He's a top closer wherever he goes, but where will he end up? Braves? Phillies? Red Sox? other?
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Where will Craig Kimbrel sign?
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Boston or ATL are my guesses. Twins as a dark horse, along with maybe the Nats.
I think SD is only willing to spend the money if it means a more useful long-term guy (Harper/Machado). Probably the same thing applies to the White Sox.
I think if Philly can't spend their money on Harper/Machado, they'll just hang onto it for now as they already spent big on one RP.
WSH supposedly has money allocated for Harper and could probably use another reliever, I guess?
And the Twins probably have some $ to spend and could smell blood in the water with the Indians not trying super hard, but I think they're more likely to go for Keuchel if they're going to spend.
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Originally posted by Roy Hobbs View PostHe's a top closer wherever he goes, but where will he end up? Braves? Phillies? Red Sox? other?"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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Originally posted by Hornsby View PostI suspect that he re-signs with the Red Sox...I can't believe that they would go into the season with their current crop of untested relievers. He may have to take a pillow deal, or something quite a bit less than what he was originally asking.
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So with Kimbrel out there and almost definitely going to close no matter where he signs ... how do you rank these guys drafting right now?
Arodys Vizcaino
David Robertson
Matt Barnes
Tyler Thornburg
Ryan Brasier
Trevor May
Sean Doolittle
Anybody else that could be affected? If you could figure out the Red Sox closer now, and it wasn't Kimbrel, they'd be a huge steal.
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It's not looking like the Red Sox want to pay a 5 year 15M+ deal for Kimbrel. A one year deal with either the Braves or Cardinals? The market doesn't look like it will be what he wants in 2019, so he may end up taking a pillow offer of 1 year 15M deal. That would be a cheap price for a 1 year rental.
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After watching the Melancon and Holland deals blow up in their teams faces, everyone is hesitant to pay big money to closers now. Especially when a suitable (and cheaper) replacement can so often be found among their own middle relievers.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
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CRAIG KIMBREL
RP, BOSTON RED SOX
Keith Law of ESPN reports that negotiations between the Nationals and Craig Kimbrel are "further down the road" than has been previously reported.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Saturday that the Nats have maintained interest in the free agent reliever and it would appear the two sides might be progressing toward a deal. Obviously, there would be major fantasy implications here, as Kimbrel would push Sean Doolittle to a setup role. Washington already forfeited a draft pick when they signed Patrick Corbin and would lose a lesser pick if they signed Kimbrel.
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So the Nationals are saying they don't want to go over the luxury tax threshold, which means they have, oh, about 1.2 million for Kimbrel. I'm sure they've offered him 6/75 with 60mil deferred or something.
I have to decide today if I keep Doolittle in an NL only league and I'm leaning towards doing it.
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Originally posted by joncarlos View PostSo the Nationals are saying they don't want to go over the luxury tax threshold, which means they have, oh, about 1.2 million for Kimbrel. I'm sure they've offered him 6/75 with 60mil deferred or something.
I have to decide today if I keep Doolittle in an NL only league and I'm leaning towards doing it.
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Apparently he lives just down the road from Braves camp and he's been spotted near there. I agree that it seems like the most logical fit, but I do think there's a decent chance that Kimbrel just sits out. I can't see the Braves giving him a long-term, high $ deal. I could see them giving him a 1-year deal like Donaldson but I'm not sure Kimbrel would take it.
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