How would this crush your dreams?

 

There are so many teams looking for quality pitching still and everyone would love to have Q in their rotation.

 

I don't think it's a matter of finding a suitor for Q, it's a matter of getting a good enough return for him to pull the trigger on a deal.

 

I just thought the d backs lined up as the best fit of a realistic trade. Would have loved some sort of package involving at least 3 of Inciarte, Peralta, Lamb, Drury, Peter O'Brein, Randall Delgado. Maybe it's not dead, who knows.

Still so many solid pitching options available.

Given that the D-Backs are my 2nd favorite team, I'm pleased. They're the anti-White Sox: terrific offense, not so terrific pitching. A core of Greinke, Goldschmidt, Pollock, and Peralta is comparable to a core of Sale, Quintana, Abreu, and Eaton.

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Nightingale is saying 6/195M.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNightengale/sta...954094424752128

 

Given that the D-Backs are my 2nd favorite team, I'm pleased. They're the anti-White Sox: terrific offense, not so terrific defense. A core of Greinke, Goldschmidt, Pollock, and Peralta is comparable to a core of Sale, Quintana, Abreu, and Eaton.

Don't the Sox also have a not so terrific defense?

32.5 per. Highest AAV ever.

Don't the Sox also have a not so terrific defense?

Whoops, typo. Meant the D-Backs have bad pitching, unlike the Sox.

Don't the Sox also have a not so terrific defense?

 

That's what I thought when I first read that lol

Rosenthal: Sources: #DBacks’ Stewart, La Russa met yesterday with free-agent RHP Mike Leake. Still interested even after reaching deal with Greinke.

 

 

@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: Greinke deal is six years, $206M. Deferrals expected.

@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: Greinke deal is six years, $206M. Deferrals expected.

Ha ha, beat me to it.

 

I'm still in awe over this but I think it's great. Would love to see the DBacks knock the Dodgers off of their NLW throne.

I've been hearing and reading for a while that Arizona was hell bent on landing a front end SP so that's not surprising. The fact that it's Greinke is very surprising.

If Corbin can get back to where he was pre injury, Bradley can live up to his hype, and they add Leake? Look out for the D Backs.

I like the way the offseason is playing out, spread the talent vs. having superteams

Went from 195 to 206? Ok then... an even higher AAV

Highest aav in sports history?

$34.3 mil/per AAV

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The DBacks only had 34M in commitments for '16 before the Greinke signing which now puts them in the 68M range. They could still sign a pitcher like Cueto if they wanted.

Their rotation is still not much to be desired for.

 

Grienke, Corbin, Bradley, Ray, and De La Rosa, Collmenter?

 

Very average.

 

If they are going all in on Grienke, then I want to see them go all in on Quintana and give us that package I made up a few weeks ago. Inciarte, Drury, Owings, and Blair.

Sox have to strike within the first two days of the Winter Meetings, prior to guys like Cueto, Samardzja agreeing IMO. Right now, Giants and Dodgers didn't want to lose out on Greinke and the Dodgers especially feel like this is an epic loss if you listen to them on talk radio along with most media in LA. You offer them Sale right now, you'll get a great offer off the bat.

It's pretty awesome to see a small market team go big after big talent to compliment the great core they already have. Wish more "small market" teams saw the value in it.

It's pretty awesome to see a small market team go big after big talent to compliment the great core they already have. Wish more "small market" teams saw the value in it.

 

also, it didn't hurt to have a payroll at the time of 34 +/- mil.

It's pretty awesome to see a small market team go big after big talent to compliment the great core they already have. Wish more "small market" teams saw the value in it.

 

Yeah I like seeing the money go around and different teams spending. Wonder who the first player we spend like that will be on.

Yeah I like seeing the money go around and different teams spending. Wonder who the first player we spend like that will be on.

We spent $50 million in new money last offseason.

I just thought the d backs lined up as the best fit of a realistic trade. Would have loved some sort of package involving at least 3 of Inciarte, Peralta, Lamb, Drury, Peter O'Brein, Randall Delgado. Maybe it's not dead, who knows.

Losing out on their #2 guy and seeing him in the same division might be the kind of thing that makes the Dodgers desperate enough to open up the vault for one of our guys?