Finally! Official Hot Stove League thread!

[D-train]

Sodo with another pretty good trade idea

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... jo01.shtml

[harmony]

Here come the lefty relievers on minor league contracts:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/ ... -diaz.html

It is like they are trying to punk us by signing guys with the most horrific stats they can possibly find......

Alternatively, the front office might be suggesting that player valuation should look beyond the stats we found on baseball cards as adolescents.

[D-train]

Here come the lefty relievers on minor league contracts:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/ ... -diaz.html

It is like they are trying to punk us by signing guys with the most horrific stats they can possibly find......

Alternatively, the front office might be suggesting that player valuation should look beyond the stats we found on baseball cards as adolescents.

And they are the only ones that thought Sergio Romo, Luke Weaver and Dom Leone were good ideas when they had Riley OBrien in Tacoma.

Maybe Jerry thought Kirby Snead was related to George Kirby. lol

[Big_Maple]

Speaking of "uh...who?" players - the Mariners claim Mauricio Llovera from the Red Sox.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/ ... d-sox.html

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... 4-01-10_br

[D-train]

Speaking of "uh...who?" players - the Mariners claim Mauricio Llovera from the Red Sox.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/ ... d-sox.html

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... 4-01-10_br

And in a corresponding move they DFA Maury Ihateya.

[Pharmabro]

FWIW a The Baseball Insider podcast just announced that the Mariners have signed righthander Cory Abbott:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Gk7df2338

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... co01.shtml

So far, the M’s have acquired these relievers during the past few months:
Brett de Geus
Jackson Kowar
Cole Phillips
Carlos Vargas
Tyson Miller
Cody Bolton
Cory Abbott
For every name, we can ask “Who?”, but the way Seattle finds decent relievers, I think the odds are good that one or two of these guys can prove useful in this year’s bullpen. This should make for good competition in Sprng Training. I’m still hoping they acquire someone who is proven as a closer. Last year it seemed to me like Brash and Munoz looked more like 7th-8th inning guys trying to adjust to being used in the 9th. Neither gave up too many HRs but they got into too many tough situations.

I think they were put into unusual positions. They both have closer-level stuff, but you also have to have that closer mentality. It will be interesting to see if they get more comfortable in that position in ST.

[Donn Beach]

They don't really use a closer do they. Scott manages leverage situations

[D-train]

They don't really use a closer do they. Scott manages leverage situations

Been that way for several years. Surprising people still use that word.

[desbcoach]

Kind of surprised Ford isn’t one of the catchers at the ongoing pitchers camp in Az.

[D-train]

Logan avoids arbitration and gets a nice raise and his new Brides shopping budget likely kicks up a notch. lol