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MLBTR Originals

By Mark Polishuk | December 24, 2018 at 10:13pm CDT

Rounding up the original content from the MLB Trade Rumors writing staff over the last two weeks…

  • This offseason’s free agent market has been humming along at a respectable pace, at least in comparison to last winter’s historic lack of activity.  Jeff Todd took a look at the signing action thus far, in regards to which members of MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list had found deals.  At the time of Jeff’s post on December 18, sixteen of the 50 had signed, and six more names (Andrew Miller, Anibal Sanchez, Matt Harvey, Daniel Murphy, Trevor Cahill, Joakim Soria) have also since landed new contracts.
  • Along those same lines, Mark Polishuk polled the MLBTR readership to ask which of the seven remaining unsigned members of our Top 10 free agents would be the next to ink a deal.  Yasmani Grandal was the top choice with just over 25% of the vote, though it was fourth-place finisher Michael Brantley (who netted 14.89% of the vote) who ended up signing soonest, agreeing to a two-year deal with the Astros barely 24 hours after the poll was posted.
  • Connor Byrne also put a question to the readers, asking which of Yasiel Puig or Nick Castellanos was the preferred acquisition in a Trade Candidate Faceoff.  58.55% of the vote went towards Castellanos, though apparently the Reds didn’t agree with the majority, as Cincinnati acquired Puig as part of a seven-player trade with the Dodgers last week.
  • Speaking of trades, Jose Martinez no longer appears to have a starting role with the Cardinals, and thus stands out as a candidate for a deal.  Mark explored the first base/DH market to try and find a trade partner for Martinez, though the search is complicated by Martinez’s lack of defensive prowess and the number of teams who have already addressed needs at first base.
  • Rob Huff continued his Projecting Payroll series with a look at what the Cardinals might have available to spend this winter.  Based on roster needs and past spending habits, Rob estimated that the Cards could have around $26.3MM in available funds.  A good chunk of that money has already been used up, of course, as St. Louis made a big splash in the bullpen market to sign Miller to a two-year deal worth $25MM guaranteed, plus a vesting option for 2021.
  • With the caveat that not all contract terms are made public, approximately 12 teams currently have a manager or a front office boss (a GM or a president of baseball operations) going into the last year of their contracts, as Mark details in this listing of team personnel that may or may not be on the hot seat in 2019.
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  1. MetsYankeesRedSox

    7 years ago

    Merry Christmas!!!!!

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  2. xabial

    7 years ago

    Hopefully, holiday spirit calms people down…

    Tis’ the season of sharing and giving… Stop hating…

    Merry Christmas!!!

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    • PickleRiccck

      7 years ago

      Xabial, over 50% if the comments on this post are yours. Thanks you for your contribution.

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      • xabial

        7 years ago

        Counting my post % After 9 posts?

        you were right MYRS.

        I don’t trust this pickle guy…

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    • trout27

      7 years ago

      Why does giving and sharing need a season?

      Reply
  3. Michael Kirschbaum

    7 years ago

    Lol it’s football and basketball season of course people are going to be pissed.

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    • xabial

      7 years ago

      As a Yankee fan, I celebrate ALL NY teams. (All sports)

      I find myself checking out tankathon.com daily for all my non-MLB New York teams.

      I’m not pissed….

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      • basebaIl1600

        7 years ago

        You celebrate the Mets?

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        • xabial

          7 years ago

          Eww >..<

          I empathize w/ Mets' fans. I'll leave it at that.

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  4. PickleRiccck

    7 years ago

    Don’t you guys take a break for Christmas? Relax enjoy the holidays.

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    • xabial

      7 years ago

      My Christmas is on January 7th.

      Christmas is December 25th on the Julian Calendar

      For some reason my people follow Gregorian Calendar, which falls January 7th every year. It’s so annoying lol

      You can say, I get to celebrate Christmas twice, but mine on 7.. Ofc some ppl dont celebrate Christmas altogether.

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      • Cat Mando

        7 years ago

        Ummmmmm…the whole country, and much of the world, follows the Gregorian calendar. Dec. 25th on the Julian calendar corresponds to Jan. 7th on the Gregorian calendar. You seem to have it backwards.

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        • xabial

          7 years ago

          You’re right, I stand corrected.

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        • Cat Mando

          7 years ago

          I have flip-flopped Julian and Gregorian in my head too at times. Many of our months names come from the Julian era.
          Merry Gregorian Christmas to you as well. I’ll try to remember you on the 7th. Although half of the time I don’t even know the date.

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        • xabial

          7 years ago

          Appreciate that. Thanks, Cat. You’re the man!!

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      • a-a-a-astros

        7 years ago

        Hate to tell you all Christ was probably born in April or March

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  5. bobtillman

    7 years ago

    Tis the day we celebrate when the Lord appeared, looked around, and said “You’re kidding me, right?”……..

    Merry to you all. Peace on Earth would be nice……

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  6. Vizquel13

    7 years ago

    Happy winter solstice

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  7. mistry gm

    7 years ago

    Merry Christmas to everyone and thank God for BASEBALL!

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  8. Chris Lee

    7 years ago

    Royals need guys who can actually get on base (not just run fast). Martinez would be a cheap option to do that, and Royals do not have a set DH, so he could get some ABs there. Martinez hits righties, so need to need worry that Royals already have too many righty bats.

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  9. Phanatic 2022

    7 years ago

    God bless the naked pagans 🙂

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