2016 MLB Thread

[Your Mom]

Schilling is a scumbag but he has HOF numbers. I'm not really sure how to separate the 2 because objectively he should be in but like Busch said I don't know if I could vote for him

[Meacon Keaton]

I'm going to be very upset if Raines doesn't get in. One of my favorite players growing up.

[Meacon Keaton]

Braves sign Sean-Rod for two years. The guy can play everywhere but pitcher and catcher for them. Not a bad signing. He's only 31 though which is a decade younger than their other signings. Potential youth movement?

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

I like the Segura/Walker trade for Seattle. If Segura can keep up his production, it's better to take the major leaguer over the potential. 

Not bad for Arizona either though, but they havr a ton of pitching depth now. 

[thatshortguy]

5 hours ago, Meacon said:

Braves sign Sean-Rod for two years. The guy can play everywhere but pitcher and catcher for them. Not a bad signing. He's only 31 though which is a decade younger than their other signings. Potential youth movement?

Further proof that they're trying to replicate the Maddon style.  I still don't think they contend next year, but they're still making some decent moves.

[The Buscher]

Here's one you don't see every day.

Brewers sign 30-year old 1B Eric Thames to a 3 years, $15 million deal with a club option for a 4th year.

Thames hasn't played in the big leagues since 2012. They're gambling on his recent 3 year stint in Korea where he hit at a .348 clip with 124 HR and 379 RBI.

[thatshortguy]

Mets fans, you can exhale now.

Four years, $110 million, Cespedes remains in town.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

4 hours ago, #BROKEN Busch said:

Here's one you don't see every day.

Brewers sign 30-year old 1B Eric Thames to a 3 years, $15 million deal with a club option for a 4th year.

Thames hasn't played in the big leagues since 2012. They're gambling on his recent 3 year stint in Korea where he hit at a .348 clip with 124 HR and 379 RBI.

 

It's a bit silly when you think that they just cut last year's home run leader to sign Korea's home run leader. 

[The Buscher]

19 minutes ago, thatshortguy said:

Mets fans, you can exhale now.

Four years, $110 million, Cespedes remains in town.

[Toe]

That's a shit ton of money...and somehow, I don't hate it since it's only a 4 year deal. 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[The Buscher]

I am overjoyed right now.  Seriously if we let him walk to go to the Nats like Murphy I'd have been so finished with this team.

Now I feel like I'm ready to finally take the plunge and book a spring training trip.

[Toe]

If Edwin signed that same deal with the Jays, I'd feel the same way.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

6 minutes ago, Toe said:

If Edwin signed that same deal with the Jays, I'd feel the same way.

My initial reaction was like, eh, that's a bit too much for a guy two year's older. Then I'm all like, it's not my money. What do I care? I want Eddy back.

[Toe]

2 minutes ago, The Canadian Destroyer said:

My initial reaction was like, eh, that's a bit too much for a guy two year's older. Then I'm all like, it's not my money. What do I care? I want Eddy back.

Exactly.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Cubs sign Jon Jay, 1-year $8m deal. Not a bad pickup, solid signing. He did well enough for the Padres last year.

[The Buscher]

A new CBA has been reached.  5 more years of baseball!

[Meacon Keaton]

No 26th man roster spot. No draft for international talent, which means it'll continue being highest bidder wins. As a Yanks fan, I'm okay with this.

[gunnar hendershow]

The lack of an international draft is so annoying.

[The Buscher]

International caps have been adjusted, but it's still likely that the usual suspects will snap up most of the top guys.  Teams no longer have to forfeit first round picks to sign qualifying offer-eligible free agents - but teams below the luxury tax thresholds will have to surrender their third round pick and teams above the threshold will have to give up their second and fifth round picks.  That should avoid screwing over borderline players who don't take the qualifying offer.

Oh, and the luxury tax threshold will increase each year.  This CBA is very heavily slanted to the big market cash cow teams.

[The Buscher]

Okay, now I'm hearing some great details about the new CBA.  The 15-day DL is no more, now replaced with a 10-day DL.  And the All Star Game no longer decides homefield advantage in the World Series.