AL Central Offseason Preview Kluber will be 33, but he’s a Cy Young finalist after going 20-7 with a 2.89 ERA in 2018. He’s signed through 2021 (including club options for 2020 and 2021) at below-market rates for a pitcher of his caliber, so he’s an attractive trade target. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/al_central_offseason_preview
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 11-15-2018 New York Evening World, November 15, 1918:Rumblings of a new disturbance in baseball came yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues [in Peoria], when strong protest was made against the present system of drafting players from the minor leagues. A resolution…
DetailsAn Update to Prospect Valuation | FanGraphs Baseball Very interesting work. A couple of quibbles…the discount rate seems a little too low (maybe because they don’t factor in the teams’ player development costs); and, since prospects are already team property, approximate player value pegged to the player’s free agent value is less useful than approximate…
DetailsHow Mets, deGrom could get their contract extension done My concept: A five-year, $155.5 million accord that would pay deGrom $20 million in 2019, $27.5 million in 2020 and then $36 million annually from 2021-23. The $31.1 million average would beat the annual value of all pitchers except Zack Greinke (I assume positionally that both…
DetailsPirates acquire three players in trade with Tribe Pittsburgh sent outfielder Jordan Luplow and infielder Max Moroff to Cleveland in exchange for utility infielder Erik Gonzalez and Minor League pitchers Tahnaj Thomas and Dante Mendoza, both 19-year-old right-handers. The 27-year-old Gonzalez could be part of the Pirates’ Opening Day roster, given their uncertainty at shortstop…
DetailsManny Machado doesn’t fit with Giants even if they clear infield space | NBCS Bay Area Does anyone really think the Giants are going to spend much money this year? Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/manny_machado_doesnt_fit_with_giants_even_if_they_clear_infield_space_nbcs
DetailsManny Machado: Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner wants ‘essential’ chat He is Manny Machado, one of the greatest young players to hit the free agent market. And this time, after all the years of trying to get below the luxury tax, the Yankees have no financial restrictions on signing the guy who could be the centerpiece…
Details2018 Cy Young Award winners | MLB.com No surprises. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/2018_cy_young_award_winners_mlbcom
DetailsProspects who stood out in Arizona Fall League This is a surprising development for the Cubs.Nico Hoerner, SS, Cubs’ No. 6 The Cubs’ 2018 first-rounder’s inexperience has been a non-factor in the AFL, where he’s hit .321 and looked like a player straight out of Double-A, and one possibly even on the cusp of the…
DetailsTime running out for officials to reach stadium deal with Rays Less than two months remain until the window closes on the three-year agreement that the city of St. Petersburg gave the Tampa Bay Rays to explore stadium options in Tampa. But the team and elected leaders have yet to publicly reveal how the community…
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