2024-2025 Hot Stove Thread

[The Kid 24]

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Rays sign Ha-Seong Kim to 2 yr deal.

[reyes the roof]

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April. Right about the same time as Shohei.

By August their rotation will be four pitchers that they got at the trade deadline and a bullpen game

[Ghost Of The Year]

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By August their rotation will be four pitchers that they got at the trade deadline and a bullpen game

But with my luck, they'll already be counting down their magic number in July.
Dodgers. I hate those guys.

[countryboy]

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Seeing rumors/reports that Pete Alonso is going to re-sign with the Mets and then fire Scott Boras.

[Majingir]

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Seeing rumors/reports that Pete Alonso is going to re-sign with the Mets and then fire Scott Boras.

That would be crazy if it happens, but would make sense.

My interpretation if those rumors are true is that Boras had a deal in place with someone like the Jays, but Alonso wants to stay with the Mets (possibly feeling like Boras is trying to steer him to a higher offer over what Alonso wants?)

[Master Live 013]

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Another year of Boras taking L's?

[Ghost Of The Year]

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Was Boras Freddie Freeman's agent when he left Atlanta for LA, but didn't really want to leave Atlanta? If so, I'm getting the same vibes win regards to Alonso. At least with Freeman, it eventually worked out and he got (another) ring. I don't think Alonso is going to be as lucky if he doesn't stay right where he is.

[Majingir]

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Scherzer to the Jays!

Now let's hope Alonso or Bregman to Jays is next

Although this is making me think Alonso rumors are true if they only announced this one. Maybe Boras was lobbying for a package deal which rubbed Alonso the wrong way.

[reyes the roof]

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Seeing rumors/reports that Pete Alonso is going to re-sign with the Mets and then fire Scott Boras.

I don't know how the agent hiring/firing stuff works but I'd imagine he'd fire him before he signs a deal so Boras doesn't get a cut if he's going to get a new agent.

Scherzer to the Jays!

Now let's hope Alonso or Bregman to Jays is next

Although this is making me think Alonso rumors are true if they only announced this one. Maybe Boras was lobbying for a package deal which rubbed Alonso the wrong way.

I don't believe anything I hear when it comes to a Boras negotiation. The fact that something came out from Boras' strategic leaker Heyman saying Alonso desperately wants to go back to the Mets makes me think it's all a ploy to get the Jays to up their offer

[CBoller1331]

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Was Boras Freddie Freeman's agent when he left Atlanta for LA, but didn't really want to leave Atlanta? If so, I'm getting the same vibes win regards to Alonso. At least with Freeman, it eventually worked out and he got (another) ring. I don't think Alonso is going to be as lucky if he doesn't stay right where he is.

No Freeman had a different agent - who I believed he fired afterward

[Majingir]

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Jim Bowden saying the Cubs and Jays have been most aggressive on Bregman/Alonso.

No Freeman had a different agent - who I believed he fired afterward

Also not Boras, but I believe the same happened with Edwin in Toronto.

His agent was demanding so much, Jays made an offer, got rejected, Jays immediately (and in hindsight regrettably) shifted to Morales for the price they offered Edwin since they didn't want to play the waiting game on what felt like a losing battle, and then in the end Edwin signed for LESS than the Jays offered and he got a new agent after.

In baseball especially it feels like agents try playing those kinds of games which players don't always seem to be as fond of. In other sports you're likely getting paid a similar amount no matter what so you can be a bit selective on where you go, but in baseball you see agents holding up teams way more often when it seems like the player doesn't always want to go where the agents best offer says to go.

[Majingir]

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https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1885678890632257602?t=2a_EcRyepwsYnXrVixhUAA&s=19

Nothing new from what we've heard, but I wonder how much longer will this get dragged out for. Pitchers and catchers report in....under 2 weeks!

[Master Live 013]

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Regarding the Luka trade someone offered a Bobby Witt Jr. for Trout comparison. Trying to think of a better comp, but can't right now. Any thoughts?

[Majingir]

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Regarding the Luka trade someone offered a Bobby Witt Jr. for Trout comparison. Trying to think of a better comp, but can't right now. Any thoughts?

I was thinking no way Trout and AD can be comparable, then I realized Trout in 3 of the last 4 years has missed most of the seasons and now I'm wondering if he actually would be a good comparable in terms of recent seasons. But also, maybe Bogaerts would be a decent comparison?

I don't know if Witt would be best comparable for Doncic. Maybe Soto?

[Master Live 013]

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