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MLB '12-'13 OffSeason OT: Magic is the New Market Inefficiency

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Kave_Man

come in my shame circle
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130217&content_id=41740506&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor#disqus_thread

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The regular season is still six weeks away but R.A. Dickey already has hitters muttering under their breath.

Dickey threw to live batters for the first time in camp on Sunday afternoon, and most of the Blue Jays came away from the plate shaking their heads.

The veteran knuckleballer displayed impressive movement that baffled the likes of Brett Lawrie, Adam Lind and Mark DeRosa. There were moments of laughter and also complete bewilderment as they stepped into the box for the first time against last year's National League Cy Young Award winner.

"It looks like a paper airplane coming at you," DeRosa said. "It's going every which way and you really can't time it up because now he's able to add and subtract velocity on it, and occasionally sneak his heater by you.
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Start this season!
 
R

rinse82

Member
Damn, Jays home opener tix selling for 4x face. Makes me want to sell mine, home opener is full of drunk bandwagons anyways
 
T

The Frankman

Banned
AdamRubinESPN
TC said he'll split LHs Johan & Niese in rotation, as expected. Marcum & Gee similar so makes sense to split too, although TC noncommittal.
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AdamRubinESPN
You'd project rotation of Johan Santana on Opening Day, then Shaun Marcum, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey and Dillon Gee in that order, though.
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Santana
Marcum
Niese
Harvey
Gee

That is a pretty damn good back end of the rotation.
 
M

Mr. Enigma

Member
Heyman: Marlins paying Heath Bell $4 million, Ozzie Guillen $2.5 million in 2013; second and fifth highest guaranteed salaries for 2013, respectively
 
M

Mr. Enigma

Member
Current guaranteed payrolls for 2013:

Code: 
Los Angeles Dodgers		$213,014,286
New York Yankees		$207,685,000
Philadelphia Phillies 	        $154,185,714
Boston Red Sox			$151,577,500
Detroit Tigers			$145,425,000
Los Angeles Angels		$144,149,250
San Francisco Giants	        $135,775,000
Texas Rangers			$117,375,000
Toronto Blue Jays		$113,775,000
Washington Nationals	        $111,983,929
Chicago White Sox 		$109,750,000
St. Louis Cardinals 	        $109,400,000
Chicago Cubs			$100,518,810
Cincinnati Reds			 $98,800,000
Baltimore Orioles		 $87,205,333
New York Mets			 $83,175,000
Atlanta Braves			 $82,765,583
Arizona Diamondbacks	         $82,165,000
Seattle Mariners		 $76,019,643
Cleveland Indians		 $73,205,833
Kansas City Royals		 $73,140,000
Minnesota Twins			 $72,800,000
Milwaukee Brewers		 $71,028,333
Colorado Rockies		 $68,488,571
San Diego Padres		 $60,350,000
Tampa Bay Rays                   $56,977,975
Pittsburgh Pirates		 $56,650,000
Oakland Athletics		 $55,025,000
Miami Marlins		 	 $38,300,000
Houston Astros			 $14,575,000
 
M

Mr. Enigma

Member
To be fair, the Astros really needed to blow up and start all over. They had a $100+ million payroll in 2009 and lost 88 games.

Drayton McLane tried to hold on to the glory days for far too long, keeping the team in win-now mode for too long and keeping Lance Berkman & Roy Oswalt untouchable for too long.

They've gotten some nice pieces in trades the last two seasons, but it's going to take a while for them to develop.
 
R

rekameohs

Banned
A-Rod will get paid more than the entire Houston Astros to just sit on his ass all year.

EDIT: Looking at this website, this is the first time since 1998 that the Yankees don't have the highest payroll. The Astros also have the lowest payroll since that same year. Course, things could change before Opening Day.
 
R

RobotHaus

Unconfirmed Member
I want to see Houston make the playoffs with that payroll, it's damn near impossible, but wouldn't it be something.

Also, anyone going to any Braves Spring Training games? I'm going to try to get to the Cardinals one on the 12th.
 
E

eznark

Banned
MC Safety said:
Haha. Regular people fall for the bait and switch, too. But it doesn't mean they don't investigate the stores for fraud.
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There is no bait and switch. The politicians who vote for this fucking garbage know exactly what they are getting. It's a handout and it's gross, no matter if the team is winning baseball or purging their roster every other year.
 
S

Syrinx

Member
The Frankman said:
Santana
Marcum
Niese
Harvey
Gee

That is a pretty damn good back end of the rotation.
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When did the Mets get Marcum? That kinda slipped under my radar.

Rotation isn't too bad, but the problem is going to be depth. Hopefully Wheeler will be ready for the show soon in case something happens, though I'd prefer not to rush him.
 
E

eznark

Banned
ZetaEpyon said:
Looks like Mat Gamel is out for the year due to his knee.
Well then...
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It's not a big deal. He was going to get DFAd as soon as Hart came back unless he suddenly turned into a baseball player which is unlikely given his entire offseason was spent rehabbing.
 
S

Sanjuro

Member
Wish Aceves wasn't so damn valuable. He is already bitching about not being in the rotation. Would love to deal him for good left handed batter.
 
T

talisayNon

Member
@KFCBarstool: The 2 highest paid #Mets outfielders this year are Jason Bay and Bobby Bonilla
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Bonilla is the heart and soul of this team, repulsive how the Mets franchise treat a living legend by paying Jason Bay more. Disgusting.
 
R

rekameohs

Banned
vas_a_morir said:
Really though, how many cities are there where the baseball team is the number one show in town? LA is about the Lakers.
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I'd say New York and St. Louis. Boston would be close, and Chicago's closer when the Cubs aren't as bad as they have been recently.

EDIT: Phoenix is all about the Suns, even now when they're terrible
 
W

Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
This needs to be framed and hung over a mantle asap.

AEz5DAG.jpg
 
Z

Zee-Row

Banned
Mr. Enigma said:
Current guaranteed payrolls for 2013:

Code: 
Los Angeles Dodgers		$213,014,286
New York Yankees		$207,685,000
Philadelphia Phillies 	        $154,185,714
Boston Red Sox			$151,577,500
Detroit Tigers			$145,425,000
Los Angeles Angels		$144,149,250
San Francisco Giants	        $135,775,000
Texas Rangers			$117,375,000
Toronto Blue Jays		$113,775,000
Washington Nationals	        $111,983,929
Chicago White Sox 		$109,750,000
St. Louis Cardinals 	        $109,400,000
Chicago Cubs			$100,518,810
Cincinnati Reds			 $98,800,000
Baltimore Orioles		 $87,205,333
New York Mets			 $83,175,000
Atlanta Braves			 $82,765,583
Arizona Diamondbacks	         $82,165,000
Seattle Mariners		 $76,019,643
Cleveland Indians		 $73,205,833
Kansas City Royals		 $73,140,000
Minnesota Twins			 $72,800,000
Milwaukee Brewers		 $71,028,333
Colorado Rockies		 $68,488,571
San Diego Padres		 $60,350,000
Tampa Bay Rays                   $56,977,975
Pittsburgh Pirates		 $56,650,000
Oakland Athletics		 $55,025,000
Miami Marlins		 	 $38,300,000
Houston Astros			 $14,575,000
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Rays are gonna shock the world again like usual.
 
B

Branduil

Member
LOL at Josh Hamilton talking about other people being spoiled. That's like Hitler telling an anti-semite to tone it down a little.
 
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