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[Grover Cleveland]

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Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month.

Huh

 

[ProfessorMoran]

Adam SchefterVerified account
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Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month.

Huh

But he can't throw.

 

[Windu]

Adam SchefterVerified account
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Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month.

Huh

/shrug. The angels almost drafted him, he was apparently pretty good in high school.

 

[The Elite]

Welp. Tied for first again. At least the hitting came back.

 

[the_firewithin]

Adam SchefterVerified account
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Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month.

Huh

And now espn gets to be even worse then normal. Such a non story as this won't ever happen. Please stop espn talking about this guy

 

[Grover Cleveland]

/shrug. The angels almost drafted him, he was apparently pretty good in high school.

Yeah that was a decade ago.

And for all we know, he's spent most of that time either playing football, preparing to get back into football, or talking on TV about football.

He's 29 now, who knows where his baseball fundamentals and technique are

 

[Windu]

Yeah that was a decade ago.

And for all we know, he's spent most of that time either playing football, preparing to get back into football, or talking on TV about football.

He's 29 now, who knows where his baseball fundamentals and technique are

yeah i doubt he is any good. Will probably get a job with an Independent League Team.

 

[BigAT]

/shrug. The angels almost drafted him, he was apparently pretty good in high school.

Wait, he didn't even get drafted?!

There are tons of guys that have essentially been in his position and tried to do something similar, but they were at least drafted when they were in high school. Everyone gets selected in the MLB draft.

 

[Malo]

Wait, he didn't even get drafted?!

There are tons of guys that have essentially been in his position and tried to do something similar, but they were at least drafted when they were in high school. Everyone gets selected in the MLB draft.

He last played as a junior in high school, focused on football after.

 

[gamz]

He last played as a junior in high school, focused on football after.

Junior highschool? Good luck to that.

 

[Frozenprince]

I'm sure a 30 year old who hasn't played competitive baseball in 14 years will manage to play in the majors before he's 36.

Totally.

 

[jello44]

Ask Michael Jordan how well his minor league career went.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Mets do need a center fielder.

 

[Windu]

Wait, he didn't even get drafted?!

There are tons of guys that have essentially been in his position and tried to do something similar, but they were at least drafted when they were in high school. Everyone gets selected in the MLB draft.

according to this story, he didn't play his senior year and the angels tried to draft him but he didn't fill out some paper work.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...bow-nearly-drafted-by-mlbs-los-angeles-angels

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Do have to wonder if Timmuh has any life on a 4-seamer?

I'd doubt he would have much control, but just being able to throw hard would be better than some of the pitchers that the Red Sox have on their payroll right now.

 

[Frozenprince]

according to this story, he didn't play his senior year and the angels tried to draft him but he didn't fill out some paper work.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...bow-nearly-drafted-by-mlbs-los-angeles-angels

Jesus told him he'd be the greatest NFL QB ever amen amen.

 

[Line_HTX]

I don't even remember what Jordan did in those two years.

 

[Lunar FC]

1/3 of the US population gets drafted in baseball. I think I went round 39 and I didn't even play.

 

[Frozenprince]

I don't even remember what Jordan did in those two years.

Power hitting slap hitter, good speed, bad defense, was gonna break with the team after ST if he didn't go back to the NBA.

 

[Malo]

Gary Sheffield

I spent time w @TimTebow in the cages recently, he's a NATURAL. I absolutley believe in his ability to play in the bigs. Tim has IT #focused

Well, if Sheff says so!

 

[Line_HTX]

That Buster Posey 3rd base faceplant is Corran diving into a bowl of ketchup.

 

[BigAT]

Well, if Sheff says so!

Reads like a Skip Bayless tweet about Tebow's NFL potential.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Watch Tebow get signed by the Jays because why not, we dredge the waiver wire anyway.

 

[Sanjuro]

Joe should be put to death if he does not play A-Rod for the next three games.

 

[BFIB]

Joe should be put to death if he does not play A-Rod for the next three games.

A-Rod the special adviser to the Gatorade Cooler.

 

[Silver Arrows]

A-Rod the special adviser to the Gatorade Cooler.

It's an important job, choosing the flavor of Gatorade people are drinking

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Tebow in the cage is...something


This man gonna be batting .215 for the Tulsa Drillers get the fuck outta here Sheff

 

[jbug617]

Prince Fielder is going to retire

‏@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: Prince Fielder’s career appears over. #Rangers expected to hold press conference tomorrow.

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Rangers’ Fielder underwent his second neck surgery on July 29. He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Everybody retiring this year. Nobody is safe!

 

[CosmicQueso]

Wowwwww @ Prince.

If he retires, doesn't the rest of the contract basically become void?

This is actually the best possible scenario for Texas.

 

[BigAT]

Who was in here a week ago saying Prince was going to get 3,000 hits and 500 home runs?

 

[Silver Arrows]

Prince Fielder is going to retire

After he announced he was having the second neck surgery, I was fairly certain that was to be the case.

Still, sad.

 

[TheGamingBox]

Wowwwww @ Prince.

If he retires, doesn't the rest of the contract basically become void?

This is actually the best possible scenario for Texas.

no,

" He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance."

 

[Malo]

Damn. Not too surprising after the second neck surgery.

All these retirements, man.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Damn. Not too surprising after the second neck surgery.

All these retirements, man.

2016 just killing us slowly, man.

 

[friskykillface]

no,

" He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance."

MLB contracts are best contracts
$$$$$$$$$

 

[BFIB]

Not surprising about Prince. I'll miss seeing those buttons shoot off his jerseys when he hit HR's.

 

[Line_HTX]

Prince Fielder was bigger than Sabathia. It can't end like this...

 

[Avon Barksdale]

Prince has the same number of career HRs as Cecil. 319.

 

[cashman]

Good night sweet Prince

 

[CosmicQueso]

no,

" He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance."

Guarantees generally don't cover retirement.

Or else why wouldn't a player sign a 10 year deal and then just retire the next week?

Like when LaRoche retired he gave up the $13m in his contract.

Prince has the same number of career HRs as Cecil. 319.

Okay that's weird.

 

[gamz]

no,

" He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance."

I thought the contract is void when a player retires. Ryne Sandberg retired and his contract was void and he left a ton on the table.

 

[CygnusXS]

no,

" He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance."

If you file official retirement papers, I'm pretty sure that forfeits your future salary.

 

[Frozenprince]

If you file official retirement papers, I'm pretty sure that forfeits your future salary.

Only if it's insured.

He's due another $48M by retiring.

 

[CygnusXS]

 

[Silver Arrows]

Didn't Ortiz also have weird The Last of Us style bobbleheads a year or two ago?

 

[CygnusXS]

Ken RosenthalVerified account
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To be clear: Prince Fielder is not retiring. He is medically disabled and doctors will not clear him to play, sources say.

Ken RosenthalVerified account
‏@Ken_Rosenthal
When a player retires, he effectively renounces the rest of his contract. Fielder is not doing that. Again, the money is guaranteed.

 

[GK86]

How long before Wright joins the retirement bandwagon?

 

[JoseDFrog]

How long before Wright joins the retirement bandwagon?

If we're going to start a wish list, I would like CC, Jacoby and Brian to retire. Or am I being too greedy that my team already has 2 retirees?

 

[CosmicQueso]

Ken RosenthalVerified account
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To be clear: Prince Fielder is not retiring. He is medically disabled and doctors will not clear him to play, sources say.

Ken RosenthalVerified account
‏@Ken_Rosenthal
When a player retires, he effectively renounces the rest of his contract. Fielder is not doing that. Again, the money is guaranteed.

There it is.

Not retiring. Big difference.