MLB 2024-25 Hot Stove Thread

Really wanted Burnes, he pitched 5 miles from me in college. Would’ve been nice for 2-3 yrs but then I don’t think he’d age like Verlander/Scherzer. Maybe, though I mean Evoaldi is still pitching, so is Hill and Morton.

I’ve never thought that free agents can compensate for a poor farm system. Burnes was not going to make up for SFGs utterly failing to produce stars, or at least 3-4 WAR players on the cheap.

 

Damn. Guess the Giants and Boras really were too far apart. Oh well. I just hope they haven’t let it go too long to not get another arm to fill Snell’s spot.

 

I don't know what Baltimore does now. Do you take another run at Flaherty for a full season hoping that the trade deadline year was a blip? Love Rodriguez but I'm not sure he's quite ready to be rotation centerpiece, not to mention his rough injury history. No idea when Wells or Bradish will be ready. Eflin is a good No. 3 guy. Kremer's a decent No. 4. No idea where the Japanese fella slots in. Povich seemed to settle himself down in his second stint with the club, so there's hope there. Biggest question is how Bautista looks coming off TJ. That bullpen was a mess all year because guys were pitching out of position. If Bautista is Bautista again, it's probably worth at least 5-6 wins over last year.