Bob Sacamano

Not blocking anyone plus probably means the end of Avi. That's enough for me personally lol

Personally, I only want these types of free agents if they land a big fish too. Like I said in another thread, adding Harper/Machado is for the core going forward. If they add just the big fish, they still aren't going to be good next year year. Adding pieces like Cruz/Brantley/Donaldson and a couple arms to go along with the big signing could open the competitive window sooner. I can't speak for everyone else though. I don'y really want these guys if that is all we add.

Bmags didn't say he thinks he's declining. He said if the Indians believed he would decline that they could deal him now. Having said that, I don't think the Indians think he will decline much (if at all) and he doesn't get traded.

I should have said they have 5 good starters (if you count Salazar who did miss all of last year) and then Bieber who came up last year and wasn't awful. I think he may slide into the 5 spot with Salazar moving to the bullpen to stay healthy though.

He's controlled for 2 years as well so even if they did trade him (doubt they will), they will get something good that should help sooner than later.

Exactly. They aren't going to do a complete tear down for at least a few years. They have 4 good SP and up the middle, they have an extremely talented middle infield of Lindor and Ramirez. It's the perfect building blocks to build off of.

Come on man. You don't worry about that kind of issue until that point.

Lol 100%

We would definitely have some potential trade chips for the summer that's for sure.

Eloy Harper Brantley might be the worst defensive OF ever ha

Yeah with the question being: Who do you think the Sox will sign? The guy in the MLBTR chat the other day point out that trying to put odds on this stuff is weird because how can one possibly quantify odds or percentages on something like this? I'm clearly not an accountant or anything....

Yeah they could easily be being used right now by agents since they have so much payroll flexibility.

3/45 was the MLBTR prediction. I could see it.

Believe it all. Just because they could be targeting a bunch of guys doesn't mean they intend on signing them all. Like looking for a corner OF bat, they would obviously grab one and stop pursing others. Off-season talks are always fluid and things are always changing.

Yes. Technically, there is always a chance of an outcome.

Would anyone really expect him not to meet with both teams?

Are the GM meetings still going on?

Ha, I thought the same.

Are you a newer poster here? 28 is nothing compared to a lot of other posts in the past (Peavy deal, going after Tanaka, going after Cespedes, etc.).

I think it was the 2014-2015 off-season.

It's very possible Donaldson takes a 1 year deal to get healthy and play a full season to try and get a 3-4 year deal next year. He might get something like 1 year $20m.

100% this. I doubt it would impact their decision much. Still need to offer the most money.

I wouldn't pay ~$25m a year for an innings eater.

If this is legit, then that sucks. But you have to take everything you read with a grain of salt in the off-season.

Seems like Gordon is going back to 2B and Cano moves into a 1B/DH role.