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[jbug617]

Red Sox gave him 5yrs/$90 million. Wonder if that means no Panda

 

[CygnusXS]

5/90 only? Huh

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Red Sox gave him 5yrs/$90 million. Wonder if that means no Panda

Doubt it. Cherington said they were spending this year.

 

[Sanjuro]

Sandoval is on a flight to Boston.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

5/$90 million to a guy with a good bat who can't stay healthy and has no place to play in the field and his entering his 30s. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[jbug617]

It sounds like the Red Sox are signing people David Ortiz likes. Last year he told them to sign Nelson Cruz and they didn't.

5/$90 million to a guy with a good bat who can't stay healthy and has no place to play in the field and his entering his 30s. What could possibly go wrong?

You think Magic will bail us out again?

 

[Sanjuro]

5/$90 million to a guy with a good bat who can't stay healthy and has no place to play in the field and his entering his 30s. What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing and everything.

 

[JCizzle]

It's a very solid deal (first reported by a fucking teenager BTW, what is the world coming to). Stick him at 3b or LF and then he can take ABs at DH when papi moves on.

 

[Sanjuro]

Most of this team can be "stuck" at DH.

We have an absolute surplus in everything. Including a bunch of outfielders, most who are trash defensively.

Pitching please?

 

[Malo]

Only 5/90? I expected more than that for Hanley.

I can't wait to see Hanley in the outfield if they sign Sandoval.

 

[Enron]

how the hell did hanley only get 5/90

 

[brianjones]

he's gonna rake in Boston

not gonna lie gonna miss his bat but not the new injury every week and defense

doyers better not trade kemp now

 

[Sanjuro]

how the hell did hanley only get 5/90

Maybe it's really Manny.

 

[Malo]

Jake Wesley MLB
‏@mlb_nl_al
The Boston Red Sox have signed Pablo Sandoval to a 5 year, 102 million dollar deal. Source with Hanley story has confirmed. It's done

He's the same person that broke the Hanley deal.

 

[LyleLanley]

What the hell are the Sox going to do with Ramirez and Sandoval?

 

[hemtae]

Fuck it. Sign everybody.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Panda is gone.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Only 5/90? I expected more than that for Hanley.

I can't wait to see Hanley in the outfield if they sign Sandoval.

Reality starting to set in for him. Xmas came early for him

 

[Malo]

Red Sox doing their best Yankees' impersonation from last offseason.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

You can never have too many DHs.

 

[Sanjuro]

Red Sox doing their best Yankees' impersonation from last offseason.

Not really, bub.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

You can never have too many DHs.

It's worked wonders for the Mariners recently.

 

[Malo]

Not really, bub.

How not if this Sandoval rumor is true?

$90mm for Hanley, $102mm for Sandoval, and they're still going hard after Lester. Seems pretty Yankee like to me.

 

[Sanjuro]

How not if this Sandoval rumor is true?

$90mm for Hanley, $102mm for Sandoval, and they're still going hard after Lester. Seems pretty Yankee like to me.

We don't have really any high payroll guys and keeps players away from divisional teams.

We still have a ton of prospects in the mix too. Yankees are still a bit of a mess now that they are exiting the Eduardo Nunez Era.

 

[LyleLanley]

I wonder how Xander Bogaerts feels about all of this.

 

[CygnusXS]

So who's playing 3B for the Giants now?

 

[Sir Alemeth]

So who's playing 3B for the Giants now?

Matt Duffy.

 

[Sanjuro]

I wonder how Xander Bogaerts feels about all of this.

He is our shortstop of the future...until we re-sign Stephen Drew.

 

[Malo]

We don't have really any high payroll guys and keeps players away from divisional teams.

We still have a ton of prospects in the mix too. Yankees are still a bit of a mess now that they are exiting the Eduardo Nunez Era.

I'm strictly talking about the spending spree the Yankees went on last offseason and nothing else.

 

[not psycho]

Pablo just turned 28 in August and was fantastic at 3rd all year. And the Giants could have signed him for 5/90 a year ago. Damn. Of course, everything could have worked out differently if they gave him that contract.

Still hoping this isn't true. 5/102 is honestly too much for his regular season production, but then again I'd be happy to keep him for 5/95 so you start to think, it's just 7 more... and still only 5 years... ok, I'll do it.

 

[Sanjuro]

There was a spree?!

 

[HarryDemeanor]

These are good signings for Boston. Upgrades on offense and Pablo has good defense. Hanley is a little suspect in terms of defense but I think he will be fine.

Dodgers lose a good bat here but Rojas does a good job with SS defense. Offense is in some hurt now though.

 

[Corran Horn]

If true, so long bro.

 

[LyleLanley]

Can we sign Lester and Scherzer now?

 

[Loco4Coco]

Only $90 million? Expected someone to overpay.

 

[Dominican Power]

Hanley back in Boston

 

[Malo]

If true, so long bro.

 

[JDeluis]

These are good signings for Boston. Upgrades on offense and Pablo has good defense. Hanley is a little suspect in terms of defense but I think he will be fine.

Dodgers lose a good bat here but Rojas does a good job with SS defense. Offense is in some hurt now though.

Agree. If Rojas can improve his offense, than losing Hanley won't hurt as much. Turner might also have that position, but I think that's his weakest position.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Maybe this means the Sox aren't comfortable where the Lester bidding is going to go? Some sources are a 7th year might be needed.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Most of this team can be "stuck" at DH.

We have an absolute surplus in everything. Including a bunch of outfielders, most who are trash defensively.

Pitching please?

Snydergaard for Bogaerts.

 

[Malvingt2]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS
Sandoval has agreement to go to the red sox for 5 years, close to 100M

 

[Malo]

A 14 year old kid broke the Hanley and Pablo signings hours before any of these so called journalists. Crazy.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

A 14 year old kid broke the Hanley and Pablo signings hours before any of these so called journalists. Crazy.

Who the hell are his sources?

 

[Sanjuro]

Maybe this means the Sox aren't comfortable where the Lester bidding is going to go? Some sources are a 7th year might be needed.

I don't see how these signings have anything to do with Lester.

 

[Enron]

The Twins won the bidding for Hyeon-jong Yang.

This is really happening right?

Ouch. Looks like it isn't.

SUNDAY,10:54pm: The Rangers, not the Twins, won the bidding for Yang, FOX Sports’ C.J. Nitkowski tweets. The fee was about $1.5MM, and Kia could opt to keep Yang. A previous report from Korea had indicated that the Rangers had posted the top bid.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

I may be exaggerating this, but I think Sandoval just threw away something potentially special by leaving San Francisco. He had the opportunity to stay there, where he is absolutely adored, and continue building out that dynasty even further.

 

[jbug617]

Who the hell are his sources?

Someone in the Wasserman group

 

[chicagocubsfan]

If they get both I can see a Cespedes to San Diego trade for Kennedy.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Buy everyone

 

[BFIB]

So Panda signed for really, not much of a difference from what the Giants offered. I think he's going to regret going, dude was loved by SanFran.