The contracts going out this MLB off-season have already gotten fairly ridiculous and the big fish have yet to be reeled in. Word on the street is that Zach Greinke is going to get the biggest contract in the history of pitchers and that is just idiotic for a guy who's had one great season only and is a risk due his personal make up. Biased naturally, but CC Sabathia had long proved to everyone that he is a horse, an ace and a guy onto whose big back a lot of trust could be committed. That could be one of the better free agent pitcher signings even with the opt-out clause that lead the Yanks to extend him. Greinke is no CC and who ever overpays for him will feel that sting.

Although right now the Dodgers have all the monopoly money  in the world so they will most likely be his landing spot.

And while Texas makes the most sense for Josh Hamilton that still hasn't happened and the Ranger brass did some early seed-planting in order to ready the fans should their stud CF'er depart for other pastures. One rumor spreading a little is that Cashman trades Granderson and goes after Hamilton. At least the Rangers didn't overpay their on-the-decline catcher, who's really a part-time backstop and should be DH'ing and maybe some first.

But the bosox in their attempts to re-build with better clubhouse guys went all-in on Napoli after signing a bunch of guys that just don't make much sense on the field. They still have done nothing to address their lousy rotation and with the steps taken by Toronto this off-season, the nation may prepare itself for another last place finish.

Speaking of last place, the marlins just jettisoned the prize major league piece in their salary dump trade with the Jays. Escobar and his $5M salary for 2013 was traded across state to the Rays for a minor leaguer. Perhaps Cashman can grab Stanton making the player happy and answering the right-field job for the Yankees.

But the Giants overpaid in re-signing Pagan and Scutaro. Keppinger just got a huge deal too. I am rooting against the Yankees picking up either youkilis or aj pierzinski (sic) as I don't like either -- and the world of MLB seems to agree on AJ- he's apparently the most disliked guy in the game. Who needs that?

Not so much a hot stove league you ask me...

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