2011-12 MLB Offseason Thread

[Meacon Keaton]

Aaron was a freak of nature who somehow managed to stay healthy at an age when everyone else's bodies start to slow down. I'll have to actually see Albert continue on like that to believe it.

[sahyder1]

The bigger question for me is not when Pujols will start trailing off but at what point does LA consider unloading him for a slew of prospects? His value presumably could still be high in 6 years and if that's the case, and obviously if LA is aging as they likely will be at that time, do you call the Yankees or Sox about taking him for the last couple of productive years he'll have in exchange for security at multiple positions for the next decade?

And in a couple of years St. Louis fans won't be so bitter about Pujols leaving. They've got Holliday to build around now and when it comes time for him to retire the Cardinals will put his number next to Musial.

Pujols will be not be traded. He got a full no-trade clause. That was one of the deal breakers in his negotiations with the Marlins. The reason you give Pujols years 7-10 is so you have him on your team when he is chasing down records and you can market it.

[Panni]

Ryan Bruan tested positive for PEDs! He's probably gonna face a 50-game suspension.

That's pretty upsetting news, especially for Brewers fans who will probably not have Prince Fielder and now Braun for the first 50 games of the season. Doesn't give them much of a chance at all of winning their division.

Edited December 11, 2011 by Panni89

[naiwf]

Matt Kemp should demand that they strip Braun of his trophy

[gunnar hendershow]

Was Braun not the guy who said ARod should come out and be honest about everything? And didn't he also say he would never take roids because he'd hit 70 homers a year?

[Your Mom]

Cards lose Pujols. Brewers are cheating fuckers who are going to lose Prince for good and Braun for 50 games. Everything is coming up Cubbies!

[gunnar hendershow]

Well it might be good news for the Reds moreso than the Cubs.

[Meacon Keaton]

Cards lose Pujols. Brewers are cheating fuckers who are going to lose Prince for good and Braun for 50 games. Everything is coming up Cubbies!

Aside from the fact that they're still the Cubs.

[Panni]

I was watching MLB Network today. It was really cool seeing Tori Hunter & Vernon Wells genuinely happy and excited to be playing with Albert Pujols next year. They have such a fun team next year.

[Lowerdeck]

Reds are due for something, and not getting bitchslapped in the first round by Philly. With the Cards and Brewers weakened, this should be their chance to take the Central... again?

I wonder if the Brewers are pushing for Prince now, considering Braun will be out a while.

[gunnar hendershow]

They can push all they want, other teams have more resources to spend on him.

Baltimore apparently wants in on the Prince Sweepstakes. I expect a token offer $20 million less than everyone else and then bitching from the front office about how they can't financially compete.

[Your Mom]

The Brewers?!? Really Aramis? Really?!? You're dead to me now.

[MalaCloudy Black]

We have no big bats, do we? Blah. We need to make a deal for someone, because as it stands the closest to a "big bat" we have is Soriano.

[The Buscher]

Gotta love how accustomed the New York media is to bad news from the Mets. With Johan, the expectation was to have him back for Spring Training and Opening Day while having a safety net starting pitcher in place just in case...because you never can be so sure he's ready until he's actually on the mound in a game.

So when Sandy indicated as much to the media the other day, the headline was "SANTANA LIKELY TO MISS OPENING DAY".

[Meacon Keaton]

"SANTANA LIKELY TO MISS OPENING DAY".

And no one will even notice...

[gunnar hendershow]

To be fair the Mets might as well sit this one out.

[Meacon Keaton]

Maybe the Mets and Orioles can combine forces to make one mediocre team, instead of two sub-par teams. They may even fill up half of their stadiums...

[gunnar hendershow]

I would wager the Metrioles would still finish below .500

[bill_da_bill]

If the Mets and Orioles were to combine rosters it'd look like this:

C - Matt Wieters

1B - Ike Davis

2B - Brian Roberts

SS - J.J. Hardy

3B - David Wright

LF - Angel Pagan

CF - Adam Jones

RF - Nick Markakis

DH - Vladdy Guerrero

SP - Jonathan Niese

SP - Jeremy Guthrie

SP - R.A Dickey

SP - Dillon Gee

SP - Zach Britton

CL - Kevin Gregg

They'd be about .500. Can't believe that's the best pitching staff they could put together. Yikes.

I also can't believe I wasted five minutes of my life doing this.

[naiwf]

If the Mets and Orioles were to combine rosters it'd look like this:

C - Matt Wieters

1B - Ike Davis

2B - Brian Roberts

SS - J.J. Hardy

3B - David Wright

LF - Angel Pagan

CF - Adam Jones

RF - Nick Markakis

DH - Vladdy Guerrero

SP - Jonathan Niese

SP - Jeremy Guthrie

SP - R.A Dickey

SP - Dillon Gee

SP - Zach Britton

CL - Kevin Gregg

They'd be about .500. Can't believe that's the best pitching staff they could put together. Yikes.

I also can't believe I wasted five minutes of my life doing this.

Pagan isn't a Met anymore, Ike Davis may never walk again after stubbing his toe on a pop up, and wow is that rotation depressing.