2016 MLB Offseason Thread

[Bort]

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

[Saul Goodman]

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

[CubFaninHydePark]

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

Sorry, I was distracted by the free keg of beer.

[Wheezer]

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

Lisa needs braces!

DRAFT PICK.

You guys are forgetting the drafhor.

[Tonker]

There appears to be quite a defined split in the BBWAA between:

  1. Informed writers who understand that it was close, but Justin Verlander was probably the best pitcher in the AL, with Porcello second.

  2. Meatball HOLY SHIT DAT VALANDA GUY ONLY ONE SIXTEEN GAMES HE'S A BUM AND SHOULDA NEVER BEEN ON DA BALLOT MY FRENTS.


Still, he's sticking it to KAY TUPTON every night, so there's a limit to how much sympathy I can have for the bloke, to be honest.

[Wheezer]

So Dex is again testing FA.

He was a three-squares client in 2015, BTW. And it was Jabberwocky.

Came with game 5 tickets behind home plate, too. And now I'm good and hung over for this "skills assessment" at City Hall.

[SKO]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

[Oleg]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

How weird that Fork's lobbying for a DH fell on deaf ears.

[Yeti]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

How weird that Fork's lobbying for a DH fell on deaf ears.

It's right in line with all Forkdictions

[ChuckD]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

How weird that Fork's lobbying for a DH fell on deaf ears.

It's right in line with all Forkdictions

Remember back in April when the Cubs got to ~5 games up that Fork predicted the Cardinals would never be any closer the rest of the year?

[SKO]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

How weird that Fork's lobbying for a DH fell on deaf ears.

It's right in line with all Forkdictions

Remember back in April when the Cubs got to ~5 games up that Fork predicted the Cardinals would never be any closer the rest of the year?

Remember when he predicted the Cubs would win the 2016 World Series. What a loon. We've finally reached the point where the Cubs are actually good enough to justify a small % of the Fork Bravado. Heady times.

[R-V]

So some key points from the new CBA, supposedly:

-15 day DL changed to the 10 day DL

-Home field advantage in the WS now determined the way it should always have been determined, the records of the two teams playing.

-International FA pools limited to 5 million a year, hard cap. No over-spending and paying a tax like before. Because nobody is going to make Jerry Fucking Reinsdorf pay for young talent in order to compete, by God.

-Signing a qualifying offer free agent will now cost you a 3rd round pick, unless it costs you a 2nd and a 5th because you're paying the luxury tax, but not if you sign them under the light of the full moon, and if it's raining that day you get a free breakfast burrito.

-Major luxury tax whammy for any team nearing or over the 250 mildo range, which should really slow down the Dodgers habit of taking on everyone's bad contracts in order to get the players they want.

-Season will start sooner so they can work in some more off days.

How weird that Fork's lobbying for a DH fell on deaf ears.

It's right in line with all Forkdictions

Remember back in April when the Cubs got to ~5 games up that Fork predicted the Cardinals would never be any closer the rest of the year?

Remember when he predicted the Cubs would win the 2016 World Series. What a loon. We've finally reached the point where the Cubs are actually good enough to justify a small % of the Fork Bravado. Heady times.

Some food for thought: what if these young Cubs are similar to the young Blackhawks of a few years back? Would like to get Fork's input on that topic.

[SKO]

Apparently the new CBA rules mean any international FAs under 25 are subject to the pool rules, so Shohei Otani probably isn't coming over till 2019 now, which sucks ass, because there were lots of rumors the Cubs were loading up for a run at him next year if he was posted.

[Oleg]

Apparently the new CBA rules mean any international FAs under 25 are subject to the pool rules, so Shohei Otani probably isn't coming over till 2019 now, which sucks ass, because there were lots of rumors the Cubs were loading up for a run at him next year if he was posted.

I think there may be something about playing in a professional league that may offset some of that.  I still think the biggest sticking point was the $20MM limit on the posting fee.

[SKO]

Apparently the new CBA rules mean any international FAs under 25 are subject to the pool rules, so Shohei Otani probably isn't coming over till 2019 now, which sucks ass, because there were lots of rumors the Cubs were loading up for a run at him next year if he was posted.

I think there may be something about playing in a professional league that may offset some of that.  I still think the biggest sticking point was the $20MM limit on the posting fee.

The limit is 6 years playing in another pro league. 2017 would be Otani's 5th, so he'd still not be eligible. This blows.