phillipmike
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ok thanks, so now they are UFA's? maybe the jays can get in on one or a couple
Yes and yes hopefully the Jays get in on some.
ok thanks, so now they are UFA's? maybe the jays can get in on one or a couple
Joel Sherman
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In statement Manfred announces former #Braves GM John Coppolella is banned for life, international head Gordon Blakely for 1 yr
Joel Sherman
@Joelsherman1
In statement Manfred announces former #Braves GM John Coppolella is banned for life, international head Gordon Blakely for 1 yr
Nah. He's still too inconsistent. We should probably be happy that we got the ~year of pretty decent pitching out of him and Teoscar.btw.. Liriano is UFA.. any takers?
btw.. Liriano is UFA.. any takers?
Indeed. That one commenter invalidates the whole venture.I've seen a lot of people (writers mostly) talk about The Athletic as if it's this bastion of good fan interactions and smart conversation. Which is why I just read a mostly questionable piece by John Lott about the Jays' 40-man promotions where a commentor actually questioned the logic behind protecting Tellez over Andrew Case. Because Case had a good year (overstated) and Tellez didn't (also kinda overstated)
Feinsand on Blue Jays, Donaldson, Hot Stove
Just as Smoak was a pleasant surprise last season, Atkins pointed to a number of candidates who could be poised for similar breakouts in 2018.
Atkins noted several prospects, including outfielder Teoscar Hernandez -- acquired from the Astros in the Francisco Liriano deal -- and left-handers Ryan Borucki and Tom Pannone as players who could make an impact next season, though the GM said that adding middle infield depth and fine-tuning the pitching staff are among the priorities this offseason.
This exercise is a little easier than finding bargains. Last year, I highlighted Mark Trumbo, Kendrys Morales, Mark Melancon, Edwin Encarnacion, and Matt Wieters as the players to avoid. Those five combined for a grand total of +0.8 WAR in 2017 despite Encarnacion accounting for +2.5 WAR all by himself — and Encarnacion notably signed for significantly less than was expected. If we knew he was going to get three years, $60 million, he wouldn’t have made the landmine list.
so these prospects that are now UFA, do they get to receive another signing bonus? seems a little unfair on other prospects but probably not that big of a deal
I believe they are not entitled to signing bonuses as they have already received those from the Braves organization. They didn't have to repay those. I believe it is a straight FA signing.
I believe they are not entitled to signing bonuses as they have already received those from the Braves organization. They didn't have to repay those. I believe it is a straight FA signing.
No, they get to sign again for a second bonus if they choose to. They can re-sign with the Braves if they want, but for no extra bonus (and this can't be done until next May I believe). Teams can even allocate funds from next year's IFA pool (the 2018 class) to sign these kids, if they choose to. Also, only the value after $200K counts against the signing team's available pool.
Theoretically the Yankees could sign Ohtani, and then use next year's IFA money to sign Maitan as well. Of course, no one really knows what to make of Maitan considering that he looked like poop this past season.