2017/2018 Phillies Off-Season Thread

[MDS]

welcome back pat neshak

2 years, 16/17 per

lotta money for a middle reliever but they have so much of it to burn

[ice grillin you]

welcome back pat neshak

2 years, 16/17 per

lotta money for a middle reliever but they have so much of it to burn

no way it can be 16 per....that has to be the total value

[Rome]

It's $16M total.  It's also an air freshener for a casket. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2017/12/latest-buzz-on-machado.html

Plz

[MDS]

yes lets trade 2 of their best prospects for a guy that will be a free agent next year anyway. machado is definitely gonna hit the market. just open up the checkbook then.

It's $16M total.  It's also an air freshener for a casket. 

yea its a mil 4 bonus, then 5.5 per year. that sounds better.

[ice grillin you]

Phillies are considering Jake Arrieta. Many of their execs know him well from when they were with the Orioles.

[MDS]

boras is getting desperate i see

[PhillyPhreak54]

Looks like they're signing Addison Reed

[PhillyPhreak54]

Scratch that - they're signing Tommy Hunter per Gelb

[Geowhizzer]

woot

[MDS]

this is the strategy i thought theyd have, but in order for it to be successful, you need better relievers.

hunter-neshak-neris-garcia-morgan isnt going to cut it. but if this is the baseline then thats ok. starting pitching is impossible to find and nonexistent in the playoffs. this is the new reality.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Because little sabr nerds have reduced starting pitching to 5IP and getting paid eight figures a year fornit.

[MDS]

(deep breath)

it has nothing to do with sabr nerds and everything to do with hitters, coaching and advanced scouting being superior. there are, quite simply, not that many pitchers who are good enough to get batters out 3 and 4 times a game.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Ok.

I disagree. It's because pitchers get close to that 100 pitch limit and they're conditioned to know they're done. Let them pitch longer.

[MDS]

um, no.

no starting pitcher wants to quit after 4 inning. its just simple facts.