Sox should dump Kimbrel; no need to re-sign that guy.
I'd switch Eavaoldi to closer.
Eovaldi could make $10-12 Mil per year as a closer.
He'll make $16-20 Mil per year as a starter.
Think he wants to be a closer?
I would think re-sign Eovaldi as a starter; don't let that guy go anywhere. And re-sign Kelly and try to move him to the closer role, with Barnes as his setup. Kelly has got the stuff and the fortitude; he just needs to work on his control a bit.
Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, would be the crown jewel of the bunch. A three-time All-Star, the 32-year-old has thrown at least 200 innings in each of the last five seasons. Over that time, he's gone 83-45 with a 2.85 ERA and 1,228 strikeouts in 1,091 1/3 innings. He's due $17 million in 2019 with a pair of team options worth $17.5 million for 2020 and $18 million for 2021.
Carrasco just had his $9.75-million option for 2019 exercised by the club and has another team option worth $9.5 million for the 2020 campaign. While not as high-profile as Kluber, he's developed into a reliable No. 2, having posted a 68-43 record with a 3.27 ERA in 856 innings across his last five seasons.
Encarnacion is set to earn $21.7 million in 2019 with a $20-million team option ($5-million buyout) for 2020. Additionally, second baseman Jason Kipnis, catchers Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez, and other veteran names could be trade candidates based on Olney's report.
Cleveland has won the American League Central in three consecutive seasons, but moving some big names could drastically alter the division's landscape.
Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, would be the crown jewel of the bunch. A three-time All-Star, the 32-year-old has thrown at least 200 innings in each of the last five seasons. Over that time, he's gone 83-45 with a 2.85 ERA and 1,228 strikeouts in 1,091 1/3 innings. He's due $17 million in 2019 with a pair of team options worth $17.5 million for 2020 and $18 million for 2021.
Carrasco just had his $9.75-million option for 2019 exercised by the club and has another team option worth $9.5 million for the 2020 campaign. While not as high-profile as Kluber, he's developed into a reliable No. 2, having posted a 68-43 record with a 3.27 ERA in 856 innings across his last five seasons.
Encarnacion is set to earn $21.7 million in 2019 with a $20-million team option ($5-million buyout) for 2020. Additionally, second baseman Jason Kipnis, catchers Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez, and other veteran names could be trade candidates based on Olney's report.
Cleveland has won the American League Central in three consecutive seasons, but moving some big names could drastically alter the division's landscape.
They need to shake shit up but Kluber and Miller on the block?!?
Gibson's inteligence for the game really is amazing.
Love hearing him talk!!!
Legend...His old battery mater(Mccarver) has told tons of stories on him and the old days through the years and it’s totally worth putting up with his otherwise total dipshittedness. Always amazed at what those guys can recall.
Love what Gibby says there. Always comical when other old timers that have admitted to taking greenies rail against that generation.
Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, would be the crown jewel of the bunch. A three-time All-Star, the 32-year-old has thrown at least 200 innings in each of the last five seasons. Over that time, he's gone 83-45 with a 2.85 ERA and 1,228 strikeouts in 1,091 1/3 innings. He's due $17 million in 2019 with a pair of team options worth $17.5 million for 2020 and $18 million for 2021.
Carrasco just had his $9.75-million option for 2019 exercised by the club and has another team option worth $9.5 million for the 2020 campaign. While not as high-profile as Kluber, he's developed into a reliable No. 2, having posted a 68-43 record with a 3.27 ERA in 856 innings across his last five seasons.
Encarnacion is set to earn $21.7 million in 2019 with a $20-million team option ($5-million buyout) for 2020. Additionally, second baseman Jason Kipnis, catchers Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez, and other veteran names could be trade candidates based on Olney's report.
Cleveland has won the American League Central in three consecutive seasons, but moving some big names could drastically alter the division's landscape.
They need to shake shit up but Kluber and Miller on the block?!?
Miller is just a free agent and was less than worthless last season, and not great the season before
Kluber might make sense, but it would need to be a huge return. Even if they lost kluber, they would have a strong rotation. Im not against it. Sell high before its too late. Kluber AND carrasco may cut too deep depending on the return.
Gibson's inteligence for the game really is amazing.
Love hearing him talk!!!
Legend...His old battery mater(Mccarver) has told tons of stories on him and the old days through the years and it’s totally worth putting up with his otherwise total dipshittedness. Always amazed at what those guys can recall.
Love what Gibby says there. Always comical when other old timers that have admitted to taking greenies rail against that generation.
It is comical.
"Bullet" Bob Gibson nailed it their. Is it safe to assume the players who took Greenies would've had taken 'Roids?
Gibson's inteligence for the game really is amazing.
Love hearing him talk!!!
Legend...His old battery mater(Mccarver) has told tons of stories on him and the old days through the years and it’s totally worth putting up with his otherwise total dipshittedness. Always amazed at what those guys can recall.
Love what Gibby says there. Always comical when other old timers that have admitted to taking greenies rail against that generation.
It is comical.
"Bullet" Bob Gibson nailed it their. Is it safe to assume the players who took Greenies would've had taken 'Roids?
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talking $400+M for Harper and the Giants want in? No fucking thank you very much.
If I had known then what I know now...
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
Only one that should get in is Smith because he was the all time save leader until Hoffman broke it.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
Only one that should get in is Smith because he was the all time save leader until Hoffman broke it.
I say yes to this. Never made sense that you can trade for a player with less then 30 games left of a 162 game schedule. And while ther at it, they can get rid of the Roster expansion in September too.
Report: MLB expected to discuss move to uniform mid-August trade deadline
Major League Baseball could be eyeing a significant change to its midsummer-transaction landscape.
At this week's general manager meetings, officials from the commissioner's office and executives from teams are expected to discuss the elimination of trade waivers in favor of a uniform trade deadline, which could land in mid-August, according to Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com.
The current non-waiver trade deadline is July 31 at 4 p.m. ET. Afterward, players need to pass through waivers to be traded, and must be acquired by the end of Aug. 31 to be eligible for postseason rosters.
While the league is apparently weighing interest in a uniform deadline, any changes would require the approval of the MLB Players Association.
The GM meetings open Tuesday and are scheduled to conclude Thursday in Carlsbad, Calif.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
Only one that should get in is Smith because he was the all time save leader until Hoffman broke it.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
Only one that should get in is Smith because he was the all time save leader until Hoffman broke it.
"Sorry, there'll be no words of sympathy here for Albert Belle. He was a surly jerk before he got hurt and now he's a hurt surly jerk....He was no credit to the game. Belle's boorish behavior should be remembered by every member of the Baseball Writers' Associationwhen it comes time to consider him for the Hall of Fame."
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It should be interesting.
So that means that if they pay him the 18 mil then he wouldn't mind being a closer.
Point is nobody will pay him $18 mil to be a closer. Starters make more than closers.
Report: Indians open to trading Kluber, Carrasco, other veterans
Massive changes could be coming in Cleveland.
The Indians are reportedly open to discussing possible trades for everyone on their roster other than shortstop Francisco Lindor and infielder Jose Ramirez, sources told Buster Olney of ESPN.
The team will apparently listen to offers for ace Corey Kluber, right-hander Carlos Carrasco, designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, and other veterans. This comes not long after reports surfaced that Cleveland isn't expected to issue qualifying offers to any of Michael Brantley, Andrew Miller, or Cody Allen.
Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, would be the crown jewel of the bunch. A three-time All-Star, the 32-year-old has thrown at least 200 innings in each of the last five seasons. Over that time, he's gone 83-45 with a 2.85 ERA and 1,228 strikeouts in 1,091 1/3 innings. He's due $17 million in 2019 with a pair of team options worth $17.5 million for 2020 and $18 million for 2021.
Carrasco just had his $9.75-million option for 2019 exercised by the club and has another team option worth $9.5 million for the 2020 campaign. While not as high-profile as Kluber, he's developed into a reliable No. 2, having posted a 68-43 record with a 3.27 ERA in 856 innings across his last five seasons.
Encarnacion is set to earn $21.7 million in 2019 with a $20-million team option ($5-million buyout) for 2020. Additionally, second baseman Jason Kipnis, catchers Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez, and other veteran names could be trade candidates based on Olney's report.
Cleveland has won the American League Central in three consecutive seasons, but moving some big names could drastically alter the division's landscape.
Love hearing him talk!!!
Legend...His old battery mater(Mccarver) has told tons of stories on him and the old days through the years and it’s totally worth putting up with his otherwise total dipshittedness. Always amazed at what those guys can recall.
Love what Gibby says there. Always comical when other old timers that have admitted to taking greenies rail against that generation.
Kluber might make sense, but it would need to be a huge return. Even if they lost kluber, they would have a strong rotation. Im not against it. Sell high before its too late. Kluber AND carrasco may cut too deep depending on the return.
"Bullet" Bob Gibson nailed it their. Is it safe to assume the players who took Greenies would've had taken 'Roids?
word! motherfucker!
barry bonds! GOAT.
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Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 "Today's Game" era committee ballot on Monday, giving 10 individuals a fresh chance at attaining baseball immortality.
Six former players - Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, and Lee Smith - are on the ballot, alongside a trio of former managers in Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, and Lou Piniella. Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner rounds out the 10-person ballot.
A 16-person committee will vote on the ballot, and the results will be announced in December at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas. Candidates who receive at least 75 percent of the vote will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Formerly known as the Veterans Committee, the Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" serve as a vehicle to elect players who are no longer eligible for consideration on the writers' ballot, as well as owners, managers, umpires, and other non-playing personnel. The committees have existed in some form since the 1930s, with the current formation beginning in 2017.
The "Today's Game" committee elects players, managers, owners, and umpires who have made an impact on the sport in the present day, or since 1988. In 2017, it elected former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz from a ballot that included six of the 10 names up for election this year.
Last year, the "Modern Era" committee, which elects those who made an impact from 1970-87, chose former Detroit Tigers stars Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2019 will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 21 of next year.
No one else deserves to get in.
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I say yes to this. Never made sense that you can trade for a player with less then 30 games left of a 162 game schedule. And while ther at it, they can get rid of the Roster expansion in September too.
Major League Baseball could be eyeing a significant change to its midsummer-transaction landscape.
At this week's general manager meetings, officials from the commissioner's office and executives from teams are expected to discuss the elimination of trade waivers in favor of a uniform trade deadline, which could land in mid-August, according to Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com.
The current non-waiver trade deadline is July 31 at 4 p.m. ET. Afterward, players need to pass through waivers to be traded, and must be acquired by the end of Aug. 31 to be eligible for postseason rosters.
While the league is apparently weighing interest in a uniform deadline, any changes would require the approval of the MLB Players Association.
The GM meetings open Tuesday and are scheduled to conclude Thursday in Carlsbad, Calif.
uh....no.
no fucking way.
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Fuck albert belle
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