On the heels of a busy day, listed below are three issues we’ll be maintaining a tally of across the baseball world in the present day:
1. GM Conferences start:
MLB’s annual Basic Supervisor Conferences are set to start in the present day, although many executives had been already in Scottsdale, AZ yesterday. White Sox GM Chris Getz, Purple Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, and Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix all are headed to the conferences as heads of a baseball operations division for the primary time of their respective careers, and MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand signifies {that a} evaluation of the 2023 season’s rule modifications and dialogue of the postseason format are each points that determine to be addressed over the approaching days. Whereas main free agent signings and trades are pretty uncommon at this level within the offseason calendar, the conferences function a primary alternative for brokers and golf equipment to start dialogue of free brokers and for entrance workplaces to gauge rival groups’ early pursuits on the commerce market.
2. Yankees pressers scheduled:
Yankees management shall be addressing the media in the present day, with Greg Joyce of the New York Post amongst these to relay that membership chairman Hal Steinbrenner is ready to fulfill with the media, adopted by GM Brian Cashman later within the day. The pair’s feedback will mark the primary public phrases from Yankees brass after the membership did not make the postseason for the primary time since 2016. The membership completed simply 82-80, their worst file since 1992, regardless of making a splash this previous offseason by not solely retaining reigning AL MVP Aaron Decide on a $360MM pact but in addition touchdown left-hander Carlos Rodon on a $162MM deal. With Decide, Rodon, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gerrit Cole all beneath contract for a minimum of the subsequent 4 seasons and set to mix for $128MM yearly, Cashman’s entrance workplace faces the tough job of trying to enhance the membership for 2024 regardless of already having 4 offers in extra of $100MM on the books.
3. Counsell fallout:
The Cubs shocked the baseball world yesterday by hiring longtime Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell away from their division rivals yesterday, beating out the perceived frontrunners in Milwaukee, Queens, and Cleveland for Counsell’s providers. The Mets and Guardians pivoted away from Counsell pretty shortly, hiring Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza and Mariners bullpen coach Stephen Vogt to take over within the dugout respectively, however loads of questions stay within the wake of Chicago’s stunning transfer. Past the apparent query of who the Brewers will set up to exchange Counsell within the Milwaukee dugout, it’s honest to marvel what’s subsequent for David Ross, who the Cubs dismissed so as to rent Counsell. Ross is already drawing curiosity from the Padres of their managerial search, whereas Houston and Anaheim are each additionally nonetheless on the lookout for a supervisor. Will Ross, who was a finalist for the NL Supervisor of the Yr award throughout his rookie season as supervisor in 2020, discover a new seat on this offseason’s sport of managerial musical chairs?
