MLB Off-Season Thread

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Rick Ankiel is moving across the state of Missouri. He agreed to a one year, $3.25 million deal with a mutual option for 2011 with the Royals.

[m26555]

Buster Olney of ESPN tweets that the Nationals have put Josh Willingham on the market once again. If they move the soon-to-be 31-year-old, it could clear the way for Adam Dunn to be moved to the outfield. Willingham recently avoided arbitration with the Nats, agreeing to a one-year, $4.6MM pact.

Hammer <3

[nny]

I'd fucking rofl if they traded hammer and then signed jacobs

[Fish and Chips]

A's prospect, Desme is retiring for baseball at 23, to enter priesthood.
He was a top 5-10 prospect in the A's system

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Desme was also the MVP of the Arizona Fall League.

[Party]

Cardinals ST Anticipation Meter from fungoes.net

Our graphs are based on real numbers.

[Ramp]

Ben Sheets to the A's, 1 year deal, $10mil

[m26555]

Well it doesn't look like Delgado will be a Met next year. The Mets are close to re-signing Fernando Tatis.

[Party]

COL gave Huston Street $22.5M over 3 years-- two of which are FA.

[FishFanInPA]

Baseball must be approaching. Listening to WFAN yesterday, Mets fans are already jumping off the bridge over their rotation and lineup.

[wanks1212]

WCCO-Minneapolis (shitty source, it's like a CBS affiliate) reporting Mauer and the Twins have agreed to a 10 year deal.

Yes, 10 years.

[emkayseven]

holy balls

[wanks1212]

olney says the report is bullshit (in that the deal isn't done), but that mauer and the twins are close to an agreement. no word on whether it'll be for 10 years or not

[Metes]

M's signed Ryan Garko, DFA'd our old pal Gaby Hernandez

[Ramp]

so Gregg's deal with the Blue Jays has a $2.75mil base and could be worth up to $12mil