MLB Trade Deadline 2023/ formally Hot Stove

[8-TrackJones]

Tommy Pham to the Mets for a year. $6 million deal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/me ... r-AA16uvis

[B-Tender]

Tommy Pham to the Mets for a year. $6 million deal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/me ... r-AA16uvis

Every team should have a little cancer I guess.

[Reservoir Dog]

Tommy Pham to the Mets for a year. $6 million deal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/me ... r-AA16uvis

The Mets are now $124 million into the Luxury tax.

[saltydog]

Tommy Pham to the Mets for a year. $6 million deal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/me ... r-AA16uvis

The Mets are now $124 million into the Luxury tax.

They'll still finish 2nd in the division.

[saltydog]

Adam Duvall to the Red Sox.

[8-TrackJones]

Aroldis Chapman to the Royals for a year. $3.8 million deal.

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/kan ... rk-yankees

[Reservoir Dog]

Aroldis Chapman to the Royals for a year. $3.8 million deal.

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/kan ... rk-yankees

3 years removed from being an All-Star and he takes a $15 million pay cut to play for a team that will lose 100 games.
Brutal.

[FSchmertz]

Aroldis Chapman to the Royals for a year. $3.8 million deal.

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/kan ... rk-yankees

3 years removed from being an All-Star and he takes a $15 million pay cut to play for a team that will lose 100 games.
Brutal.

Can't strike anyone out, can't get it over the plate really.

Kinda hard to get jobs that way, I think.

P.S. The only way he's going to stick around is learning to pitch, 'cause he can't blow them away anymore

[Biker]

Aroldis Chapman to the Royals for a year. $3.8 million deal.

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/kan ... rk-yankees

3 years removed from being an All-Star and he takes a $15 million pay cut to play for a team that will lose 100 games.
Brutal.

Can't strike anyone out, can't get it over the plate really.

Kinda hard to get jobs that way, I think.

P.S. The only way he's going to stick around is learning to pitch, 'cause he can't blow them away anymore

I’ve heard that he turned down a better offer from the Mets

[FSchmertz]

Aroldis Chapman to the Royals for a year. $3.8 million deal.

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/kan ... rk-yankees

3 years removed from being an All-Star and he takes a $15 million pay cut to play for a team that will lose 100 games.
Brutal.

Can't strike anyone out, can't get it over the plate really.

Kinda hard to get jobs that way, I think.

P.S. The only way he's going to stick around is learning to pitch, 'cause he can't blow them away anymore

I’ve heard that he turned down a better offer from the Mets

Might've wanted a low-pressure job where he could prove he still "has it."

The Mets expect to contend, and everyone knows him and how he's performed lately in NY.

P.S. This article claims it was the Padres that made the better offer

I’m hearing Aroldis Chapman turned down more money from Padres to sign with Royals for one year at $3.75M. He wants to close and he’ll do that in KC. Marlins offered $2M.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles ... 2_38373530

https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/01/ex-y ... oyals.html

[saltydog]

Scott Rolen, Hall of Famer.

It's nice that defense is not ignored as in previous years.

[8-TrackJones]

Max Fried loses his 2023 arbitration case and will earn $13.5 million instead of his $15 million asking price.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ma ... r-AA1774vL

[Burn1dwn]

Max Fried loses his 2023 arbitration case and will earn $13.5 million instead of his $15 million asking price.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ma ... r-AA1774vL

Is the $1.5 million really worth pissing off a young stud pitcher? What am I missing here?

[8-TrackJones]

Max Fried loses his 2023 arbitration case and will earn $13.5 million instead of his $15 million asking price.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ma ... r-AA1774vL

Is the $1.5 million really worth pissing off a young stud pitcher? What am I missing here?

He's been the Ace since Soroka got hurt. Maybe they needed that to add to the $2.8 million they gave to Soroka for the 2023 season? Who knows? Soroka has missed 2 years with that twice-repaired Achilles. Hope he is good now.

[Burn1dwn]

Max Fried loses his 2023 arbitration case and will earn $13.5 million instead of his $15 million asking price.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ma ... r-AA1774vL

Is the $1.5 million really worth pissing off a young stud pitcher? What am I missing here?

He's been the Ace since Soroka got hurt. Maybe they needed that to add to the $2.8 million they gave to Soroka for the 2023 season? Who knows? Soroka has missed 2 years with that twice-repaired Achilles. Hope he is good now.

As much as I liked the Justin Upton trade when it happened, watching Fried hurts now.

[Burn1dwn]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

[Animal]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

why wasn't Yu Darvish any good when the Rangers got him? Didn't they have him first?

[Reservoir Dog]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

A 6-year deal for a pitcher who turns 37 in a few months.

Looks like the Padres stretched this one out to help with their Luxury Tax situation.

[Burn1dwn]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

why wasn't Yu Darvish any good when the Rangers got him? Didn't they have him first?

He was solid with Texas but defintely seems to have a bigger reputation nowadays. I think it is because he throws like 12 different pitches now.

[Burn1dwn]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

A 6-year deal for a pitcher who turns 37 in a few months.

Looks like the Padres stretched this one out to help with their Luxury Tax situation.

Defintely a weird contract. He really isn't a true ace so help with luxury tax issues sounds about right.

[Reservoir Dog]

Padres lock up Yu Darvish for 6 more years.

A 6-year deal for a pitcher who turns 37 in a few months.

Looks like the Padres stretched this one out to help with their Luxury Tax situation.

Defintely a weird contract. He really isn't a true ace so help with luxury tax issues sounds about right.

Holy shit!!!
I just looked up this deal and the whole $108 million is guaranteed!

Are they going to move him to the bullpen in a couple of years? Are they hoping he retires after 2 or 3 years?

Crazy deal!

[B-Tender]

They want to sign Yu's son...

[Burn1dwn]

Yu is 1/2 Iranian. His full name is Farid Yu Darvish. That's pretty interesting. First time I have heard that.

[Animal]

Yu is 1/2 Iranian. His full name is Farid Yu Darvish. That's pretty interesting. First time I have heard that.

i remember when he first came to Texas (Rangers). He had to have an interpreter for everything. He spoke zero english.

[Biker]

Shit contract in about 4 years

Sources: Padres, Manny Machado finalizing $350M extension

Star third baseman Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are finalizing an 11-year, $350 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Machado helped turn around the franchise. He'll stay as the ascendant Padres seek their first championship.

Machado said earlier this week he intended to opt out of the final five years and $150 million of his current contract with the Padres following the season after preliminary negotiations on an extension broke down. While Machado had set a Feb. 16 deadline to reach a new deal, conversations continued.

At 30 years old, Machado is coming off arguably the best season of his career, hitting .298/.366/.531 with 32 home runs and 102 RBIs. He finished second in National League MVP voting and led the Padres to the National League Championship Series, where they were ousted by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Machado's arrival in San Diego in 2019 on a 10-year, $300 million deal signaled a new era for the Padres, who have yet to win a World Series in their 54-year history. Shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. joined the Padres as a rookie during Machado's first season in San Diego, and while the team struggled to a 70-92 finish, it thrived in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, got a significant boost with the acquisition of star outfielder Juan Soto last year and continued to spend this winter with the signing of shortstop Xander Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract.