2011-2012 MLB Off-Season Thread

[MiamiHomer]

Tony La Russa has announced he has retired.
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Indians pick up option on Carmona but decline option on Grady Sizemore.

[Ramp]

Derek Lowe reportedly traded to the Indians

[MiamiHomer]

For LeBron's old Cleveland jerseys or at least that's about what he's worth after last season.

[Miamarlin21]

I wonder how LaRussa's decision will determine Pujols' decision.

[Omar]

Hopefully he's heartbroken and can never see himself wearing a Cardinal jersey again

[Miamarlin21]

Reds trade left-handed pitcher Matt Maloney to the Twins.

[Metes]

He's a phoney baloney

[Miamarlin21]

David Price has opted out of his contract with the Rays. Bastard wants more money.

[Metes]

I do not think that makes him a bastard

He is worth a lot more than the $2.4MM he was set to make in 2012

[Miamarlin21]

I was being sarcastic bruh...

[Metes]

You need to work on your eye rolling capabilities

[Miamarlin21]

Trying to.

[Metes]

Try harder

[HUGG]

Who will succeed La Russa as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals? And what impact will the new manager have on Albert Pujols’ free agency?

David Eckstein, who played with Pujols in St. Louis from 2005 through 2007, answered both questions at once.

“Albert would stay if (Jose) Oquendo got the job,” Eckstein told FOXSports.com on Monday.

Oquendo, 48, joined the Cardinals’ staff in 1999 as the bench coach and has been the St. Louis third base coach for the past 12 seasons. He managed the Puerto Rican team in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.

Oquendo spent 12 seasons as a major-league infielder, and he specializes in infield instruction. Eckstein praised Oquendo’s knowledge of the game and rapport with players.

“My initial reaction (after learning of La Russa’s retirement) was, ‘It needs to be Jose Oquendo,’” Eckstein said. “When you played for Tony, you didn’t want to disappoint him. When I was playing infield for Jose, I didn’t want to disappoint him. I know how much he has put into this. When you can get a player to play outside of himself, for someone else, that’s when you get the best out of a player.”

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/A...ckstein-103111

That settles that. David Eckstein is never wrong.

[jOOj]

I agree.