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[gaming_noob]

Markakis at $11.25M per year is good isn't it? I would do that over paying Melky $15M per year.

 

[jbug617]

Mariners trade Saunders to Jays for Happ according to Jayson Stark.
Heyman says the Yanks aren't in on Lester. He said if they go after SP it will be Scherzer

 

[gaming_noob]

Wow Anthopolous is on fire!

 

[Purple Cheeto]

Markakis at $11.25M per year is good isn't it? I would do that over paying Melky $15M per year.

$11.25mm (per year) / $7.5mm (per win) = 1.5 WAR

He was worth 1.3 WAR last year, so its not a bargain or anything.

Mariners trade Saunders to Jays for Happ according to Jayson Stark.
Heyman says the Yanks aren't in on Lester. He said if they go after SP it will be Scherzer

Collecting them Canucks.

 

[Lambtron]

Torii Hunter when he left the Twins.

It will be hard for the Twins to attract free agents, Hunter added, because the new stadium lacks a roof.

"People aren't even thinking about this," he said. "I wouldn't play in Minnesota unless my career was at an end and I had to go to Minnesota to play the game. ... People think that's not true -- that's 100 percent accurate. This is coming from a player, so I'm telling you."

Aarrrrrrrgggggh.

 

[zroid]

Happ moved already eh

edit: move out one BC kid, bring in another one :lol typical

 

[Ninja Scooter]

$11.25mm (per year) / $7.5mm (per win) = 1.5 WAR

He was worth 1.3 WAR last year, so its not a bargain or anything.



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He's also 31, so unless he hits up Dr. Bosche he will likely see a decline in production and value over the next 4 years meaning he won't come close to being worth it.

 

[gaming_noob]

$11.25mm (per year) / $7.5mm (per win) = 1.5 WAR

He was worth 1.3 WAR last year, so its not a bargain or anything.

Ahh alright that makes sense.

Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders were pretty hyped prospects a few years ago and now the Jays have both of them lol. This offseason has been entertaining for a Jays fan.

 

[Parch]

Interesting. Saunders capable of 20/20 if healthy. Never liked Happ, so I'm OK with this deal.

 

[CygnusXS]

He's also 31, so unless he hits up Dr. Bosche he will likely see a decline in production and value over the next 4 years meaning he won't come close to being worth it.

The Braves Way

 

[Purple Cheeto]

He's also 31, so unless he hits up Dr. Bosche he will likely see a decline in production and value over the next 4 years meaning he won't come close to being worth it.

Oh it is a multi year deal? Yeah that's awful. He's gonna be worth it in year one maybe, but if you apply the standard aging WAR loss he's gonna be over paid a lot every year after. I don't know why anyone would give Markakis more than 1 year.

Ahh alright that makes sense.

Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders were pretty hyped prospects a few years ago and now the Jays have both of them lol. This offseason has been entertaining for a Jays fan.

Saunders is a good player who can't stay healthy. Smoak is not a good player.

 

[zroid]

edit: move out one BC kid, bring in another one :lol typical

Saunders is a good player who can't stay healthy

what is it with BC kids and staying healthy?

 

[jbug617]

Jeff Passan says the Braves are signing Nick Markakis . Deal is around $44m for 4yrs
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/540282555237277696

 

[Chuck]

Orioles boycott begins

Fuck this organization

 

[Macattk15]

So mad the M's traded Saunders for Happ.

Must mean they have another deal in mind for an outfielder I hope ... please don't use Cruz in the outfield.

 

[jbug617]

So mad the M's traded Saunders for Happ.

Must mean they have another deal in mind for an outfielder I hope ... please don't use Cruz in the outfield.

Maybe Justin Upton.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Orioles boycott begins

Fuck this organization

So I take it Kemp talks are gone!!


Phew!!

 

[Macattk15]

Maybe Justin Upton.

I'd rather just pay Melky and keep our prospects. But possibly.

Justin Upton is overhyped. Next Griffey Next Griffey ... hasn't done anything remotely close yet!

Zduriencik on Saunders trade -We were in a position where we needed to add a starting pitcher. On another OF-we're in a lot of discussions

So I take it Kemp talks are gone!!


Phew!!

I think he is mad cause they didn't resign shitty Markakis?

 

[jbug617]

Don't piss off your stars Angelos

@SimplyAJ10: U don't want my opinion!!!!!!!!

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

Don't piss off your stars Angelos

I don't like this one bit.

 

[The Elite]

Happ was decent as a 5th starter but I don't think we need him with the current rotation if Sanchez is going to be in.

Do the Jays have a 6th starter when someone goes down?

I guess this means the Jays are out of the running for Melky?

I'm seriously wondering if Baltimore is going to scoop him up in the next 24 hrs.

 

[sf2fanatic]

I think he is mad cause they didn't resign shitty Markakis?

That too.
So what's with the AJ news?

 

[Purple Cheeto]

So mad the M's traded Saunders for Happ.

Must mean they have another deal in mind for an outfielder I hope ... please don't use Cruz in the outfield.

They've apparently been talking to Colorado FWIW.

Still, 2 years of a cost controlled 2+ win OFer for 1 year $6.7mm for an AT MOST 2 win SP is not a good deal.

 

[RBH]

Braves have signed former closer Jim Johnson to a 1-year deal. Money amount unknown.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Braves got me confused.

 

[Fox318]

Braves want to be Mets Mid South

Marlins are Mets South

 

[RBH]

Jeff Passan says the Braves are signing Nick Markakis . Deal is around $44m for 4yrs
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/540282555237277696

Don't know how to feel about this, honestly.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

This is the plan (????) before moving to a new stadium in 2 years?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Braves want to be Mets Mid South

Marlins are Mets South

What are the Phillies then?

 

[HarryDemeanor]

That too.
So what's with the AJ news?

He's back.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

Don't know how to feel about this, honestly.

Its bad and you should feel bad.

 

[Fox318]

What are the Phillies then?

Mets Mid-North

 

[CygnusXS]

Don't know how to feel about this, honestly.

Imagine paying both BJ Upton and Markakis in 2017 to sit on the bench.

 

[Malo]

I have no idea what the fuck the Braves are doing and apparently neither does John Hart.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I have no idea what the fuck the Braves are doing and apparently neither does John Hart.

So better or worse than Amaro?

 

[jbug617]

This is the plan (????) before moving to a new stadium in 2 years?

According to twitter he is a local kid. Played baseball 20 minutes away from the new stadium

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Harvey, Degrom , and Wheeler scaring the division.

 

[Chuck]

Don't piss off your stars Angelos

masnRoch: Hardy on Markakis: "Everyone thought he'd be back" - School of Roch: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy spoke to Nic... http://t.co/qeWBnuI3b7

 

[Syrinx]

According to twitter he is a local kid. Played baseball 20 minutes away from the new stadium

This is always a stupid reason to sign somebody.

 

[RBH]

Thinking about it, the Markakis deal is kinda odd. It's as if the Braves don't know whether they want to contend this year or rebuild. After the Heyward trade, I'd rather them just go full 100% with the rebuild to be honest rather than try to stay middle-of-the-pack.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Crazy off season.

 

[jbug617]

Rosenthal tweeted than exec said Melky wants 5yrs.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Rosenthal tweeted than exec said Melky wants 5yrs.

He'll get it. Teams are spending like never before.

 

[santeesioux]

He'll get it. Teams are spending like never before.

The Mariners will give it to him.

 

[RBH]

Now that Josh Donaldson has left the Athletics, we can go to the next step: juicy stories about internal discord leaking to the media. This particular story describes a big argument between Donaldson and general manager Billy Beane.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that during the season, before the All-Star Break, Donaldson and Beane had clashed when Donaldson asked for a couple of days off. The two told the Chronicle it was a normal talk, but Scott Miller had a different version in his Bleacher Report column (fourth section):

"Donaldson told the manager he needed a blow, and [Bob] Melvin said, 'You got it,' " the source said. "Then that night's lineup came out and Billy asked, 'Where's Donaldson?'"

When told what happened, the source says, an angry Beane demanded that Melvin put Donaldson back into the lineup.

"They got into it in the coach's office," the source says, describing a scene in which Beane lit into Donaldson, with the third baseman reiterating his need for a day off and petulantly calling Beane "Billy Boy."

"Nobody talks to Billy that way," the source said. "It did not surprise me in the least that he got rid of Donaldson."

http://deadspin.com/report-josh-donaldson-billy-beane-had-heated-argument-1666138609

 

[sf2fanatic]

He's back.

Another CY for Kersh!!

 

[CygnusXS]

The Mariners will give it to him.

They'll trade Walker for Justin Upton and call it an offseason.

 

[cashman]

heh, Billy Boy.

 

[zroid]

Nobody talks to Billy that way.

 

[Malvingt2]

As a Braves fan, I am so damn confused... :/