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[Sanjuro]

This year and next year is fine but I'd like to get younger that's all.

Kind of need a farm system for that.

 

[Fox318]

I just feel like I can see Headly getting the useless fat old fuck disease from Mark Texiera.

 

[Dominican Power]

I just feel like I can see Headly getting the useless fat old fuck disease from Mark Texiera.

lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

That's a great deal for the Yankees. That's nearly half the money Panda got and they are very similar players in terms of production. I have to imagine he liked being in NY and took less money to stay because at that price a few other teams (Giants, Dodgers) should have been all over him.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Wow, Yankees got a bargain. Makes me a little jealous.

 

[captmcblack]

Kind of need a farm system for that.

Yankees bought almost all of the top IFA players over the last 2 years...so probably their farm is going to be much better than expected very, very soon.

 

[thefro]

Yankees bought almost all of the top IFA players over the last 2 years...so probably their farm is going to be much better than expected very, very soon.

Just this past year... the Cubs/Rangers did the year before.

The way it's set up with the penalties involved you can only do that every other year.

 

[Sanjuro]

Yankees bought almost all of the top IFA players over the last 2 years...so probably their farm is going to be much better than expected very, very soon.

You still have Cashman as your GM, so I'm not sure that would be that confident.

Might not be all his fault either way. It's just tough to visualize.

 

[matthewwhatever]

And let's be honest, baseball was more fun during that era. Not that I want the athletes taking any additional risks to their health by using harmful drugs, but dingers man. Dingers.

That's the only aspect of juicing that bothers me a little -- that there's a chance players are doing real harm to their long-term health, and that they're sacrificing years off their lives to get a tiny bit of an edge.

But as far as the "sanctity" of the records goes? Meh. There's never been a pure time in baseball history before, so I don't see why we should pretend there was.

 

[theapg]

Woah, just saw that Puig is on a 7yr/$42mil contract. Is that the best long term bargain in baseball?

 

[BFIB]

Woah, just saw that Puig is on a 7yr/$42mil contract. Is that the best long term bargain in baseball?

I'll always think that was Pujols w/ the Cards from '01-'11. For what the Cards paid (around $110 mil), they got the best bargain with the production they received.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The Nationals and Bryce Harper have agreed on a 2-year, $7.5 million deal, avoiding a grievance hearing on Tuesday. It erases the final year of his original 5-year, $9.9 million deal. He will make $2.5 million in 2015 and $5 million in 2016. He is eligible for two years of arbitration in 2017 and 2018 before becoming a free agent.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Woah, just saw that Puig is on a 7yr/$42mil contract. Is that the best long term bargain in baseball?

Cubs have Soler on a 9 year 30 million dollar deal. Also have Rizzo on an amazing contract as well.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I'm interested in your opinion MLB GAF.

Because the Sox signed Melky a lot of fans say it's gonna be hard to root for the team because he was caught using steroids.
I was one of those guys, but have changed my stance considerably over the last couple of years. Yeah, cheating is a shitty thing to do, but you hear absolutely disgusting stuff particularly in the NFL(domestic violence, shootings and what not).

So my question is, if your team signed a known steroid user, would you find it harder to root for the team?


btw. Haven't changed my stance on the Hall of Fame though, if you're caught you should have to buy a ticket to get in.

bring back steroids. I'm serious. regulate them, monitor it, but let players do them If they want to.

The Nationals and Bryce Harper have agreed on a 2-year, $7.5 million deal, avoiding a grievance hearing on Tuesday. It erases the final year of his original 5-year, $9.9 million deal. He will make $2.5 million in 2015 and $5 million in 2016. He is eligible for two years of arbitration in 2017 and 2018 before becoming a free agent.

how old would that make him? 25-26?

 

[jbug617]

Lowrie to Houston

@jcrasnick: Jed Lowrie gets $23 million guaranteed to play SS for #astros. He lives in Houston in the offseason. Nice deal for him.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Panda gone.
Lester gone.
Melky gone(although I didn't care for this one).
Headley gone.
Lowrie gone.

What are you going Giants?!?!?!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Panda gone.
Lester gone.
Melky gone(although I didn't care for this one).
Headley gone.
Lowrie gone.

What are you going Giants?!?!?!

They're prepping for 2016 obviously.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Really Surprised the Giants didnt get Tomas.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Panda gone.
Lester gone.
Melky gone(although I didn't care for this one).
Headley gone.
Lowrie gone.

What are you going Giants?!?!?!

Hopefully they don't trade the farm for someone on middling quality.

Really Surprised the Giants didnt get Tomas.

Don't remind me! Gah.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

Woah, just saw that Puig is on a 7yr/$42mil contract. Is that the best long term bargain in baseball?

Mike Trout 6 years $144mm?

Puig can opt out in 2016 so his deal isn't really as good as it looks.

 

[Corran Horn]

Panda gone.
Lester gone.
Melky gone(although I didn't care for this one).
Headley gone.
Lowrie gone.

What are you going Giants?!?!?!

The same thing we did at the trade deadline, nothing.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Really Surprised the Giants didnt get Tomas.

Oh yeah, add Tomas to the list too....

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Hopefully they don't trade the farm for someone on middling quality..

This is my biggest fear. That Wheeler/Beltran trade still hurts. Imagine if we had Wheeler we wouldn't be scrambling for another starter right now....

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They're prepping for 2016 obviously.

2015 last place Giants! ....

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The same thing we did at the trade deadline, nothing.

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[jello44]

Lowrie to Houston

Great deal.

Certainly an upgrade with what they have there now.

 

[CheDominik]

Surprised Lowrie got a 3yr deal. I was almost certain he had to sign a one year deal.

 

[see5harp]

Bumgarner is on a 6 year deal worth less than $36 million. That's pretty ridiculous. Really smart to give him that extension after 1 year. That's gotta be one of the best deals in the league right now.

 

[JDeluis]

Marlins may try to trade Dan Haren if he threatens to retire.

So that means he is being traded since he announced his threat to retire in November. Send him to the Angels.

 

[Blearth]

Let the odd year punt begin!

 

[jbug617]

Dodgers sign Brett Anderson to a 1yr deal for $10m. He can get an extra $4m with incentives. He was also talking to the Yanks and A's before he signed with the Dodgers.

 

[brianjones]

hope he's not another brian wilson

 

[Malo]

$10m? That's a pretty high base salary especially for someone who hasn't thrown over 100 innings since 2010.

I wonder how much it would take to sign Medlen.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Let the odd year punt begin!

It's genius. Keeping Bumgarner fresh for Oct 2016.

Spoiler

just look at all those innings on Wainwright's arm <_<

 

[Dominican Power]

Woah, just saw that Puig is on a 7yr/$42mil contract. Is that the best long term bargain in baseball?

Andrew McCutchen's contract.

 

[jello44]

Surprised Lowrie got a 3yr deal. I was almost certain he had to sign a one year deal.

Good stop gap for Correa when he's ready, then can slide Jed over to 3rd when Moran or Ruiz are ready.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Dodgers sign Brett Anderson to a 1yr deal for $10m. He can get an extra $4m with incentives. He was also talking to the Yanks and A's before he signed with the Dodgers.

So the Dan Haren deal. Alright then.

 

[aFIGurANT]

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE:

The Astros' failed draft of Jacob Nix got settled so there's no grievance coming from him at least. I wonder how much more he got than he would have if the draft had gone through and he got his "guaranteed" 1.5M signing bonus. I'm guessing it's close to that dollar amount but who knows.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Cubs sign Jason Motte. This bullpen has a chance to be special if he can regain form.

 

[aFIGurANT]

Cubs sign Jason Motte. This bullpen has a chance to be special if he can regain form.

He's Izzy/Boggs v2.0. Good luck with that.

Although the above assumes that Boggs was ever half as good as Izzy was. Relievers, man....

 

[CygnusXS]

The Braves are going to DFA Anthony Varvaro for a roster spot but keep Jose Constanza and Luis Avilan.

There's no sense to this.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Andrew McCutchen's contract.

His is the worst because it eats up all of his probable prime years. When it's all said and done he will have left over $100 million on the table.

 

[CygnusXS]

And now Alex Rios is off the board.

BRING ME WALKER

 

[aFIGurANT]

And now Alex Rios is off the board.

BRING ME WALKER

I remember Rios as a god from fantasy baseball the past ~2 years but apparently last season was a real shitshow.

To appease Sanjuro: What the FUCK are the Royals doing? Never sign someone who was bad last year for more than 1 mill. Basic Moneyball shit right there.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

so Royals betting on two turn arounds next season.

 

[JDHarbs]

so Royals betting on two turn arounds next season.

They can't be worse than they were last season, right?

Spoiler

Right?

 

[Little Green Yoda]

He's Izzy/Boggs v2.0. Good luck with that.

Although the above assumes that Boggs was ever half as good as Izzy was. Relievers, man....

Even before his precipitous downfall, Boggs was never as good as Motte was either.

Motte will be good if he can get back the zip on his fastball. But if he's not sitting in the high 90s, he doesn't have the secondary stuff to be a good major league pitcher.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Dan Uggla said he plans to play in 2015 and supposedly five teams are interested in him, but none of them are willing to go beyond a minor league deal.

 

[Sizzle55]

Yankees bought almost all of the top IFA players over the last 2 years...so probably their farm is going to be much better than expected very, very soon.

Hope so! Judge could become a star in a year or two. I was hoping to see Refsnyder get a go but Headley is a safe signing, very good in the field, switch hitter seemed to love New York and seems like a good guy to have in the clubhouse.

 

[Malo]

Hope so! Judge could become a star in a year or two. I was hoping to see Refsnyder get a go but Headley is a safe signing, very good in the field, switch hitter seemed to love New York and seems like a good guy to have in the clubhouse.

As soon as someone gets injured, which is inevitable, they'll have Prado shift to that position, enabling Refsnyder to be called up.

 

[Mdot]

I like the Headley signing. Keep the defense up in the infield and I think he'll produce offensively as well. I'm glad they didn't go any longer in the years department with the signing, but I can't see how this is a negative.

I would like the youngsters to get a chance at some point though too.

 

[BFIB]

Morse to the Marlins.

I was hoping the Cards would get him, but knew that was off the table when they signed Mark.....fucking....Reynolds.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Dan Uggla said he plans to play in 2015 and supposedly five teams are interested in him, but none of them are willing to go beyond a minor league deal.

No teams interested in that championship experience?