a chance to have Juan hitting in front of me, I get to see a lot of pitches. He's going to be a tough at-bat in front of me. He's going to wear down the pitcher right there in the first inning, within the first 15 pitches or so. I think that was a big impact, having a guy like that in front of you. If I could have eight Juan Sotos in the lineup with me, I'd love that."
Judge is two years into the nine-year, $360 million contract he signed two offseasons ago after reaching free agency. As a 26-year-old outfielder with a historic combination of power and plate patience, Soto's forthcoming contract could top $600 million. Judge, though, firmly asserted he'd have no issue no longer being the highest-paid Yankee should Soto return. Again from Hoch, Judge said:
"Honestly, it ain't my money. I really don't care, as long as we get the best players, we get the most that we can. I'm happy with whatever. That's never been something on my mind, about who gets paid the most. …
"Giancarlo Stanton was a guy that set that example. He never really cared, even though he signed a mega contract back in Miami. Once he came here, he didn't care about being the highest-paid guy. He just wanted good players around him."
Judge added that he has not spoken to Soto since the World Series ended, instead preferring to let the vested parties have space to make the best possible decision.
Yankees interested in Buehler
Speaking of the Yankees, they may have interest in the pitcher who shut the door on them in the decisive Game 5 of the World Series. Jon Morosi reports that there's "some mutual interest" between the Yankees and free-agent right-hander Walker Buehler, a Dodgers lifer thus far. Buehler, now 30, struggled during the regular season, during which he was coming back from his second Tommy John surgery. However, he has ace-level results in the past and he left an impression on the Yankees in the World Series with six scoreless innings in total. In addition to angling to bring back Soto, the Yankees are also seeking rotation depth.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 23, 2024 22:24:23 GMT
That would be a mistake on Ferris' part if the Dodgers are interested in bringing him back.
Dodger Stadium? Yankee Stadium?
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Post by 88bulldog on Nov 25, 2024 22:14:17 GMT
Good afternoon, gentlemen. Hope everyone is well. I’m still celebrating our championship, wearing at least my world champions hat every day 😃
What a run, seems like more of a relief than anything. Go figure, we win the year that we ONLY win 98 regular season games in a season that ended with almost no pitching staff left. The years we won 111, 106 and 106 ended in disappointment. It’s not easy to win a World Series but it sure feels good when your team does.
Looking forward to what changes are coming this offseason. Hope we can keep Teo.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 25, 2024 22:18:27 GMT
Good afternokn, gentlemen. Hope everyine is well. I’m still celebrating our championship, wearing at least my world champions hat every day 😃 What a run, seems like more of a relief than anything. Go figure, we win the year that we ONLY win 98 regular season games in a season that ended with almost no pitching staff left. The years we won 111, 106 and 106 ended in disappointment. It’s not easy to win a World Series but it sure feels good when your team does. Looking forward to what changes are coming this offseason. Hope we can keep Teo. Good to see you. Add Sasaki too. He's cheap enough. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 25, 2024 22:33:21 GMT
Max in adequate at 3B and is still a good RBI man. Recall 2 years ago I hit something like .221 but had 106 RBIs? He can still contribute. No on Soto! How many more imported superstars do Dodgers need? And on top of that, Soto has 6 years MLB experience and had played on 3 teams. The Monks were excited to trade for him 2 years ago but let him go. How much better would they have been last year with him in the lineup? Why has 3B been such a problem for the Dodgers? Ron Cey, Adrian Beltre and Justin Turner are about the only lasting ones since the team moved to LA. Chase Harlan, the #2 pick last draft, is at least 3 years away. Locking up Teosco has to be a high priority. WE groaned when he was signed last winter but despite all those Ks, he's very clutch. Every year Max is just a little bit fatter. He lost my respect when he REFUSED to go the other way with those exaggerated shifts. He was being GIVEN the left side. Whenever we look for something positive to say about him, it has to be prefaced with - "Remember?" "Recall?" No. It slips my mind. Time for him to go. While I also understand LA cannot afford to have marquee players at EVERY position, they certainly should be able to do better than “adequate” at third base. I shudder to think if they even make the World Series had DDF not inserted Kiké at third for those two shots hit his way in Game 5 against the Stains (I think it was that game!). I seriously doubt Maxine gets a glove on either of them, let alone making perfect strike throws across the diamond to Freddie. Time to look elsewhere or bring someone up. They certainly couldn’t do much worse at the plate than Captain .200. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 25, 2024 22:43:22 GMT
Good afternoon, gentlemen. Hope everyone is well. I’m still celebrating our championship, wearing at least my world champions hat every day 😃 What a run, seems like more of a relief than anything. Go figure, we win the year that we ONLY win 98 regular season games in a season that ended with almost no pitching staff left. The years we won 111, 106 and 106 ended in disappointment. It’s not easy to win a World Series but it sure feels good when your team does. Looking forward to what changes are coming this offseason. Hope we can keep Teo. Hey, bulldog! Good to see you again! As you know, I’ve never been a big fan of Roberts, but I have to give him props for pulling the right strings when it came to the postseason this year. He still had more than a few regular seasons head scratchers, but I think he has grown a bit and has maybe started learning from previous disappointing Octobers. I dropped close to $400 on WS goodies - went with the parade black & gold t-shirt, sweatshirt and hat; iPhone case, bandana to hang from my truck rear view mirror and license plate frame. Wish we could have made the trip up to NY for the games, but when I saw what tix were going for, especially the good seats, it just wasn’t in the budget. Plus the little woman couldn’t get off that week due to meetings at her office. Did you go or happen to run into panic 🤣🤣🤣? GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 26, 2024 2:45:30 GMT
Good afternoon, gentlemen. Hope everyone is well. I’m still celebrating our championship, wearing at least my world champions hat every day 😃 What a run, seems like more of a relief than anything. Go figure, we win the year that we ONLY win 98 regular season games in a season that ended with almost no pitching staff left. The years we won 111, 106 and 106 ended in disappointment. It’s not easy to win a World Series but it sure feels good when your team does. Looking forward to what changes are coming this offseason. Hope we can keep Teo. Well it's about time you showed up! Where's the rest of the old gang, like DodgerNicole and IowaDodger and everyone's fav, that agnostic with athiest tendencies, Dodgerwood? Yeah, it was pretty disgusting those 3 teams couldn't get past the first round of the playoffs, and 111 wins was unforgivable. But team won with but 98 wins this year, the most in the bigs yet again. I want Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes and Mad Max Muncy to hit the road. Replacements for all of them shouldn't by hard. Heck, our #1 prospect, Dalton Rushing, could be ready if he has a good spriing. OFs are a dime a dozen but 3B could be a challange. For all we know, there's a deal brewing as I type this. You must be that regular you were back in the MLB forum days! |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 26, 2024 3:27:39 GMT
Is Cody Belli coming back? While he's vastly improved over his last 2 years as a Dodger, he's still a good way off from his MVP year. His slash line last year, .266/.325/.426 is nothing to write home about, he only K'd 89 times in 561 PAs. Maybe he's learned to lay off that slider on the outside corner. He'd be easy to get, with Dodgers having a surplus of talent just dying for an every day MLB job. With Mooky going back to 2B, there's a hole in RF. I think it's worth considering. But his 18 homers last year is less than half what would be expected of him. Returning to the #1 team just might motivate him to play the way he's been capable. Andy Pages is a marginal MLB player so Dodgers have a big decision to make.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 26, 2024 4:47:01 GMT
Is Cody Belli coming back? While he's vastly improved over his last 2 years as a Dodger, he's still a good way off from his MVP year. His slash line last year, .266/.325/.426 is nothing to write home about, he only K'd 89 times in 561 PAs. Maybe he's learned to lay off that slider on the outside corner. He'd be easy to get, with Dodgers having a surplus of talent just dying for an every day MLB job. With Mooky going back to 2B, there's a hole in RF. I think it's worth considering. But his 18 homers last year is less than half what would be expected of him. Returning to the #1 team just might motivate him to play the way he's been capable. Andy Pages is a marginal MLB player so Dodgers have a big decision to make. The Yankees DID choke. We all saw it. It was astounding to watch. That said, it's not a good idea to rub it in. Situations can reverse. The Yankees (if they retain Soto) are still talented enough to make the Series again. Don't make this into bulletin board material. Our players fell into that trap with the Padres, & San Diego made the Dodgers pay in that one game. I said then to keep your head down & focus. Stay away from their bullshit. They feed off of it. Joe Kelly should shut the fuck up. This is Bellinger's contract. Cody Bellinger 1b-of 3 years/$80M (2024-26) 3 years/$80M (2024-26) re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/25/24 24:$27.5M, 25:$27.5M player option ($2.5M buyout), 26:$25M player option ($5M buyout) perks: hotel suite on road trips Bellinger exercised 2025 player option 11/2/24 I like the fact he can opt out. It gives him incentive. The lack of incentive in LA is what drove me crazy about him. His first year in Chicago proved it was a lack of incentive in LA. But will he be content with the guaranteed 52.5 million? At least in 2025. He exercised his player option. If that unmotivated scenario seems unlikely, look at his first season in Chicago. He was a star again. He got a three year contract. His performance took a nosedive in 2024. More than physical, Cody's limitations seem to be in ambition & hard work. It's not our money. I just don't want a cancer creeping into the clubhouse. This group is cohesive. Cody would have to PROVE he belongs. That he's changed. Matured. I don't know how he does that over the winter. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Nov 26, 2024 9:39:29 GMT
Is Cody Belli coming back? While he's vastly improved over his last 2 years as a Dodger, he's still a good way off from his MVP year. His slash line last year, .266/.325/.426 is nothing to write home about, he only K'd 89 times in 561 PAs. Maybe he's learned to lay off that slider on the outside corner. He'd be easy to get, with Dodgers having a surplus of talent just dying for an every day MLB job. With Mooky going back to 2B, there's a hole in RF. I think it's worth considering. But his 18 homers last year is less than half what would be expected of him. Returning to the #1 team just might motivate him to play the way he's been capable. Andy Pages is a marginal MLB player so Dodgers have a big decision to make. The Yankees DID choke. We all saw it. It was astounding to watch. That said, it's not a good idea to rub it in. Situations can reverse. The Yankees (if they retain Soto) are still talented enough to make the Series again. Don't make this into bulletin board material. Our players fell into that trap with the Padres, & San Diego made the Dodgers pay in that one game. I said then to keep your head down & focus. Stay away from their bullshit. They feed off of it. Joe Kelly should shut the fuck up. This is Bellinger's contract. Cody Bellinger 1b-of 3 years/$80M (2024-26) 3 years/$80M (2024-26) re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/25/24 24:$27.5M, 25:$27.5M player option ($2.5M buyout), 26:$25M player option ($5M buyout) perks: hotel suite on road trips Bellinger exercised 2025 player option 11/2/24 I like the fact he can opt out. It gives him incentive. The lack of incentive in LA is what drove me crazy about him. His first year in Chicago proved it was a lack of incentive in LA. But will he be content with the guaranteed 52.5 million? At least in 2025. He exercised his player option. If that unmotivated scenario seems unlikely, look at his first season in Chicago. He was a star again. He got a three year contract. His performance took a nosedive in 2024. More than physical, Cody's limitations seem to be in ambition & hard work. It's not our money. I just don't want a cancer creeping into the clubhouse. This group is cohesive. Cody would have to PROVE he belongs. That he's changed. Matured. I don't know how he does that over the winter. Bells back patrolling CF? Yes, please. Cheaper than Soto and MUCH shorter contract. Did he ever marry his baby mama? He certainly had his share of babes in LA plus his mom and sister are smokin’ hot. I’m sure the ganj in SoCal beats anything he could get in the midwest. Imagine Oscar in LF, Bells in CF & Mookie in RF? Could be the most formidable OF in baseball. And I know they / Mookie want to move back to second base. But that little experiment didn’t work out too well in 2024 & the TEAM was better with Betts in RF. Why screw around trying it again? What happens to Lutz? Is he trade bait? Lots of decisions to be made by the LA brass this offseason. Glad it’s not up to me or my money. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 26, 2024 17:21:16 GMT
Cardinals blockbuster trade proposal lands Red Sox $90 million DH for Nolan Arenado
Story by Peter Chawaga • 2h • 2 min read
The St. Louis Cardinals could shake up the winter trade market.
After posting a near-losing record in 2024 and missing the playoffs for the second-straight season, the Cardinals are poised to rebuild around some of their younger players. And that means looking for a trade partner for their most accomplished veteran.
According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has been exploring the trade market for Nolan Arenado with an eye toward hastening the team’s rebuild.
“According to multiple league sources, both Arenado and Mozeliak were open to the possibility of a potential trade this winter,” per Woo. “Arenado did not demand a trade but was agreeable to the idea when approached by Mozeliak.”
Arenado, who has a full no-trade clause, would likely only approve a move to a contender. And a one-for-one swap that would send him to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Masataka Yoshida proposed by FanSided’s Thomas Gauvain might qualify.
“In this trade, the Red Sox and Cardinals swap relatively pricey players who both have three years remaining on their deals,” Gauvain added. “The Red Sox get their right-handed, power-hitting third baseman in Arenado who can rake doubles to the Green Monster all year, and the Cardinals receive a balanced left-handed hitter who can be the team’s primary designated hitter.”
After Yoshida signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Red Sox in 2022, he would be a slight discount from Arenado over the next three years. Boston might be willing to take on a little more financial responsibility, though, as Arenado could offer some helpful infield flexibility.
“A trade of Nolan Arenado and Masataka Yoshida one-for-one makes sense for both the Cardinals and the Red Sox,” per Gauvain. “Boston receives a power-hitting right-handed batter who plays a much better third base than incumbent Rafael Devers, and they are able to remove a log jam of outfielders. The Cardinals save some money by trading Arenado, and they allow their young hitters to get plenty of playing time in both the infield and the outfield.”
If the two sides see this potential swap as that kind of win-win, the Cardinals will certainly have made waves before the 2025 season kicks off.
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