MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[Runnys]

Sounds like the Red Sox just traded for Kimbrel.

[Runnys]

The Red Sox gave up their 4th, 6th, and 13th ranked prospects in addition to Asuage for Kimbrel. That's insane! He's a closer, that's way too much.

[rok]

Yeah, I don't get it. Then again, Dombrowski is running things now, not Cherington & Co. He's been known to not fall in love with prospects. But someone needs to remind him that the Red Sox rotation is the problem not their pen.

[funkster]

I think Dombrowski's preference for free agents definitely shows here.

[nakedman1664]

Well, to be fair, their bullpen was pretty awful this season as well. I would assume he is hoping he can fix the rotation through free agency.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

Matt Wieters just accepted his QO.


Ian Kennedy just rejected his QO.


The latter will be a mistake IMO.

 

Who is Kennedy's agent, his mom?

[1060Ivy]

Mark Buehrle to retire or pitch for Cards.  Death isn't an option? 

 

Expecting voodoo magic will allow him to post sub-4 ERA and deliver 200 innings next season at age 37.

 

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/repor...als-111615

[Kid]

http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/...0377225216

[jstraw]

Seems cheap.

[nakedman1664]

Maybe. Obviously he's a great defender, but wasn't 2015 his "breakout" year offensively?


Could be wrong, those Giants seem to be made of "breakout" years every year.

[funkster]

They also offered to spring for hair care products.

[rok]

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/66...7183126528

[funkster]

It blows my mind that Rich Hill has once again become a semi commodity.

[1060Ivy]

My recollection was that Rich had the capability to be a solid to great MLB starter but mentally he wasn't capable to handle issues associated with pitching when his arm, shoulder, conditions weren't 100%.  Still recall Ozzie Guillen referring to him as a mental midget. - edit - it wasn't a mental midget but "Tell that Triple-A [bleep] to shut the [bleep] up," Guillen said. "Tell him to start throwing some strikes or he's going to get Dusty fired."

[funkster]

Yeah, but that was before he was 36 years old.