2015 MLB Free Agents

[gut]

Red Sox in gamble mode. Sandoval's slugging and on base have gone down for 4 straight years. Hanley is pretty fragile and is probably going to learn a new position.

It is the proper year for them to gamble. Their #7 1st round pick is protected, so they can't lose it. The top-10 protected system really benefits the big-market/highly desirable franchises to have an off year every now and again.

It makes little sense that Boston can get a free pass this season signing any "rejected qualifying offer" free agents, yet the Marlins and Padres (the 11th and 12th worst teams last year), if they could even convince/want someone to sign with them, would forfeit their pick.

Granted Boston will still lose their 2nd and 3rd rd. picks with these signings, and SF and LAD will get compensatory picks.

[Sanlmar]

Red Sox in gamble mode. Sandoval's slugging and on base have gone down for 4 straight years. Hanley is pretty fragile and is probably going to learn a new position.

Way I see it.

R CF Shane Victorino
R 2B Dusitn Pedroia
L DH Ortiz
R RF Yoenis Cespedes
S 3B Pablo,Sanoval
R LF Hanley Ramirez
R 1B Mike Napoli
R SS Xander Boegarts
R C Christian Vasquez


Too many right hand hitters.

Cespedes will never play Right Field. There was reported friction with Coaches & organization late last year. He will be traded.

Ramirez is athletic - like any SS who makes it to the Majors. However, who knows if he can play a big left field on the road.

AL East is too tough. This will never do. Do the Sox have a plan? Well, they gambled on youth last year and shit the bed offensively. I think this is just reactionary stuff to put butts in seats.

It will be several years before they sort out the very talented farm system & the kids they called up last year.

[Hockey Guy]

I understand this isn't a free agent signing but wow for the Blue Jays. Donaldson for Lawrie & a few prospects just doesn't seem right but Alex Anthopolous pulled it off. I absolutely love Donaldson.

All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson is the latest Oakland Athletics star traded away in a rebuilding effort.

General manager Billy Beane looked at the large deficit by which his Athletics lost the American League West to the Angels, then evaluated how Oakland barely held off Seattle on the season's final day for the second wild card.

He realized he needed to rebuild his roster once more, but at least initially he didn't envision the move he made Friday night: letting Donaldson go to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Brett Lawrie, right-hander Kendall Graveman, left-hander Sean Nolin and minor league shortstop Franklin Barreto.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11...onto-blue-jays

[Dan Druff]

Friedman/Zaidi not exactly doing wonders for the Dodgers yet, trading for two old relievers and signing two awful starting pitchers (both with ERA well over 5, with little apparent upside).

I think ownership is now suddenly obsessed with cutting payroll, which means Friedman might be handcuffed.

Honestly I'm not at all impressed yet.

[BeerAndPoker]

Nelson Cruz just signed a four year $57 million deal with the Mariners. This Seattle team could be very solid next year picking up a much needed heavy bat in there lineup cause this is what they lacked last year while giving up the fewest runs in baseball.

[herbertstemple]

Friedman/Zaidi not exactly doing wonders for the Dodgers yet, trading for two old relievers and signing two awful starting pitchers (both with ERA well over 5, with little apparent upside).

I think ownership is now suddenly obsessed with cutting payroll, which means Friedman might be handcuffed.

Honestly I'm not at all impressed yet.

Dodgers had 2nd best record in NL last year. No need to make major adjustments with this team. Find a decent replacement for Ramirez and they should be good to go. LA should win the west by 15 games next year.

[gut]

Orioles and Mariners both supposedly in talks with Dodgers for Kemp, which would bode well for the Dodgers if they can play those offers against each other. m's and o's both have some highly ranked pitching prospects.

[ToasterOven]

It will be interesting to see what numbers Nelson Cruz puts up in a pitcher's park. Having only played for Texas and Baltimore (and a tiny bit for the Brewers), he's only known launching pads.

[BeerAndPoker]

Lester gets 6 years $155 million from the Cubs

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...n-chicago-cubs

Tigers are still going after Scherzer but you can bet he will want more then this now.

[Sanlmar]

Lester gets 6 years $155 million from the Cubs

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...n-chicago-cubs

Tigers are still going after Scherzer but you can bet he will want more then this now.

Amazing how the entire free agent market was holding off waiting for a guy like Lester.

Scherzer more? Dunno, Lester was a lefty.

Dominos are gonna fall quickly now.

[BeerAndPoker]

^^^- Yeah that is true about Lester being an elite lefty but still Scherzer has been the best pitcher in the AL over the past 2.5 year period so you know he will want $30 mil a year or more.

It will be interesting to see where baseball salaries go the next five years cause they are already way out of control. Teams should really structure deals based a lot on performance bonuses.

[Sanlmar]

^^^- Yeah that is true about Lester being an elite lefty but still Scherzer has been the best pitcher in the AL over the past 2.5 year period so you know he will want $30 mil a year or more.

It will be interesting to see where baseball salaries go the next five years cause they are already way out of control. Teams should really structure deals based a lot on performance bonuses.

Lol, salaries out of control. People have been saying that since Curt Flood in 1969. You're sounding old BNP.

Teams all got another $25 million this year in TV money. With cable programming dying sports salaries will never turn back.

[BeerAndPoker]

^^^- Yeah that is true about Lester being an elite lefty but still Scherzer has been the best pitcher in the AL over the past 2.5 year period so you know he will want $30 mil a year or more.

It will be interesting to see where baseball salaries go the next five years cause they are already way out of control. Teams should really structure deals based a lot on performance bonuses.

Lol, salaries out of control. People have been saying that since Curt Flood in 1969. You're sounding old BNP.

Teams all got another $25 million this year in TV money. With cable programming dying sports salaries will never turn back.

Salaries are nuts imo but with a game you play practically everyday from mid February (training camp before spring training) until October then longer if you make the playoffs it's the sport where players deserve to be paid the most.

As for TV it's still a sport where small markets will continue to always struggle because teams like the Rays, Twins, Diamondbacks, etc. aren't bringing in the money the Dodgers and Yankees are from TV.

[gut]

^^^- Yeah that is true about Lester being an elite lefty but still Scherzer has been the best pitcher in the AL over the past 2.5 year period so you know he will want $30 mil a year or more.

It will be interesting to see where baseball salaries go the next five years cause they are already way out of control. Teams should really structure deals based a lot on performance bonuses.

[abrown83]

Cubs will get Lester and Russell Martin.

Also might get Hamels, if they are willing to trade one of their top prospects for him (preferably Addison Russell and a pitcher).

That would probably drop their odds in Vegas to be a top five WS pick.

Of course they are the Cubs and will fuck it up somehow.

Well I was close, Lester and Montero (Toronto overpaid for Martin).

Cubs were already down to the 6th favorite this morning on Bovada.

They also signed back Hammel.

Cubs top four starting pitchers had a ERA of 2.74 in 99 starts last year.

If some of that young hitting arrives they are going to be very good this year.

[abrown83]

And now the fourth favorite on Bovada.

[chinamaniac]

^^^- Yeah that is true about Lester being an elite lefty but still Scherzer has been the best pitcher in the AL over the past 2.5 year period so you know he will want $30 mil a year or more.

It will be interesting to see where baseball salaries go the next five years cause they are already way out of control. Teams should really structure deals based a lot on performance bonuses.

In an ideal world this would happen, but they can't

[lewfather]

Reports that ole boy scherzer is looking for 7yr 200m

[gut]

And now the fourth favorite on Bovada.

Granted they are public teams, but I'm not sure which one is more insane...Cubs at 12-1 or Red Sox at 9-1

[ToasterOven]

Reports that ole boy scherzer is looking for 7yr 200m

He turned down 6/24 during the year. I could see 6/30 from someone.