2015 Free Agent Destinations

[steveringo]

Getting a jump start on the off-season....

Where do you think these guys will land?

Jon Lester
Max Scherzer
Hanley Ramirez
Pablo Sandoval
James Shields
Victor Martinez
Melky Cabrera
Nelson Cruz
Russell Martin
Yasmani Thomas
Ervin Santana
Kenta Maeda
Aramis Ramirez
Justin Masterson
Jason Hammel
Asdrubal Cabrera

 

[redseat]

Getting a jump start on the off-season....

Where do you think these guys will land?

Jon Lester - Yankees or Cardinals
Max Scherzer - Yankes
Hanley Ramirez - Twins
Pablo Sandoval - Red Sox
James Shields - Red Sox (don't want him)
Victor Martinez - Tigers
Melky Cabrera - Tigers
Nelson Cruz - Orioles
Russell Martin - Pirates
Yasmani Thomas - Reds
Ervin Santana - Reds
Kenta Maeda - Marlins
Aramis Ramirez - Cubs
Justin Masterson - Indians
Jason Hammel - Rockies
Asdrubal Cabrera

- Indians

 

[StanMarsh51]

- Indians

Shields - Cubs
Lester -Back to Boston
Sandoval - Stays in SF
Hanley - Mariners
V-Mart - stays in Detroit
Cruz - stays in Baltimore


The rest I can't put together a good guess on....

 

[poprocksncoke]

Getting a jump start on the off-season....

Where do you think these guys will land?

Pablo Sandoval
James Shields

Dont want either of them........

 

[redseat]

Shields - Cubs
Lester -Back to Boston
Sandoval - Stays in SF
Hanley - Mariners
V-Mart - stays in Detroit
Cruz - stays in Baltimore


The rest I can't put together a good guess on....

THAT WAS FOR cABRERA... I copied and pasted wrong and for some reason Cabrera's name only was by itself

 

[Clayton]

Lester to the Cardinals would be pretty shocking, actually, with Carlos Martinez looming as a potential future starter.

But then the Cards have some holes in the bullpen so who knows

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Lester
Shields
Scherzer


Twins

 

[HammerDown]

I hope the Giants pay him $100M and he celebrates by getting fat as a mutherfucker.

 

[Clayton]

Id like to see Pablo stay in SF for a variety of reasons. He has been a beast for them and a fat contract would def tie them down a bit.

My predictions for the Cardinals are that they will re-sign Neshek. I think the notion is that someone will overpay him but I dont think anyone will give him a ridiculous contract or anything and I think the Cardinals value him and got a heck of a deal last year so the overpay might not sting much if they can continue the production.

They also need a big, dumb right handed bat and I dont see them spending a lot of money. Ironically I could see Michael Morse being a good pickup and they could work around the defensive issues.

 

[podsox]

I love panda but I don't know how anyone would even think of paying him 100 mil

 

[calsnowskier]

I love panda but I don't know how anyone would even think of paying him 100 mil

I am very nervous abut Panda. I think ANY 4+ year contract, regardless of money, will be a bad deal. His problem is motivation. If he is too comfortable, he will balloon, and his D and bat will suffer.

At the same time, I think any 3- year contract, almost regardless of money, will be a GREAT deal. He will still have the motivation of his career past the 3 years, so he will stay focused.

 

[BigKen]

Boston at this moment has a budget of $53,000,000 to spend each year for the next 4 years signing
free agents. Ben Cherington said in an interview yesterday that ownership could go a bit higher for the right players. He hinted that there are already trades being discussed.


Jon Lester Boston
Max Scherzer NYY
Hanley Ramirez DET
Pablo Sandoval SF
James Shields Boston
Victor Martinez DET
Melky Cabrera DET
Nelson Cruz BAL or BOS
Russell Martin ???$$$
Yasmani Thomas ???
Ervin Santana ???
Kenta Maeda ???
Aramis Ramirez ???
Justin Masterson Possibly Boston
Jason Hammel PIT
Asdrubal Cabrera Not ??? sure

 

[Clayton]

I think any sane team wouldnt want to go all in on this free agency period. The big spenders will be out in full force and everything will be an overpay

 

[HammerDown]

 

[HammerDown]

Orioles declined the $5M option on Nick Hundley but want to re-sign him.

 

[LucklessPadresFan]

Id like to see Pablo stay in SF for a variety of reasons. He has been a beast for them and a fat contract would def tie them down a bit.

My predictions for the Cardinals are that they will re-sign Neshek. I think the notion is that someone will overpay him but I dont think anyone will give him a ridiculous contract or anything and I think the Cardinals value him and got a heck of a deal last year so the overpay might not sting much if they can continue the production.

They also need a big, dumb right handed bat and I dont see them spending a lot of money. Ironically I could see Michael Morse being a good pickup and they could work around the defensive issues.

The Cards really need a power hitter. I couldn't believe they let Beltran go without getting another big bat in the lineup. I think Matt Adams has potential, but their run production really fell off last year. Yoenis Cespedes might be a nice fit for the Cards.

 

[Nosferatu]

Jon Lester - Red Sox
Max Scherzer - Mets
Hanley Ramirez - Yankees
Pablo Sandoval - Tigers
James Shields - Braves
Victor Martinez - Tigers
Melky Cabrera - Rangers
Nelson Cruz - Orioles
Russell Martin - Pirates
Yasmani Thomas - Red Sox
Ervin Santana - Padres
Kenta Maeda - Mariners
Aramis Ramirez - Indians
Justin Masterson - Cubs
Jason Hammel - Brewers
Asdrubal Cabrera - Dodgers

 

[Arizona_Sting]

All I know is whatever pitcher Arizona signs will be overpaid and probably end up sucking as soon as he arrives. Then once we trade him he'll go back to being his old self. Story of our franchise the last few years.

 

[HammerDown]

The Yankees and Chase Headley are negotiating.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately with this crop of free agents) the Mets likely won't be very involved in signing players. They've already stated they're looking for a similar payroll next year which means if the Mets want an impact player it will have to be via trade.