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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.
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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

 

He's out of the NL and didn't waive his no trade clause for the Cardinals, so I'm not too mad.

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Cubs sign former Dodger closer Brandon Morrow for a 2 year deal

8th inning guy?

 

He was impressive this year but before that, only sporadically.

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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

The K record will be theirs by August.

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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

The K record will be theirs by August.

 

If Judge learns to lay off the bad sliders, and the Yanks complain to the league enough to ensure the proper strike zone, he'll be the most feared hitter since Barry Bonds.

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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

The K record will be theirs by August.

 

If Judge learns to lay off the bad sliders, and the Yanks complain to the league enough to ensure the proper strike zone, he'll be the most feared hitter since Barry Bonds.

That's Troutful, errr doubtful.

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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

The K record will be theirs by August.

 

If Judge learns to lay off the bad sliders, and the Yanks complain to the league enough to ensure the proper strike zone, he'll be the most feared hitter since Barry Bonds.

That's Troutful, errr doubtful.

 

Quit Harpering, err harping on him

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Anyone who hates the Yankees -- the Evil Empire -- must really hate them now. Multiple sources say the Yanks are getting Giancarlo Stanton in a trade for Starlin Castro plus two other players. Sanchez, Judge and Stanton on the same team? The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

The K record will be theirs by August.

 

If Judge learns to lay off the bad sliders, and the Yanks complain to the league enough to ensure the proper strike zone, he'll be the most feared hitter since Barry Bonds.

That's Troutful, errr doubtful.

 

Quit Harpering, err harping on him

 

Hey, don't Judge too harshly.

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https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/just-how-much-awesome-will-brandon-morrow-be-for-the-cubs/

 

More on Morrow here. Too many graphs and video to quote.

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This doesn't sound good...

 

http://www.12up.com/posts/5889428-mlb-insider-hints-derek-jeter-will-now-look-to-trade-marlins-all-star-to-cardinals?a_aid=36534

 

​The Miami Marlins have done what they set out to do and cleared around $300 million with the trades of Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton. Unfortunately, because they keyed in on shedding payroll, they didn't get a lot of young, premium talent in return.

 

 

 

So, now that the rebuild is fully underway, don't be shocked if the Marlins continue to deal big pieces to unload more money, and this time around seek top prospects. That means outfielder Marcell Ozuna could be on his way out, and the St. Louis Cardinals might be the front runner.

 

 

Joe Frisaro

@JoeFrisaro

I wouldn't be surprised if @Marlins turn attention to #STLCards regarding Marcell Ozuna. In recent talks w/ STL for Stanton, pitching prospects Sandy Alcantara, Dakota Hudson and Jack Flaherty were discussed. Any combo of those 3 possible for Ozuna makes sense.

 

11:16 AM - Dec 9, 2017

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​​This is pure speculation by Joe Frisaro, but it makes perfect sense for both teams. Ozuna may not be Stanton, but he put up an MVP-caliber season after slashing .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and 124 RBI over 159 games.

 

 

Will Manso

@WillManso

And prep yourselves. It’s only the beginning. With Stanton now gone before winter meetings, the focus for Marlins next week now becomes getting a huge return for Marcell Ozuna. If no one budges, you keep him another year.

 

10:57 AM - Dec 9, 2017

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Ozuna is a free agent in a couple years, and it's highly unlikely the Marlins will be in contention. So, it makes sense to try and move him now while his value is this high, especially with a team like St. Louis who possesses a lot of young pitching talent.

 

 

 

Miami doesn't need to be in a rush to move Ozuna, but to successfully rebuild this team, especially their minor league pipeline, they can't do half measures. They need to be aggressive and Ozuna is one of their players that can really bring them a haul of talent. And don't be surprised if he isn't the only talent they consider moving to St. Louis:

 

 

Jerry Crasnick

@jcrasnick

Rival execs expect the #StLCards to make a legit pitch for #Marlins Marcell Ozuna or Christian Yelich now that the Stanton ship has sailed. It's more of a pure baseball trade and probably more in John Mozeliak's comfort zone anyway.

 

1:31 PM - Dec 9, 2017

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Keep an eye on the Marlins and Cardinals next week at the Winter Meetings. There could be plenty of action.

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This doesn't sound good...

 

http://www.12up.com/...als?a_aid=36534

 

​The Miami Marlins have done what they set out to do and cleared around $300 million with the trades of Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton. Unfortunately, because they keyed in on shedding payroll, they didn't get a lot of young, premium talent in return.

 

 

 

So, now that the rebuild is fully underway, don't be shocked if the Marlins continue to deal big pieces to unload more money, and this time around seek top prospects. That means outfielder Marcell Ozuna could be on his way out, and the St. Louis Cardinals might be the front runner.

 

 

Joe Frisaro

@JoeFrisaro

I wouldn't be surprised if @Marlins turn attention to #STLCards regarding Marcell Ozuna. In recent talks w/ STL for Stanton, pitching prospects Sandy Alcantara, Dakota Hudson and Jack Flaherty were discussed. Any combo of those 3 possible for Ozuna makes sense.

 

11:16 AM - Dec 9, 2017

51 51 Replies 94 94 Retweets 147 147 likes

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​​This is pure speculation by Joe Frisaro, but it makes perfect sense for both teams. Ozuna may not be Stanton, but he put up an MVP-caliber season after slashing .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and 124 RBI over 159 games.

 

 

Will Manso

@WillManso

And prep yourselves. It’s only the beginning. With Stanton now gone before winter meetings, the focus for Marlins next week now becomes getting a huge return for Marcell Ozuna. If no one budges, you keep him another year.

 

10:57 AM - Dec 9, 2017

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Ozuna is a free agent in a couple years, and it's highly unlikely the Marlins will be in contention. So, it makes sense to try and move him now while his value is this high, especially with a team like St. Louis who possesses a lot of young pitching talent.

 

 

 

Miami doesn't need to be in a rush to move Ozuna, but to successfully rebuild this team, especially their minor league pipeline, they can't do half measures. They need to be aggressive and Ozuna is one of their players that can really bring them a haul of talent. And don't be surprised if he isn't the only talent they consider moving to St. Louis:

 

 

Jerry Crasnick

@jcrasnick

Rival execs expect the #StLCards to make a legit pitch for #Marlins Marcell Ozuna or Christian Yelich now that the Stanton ship has sailed. It's more of a pure baseball trade and probably more in John Mozeliak's comfort zone anyway.

 

1:31 PM - Dec 9, 2017

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Keep an eye on the Marlins and Cardinals next week at the Winter Meetings. There could be plenty of action.

 

Ozuna would definitely fit with the Cardinals as much as I'd hate to see him playing against us more often. Piscotty hasn't quite taken it to the next level yet and I'm not sure what direction Fowler's headed in yet. He's on the wrong side of 30 now and has been having injury problems.

 

I wonder who StL would give up. An Ozuna trade is worth forking over some MLB-level talent.

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Cubs just picked up Drew Smyly, looks to be a reclamation project after he had Tommy John. Played for the Rays while Maddon managed there

He's also spent time with Hickey as his pitching coach.

 

Can he be the next Brett Anderson?

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Cubs just picked up Drew Smyly, looks to be a reclamation project after he had Tommy John. Played for the Rays while Maddon managed there

He's also spent time with Hickey as his pitching coach.

 

Can he be the next Brett Anderson?

 

Don't scare me like that.

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Far too early to tell how he'll do since it'll be his first time coming back after Tommy John, but based on his time in Tampa he could be a decent bottom of the rotation guy, or serve as a solid pen arm.

 

 

Or he could be the next Brett Anderson.

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Ozuna goes to the Cardinals

f**k

The Cards had to give up Alcantara (who's got great stuff but needs a ton of polish), Sierra (who's fast but looked overmatched at the plate last year, the next Billy Hamilton?) and that's about it. Not happy about this one.

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Ozuna goes to the Cardinals

f**k

The Cards had to give up Alcantara (who's got great stuff but needs a ton of polish), Sierra (who's fast but looked overmatched at the plate last year, the next Billy Hamilton?) and that's about it. Not happy about this one.

 

I'm happy for Ozuna, not happy that we gotta play him 19 times out of the year

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Angels trade for Kinsler. They look to be all in. But will Ohtani be on the DL to start the season?

 

The Tigers are trading second baseman Ian Kinsler to the Angels, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

 

Kinsler, 35, is heading into his 13th season in MLB. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Rangers and the last four in Detroit. He is a four-time All-Star and won a Gold Glove in 2016.

 

Last season, Kinsler appeared in 139 games and had a slash of .237/.313/.412 while hitting 22 home runs.

 

CUrrently, MLB.com lists Kaleb Cowart as the Angels' starting second baseman. In 2017, Cowart appeared in 50 games for Los Angeles and hit for a slash of .225/.313/.382.

 

There has been no report about what the Tigers will receive from Los Angeles.

 

 

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/12/13/ian-kinsler-trade-tigers-angels

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