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He's probably the one guy Cubs fans should be relieved about losing. A soon to be 34 going on 35 year old with a steady 3-year drop in fastball velocity is probably a red flag. Even with the high K/9 last year it was pretty clear he wasn't himself last year.

Funny thing is Covey has a ton of value to rebuilding teams. Guy assures you you're going to lose most of his games he starts.

"If a player has more than three years of Major League service time or was previously outrighted in his career (by his current club or another club), he is eligible to reject the outright assignment and instead opt for free agency." Covey was outright back in 2018, so he can reject the assignment.

Yea, I almost wonder if they will release him. I get not every arm they bring in sticks around after ST, but there's a lot of arms with MLB experience this year. That seems different compared to years past.

Yikes. Good job Rockies.

I think it's a combination of both. Stiever could break into top 100 territory if he has another year like he did last year.

That's a good call, totally forgot about him. I'd probably put him just under Miller on my list due to him really only being a 2B/1B.

My ranking: 1. Holt 2. Miller 3. Sanchez 4. Gennett 5. Dozier

I don't necessarily discount the fact they checked with his camp. There's a good chance they are trying to bring in a few guys on ST invites so they don't have to move anyone else off the 40-man. I don't see a fit unless they plan on keeping Madrigal down far longer than I imagined they would.

Covey is not gone yet. Much more likely they can be roommates in Charlotte.

Charlotte needed an IF that could play SS. This is the Goins move of 2020. Seems like he and Cuthbert might battle it out for the 26th man.

I just don't see them using Bryant to get under the luxury tax, and I think teams are going to balk at the asking price for him.

This moves Sano to 1B too. He was a -6.7 UZR at 3B last season. Twins essentially locked up their 1B for 3yrs/$30M. That's a bargain for a guy who put up 34 HR's last season and is no longer is a liability in the field.

Arenado to St. Louis, Bryant stays put. Cubs won't have the guts to trade him.

The amount of money I pissed away watching his starts in person... good riddance.

I agree Frank is a little low on this list for my liking, but I will hold my judgement until they release the full list. Thomas is going to be limited because he was a 1B. I’m sure defense is being taken into consideration.

Only 1.5M?! Yikes. He literally must have taken the only MLB deal he could get.

Same. Everything prior comes off as regurgitated tea leaves.

Short video, but I thought this was pretty neat. I always liked Burr, hope to see him get back to the majors at some point.

Ruiz has 1 option remaining.

Givens. Not sure what the ask would be, but it is Baltimore.

Gotta give this guy credit. I don't know how anyone can pretend for so long.

Yep. None of these options are overwhelmingly better than what they currently have. Lots of over-the-hill, 30+ arms that aren’t even guaranteed to be better than the current pen. sure they have the past track record, but there’s guys like Strop, Cishek, and Rondon that have injury concerns or major drop offs compared to their career norms. I think the Sox are working toward a trade for a younger arm that has a little more upside than what’s left on the market. No reason to go full panic mode in January.

Is there a time limit to how long a team has to announce something? I would think teams aren’t allowed to sit on these types of things for too long.

Isn’t Garcia technically the 4th OF in case of an injury? I’m not saying they shouldn’t go out and add a guy if he’s available, but Garcia more than proved he’s capable of filling in last season.