2019-2020 MLB Off Season news and discussion II

[UPRedsFan]

Really glad to see that. Good for Dusty!

[DocRed]

Astros Expected To Hire Dusty Baker

Serves the Astros right

[UPRedsFan]

Second favorite part of this offseason:

Cubs without Castellanos
Brewers without Moustakas
Cardinals without Ozuna
Pirates without Marte
Things are lining up so nicely!

[DocRed]

Second favorite part of this offseason:

Cubs without Castellanos
Brewers without Moustakas
Cardinals without Ozuna
Pirates without Marte
Things are lining up so nicely!

Addition by subtraction works!

[Chip R]

Cubs (in an obvious reactionary move) are interested in Scooter Gennett.

Theo and co. sure know RZs weak spots.

Next thing you know they are going to sign Zach Cozart, Billy Hamilton and Wily Mo Pena.

[redsmetz]

Next thing you know they are going to sign Zach Cozart, Billy Hamilton and Wily Mo Pena.

Went to check if Wily Mo was still around. Noticed his 2001 Dayton season. Checked it because I wondered if he played with Salmone Peters. He did - in fact, five players on that squad hit over 75% of the team's homers. In order: Salmon Peters (28), Wily Mo (26), Randy Ruiz & Stephen Smitherman (20 each) and Mike Calitri (16) - 110 of 144 homers.

[redsmetz]

Serves the Astros right

Personally I think Dusty's the right guy for this team and their situation.

[DocRed]

Cubs sign Jeffress for $850K, dang it

[Griffey012]

Cubs sign Jeffress for $850K, dang it

I would have liked to have Jeffress on a minor league deal. But I kinda like the part where we are signing Castellanos and the Cubs are signings hopeful bounce-back players to 1 year deals.

[NebraskaRed]

Adam McCalvy
@AdamMcCalvy

The Brewers expect an 8-week return to action for Luis Urias after surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. "Questionable" for Opening Day, David Stearns says, but the team anticipates a full recovery and no lingering effects.

Tough break for the Brewers.

[WrongVerb]

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan

BREAKING: Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant has lost his grievance against the team seeking an extra year of service, sources familiar with the ruling tell ESPN.

News story at @espn: es.pn/2t90bll
7:02am · 29 Jan 2020

[Sea Ray]

Thanks for that update. I couldn't imagine how he'd win it but this does settle the issue of whether clubs have wide discretion in when they bring youngsters up

[Chip R]

Thanks for that update. I couldn't imagine how he'd win it but this does settle the issue of whether clubs have wide discretion in when they bring youngsters up

If Bryant had to wait to get called up, what hope is there for anyone else? Of course this probably hasn't endeared him to Cubs management and vice versa. I'd say any chance of him signing there long term is slim and none. But, who knows? Maybe if they had called him up when they should have he wouldn't have stuck around anyway.

[Sea Ray]

If the players don't like what happened to Bryant then they'll have to negotiate it at the next CBA. Don't expect the courts to bail you out

[M2]

If Bryant had to wait to get called up, what hope is there for anyone else? Of course this probably hasn't endeared him to Cubs management and vice versa. I'd say any chance of him signing there long term is slim and none. But, who knows? Maybe if they had called him up when they should have he wouldn't have stuck around anyway.

Get his seven best seasons and let him walk is a solid plan.