There are a handful of dyed-in-the-wool baseball fans here on PPOT that - like me - love the winter news, rumor, speculation & innuendo about free agent signings and trades almost as much as watching the games. This is known as the "hot stove league" to those of you that don't know.
Post your favorite team affiliation in the first sentence; mine is the Dodgers.
DO NOT BASH ANOTHER MAN'S TEAM. This thread isn't for that.
I am a Dodgers fan but I have nothing negative to say about the Giants or the Yankees. We're baseball fans here, I WANT my team's adversaries to feel as strongly about their favorite team. So let's keep that in mind as we discuss.
I'm hoping this results in an entertaining "network" of info from guys in other parts of the country that know/hear things I probably couldn't know about here in L.A.
FOR EXAMPLE: I read everything I can about the Dodgers players. I know "people-that-know-people", etc. The Dodgers are looking for starting pitching (who isn't?) and the Twins are rumored to be shopping Johan Santana. How does a Twins fans feel about this (other than unhappy)?
What do YOU know the Twins want/don't want? Our young, five-tool CF, Matt Kemp is a star in the making...and a bit of a 'tude problem in the making too, in my opinion. A Twins fan might want to know that if his team is likely trading with us.
We are looking for a 3B too. Other than the obvious ARod, Cabrera and Lowell, does anyone know rumors of a 3B available or likely to become available? I am wondering if our GM is secretly considering a trade we're not hearing about yet?
(I am expecting to hear from CJFusco in the first three responses!
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