2013 MLB Thread

[Jon]

COACHING CHANGES
Boston Red Sox: John Farrell
Cleveland Indians: Terry Francona
Colorado Rockies: Walt Weiss
Houston Astros: Bo Porter
Miami Marlins: Mike Redmond
Toronto Blue Jays: John Gibbons


TOP FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
Batters
Josh Hamilton signs with Los Angeles Angels
BJ Upton signs with Atlanta Braves
Nick Swisher signs with Cleveland Indians
Mike Napoli signs with Boston Red Sox
Shane Victorino signs with Boston Red Sox
Melky Cabrera signs with Toronto Blue Jays
A.J. Pierzynski signs with Texas Rangers
Torii Hunter signs with Detroit Tigers
Stephen Drew signs with Boston Red Sox
Cody Ross signs with Arizona Diamondbacks
Kevin Youkilis signs with New York Yankees
Jeff Keppinger signs with Chicago White Sox
Russell Martin signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
Nate Schierholz signs with Chicago Cubs
David Ross signs with Boston Red Sox
Eric Chavez signs with Arizona Diamondbacks
Maicer Izturis signs with Toronto Blue Jays
Jonny Gomes signs with Boston Red Sox
James Loney signs with Tampa Bay Rays
Carlos Pena signs with Houston Astros
Ty Wiggington signs with St. Louis Cardinals
Gerald Laird signs with Atlanta Braves
Jason Bay signed with Seattle Mariners
Raul Ibanez signs with Seattle Mariners
Placido Polanco signs with Miami Marlins
Matt Diaz signs with New York Yankees
Eric Hinske signs with Arizona Diamondbacks
Xavier Nady signs with Kansas City Royals
Juan Pierre signs with Miami Marlins

Pitchers
Zack Grienke signs with Los Angeles Dodgers
Edwin Jackson signs with Chicago Cubs
Brandon McCarthy signs with Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Dempster signs with Boston Red Sox
Dan Haren signs with Washington Nationals
Joe Blanton signs with Los Angeles Angels
Brett Myers signs with Cleveland Indians
Scott Feldman signs with Chicago Cubs
Scott Baker signs with Chicago Cubs
Carlos Villanueva signs with Chicago Cubs
Randy Choate signs with St. Louis Cardinals
Francisco Liriano signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
Sean Burnett signs with Los Angeles Angels
Roberto Hernandez signs with Tampa Bay Rays
Mike Adams signs with Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Madson signs with Los Angeles Angels
Kevin Correia signs with Minnesota Twins
Joakim Soria signs with Texas Rangers
Jose Veras signs with Houston Astros
Mike Gonzalez signs with Milwaukee Brewers
Jason Frasor signs with Texas Rangers
Rich Harden signs with Minnesota Twins

KEY TRADES
Boston Red Sox trade RHP Mark Melancon, RHP Stolmy Pimentel, INF Ivan De Jesus and 1B/OF Jerry Sands to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Joel Hanrahan and INF Brock Holt.
Houston Astros trade LHP Rob Rasmussen to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP John Ely.
Seattle Mariners traded LHP Jason Vargas to the L.A. Angels for 1B/DH Kendrys Morales.
Oakland A's traded OF Collin Cowgill to the N.Y. Mets for INF Jefry Marte.
Toronto Blue Jays traded C John Buck, C Travis d'Arnaud, RHP Noah Syndergaard and OF Wuilmer Beccera to the N.Y. Mets for RHP R.A. Dickey, C Josh Thole and C Mike Nickeas.
St. Louis Cardinals traded OF/INF Skip Schumaker to the L.A. Dodgers for INF Jake Lemmerman.
Cleveland Indians traded OF Shin-Soo Choo, INF-OF Jason Donald and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for OF Drew Stubbs and SS Didi Gregorius.
Cleveland Indians traded LHP Tony Sipp, 1B Lars Anderson and SS Didi Gregorius to the Arizona Diamondbacks for RHP Trevor Bauer, RHP Matt Albers and RHP Bryan Shaw.
New York Mets traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to the Detroit Tigers for cash.
Detroit Tigers traded LHP Andy Oliver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for C Ramon Cabrera.
Texas Rangers traded INF Michael Young to the Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Josh Lindblom and RHP Lisalverto Bonilla.
Atlanta Braves traded RHP Tommy Hanson to the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Jordan Walden.
Minnesota Twins traded OF Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for RHP Alex Meyer.
Boston Red Sox traded RHP Zach Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named; RHP Sandy Rosario to the Oakland A's for a player to be named or cash considerations; and 3B Danny Valencia to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Luis Rico and LHP Luis Santos to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Vin Mazzaro and 1B Clint Robinson.
San Diego Padres traded RHP Cory Burns to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named or cash considerations.
Oakland A's traded INF Brandon Hicks to the New York Mets for cash considerations.
Baltimore Orioles traded INF Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for OF Trayvon Robinson.
Colorado Rockies traded LHP Matt Reynolds to the Arizona Diamondbacks for INF Ryan Wheeler.
Miami Marlins traded SS Jose Reyes, LHP Mark Buehrle, RHP Josh Johnson, C John Buck and OF Emilio Bonifacio and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for INF Yunel Escobar, INF Adeiny Hechavarria, RHP Henderson Alvarez, RHP Anthony DeSclafani, LHP Justin Nicolino, C Jeff Mathis and OF Jake Marisnick.
San Diego Padres traded INF Andy Parrino and LHP Andrew Werner to the Oakland A's for RHP Tyson Ross and INF A.J. Kirby-Jones.
Kansas City Royals traded RHP Jeremy Jeffress to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations, and LHP Tommy Hottovy to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named and cash considerations.
San Diego Padres traded OF Blake Tekotte to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Brandon Kloess.
Arizona Diamondbacks traded OF Chris Young and cash considerations to the Oakland A's for INF Cliff Pennington and INF Yordy Cabrera, then traded Cabrera to the Miami Marlins for RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations.
Detroit Tigers traded RHP Marcelo Carreno to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade.
Boston Red Sox trade SS Mike Aviles to the Toronto Blue Jays for RP David Carpenter.
Los Angeles Angels trade SP Ervin Santana and cash considerations to the Kansas City Royals for Brandon Sisk.

[Jon]

PREDICTIONS

AL West:
AL Central:
AL East:

NL West:
NL Central:
NL East:

AL MVP:
AL Cy Young:
AL Rookie of the Year:

NL MVP:
NL Cy Young:
NL Rookie of the Year:

AL Wild Card 1:
AL Wild Card 2:

NL Wild Card 1:
NL Wild Card 2:

AL Champion:
NL Champion:

World Series Champion:

[Jon]

AL West: L.A. Angels
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL East: Toronto Blue Jays

NL West: L.A. Dodgers
NL Central: Cincinnati Reds
NL East: Washington Nationals

AL MVP: Albert Pujols, L.A. Angels
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
AL Rookie of the Year: Danny Hultzen, Seattle Mariners

NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
NL Cy Young: Zach Grienke, L.A. Dodgers
NL Rookie of the Year: Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates

AL Wild Card 1: Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card 2: New York Yankees

NL Wild Card 1: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card 2: Atlanta Braves

AL Champion: L.A Angels
NL Champion: L.A. Dodgers

World Series Champion: L.A. Angels

[GM Franchise]

PREDICTIONS

AL West: Angels
AL Central: Tigers
AL East: Yankees

NL West: Giants
NL Central: Cardinals
NL East: Nationals

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young: Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year: Don't know

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
NL Rookie of the Year: Don't know

AL Wild Card 1: Rangers
AL Wild Card 2: Red Sox

NL Wild Card 1: Braves
NL Wild Card 2: Reds

AL Champion: Tigers
NL Champion: Nationals

World Series Champion: Tigers

[Reya Serra]

My predictions...or what everyone will refer to as the 2013 season that will only come to reality in my dreams...

AL West:  Angels
AL Central:  Tigers
AL East:  Devil Rays

NL West:  Diamondbacks
NL Central:  Cardinals
NL East:  Braves

AL MVP:  Albert Pujols
AL Cy Young:  Justin Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year:  I don't know

NL MVP:  Joey Votto
NL Cy Young:  Stephen Strasburg
NL Rookie of the Year:  I don't know

AL Wild Card 1:  Rangers
AL Wild Card 2:  White Sox

NL Wild Card 1:  Dodgers
NL Wild Card 2:  Reds

AL Champion:  Angels
NL Champion:  Diamondbacks

World Series Champion:  Diamondbacks

[Black Death]

PREDICTIONS

AL West: Angels
AL Central: Tigers
AL East: Yankees

NL West: Giants
NL Central: Cardinals
NL East: Nationals

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young: Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year: Don't know

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
NL Rookie of the Year: Don't know

AL Wild Card 1: Rangers
AL Wild Card 2: Red Sox

NL Wild Card 1: Braves
NL Wild Card 2: Reds

AL Champion: Tigers
NL Champion: Nationals

World Series Champion: Tigers

James pretty much sum my predictions ... Go Tigers !

[Jon]

A couple free agent signings that have happened over the past week or so.

Lance Berkman signs with the Texas Rangers.
Rafael Soriano signs with the Washington Nationals

Also forgot previously...

Ryu Hyun-jin signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers

[Domingo]

I like the Berkman signing.

[GM Franchise]

PED list from Miami Clinic revealed includes Alex Rodriguez, among others.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8893139/report-alex-rodriguez-others-miami-clinic-ped-lists

[Jon]

Brandon Webb has retired.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8914430/ex-cy-young-winner-brandon-webb-formerly-arizona-diamondbacks-retires

A's aquire Jed Lowrie from Houston in 5-player deal.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8915070/jed-lowrie-traded-oakland-five-player-deal

Ryan Braun's name is listed in Biogenesis clinic records

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ryan-braun-s-name-listed-in-biogenesis-clinic-records-235650670.html;_ylt=AtB_fe2jbLE4tFVjb5j9k5Y5nYcB;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0Mm9jZWw2BG1pdANGRUFUVVJFRCBNZWdhdHJvbiBTUE9SVFMgRlAEcGtnA2JkNWZlMjk0LTZmZjMtMTFlMi1iNTVlLTAxOWY4OWNlNWNkZARwb3MDMQRzZWMDbWVnYXRyb24EdmVyA2Y3NTMxNzEyLTZmZjMtMTFlMi1iYmUxLWRlODJhZTY5YTVhNQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

[Justin]

I just saw this thread.  Being a huge Braves fan, I'm super excited about our outfield this year.  Both Uptons and Jason Heyward is definitely one of the best if not the best outfields in baseball.

[Jon]

I just saw this thread.  Being a huge Braves fan, I'm super excited about our outfield this year.  Both Uptons and Jason Heyward is definitely one of the best if not the best outfields in baseball.

Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Mark Trumbo disagree.

[Justin]

Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Mark Trumbo disagree.

That's why I said one of the best.    Those three you mentioned is the best outfield with the Braves second.  The Angels have 120 home runs just in those three guys alone.

[J-Reb]

Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Mark Trumbo disagree.

If Trumbo wasn't such a butcher in the field, I'd agree... Upton, Upton and J-Hey may not be able to eclipse their offensive numbers, but the LAA trio couldn't hold a candle to them defensively.

[GM Franchise]

Goat's head delivered to Cubs owner.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/9158055/goat-head-delivered-chicago-cubs-owner-tom-ricketts-wrigley-field