MLB 2012-13 off-season notes & transactions

[DodgerKing]

They just need healthy position players now.

Where?

C - AJ Ellis
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Mark Ellis/Dee Gordon
SS - Hanley Ramirez/Dee Gordon/Luis Cruz
3B - Hanley Remirez/Luis Cruz
LF - Carl Crawford
CF - Matt Kemp
RF - Andre Ethier

They have nowhere to play anyone else and have All Stars at pretty much every position

 

[Bodo Fenrirsson]

Where?

C - AJ Ellis
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Mark Ellis/Dee Gordon
SS - Hanley Ramirez/Dee Gordon/Luis Cruz
3B - Hanley Remirez/Luis Cruz
LF - Carl Crawford
CF - Matt Kemp
RF - Andre Ethier

They have nowhere to play anyone else and have All Stars at pretty much every position

Carl Crawford is coming back from surgery,Dee Gordon was out most of last season with injuries,& let's not forget Matt Kemp was also hurt a lot last season & also missed games. If the key players can stay healthy this season,then the dodgers have a good shot to get into the playoffs & hopefully go far,maybe to the World Series.

 

[DodgerKing]

I misunderstood what you meant. I thought you meant they still need to get some more position players.

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[DodgerKing]

Rays and Royals pull off a big trade. Royals get Shields and Davis.

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[DodgerKing]

Rays send James Shields to Royals

The Royals acquired former All-Star James Shields and fellow right-hander Wade Davis from Tampa Bay in a six-player deal that sent top prospects Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi along with two other minor leaguers to the Rays. The swap immediately bolsters the Royals' starting rotation and should make them a contender in the relatively weak American League Central.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove12/s...ields-wade-davis-kansas-city-royals-wil-myers

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Good to see the Royals finally starting to spend some of that luxury tax money they've been receiving over the years....

 

[salsadancer7]

Good to see the Royals finally starting to spend some of that luxury tax money they've been receiving over the years....

If only SOME TEAMS would follow suit...instead of sticking the money in their pocket.:rant:

 

[DodgerKing]

Good to see the Royals finally starting to spend some of that luxury tax money they've been receiving over the years....

Too bad it is still not nearly enough to get them past Detroit, Chicago, or even Cleveland.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Too bad it is still not nearly enough to get them past Detroit, Chicago[strike], or even Cleveland.[/strike]

Fixed it for ya....

At least it's a start...

 

[DodgerKing]

Fixed it for ya....

At least it's a start...

Cleveland will be a much improved team this year

 

[salsadancer7]

I think that it's Detroit and everyone else more or less the same.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Cleveland will be a much improved team this year

Getting Francona will help, but don't forget that the Royals finished four games better than the Tribe last year.

 

[BillD1984]

Like Matt Garza before him, I'm just glad that "Big Game" James now resides outside the AL East.

 

[KCK_Halo]

Like Matt Garza before him, I'm just glad that "Big Game" James now resides outside the AL East.

Who'd have thunk that KC would be so brazen to make such a move? I wonder also what the thought processes are in Tampa Bay right now. Should we say "rebuilding'???

 

[BillD1984]

Who'd have thunk that KC would be so brazen to make such a move? I wonder also what the thought processes are in Tampa Bay right now. Should we say "rebuilding'???

I heard earlier today that the Rays got quite a haul in this deal. For their sake, I hope they did because Wade Davis is no slouch either!

 

[salsadancer7]

Who'd have thunk that KC would be so brazen to make such a move? I wonder also what the thought processes are in Tampa Bay right now. Should we say "rebuilding'???

With no new stadium in sight, I think they will resemble the Marlins to a certain extent now that the league allowed Marlins management to give the finger to the fans and all the teams that pay into the revenue sharing thingy...

 

[Jimbo]

Cleveland will be a much improved team this year

Unless they trade thier SS before the season starts. (Come on Tigers, we need that SS !)

 

[Jimbo]

Rays send James Shields to Royals
http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove12/s...ields-wade-davis-kansas-city-royals-wil-myers

I don't like this move, Royals have said they were NOT trading thier Top Prospect and there was talk that he's be in the majors this year (maybe beginning ) and they went and gave him up.

 

[Jimbo]

I think that it's Detroit and everyone else more or less the same.

Thats what we THOUGHT last year and the Tigers barely played well enough to get there last year, here's hoping that the Tigers actually show up this year.

 

[Jimbo]

I heard earlier today that the Rays got quite a haul in this deal. For their sake, I hope they did because Wade Davis is no slouch either!

The way I see it, I think TB will be quite happy.

Btw, what was Shields contract status ?