NEWSLETTER
You know what I hate about life after Winter Meetings? The lack of structure. From the end of the World Series until the the Rule 5 Draft (which happened earlier today), Major League Baseball seems to have these invisible bounds by which deals are expected to get done … and often do. I like that. Structure is comforting.
After today, however, there’s not much of it left. Sure, there’s some pressure to get things done before the holidays, but then it’s just the Wild West until pitchers and catchers Report. And in recent years, even that has proven to be the benchmark it once was. Then again, with Kris Bryant’s grievance still undecided (decision next week?) and even Shogo Akiyama’s price tag out of the Cubs “comfort zone,” maybe there’s little reason to care about structure anyway.
Jon Daniels on missing out on Anthony Rendon…."I am not going to sugarcoat it….it sucks."
— TR Sullivan (@Sullivan_Ranger) December 12, 2019
Daniels has an oft-repeated hard-and-fast policy of not discussing specific players who aren't (yet) Rangers, so I'm *guessing* a bit here, but the "year or two of control" here certainly makes my Kris Bryant alarm start buzzing.
— Levi Weaver (@ThreeTwoEephus) December 12, 2019
A possible hint from Jon Daniels regarding #Rangers' next move at third base: "I wouldn't assume that we necessarily view the options exactly as they are portrayed publicly."
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilson_FWST) December 12, 2019
Source: #BlueJays believe Hyun-Jin Ryu represents their best chance to sign a major starting pitcher among the available options, but he is not yet close to making a decision. @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 12, 2019
Source: #Dodgers showing interest in LF Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who is viewed by many as a better fit for the American League. Tsutsugo faces a Dec. 19 deadline to sign in @MLB after being posted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of NPB, for whom he hit 29 HR this year. @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 12, 2019
