We Hate the Braves and Cole Hamels 2020

[G-Fafif]

Pest Charlie Culberson re-signing with ATL on a minor league deal.

[Edgy MD]

I was misreading and thinking Hamels somehow signed on a minor league deal. No huh-way.

[G-Fafif]

We hate Charlie Culberson, too, but he didn’t have the marquee value to carry the thread title.

[G-Fafif]

SunTrust Park is now Truist Park, which may or may not inspire a line of I’M STILL CALLING IT SUNTRUST t-shirts from Uni-Watch.

[Frayed Knot]

So SunTrust, a large bank with a major presence in that area, are out after just a THREE YEAR sponsorship of a brand new stadium?!?!?

[Ceetar]

So SunTrust, a large bank with a major presence in that area, are out after just a THREE YEAR sponsorship of a brand new stadium?!?!?

bank drama.

On December 6, 2019, the merger between BB&T and SunTrust closed, forming Truist Financial Corporation.[11] The two banks continue to operate separately, while merging their operating systems.

[Frayed Knot]

So what's their new slogan going to be?: Same bank you've known for years ... only now with a much shittier corporate moniker!

[G-Fafif]

Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

[seawolf17]

Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

This frightens me, just a tiny bit, even though he hasn't had a productive season since 2016, and that was only 25 starts. He's only 33. Well worth a flier.

[bmfc1]

He might hit another Grand Slam against the Mets.

[G-Fafif]

Marcell Ozuna signs 1 year deal with this miserable franchise.

[LWFS]

This... is unfortunate.

I'm hoping this isn't chased with an Arenado trade.

[smg58]

Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

This frightens me, just a tiny bit, even though he hasn't had a productive season since 2016, and that was only 25 starts. He's only 33. Well worth a flier.

He's exhibit A of how hard it is to be an elite pitcher for a long time. Given how much relief pitchers are in short supply, he'd be worth the risk just for that option.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Ozuna is one of those guys who doesn't seem "for real" to me.

Arenado should be on the Mets

[Fman99]

I expect Ozuna to be a giant pain in the ass for us all year. Basically, taking that role over from Josh Donaldson who went elsewhere.

[MFS62]

Arenado should be on the Mets

But it will probably be Starling Marte - when he's 37 years old.
Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Arenado should be on the Mets

If you want to give Fred Wilpon a heart attack, his salary would be the way to do it.

[Centerfield]

Arenado should be on the Mets

Arenado trade rumors are flying around twitter.

Hard to imagine there is any truth to them. If the Mets could afford Arenado, they would have been in on Rendon, who would have cost just money.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I guess so, but the Mets are funny.

McNeil, Smith and Matz. Let's do it

[Frayed Knot]

That Arenado honeymoon in Denver sure didn't last long.
He's claiming the team made promises to spend elsewhere after they spent on him.
But now the team seems to be gun-shy about throwing big buxx around after their strong pitching of 2018 turned south on them in 2019, so maybe they're not as close as they thought a year ago.
So they've at least talked about trading N.A. just one year into a L-T contract (although he can opt-out after '21) and he's not only not happy about it but hasn't been shy about saying so publicly.

[bmfc1]

This site, which I've never heard of, says that the Mets and Rockies are talking:
https://primetimesportstalk.com/2020/01 ... and-notes/
COL wants a catcher and they like Nimmo (who doesn't?) who is from that part of the country. I'm fantasizing about a lineup with Marte in CF and Arenado at 3B.

[seawolf17]

Starling Marte is Brandon Nimmo, just older and worse. I don't want him anywhere near this team.

Arenado, on the other hand...

[Lefty Specialist]

Maybe they'd take Cano in return.

[G-Fafif]

Yonder Alonso has signed minor league deal with Braves.

[G-Fafif]

Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

Felix Hernandez has opted out for 2020.