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The OFFICIAL 2013-2014 Mother's Basement HOT STOVE Offseason Thread

JDawg said:
IRRATIONALLY PUMPED! WHERE ARE TEH DEACPHANS???

Jonah Keri ‏@jonahkeri 25m
Actual scoop! Source confirms #Orioles have agreement with Ryan Webb for 2-year deal worth $4.5 million, pending physical.
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who is Ryan Webb? just found out i played against him, and had no idea.
 
Go, Mariners, go! Oh man, they’re definitely going after Price then. Would they trade Nick Franklin or can he play third?
 
Oh man. I love how the Mariners are more concerned with the star power and the appearance of trying to win games than, you know, actually trying to win games. Seems like taking on Cano and Price and dumping some of your prospectz for the next 5-6 years only gets you to mediocrity; you need those prospectz to go beyond that.
 
The A’s trading for a highly paid closer, the Rays taking an unwanted contract, the Yankees letting a homegrown player go for money reasons, a decent free agent choosing to sign with the Marlins, Jay Z signing his first MLB client to a contract in Seattle instead of NYC, the Mariners actually landing their big off season target …. what in the world is going on??
 
JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 1m
NY Post reporting the Mets and Curtis Granderson have agreed to a 4-year contract #Mets
 
TexasDeac10 said:
Oh man. I love how the Mariners are more concerned with the star power and the appearance of trying to win games than, you know, actually trying to win games. Seems like taking on Cano and Price and dumping some of your prospectz for the next 5-6 years only gets you to mediocrity; you need those prospectz to go beyond that.
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the AWFUL dave cameron agrees.

there's a point where a team that is in a good market and has plenty of assets can make a run. cano will be a bad contract in 5-7 years, but in the meantime he's a perenniel 5-7 win player. you have to pay to get that level of talent. adding him and price while they have felix in his prime is better than sitting and hoping the prospects turn out while they continue to finish 11th in the league in attendance. i'd be willing to bet they finish in the top 5 in the al in attendance next year and win 80+ games as is. if they continue to add to what they have (and they can afford to do it) then they could be at the 85+ point that makes you a playoff contender. that's how teams should operate when they aren't on a shoe-string budget: collect assets, grow a star or 2, get to mediocre with out any bad contracts, and then push the chips to the center. if you stand on the sidelines forver there's a good chance you win 70-75 games year, miss your best players prime years, and lose your job.
 
@Ken_Rosenthal now
Sources: Napoli talks at critical stage. He wants to stay with #RedSox, but has offer from another club that Sox need to match or exceed.
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OMG MY MARINERS!?!?!?
 
deacphan said:
the AWFUL dave cameron agrees.

there's a point where a team that is in a good market and has plenty of assets can make a run. cano will be a bad contract in 5-7 years, but in the meantime he's a perenniel 5-7 win player. you have to pay to get that level of talent. adding him and price while they have felix in his prime is better than sitting and hoping the prospects turn out while they continue to finish 11th in the league in attendance. i'd be willing to bet they finish in the top 5 in the al in attendance next year and win 80+ games as is. if they continue to add to what they have (and they can afford to do it) then they could be at the 85+ point that makes you a playoff contender. that's how teams should operate when they aren't on a shoe-string budget: collect assets, grow a star or 2, get to mediocre with out any bad contracts, and then push the chips to the center. if you stand on the sidelines forver there's a good chance you win 70-75 games year, miss your best players prime years, and lose your job.
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Oh god not the AWFUL Dave Cameron. What about Rany Jayazerli? He's cool, right? He agrees too. This is like the Royals last year, except the Mariners are farther away than the Royals from playoffs.
 
avalon said:
The A’s trading for a highly paid closer, the Rays taking an unwanted contract, the Yankees letting a homegrown player go for money reasons, a decent free agent choosing to sign with the Marlins, Jay Z signing his first MLB client to a contract in Seattle instead of NYC, the Mariners actually landing their big off season target …. what in the world is going on??
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Don't forget the royals acquiring an OBP guy.
 
TexasDeac10 said:
Oh god not the AWFUL Dave Cameron. What about Rany Jayazerli? He's cool, right? He agrees too. This is like the Royals last year, except the Mariners are farther away than the Royals from playoffs.
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but they have wayyyy more money. i'm also not sold on them being further away. they won 71 games last year, and the royals won 72 in 2012. assuming they move walker in a trade for price, theyll still be adding zunino, a full year of brad miller, and paxton to the team. oh yeah also a perennial mvp candidate in cano. price is better than shields too. they have a really strong nucleus, and the only thing theyre losing from the big league roster is morales (potentially) and anything they include in a price deal. oh they also did not lose a first for signing cano which is huge since they have a top 10.
 
By the way, that adage about $7m for a win on the open market, does that apply across the board to pitching and position players?
 
MHBDemon said:
Don't forget the royals acquiring an OBP guy.
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:eek:

/checks the Phillies’ off season moves

No worries, all normal here in Philly, but the rest of you might want to make sure you have your bunkers ready.
 
napoli to the M's actually makes a ton of sense. he's a better version of kendrys morales, and by signing him they'd now give up a 3rd for him and get back a 1s if morales signs elsewhere. GET IT DONE JACK Z!
 
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