Bob Sacamano

I feel like I wouldn’t hate them signing another lefty if Crochet is in the Kopech type of role from last season (or if he’s traded).

Yeah I’d expect a signing of another guy like that or as a piece in a Kimbrel trade for sure.

With Muncy likely to miss beginning of season and the NL likely adding a DH, he’s not exactly an extra piece anymore. I’d be interested in seeing what it would take.

Graveman will likely be a setup man so that would replace Kimbrel’s role. No doubt Kimbrel gets moved. Luxury tax increase also helps those teams that were right up against the previous amount and need a closer (Kimbrel).

Eek

Agreed. I think they grab more of a depth guy. The rotation is set in my mind, for better or worse.

3B?

I don’t think they will spend close to whatever the number ends up being but I think they trade Kimbrel. So say if there budget is close to what they are currently at, they have room for Conforto and lesser 2B signing, give or take going over a couple mill.

I’m ok with shifting but think it is a bit ridiculous when there are 5 guys in the outfield.

Come on, if you want to concede on something big, offer a bigger bonus pool for pre-arb players. That $20 mill comes out to just over half a mill a team.

Technically he was already a professional baseball player but we know what he meant haha

Jeff Passan fucks.

I want a live stream of this for 8 hours a day on MLBN if this happens. Would definitely help my work day.

There should be a different standard when you are in the sports/entertainment business. When you're buying a team, you should want to invest resources into it and put the best team on the field. No fans are going to cheer for being the most profitable.

Right? So many guys get paid near league minimum for their best years. I honestly think a bonus pool of the like $115 mill they want for pre-arb players is fair considering that’s under $4 mill a team. Actually seems like it should be an easy concession from owners.

Hopefully but man I just don’t see it.

Harold is right. They signing Castellanos.

He had zero MLB experience, same with the guys you are rooting against ?

Damn. That then lol

Jeff Passan looking to get fired from MLBN lol

His first contract was also 6 years/ $68 mill. Most of these players won’t even see a fraction of that.

Fixed.

One side made proposals. One never bothered even countering. One side decided to go into a lockout. It’s pretty obvious which side is at fault here.

What about the owners and their almost non-existent proposals?

Last minute deal not looking so good huh? Well at least there are 4 days left.