New Towns, New Threads, New Homes, New Beds: Offseason Transactions in 2023-2024

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

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Rhys Hoskins signs for two years with the Brewers.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Paxton to the Dodgers, too. They've filled out their rotation and Clayton Kershaw is still floating around in the free agency ether.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

We should totally sign Kershaw

[G-Fafif]

Ex-Dodger, Cub, Brave and Giant Joc Pederson continues his tour of the senior circuit by signing with the NL champ D'Backs.

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: We should totally sign Kershaw

Still effective when he can make his starts, but an avg of 22 GS/125 IP over the last three seasons

and a total of 2 starts/5.1 IP (and 9 ER) in the post-season despite all those LAD games

Turns 36 during ST

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I was thinking like Orel Hershiser, plus it would give the Dodgers a black eye

[G-Fafif]

Hector Neris is a North Sider.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: We should totally sign Kershaw

And trade for Greinke, too. Then the Mets could be the team where Hall of Fame bound pitchers go to decline and suck.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure we need to make those moves to be so known.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: We should totally sign Kershaw And trade for Greinke, too. Then the Mets could be the team where Hall of Fame bound pitchers go to decline and suck.

Like I said, as a 5th starter in the vein of Hershiser 99.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, I'm all for getting guys in decline as long as expectations are managed, and they aren't acquired by dealing off guys in incline.



Or get deployed so as to block guys in incline.

[G-Fafif]

New ownership grabs big name. Right outta the Steve Cohen playbook?

[Frayed Knot]

Not a new team or town but 23 y/o KCR SS Bobby Witt Jr., preparing to enter his 3rd ML season, just scored himself a tidy little 11 year

contract with options that can take it to 14 years. At somewhere between $288 to #377 million (depending on them option things) it's

believed to be the biggest deal for any Royal aside from the one recently completed by the late Elizabeth II of the London franchise.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: At somewhere between $288 to #377 million (depending on them option things) it's believed to be the biggest deal for any Royal aside from the one recently completed by the late Elizabeth II of the London franchise.

LOL!

But we're not sure how much the Royal family is paying Meghan Markle to stay out of England.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Same town, same threads, same home, same bed for still a Dodger Clayton Kershaw

[Edgy MD]

Another one-year deal for the guy.



Third year in a row he became a free agent. Third year in a row he returned to the Dodgers for a single season.



A strange ongoing relationship that's somehow working for both parties.

[G-Fafif]

Jose Altuve also comfy in familiar surroundings, signing a five-year extension with Houston.

[Frayed Knot]

Kershaw, btw, will be unavailable for the first half of the 2024 season due to off-season shoulder surgery.

Dodgers have yet to announce the deal as it's pending on his physical which might not be a slam dunk.

[metsmarathon]

they're also probably waiting until thursday, which is the first day to put bodies on the 60-day dl, i think.

[G-Fafif]

Jorge Soler to the Giants, 3 years, $42 million.

[Fman99]

Last few dominoes will fall this week, I suspect, with pitchers & catchers reporting

[G-Fafif]

2015 World Series villain Mike Moustakas signs minor league deal with White Sox.

[G-Fafif]

Whit Merrifield to the Phils, one year.

[G-Fafif]

Tim Anderson signing with the Marlins, one year.

[Edgy MD]

Man, is he coming off a turrible year.

[smg58]

Gio Urshela is a Tiger for $1.5M. I think I would have beaten that offer by quite a lot.

[G-Fafif]

Matt Chapman is a Giant: 3 years, $54 million.

[G-Fafif]

Canada's own Joey Votto gets an invite to camp from the Toronto Blue Jays.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

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Canada's own Joey Votto gets an invite to camp from the Toronto Blue Jays.

[Edgy MD]

Somehow it's news to me that Vottissimo was on the market.