I give the Padres a B in the short term for this contract. It should help them become competitive soon. In the long run, I give this deal a D, as it may not allow them to keep some of their young studs. It is hard for a team to have 2 mega-contracts at the same time.
https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/
East Updated W L RS RA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ FRAA
New York Yankees Hitters: Jan 20Pitchers: Feb 4 96 66 810 660 .262 .341 .453 112 9.5
Boston Red Sox Hitters: Jan 20Pitchers: Feb 4 90 72 770 685...
LeMahieu should be just fine, if he can handle New York. The fans there are a bit different than in Colorado. Reports are that they are still considering Machado, but not more than 5 years. I could see 5/$175MM from the Yankees. He wants to play there and they could use him, but not enough...
I have no problem with major league teams calling up their entire 40-man roster in September, but why not limit the "active" roster to 27 or 28 players. The biggest problem is that those games are the most important games of the season and to allow teams to have 15 bullpen arms (an...
What would the reaction to having a trade deadline in the winter be? How about midnight on the last day of the winter meetings until March 1? That should hurry the free agent signing up a bit, as teams would know what their holes were and fill them from the free agents available. They would...
CC Sabathia had a stent placed in one of his coronary arteries:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25589198/cc-sabathia-new-york-yankees-had-heart-surgery-ready-spring-training