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2014-2015 MLB Offseason Moves Thread

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kab21 FCL Twins

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15M for Cruz seems like a bargain relative to some other moves being made.

15M next season is fine.  4 yrs of it is awful.

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15M next season is fine.  4 yrs of it is awful.

 

Relative to giving Cuddyer 10M and giving up a first round pick?  Or "do nothing well" Billy Butler 30M?

 

At least Cruz does one thing well.

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Braves sign Nick Markakis for too many years and too much money to do nothing of notable value. #HotBravesTwitterTake

 

JA Happ traded for Michael Saunders.

 

The combination of the two meaning Justin Upton to Seattle?

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Relative to giving Cuddyer 10M and giving up a first round pick?  Or "do nothing well" Billy Butler 30M?

 

At least Cruz does one thing well.

 

Honestly I think I would rather owe Cuddyer 21M or Butler 30M than Cruz 60M.

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Braves sign Nick Markakis for too many years and too much money to do nothing of notable value. #HotBravesTwitterTake

 

JA Happ traded for Michael Saunders.

 

The combination of the two meaning Justin Upton to Seattle?

I bet Seattle would like that to be the case...

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Yankees / Diamondbacks / Tigers Three Team Trade!

 

Yankees get Didi Gregorius from AZ

Tigers get SP Greene from NYY

Diamondbacks get Robbie Ray and minor league Inf from DET.

 

Anyone else think that AZ could have gotten more from someone else?

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Detroit did well. Clearly the Yankees want defense and value it more than a number 5 pitcher. Given their ability to buy pitching, it probably makes sense for them. The Tigers don't give up much short or medium term, and get a number 5 starter. ....you can't go back in time and fix the Foster trade, so I like it for them. AZ is playing for the future, I guess.

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Detroit did well. Clearly the Yankees want defense and value it more than a number 5 pitcher. Given their ability to buy pitching, it probably makes sense for them. The Tigers don't give up much short or medium term, and get a number 5 starter. ....you can't go back in time and fix the Foster trade, so I like it for them. AZ is playing for the future, I guess.

If Greene is a #5 then Gibson is a #6.

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To follow up:

 

clarkspencer ‏@clarkspencer  · 8m8 minutes ago 
So just to restate: #Marlins getting Dee Gordon and Dan Haren from #dodgers for Heaney, Kike Hernandez, Austin Barnes and Chris Hatcher

 

but Haren may retire:

 

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi  · 9m9 minutes ago 
Calif. native Dan Haren to @markasaxon in Nov.: "At this point in my career, I have no interest in playing in a city away from my family."

 

 

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN  · 2m2 minutes ago 
Haren has friends in the game who say he is serious about retiring if he's traded away from southern California. Now a decision to come.

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Man the Dodgers are wheelin' and dealin' today.  They acquire 2B Howie Kendrick from the Angels for SP Heaney who they got in the deal from the Marlins earlier.

 

Also close to deal with SP Brandon McCarthy on a 4 year, $48 million dollar deal.  Who thought he would get that much?

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Man the Dodgers are wheelin' and dealin' today.  They acquire 2B Howie Kendrick from the Angels for SP Heaney who they got in the deal from the Marlins earlier.

 

Also close to deal with SP Brandon McCarthy on a 4 year, $48 million dollar deal.  Who thought he would get that much?

 

With his health history, the years are ridiculous.

 

I wouldn't do Heaney for Kendrick straight up, let alone add in Rutledge, but I guess they were just excited to solve their catcher issues with Grandal and get Kemp off the team.

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SP Alfredo Simon to the Tigers.  Reds get Tigers 1st round pick in 2013 SP Jonathon Crawford and 22 year old SS Eugenio Suarez.

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Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS  · 49s49 seconds ago 
Masterson goes to the red sox, confirmed. @Buster_ESPN 1st

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Speaking of DH's - Kendrys Morales got a 2 year deal from Kansas City...

 

With a 3rd year option.  If we weren't in such a Santana frenzy we'd probably be talking about how crazy it is for a team to sign a full time DH with a .612 OPS to a 2 year $17 million deal.  He's lucky he didn't get a Kubelesque minor league offer.

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So, The Orioles were unable/unwiling to retain Markakis, Nelson Cruz, and Delmon - and they missed out on Melky Cabrera and Torii Hunter. They have to be in the market to sign Alex Rios and/or Colby Rasmus now, right?

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