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MLBTR Originals

By Mark Polishuk | December 31, 2017 at 9:25am CDT

Here’s the roundup of all the original content from the MLBTR writing team through the holiday season…

  • The offseason’s biggest news continues to be the relative lack of news on the free agent front, with most of the top names on the open market still looking for new teams as we head into 2018.  Back on December 19, Jeff Todd noted that only 17 of the names on MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list had signed new contracts.  Since that date, only three additional players (Wade Davis, Yonder Alonso, Jhoulys Chacin) have signed, with Davis being the only member of the top 10 to find a new deal.
  • Two of the remaining notables were subjects of the “Free Agent Profile” series, with Kyle Downing profiling Logan Morrison and Tim Dierkes looking at Lance Lynn’s market.
  • Lynn is one of a large number of free agent pitchers who have undergone at least one Tommy John surgery, so Tim’s list of the 20 biggest contracts signed by TJ patients will certainly look quite different after this offseason is complete.
  • The Phillies’ surprise signing of Carlos Santana inspired Tim to look at five recent instances of a seeming non-contender making a big free agent splash.
  • In the latest edition of Free Agent Faceoff, Steve Adams asked the MLBTR readership whether they would rather sign Yu Darvish or Jake Arrieta.  60.23% of readers polled chose Darvish in the battle of the winter’s top free agent starters.
  • In other polling news, Connor Byrne asked the readers where Eric Hosmer will sign, Tim made the same query about Arrieta’s next team, while Kyle wondered if any of the top free agents could sign a one-year “pillow contract” rather than a longer-term deal.
  • The “Taking Inventory” series lists the potential remaining trade chips on rebuilding teams, with Steve looking at the Tigers and Kyle focusing on the White Sox and the Marlins.
  • Speaking of Miami, J.T. Realmuto could be the latest Marlins star to be shipped out of town, as Kyle runs through the potential trade market for the catcher.
  • Mark Polishuk outlined each team’s weakest position from 2017 (by bWAR) and what each club has so far done (if anything) to upgrade that position for next season.
  • Several managers and front office executives are known to be entering their last guaranteed year under contract, and Jeff has the breakdown of these teams that could be weighing a change in leadership in 2018.
  • We just passed the two-year anniversary of the trade that sent Aroldis Chapman from the Reds to the Yankees.  Jeff looked back on that deal, which generated quite a bit of off-the-field controversy and ultimately generated more top tier young talent for the Yankees (via their subsequent trade of Chapman to the Cubs) than it did for Cincinnati.
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  1. re-tweeted cleats

    8 years ago

    Yankees should forget looking for starters this off-season. The only move they need to make is the return of the “Toddfather” on a 2 year deal. T Frazier at 3rd base next year. In 2019 he can spend Bird at first and Machado at 3rd.

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  2. re-tweeted cleats

    8 years ago

    Spell*

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  3. cubsbearsbulls2018

    8 years ago

    Hosmer should never even entertain the idea of signing with San Diego. Hate to see him hate his career for the next 6 years!

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    • JoeyPankake

      8 years ago

      Well it’s either that or get paid according to his actual talent level which would be like 5/75.

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      • cubsbearsbulls2018

        8 years ago

        Or take a one year pillow contract, like the article indicates..

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    • jdgoat

      8 years ago

      Kinda like how Altuves hated his career?

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      • cubsbearsbulls2018

        8 years ago

        What’s Altuve have to do with this discussion?

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      • JKB 2

        8 years ago

        I do not see the point on your Altuve comment?

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        • jdgoat

          8 years ago

          Altuve played the start of his career on a rebuilding team and eventually won a World Series. The padres could easily be the Astros in 3-4 years

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        • cubsbearsbulls2018

          8 years ago

          No, no the Padres cannot easily be the Astros in 3-4 years. It’ll take them a minimum 10 years to win that division again, let alone a World Series.

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        • jdgoat

          8 years ago

          That’s just simply not true. They have a great farm and if their players keep developing, they’ll be set. They’re in no worse shape than the Cubs or Astros were during they’re rebuilds

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  4. just my opinion

    8 years ago

    Just wanted to wish everyone at mlbtraderumors and all the fellow readers a Happy New Year !!!
    Enjoy and be safe

    One day closer to baseball opening day

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  5. sacko

    8 years ago

    Same to you, go Jays!

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    • Mikel Grady

      8 years ago

      Same to you. Go Cubs!

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