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[rando14]

You think Billy is going to trade Sonny Gray this offseason?

He'd have to get a gargantuan return, Gray is elite and only becomes arb eligible in 2017

 

[Josh5890]

You think Billy is going to trade Sonny Gray this offseason?

After his 2014 trades I'll say that anything is on the table in Oakland.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

You think Billy is going to trade Sonny Gray this offseason?

I think there is going to be a lot of interest in him from the Red Sox and Cubs among others. They would be able to get a lot.

 

[Josh5890]

We aren't touching any of the big name starters.

Nationals might as well give us Harper now, no need to prolong the inevitable.

Isn't that what everyone said about Joe Mauer?

 

[jbug617]

We aren't touching any of the big name starters.

My guess would that he would be the last big name pitcher to sign and the numbers will end up making sense for the Yanks.

 

[Malo]

Isn't that what everyone said about Joe Mauer?

Mauer is a local kid plus Scott Boras wasn't his agent. Harper is probably going to be baseball's first $400 million man.

My guess would that he would be the last big name pitcher to sign and the numbers will end up making sense for the Yanks.

That's what people were saying last off-season with James Shields. I just don't see the Yankees adding another 9 figures starter (CC and Tanaka) especially one that is 32.

 

[billeh]

Dusty to the Nats? Congrats on the NL East, Mets.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Dusty to the Nats? Congrats on the NL East, Mets.

What happened to Bud Black?

 

[rando14]

What happened to Bud Black?

He rejected the Nats offer

 

[CygnusXS]

What happened to Bud Black?

He saw Bryce Harper's silver hair and passed on the job.

 

[Josh5890]

I could see Dusty and Harper ending similar to Dusty and Sosa.

 

[bonesmccoy]

Revere will be too expensive IMO. I think they play Saunders in LF next year.

6.7m isn't that much... though I guess it depends on who they move.

 

[Malo]

The nats are clown shoes.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

So


Would anyone take Smoak?

 

[CygnusXS]

Bob Nightengale
‏@BNightengale

Black accepted #Nats job last week, but no idea it would pay less than $2 million over 2 years.

oh

 

[rando14]

oh

Rofl

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Why are the Nationals so cheap?

 

[zroid]

So


Would anyone take Smoak?

Mariners

 

[Malo]

Mariners

Rando would be ecstatic to have fan favorite Smoak back. He'll give you James Paxton for Smoak.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dodgers looking into Erstad as Manager? Wtf we want an Angel. Trade us for Scosscia and we call it even

 

[Little Green Yoda]

oh

< $2 million total aka < $1 million/season? I have no clue what kind of salaries MLB managers make but that seems really low.

 

[CygnusXS]

< $2 million total aka < $1 million/season? I have no clue what kind of salaries MLB managers make but that seems really low.

For reference, the Marlins just gave Mattingly $10 million for 4 years.

 

[detectiveconan1]

@BNightengale
The #Nats official offer to Bud Black: one year, $1.6 million. Really.

Wow.

 

[Syrinx]

Lucas Giolito's career is going to be over before it starts.

How the fuck does a major league team hire Dusty Baker in 2015?

 

[lazybones18]

UPDATE: Bob Nightengale of USA Today has more details on how talks broke down with Black. He was offered the job last Wednesday and accepted, but contract negotiations didn’t start until Thursday. The word is that the Nationals offered him a two-year deal for less than $2 million. Black is an established manager, so he understandably balked at the low-ball offer.

Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post wrote a little while ago that “there’s a strain of thought” that the Nationals’ owners, the Lerner family, “don’t have a grasp on standard pay for managers.” That looks like an understatement right now.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/11/02...rn-to-dusty-baker-over-bud-black-for-manager/

 

[CygnusXS]

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/11/02...rn-to-dusty-baker-over-bud-black-for-manager/

This kind of stuff is why I'm glad the Braves are owned by a corporation that doesn't give a shit about the team. Sure, they won't invest in payroll, but they leave the baseball stuff to the baseball people.

 

[Frozenprince]

I feel a little better now.

HAAAAAAAHAHAHA. Awww man Nats are fucked.

Bud Black to the Doyers now.

 

[sf2fanatic]

I feel a little better now.

HAAAAAAAHAHAHA. Awww man Nats are fucked.

Bud Black to the Doyers now.

Kaplar is the front runner for the Dodgers job. According to Fred Roggin

 

[Frozenprince]

Kaplar is the front runner for the Dodgers job. According to Fred Roggin

An A+ hire if they make it.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Lucas Giolito's career is going to be over before it starts.

How the fuck does a major league team hire Dusty Baker in 2015?

Giolito has already had TJ too. Praying for Joe Ross....

 

[lazybones18]

How the fuck does a major league team hire Dusty Baker in 2015?

Diversity!

 

[Sir Alemeth]

http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/giants-send-congratulatory-gift-world-champion-royals

Giants send congratulatory gift to world champion Royals

Last year, the Giants and Royals engaged in an epic seven-game World Series with Madison Bumgarner and Co. bringing home their third title in five seasons.

Sunday night, the Royals redeemed themselves by defeating the Mets in the 2015 World Series.

With the crown of "reigning world champions" moving from San Francisco to Kansas City, the Giants decided to send a congratulatory gift to Kauffman Stadium Monday for team staff members planning the parade scheduled for Tuesday.

The Giants called a Minsky's Pizza establishment located seven miles from the Royals' ballpark and ordered 25 pizzas to be delivered to team staff members working hard to organize the victory parade.

The delivery included the note:

"Dear Royals,
Have fun planning the parade!
Enjoy the ride!
Sincerely,
The San Francisco Giants"

The employees at Minsky's were pretty excited to make and deliver the gift to the Royals.

“The San Francisco Giants just called – and they want to send 25 pizzas to Kauffman Stadium for the Royals and their staff,” said Kenny Kantner, Manager and Partner for Minsky’s at 51st and Main, according to the company's website. "It was a pretty exciting moment – especially when the Giants wanted to include this note: ‘Have fun planning the parade – and enjoy the ride!’”

lol. Congrats again Royals. You guys deserved it.

 

[thefro]

http://curlyw.mlblogs.com/2015/11/03/nationals-name-dusty-baker-manager/

&#8220;We were looking for a manager to help us achieve our ultimate goal of competing for a World Series championship,&#8221; said Theodore N. Lerner, Managing Principal Owner of the Nationals. &#8220;During our broad search process we met with many qualified candidates, and ultimately it was clear that Dusty&#8217;s deep experience was the best fit for our ballclub.&#8221;

It's official... Dusty's in.

 

[GitarooMan]

Wow at the Nationals. What a mess.

 

[NomarTyme]

Lmao dusty baker? Wow

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Man the owners in the NL East have to be the worst collectively.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Rando would be ecstatic to have fan favorite Smoak back. He'll give you James Paxton for Smoak.

ANOTHER GOOD LOCAL BOY FOR THE JAYS, GOOD OL' ONTARIAH BOY

Spoiler

does Richmond, BC count as local if he does go

 

[Windu]

yikes, I'm glad the braves have Fredi Gonzalez for once.

 

[thefro]

yikes, I'm glad the braves have Fredi Gonzalez for once.

Typically Dusty does well in his first year or so before the team collapses/chokes in the playoffs, so it's not the dumbest short-term move ever.

They probably have a better chance of winning the division then they did under their last manager.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

lol he gives us the best chance to win a world series but, we almost hired another manager. ajajjaa

 

[detectiveconan1]

"The Lerners made Jeffery Loria appear decisive and considerate."

These are some words overheard and texted Monday night from people in the game regarding the Nationals:

“Laughingstock.”

“They don’t know what they’re doing.”

“Dumpster fire.”

“All about money.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-the-lerner-family-has-a-fiasco-on-its-hands/

The NL East is such a joke.

 

[Syrinx]

Dusty fucking Baker.

Somebody hired Dusty fucking Baker to be their manager in 2015.

I'm still just...wat?

 

[Sanjuro]

It's getting a bit dusty in here.

I can't.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Wow. Bud Black was practically right there for you and they fucked it all up. What a bunch of morons.

 

[BFIB]

Sorry Nats. You had your shot. Now you get the wrath of Dusty, who will teach you all what hard times is all about.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Dusty Baker eh?

RIP Rotation.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Yes Dusty to the Nats.

I get to enjoy the misery more! that staff will be so mismanaged lol

 

[JoseDFrog]

While the Nats are still sleeping, Yanks should trade some roster filler for Harper.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Good guy Giants ordering pizza for the Royals.

 

[MultiJhonny]

No surprise Phillies decline Cliff Lee's $25 million option for next year

Thankfully

he gets a 12.6 million buyout. I thought that was low