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

Andre Ethier has stated he would like to start in 2015 – be it for the Dodgers or another club, writes Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times. Ethier, 32 next season, has informed the club via his agent of his feelings. After spending much of last season as a part-time outfielder, Ethier is ready to get back into a regular role. Even with the club shopping Matt Kemp, it seems unlikely that a full time role will be available for Ethier in L.A.




Dildick just couldn't wait to report that and do his part to make it harder on the nerds

 

Have fun playing in Mexico/Japan dre!

 

Blaze my dick and be appreciative you fuck.

 

if the Dodgers get Lester, the FO's truly gonna need to get the defense in order and make having all those aces worthwhile. they can't put a 20th ranked defense behind those guys. they'd have no choice but to keep Joc and go with him in center because our only true CF'er needs to be in CF everyday..Puig needs to be in RF, and Kemp in LF..which is the set that most fans are clamoring for.

however, if Kemp's just ineffective - "uncomfortable" in LF, or worse..unhappy..well, then he should move on to a different team. a " kick rocks " would certainly be in order. SVS will play a solid LF with a smile, as will CC. Friedman knows what he's getting from CC and Zaidi likes platoons, so that unhappy crybaby/loser shit shouldn't fly if we're all in with 4 big guns at the top of the rotation. thus, Kemp had better get over there in LF and make it work..that needs to be made clear before they even sign Lester.

because i'll take the idiot Grandal if Kemp can't deal with it. Grandal's numbers look fine to me..he's got a .296/.371/.481 slash line @ Dodger Stadium in his career, he's 26, a switch hitter and he's from Puig's hometown. fuck it..Puig can have a homeboy. Grandal's probably gonna transition to 1B eventually and that's fine with Leon hopefully getting a shot @ catcher a few years down the line, but add Cashner and Quintana to the deal and that looks fine to me.

and really i don't even like the idea of SVS losing playing time anyway and that's exactly what'd happen if Kemp's in LF. together, SVS and CC bring quite a bit as a tandem over there in LF and the Dodgers wouldn't have to rely on Kemp to stay healthy, or turn to Heisey if he doesn't. so yea, if they sign Lester i might even root for Kemp to pout and pull what Ethier just pulled, or should i say what Kemp himself pulled earlier this year, and use his agent to tell the Dodgers that he has no intentions of being a left fielder. send his ass to the Padres. don't know about anybody else, but i don't care about that unwritten " no trading within the division " rule..Dodgers will kick his unhappy ass for the rest of his career anyway and really give him something to be unhappy about. but Byrnes should know who to target over there @ the Pads. nobody likes a crybaby. they bring the whole group down.

 

Buster Olney on @WEEI Hot Stove Show: ‘Hard to imagine [Jon Lester signing for] less than $150 million

 

Matt Kemp Rumors: Friday
By Steve Adams [December 5, 2014 at 8:29am CST]
Last night, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports shed some light on the Dodgers’ Matt Kemp trade talks with the Padres, reporting that Yasmani Grandal would likely be in any package, with money heading back to San Diego to help facilitate the deal. Kemp’s name figures to be a heavily discussed topic in the coming days as we prepare for the 2014 Winter Meetings. We’ll keep track of Friday’s Kemp rumors in this post…

• The Mariners remain in talks with the Dodgers regarding Kemp, according to Rosenthal (Twitter links). While the $107MM commitment remaining on Kemp’s contract is an obstacle, the Mariners have shown a real reluctance to give up a significant package for one year of Justin Upton. Rosenthal’s implication seems to be that if some money heads to Seattle in the deal, they may be more willing to part with talent for a long-term upgrade than a rental player.
• The Orioles are also in talks for Kemp, tweets Rosenthal, and they have a different obstacle in those discussions. Baltimore is known to generally be one of the game’s most cautious teams when it comes to injuries, and Kemp has a spotty health track record. He underwent ankle and shoulder surgeries following the 2013 season, Rosenthal notes. Additionally, Kemp had shoulder surgery following the 2012 season. He played in just 179 games from 2012-13, though he’s been durable in the surrounding years. Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun makes a good point, tweeting that it’s hard to see the O’s setting aside injury concerns with Kemp when they just let Nick Markakis, who had been a fixture in right field, depart due to concerns pertaining to a neck issue.

Andrew Miller Decision Expected Today
By Steve Adams [December 5, 2014 at 8:08am CST]
Teams are expecting Andrew Miller to make his decision today, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman adds that the Yankees are willing to guarantee a fourth season if it limits the average annual value of the contract.
Miller has been connected to the Yankees, Dodgers and Astros in the past 48 hours, with the Red Sox and Orioles said to have bowed out the bidding. More recently, the Astros were reported to be an unlikely destination for Miller, who is expected to receive a four-year contract that could approach $40MM. That amount (or anything close to it) would easily set the record for largest guarantee and highest AAV for a non-closing relief pitcher.

 

Rosenthal has been trying to trade Kemp for at least five years at every trading time possible. Where is any quote or suggestion from anyone with the Dodgers that they are considering anything with any team about Kemp? Taking calls about him is not the same as shopping him. Taking calls means asking what are you offering and when a team comes back with player A off goes Heyman and Rosenthal with trade discussion rumors. These are the same guys assuring us that Kemp was being traded at the trade deadline and in hind sight there was NADA as in NOT a CRAP worth of trade discussion to support it. In fact buried in several articles are the same comments by some in the industry that the Dodgers don't seem interested in trading him. But a headline that reads: DODGERS NOT INTERESTED IN TRADING KEMP! Will not get the clicks after the first day.

Hint, hint we have no offense with both Kemp and Hanley gone. So what are the rumors to replace their bats? Until then chill!

 

all i see there is " Mariners remain in talks with the Dodgers on Kemp ".." the Orioles are also in talks for Kemp ".." Padres and Dodgers are in talks for Kemp "

i mean there's obviously plenty to bash Rosenthal about, but i don't see how you can read those updates and get that Rosenthal is saying that the Dodgers are out shopping Kemp and pushing to move him. he's just updating and saying that talks are ongoing. relax. Lol

 

Nope no relax I have watching rosenthal blather for years

 

Sorry my bad I am in error and stand corrected. Rosenthal did not say the Dodgers were shopping Kemp as I noted what he in fact did tweet was:
http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/2014/11/09/report-dodgers-are-aggressively-shopping-outfielders/
Ken Rosenthal✔@Ken_Rosenthal Follow
Sources: #Dodgers aggressively trying to move Kemp, Crawford or Ethier. Puig not in play.
9:41 PM - 9 Nov 2014
632 Retweets 259 favorites

 

Rumors are just rumors, and Rosenthal has about as much credibility as most of us making stuff up. "Shopping" Kemp could be a far cry from actually dealing him. By throwing his name out there, our FO can get some feedback on the OF market, who is willing to trade for an OFer and what players they would be willing to part with in return. This could be about gathering information for different trades down the road, as much as it's about Kemp.

 

I think if Matt ever went to the Pads for the Grandal /whatever nauseating package, the 19 games we play them every year would be a horror for us, and we will be punished somehow brutally for making this trade. I'm talking Vlad type bloodbath...bad move; bad omen.

 

it's all good. but if there's a media-head out there who has been trying to get Dodger outfielders traded, it's Nick Cafardo. he's been hyping Ethier's and Pedroia's relationship for years..all the way back to when Ethier was actually good. Lol

 

Yup I remember those also. This was even when Dre and Kemp were all we had

 

This is just so boss. Essentially means if we ever want someone, we can have them. That is GAMEOVER.

Honestly, don't be too surprised if when the Dodgers win a few WS, there is a big push for a very, very punitive salary cup, ala the NBA. The funny part is, my guess is it will come from the Yankees, Red Sox and everyone else in the NLW.

 

Didi would've been a solid move for us, but I think the Yankees gave up a bit too much, and if that is what they gave up, we probably would've needed to give up more.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/...s-in-three-team-deal-with-d-backs-tigers.html