Official MLB Offseason Rumors/Trades/Signed Players Thread

[-Kev-]

Big moves so far in 2013:

Robinson Cano signs with Mariners.

Brian McCann signs with Yankees.

Rockies sign Justin Morneau.

Jacoby Ellsbury signs with Yankees.

Carlos Beltran signs wit Yankees.

Curtis Granderson signs with Mets.

Roy Halladay retires.

D-Backs acquire Mark Trumbo in 3 team trade.

Red Sox resign Mike Napoli.

Yankees resign Hiroki Kuroda.

[Texanballer]

Hope the Astros try and get Carl Crawford

[-Kev-]

Dodgers Sign Ted Lilly
By Mike Axisa

The Dodgers have signed Ted Lilly to a three-year, $33MM contract that was finalized today when the 34-year-old pitcher passed a physical. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter) reports that Lilly has a full no-trade clause for the first two seasons of the deal, and the left-hander will receive a $3.5MM signing bonus to be paid out over all three years. Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com broke the news of the agreement last Saturday, and MLB.com's Ken Gurnick was the first to confirm the dollar amount (both Twitter links).

Los Angeles acquired Lilly from the Cubs at the trade deadline this summer, and watched him post a 3.52 ERA with 9.0 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9 in dozen starts (76.2 innings). He also threw his first complete game shutout since 2004 while in a Dodgers' uniform. Lilly just wrapped up the four year, $40MM contract he signed with Chicago before the 2007 season.

Lilly projected to be a Type-A free agent, so the Dodgers will be forfeiting a chance at two high draft picks with the move. Of course they would have had to offer arbitration and Lilly would have had to turn it down for that to happen, and neither of those things was a given.

Lilly was positioned to be one of the best free agent starting pitchers available, and Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman (via Twitter) calls the signing a "bargain" for Los Angeles considering what Lilly could've earned on the open market. Apparently he preferred to sign quickly, and given how the market played out last offseason, it's hard to blame him.


Damn he's gonna get $11Mill per year. That's pretty good for him.

[-Kev-]

Blue Jays sign John Farrell as new manager for 3 year deal. He was Red Sox pitching coach.

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Mets, K-Rod Resolve Grievance
By Ben Nicholson-Smith

The Mets and Francisco Rodriguez resolved the closer's grievance with the team, according to statements from the Mets and the Players Association. Rodriguez decided not to challenge the Mets’ decision to withhold his 2010 salary after he injured himself in a non-baseball-related incident this August. He says he looks forward to remaining with the Mets and apologized to the team’s owners, players and fans.

The Mets agreed not to attempt to convert Rodriguez’s contract to a non-guaranteed deal and will remove him from the disqualified list. The team lost its closer to a season-ending thumb ligament operation, but ultimately saved $3.1MM.

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Tigers and Brandon Inge agree to 2-year extension.

[Derranged]

Recent rumors:

Kev is tried selling his own candy and popcorn at the last Yankee home game until he was thrown out by security.

Dorian tried to sneak in the country to try out for the Marlins but was sent back to Bulgaria.

[Bastian Loc]

Recent rumors:

Kev is tried selling his own candy and popcorn at the last Yankee home game until he was thrown out by security.

Dorian tried to sneak in the country to try out for the Marlins but was sent back to Bulgaria.

I always knew that fucker wasn't Romanian.

Bulgarian sounds about right for the likes of him.

[Bastian Loc]

Also, baseball = not a real sport.

Thaaaanks.

[-Kev-]

Queeranged and Jack Ass, out of my thread, now!