With winter meetings only a couple days away, I am praying for Ohtani and Stanton to be finished up as this has been the most dreadful hot stove ever, regardless of the reasons behind it.
I concur. I keep thinking I am missing something but in reality, nothing is happening.
Need that first guy to set it all off.
Also, Ohtani is going to be a Ranger I feel like. While I feel like it would be cool to have a guy pitch one day and then play the OF the next in the NL, it makes more sense to use him as a pinch hitter or a DH in the AL.
But I guess the pinch hitter argument can be made for the NL too. They do more lineup changes in a game and having him would basically give them one extra roster spot. So maybe the Padres then.
Rangers and Padres are the only ones with >$2M in international bonus money so thats the main reason I think he will sign in one of those two cities.
Yeah I have been thinking Rangers since the beginning as well. I don`t know if it is because of Darvish signing there but it seems like they want him pretty bad too. Though the Mariners seem to be a pretty good landing spot for him since he says he want smaller market and west coast. Though the Padres would fit that description as well.
Regardless though, I just want people to start signing, though I suppose this year could be quiet in general just because next year will be insane with Harper, Machado and Kershaw.
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ReplyDeleteWith winter meetings only a couple days away, I am praying for Ohtani and Stanton to be finished up as this has been the most dreadful hot stove ever, regardless of the reasons behind it.
ReplyDeleteI concur. I keep thinking I am missing something but in reality, nothing is happening.
ReplyDeleteNeed that first guy to set it all off.
Also, Ohtani is going to be a Ranger I feel like. While I feel like it would be cool to have a guy pitch one day and then play the OF the next in the NL, it makes more sense to use him as a pinch hitter or a DH in the AL.
But I guess the pinch hitter argument can be made for the NL too. They do more lineup changes in a game and having him would basically give them one extra roster spot. So maybe the Padres then.
ReplyDeleteRangers and Padres are the only ones with >$2M in international bonus money so thats the main reason I think he will sign in one of those two cities.
Yeah I have been thinking Rangers since the beginning as well. I don`t know if it is because of Darvish signing there but it seems like they want him pretty bad too. Though the Mariners seem to be a pretty good landing spot for him since he says he want smaller market and west coast. Though the Padres would fit that description as well.
ReplyDeleteRegardless though, I just want people to start signing, though I suppose this year could be quiet in general just because next year will be insane with Harper, Machado and Kershaw.