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You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Centerfield Dec 06 2020 04:10 PM

Now virtual! Not sure how this would even remotely work. The whole idea of the winter meetings is to bring everyone together to make transactions easier. I don't see how this happens through zoom. It's not like you're going to talk to Bauer's agent while the Blue Jays are in the waiting room. Anyway. Should be an interesting 5 days. I think it's not likely that any of the big free agents sign this week but hopefully we'll hear more news. Let's get Brad Hand.

MFS62 Dec 07 2020 06:59 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

It seems like there have been fewer major deals (trades and signings) during the meetings the past few years. But the groundwork for those deals has been set during the meetings. Now that they're remote, who knows what will happen? I hope the Mets "come home from" the meeting with at least one significant addition, with more to follow. CF, I'm with you on Brad Hand. Later

bmfc1 Dec 07 2020 07:22 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Good thread title, CF.

MFS62 Dec 07 2020 01:04 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Bid'ness is reportedly being held up because of the DH https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-virtual-winter-meetings-open-190503735.html Barry M. Bloom Mon, December 7, 2020, 2:05 PM EST To illustrate the paralysis currently gripping Major League Baseball and the players, one need look no further than the designated hitter rule. The virtual Winter Meetings begin Monday, and a lack of agreement between MLB and the union regarding whether the DH will be used in 2021 is already impacting the free agent market. The stance of the MLB Players Association right now is that the players have a contract for at least one more season, and the universal DH is not part of the Basic Agreement. Later

Benjamin Grimm Dec 07 2020 01:28 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

They really need to resolve this. If the players are holding firm on no DH, then let there be no DH.

Centerfield Dec 07 2020 02:11 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Benjamin Grimm wrote: They really need to resolve this. If the players are holding firm on no DH, then let there be no DH. The article is awkwardly written. The players want the DH. Owners want it too. But the owners think they should get something for it. Like expanded playoffs, which to me sounds like a disaster. I think it's a “who blinks first” situation.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 07 2020 02:13 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

So the owners want to be compensated for getting something that they want. I wish I could say that this was the craziest thing I've ever heard, but there have probably been a hundred crazier things since Election Day alone.

Centerfield Dec 08 2020 05:11 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Lance Lynn to the White Sox. Chicago gives up Dane Dunning, their top pitching prospect. Consensus top 100. I'm guessing the guy was like a Justin Dunn level prospect. Maybe a tick better.

Edgy MD Dec 08 2020 07:36 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Benjamin Grimm wrote: So the owners want to be compensated for getting something that they want. I wish I could say that this was the craziest thing I've ever heard, but there have probably been a hundred crazier things since Election Day alone. This is totally the way management and unions operate. Maddening stuff.

MFS62 Dec 08 2020 07:41 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Mets signed Cleveland reliever Jared Robinson to a minor league deal. https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-sign-former-indians-pitcher-022501941.html Later

smg58 Dec 08 2020 09:50 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

While it would help the Mets to have a DH next season, neither the universal DH nor expanded playoffs serve the best interests of the sport. The Mets could theoretically have gotten Lynn and Sonny Gray for the same amount of money they're paying Stroman. Obviously there are players involved with the trades too, but it's a buyer's market right now and we need to take advantage of it.

Edgy MD Dec 08 2020 10:47 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

In theory, it helps the Mets. It's not like the Mets are the only National League team with a productive hitter that they can't fit into their lineup. The Braves used Acuña there and somebody else will in 2020. The Reds used Jesse Winker there. Wilmer Flores AND Austin Slater for the Giants. The league is filled with hitters who don't fit comfortably into a position for their team.

MFS62 Dec 08 2020 03:30 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

So far, the Major League free agent signings: Royals sign Carlos Santana ChiSox sign Adam Eaton Mets sign Trevor May Braves sign Charlie Morton Later

MFS62 Dec 09 2020 06:35 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

I got out of bed early and rushed downstairs to my PC, like a kid running to see what Santa left under the tree, to check out last night's deals. There was nothing there. Then I realized why. This year's meetings are virtual. There were no back-room late night meetings at bars or in cigar smoked rooms where GMs hash out deals. Another way 2020 ripped the joy from us. Rats! Later

Lefty Specialist Dec 09 2020 11:52 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

I wonder if they have virtual hookers hanging around in the virtual lobby.

Edgy MD Dec 09 2020 12:01 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

I've been spending days resisting making a virtual crack about virtually harassing Kim Ng. Really, the fewer transactions that involve alcohol the better.

LWFS Dec 09 2020 05:40 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

=smg58 post_id=51841 time=1607446218 user_id=62] While it would help the Mets to have a DH next season, neither the universal DH nor expanded playoffs serve the best interests of the sport. The Mets could theoretically have gotten Lynn and Sonny Gray for the same amount of money they're paying Stroman. Obviously there are players involved with the trades too, but it's a buyer's market right now and we need to take advantage of it.

6 years of controllable Dane Dunning would be worth... significantly more than one year of Stroman's salary.

MFS62 Dec 10 2020 10:56 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Rule V Draft: Nothing major Metly happened: https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-lose-pitching-prospect-dedniel-174703322.html Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 10 2020 11:27 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Lost Deneil Nunez to SFG Selected a pitcher from Cleveland then sold him to Pittsburg In the minor league phase they picked up -OF Drew Ferguson (HOU). Low power, but good BA/OBP guy who plays 3 positions -RHP Justin Dillon (TOR). Starter, good whip guy -SS Drew Jackson (LAD). Stats don't look very good -RHP Jesus Reyes (CIN) sinkerball reliver -LHP Jose "the Gorilla" Zorrilla (CIN) LHP reliever, high ERA, lots of whiffs Lost: -SS Sebastian Espino -C Wilfred Astudillo -RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta -2B Mitchell Tolman

Edgy MD Dec 10 2020 11:42 AM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

That's a lot of minor league fishing. Dedniel Nuñez isn't nothing. More of a makeup guy than a stuff guy, but probably has a future in the bigs if only as a swingman for a few years. As for the rest, well, lose infielders, where they're deep and gain an outfielder , where they're shallow, and a lefty reliever, where ditto.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 10 2020 02:51 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Lost Deneil Nunez to SFG Selected a pitcher from Cleveland then sold him to Pittsburg In the minor league phase they picked up -OF Drew Ferguson (HOU). Low power, but good BA/OBP guy who plays 3 positions -RHP Justin Dillon (TOR). Starter, good whip guy -SS Drew Jackson (LAD). Stats don't look very good -RHP Jesus Reyes (CIN) sinkerball reliver -LHP Jose "the Gorilla" Zorrilla (CIN) LHP reliever, high ERA, lots of whiffs Lost: -SS Sebastian Espino -C Wilfred Astudillo -RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta -2B Mitchell Tolman Wilfred Astudillo is la Tortuga's little brother IIRC. Bummed that family line isn't in the Met org any longer.

MFS62 Dec 10 2020 03:04 PM Re: You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020

I was hoping for a Hanukah present. But so far it has been more like Pass-over. Later