4:33pm: Joel Sherman of the New York Post takes a lengthy look at the situation, examining the possible reasons that Keuchel has yet to strike up a deal. As Sherman points out, even the prorated version of the $17.9MM qualifying offer value checks in close to $11.5MM, and few teams have that type of money budgeted this time of year. The Braves, for instance, are “uncomfortable” with that price point, per Sherman, while the Yankees are unlikely to exceed it, George A. King III of the New York Post writes.
Previous struggles from players who waited into the season to sign (e.g. Kendrys Morales, Greg Holland) have created concerns over what to expect from Keuchel. As a result, some clubs would prefer a lower base salary with per-start incentives — similar to the one Gio Gonzalez initially signed with the Yankees in Spring Training — but Keuchel and Boras would obviously prefer a full guarantee. Sherman adds that Keuchel’s camp has floated some multi-year scenarios with an opt-out after the 2019 season, but a straight one-year pact still seems likely.
8:55am: With draft compensation no longer a factor, a signing could come at any time for free agent starter Dallas Keuchel. As always, we’ll be on top of the latest developments in the market here at MLBTR.
We heard yesterday that the Yankees and Braves were among the likeliest possible landing spots for Keuchel, with a few other teams also among those with ongoing interest. Now, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter) takes things a bit further by labeling the New York and Atlanta organizations the favorites for the veteran southpaw.
Another source labels the Yankees the true favorites, Feinsand tweets. Braves beat reporters, meanwhile, have poured cold water on the idea of a move for Keuchel. (Links to Twitter.) It’s impossible to know when and how a signing will come together, but Andy Martino of SNY.tv tweets that there’s a sense resolution could come “relatively soon.”
As things stand, says Feinsand, the Yankees and Braves “are believed to be in the same area with their offers.” No doubt Keuchel and agent Scott Boras are hopeful that one of these or another team will create some separation in the financial department.
There has long been some uncertainty regarding Keuchel’s contractual demands and outlook. There’s little question he has backed down from any opening asking price, but there have been varying indications as to whether he’d accept (or even seek) a contract that wraps up at season’s end. If he’s only looking for a half-year arrangement, Keuchel will surely want it to be for a hefty rate of pay. But he’d assuredly also consider other factors with an eye already on a return to the open market.
Even if the Yanks and Braves are indeed “favorites” at the moment, it’s worth remembering that such a status means relatively little until the ink hits the paper. Other organizations are surely also engaged with Boras — the Cardinals, Rays, Brewers, and Twins have all been cited of late — and all are no doubt also canvassing the early trade market possibilities.
petfoodfella
There is separation in the offers, even if the $$ is the same…
Atlanta = beard allowed
NYY = not allowed
cmtaylor98
Also the tax rates in Georgia are much better than those in New York.
andthenisaid
I think the players have to pay income taxes to several cities when they “earn” the income playing in that city as a visitor! What a nightmare!
bradthebluefish
Yes, that is true. Which is wild!
Cat Mando
Thank CA….they started it in 91. They wanted to tax Jordan and the Bulls in the NBA finals. Then IL passed a law taxing players who played for a team in a state that had a Jock Tax. Now only TX, FL, WA, and DC do not have some sort of Jock Tax.
The sad part is it applies (in most cases) to anyone who travels with the team so equipment managers etc get taxed too.
kleppy12
This is a law for (I think) just about every state with an income tax and applies to any and everyone not just athletes.
costergaard2
I work in finance and now we have to pay the “jock tax” too if we spend a few days in another state.
We are retaliating by skipping conferences and other events in NY, CA, IL, and other high tax venues and only going to FL, TX, or Nashville, TN (no tax and a great place to meet and eat and see the sights)
deweybelongsinthehall
I wouldn’t cry for most teams’ equipment managers who likely get amazing tips from the players.
ChiSox_Fan
Of course. They are no different than professional consultants working away from state of residence even as employees of major companies.
MDog00
Ego and Scott Boras is the biggest obstacle to this guy signing anywhere. Boras just can’t see what has changed in the free agent business…Gio Gonzales figured it out and dumped him and signed elsewhere
MDog00
Yup…Kalifornia is the capitol of finding ways of TAXING people to death. They began taking lessons decades ago from N.Y., N.J., Conn and other ultra liberal bastions of free crap. If it EVIL and a way to get deep into your pocket its coming from anyone of those places
robluca21
Agree 10000% I live in New Jersey and work in New York city. The taxes and laws are utterly ridiculous. Not to mention the stupid gun laws
deweybelongsinthehall
Yes. Municipalities closed that loophole years ago but I thing most big leaguers can afford a good CPA.
DRM
Very important point
wbraves29
I said the same thing.
mpc5150
As silly as it sounds, I have to agree that beard will be the deciding factor.
jorge78
Like Sampson without his hair!
DTD
It’s silly from the Yankees standpoint. I’d never play for an organization that puts focus on facial hair.
Steven Chinwood
What organization do you play for now?
twinstc32
Haha
Metfan1964
LOL- most would pre-shave to come. Look at Harper he shaved hoping to get the yankees to notice him.
Ejemp2006
Des Moines Skin Flutes. He is the catcher.
Bocephus
Could of sworn he suited up for the Boise Ball Bags. He switch hits.
sheff86
BEST COMMENT EVER
youngTank15
It’s a stupid rule that has nothing to do with winning.
deweybelongsinthehall
Every employer has strange rules.
sheff86
And your team has your rules and the Yankees have their Championship rules.
Go count your championship.
youngTank15
So having a no facial hair or long hair policy will suddenly make the team a champion?
thegreatcerealfamine
NYY = Better chance to win it all
Braves = Slim chance at a Wild Card
MasterShake
… yeah because goin through that buzzsaw in Houston is much easier than coming out of the NL. Do you even watch the games?
fw-
He doesn’t, well at least teams not named the Yankees. Seems to me like the Braves a good chance to win the division. I remember the preseason predictions of 4th though, so I’m not surprised he would say that. This poster is one of the very few I’d always downvote every time I saw one of his comments.
ColossusOfClout
Buzzsaw? You must have missed Houston getting curb stomped by Boston last October. Yanks will take them back to that wood shed.
thegreatcerealfamine
First of all MasterShake..Houston more than likely will be going through NY.
Second..Do you even know how playoff seating works?
Lastly..Even without Keuchel, and the massive amount of injuries the Yanks have endured the odds of them making the playoffs is way better than the Braves. You couldn’t possibly not know that the NL Central has better teams than the Braves.
Lenny Bruce
Not for the last 16 years.
spinach
What happened to X?
Mrivers
Uuuuuuhhhhhh, so the Dodgers aren’t much……lol. Best team in MLB.
Lenny Bruce
I didn’t know you could choke from eating cereal
Metfan1964
To play for the Yankees he would shave the beard.
Lenny Bruce
Maybe you could get “cereal” to shave his bush
PeeWeeGaskins
Good. Death to hipster beards.
Fg-3
The Yanks might as well grab him up at this point. With German struggling a bit and CC’s balky knee. It makes sense. He’s not 3 years ago Dallas but he’s a reliable compliment to a good solid rotation. That still doesn’t have a lockdown ace
Metfan1964
German Struggling? he is 9-1
Cat Mando
Metfan1964
Last 3 games 13. 2 IP….20 H….6 HR…. 7.90 ERA… and a .317/.358/.619 slash line against. His last outing he lasted 3.2 IP and threw 87 pitches. I think that is what he means.
Bennybosox
If I’m him I say roll the dice on a deal that pays him $20M thru the end of the season and hit the market again with no draft pick compensation attached. It’s risky, but he’ll be stronger and more fresh that any starter down the stretch and that could skew things heavily in his favor headed into free-agency
Priggs89
I really hope nobody is dumb enough to give him $20M for half a year of baseball.
Robertowannabe
I agree. $20m is the pro rated amount to a $32.6m/year deal. Insane amount to pay Keuchel or just about any other pitcher. That being said, Boras is on hear reading and likes the idea and is already on the phone with all the teams demanding $20m for the rest of the season!
hiflew
The Yankees used to do it every year for Clemens.
Robertowannabe
Just jumped on to see new comments and caught your comment. Used to do it are the key words. In case you have not noticed, not a lot of teams are lining up to pay huge salaries to players starting to get older over the last couple of years. Not a lot of teams were interested in paying huge money to Harper or Machado either.
spinach
More importantly: Dallas Keuchel is no Roger Clemens.
jolink65
Yeah, I agree with you. I think he would have gotten a solid contract this previous offseason had the loss of a draft pick not been attached to signing him. Join a World Series contender, maybe get another ring and get your stock up for next offseason.
stymeedone
It wasn’t the draft pick. It was asking to be paid like a current and future Cy Young winner, rather than a past winner. Plus he wanted too many years..
spinach
Right on. People are so delusional buying into this stuff about the draft pick compensation. These picks are only worth a few million to teams. Problem is some players’ having expectations out of line with market. Let’s see how quickly these guys actually sign. If the pick was the issue they would have spent the past month finalizing agreements and would have signed them as soon as comp expired.
Derickj86
Very well said. My grandfather had an incredible baseball card collection and faced the same question every time someone saw it… how much is it worth? His answer was always the same… it’s worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. That’s such a simple concept but for some reason it doesn’t seem to penetrate some of these free agents’ brains. The game is changing and becoming reliant on new factors that never existed before. I’d guess that Miguel Cabrera’s contract changed everything. As a lifelong Tigers fan, I sure as hell hope I never see the team make another of those mistakes. It can hold any organization hostage so they aren’t doing it anymore.
xSpecBx
It’s a combination of both. Teams assign a dollar value to the draft pick and when you combine that and he enormous asking price, it just wasn’t worth it. If Dallas was willing to take 3 years/$45Mish he is playing right now.
ATLbravos
I know alot of braves fans want kimbrel but if its not a possibility then id put folty in the closer role and go get Dallas and madbum. Followed up by soroka, fried and teheran, i could see the braves giving the dodgers a run.
When is braves going to extend freeman is the question?
Braveslifer
Freeman is signed through 2021, I’d say the Braves wait until next year before they do.
ATLbravos
acuna was signed through 2023, albies was 2021, and we extended them.. extending freeman now gives us more financial flexibility down the road
BravesCanada
How? The other two you mentions gave financial flexibility due to avoiding arbitration. We already know what Freddie is going to be paid up until 2021. We didn’t know what Albies or Acuna would have gotten the last few years they were h get control. That’s what that means.
jorge78
Another extension!!??
dray16
Moving Folty out of the rotation would be a mistake
dray16
putting Gausman in the pen would make more sense to me
petfoodfella
Folty as a closer would be good, I think. He’s got the MPH to do it, he’s got the other pitches – but he gets weak more than 2-3 times through rotation.
ATLbravos
mack spot on like usual. folty as a closer was braves original thoughts in 2016 if im not mistaken?
KnicksFanCavsFan
2 or 3 times thru a lineup is 6 innings. I’d rather have 6 good innings than 1 inning.
ATLbravos
what good is 6 innings when the pitcher is usually pulled at 80 pitches or less, and usually the last couple innings when our bullpen blows the game? you would think you would want a guy like folty (all star pitcher) to come in and shut them down and guarantee the braves the win. nuke is a great setup man to folty
spinach
Some people are just too much.
You’re basically complaining that your All-Star pitcher is not a top-5 pitcher. He is below that level…deal with it, be happy you have him, and build your bullpen. It is just so cringe-inducing to read posts like this.
bravos14
A six man rotation makes sense as well, Soroka and Fried will find themselves in uncharted territory if not, Folty and Gausman also appear to be in need of an extra day of rest. Even without Keuchel it’s bound to happen imo.
bravesfan
I think it’s hard to move Folty to the bullpen at this point because we know how elite he was last year and it’s tough to let go of that hope he will find it again this year. That said, his personality and pitching style would make a lot of sense as a closer. But I still want kimbrel
RunDMC
Taking an All-Star SP from 1 year ago (Folty) and turning him into a closer, when he’s said time-and-time again that he wants to be a SP – for what that’s worth – is cutting off your nose to spite your face. We have SP depth, but with Gausman looking awful and depending on a lot of young arms, not sure if we have that much depth to carry us into the fall and have Folty in the ‘pen.
ATLbravos
i understand where your coming from. Nuke wanted to be a SP as well but he is better in the pen. It doesnt matter what a single player wants when you play a team sport. Folty is a great pitcher but hes a head case as well. one bad play/pitch can take him out of the game. IMO i think he would be a great closer bc he can continue to be a thrower instead of a pitcher.. Gausman is a hit or miss dont forget teherans woes of the past. When will his inconsistency come back? but if you look at my original comment i left gausman out and added madbum and dallas
mike156
Since no one knows what the Boras ask is, no one can determine whether there’s value to the signing. There isn’t just the dollars/years going to Keuchel, there’s also the opportunity cost with those dollars to fill other holes that contending teams may have nearing the deadline. That opportunity cost may come as just purely money, or it may come as having to pay more in prospects because financial flexibility has been given away. It’s not just “what’s he worth”
brandons-3
No matter what happens, I will always trust the national writers more so than Atlanta’s unFantasic Four of local beat writers.
Nats Town
Dear God let it be the Yankees
Yankeepatriot
Dallas would be a fantastic addition to the Yankees staff !!
mike156
Hypothetical: If you were Keuchel and you got a 3 year $60M offer (2019 prorated) would you take it? It’s possible it’s your last big contract. Second hypothetical. If you were a signing team, would you offer that deal, with possibly an opt-out after the 2nd year?
Zach725
If someone was offering him 3/60 he would be signed by now.
mike156
Depends on when. In the beginning, his ask was reportedly much higher.
kleppy12
#1 yes and #2 depends on what my rotation looks like and my payroll situation but if I’m the Phillies with nothing for a #4 or 5 starter and I have the payroll space and they are fighting for a playoff spot then yes. If I’m the Twins where I don’t think he cracks the top 3 in the rotation (at least right now) and they aren’t really fighting for a playoff spot any more, so having a lower quality guy as your #5 starter doesn’t matter as much (because each game isn’t as important) and you only use 3-4 starters in the payoffs, then no.
BartoloHRball
Well said. I’m really hoping the Twins can do some damage in the playoffs because constantly seeing NYY, HOU, and BOS in there is beyond boring. I always pull for Tampa, but the AL East is brutal.
I’m expecting PHI to be the dark horse team bc the NL East is still wide open and WAS looks done. ATL looks good, but they still have holes and could take a step back. My Mets are likely done because there is a better chance of an NRA & PETA Big Game Hunting Fundraiser than the Wilpons open up the purse strings and spending any kind of significant money going forward. If I were an ATL fan I’d be pissed at their mega-corp ownership who isn’t investing as much as I’d expect in the team. They have a great core and a change to steal a division title a year or two early, but I don’t see them ponying up for Keuchel or Kimbrel.
Kaizoku
$40 mill x 2.5 years
jorge78
Time for Boras to whip up the market!
AngelDiceClay
No “Mystery Team” ??? Boras you’re slipping
lowtalker1
If the braves or Yankees really wanted him they would have had him already.
bradthebluefish
Keuchel should go to the Yankees. Great team, young, definitely heading to the playoffs, and he’ll be around respectable veterans/staff, he has the NY market to make more money with ads and all.
frank_costanza
Am I the only one thinking about Keuchels beard?
PopeMarley
There’s a difference in the way the Astros use their staff, and the Yankees. His best bet is to sign with the Braves if he’s gonna actually make a difference. He signs with the Yankees and his downside will show sooner than in Atlanta. Besides anyone who signs him is not gonna get a positive from their investment until at least late July, and that’s guessing big time.
petfoodfella
I really don’t see late July if he signs today. End of June. He’s been staying in shape, throwing, and these guys don’t need 8 weeks to get game ready.
PopeMarley
Facing pitching in sim games is one thing, but a minimum of 3-4 weeks would be expected to be really ready. Throw in 4-5 days for the break, and the first couple of starts being shortened.
martras
If he’s going to make a difference? I doubt he wants to sign with a team where he has to make a difference to carry somebody to the post season. Why not sign with the team who is already almost assuredly going to make the post season rather than try to be a hero?
That said, Keuchel already has his championship and he has a Cy Young. Since those are out of the way, I expect Keuchel is going to look at compensation and contract length to determine where he wants to sign. Since it seems he’s okay with taking a 1 year “prove it” contract, he has a lot of options.
Jkolti
If the pirates seriously want to add this season, here you go. I’d much rather punt a few million dollars than Meadows, Glasnow and Baz.
Cat Mando
If I am the Phillies I would try as well with a contract structure similar to Jake’s. Offer 3 years (19-21) at somewhere in the $17M range…a player opt out after year two with a team override that would secure him for years 3-5. If he doesn’t opt out it’s only a 3 year deal, if the team overrides (a swell-opt as Boras calls it) it becomes 5 years.
It all for naught though as the Phillies are only willing to go i or maybe 2 years.
martras
I’m not really following. I assume you’re saying 2.5 years at $45M total with a player opt out after year 2 and a team option for years 4-5 after year 3.
A player can’t have an opt out the team can override, That doesn’t make any sense,
I don’t see any team offering that type of contract,
Cat Mando
martras
The team can have a “override/swell-opt” if negotiated. Here is Arrieta’s contract set up (the first one negotiated this way) copied/pasted per Cot’s
signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 3/12/18
18:$30M, 19:$25M, 20:$20M
award bonuses
Arrieta may opt out of contract after 2019 season
Phillies may void opt-out clause by exercising a 2 year/$40M option for 2021-22 seasons paying $20M annually (option salaries may increase to $25M annually based on 2018-19 innings pitched or $30M annually based on Arrieta’s finish in 2018-19 Cy Young voting)
He has 3 years guaranteed 2018-2020 but he can opt out after this year. If the Phillies want to keep him the exercise their override/swell-opt and he stays for 2021-22. If he doesn’t opt out than it becomes a straight 3 years $75M
legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/na…
martras
It’s kind of, but not really, semantics. The way Cot’s has it written is backwards from my understanding.
The club decides whether or not it wants to exercise the SwellOpt and extend the player’s contract. If they do this, the player option is voided like it never existed so the player cannot ever technically opt out.
It sounds like semantics, but it has a major impact from a practicality standpoint. The Phillies cannot wait to find out whether or not Arrieta will opt out; they have to pre-emptively decide.
1) Phillies use Swellopt, Arrieta is under contract through 2022.
2) Phillies don’t use Swellopt, Arrieta opts out after 2019.
3) Phillies don’t use Swellopt, Arrieta doesn’t opt out, contract continues through 2020.
There is no option 4 from my understanding.
4) Arrieta opts out, Phillies void opt out by then exercising Swellopt.
Cat Mando
The void/override of the opt-out can indeed happen, to my understanding, if Arrieta tells the team he wants to opt-out. I base it on everything I read when he signed and nothing suggests the Phillies must act first.
mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/phillies-jake-arrieta-a…
mlb.com/news/phillies-sign-cy-young-winner-jake-ar…
chippahawk
AA: Show Braves country you’re in it to win it and “just do it”
It’s what the Dr ordered for the run during the ATL dog days of summer..
papadrefan
don’t count out the Padres,. they are still looking for an arm
ASapsFables
Awaiting the emergence of a “mystery team”. Hopefully that will be the White Sox this time on 3-4 year contract with a vesting option or two. Chicago can use a veteran southpaw in the mold of Mark Buehrle to assist their young right-handed power rotation as they transition from rebuilders to contenders. It would also be wise to keep him from signing a similar deal with the division rival Twins.
If Keuchel settles for a one year pillow deal then the Yankees would be viewed as the favorite destination and the White Sox could pursue him next offseason with a similar long term deal if his health doesn’t become an issue in 2019.
raydh
I was just going to say that if he wants a multiyear deal the White Sox would be a good mystery team. For a one year deal it can be almost anybody but the Rangers would be my one year sleeper.
Allen Adams
Maybe Scott Boras can negotiate a prorated beard trim with the prorated contract…
blwsport
In other words, no one knows where they will land.
Karlander
I think Kuechel will land in the NL central and he will make a significant difference for the team he ends up with, and perhaps the outcome of the NL central
thegreatcerealfamine
Why didn’t the Yankees sign Keuchel in the winter, instead of wasting money on CC and Happ?
BartoloHRball
The Yankees didn’t sign Keuchel in the off-season because they have one of the best front offices in sports. Keuchel wanted ACE money for being a solid #3 pitcher with #2 upside. I watched every start he made from last year and a team would be rolling the dice on anything more than 3 years.
thegreatcerealfamine
You evidently don’t follow the Yanks, and who knows if the Yanks were even in contact with him.
Robertowannabe
Guessing for the same reason that no other team signed Keuchel or Kimbrel during the off season. Wanted way more money than the team was willing to spend considering the loss of a high draft asset was attached to his signing.. If either were worth it, they would have been signed over the winter. No team wanted to pay the price so they still both sit unemployed.
gofish 2
Keuchel! How many times I have I told you to shave those sideburns?! That’s it! You’re off the team!
qbwrecker
Has anybody mentioned that German is on an innings limit??? This is the main reason why they would be looking at Keuchel or any other pitcher. They are not looking to replace CC….they are looking for a replacement for German!!!!!
em650r
The problem I see is these two are going to obviously sign with a contender. If this trend continues then it’s going to get worse.
A team will be in first place sign a good player and rest of the season be the dominant team.
MLB and Players association should fix this.
SargentDownvote
Yankee fans, you have been fooled. I replaced your Yankee games with live streams of me playing MLB 19 Road to the Show.
The Yankees are actually in fourth place. Forget Keuchel!!!
He is signing with the Devil Rays.
Bocephus
“Devil Rays” Fire up the DeLorean were going back in time
mike156
“Sherman adds that Keuchel’s camp has floated some multi-year scenarios with an opt-out after the 2019 season, but a straight one-year pact still seems likely.”
Multiyear with opt-out after 2019? That’s truly a “heads I win, tails you lose” situation. I’d be surprised if anyone bit on that unless it was a very low base salary for 2019.
Bocephus
This is Sherman reporting it after all.
thedjs
As an older fan of the Braves, I don’t see them doing anything. Maybe pick up another teams “cast of” at a low price. Still don’t understand why they signed Donaldson at around $20 million. Just my opinion, but I don’t see the owners doing anything that might affect their “bottom line”.
Braves2019
Listen, our off season was terrible but that’s behind us and were still only .5 back of the Phillies even with the questionable moves we made. There is zero doubt that if we miss out on both of them, management will find a way to move a couple guys at the right price for a pitcher like Giles and I’m more than ok with that. We have so many pieces, we need to start moving some of them eventually. It’s creating a log jam in the minors since there are some guys in the lower levels that are producing.
doxiedevil
” uncomfortable ” what a polite way to say the Braves are tightwads.
WouldSettleForWildcard
Tightwads with the division lead almost within their grasp, a rapidly improving bullpen, a roster with no dead money, and a bright future for 2020 and beyond. Those are my kind of tightwads!
SargentDownvote
Among Keuchel’s demands… $50 Million Zimbabwe dollars in a bank account in Zurich.
CrewBrew
Brewers
vtadave
$1 million base
$600k per start
Assuming he signs in the next couple days and he’s ready in 2 weeks, that gives him probably 18 starts. That’s $11.8 million total comp.
Braves2019
Make it per quality start and you have yourself a deal lol
AngelDiceClay
Boras is going to reveal a mystery team. Peter Gammons is reporting it’s either the Montreal Expos or Seattle Pilots.
bravesfinancialflexibilty
There will be Braves rumors like over the winter, but they will again do nothing substantial. Best case, they try Minor, worst case, they sign another cast off and say “oh well, we tried, but no one will take our 1 year/$4 mil offers”.
Braves2019
I have a feeling we will miss out on both Kimbrel and Keuchel because they will want too much and there will be another team that’s willing to pay that. If that happens, I think they’ll make a big trade for a reliever like Giles and I’m ok with that. It all depends on what these two go for.
MDog00
Kimbrel isn’t going to be that much help, unless you have absolutely nobody to close out games. He is now one of the Flyin’ Walendas and his 9th inning antics are like watching them cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope in a high wind…you know he should make it, but the likelihood of failure is high.
MDog00
The real problem to this problem is Scott Boras…as the story indicates this greed bazturd has led many free agents down this slippery slope – and ole Scotty doesn’t seem to see the proverbial handwriting on the wall. Teams aren’t going to extend big money on extended contracts for the majority of 30+ players after so many teams got saddled and burned on extravagant contracts for players near the end of their careers….A-Rod, Pujols, Hamilton and even Miggy. So Boras leads these guys to the abyss and tells them to jump. Neither Keuchel or Kimbrel are approaching their career peaks…that ship has left the harbor (especially Kimbrel whos work in the 9th last year was like watching one of the Flying Walendas crossing the Grand Canyon on a tightrope on a windy day. Still Ole Scotty persists. They need to take the Gio Gonzales path. Terminate Boras and move forward. These guy are getting older and are closer to the end of their careers then the beginning. Boras is out of touch with what is happening in MLB and players careers are becoming more lucrative early and they will be retiring much soon. Ten year contracts at age 32 are gone.
madmanTX
Maybe he ought to retire then.
IjustloveBaseball
Man, if it’s just going to take one year, the Twins should be in on him. Keuchel is “the been there done that” veteran type pitcher MIN needs.
pjc1966
I love when these guys write things like “Keuchel’s camp”. Do they really think he has a huge posse advising him in a war room someplace, Camp Keuchel is DK sitting poolside talking to Boras on his iPhone.
bravesfan
Braves mgmt is an embarrassment! If we weren’t gonna get kimbrel then you know we aren’t gonna get Dallas. We need both honestly. Kimbrel more so! GET OFF THAT LARGE PILE OF CASH AND SPEND A LITTLE!!!! YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO IMPROVE THE TEAM A LOT TODAY AND TO SECURE YOUR FUTURE!!!!