NEWS/RUMORS/INJURIES/"CHRIS's CRAZY THOUGHTS" Thread

I think a lot of people would be surprised that Hanley had more plate appearances then Juan Uribe last season. Everyone talks about Hanley being a risk cause of health but Uribe being penciled in at 3B is a huge risk as well

 

um...
hey new guys!
just a thought... :idea:
but you might want to think about doing something
you know those guys up north?
you know, the guys who are defending champions and have now won three titles in five years?...
yeah them
well even they're looking at improving
oh... my bad, forgot about that 39 year old from your old team

Giants Have Shown Interest In Jon Lester
By Steve Adams [November 24, 2014 at 10:00am CST]

It appears likely — though not yet 100 percent certain — that Giants mainstay Pablo Sandoval is on his way to the Red Sox, and the Giants may look to go a different route recouping the lost value. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports spoke to one person with knowledge of the team’s thinking who believed the loss of Sandoval could put San Francisco in play for Jon Lester, and Rosenthal then confirmed with a source that the Giants have indeed shown interest in Lester (Twitter links).

Earlier this morning, reports indicated that Sandoval had agreed to a five-year pact with the Red Sox, but his agents have since publicly stated that no agreement is in place with Boston or any other club at this point. Sandoval will make his decision today, his agent told WEEI.com’s Alex Speier, so we’ll have some closure in the near future.

If the union with Boston does indeed to come to fruition, Lester makes for a logical, albeit more expensive target for Giants GM Brian Sabean (Boston has reportedly already offered Lester $110-120MM over six years). The Giants have little rotation certainty, despite coming off a 2014 World Series victory. Madison Bumgarner is an unquestioned ace, but Jake Peavy and Ryan Vogelsong are free agents. Matt Cain will be returning from elbow surgery. Tim Hudson will be 40 next July, and Tim Lincecum has proven to be unreliable at this stage of his career. Lester could likely be penciled in for 200+ innings and provide some much-needed stability.

Of course, such a pursuit does leave the Giants thin at third base and on the lookout for offense. One other alternative, Rosenthal tweets, would be to pursue Chase Headley. He characterizes a Headley pursuit as “likely” for San Francisco, should Sandoval depart. The switch-hitting Headley would become the prize of the free agent market at third base, and the Giants would no doubt have competition for his services. The Yankees are said to very much want Headley back, but any club that showed interest in Sandoval could logically have some interest in Headley as well. That would include the Blue Jays and White Sox, although to this point, those matches are speculative on my behalf, as there’s yet to be a firm connection to Headley for either club.​

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Very minor acquisition, but we got Juan Nicasio from the Rockies (he was DFA'd). We DFA'd Ryan Jackson

Just something minor, not a big deal obviously. He has terrible numbers, somewhat cause of Coors somewhat cause he's bad. But he did get better when he went from a starter to a reliever. He's a depth piece again. Probably like our #8/#9 starter to begin the year and an emergency reliever if people get hurt.

I'm going to sound like I'm in love with a small dumb move, but again these minor moves can be better then we think in the end cause having depth helps us. Instead of trading pieces for Roberto Hernandez... Or signing Chris Perez to 3.5 mil contract. Nicasio isn't going to save the season but I would rather do shit like this then constantly overpay for other idiots

 

i'm beginning to no longer care

 

i want to chris... i really fucken want to
but i can't... i just can't ullhair:

 

red sox sign hanley and pablo
dodgers get juan nicasio
yay

 

• Two NL GMs told Peter Gammons over the weekend that Lester is nearing a deal with the Red Sox. However, Gammons writes that the info doesn’t appear to be accurate at this time, as Lester is set to meet with the Cardinals sometime next week. According to Gammons, Lester might wish to have a deal in place in advance of the Winter Meetings, which begin Dec. 7 in San Diego. WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford echoes that there’s nothing close between the Red Sox and Lester at this time (Twitter link).
• Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe tweets that the Red Sox and Lester are still “very much engaged” and it does appear possible for the Sox to add Lester, Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez (who agreed to a four-year, $88MM pact with Boston earlier today).
• The Red Sox and Cubs are interested in Hamels, and both could “jump” at the chance to acquire him if they miss on Lester, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Boston has had the “most serious talks” with Philadelphia, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter), with Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweeting that the Phils are confident in striking a deal if Lester does not return to his former club.
• The Dodgers are also in on Hamels, according to a tweet from Nightengale. Los Angeles represents a potentially powerful new entrant to that market, of course, and could shake up the pursuit if it decides to commit significant resources to adding a third stellar lefty to its rotation.

 

Asking price: top 5 prospects, Puig, Kershaw, and cash.