2025-26 Offseason Around the League Thread

[BrewerFan]

On 11/10/2025 at 2:46 PM, HarryDoyle said:

Let them. Whoever signs him will be making one of the worst signings in recent history.

After Soto made Ohtani look like a discount, 400M just... doesn't seem bad anymore. 

I think I'd take Tucker for 10 years over Vlad. 
Edit-Actually... nah. Didn't realize how young Vlad was. They're similar hitters and Vlad would be easier to move off of in the future.

 

He has been injured the last two years. Still... very good, but if he's getting banged up at 27-28... maybe it will be. Plus, the Dodgers won't be able to play him at 1B/DH if he is injury prone. For now, he's a 5-tool guy who should be good for... 5-6 years for the Dodgers. He's also a guy who walks as much as he K's. So... that's fun with Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Muncy, Smith and Teo. 

 

23 hours ago, umphrey said:

I have been actually hoping the Dodgers sign Tucker and a few of the top Japanese free agents plus Devin Williams or whatever. My hope is that it gets so over the top ridiculous right before the CBA negotiations that they actually do something about it. 

I feel like we passed ridiculous during the 1.3B dollar off-season in which about 90M a year got deferred to avoid paying more tax. 

But sure, Tucker, 15M for Devin Wililams(after blowing it with Tanner Scott)... I'm good with that.

[markedman5]

Giants poached the Nashville pitching coach 

 

[Jopal78]

2 hours ago, markedman5 said:

Giants pouched the Nashville pitching coach 

 

I wouldn’t call it being “poached” it’s certainly not a lateral move for Meccage. He probably got a couple hundred thousand dollar raise and is a big league coach now in the Bay Area. 
 

Bound to lose lower tier coaches when you’re a successful organization 

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Not sure what this will all mean for streaming, but it appears that ESPN is about to acquire MLB.tv rights. Something to look into as more announcements are made.
 

https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/finalizes-mlb-tv-deal-not-available-youtube-tv.html

[markedman5]

 

[Matt]

O's must think he's cooked. 

[jay87shot]

11 hours ago, markedman5 said:

 

As Matt said, Rodriguez must be a mess from the injuries because 1 year of Ward for 3 years of Rodriguez a #2 potential starter seems like a bad deal for Balt.. Even if Rodriguez isn't the same I still like this deal for the Angels, if Rodriguez never does anything they can at least spend the 13 million Ward was owed on a different free agent who is impactful as Ward. On top of that it opens up playing time for Nelson Rada at some point this year who is a 20 year who played well in AA/AAA last year. It's weird to say but good move Angels.

For Baltimore, I can see the Ward appeal but it seems like he blocks some of their young OF or DH candidates for the year. If Rodriguez is cooked then they did ok to get a power bat who is probably a good leader for the younger players even if he only has 1 year of control.

[markedman5]

 

[Jopal78]

It’s good to be Frankie Montas and get $17,000,000 to not pitch for the Mets in 2026 (DFA’d) Makes Woodruff‘s 22 million seem like a bargain. 

[torts]

This reaction to Trent grishams QO acceptance is gold, Jerry, gold!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UdnRSm/

[markedman5]

Keep up the good fight Joey

 

[tmwiese55]

On 11/20/2025 at 11:10 AM, torts said:

This reaction to Trent grishams QO acceptance is gold, Jerry, gold!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UdnRSm/

I did get a laugh on it.     Thing is it would be an appropriate or fair take if they had just handed Grisham a say 5-110 mil type deal.  1/22 though isn't anything to freak out about. If he turns out to be a one year fluke, oh well.   And you're the Yankees, it doesn't stop you from signing Bellinger.    One could easily argue you'd rather have Grisham at 1/22 than Bellinger if he gets a 5 year deal in the 120 area, or even tucker if he gets 450 mil. 

Oh and some context on Montas, I'm pretty sure he has to have Tommy John. 

[Frisbee Slider]

44 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

Keep up the good fight Joey

 

Wiemer is younger than Ortiz and Mitchell. Wiemer was quietly above replacement level in 61 PA for Miami last year. He was also solid for Triple-A Jacksonville in ten games.

[sveumrules]

24 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Wiemer is younger than Ortiz and Mitchell. Wiemer was quietly above replacement level in 61 PA for Miami last year. He was also solid for Triple-A Jacksonville in ten games.

He can definitely go get it in the field...out of 142 OF with at least 1,000 innings since 2023 Wiemer is at +11 DRS (32nd) and +12 FRV (28th). He is also one of only 25 OF to be at least +10 by both measures.

But yeah, out of 452 hitters with at least 400 PA since 2023 his 74 wRC+ puts him in a tie for 407th to 410th place.

His 41 PA of 215 wRC+ at Jacksonville last year is the kind of electric Joey that keeps orgs dreaming, but on the whole since 2023 he has 711 PA of 80 wRC+ at the minors highest level which ranks 239th of 266 players with at least 700 PAs at AAA over the last three years.

[markedman5]

 

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[Frisbee Slider]

9 hours ago, markedman5 said:

 

Seems rich for a leverage reliever that barely throws 90 mph. At the same time, Maton has been quite good for a few years now. Will be 33 years old on opening day.

Milwaukee hasn't had any success against Maton over his last 8 appearances against us, including five appearances in 2025.
 

15 K, 5 H, 1 BB and 0 ER.

[sveumrules]

Something kinda curious I noticed clicking on Phil Maton's player page was that he has thrown at least 60 IP in each of the last five seasons. A little extra notable because from 2021-24 his performance (94 ERA- | 97 FIP- | -1.56 WPA) wasn't all that impressive with slightly better than average peripherals and run prevention, but giving up runs at the wrong times for negative leverage results.

Last year was much better...68 ERA- | 63 FIP- | +0.93 WPA.

But back to the consistency angle, Maton is one of only a dozen relievers with at least 300 IP over the last five years. Here's how the others did with regards to hitting 60 IP each season...

Emmanuel Clase (4 out of 5, was on pace this year but)
Raisel Iglesias (4 out of 5, with a 55 IP)
David Bednar (3 out of 5, with 51 / 57 IP the other two)
Bryan Abreu (4 out of 5, with 51 IP combined MLB/AAA in 2021)
Tanner Scott (3 out of 5, with 54 / 57 IP the other two)
Scott Barlow (4 out of 5, with a 55 IP)
Tyler Rogers (5 out of 5, actually has 70+ IP all five seasons, Durability King)
Carlos Estevez (3 out of 5, with 55 / 57 IP the other two)
Chris Stratton (3 out of 5, with 58 / 21 IP the other two)
Kyle Finnegan (4 out of 5, with a 57 IP)
Brent Suter (5 out of 5, of course the Raptor aces the exam too)

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[jay87shot]

The Mets and Rangers swapped Marcus Semien and Brandon Nimmo.

This seems like a nice deal for the Rangers getting a player a couple years younger at a lower aav. They have Smith to cover 2B and Walcott coming up soon. For the Mets, I would think it means Alonso is gone and Baty or Vientos will move to 1B. It also make Acuna or Mauricio more available in a trade. It is a risky move because Semiens bat has been in decline but the Mets have the money to take a risk to see if they bat comes back. It probably means they are looking to trade McNeil as well.

[markedman5]

 

[markedman5]

Man that’s a lot of money

 

[KCBrewerfan34]

Red Sox have lost their minds. Makes me think our controllable pitching is more valuable than some opine here :) 

[markedman5]