2022-23 Off-season (non-Nats)

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Dana Brown is the new GM in Houston, previously ran scouting for the Braves.

[blue911]

Dana Brown is the new GM in Houston, previously ran scouting for the Braves.

Did the same for the Expos/Nats for a while.

[Slateman]

Did the same for the Expos/Nats for a while.

He was the scouting director drom 2005 to 2009

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Passan:

BREAKING: National League batting champion Jeff McNeil and the New York Mets are in agreement on a four-year, $50 million contract extension, pending physical, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. It includes a fifth-year club option that could take value to $63.75 million

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/rangers-sign-danny-duffy-clint-frazier-travis-jankowski-to-minor-league-contracts.html

lot's of spaghetti thrown at the wall in Arlington.  Need Houstonat to review it.

[imref]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/rangers-sign-danny-duffy-clint-frazier-travis-jankowski-to-minor-league-contracts.html

lot's of spaghetti thrown at the wall in Arlington.  Need Houstonat to review it.

They should sign Clint Robinson too and corner the Clint market.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

They should sign Clint Robinson too and corner the Clint market.

maybe Clint could be their man in the stands during games

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Matt Barnes plus $5 million traded to the Marlins for Richard Bleier.  Sox needed a lefty in the bullpen.

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2023/01/30/red-sox-trade-matt-barnes-marlins-richard-bleier/?p1=hp_featurestack

[Natsinpwc]

The Caribbean Series games are on ESPN+. Not sure if any current Nats are on one of Feb teams? I believe Wilson Ramos is on the Venezuela squad.

Edit. Checked and the Buffalo os playing. The Shark is playing for Curaçao. He’s no kid anymore.

[Natsinpwc]

8 teams in this year’s series. I believe that is the most ever. Cuba is back in it. And next year it will be in Miami!!

[Natsinpwc]

Bernadina 2 for 3 so far with a run scored and an RBI. Looked it up and he will be 39 this summer.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/reds-sign-nick-plummer-nick-martini-to-minors-contracts.html

Nick Martini gets to play for the Reds?  It's a Wonderful Life.

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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/reds-sign-nick-plummer-nick-martini-to-minors-contracts.html

Nick Martini gets to play for the Reds?  It's a Wonderful Life.

he has an issue with getting shaken during games.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

he has an issue with getting shaken during games.

I heard his Dad thought up his name while shaving.

[imref]

I heard his Dad thought up his name while shaving.

French resistance introductions are my favorite scene in that movie.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

French resistance introductions are my favorite scene in that movie.

Deja Voux, Chocolate Moose, ...

Skeet surfing got a mention in a Gammons column.  Gammons plays some guitar and has appeared with Theo Epstein at Hot Stove / Cool Music for the Foundation to be Named Later, Theo's charity.  Big off-season event in Boston, or at least it used to be.  Bronson Arroyo has played there.

[HalfSmokes]

Apparently Joe West is trying to clean up his wiki page now that he’s retired. I’m surprised he hasn’t tried to delete the section about his musical career

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/10x5nzf/joe_west_is_spending_his_retirement_editing_his/

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Darvish gets 6 years / $108 million from the Padres.

[Five Banners]

Darvish gets 6 years / $108 million from the Padres.

Not bad for somebody who would turn 37 this season

[Natsinpwc]

Not bad for somebody who would turn 37 this season

Yeah. I mean who were they bidding against?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

It's 6 years, AAV of $18 million.  They probably need a couple good years and an average year to make it cheap.

[imref]

It's 6 years, AAV of $18 million.  They probably need a couple good years and an average year to make it cheap.

it replaces his current deal, so 5 additional years beyond 2023 for $90 million. Still seems crazy, but the going rate for someone like him is in the mid-20's, so it's almost like deferred money in the out years.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/justin-bour-announces-retirement.html

Local kid. 

Bour will hang up the cleats at age 34, and after hitting .253/.337/.457 with 92 career home runs over 1950 plate appearances and 559 big league games with the Marlins, Phillies, and Angels.

'09 Cubs draftee who got his break through Rule 5 when he was taken by the Marlins.  5th in 2014 RoTY voting.  Been out of the majors since 2019, spending 3 years in Asia. Plans on finishing his degree at George Mason.

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Cole Hamels to the Padres on a minor league deal.

[Senatorswin]

Manny Machado says he's opting out of his contract after this year. With a new owner hopefully coming in at some point, could he be the Jason Werth of this version of run to respectability. If he is could Juan Soto follow the following year. Of course the chances are slim and none, but you never know what a new owner might do. If small market San Diego can do it so should a Washington franchise be able to.

The other thing is what was Scott Boras thinking when he negotiated Bryce Harpers contract? Harper is going to make 25 million a year with no opt out while everybody else passes him by in average salary per year.