2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

[CameRoN0407]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

Chapman to Dodgers for 2 prospects per Rosenthal.

Wow...

[redsox4evur]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

Chapman to Dodgers for 2 prospects per Rosenthal.

Wow...

Plan is to keep Jansen and Chapman, who instantly team to become one of the game’s most dominant late-inning duos (if not the most dominant late-inning duo). The trade is pending medical reviews.

Edit:
Stating the obvious but DeLeon, Urias, Seager NOT in the deal. Also just saw this from Jon Morosi on Twitter. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why haven&#39;t major OF free agents signed yet? &quot;Everybody&#39;s waiting for Zobrist,&quot; one agent told me.</p>&mdash; Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/673889053062860800">December 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[The Kid 24]

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Chapman to Dodgers for 2 prospects per Rosenthal.

Wow...

No ****... Game over after the 7th.

[redsox4evur]

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No ****... Game over after the 7th.

Hold on a sec...Maybe not.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Players who know Jansen do not believe he would react well if he lost closer’s job with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash">#Dodgers</a> set to acquire Chapman. Stay tuned.</p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/673889976216477696">December 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[The Kid 24]

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Hold on a sec...Maybe not.

Players who know Jansen do not believe he would react well if he lost closer’s job with #Dodgers set to acquire Chapman. Stay tuned.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 7, 2015

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Oh boy... Yea move of them is being moved then.

[Trent Booty]

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That's interesting for sure. I thought Arizona or Houston is where he'd end up.


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[Trent Booty]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

I've read that the Dodgers are interested in Jose Fernandez so maybe Jansen is part of a package that gets Fernandez to LA?

[The Kid 24]

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I've read that the Dodgers are interested in Jose Fernandez so maybe Jansen is part of a package that gets Fernandez to LA?

Miami asked for Urias and Seager... That's not gonna happen.

[ShowTyme15]

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Miami asked for Urias and Seager... That's not gonna happen.

They asked the Dbacks for Patrick Corbin plus other pieces. Probaly Shipley and Blair.

[redsox4evur]

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Joakim Soria signs with Royals. Building that great bullpen.

[SPTO]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

Janssen being a "me first" guy eh? I'd gladly step down to a setup role if it means helping the Dodgers win a championship. If the Dodgers have to move him then really, they're in the same boat as they were last year but with a more dominant closer.

[Jr.]

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Janssen being a "me first" guy eh? I'd gladly step down to a setup role if it means helping the Dodgers win a championship. If the Dodgers have to move him then really, they're in the same boat as they were last year but with a more dominant closer.

I love when guys say this. It's really easy to say you'd gladly step down when you'll never actually have to experience being replaced.

[Chip Douglass]

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Jansen's an awesome closer in his own right and single-handedly prevented the Dodgers' bullpen from being a radioactive train wreck. Hard to blame him for not taking a demotion well.

We'll see if Chapman (or Jansen) sticks around, anyways. Friedman is a depth-over-stars/80% of the performance for 20% of the cost GM (which is why he drew a red line at $160 million for Greinke and allowed Arizona to swoop him), so if this is a trade that sets up another trade, I wouldn't be surprised.

[k_mac]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

The Cubs resigned Trevor Cahill for 4.25M for one year.

He'll be stretched out and in the mix for a starter role, but likely to end up in the bullpen. Not a bad deal if he can have the same success in the pen as he did late in the season.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 2015 MLB Hot Stove thread

Janssen being a "me first" guy eh? I'd gladly step down to a setup role if it means helping the Dodgers win a championship. If the Dodgers have to move him then really, they're in the same boat as they were last year but with a more dominant closer.

I love when guys say this. It's really easy to say you'd gladly step down when you'll never actually have to experience being replaced.

Not to mention that elite closers get paid more than elite set up men. Not so black and white I guess, but it's more than a simple choice to either be a "me-first guy" or a "team-first guy."