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internet ites i am steve k coming from the mean streets of buffalo ny i love sports mainly baseball and hockey i intend to use this blog to offer my opinions insights and thoughts the lefty catcher hey there all internet ites i am steve k coming from the mean streets of buffalo ny i love sports mainly baseball and hockey i intend to use this blog to offer my opinions insights and thoughts menu skip to content home about search search for listing every national league teams biggest move of the offseason february 5 2015 february 5 2015 steve k 1 comment the hot stove sure was burning the 2014 off season was a great preface to what is sure to be a great 2015 season coming up i will write in my opinion each teams biggest move of the off season what do i mean by biggest move well the transaction that will make the biggest difference to the team said transactions can be trades free agent signings re signing one of their own ect some will include obvious choices some will be subtle that is what makes baseball so great the smallest detail can provide the biggest reward this is the national league rankings the american league rankings can be found here without further ado heeeerrreeee wwwweeeee gggooooooo arizona diamondbacks sign yasmany thomas looking towards the future the arizona diamondbacks made a splash by signing cuban free agent yasmany thomas to a six year 68 5 million deal thomas was listed as a left fielder but moved him to play third base thomas is billed as a prototypical slugger scouts have said they can see thomas hitting 250 280 with 25 30 homeruns atlanta braves acquire max fried the past offseason saw the braves become sellers shipping outfielders jason hayward and justin upton for future pieces atlanta was able to acquire one of the better right handed pitching prospects in mike foltynewicz but i think mike fried has higher upside fried is a left handed pitcher who offers a fastball changeup and a good curveball fried has a rough go of it last year but was troubled by arm trouble fried had tommy john surgery last year and will be out for most of the 2015 season but eventually he can be a 2 starter for atlanta chicago cubs sign joe maddon as manager this has been an offseason where the cubs front office started to transition from rebuilding to trying to contend they signed prized free agent jon lester and catcher david ross traded for miguel montero and dexter fowler but the biggest get is joe maddon maddon somewhat surprisingly exercised an out clause in his contract with the rays and the cubs swooped in somewhat unethically nonetheless maddon is a great manager known as a players manager maddon keeps things loose employs many defensive shifts and gets results 90 wins from 2010 2013 with a high of 97 in 2008 one american league pennant 2008 two manager of the year awards 2008 2011 cincinnati reds acquire marlon byrd in acquiring byrd the reds find a solution to their lack of left field power in 2014 byrd has a slash line of 264 312 445 with 25 home runs and 85 r b i s in a lineup featuring a healthy joey votto jay bruce brandon phillips and devin mesoraco look for byrd to get some quality pitches the best part of the deal is that byrd has only one year left on his contract so if things go south there is no commitment past 2015 colorado rockies sign nick hundley it has generally been a quiet offseason for the rockies they made a few quiet deals but the hope is that the injury bug that hit the rockies in 2014 is long gone and they signed nick hundley hundley is a catcher who spent last year split between san diego and baltimore hundley is known to be able to handle a pitching staff and calls a good game with prized pitching prospects eddie butler and jon gray set to spend time with the big club hundley is a good veteran to have behind the dish also pplayer to have behind the dish also playing half of his games in the thin air look for his offensive numbers 233 273 352 in 2014 to increase a tad los angeles dodgers hire andrew friedman as president of baseball operations it has been an off season to remember for the dodgers and that includes the front office on october 14 2014 friedman announced he would leave the tampa bay rays to become president of baseball operations with the dodgers friedman brings with him a sterling reputation 2008 executive of the year and results with the dodgers friedman hired general manager farhan zaidi friedman and zaidi have traded for shortstop jimmy rollins catcher yasmani grandal and second baseman howie kendrick miami marlins sign ichiro suzuki as i have previously stated i am a huge fan of veteran players mentoring younger guys on the cusp who better to have as a mentor as one of the greatest hitters ever here is an amazing statistic about ichiro s greatness ichiro is 41 years old and is signed to be the marlins fourth outfielder but this is a situation where his off field mentoring can prove bigger dividends than his on field output milwaukee brewers acquire adam lind with it being a quiet off season for the milaukee brewers they got their big move out of the way early in trading for first baseman adam lind lind is coming off an injury shortened 2014 campaign relegated to 96 games when healthy lind is almost guaranteed for a 250 ba 20 doubles and 20 homeruns he is also a left handed bat which will mesh well with the right handed power coming from carlos gomez ryan braun and aramis ramirez new york mets sign michael cuddyer the mets have been stuck in neutral the past couple years lately they have tried signing big name free agents bartolo colon curtis granderson ect to mixed results enter michael cuddyer david wright s best friend growing up cuddyer is coming off an injury shortened season and it ultimitely cost cuddyer his spot in colorado cuddy is a 2x all star and won the 2013 national league batting title cuddyer is a doubles machine but i think his power numbers will decline with him leaving colorado philadelphia phillies trade jimmy rollins i went in a bit of a different route with the phillies with their biggest move not being someone they brought in but shipping someone out and what that move means the phillies trading jimmy rollins and rollins accepting the trade to the los angeles dodgers for two young pitchers signifies a change in culture in philadelphia ruben amaro and pat gillick have finally acknowledged the need for a rebuild trading the phillies all time hit leader was just the first salvo with marlon byrd being dealt to cincinnati as well pittsburgh pirates sign jung ho kang the pirates landed most intriguing international prospect with respect to yasmany thomas in jung ho kang kang had an absurd slash line of 356 459 739 with 40 home runs in 117 games in korea last year the only question is how his game will translate to the mlb but playing in pnc park will help i don t expect another 356 ba 40 homeruns but there is no doubt kang can handle the bat kang is said to be a good athletic defender san diego padres hire a j preller as general manager the padres are another team who completely revamped their team and they have one man to thank new general manager a j preller traded for wil myers matt kemp justin upton derek norris they also acquired ryan hanigan but flipped him to boston for will middlebrooks the best part is that with all the deals they made they didn t part with top prospects austin hedges matthew wisler or hunter renfroe san francisco giants acquire casey mcgehee the giants are coming off their second world series in three years so the giants don t have many holes however when pablo sandoval left for boston the giants moved fast to fill his spot with casey mcgehee mcgehee spent 2013 in japan then signed with miami in 2014 to good results mcgehee won the 2014 nl comeback player of the year award with slash line of 287 355 357 with 29 doubles playing in at t park if mcgehee can stay healthy i don t see those numbers dropping dramatically st louis cardinals acquire jason heyward the cardinals didn t do much this off season but they made a bang in november by acquiring jason heyward from the atlanta braves heyward is a 2x gold glove winner and was the 2014 defensive player of the year he can handle the bat has some power and will steal some bases look for heyward to hit near the top of the lineup to set the table for matt holiday and jhonny peralta washington nationals acquire trea turner this is another instance where i kind of go off the rails because trea turned isn t officially part of any trade yet if turner is included in the deal the nationals get a guy who can contribute as soon as 2016 he would be ian desmond s replacement at shortstop if the nats chose to deal him or let him walk via free agency turner is projected as a leadoff hitter with lots of speed a gap hitter he should still be able to knock ten out of the park decent fielder but needs to work on his consistency there listing every american league team s biggest move of the 2014 offseason as of january 31 2015 february 2 2015 february 2 2015 steve k 1 comment the hot stove sure was burning the 2014 off season was a great preface to what is sure to be a great 2015 season coming up i will write in my opinion each teams biggest move of the off season what do i mean by biggest move well the transaction that will make the biggest difference to the team said transactions can be trades free agent signings re signing one of their own ect some will include obvious choices some will be subtle that is what makes baseball so great the smallest detail can provide the biggest reward these ranking will be divided into american and national leagues and be put in alphabetical order the national league will be posted in a few days without further ado heeeerrreeee wwwweeeee gggooooooo american league baltimore orioles trade for travis snider the baltimore orioles have had a quiet off season they resigned delmon young to be their designated hitter after nelson cruz left but i think the biggest move they made was trading for travis snider snider has never lived up to expectations but has been good in a platoon in right field after losing his spot to gregory polanco in pittsburgh snider was made expendable by the pirates in baltimore he is expected to platoon with steven pearce boston red sox sign pablo sandoval in contrast to the baltimore orioles off season the red sox brass has been busy they signed left fielder hanley ramirez and pitcher justin masterson traded yoenis cespedes to detroit for pitcher rick porcello traded rubby de la rosa to arizona for pitcher wade miley and traded incumbent third baseman will middlebrooks to san diego for catcher ryan hanigan these moves pale in comparison to the free agent signing of pablo sandoval to a five year 95 million contract coming off a world series title his second he proved to rich for the san francisco giants blood sandoval provides a solid clutch bat from both sides of the plate even though his power numbers have tailed off a bit in the last few years playing half of his games at fenway should give him a boost 302 310 down the lines at the very least the green monster is set to have a few more dents chicago white sox trade for jeff samardzija the white sox were another of the busier teams in the american league they totally revamped their roster the white sox signed first baseman adam laroche outfielders tony campana and melky cabrera and for good measure pitchers david robertson and zach duke and they traded for jeff samardzija samardzija had a whirlwind year starting in chicago cubs before being moved at the deadline to oakland for prospect addison russell shark cost the white sox shortstop prospect marcus semien but having samardzija going after ace chris sale was to good to pass up cleveland indians trade for brandon moss the indians have mostly stood pat this offseason except for one big trade in giving up second baseman joe wendle the indians acquired first baseman brandon moss from the oakland athletics moss had somewhat of a down year with his batting average and home run totals declining but after the season it was discovered that moss was playing through hip discomfort before the trade moss had surgery to repair a torn labrum and the indians are betting on his numbers going back to his 2013 totals moss should be ready for opening day detroit tigers acquire yoenis cespedes the tigers did not do much on the free agent market but they made their names popular in trade talks they traded for starting pitchers alfredo simon and shane greene they resigned victor martinez which is a big plus but acquiring yoenis cespedes puts this lineup over the top giving up pitcher rick porcello the tigers were able to provide protection behind miguel cabrera cespsdes can hit the ball out of any ballpark and has an amazing arm cespedes is good for 20 homeruns and 80 r b i s but hitting behind cabrera he should get his fair share of hitable pitches look for his numbers to go up houston astros acquire evan gattis coming off consecutive 90 loss seasons the focus is on the future in houston however they are now bringing in some veterans to show the youngsters how to win enter evan gattis acquired with pitcher james hoyt for michael foltynewicz rio ruiz and andrew thurman gattis will provide power while playing many different positions on any given day he can go behind the dish play left field man first base or provide designated hitter duties in atlanta gattis has had 20 home runs but with the short porch in houston 315 ft to left field there is no reason to think he can t be a 25 homerun 75 r b i guy kansas city royals sign kendrys morales the royals made a few free agent signings pitcher kris medlan and alex rios they also traded reliever aaron crow to the marlins for pitchers brian flynn and reid redman they also signed switch hitting kendrys morales despite not signing with minnesota until june morales who also spent last year with seattle had somewhat of a down year he is still a good switch hitter and can also occasionally spell eric hosmer at first base signed to a two year 17 million deal the royals are expecting a rebound los angels of anaheim acquire matt joyce i think matt joyce will thrive in the city of angels joyce is a left fielder by trade but has the range to play all outfield positions a gap hitter joyce has the ability to move runners over and will occasionally take risks on the base paths having matt joyce hitting in the two hole will give more r b i opportunities to mike trout and albert pujols minnesota twins sign torii hunter i am a firm believer that a rebuilding team at some point needs veteran players to sort of show the youngsters how to win how to be professional ballplayers that is why i love the twins going out and signing torii hunter hunter has one of the best reputations in all of baseball he has seen a lot in his years and has learned a few things he is an upstanding teammate and already has plans to mentor uber prospect byron ...