CLOSED NEWS/RUMORS Thread

@billplunkettocr
#Dodgers had two glaring needs this winter.
Closer -- got the best one available (Edwin Diaz)
Outfield -- got the best one available (Kyle Tucker)
#ruiningbaseball

 

wow
good call idiot

 

• The Tucker deal which includes an opt-out after the second and third years, a $64 million signing bonus and $30 million deferred, according to multiple reports.

 

lol at met fans complaining that the dodgers are ruining baseball

@JimDuquetteGM
A MLB source confirmed the Mets offer [to Tucker] was 4 years at $220 million.

 

@Klein25
• The Blue Jays thought they signed Shohei Ohtani. Dodgers won.
• The Blue Jays prioritized signing Roki Sasaki. The Dodgers won.
• The Blue Jays thought they won the 2025 World Series. The Dodgers won.
• The Blue Jays thought they signed Kyle Tucker. The Dodgers won again. Brutal

 

Replaced Conforto with Kyle Tucker AND ruined baseball. What a day.

 

Pretty crazy contract, but hey, it's not my money. We fans will probably suffer down the road when the team has to pay all the deferrals and the players are long gone, impacting the rosters they can field at that time, but I'm not going to worry about that at this point. You've got to love this ownership group doing everything they can to win now. I still would have preferred Bichette and then dipping into the prospects pool later in the year, but this gives the minor leaguers more time to develop with less pressure. I hope it doesn't mean there will be a wholesale trading of outfield prospects. We'll still need a Teo replacement in a couple years if not sooner due to continued regression. Also, was Pages' late slump temporary or something more concerning? And in theory, Tucker could opt out as early as '28. And then there's the potential for injuries to the starters... there always is.

 

i would have preferred bo as well and i think @lastatman felt that way too
just seemed like a better fit
but since the FO has won two straight titles and acquiring tucker moves teo to lf, i guess we’ll have to trust their judgement

 

and oh yeah, with bo going to the mets… you lose again toronto

 

lost in the madness…

• The Tampa Bay Rays sent outfielder Josh Loweto the Los Angeles Angels on Friday as part of a three-team trade in which left-handed reliever Brock Burke went from the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds. Infielder Gavin Lux moved from the Reds to the Rays and minor league right-hander Chris Clark from the Angels to the Rays.

 

@MLBDeadlineNews
The #WhiteSox have expressed interest in free-agent OF Michael Conforto, per
@jonheyman.




CT3 wishes someone would call him.
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@TalkinBaseball_
Bo Bichette will play third base for the Mets, a position he has not played in his MLB career (via @JonHeyman)​

nice pivot mets
sounds like a great idea
you lose alonso, diaz (sorry, not sorry), tucker (lolz), and now sign a guy for $42M/yr to play somewhere he’s never played???
your fanbase must be thrilled

 

Glad we no longer have to endure the "resign Bellinger" chatter. That would have likely persisted even if we had got Bichette, but thankfully the Tucker acquisition completely puts that to rest.

Who gets dropped from the 40-man? I think the obvious choice would be Michael Siani, whom the Dodgers just claimed off waivers last month. He has no bat and the only way I see them keeping him is as a potential late game defensive replacement in the playoffs, essentially filling the Justin Dean role. If they do want to hold him for that purpose, then Ryan Ward is likely next up.

What other changes could the team possibly make the rest of the offseason? Possibly none, unless there's an opportunity to strengthen the pen a bit. But even there, they seem pretty set. The Diaz signing is huge, and I think the team's belief is that 2025 was an outlier for Scott. They also believe Treinen still has value and expectations are for Henriquez to continue to progress. Vesia, Banda, and Wrobo will fill their typical roles, and how do you not give WS-hero Klein a shot, too. With Brusdar back from injury and Stone, Ryan, and Hurt also available, I don't see much room to experiment with relief pitcher signings, unless it's in minor league contracts. No, there's a good chance this is the team we open the season with.

 

@MLBDeadlineNews
The #Phillies are close to an agreement with free-agent C JT Realmuto, per @Ken_Rosenthal and @MattGelb.

only after fanning on tucker and bo
realmuto probably feeling like table scraps
speaking of relationships, nice to see that connection with mattingly really paid dividends in landing bo
lol phils