Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
Sources: Max Scherzer's deal is $210 million for seven year. Half is deferred: $105M from 2015-21, $105M from 2022-28. @Ken_Rosenthal first.
Hmm. IDK how to feel about this trade. I like Valbuena and he would have been great insurance just in case one of our specs busts. Astros are getting a really underrated player in Valbuena. He carried our offense during stretches and can play multiple infield positions.
Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
Sources: Max Scherzer's deal is $210 million for seven year. Half is deferred: $105M from 2015-21, $105M from 2022-28. @Ken_Rosenthal first.
That is some Bobby Bonilla shit.
How the fuck is this Gallardo deal not leaked yet?
Wow. Terrible deal.Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
Sources: Max Scherzer's deal is $210 million for seven year. Half is deferred: $105M from 2015-21, $105M from 2022-28. @Ken_Rosenthal first.
i know, right. im jamming down f5 on mlbtr and getting NO work done this morning.
Not amazing tbh.Gotta be better than Matty D with a bat.
How's his fielding?
My guess is a reliever and Ryan Rua
Wow. Terrible deal.
How does Boras continue to sell his guys to get these kinds of deals done?
Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
Sources: Max Scherzer's deal is $210 million for seven year. Half is deferred: $105M from 2015-21, $105M from 2022-28. @Ken_Rosenthal first.
7 years, 30M/yr for a pitcher on the wrong side of 30? Damn, Boras is good at his job.
My guess is a reliever and Ryan Rua
I'd be cool with that actually.
It's deffered. 15m per year for 14 years.
Most Rangers fans would drink themselves silly in the middle of the workday if this were all it was going to take.
I'm guessing that it's going to have to be a top 10 prospect (someone like Luke Jackson, Jake Thompson, Nick Williams, Lewis Brinson) and a guy like Rua or Sardinas.
If Melvin can get that for a guy in the final year of his contract I'll be fucking dancing in the streets.
I think they stand pat. They have plus WAR at every position. Rotation is arguably the best in the NL now.Plus you guys are probably likely to trade a starter for a bat.
I think it might be Fister.
Sounds dumb but truthfully I like that contract. Guaranteed money after baseball right?That is some Bobby Bonilla shit.
Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
Sources: Max Scherzer's deal is $210 million for seven year. Half is deferred: $105M from 2015-21, $105M from 2022-28. @Ken_Rosenthal first.
210 is a lot but I'm fine with the 14 year payments. Could help us out after this year to extend strasburg or sign zimmermann.
I'm pretty sure that for luxury tax purposes in terms of roster salary it's still counted as a 7 year AAV, not 14. The deferred payments are simply a financial move for the front office.
Maybe they're just giving away gallardo for free.
Well, sure, the roster's salary will still be affected by this contract but at least the payments aren't necessarily in increments of $30m a year. Luckily there's no salary cap to necessarily put us in a bad spot.
True. But it still seems like we're underneath the threshold with a few million to spend in that regard. Plus, I've heard rumors that it will increase even higher after 2016 due to how much more revenue MLB is collecting. Which could help us out even more.
I guess that is where the zimmerman/strasburg trade talk comes from, but I'd just keep them and shoot for the world series. If Zimmerman walks as a free agent but you make it to the World Series that would be a fair trade off for me.
I guess that is where the zimmerman/strasburg trade talk comes from, but I'd just keep them and shoot for the world series. If Zimmerman walks as a free agent but you make it to the World Series that would be a fair trade off for me.
Yeah. Keeping Zimmermann would be the preferable option for me. And I do not mind a draft pick at all because at least that's something (hopefully a WS comes with it too)... but as Carpe said, I'd at least keep my ears open in case there's a 'no brainer' trade out there.
Hey Mariners, how about making the playoffs this year so I have something to feel good about sports wise in the PacNW ;_;
One won't be coming if it's clear we are going to let him walk