2022 - 2023 Hot Stove Thread

[Majingir]

Interesting comments from the Reds GM.

Saying Votto will retire a Red unless they're out of the playoffs by the deadline, in which case the Jays will be the team they look at for a deal (I'd imagine the only team he'd want to waive his NTC for).

I could see it being Votto + cash to the Jays and the Jays just use the cash to buy him out at the end of the season (he has a 20M option with a 7m buyout) and he just signs back with the Reds.

Or Votto for a PTBNL, and that players name is Joey Votto. That actually could work too. He literally just joins the Jays for the playoff run and knows internally that he can return/retire with the Reds.

[Majingir]

Never realized Dodgers still have Andrew Toles signed to a deal so he can keep his health insurance.

He's out of baseball and dealing with various mental health illnesses, but Dodgers have him under contract (for $0) so he still qualifies for their health insurance.

Good gesture trying to help him out.

He wasn't around for long, but had the Dodgers won the 2016 NLCS, he's one of the leading guys to win NLCS MVP

[reyes the roof]

Padres agree to 7 year $80 million extension with Jake Cronenworth

[DubsHuskyTV]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Kid 24

Love to see them trying to add power but since both are FAs, they'll be outbid on both. They could have acquired Contreras at the deadline.

wow this aged terribly

[reyes the roof]

Bumgarner DFA’d by Arizona. Strange career the way he fell off a cliff as soon as he turned 30

[Sportsforever]

So the Pirates are spending money, locking up Reynolds for 8 years/$103M. That plus having the best record in the NL…is this bizarro world?


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[Jolly Roger]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

So the Pirates are spending money, locking up Reynolds for 8 years/$103M. That plus having the best record in the NL…is this bizarro world?

The team this year reminds me of the winning teams in 2013-2015. So many young players looking good. So many guys are hitting. Starters are going 6+, giving up 1 or 2 runs. Bullpen looks solid. Everything is working here.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

So the Pirates are spending money, locking up Reynolds for 8 years/$103M. That plus having the best record in the NL…is this bizarro world? Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

The holdout was over that deal? Seems like Pirates got him for a steal.