Official Mariners arm-chair GM offseason thread 2018-2019

[ulmax]

this guy could be of interest in a detroit trade....prob vogy

Sergio Alcantára 40 SS
Detroit Tigers

• Status: Active
• Full Name: Sergio Junior Alcantára
• Age: 22 (July 10, 1996)
• Birthplace: Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
• Bats/Throws: S/R Ht: 5' 9" Wt: 168

 

[seattlefan75]

The Astros with their current GM I believe had 3 seasons when he first took over where the team won between 50-60 games. today all that pain was worth it. So far you have to give it to Jerry he has had some trades that didn't work out but he has had some that worked like landing Haniger, Gonzales and Segura plus solid role players like Ben Gamel.

Right now none of his drafted players are in the majors he is taking his time making sure they are groomed and ready. Remember Jack Z how he would draft a player and in 1 season in the minors he would bring him up to the league (Zunino, Ackley) I am not a fan of the rebuild but I am being patient.

 

[ulmax]

The Astros with their current GM I believe had 3 seasons when he first took over where the team won between 50-60 games. today all that pain was worth it. So far you have to give it to Jerry he has had some trades that didn't work out but he has had some that worked like landing Haniger, Gonzales and Segura plus solid role players like Ben Gamel.

Right now none of his drafted players are in the majors he is taking his time making sure they are groomed and ready. Remember Jack Z how he would draft a player and in 1 season in the minors he would bring him up to the league (Zunino, Ackley) I am not a fan of the rebuild but I am being patient.

agreed........ but they still need a short stop....and bruce and vogelbach are two of the same thing
although i think bruce is better at this time

the addition of brantly wont help houston past the yankees...they need encarnacion as well...
or cruz......if not now at the trade deadline

 

[ulmax]

but i still like a trade with san fran..for a ss(either backup guy) and ferguson..for bruce then they could once again
see to balls fly into the bay

like barry bonds==bruce....lol

 

[ulmax]

like the rosscup lhp Relied signing
from cubs and oregon
slider sinker
it is a need as well

 

[ulmax]

the real question going forward is
are the mariners done dealing
i would say...no way
and they have a year to continue
dealing..
seagr
bruce
encarnacion
or who ever
and a trade deadline

 

[FirebreathingMonkey]

 

[FirebreathingMonkey]

5:25pm: Outfielder Ben Gamel and righty Noah Zavolas are going to the Brewers in the deal, Corey Brock of The Athletic tweets.

5:18pm: The Mariners and Brewers are closing in on a swap that would send outfielder Domingo Santana to Seattle, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Medical reviews still must be conducted before things will be official, but it seems the parameters are agreed upon. Details have yet to be reported.

While the M’s are entering a sort of rebuilding phase, with the Brewers aiming to repeat their NL Central crown, this swap will send a notable MLB asset out west. That can be explained by Santana’s messy 2018 season, which largely knocked him out of the plans for Milwaukee.

Santana had turned in a highly productive, albeit strikeout-riddled, 2017 season. But the Brewers nevertheless pursued offseason outfield upgrades and the 26-year-old ended up cratering to open the ensuing campaign. Santana was demoted after 62 games of .249/.313/.354 hitting to open the year.

As it turned out, Santana got things going at Triple-A and returned with a nice (albeit brief) late-season run. He performed well enough to earn a not-insignificant postseason role, but not enough to write his way back into any future lineup cards. With no options remaining, a departure seemed the likeliest outcome.

The Mariners, though, will gladly take a shot at seeing whether Santana can get back to the thirty-homer, .371 OBP output that he produced in ’17. He’ll cost a projected $2.0MM in his first season of arbitration eligibility, leaving two more seasons of control still remaining thereafter.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Great trade IMO. I was surprised they would want Gamel over Domingo Santana.

Santana really appears to be a vastly superior player to Gamel. At first I suspected that his numbers might be inflated from playing in Milwaukee, but his career splits are actually better on the road. Same age as Gamel and only one less year of control.

Overall looks like a definite win for the Mariners.

 

[ulmax]

well that solves that looks like
bruce will be LF
and domingo will be the R/R
number 4 of...lol..not bad
add iglacius
and the mariners may be good and defencive...as well
and no need for the bruce or vogy
question either
so not bad .....so far

stay tuned for the next exciting trade...lololol

as the baseball turns...LOLOL
nice

 

[ulmax]

watch out.... mariners may end up
better than any of us thought

then we may have to eat a pigeon
(it is a bit better than crow...lol)

but the rotation is still a work in progress...and a question to be answered.

Happy Holidays...to all

 

[ulmax]

matt shoemaker(angels) and
ervin santana(minnesota)
may be of interest...if a medical
checks out

or michael fiers(detroit,oakland)

or am i..dreaming again....lololol

 

[Mariners_44]

watch out.... mariners may end up
better than any of us thought

then we may have to eat a pigeon
(it is a bit better than crow...lol)

but the rotation is still a work in progress...and a question to be answered.

Happy Holidays...to all

Nothing more I want to eat than pigeon or crow, ill bring my own utensils and hot sauce. Time to shock the fan base JeDi, let’s do this!

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

M's have released a lot of salary, why don't they go after Bryce Harper ?

 

[ulmax]

M's have released a lot of salary, why don't they go after Bryce Harper ?

after letting puig go to cinncinati i would think harper.. a dodger..thats just me though..dodgers have money..and a sunny
smoggy place to play..lol...big market

 

[seahawksfan234]

M's have released a lot of salary, why don't they go after Bryce Harper ?

I'd like to see that because he'd fit the rebuild window, but I don't think the ownership would approve of such a move.

Somewhat Harper related, if the Dodgers miss out on Harper after moving Puig and Kemp, I could see Mitch Haniger to LAD related trade rumors surfacing.

Dodgers have four top 100 prospects and a pretty deep farm system. I could imagine a package of 3 of those guys being enough to "blow away" Dipoto.

 

[seahawksfan234]

watch out.... mariners may end up
better than any of us thought

then we may have to eat a pigeon
(it is a bit better than crow...lol)

but the rotation is still a work in progress...and a question to be answered.

Happy Holidays...to all

Happy Holidays to you as well.

As bad as it sounds to say, I almost hope the team is worse than expected on the field. With the team completely out of contention, I'd like to try to get some high draft picks in the process of rebuilding.

 

[wazzu31]

M's have released a lot of salary, why don't they go after Bryce Harper ?

I think that’d be a terrible idea. Harper would fit in with the park but is stuck in the same boat as Seager with the shift. Obviously he is better than Seager but MLB needs more Ted Williams and Griffey’s with the shift

 

[ulmax]

if the mariners went a big time free agent...i think iwould go


after kueckle

 

[ulmax]

friers went with oakland
keuchel is expensive

santana could go with a one year
prove it deal...just may work

in any trade involving minor league guys they could use a high A ...short stop..and maybe a pitcher

and 3b..... of the future at some lvl
but that is not a lot
another.CBB pick would always
be welcome..lol

a vogy trade to tampa.... sense they
cant aford cruz
may work...lolol??




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