2012-2013 MLB Off-Season Thread

[emkayseven]

now there's a free agent we'd sign
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"He has lots of RBIs" -David Samson

[Mainge]

http://deadspin.com/5960750/manny-ra...r-league-debut

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbFxE3XireQ[/ame]

[MarlinKidd101]

Coghlan also homered in that game.

Was that worth mentioning?

[MiamiHomer]

Whoa, didn't know that Steve Berthiaume left ESPN. He's the D-Back's play by play guy now.

[Valid]

Melky to the Jays. Two years, $16 million.

[MiamiHomer]

Melky Cabrera going to sign with the Blue Jays for 2 years 16 mil.

[emkayseven]

Good Lord. Wish we would have taken a stab at that price. You know, if we were a well run organization

[Valid]

Eh, I think $8 million a year is a little risky for a guy who was just suspended for PED use. I'm glad we didn't touch him at that price.

[HUGG]

Billy Hamilton ran a 3.43 to 1st on a bunt single in Arizona today. That's unheard of.

[Party]

Brazil is beating Panama 1-0 in the 6th on MLBN.
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Carlos Lee is playing for Panama.

[HUGG]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NshzYK9y0[/ame]

[Miamarlin21]

Blue Jays to bring in John Gibbons. He was their manager from 2004 to 2008.

The Blue Jays will announce John Gibbons as their new manager at some point on Tuesday morning, according to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun.

Gibbons served as the Blue Jays manager from 2004-08, leading the team to an even 305 wins and 305 losses, including a second-place finish in the AL East back in 2006. He was replaced by Cito Gaston in 2008, and has since been a bench coach for the Royals and managed for the Padres' Double-A affiliate.

Gibbons came under heavy scrutiny during his first tenure as the Blue Jays manager, following confrontations with Dave Bush, Shea Hillenbrand and Ted Lilly. However, as Elliott notes, he has a long history with Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos.

Other candidates for the Blue Jays' managerial opening had included Don Wakamatsu, Manny Acta and Jim Tracy. According to Elliott, the team also approached future Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, but Cox elected to remain retired.


Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#rhEm5KVPGlZJ6b1v.99

[HUGG]

The % of people in the thread about this hire in the Jays forum on RealGM who have never heard of this guy, who managed their team 4 years ago, is outstanding.

[HUGG]

Royals gave $25mil over 3yrs to Jeremy Guthrie

never change, Dayton Moore

[emkayseven]

Wow