Off Season Thread aka The Party is over

[OhSoSlick]

I see Peta is itching for attention.

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[Posada20]

Except there’s several big ticket SS available now, and only so much money to go around. If he took a big dollar 2 year deal, and kills it, he’s still getting paid very nicely again

You think there’s a ton of teams out there willing to throw those mega deals on the table? When many times, they don’t go well

Who said that story is gonna get a mega deal ? I am saying that in this market , it’s logical to ask for more than a year or two . Story asking for about 4 years at a good rate per year would seem like a bargain compared to what Seager , Correa and possibly what Siemen will get

[dayners81]

And you don’t get that story’s best chance to capitalize on his value is now while he is still under 30 in his prime .

No, No its not. He had his worst yr of his career last yr, he has 3-4 better SS this yr that teams are going to give better offers to. Next yr, if Story has a bounce back yr, he re enters the market without multiple better options.

This is absolutely not the best chance Story has to capitalize

[OhSoSlick]

No, No its not. He had his worst yr of his career last yr, he has 3-4 better SS this yr that teams are going to give better offers to. Next yr, if Story has a bounce back yr, he re enters the market without multiple better options.

This is absolutely not the best chance Story has to capitalize

I hear he's an athlete though.

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[Posada20]

No, No its not. He had his worst yr of his career last yr, he has 3-4 better SS this yr that teams are going to give better offers to. Next yr, if Story has a bounce back yr, he re enters the market without multiple better options.

This is absolutely not the best chance Story has to capitalize

Can’t agree with that when he is 2 years younger than siemen .

[Posada20]

Zack wheeler is an example of my point . He didn’t have a great year in 19 but he still got himself 5 years 118 mill and he was 29 at the time . Why? Because cole and others made it a big buyer’s market. His contract was a bargain compared to what cole and some others got

[dayners81]

Zack wheeler is an example of my point . He didn’t have a great year in 19 but he still got himself 5 years 118 mill and he was 29 at the time . Why? Because cole and others made it a big buyer’s market. His contract was a bargain compared to what cole and some others got

Not even close to being true. Look at Wheelers injury history and numbers with the Mets, he was talented but never even close to being in Cole class at the time. Also that market didn't have 4 other aces in it that yr

[Posada20]

Not even close to being true. Look at Wheelers injury history and numbers with the Mets, he was talented but never even close to being in Cole class at the time. Also that market didn't have 4 other aces in it that yr

You just proved my point even more by pointing out wheeler’s injury history . Despite his injury history and not great season he still got 5 years . That was my point. And he had two other aces in the market ahead of him , cole and Strasberg . Story really has 2 ss in front of him , Seager and Correa . Simeon is 2 years older than him

[rrzubnyy]

Not the best group ever. The best opportunity. When in recent memory have we seen thiis many quality SS IN THEIR PRIME production years available for only money?

I’m fine with Urshela at SS to save money. We need another Ace.

[rrzubnyy]

I see Peta is itching for attention.

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If they eliminate the word “bullpen” from MLB I’m done with MLB!

[dayners81]

You just proved my point even more by pointing out wheeler’s injury history . Despite his injury history and not great season he still got 5 years . That was my point. And he had two other aces in the market ahead of him , cole and Strasberg . Story really has 2 ss in front of him , Seager and Correa . Simeon is 2 years older than him

In what world was Wheeler a comparable pitcher to Stras and Cole. Lots of potential, and how few innings were on his arm at 29 is what really got him signed, but his numbers never really backed him up to be anything close to an Ace.

Story on the other hand has put up numbers that make his comparable to Seager and Correa, Story has been ranked as a the top SS in baseball recently. It was even predicted that he would be the one to get the highest AAV of this whole group last yr after Lindor signed.

With this market Story has at least 3 SS in front of him, possibly 4 with Baez. Siemen is looking for a 6-7 yr deal like CBS reported.

Yes Story would be 30 next yr, but based on his season last yr, no one is going to give him the 8yr deal at 30m AAV he could have likely gotten had he had a normal season for him. He cost himself a ton of money by his yr last yr. Very similar to Siemen last yr, he didn't have a great walk yr and took a 1yr deal to bet on himself and re establish value even though he was going into his age 31 season.

Having multiple top SS on the market actually hurts Story, why would a team offer him a big long term deal when there are better options available? There are only a limited number of teams looking and that can pay a premium SS. Story, as has been reported multiple times, could look to take a 1 yr deal. Then get back into the market at 30, which is still absolutely in his prime, when there are less SS options available and he is coming of a normal yr.

Could he settle for a 4-5 yr deal for 80-100m but if he bets on himself he could re enter the market at 30 and use Siemen's deal he's going to get this winter as a comp and he would be a yr younger.

Another reason why Story would take a 1yr deal, is there are always questions surrounding players coming out of Col. If he bets on himself and hits anywhere close to how he hit before this yr, it raises his value more.

When your a FA looking to get paid, your ideal market isn't when their are 3-4 better players at the same position

[johnny ny]

According to the latest sourced rumors, Seager will likely be a Yankee (per Jeff Passan), and the contract will cost about $300 million for between 10 and 12 years

this has to be the funniest article i seen in life .. can't be any possibility of it being true?

[Posada20]

In what world was Wheeler a comparable pitcher to Stras and Cole. Lots of potential, and how few innings were on his arm at 29 is what really got him signed, but his numbers never really backed him up to be anything close to an Ace.

Story on the other hand has put up numbers that make his comparable to Seager and Correa, Story has been ranked as a the top SS in baseball recently. It was even predicted that he would be the one to get the highest AAV of this whole group last yr after Lindor signed.

With this market Story has at least 3 SS in front of him, possibly 4 with Baez. Siemen is looking for a 6-7 yr deal like CBS reported.

Yes Story would be 30 next yr, but based on his season last yr, no one is going to give him the 8yr deal at 30m AAV he could have likely gotten had he had a normal season for him. He cost himself a ton of money by his yr last yr. Very similar to Siemen last yr, he didn't have a great walk yr and took a 1yr deal to bet on himself and re establish value even though he was going into his age 31 season.

Having multiple top SS on the market actually hurts Story, why would a team offer him a big long term deal when there are better options available? There are only a limited number of teams looking and that can pay a premium SS. Story, as has been reported multiple times, could look to take a 1 yr deal. Then get back into the market at 30, which is still absolutely in his prime, when there are less SS options available and he is coming of a normal yr.

Could he settle for a 4-5 yr deal for 80-100m but if he bets on himself he could re enter the market at 30 and use Siemen's deal he's going to get this winter as a comp and he would be a yr younger.

Another reason why Story would take a 1yr deal, is there are always questions surrounding players coming out of Col. If he bets on himself and hits anywhere close to how he hit before this yr, it raises his value more.

When your a FA looking to get paid, your ideal market isn't when their are 3-4 better players at the same position

Holy crap are you far off . I was never comparing wheeler to cole or Strasberg . I was comparing the markets . Cole and Strasberg are Seager and Correa . Story and simien are wheeler and bumgarner .

[OhSoSlick]

According to the latest sourced rumors, Seager will likely be a Yankee (per Jeff Passan), and the contract will cost about $300 million for between 10 and 12 years

this has to be the funniest article i seen in life .. can't be any possibility of it being true?

No way man. Dodgers don't want him! We don't want him!

Not like this hasn't been discussed in length over the last few days or anything.

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[IceHawk-181]

According to the latest sourced rumors, Seager will likely be a Yankee (per Jeff Passan), and the contract will cost about $300 million for between 10 and 12 years

this has to be the funniest article i seen in life .. can't be any possibility of it being true?

Give him 8/$350MM....honestly, who cares about the dollar amount?

The Red Sox dropped a quarter of a billion dollars in 2018 for a trophy.

The Dodgers have not spent less than $185MM in a season since 2017 and have grabbed every damn blue chip player from Mookie to Bauer to Trea and Max.

And the result?

They just missed going to the World Series for the 4th time since 2017.

The 2020 Championship trophy is still shinning.

And everyone in baseball knows they are contending again next year.

I remember when that was the Yankees.