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QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 07:19 PM) Thanks and ugh Ha, and yeah This better have a negotiating window involved if it’s true. But I can’t see him signing now with anyone. Weird stuff. Maybe some other move is happening that nobody is expecting.

I look at it as a gesture they can use next winter when they actually try to get him.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 04:13 PM) What time does the Rule 5 draft start? 8am Central.

It would’ve been fun to have a couple trades to talk about, but it’s obvious the free agents have to sign before the trade market really opens up. Hope they get a couple quality arms tomorrow morning.

Jack Morris and Alan Trammell elected to the Hall. It’s going to be a long, long ceremony in Cooperstown.

Passan: 2 yrs, option for 2020

Angels sign Rymer Liriano to a minor league deal. Big week in Anaheim.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 6, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) Nothing next Monday-Wednesday Changing my mind. Avi, Abreu, and Sanchez all get traded. If Hosmer and JD Martinez sign fairly soon, it would help the trade market.

The Mariners front office must be getting drunk right now.

Cleveland writer only votes for Thome and Vizquel a year after turning in a blank ballot. http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index....fame_ballo.html

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 6, 2017 -> 01:35 PM) Good call. The opposition to the "steroid era" seems to be calming down. If he can push the clock back he may get in when people don't care about it any longer. I think it’s more about the steroid guys are already in, so put Bonds and Clemens in and put this topic behind us. My hope is they get to that point, while going to even tougher penalties for PEDs- and when you get busted, you aren’t ever going to be on the ballot. In other words, forgive for the past institutional encouraged cheating, and go to zero tolerance (as bad as betting on baseball), going forward.

Nothing next Monday-Wednesday Goose egg

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 05:51 PM) That is WAYYYYYY too much. Wow Dan O’Dowd on MLBN isn’t buying it either, fwiw.

Hahn should answer this question- Why did November 20th end the day with only 39 players on the 40-man? If there’s a good reason, educate us.

Passan saying the Giants and Mariners are among the finalists.

Hahn's pronunciation of Ohtani put us over the top.

If you want to watch something weird, disturbing, and fascinating all at the same time, watch The Voyeur on Netflix.

The Winter Meetings begin a week from now with the announcement of the Modern Baseball Era voting results. https://baseballhall.org/modern-baseball-era-ballot-2018 Quite a few of these guys I'd have no problem getting in, but I'm partial to Dale Murphy and Alan Trammell.

Rooting for the Cardinals here, but probably safe to say the Giants are the favorite.

15 ballots public. The first 7 had Vizquel. The last 8 did not. That's a good thing. https://twitter.com/NotMrTibbs It would be pretty funny if the voters put Bonds and Clemens in this year.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 08:48 PM) Why #2? Personally, I think it’s a huge long shot Machado would want to play for the Sox, the Sox to pay that type of money, and them wanting to have one player take a huge percentage of the overall payroll. But you never know. I guess we’ll find out next December.

New free agents https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2017/12/1/1672...-of-non-tenders

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) Can they add guys to the protected list by the Rule V draft? No, guys like Guerrero and Peter can’t be added now.

Hanson, Alburquerque, Putnam, Petricka 40-man at 36

Supposedly it was down to Boone and Meulens, and Bam Bam is staying with the Giants. Aaron- don’t hire your brother.