MLB 2012-13 off-season notes & transactions

[BillD1984]

Sources: Melky Cabrera to Blue Jays

Wow.....somebody is going "all in" this offseason!! The AL East will be wide open in 2013.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

No surprise here:

Selig won't block Blue Jays-Marlins trade

 

[salsadancer7]

No surprise here:

Selig won't block Blue Jays-Marlins trade

Oh...and the useless one stated he "would monitor the financial situation" in Miami.

 

[Kraven]

The Blue Jays making the playoffs is good for Canada and MLB all around. However, every year we see one or two teams go on a spending spree and end up tanking it. I wish the Jays luck... heck I might even take the 5 hour drive and catch a weekend series, but am not confident their playoff bound yet.

Over spending is never a guaranty for success, ie- Yankees

Cheers, K

PS- John Gibson as the new mananger... not a bad choice, but am sure there much have been better choices out there. Surely he's relationship w/ AA helped.

 

[salsadancer7]

The Blue Jays making the playoffs is good for Canada and MLB all around. However, every year we see one or two teams go on a spending spree and end up tanking it. I wish the Jays luck... heck I might even take the 5 hour drive and catch a weekend series, but am not confident their playoff bound yet.

Over spending is never a guaranty for success, ie- Yankees

Cheers, K

PS- John Gibson as the new mananger... not a bad choice, but am sure there much have been better choices out there. Surely he's relationship w/ AA helped.

I wish the best as well. I will be rooting for them as well as Detroit seeing that alot of the keep players are former Marlins..

 

[Kraven]

Let's call it as it is.. this was not a trade but a bonafide salary dump.. plain and simple. I hope MLB takes a long look at this and puts measures into place to prevent this sort of trade in the future.

Cheers,K

 

[salsadancer7]

Let's call it as it is.. this was not a trade but a bonafide salary dump.. plain and simple. I hope MLB takes a long look at this and puts measures into place to prevent this sort of trade in the future.

Cheers,K

MLB will never do it...but I bet your bottom dollar(JM&J...I sound like my grandfather!!!! LOL!) that any city, county and state government WILL put in measures that will prevent this from happening again to ANY team that gets a new stadium.

 

[Jimbo]

I wish the best as well. I will be rooting for them as well as Detroit seeing that alot of the keep players are former Marlins..

Here's hoping that A. Sanchez decides to stay in Detroit.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

According to ESPN, Hiroki Kuroda has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Yankees, $15M plus incentives....

 

[Jimbo]

According to ESPN, Hiroki Kuroda has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Yankees, $15M plus incentives....

They pretty much HAD to get him signed.

 

[AntAltMike]

To the American MLB fan, there is nothing to be gained by having a Canadian baseball team. The NBA may benefit financially from foreign interest in their sport if they can make money from product sales and television rights in those countries, but I don't think that Canadians spend anywhere there amount of money on team logo baseball products as Europeans spend on NBA basketball sneakers, jerseys, etc.

 

[riffjim4069]

Here's hoping that A. Sanchez decides to stay in Detroit.

I think the odds of his staying are much better than 50-50...but who knows. It would be nice if he stayed...

 

[Jimbo]

I think the odds of his staying are much better than 50-50...but who knows. It would be nice if he stayed...

I've heard the other way around, that he's looking for much more than the Tigers are planning to go.

It would be a HUGE move if the Tigers managed to keep him.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Evan Longoria has agreed to a $100 million contract extension that could keep him with the Tampa Bay Rays through the 2023 season.

The deal maintains the terms of his contract through 2016 and then tacks on six more years for the $100 million. The team has an option for 2023.

Evan Longoria, Rays have extension

 

[salsadancer7]

Hmmm.... interesting:

The Phillies, Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, Cubs, and many more are inquiring on rightfielder Giancarlo Stanton, a major league source tells Cafardo. However, commissioner Bud Selig is watching the situation closely after the club's colossal salary dump in the Blue Jays deal. He didn't move to block that trade, but he may not be fond of a deal for the Marlins’ biggest draw.

Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#6o1xyBFJEWGqSWd5.99

I am already positive they will average less than 10 grand a game next year, BUT IF they get rid of Stanton...there will be more vendors than fans in that stadium.

 

[Jimbo]

Hmmm.... interesting:



Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#6o1xyBFJEWGqSWd5.99

I am already positive they will average less than 10 grand a game next year, BUT IF they get rid of Stanton...there will be more vendors than fans in that stadium.

Hey, the Tigers already have a working agreement with the Marlins, surprised they weren't mentioned .... then again, you never knew about the Cabrera trade BEFORE it happened either.

 

[salsadancer7]

Hey, the Tigers already have a working agreement with the Marlins, surprised they weren't mentioned .... then again, you never knew about the Cabrera trade BEFORE it happened either.

Rumor is..the ONLY WAY the Marlins would trade him before next season is IF they got the other teams top 4 or 5 prospects. NOT 4 or 5 of your prospects..but your #1 through #4 TOP prospects...ala the Dallas Cowboys Herschel Walker trade.

 

[Jimbo]

Rumor is..the ONLY WAY the Marlins would trade him before next season is IF they got the other teams top 4 or 5 prospects. NOT 4 or 5 of your prospects..but your #1 through #4 TOP prospects...ala the Dallas Cowboys Herschel Walker trade.

Well then we will cross that possibility off the list.
Not that I really thought they would get him anyways.

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[Ramy]

Reds sign Broxton.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...al-may-send-chapman-to-reds-rotation/1728675/

 

[Jimbo]

Madson went to the Angels

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/...ngeles-angels-agree-one-year-deal-source-says