2011 Hot Stove Thread

[filihok]

Originally Posted by filihok

The Mets won't be in the pennant race. If K-Rod'll be healthy or punching out fathers-in-law, I won't dare to speculate.

I am pretty sure that the Mets will not want that clause to kick in. However, they might not be able to get around it.

If they just suddenly stop using K-Rod to finish games he could file a grievance with the Players' Union. He's already gone to that well once (MLB players union files grievance as Mets try to avoid paying Francisco Rodriguez after arrest).

Or maybe the Mets don't care

They're having K-Rod finish the game today while they are down 4

EDIT: down 5 now

[filihok]

The Royals released first baseman Kila Ka'aihue today.

I'd be in favor of the Dodgers picking him up.

He hasn't mad much major league success, .309/.375 in 326 PA's but James Loney has a .346/.431 career line at first.

If given an opportunity, Kia should put up similar numbers to Loney at 1/10 the the salary allowing LA the opportunity to spend that money elsewhere.

[Jimbo Jones]

Originally Posted by filihok

The Royals released first baseman Kila Ka'aihue today.

I'd be in favor of the Dodgers picking him up.

Well, not to get too nitpicky, but he wasn't released, per se. He was designated for assignment(DFA'ed), which means the Royals have removed him from their 40-man roster and have 10 days to do one of the following:

a. Trade him to another team.
b. Pass him through outright assignment waivers and (assuming he clears waivers), send him to one of their minor league affiliate teams. If this happens, he'll remain in the Royals organization but won't take up a 40-man roster spot.
c. Pass him through unconditional release waivers and (assuming he clears waivers), release him, making him a free agent. If this happens, he'll be able to sign with any other team, including the Dodgers.

(Having said that, the end of the 10-day DFA period will coincide with the end of the MLB season and the beginning of the playoffs, so I'm fairly certain that even if Ka'aihue is released and becomes a free agent over the next week or so, he'll probably just have to sit on his hands and wait for free agency to begin in early November, as no team is going to sign him to an MLB contract for what essentially amounts to a few days, At least IMO.)

Hope that helps.

[filihok]

Originally Posted by Jimbo Jones

Well, not to get too nitpicky, but he wasn't released, per se. He was designated for assignment(DFA'ed), which means the Royals have removed him from their 40-man roster and have 10 days to do one of the following:

a. Trade him to another team.
b. Pass him through outright assignment waivers and (assuming he clears waivers), send him to one of their minor league affiliate teams. If this happens, he'll remain in the Royals organization but won't take up a 40-man roster spot.
c. Pass him through unconditional release waivers and (assuming he clears waivers), release him, making him a free agent. If this happens, he'll be able to sign with any other team, including the Dodgers.

(Having said that, the end of the 10-day DFA period will coincide with the end of the MLB season and the beginning of the playoffs, so I'm fairly certain that even if Ka'aihue is released and becomes a free agent over the next week or so, he'll probably just have to sit on his hands and wait for free agency to begin in early November, as no team is going to sign him to an MLB contract for what essentially amounts to a few days, At least IMO.)

Hope that helps.

You're correct that he was DFA'd.

If he makes it to free agency, however, the team that signs him will continue to control his right beyond this season as he only has about a year of MLB service time.

[filihok]

Originally Posted by filihok

You're correct that he was DFA'd.

If he makes it to free agency, however, the team that signs [Kila Ka'aihue] will continue to control his right beyond this season as he only has about a year of MLB service time.

Oakland traded for him yesterday...