2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[jewbacca2]

Thank god Lomo is out of the AL West. That bum torches the Astros

 

[nomnom]

I can actually see Cespedes in SF now...replace Aoki after his option was declined

 

[khalilmack52]

I can actually see Cespedes in SF now...replace Aoki after his option was declined

Cespedes to SF would put A's fans on suicide watch

 

[bronconation24]

Cespedes to SF would put A's fans on suicide watch

They're payroll is exactly twice as big as ours. Ya I wouldn't want to see it, but what can we actually do.

 

[nomnom]

Let's put the Dodger fans on suicide watch 

 

[macbk]

Let's put the Dodger fans on suicide watch 

That's as clean a photoshop as we'll ever see .

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Giants need to trade Joe Panik to the Mets for Jon Niese.

Do it Mitch!

 

[madj55]

Giants need to trade Joe Panik to the Mets for Jon Niese.

Do it Mitch!

 

[macbk]

Too soon .

 

[johnnyredstorm]

seriously though this guy needs to find a way to get joe panik. he's the perfect 2b for the mets.

 

[macbk]

seriously though this guy needs to find a way to get joe panik. he's the perfect 2b for the mets.

And he's from Yonkers.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

St. John's finest

 

[d3si]

Let's put the Dodger fans on suicide watch 

:x

That's way wrong.

 

[jewbacca2]

That's as clean a photoshop as we'll ever see .

That looks like Bum's body

Mutant *** greinke and bum hybrid

 

[khalilmack52]

They're payroll is exactly twice as big as ours. Ya I wouldn't want to see it, but what can we actually do.

Everybody's payroll is bigger than Oakland's

 

[khalilmack52]

seriously though this guy needs to find a way to get joe panik. he's the perfect 2b for the mets.

Naw

 

[proshares]

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Rays announce trade: They acquire SS Miller, 1B/OF Morrison and RHR Farquhar from #Mariners for RHP Karns, LHP Riefenhauser, OF Powell.

Interesting.

That's gonna end up being robbery for Seattle.

 

[ooiron manoo]

Let's put the Dodger fans on suicide watch 

Giants don't tend to overpay, and that is the only way I see him landing there.

Red Sox will make a play but don't see him as a fit in that environment.

He'll resign, 4-5 years at $25-30 million.

 

[elpablo21]

 

 

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Rays announce trade: They acquire SS Miller, 1B/OF Morrison and RHR Farquhar from #Mariners for RHP Karns, LHP Riefenhauser, OF Powell.

Interesting.

That's gonna end up being robbery for Seattle.

 

[proshares]

Yea, I think Greinke ends up back in LA.

FG stole my goddamn thought process that NY was going to go HARD after Upton and trade Ellsbury.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

No one hoping to win should trade for Ellsbury unless the Yankees eat salary or include a prospect.

 

[essential1]

Ellsbury has a no trade clause.

While I don't mind the Ellsbury signing for the years and money we gave him and still don't hate it. Think he's had a bad hand year 1. Jeter hijacking the lineup. Year 2, started great for 2 months got injured and like every other Yankee did horrible in the last couple months.

But while the contract doesn't bother me, the no-trade clause does. Hell I would be fine with a partial NTC but a full is really dumb.

 

[proshares]

I meant to say or Gardner. I thought I typed it

E, I still owe the off season thread a look. I should have time this weekend.

 

[proshares]

But yea, literally two weeks ago, I was telling a few friends that one of them would be gone and Upton would be in pinstripes and probably bank on Shark bouncing back. This is what FG writes today:

New York Yankees
Brian Cashman is again downplaying the idea of the Yankees being big players for the high-end of the market, but my guess is that, as the winter goes on, they’ll find a trade partner for either Jacoby Ellsbury or Brett Gardner, which will create some room for them to pursue Justin Upton. At $140 million over seven years, he won’t be cheap, but he’s a consistent above average player with enough years left in his prime that the Yankees could see him as a guy to build around, and different enough from their prior expenditures on aging players that they could justify the cost. Likewise, I think they’ll take a bet on Jeff Samardzija as a bounce-back guy, but there will be enough interest in him that he’ll still require five years, with the total commitment costing $75 million to bring him to New York. In both cases, the Yankees would be betting on talent over recent performance, but if they can get those two back to what they were previously, those prices could look like bargains in 12 months.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I wonder what Dylan Bundy would cost. Ran out of options, can't stay healthy as a starter. Wouldn't mind the Mets gambling on him if the deal is right and putting him in the pen. Best case, the next Wade Davis, worst case 60 day DL like always.