SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Dec 14, 2010 13:01:56 GMT -5
Buerhle has had a better career - Cliff Lee was headed to the minors a few years ago. But Lee has been a better pitcher the last couple of years. It's an interesting thing, though, because I'm not sure why Lee is considered a lock to be great going forward. He's got good stuff but it's his control that differentiates him.
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 14, 2010 14:38:59 GMT -5
Cliff Lee a Philly again. Outstanding. Or a Phillie. Rooter - on Konerko, it's just that he's likely to fall off a cliff pretty soon, and he plays 1B and not all that well. First basemen can be pretty easy to find. Like I said, I only think they overpaid $4-5M a year, so, no, it's not the worst contract out there. Yep, that is my concern, which is why I would have preferred a two year contract. If this deal only looks bad in the third year, it's by no means the end of the world. I don't expect Konerko to duplicate last year's performance, but if he's .280-25-90 the next two years, that will be fine, and I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 22, 2011 14:24:31 GMT -5
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jan 22, 2011 16:40:58 GMT -5
Unless there is some huge as-yet-undisclosed amount of cash going to the Angels, I believe Tony Reagins might have made one of the worst trades of all time in acquiring the final 4 years of Vernon Wells' unconscionable contract for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera. Seriously, the Angels gave up a non-neglible asset in Napoli in return for the most untradeable contract in baseball (or at least the most untradeable contract not on the Cubs), and all they got from the deal is $5.5 million in salary relief in the form of Rivera's bad deal? And all of that after they wouldn't match the market for Beltre or Crawford? Oh well, at least Wells' OPS away from home was .708 last year (his "comeback season"). By the way, Juan Rivera's road OPS was .819 in 2010.
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Post by One on Jan 22, 2011 21:54:42 GMT -5
The Cubs have at least 3 contracts worse than the Wells contract, and I don't even know the terms of Wells' contract. I just know the Cubs have several that must be worse. Yet Jim Hendry still has a job. Go figure.
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Post by hifigator on Jan 24, 2011 16:36:11 GMT -5
What does everyone think about the Rays acquiring Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon? Personally, I think Manny was a steal at $2 million. Obviously there are concerns about his clubhouse antics and so forth, but I think that he is worth the risk. Also, Tampa isn't the kind of town that will keep him in the limelight 24.7. I honestly think it's a decent fit. As for Damon, there has been a lot of speculation that he was brought in to be a sort of baby sitter for Manny, and that Manny was the most productive and least disruptive when he was playing with Damon. If so, then $5+ Million a year is an awful lot for a baby sitter.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 24, 2011 20:31:15 GMT -5
Stick a fork in Manny. He's done as a productive power hitter. He may still make contact and get on base at a decent rate, but his power has never returned since he got off the fertility pills.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 24, 2011 20:32:26 GMT -5
He's worth $2M though, even if he's just a pinch hitter/DH.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 25, 2011 12:36:38 GMT -5
He's worth $2M though, even if he's just a pinch hitter/DH. Yeah, $2 mill isn't exactly a major investment these days. Manny can still hit, he just won't hit 20-30 home runs. He's not going to hit .150 like Swish Jones with the Dodgers. It's a cheap gamble. And he won't be disruptive. Manny's never disruptive in his first year somewhere.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 3, 2011 14:25:46 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 4, 2011 12:47:14 GMT -5
Freddy may surprise you. I hope he doesn't, but the possibility is certainly there. As fifth starters go, there were few better than Freddy last year. He had 3 or 4 really bad starts for the Sox, but other than that, he pretty much kept them in every game he started.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 4, 2011 12:57:33 GMT -5
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Post by SirSaxa on Feb 23, 2011 17:45:02 GMT -5
Yogi & The GatorIf you are a baseball fan... yes, even a Red Sox fan... I think you will enjoy this story from the NY Times' Harvey Araton on a unique baseball friendship that gets renewed every Spring in Tampa.
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Post by Jack on Feb 23, 2011 19:02:29 GMT -5
I prefer waiting for the next colossally stupid thing to come out of Hank Steinbrenner's mouth. I agree Hank, let's get rid of all the Brewers and Royals and move them to the NY Metro area, currently the most underserved market in MLB, per capita. I like the sound of the Newark Brewers and the Bridgeport Royals. Maybe we could also bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers while we are at it.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 23, 2011 20:35:03 GMT -5
Yogi & The GatorIf you are a baseball fan... yes, even a Red Sox fan... I think you will enjoy this story from the NY Times' Harvey Araton on a unique baseball friendship that gets renewed every Spring in Tampa. I was fearful this story might have something to do with UF. Plus I hate the Yankees. But since it was a story involving Yogi, I figured what the hell, I'll give it a read. And I'm glad I did. Great story.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2011 11:40:31 GMT -5
I prefer waiting for the next colossally stupid thing to come out of Hank Steinbrenner's mouth. I agree Hank, let's get rid of all the Brewers and Royals and move them to the NY Metro area, currently the most underserved market in MLB, per capita. I like the sound of the Newark Brewers and the Bridgeport Royals. Maybe we could also bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers while we are at it. And he should return the hundreds of millions of dollars in public money that helped build that new stadium while he's at it.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Feb 24, 2011 12:09:00 GMT -5
I prefer waiting for the next colossally stupid thing to come out of Hank Steinbrenner's mouth. I agree Hank, let's get rid of all the Brewers and Royals and move them to the NY Metro area, currently the most underserved market in MLB, per capita. I like the sound of the Newark Brewers and the Bridgeport Royals. Maybe we could also bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers while we are at it. And he should return the hundreds of millions of dollars in public money that helped build that new stadium while he's at it. Born on third base, thinks he hit a triple. Sound familiar?
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