2015-2016 Hot Stove League

[Tobywan]

Dillon Gee signs with Royals on a minor league contract. Includes a $2M base if on major-league roster plus $3.3M in bonuses for games started and $700K in bonuses for relief appearances. Opt-out if not added to 40-man roster on or before March 15.


Other minor league deals:
Indians- re-sign RHP Jarrett Grube
Orioles-LHP Jeff Beliveau
Pirates-Robert Zarate

[Tobywan]

RHP Nate Jones agrees to terms with White Sox on 3-year, $8M contract with club options for 2019, 2020 and mutual option for 2021.



Phillies traded RHP Dan Otero to Indians for cash considerations, Indians designated Jerry Sands to clear a spot.

[realmofotalk]

Allen Webster signs with the Samsung Lions in Korea following his release from the Pirates. You may remember him from the James Loney-for-Nick Punto blockbuster trade 3 years ago.

[Tobywan]

Signings:

RHP Jarrod Parker avoids arbitration with one year deal-A's
RHP Ryan Vogelsong to 1-year deal-Pirates
INF/OF Mike Aviles to 1-year deal-Tigers; designate LHP Kyle Lobstein for assignment
CF Rajai Davis-Indians

Minor league deals:
Blue Jays-LHPs Wade LeBlanc and Pat McCoy, RHPs Scott Copeland, Roberto Hernandez and Brad Penny
Nationals- LHP Aaron Laffey
Twins-LHP Fernando Abad, CF Ryan Sweeney
Brewers-LHP Nick Hagadone



Trades:
Mariners trade LHP Tyler Olson to Dodgers for cash or PTBNL, designated RHP Daniel Reynolds for assignment to make room (who they claimed from Angels 2 weeks ago)
Brewers traded 1B Jason Rogers to Pittsburgh Pirates for CF Keon Broxton and RHP Trey Supak.

Claimed off waivers:
Blue Jays-OF Junior Lake from Orioles

Designated:
Mariners-Dan Robertson
Mets-Johnny Monell
Indians-3B Chris Johnson
Cubs-RHP Yoervis Medina
Tigers-LHP Kyle Lobstein
Braves-RHP Brandon Cunniff

[Foster]

Bartolo Colon has a Silver Slugger clause in his contract (!!!). - SBNation.com

Very important news.

[Slyder]

It appears there is a trade agreement for the Reds to send Brandon Phillips to the Nats.

Apparently the Reds didn't even bother asking BP what he'd want to waive 10/5 rights... I swear this front office makes me pine for the days of Jim Bowden and Dan O'Brien.... This front office is a complete incompetent cluster ****.

[Tobywan]

Apparently the Reds didn't even bother asking BP what he'd want to waive 10/5 rights... I swear this front office makes me pine for the days of Jim Bowden and Dan O'Brien.... This front office is a complete incompetent cluster ****.

BP squashed that real quick.






Tigers traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to the Pirates for cash.


RHP Adam Ottavino signed a 3-year extension with the Rockies.


Minor League deals:
Rangers- RHP A.J. Griffin
Indians-LHP Joe Thatcher and LHP Tom Gorzelanny

[Tobywan]

Athletics sign 1-year deal with RHP Henderson Alvarez. Guaranteed $4.25M. $1.6M in available incentives pushes max value to $5.85M.

Padres signed LHP Buddy Baumann to 1-year deal; designate catcher Josmil Pinto for assignment

Cardinals sign RHP Mike Leake to 5-year deal with mutual option for 2021.

Indians sign LHP Ross Detwiler to a minor league deal.


Mets sign free-agent outfielder Alejandro De Aza, one-year worth $5.75 million with another $1.25 million in incentives.

[realmofotalk]

Why is every half-way decent free agent starting pitcher getting Kevin Brown money? This is madness.

[Tobywan]

Orioles sign OF Hyun Soo Kim to a 2-year contract.
Pirates sign John Jaso to a 2-year $8 M deal.
Marlins re-sign Jeff Mathis to a 1-yr deal.


Minor league deals:
Tigers-RHP Logan Kensing, OF Nate Schierholtz
Cubs-Brandon Gomes
Braves-RHP Alexi Ogando



Claimed off waivers:
White Sox- OF Jerry Sands from
Cubs-LHP Edgar Olmos from Orioles -released INF Brendan Ryan to make room
Pirates-RHP Yoervis Medina from Cubs
Brewers-OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Mets, C Josmil Pinto from Padres and 1B Andy Wilkins from Rangers
Angels-INF Rey Navarro from Orioles, LHP Rob Rasmussen from Mariners, RHP Danny Reynolds from Dodgers,and LHP Bobby LaFromboise from Pirates

[Tobywan]

Yankees get Aroldis Chapman from Reds.

[Tobywan]

Reds get RHPs Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis and INFs Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda.

[Slyder]

Reds get RHPs Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis and INFs Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda.

Yanks fans please tell me if the Reds at least got 4 quarters out of the Chapman dollar. I haven't felt this low about the team since the year GABP opened.

[realmofotalk]

Fuck, man, where's the outrage over the Yankees acquiring Chapman that prevented the Dodgers from doing so? It's okay for him to go to New York now because it has a larger population of wife beaters?

[Hammer]

Yanks fans please tell me if the Reds at least got 4 quarters out of the Chapman dollar. I haven't felt this low about the team since the year GABP opened.

i dont know about 4 quarters, but jagielo has legit power. cotham is a power bullpen arm, but hes already 28. rookie davis is the guy i hate losing most of this, 22, hes a big boy and they say if he came out of the pen, the gun could get to 100 on occasion. i dont know much about renda. davis is the guy here, but jagielo is one of our top 10 prospects too. and cotham, jagielo and davis may all be in the majors this season.