2020-21 Offseason

[imref]

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Wellington Castillo signs a minor league deal. If he makes the big league roster, he gets a 950k salary

it's deja vu all over again

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1341130631820931074?s=19

Wellington Castillo signs a minor league deal. If he makes the big league roster, he gets a 950k salary

I have no beef with this.

[DCFan]

I have no beef with this.

You so funny.   

[RobDibblesGhost]

Howie Kendrick retired.

[raleighnat]

Howie Kendrick retired.

Greatest hit of my baseball fan life. 

[Five Banners]

Greatest hit of my baseball fan life.

His schedule should be clear for showing up at home openers etc.

[Five Banners]

Greatest hit of my baseball fan life.

I think he called them 1a and 1b for his career:



And

[bluestreak]

Greatest hit of my baseball fan life.

Which one?

[varoadking]

Which one?

Pick 'em?

My all time favorite Nat, and will likely always be.  He's 1a to my childhood hero, Nellie Fox...

Good for him...a NLDS MVP and WS Champion...

Nats baseball won't be the same, for me anyway, without him...

[bluestreak]

Howie Kendrick retired.

Build the Statue

Mods, can this be broken out into it’s own thread? Howie deserves one.

[varoadking]

Build the Statue

Mods, can this be broken out into it’s own thread? Howie deserves one.

I started a new thread...

[bluestreak]

I started a new thread...

Could not think of a more appropriate thread-starter...

[varoadking]

Could not think of a more appropriate thread-starter...

 

[imref]

Javy Guerra signed to a minor league deal

[DCFan]

Passan is saying that signing Springer is down to the Mets and Blue Jays.

[Five Banners]

Passan is saying that signing Springer is down to the Mets and Blue Jays.

His leaving the country is preferable, but trash-can related noise for each Mets series can be accommodated if need be.

[aspenbubba]

It looks like Zim is returning according to the WaPo. Pair him with Moreland and sign DJL for 3B and Rosario for LF. Should give us enough money to sign a #4 SP and a lefty RP. Can always backload DJL contract for one year until Scherzer contract is completed.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Build the Statue

Mods, can this be broken out into it’s own thread? Howie deserves one.

thought about it, but I want to keep VaRK's opening post as the opener for the Howie Appreciation Thread.

[hotshot]

Pick 'em?

My all time favorite Nat, and will likely always be.  He's 1a to my childhood hero, Nellie Fox...

Good for him...a NLDS MVP and WS Champion...

Nats baseball won't be the same, for me anyway, without him...

Nelson was my childhood hero too. Wonder if he'd be swinging for the fences these days like everyone else. I know for sure he wouldn't be striking out -- in his career he struck out 216 times in over 10,300 ABs. Never struck out 20x in a season, most of those with 600-700 PAs.

[varoadking]

thought about it, but I want to keep VaRK's opening post as the opener for the Howie Appreciation Thread.

Not perfect, but I think I found a solution...visit the HKA Thread...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

It looks like Zim is returning according to the WaPo. Pair him with Moreland and sign DJL for 3B and Rosario for LF. Should give us enough money to sign a #4 SP and a lefty RP. Can always backload DJL contract for one year until Scherzer contract is completed.

I have a sense that Howie's retirement makes it easier to bring back RZ.  I also would like to see Moreland here, but there are other pretty solid lefty or switch hitters that I would not mind. Been banging the gatorade cooler for Tommy La Stella or Brad Miller for their ability to play around the infield and making us less reliant on Garcia and Kieboom as well as being able to hit well enough to play 1st.  That said, bringing in Rosario for an outfield slot (I'd rather go big for Springer, but I get there's a budget), might add some depth to Turner / Soto.

[varoadking]

Nelson was my childhood hero too. Wonder if he'd be swinging for the fences these days like everyone else. I know for sure he wouldn't be striking out -- in his career he struck out 216 times in over 10,300 ABs. Never struck out 20x in a season, most of those with 600-700 PAs.

Always had time to talk with and sign for the kids as well...an easy guy to look up to...on and off the field...

I got this ball from family friend Tony Cuccinello in 1968-ish.  He was a former MLB'er as well, who was coaching the White Sox at that time.  In addition to Nellie, he had Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams sign it for me...

[aspenbubba]

I have a sense that Howie's retirement makes it easier to bring back RZ.  I also would like to see Moreland here, but there are other pretty solid lefty or switch hitters that I would not mind. Been banging the gatorade cooler for Tommy La Stella or Brad Miller for their ability to play around the infield and making us less reliant on Garcia and Kieboom as well as being able to hit well enough to play 1st.  That said, bringing in Rosario for an outfield slot (I'd rather go big for Springer, but I get there's a budget), might add some depth to Turner / Soto.

I think a discussion of Springer over DJL is in order. Without citing stats both players can field multiple positions. To me it is just a money issue except that Springer hits to power vs average.

[hotshot]

Always had time to talk with and sign for the kids as well...an easy guy to look up to...on and off the field...

I got this ball from family friend Tony Cuccinello in 1968-ish.  He was a former MLB'er as well, who was coaching the White Sox at that time.  In addition to Nellie, he had Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams sign it for me...

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How cool is that! I certainly recall Cuccinello coaching over a long stint with the White Sox in the 50s and 60s. Him and Don Gutteridge (who was the other base coach and a future Sox manager).

Looking back at Nellie, I wonder if those very full cheeks of chewing tobacco ended up shortening his life? Back then, who knew?

[varoadking]

How cool is that! I certainly recall Cuccinello coaching over a long stint with the White Sox in the 50s and 60s. Him and Don Gutteridge (who was the other base coach and a future Sox manager).

Looking back at Nellie, I wonder if those very full cheeks of chewing tobacco ended up shortening his life? Back then, who knew?

Ya never know...official cause of death was melanoma, so maybe it was due to all that time the 1959 MVP spent on base... 

Hard to believe he's been gone for 45 years, and he was only 47 when he died.  Also hard to believe that it took until 1997 for the Veterans Committee to get him into the HOF.  His was the one plaque I was glad to see in person...