2009-2010 Offseason Thread

[Spudboy]

Well' date=' after this season, we will get the chance to compare how Cameron does at Fenway to how Damon did. [b'] Of course, we will have to factor in weather and climate changes.[/b]

 

:lol:

[Imperial59]

I was joking' date=' but I am still not convinced that Cameron is as good as Damon offensively.[/quote']

 

That's fine, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of a hitter Cameron could be in Fenway Park. He looks like a deal pull power hitter from his hit chart. 12 of his 14 home runs at home were to dead left field.

[a700hitter]

That's fine' date=' everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of a hitter Cameron could be in Fenway Park. He looks like a deal pull power hitter from his hit chart. 12 of his 14 home runs at home were to dead left field.[/quote']He is a good road hitter, and we can use some good road hitters.

[Imperial59]

He is a good road hitter' date=' and we can use some good road hitters.[/quote']

 

Tell me about it, our offense on the road last year sucked. I think we're much better off without Varitek (.182/.281/.310 on the road) and Green (.206/.284/.290 hitter on the road) making automatic outs every time through the order.

[riverside sluggers]

 

Yankees are looking for another FA outfielder such as Marcus Thames, Jonny Gomes or Rocco Baldelli

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I would have liked Thames much more than Winn. If they do add another outfielder on top of Winn that just proves that the $2mil left in the budget was ******** and they could have gotten Damon. It also means that they may very well send Hoffman back to the Dodgers.

[riverside sluggers]

 

Nationals are talking with Adam Dunn about an extension

 

 

Tigers talking extension deal with Justin Verlander, 5 years/$75 million. He wants a guaranteed 6th year

 

Mets signed RHP Josh Fogg to a minor league contract

Fogg, 33, posted a 3.74 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 45 2/3 innings (one start) with the Rockies last season. He was the beneficiary of some pretty substantial good luck, however, and isn't likely to repeat. It's not yet clear if the Mets will try him out as a starter this spring or stick him in the bullpen.

[Imperial59]

 

Nationals are talking with Adam Dunn about an extension

 

 

Tigers talking extension deal with Justin Verlander, 5 years/$75 million. He wants a guaranteed 6th year

 

Wow, that would be a steal of the Tigers could work that out with Verlander. Of course, there is more of a risk in a long-term deal like that. But I'd say it would be a major positive for them.

 

I like to see good, young players stick with their teams. Of course I wouldn't mind Mauer on the Red Sox either. I guess I'm a hypocrite, but I'm OK with that.

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Mets signed Frank Catalanotto to a minor league deal. Nice move, I've always liked the native Long Islander and hope he gets a chance to crack the squad. His versatility will add great depth, and he has a good baseball mind, which seems to escape most people involved with the Mets.

[a700hitter]

Mets signed Frank Catalanotto to a minor league deal. Nice move' date=' I've always liked the native Long Islander and hope he gets a chance to crack the squad. His versatility will add great depth, and he has a good baseball mind, which seems to escape most people involved with the Mets.[/quote']This is a good move by them. They needed the depth with Beltran out. He has always killed the Sox.

[riverside sluggers]

http://twitter.com/TBrownYahoo/status/8424970273

 

Orlando Cabrera is deciding between Reds and Rockies. Hes leaning toward the Reds, it might be done later on today

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O-Cab to the Reds is done. It's one year worth $3m with a $3m option for 2011 with a $1m buyout.

 

[riverside sluggers]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Oakland-Athletics-negotiating-with-outfielder-Gabe-Gross-013010

 

A's discussing 1 year deal with Gabe Gross

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100129&content_id=7998836&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb

 

Hudson wants $9 million from the Nats, being kinda greedy there. He wont get that figure from any team

[a700hitter]

Hudson wants $9 million from the Nats' date=' being kinda greedy there. He wont get that figure from any team[/quote']Sheets got $10 million, so who knows.

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Non transaction related, but the Dodgers will be wearing this patch on their jerseys this year.

http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-5669697dt.jpg

 

While I absolutely LOVE the patch, I think it's stupid to commemorate the 55th anniversary of something that happened on the other side of the country. Being that it's the 55th anniversary of 1955 makes it kinda cool, but they should have recognized it in '05, not '10. Glad to see them doing a better job acknowledging their Brooklyn roots.

[a700hitter]

Non transaction related, but the Dodgers will be wearing this patch on their jerseys this year.

http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-5669697dt.jpg

 

While I absolutely LOVE the patch, I think it's stupid to commemorate the 55th anniversary of something that happened on the other side of the country. Being that it's the 55th anniversary of 1955 makes it kinda cool, but they should have recognized it in '05, not '10. Glad to see them doing a better job acknowledging their Brooklyn roots.

It's ridiculous. They are going to commemorate a Championship won in a community that they left. The Dodgers leaving Brooklyn tore the soul from that community. They have no right to celebrate or commemorate something that is Brooklyn's. This ownership group is not the group that left Brooklyn. At least they would have had the argument that they owned the team when it was in Brooklyn so it was their accomplishment. This ownership group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers. Please stop profiting from the community that you ruined.

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I absolutely agree. While the patch is sick, I think it's an incredibly tasteless idea. There's people still today devastated over the loss of their Dodgers, and rightfully so. You have a better idea of how affected the community than I do, all I have to go on is stories from family members and other older Brooklyn Dodger fans, but what O'Malley did to those people was horrible (although I think Moses is as much to blame, as all he offered was the land where Shea was eventually built....can't move the Brooklyn Dodgers to Queens!), and now for McCourt to try and profit off of the only great memory Brooklyn fans, many of whom don't even acknowledge the LA Dodgers, is disgraceful. I understand his wallet took a hit from his divorce, but c'mon!

[a700hitter]

I absolutely agree. While the patch is sick' date=' I think it's an incredibly tasteless idea. There's people still today devastated over the loss of their Dodgers, and rightfully so. You have a better idea of how affected the community than I do, all I have to go on is stories from family members and other older Brooklyn Dodger fans, but what O'Malley did to those people was horrible (although I think Moses is as much to blame, as all he offered was the land where Shea was eventually built....can't move the Brooklyn Dodgers to Queens!), and now for McCourt to try and profit off of the only great memory Brooklyn fans, many of whom don't even acknowledge the LA Dodgers, is disgraceful. I understand his wallet took a hit from his divorce, but c'mon![/quote']Moses was equally to blame as was Mayor Wagner, who should have stepped in and told Moses that he didn't understand the significance of the Dodgers leaving.

[riverside sluggers]

Plus 55 is not actually a key anniversary year haha

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Right, but I think they're going for the whole 55 since '55 thing, ya know. Corny.

[italstallianion]

Mauer agreeing to stay with the Twins for 10 more years?

 

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11914510

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Mauer agreeing to stay with the Twins for 10 more years?

 

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11914510

Good for him, that's awesome.

 

Also, Kevin Millar agreed to a minor league deal with the Cubs, and the Giants are set to sign both Horacio Ramirez and Byung-Hyun Kim, who hasn't been in baseball since having his minor league deal bought out by the Pirates after spring training in '08.

[a700hitter]

Mauer agreeing to stay with the Twins for 10 more years?

 

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11914510

Well, there goes the crown jewel for the 2010 off season. I expect Pujols will stay with the Cards. No big bats will be hiting the market next season. They should have made a bigger play for Matt Holliday, IMO.

[italstallianion]

Olney now doesn't believe that it's accurate. I swear to God if he ends up on the Yankees I'm going to be uber pissed. I'm totally serial.

[Dipre]

Well' date=' there goes the crown jewel for the 2010 off season. I expect Pujols will stay with the Cards. No big bats will be hiting the market next season. They should have made a bigger play for Matt Holliday, IMO.[/quote']

 

Remember they offered him a Lackey-type contract before they went for Lackey himself. It would have been much worse if they made the bigger play for Holliday, and he ended up signing for the Cards to that ridiculous contract (length-wise) and Lackey signed somewhere, thus having Theo getting caught with his pants down just like last year, and we were very critical for him because of that. Besides, there's still a player the Sox could make a run at in Derrek Lee IMO, i like his bat for Fenway.

[a700hitter]

Remember they offered him a Lackey-type contract before they went for Lackey himself. It would have been much worse if they made the bigger play for Holliday' date=' and he ended up signing for the Cards to that ridiculous contract (length-wise) and Lackey signed somewhere, thus having Theo getting caught with his pants down just like last year, and we were very critical for him because of that. Besides, there's still a player the Sox could make a run at in Derrek Lee IMO, i like his bat for Fenway.[/quote']Derreck Lee is too inconsistent for my liking. I just don't see another big bat on the horizon for next off season.

[Dipre]

Derreck Lee is too inconsistent for my liking. I just don't see another big bat on the horizon for next off season.

 

In his defense, the two years that he hasn't been excellent since 2005, he's been injured, but 2009 is an indication of what the guy can do when fully healthy:

 

.306 /.393 /.579 .972 OPS 73 XBH (35 HR, 36 2B, 2 3B )

[a700hitter]

In his defense, the two years that he hasn't been excellent since 2005, he's been injured, but 2009 is an indication of what the guy can do when fully healthy:

 

.306 /.393 /.579 .972 OPS 73 XBH (35 HR, 36 2B, 2 3B )

Does he become a FA after this season?

[Dipre]

Does he become a FA after this season?

 

Player Club

First Basemen

Lance Berkman HOU *

Wes Helms FLA

Jason Giambi COL

Ross Gload FLA

Paul Konerko CWS

Derrek Lee CHC

David Ortiz BOS *

Lyle Overbay TOR

Carlos Pena TB

Albert Pujols STL *

 

Second Basemen

Eric Bruntlett PHI

Willie Bloomquist KC

Mark Ellis OAK *

Esteban German TEX

Akinori Iwamura TB

Jose Lopez SEA *

Kaz Matsui HOU

Aaron Miles CHC

Freddy Sanchez SF

 

Shortstops

Alex Gonzalez BOS

Christian Guzman WAS

J.J. Hardy MIL

Omar Infante ATL *

Cesar Izturis BAL

Derek Jeter NYY

Julio Lugo STL

Jhonny Peralta CLE *

Edgar Renteria SF

Jose Reyes NYM *

Jimmy Rollins PHI *

Ramon Santiago DET

Ramon Vazquez PIT

Jack Wilson SEA

 

Third Basemen

Garrett Atkins COL

Wilson Betemit CWS

Jorge Cantu FLA

Eric Chavez OAK *

Pedro Feliz PHI

Bill Hall SEA *

Brandon Inge DET

Maicer Izturis LAA

Mike Lowell BOS

Melvin Mora BAL

Nick Punto MIN *

Scott Rolen CIN

Ty Wigginton BAL

 

Catchers

Josh Bard BOS

John Buck KC

Ramon Hernandez CIN

Gerald Laird DET

Victor Martinez BOS

Joe Mauer MIN

Miguel Olivo KC

A.J. Pierzynski CWS

David Ross ATL

Yorvit Torrealba COL

Matt Treanor DET

Jason Varitek BOS

Gregg Zaun TB

 

Outfielders

Alfredo Amezaga FLA

Pat Burrell TB

Eric Byrnes ARI

Frank Catalanotto MIL

Carl Crawford TB

Coco Crisp KC

Michael Cuddyer MIN *

David DeJesus KC *

Adam Dunn WAS

Jermaine Dye CWS

Jody Gerut MIL

Jose Guillen KC

Willie Harris WAS

Brad Hawpe COL *

Geoff Jenkins PHI

Austin Kearns WAS

Jason Kubel MIN *

Magglio Ordonez DET *

Marcus Thames DET

Jayson Werth PHI

 

Starting Pitchers

Bronson Arroyo CIN *

Josh Beckett BOS

Joe Blanton PHI

Jeremy Bonderman DET

David Bush MIL

Daniel Cabrera ARZ

Matt Cain SF *

Jorge De La Rosa COL

Jeff Francis COL *

Jon Garland LAD

Roy Halladay TOR

Aaron Harang CIN *

Tim Hudson ATL

Cliff Lee PHI

Ted Lilly CHC

Braden Looper MIL

Noah Lowry SF

Kevin Millwood TEX

Jamie Moyer PHI

Vicente Padilla LAD

Tim Redding NYM

Nate Robertson DET

Ian Snell SEA *

Jeff Suppan MIL *

Willy Tavarez CIN

Javier Vazquez ATL

Brandon Webb ARI

Jake Westbrook CLE

Dontrelle Willis DET

Chris Young SD *

 

Relief Pitchers

Jeremy Affeldt SF

Grant Balfour TB

Doug Brocail HOU

Neal Cotts CHC

Jesse Crain MIN

Scott Downs TOR

Chad Durbin PHI

Alan Embree COL

Kyle Farnsworth KC *

Pedro Feliciano NYM

Jason Frasor TOR

Brian Fuentes LAA *

Chad Gaudin NYY

Geoff Geary HOU

Jimmy Gobble CWS

Matt Guerrier MIN

Aaron Heilman CHC

Mike Lincoln CIN

Javier Lopez BOS

Seth McClung MIL

Brian Moehler HOU

Scott Proctor FLA

J.J. Putz NYM

Chad Qualls ARZ

Jon Rauch MIN

Arthur Rhodes CIN

David Riske MIL *

Mariano Rivera NYY

J.C. Romero PHI *

B.J. Ryan CHC

Bobby Seay DET

Scott Shields LAA

Brian Shouse TB

Justin Speier LAA

Huston Street COL

Matt Thornton CWS *

Luis Vizcaino CLE

Tyler Yates PIT

Tyler Walker SEA

Kerry Wood CLE *

 

Here's the full list, guys with an asterisk have an option, and i've bolded names of interest.

 

I realize some of those guys will have their options picked up, but they're interesting nonetheless.

[a700hitter]

Player Club

First Basemen

Lance Berkman HOU *

Wes Helms FLA

Jason Giambi COL

Ross Gload FLA

Paul Konerko CWS

Derrek Lee CHC

David Ortiz BOS *

Lyle Overbay TOR

Carlos Pena TB

Albert Pujols STL *

 

Second Basemen

Eric Bruntlett PHI

Willie Bloomquist KC

Mark Ellis OAK *

Esteban German TEX

Akinori Iwamura TB

Jose Lopez SEA *

Kaz Matsui HOU

Aaron Miles CHC

Freddy Sanchez SF

 

Shortstops

Alex Gonzalez BOS

Christian Guzman WAS

J.J. Hardy MIL

Omar Infante ATL *

Cesar Izturis BAL

Derek Jeter NYY

Julio Lugo STL

Jhonny Peralta CLE *

Edgar Renteria SF

Jose Reyes NYM *

Jimmy Rollins PHI *

Ramon Santiago DET

Ramon Vazquez PIT

Jack Wilson SEA

 

Third Basemen

Garrett Atkins COL

Wilson Betemit CWS

Jorge Cantu FLA

Eric Chavez OAK *

Pedro Feliz PHI

Bill Hall SEA *

Brandon Inge DET

Maicer Izturis LAA

Mike Lowell BOS

Melvin Mora BAL

Nick Punto MIN *

Scott Rolen CIN

Ty Wigginton BAL

 

Catchers

Josh Bard BOS

John Buck KC

Ramon Hernandez CIN

Gerald Laird DET

Victor Martinez BOS

Joe Mauer MIN

Miguel Olivo KC

A.J. Pierzynski CWS

David Ross ATL

Yorvit Torrealba COL

Matt Treanor DET

Jason Varitek BOS

Gregg Zaun TB

 

Outfielders

Alfredo Amezaga FLA

Pat Burrell TB

Eric Byrnes ARI

Frank Catalanotto MIL

Carl Crawford TB

Coco Crisp KC

Michael Cuddyer MIN *

David DeJesus KC *

Adam Dunn WAS

Jermaine Dye CWS

Jody Gerut MIL

Jose Guillen KC

Willie Harris WAS

Brad Hawpe COL *

Geoff Jenkins PHI

Austin Kearns WAS

Jason Kubel MIN *

Magglio Ordonez DET *

Marcus Thames DET

Jayson Werth PHI

 

Starting Pitchers

Bronson Arroyo CIN *

Josh Beckett BOS

Joe Blanton PHI

Jeremy Bonderman DET

David Bush MIL

Daniel Cabrera ARZ

Matt Cain SF *

Jorge De La Rosa COL

Jeff Francis COL *

Jon Garland LAD

Roy Halladay TOR

Aaron Harang CIN *

Tim Hudson ATL

Cliff Lee PHI

Ted Lilly CHC

Braden Looper MIL

Noah Lowry SF

Kevin Millwood TEX

Jamie Moyer PHI

Vicente Padilla LAD

Tim Redding NYM

Nate Robertson DET

Ian Snell SEA *

Jeff Suppan MIL *

Willy Tavarez CIN

Javier Vazquez ATL

Brandon Webb ARI

Jake Westbrook CLE

Dontrelle Willis DET

Chris Young SD *

 

Relief Pitchers

Jeremy Affeldt SF

Grant Balfour TB

Doug Brocail HOU

Neal Cotts CHC

Jesse Crain MIN

Scott Downs TOR

Chad Durbin PHI

Alan Embree COL

Kyle Farnsworth KC *

Pedro Feliciano NYM

Jason Frasor TOR

Brian Fuentes LAA *

Chad Gaudin NYY

Geoff Geary HOU

Jimmy Gobble CWS

Matt Guerrier MIN

Aaron Heilman CHC

Mike Lincoln CIN

Javier Lopez BOS

Seth McClung MIL

Brian Moehler HOU

Scott Proctor FLA

J.J. Putz NYM

Chad Qualls ARZ

Jon Rauch MIN

Arthur Rhodes CIN

David Riske MIL *

Mariano Rivera NYY

J.C. Romero PHI *

B.J. Ryan CHC

Bobby Seay DET

Scott Shields LAA

Brian Shouse TB

Justin Speier LAA

Huston Street COL

Matt Thornton CWS *

Luis Vizcaino CLE

Tyler Yates PIT

Tyler Walker SEA

Kerry Wood CLE *

 

Here's the full list, guys with an asterisk have an option, and i've bolded names of interest.

 

I realize some of those guys will have their options picked up, but they're interesting nonetheless.

Not a big bopper among them, with the possible exception of Berkman, who is damaged goods. Mauer has been taken off the board.