"not worthy of its own thread" offseason thread

[Jocephus]

Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that the trade market for Matt Kemp is "believed to be virtually nonexistent."
The Dodgers picked up Kemp over the weekend from the Braves in a trade that involved multiple bad contracts, but he's not expected to be on their Opening Day roster. Assuming they're unable to trade him elsewhere, the Dodgers will release Kemp.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter
Dec 18 - 4:19 PM

[Popeye_Card]

Incredible insight by Mr. Heyman. No wonder he cashes those big checks from the venerable FanRag Sports.

[Magneto2.0]

[Jocephus]

Cole Hamels, wife Heidi donate $9.4M Missouri mansion to charity

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2180 ... on-charity

Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, donated a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to charity that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic illnesses and their siblings.

The mansion and land is near Table Rock Lake near Reeds Springs. Heidi Hamels grew up in Buffalo, Missouri.

An attorney for the couple told the Springfield News-Leader that they thought the mansion would be their dream home. However, when Hamels was traded to the Rangers, they moved to Texas and never moved into the Missouri house.

[TimChopsula]

Yu Darvish says he had a 'very good meeting' with Cubs
DALLAS -- The Chicago Cubs are making a pitch for Yu Darvish.

The free-agent right-hander said he had a "very good meeting" on Monday with Cubs officials. Darvish tweeted a statement in Japanese confirming the get-together amid reports that Chicago executives Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer were in Dallas to speak with him.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2181 ... translator

[pioneer98]

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Hmm.... Do I want the details or do I not want the details?

[Jocephus]

it involved a bull

[cardsfantx]

Hey, I'll tell you what. You can get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there. But, wouldn't you rather to take his word for it?

No, I mean is, you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass... No, wait. It's gotta be your bull.

[ZigZagCardsFan]