MLB Offseason Moves

[Collier11]

Braves acquire 2B Dan Uggla from the Marlins for IF/OF Omar Infante and LHP Michael Dunn

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Cardinals resign their #4 Pitcher Jake Westbrook to a 2 year deal

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Marlins sign Catcher John Buck

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BlueJays acquire OF Rajai Davis for 2 minor leaguers from the A's

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Reds resign Catcher Ramon Hernandez

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Dodgers resign RHP Hiroki Kuroda

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Padres Acquired OF Cameron Maybin from the Florida Marlins for RHP Edward Mujica and RHP Ryan Webb.

[texaspokieokie]

Braves acquire 2B Dan Uggla from the Marlins for IF/OF Omar Infante and LHP Michael Dunn

uggla turned down a 4 yr/48 mil extension from marlins.

[ouleaf]

Dodgers resign RHP Hiroki Kuroda

pretty good keep there....i'm sure a lot of teams were looking at him.

[texaspokieokie]

pretty good keep there....i'm sure a lot of teams were looking at him.

as a fan of dodgers, i think it was a good move.

[Scott D]

Collier hates that the White Sox are bringing back Omar Vizquel.

[Collier11]

Could care less, just interested to see if my Cards get Uribe, Drew, or Bartlett at SS :D

[Collier11]

Rockies Traded INF Clint Barmes to Houston Astros for RHP Felipe Paulino.

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Twins sign Ron Gardenhire to a two year extension

[Scott D]

Awesome, three more years of the Twins wasting their energy to win the division in August just to fail in the first round of the playoffs if they make it.

[Collier11]

think about what he routinely has to work with

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Aubrey Huff resigns with the Giants for 2 years

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Dontrelle Willis signed a minor league deal with the Reds

[Scott D]

and that's where he'll probably remain.

[ouleaf]

and that's where he'll probably remain.

probably

[ouleaf]

Could care less, just interested to see if my Cards get Uribe, Drew, or Bartlett at SS :D

If it's Bartlett, hope he can return to his production from a year or 2 ago. Last year wasn't a great year for him.

[Collier11]

true

[Breadburner]

Buddy of mine just moved up from AA to the bigs......

[Collier11]

who?

[Breadburner]

Not trying to be a pecker....I will spill it after spring training.....

[Salt City Sooner]

Saw where Rivera re-upped w/ the Yanks, 2 year deal.

[texaspokieokie]

adam dunn to chisox.

[Scott D]

and scuttlebutt is that we'll have Paul Konerko back in the fold soon. Be nice to alternate Konerko and Dunn at 1B/DH instead of the rotating door of kotsay/Jones/Teahen it was a year ago.

[Collier11]

Cardinals get Ryan Theriot to play either 2b or ss

[Salt City Sooner]

Looks like Boston's about to make a significant splash by the name of Adrian Gonzalez. Also Jeter's expected to finally get re-upped w/ the Yanks over the weekend.

[texaspokieokie]

berkman to cards, will play lf with holiday moving to rf.

[texaspokieokie]

dodgers sign uribe.

[Collier11]

Arizona Agreed to terms with INF Melvin Mora on a one-year contract.

Baltimore Acquired 3B Mark Reynolds from Arizona

Boston Acquired 1B Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego

San Diego Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Harang on a one-year contract.

Washington Agreed to terms with OF Jayson Werth on a seven-year contract.

St.Louis Agreed to terms with OF-1B Lance Berkman on a one-year contract.

[texaspokieokie]

Nats left millions on table on Werth contract.

[ouleaf]

berkman to cards, will play lf with holiday moving to rf.

Thought he'd DH the rest of his career. Surprised to see him going back to an NL team, and the Cards for that matter. Lol Astros fans.

[Collier11]

He apparently lost 15lbs and is healthy for the 1st time in years, hopefully he stays that way

[Collier11]

Nats left millions on table on Werth contract.

I think you mean that the Nats overspent by millions

[texaspokieokie]

yep, that's what that means.

[Collier11]

Carl Crawford to the Red Sox

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

Rockies Traded INF Clint Barmes to Houston Astros for RHP Felipe Paulino.

I love this move. A solid infielder for a marginally ok pitcher.


Cardinals get Ryan Theriot to play either 2b or ss

They also sign OKC native and LHP Brian Tallet as well, who was Theriot's teammate on the 2000 LSU National Championship team.

[Scott D]

and scuttlebutt is that we'll have Paul Konerko back in the fold soon. Be nice to alternate Konerko and Dunn at 1B/DH instead of the rotating door of kotsay/Jones/Teahen it was a year ago.

told ya :)

[texaspokieokie]

surprise !!!!!

Lee to Phillie.

[ouleaf]

Pretty upsetting that he won't be back with the Rangers. Do Rangers push for Greinke now?

[texaspokieokie]

i bet they do.

yanks probably will, also.

[GrapevineSooner]

I can't begrudge Cliff. He apparently loved pitching in Philly and didn't want to leave when he got traded to Seattle exactly one year ago.

When I heard the Phils were the 'mystery team' that Jon Heyman of SI was talking about, I got a sinking feeling.

But I also wasn't completely sold on the idea of signing a 32 year old pitcher, who's been great in his only two post seasons, to a 6 year deal.

If you look at some of the long term deals that have been handed out to some of the biggest names at this position, only CC's been able to really deliver. Barry Zito didn't even make the Giants post season roster this year and AJ Burnett is turning into a bust for the Yankees.

At the very least, this gives the club the flexibility to give extensions to CJ, Hambone, and Andrus. And they still have a deep farm system.

With two compensatory picks since Cliff signed elsewhere.

[texaspokieokie]

Cliff Lee's regular season last year wasn't worth the $20 mil. range. mostly
just post season & then not good in WS.

kind of an "ego" thing for Ryan & rangers.

6 or 7 years can never be predicted,especially fo pitchers.

dodgers blew 105 mil on brown.

all of the above: JMHO

[ouleaf]

How sick is the Phillies rotation now?

Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, and Hamels? Insane

[Salt City Sooner]

Greinke's a Brewer:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5935586

[royalfan5]

Greinke's a Brewer:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5935586

I'm okay with this deal from a Royals perspective. It filled in some gaps in RH pitching and up the middle. It's not like the Royals were going to contend next year anyway, and Greinke is a little bit of a headcase, so who knows if he stays fully wound in KC the next couple of years.

[Ruf/Nek7]

Ranger's top options at pitching are trade for Matt Garza, or attempt to sign Carl Pavano or Brandon Webb. I like the prospect of Webb even though he his coming off injury. He was a Cy Young winner in 06 and could be a rather cheap get. Trade for Garza and sign Webb.

[Ruf/Nek7]

Ranger's looking to lock Beltre in for 5 years with a 6th year option. Michael Young has already agreed to move to utility INF and DH meaning Guerrero will not be resigned. Tough loss, but big gain. Ranger's will have best left side infield in MLB and solid lineup. Andrus, Young, Beltre, Hamilton, Cruz, Kinsler, Murphy, Moreland, Torrealba. Can't wait til April!

[five fingers]

probably

yes I think

[texaspokieokie]

Ranger's looking to lock Beltre in for 5 years with a 6th year option. Michael Young has already agreed to move to utility INF and DH meaning Guerrero will not be resigned. Tough loss, but big gain. Ranger's will have best left side infield in MLB and solid lineup. Andrus, Young, Beltre, Hamilton, Cruz, Kinsler, Murphy, Moreland, Torrealba. Can't wait til April!

Rangers will be better with Beltre as opposed to Guerreo, beltre is a whole player, not just dh.

maybe young could be regular 1st base.

[ouleaf]

Ranger's looking to lock Beltre in for 5 years with a 6th year option. Michael Young has already agreed to move to utility INF and DH meaning Guerrero will not be resigned. Tough loss, but big gain. Ranger's will have best left side infield in MLB and solid lineup. Andrus, Young, Beltre, Hamilton, Cruz, Kinsler, Murphy, Moreland, Torrealba. Can't wait til April!

Sad to see Big Vlad go, but if Beltre is a very, very solid add and shores up the liability Young was at 3rd Base. Think Young will be a solid DH/Super Utility guy.

Nice move by the Rangers overall.

[five fingers]

as a fan of dodgers, i think it was a good move.

I agree with you. (http://www.anyvibramfivefingers.com/)

[ouleaf]

Definitely wouldn't mind seeing the Rangers make a move for the one and only Jim Thome. You could prob. get him for something in the $4-5MM range which is a little pricey, but that would be one hell of a DH to have. He wouldn't have to play everyday either. You'd just put him in against right handers. The guy can still absolutely crush a baseball.

[texaspokieokie]

saw where Ryne Duren died. RIP

[Salt City Sooner]

Rafael Soriano to the Yankees:

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6020119

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Rafael Soriano to the Yankees:

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6020119

Lot's o' money for a setup guy, but he's obviously their closer of the future when Rivera hangs it up.

[Salt City Sooner]

Andruw Jones to the Yanks; 1 year deal. They also re-signed Hughes, Joba, & Logan to 1 year contracts.

[texaspokieokie]

vernon wells to angels.

manny & damon to the rays.

[Scott D]

hope the yanquis have fun with andruw

[texaspokieokie]

he was so bad with the dodgers that they let him go after one season.
he cost them about a mil per rbi.
he got 36 mil for the one season.

[texaspokieokie]

see in dmn that Michael Young wants a trade.

not easy with his big salary.

[GrapevineSooner]

Some team player he is considering this is his 2nd trade request in 24 months.

[ouleaf]

Young becomes a 10-5 rule guy in May, so if the Rangers are going to trade him, they better do it before then when he can somewhat dictate where he goes.

I hope he stays and can accept his reduced role and just be happy with the 48MM or whatever it is he is due over the next 3 years. He is an important leader on the team, but at the same time it won't be devastating if he leaves. There are a group of young guys that can step in and be the face of the Rangers as well as Nolan Ryan.

[GrapevineSooner]

Frank Catalonotto was a pretty good hitter in his early 30's, but quickly nosedived after the 2008 season.

Got cut in spring training in 2009 and didn't return to baseball.

Michael Young's metrics mirror his.

And as such, there's no team out there that will do this deal unless the Rangers take on a significant portion of his salary.

From a production standpoint, he can be replaced. It's the financial side that bugs me.

And yes, Young needs to accept his reduced role. He'll be the best paid utility man in baseball if he stays in Texas.

[texaspokieokie]

don't blame him for not wanting to DH.

they keep moving, off 2nd for soriano. next team soriano went to made him play in of.

off ss for the kid.

now off 3rd for beltre.

been here 10 yrs & don't get much respect. (lotsa money tho)

he did fall off a little, tho.
only hit 281.

[texaspokieokie]

Frank Catalonotto was a pretty good hitter in his early 30's, but quickly nosedived after the 2008 season.

Got cut in spring training in 2009 and didn't return to baseball.

Michael Young's metrics mirror his.

And as such, there's no team out there that will do this deal unless the Rangers take on a significant portion of his salary.

From a production standpoint, he can be replaced. It's the financial side that bugs me.

And yes, Young needs to accept his reduced role. He'll be the best paid utility man in baseball if he stays in Texas.

catalanotto doesn't compare too much to young. BA is close, but FC hardly ever played in as many games as MY.

his season high for hits was 153 & over 100 hits only 4 times.
not nearly as many HRs (which i don't think are that important) or RSbi.

however, i agree that MY would have a good chance of falling into obscurity
if he left the Rangers.
FC did play a few games in 2010, but hit only >160.

[texaspokieokie]

Saw where Duke Snider died. RIP

he was one of my favorites, back in the day. was a GREAT ballplayer.

[Scott D]

duke was a hell of a player.... 2/3 of my most prized baseball is now gone...and not sure how long we'll have the say hey kid around.

[MiccoMacey]

The Reds re-signed a several of their key players, and added Renteria from San Francisco.

Now if we could just figure out how to ever get a dominant pitching staff...

[ouleaf]

Big time news out of the Rangers camp....Very, very surprising.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6205109


SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Chuck Greenberg will step down from his post as CEO and managing general partner of the Texas Rangers, two sources confirmed Friday.

It will end a seven-month stay for Greenberg at the post, though he worked for more than a year prior in his eventually successful pursuit to buy the club.

Club president Nolan Ryan flew back to Texas Friday morning and could not be reached for reaction. General manager Jon Daniels said he had no comment.

An official announcement is expected as soon as Friday.

[texaspokieokie]

Big time news out of the Rangers camp....Very, very surprising.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6205109

haven't seen this anywhere on the news. wonder if it's true ???

[texaspokieokie]

haven't seen this anywhere on the news. wonder if it's true ???

a stupid post on my part.

[FenwayFaithfulSooner]

Man am I going to miss Beltre. He had a great season in the field and at the plate. Do you guys think he will duplicate the season he just had in Boston for Texas? Or will he go in a slump again? If he has another good season that line up for Texas is going to be great.

[FenwayFaithfulSooner]

I wish Boston had a better situation at catcher going into next season. Hopefully Salty and Varitek can stay healthy and produce at the position.

[texaspokieokie]

Man am I going to miss Beltre. He had a great season in the field and at the plate. Do you guys think he will duplicate the season he just had in Boston for Texas? Or will he go in a slump again? If he has another good season that line up for Texas is going to be great.

i think Beltre tends to hit better in his "free agent" seasons.

if i remember he had a great season before leaving dodgers.

[Breadburner]

Not trying to be a pecker....I will spill it after spring training.....

My man is down the final roster cut....If he makes this he makes the show.....

[Breadburner]

My man missed the last cut AAA it is for now......

[ouleaf]

Rangers ship off C - Matt Treanor for cash.

Thought this was interesting....Napoli is now the sole backup catcher behind Torrealba....this should mean less DH time for Napoli and more DH time for Young.

Also think the Rangers made a good move in keeping Feliz as the closer for this year....The bullpen has not been very good at all this spring, and it might be the worst bullpen in the AL if it weren't for keeping Neftali as closer.

Sucks that the gamble on Webb hasn't worked out, and now Hunter goes down so you lose another starting pitcher. Probably move Ogando to that No. 4 or No. 5 starter, which takes away from the bullpen even more.

Ranger's bats are really going to need to be on fire out of the gates if the pitching staff can't get it together right away.

[ouleaf]

Rangers ship off C - Matt Treanor for cash.

Thought this was interesting....Napoli is now the sole backup catcher behind Torrealba....this should mean less DH time for Napoli and more DH time for Young.

Ranger's bats are really going to need to be on fire out of the gates if the pitching staff can't get it together right away.


Looks like the Rangers made the right call....Napoli had a hell of an opening weekend! Ranger's bats were on fire too! Bullpen is still very suspect though.

[texaspokieokie]

Treanor had a big hit for KC.

[texaspokieokie]

Manny made a big move !! he quit. Good riddance !!!!!!!

he can easily live on his "stupid dodger" money for the rest of his life !!!!