2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

[The Kid 24]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

Anyone think the D'Backs land an Ace?

I honestly think they're a sleeper team on Greinke... I wouldnt be surprised if they end up with Greinke or Zimmerman/Cueto type or trade some pieces in a loaded farm for someone like Gray... Sounds like they have money to spend this Winter.

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[Trent Booty]

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I feel the DBacks will sign a guy like Fister instead of an ace.

[The Kid 24]

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I feel the DBacks will sign a guy like Fister instead of an ace.

You think so? I could see that if they dont land a Greinke, Cueto, etc.

I wouldnt be surprised if they end up with a Elite closer as well... They went hard after Chapman at the trade deadline.

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[Trent Booty]

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You think so? I could see that if they dont land a Greinke, Cueto, etc.

I wouldnt be surprised if they end up with a Elite closer as well... They went hard after Chapman at the trade deadline.

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I think they go after a guy like Fister, so they have more money for other areas like, the bullpen.

I could even see them signing Fister to a one or two year deal, then trade for a guy like Chapman.

I think they're unlikely to break the bank for an ace.

[Majingir]

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Chicago, like Toronto can be a hyper critical market when players don't perform. Rasmus was loved by the girls in Toronto but the hardcore baseball fans saw his deficiencies. In fact, Rasmus had several incidents where he came to the ballpark late for games and such which really wore out his welcome here.

I think he's better suited to a "quieter" market like Houston to be honest with you.

It wasn't just that, but Rasmus didn't exactly like the lifestyle in Toronto either. He's a southern country type of guy. And he hated how he couldn't ever use his big truck in Toronto either.

[redsox4evur]

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Anyone think the D'Backs land an Ace?

I honestly think they're a sleeper team on Greinke... I wouldnt be surprised if they end up with Greinke or Zimmerman/Cueto type or trade some pieces in a loaded farm for someone like Gray... Sounds like they have money to spend this Winter.

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I don't think they have the pieces for Gray, the A's could get better ones elsewhere like Boston, Cubs and Pirates. The Dbacks can't trade their best prospect. And I mean that literally because unless the rules have changed, and they may have, you can't trade your latest draftees. And their best prospect they just drafted this year.

But on an ace, going by what I have read elsewhere, yes they could. They have the $$$ to spend and could use it on an ace.

[The Kid 24]

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I don't think they have the pieces for Gray, the A's could get better ones elsewhere like Boston, Cubs and Pirates. The Dbacks can't trade their best prospect. And I mean that literally because unless the rules have changed, and they may have, you can't trade your latest draftees. And their best prospect they just drafted this year.

But on an ace, going by what I have read elsewhere, yes they could. They have the $$$ to spend and could use it on an ace.

Yea good point on the trade... I forgot about that.

My guess is Zimmerman/Fister type SP then look to make a deal for Closer.

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[JODYE]

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I'm not sure why teams with depleted farm systems don't implore that strategy more often ala the Marlins of 2012. Given, the circumstances there were vastly different, but how many times do we see teams over sell for a front line pitcher or a big bat around the deadline to make a playoff push?

Hell, throw $30 million a year at Greinke. Let him prosper for 3 months in monstrous Chase Field and then trade him for a slew of top tier prospects at the deadline when a contender desperately needs pitching and is willing to eat the contract. We see it almost every season.

I mean the Diamondbacks are probably a bad example seeing they didn't really have all that bad of a season but you get the idea.

[AC]

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Yea good point on the trade... I forgot about that.

My guess is Zimmerman/Fister type SP then look to make a deal for Closer.

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That's quite a difference haha

[The Kid 24]

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That's quite a difference haha

Crap I didnt mean Fister... I was reading on my computer while posting on my phone.

Meant Zimmerman/Cueto type.

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[redsox4evur]

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I'm not sure why teams with depleted farm systems don't implore that strategy more often ala the Marlins of 2012. Given, the circumstances there were vastly different, but how many times do we see teams over sell for a front line pitcher or a big bat around the deadline to make a playoff push?

Hell, throw $30 million a year at Greinke. Let him prosper for 3 months in monstrous Chase Field and then trade him for a slew of top tier prospects at the deadline when a contender desperately needs pitching and is willing to eat the contract. We see it almost every season.

I mean the Diamondbacks are probably a bad example seeing they didn't really have all that bad of a season but you get the idea.

Because not many teams can take these guys at $30 million a pop and most won't give up guys like Seager, Buxton, Giolito, Moncada, etc. for a 32 year old pitcher with a 6 or 7 year contract. Maybe you could get away with that if there were 2 years left on his deal but not a 6 or 7 deal, which is what Greinke is getting.

[Bard]

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Apparently DD almost made a trade today, but the other team cooled off on it.

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[The Kid 24]

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Apparently DD almost made a trade today, but the other team cooled off on it.

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Hmmm... Curious to know the details...

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[Bard]

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Hmmm... Curious to know the details...

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Maybe it'll reignite tomorrow and go down, get us an ace! I already expect our farm will be gone within the next year and a half so I'm cheering for us to get quality players at this point.

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[redsox4evur]

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The Red Sox are chasing at least one or two good arms in the pen, said Dombrowski

Love this...