2019-20 Offseason Transaction Thread

[Rush]

It's now being reported that the Twins have backed out of the deal.

Twins - Not backing out of the deal - won't change the original deal. There is a difference.

Boston is backing out of the deal.

[chancellor]

I’m cheering for the Twins from now on unless they’re playing the Brewers.

[madducks]

Twins - Not backing out of the deal - won't change the original deal. There is a difference.

Boston is backing out of the deal.

Rotoworld reported it as the Twins pulling out. May have been a typo. Have to wait and see if they change their blurb as they are known to do on a regular basis.

Now there are conflicting reports about what is happening.

[Hornsby]

Rotoworld reported it as the Twins pulling out. May have been a typo. Have to wait and see if they change their blurb as they are known to do on a regular basis.

Now there are conflicting reports about what is happening.

The Twins were sticking to the ORIGINAL DEAL, not backing out at all. It's the Red Sox who wanted to change the deal, after it all had been agreed to by all sides. The Rotoworld blurb was probably written by a low level staffer working on the weekend...not parsing his or her words carefully.

Clown show work by Bloom after feeling the heat from Boston fans and media...I used to be somewhat of a Red Sox fan, no longer. I hope all sides of this deal now blow up in their face...

[madducks]

The Twins were sticking to the ORIGINAL DEAL, not backing out at all. It's the Red Sox who wanted to change the deal, after it all had been agreed to by all sides. The Rotoworld blurb was probably written by a low level staffer working on the weekend...not parsing his or her words carefully.

Clown show work by Bloom after feeling the heat from Boston fans and media...I used to be somewhat of a Red Sox fan, no longer. I hope all sides of this deal now blow up in their face...

All deals are made pending physicals by the players who are involved. Pretty simple stuff...don't pass the physical...and the trade is voided. The Red Sox want to come up with a solution to prevent the trade from being voided. It does look suspicious that a top prospect like Graterol wasn't able to make a start after returning from injury last season and then subsequently offered in a trade during the off-season. It does seem like the Twins just got caught trying to peddle damaged goods.

[Hornsby]

All deals are made pending physicals by the players who are involved. Pretty simple stuff...don't pass the physical...and the trade is voided. The Red Sox want to come up with a solution to prevent the trade from being voided. It does look suspicious that a top prospect like Graterol wasn't able to make a start after returning from injury last season and then subsequently offered in a trade during the off-season. It does seem like the Twins just got caught trying to peddle damaged goods.

Medicals are exchanged prior to agreements, then clubs are allowed to go deeper if there's an issue. Boston knew what every other club in the league did: Graterol had TJ, had a shoulder impingement, and missed considerable time while recovering. None of this was a secret, and Minnesota certainly wasn't trying to "peddle damaged goods". Again, it was public knowledge, not just inside the industry gossip. Nothing suspicious in the least, it was all done in the light of day.

The trade was off when the Twins wouldn't agree to either add another player to the deal, or to upgrade the player going to Boston, rumored to want Jordan Balazovich at this point.

[chancellor]

Looks like it's come together in a different way.

[madducks]

Cubs sign 2B Jason Kipnis to a minor league contract with a $1 million salary plus incentives if he makes the Major League roster.

Mariners sign OF Carlos Gonzalez to a minor league contract with a $750,000 salary if he makes the Major League roster.

[madducks]

Recapping the trades from the last several days:

PADRES ACQUIRE:
RP Emelio Pagan
RAYS ACQUIRE:
OF Manuel Margot
C/OF Logan Driscoll

TWINS ACQUIRE:
SP Kenta Maeda
C Jair Camargo
cash considerations ($10 million)
DODGERS ACQUIRE:
RP Brusdar Graterol
OF Luke Raley
competitive balance pick in the 2020 draft

RED SOX ACQUIRE:
OF Alex Verdugo
C Connor Wong
SS Jeter Downs
DODGERS ACQUIRE
OF Mookie Betts (free agent November 2020)
SP David Price (Red Sox paying half of $32 million x 3 years)

[Judge Jude]

I need them to sign Jarrod Dyson as that guy

that was post 238, "them" is the Pirates - and my ship just came in!

[madducks]

Mariners sign SP Taijuan Walker for 1 year/$2 million.

[chancellor]

That makes a lot of sense. They’ll need to work with him, but he gets a chance to rebuild value and velocity and Seattle doesn’t have to expose all their young arms to MLB bats and schedule.

[madducks]

Red Sox sign OF Kevin Pillar for 1 year/$4.25 million.

[Pauly]

Red Sox sign OF Kevin Pillar for 1 year/$4 million.

JBJ worried?

[madducks]

Brewers sign infielder/outfielder Brock Holt. No terms announced yet.