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[zroid]

FANS projections have Stroman with a higher WAR than Greinke and King Felix...

I like the idea of crowdsourced projections, but fangraphs clearly didn't account for the average dumb Toronto fan factor

EDIT: And Dickey will post his highest WAR since his Cy Young season with the Mets

The #StroGod will deliver us a championship!

 

[billeh]

So at Cubs Con and I came out of a bathroom stall and Addison Russell came out of the one next to me lol. That was pretty great.

Hopefully Rondon didn't get locked in this time!

 

[rando14]

161/7 for Chris Davis

 

[Malo]

Jon Heyman

ian kennedy, royals in agreement on $70M, 5-yr deal

 

[chicagocubsfan]

The best joke of the Cubs Convention was from Dempster to Bryant
"I heard you wanted to get engaged last year, but waited until 2016 so you could get another year of control."

Dempster's talk show was great. They also gave Lackey and Lester Popeye's and Bud Light haha.

 

[darkside31337]

Who were the Orioles even bidding against? Bizarre.

 

[Malo]

161/7 for Chris Davis

Boras does it again. Got the Orioles to bid against themselves.

Edit: Ken Rosenthal

Source confirms: Kennedy to #Royals, five years, $70M - and with an opt-out after two seasons. First reported: @jonheyman.

Even Ian Kennedy gets an opt out. This market is insane.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

$70 million for Ian F'n Kennedy!?!

 

[RBH]

161/7 for Chris Davis

Jon Heyman

ian kennedy, royals in agreement on $70M, 5-yr deal

 

[zroid]

Source confirms: Kennedy to #Royals, five years, $70M - and with an opt-out after two seasons. First reported: @jonheyman.

Even Ian Kennedy gets an opt out. This market is insane.

 

[zulux21]

Being reported that the O's are offering Cespedes 5yrs/$90m. Might be an option for a 6yr.

given rumors Cespedes' camp likely laughed at the pathetic offer when given to them.

he is looking for 6 years at 22 mil a year or 6/132 even if you break it down to 5 that would be 5/110 mil still quite far from the offer he wants.

I do wonder if the only teams offering him long term offer him way below what he wants. and he doesn't want a short term deal... if he will instead bite on a more middle deal like what the white sox are offering (which is supposed to be 3 years at around the 22 mil per season he wants)

Boras does it again. Got the Orioles to bid against themselves.

Edit: Ken Rosenthal

Source confirms: Kennedy to #Royals, five years, $70M - and with an opt-out after two seasons. First reported: @jonheyman.

Even Ian Kennedy gets an opt out. This market is insane.

I wonder why the royals grabbed a 31 year old who has been worth a -.5 war over the last 3 seasons.

I mean I am sure the white sox would have happily given them John Danks (worth 2 war over the last 3 seasons) for peanuts lol.

though I will admit the royals do have a nasty habit of snagging pitchers that look like they are done only to get them to put up career numbers.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hanley really fucked up the perception of what you can get for 5 years/$90 million. Not shocked Cespedes is holding out for more. If he was willing to settle for that he'd have signed by now.

 

[BigAT]

Mest:

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
The New York Mets, who play in New York, with a metro population 10x the size of Kansas City's, currently project to have ~$106M payroll.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan
One more time, just to let it sink in:

AL champ Kansas City: $130M+ payroll.

NL champ New York: ~$106M payroll.

Way to step up, Wilpons.

 

[RBH]

MLB TV contracts for each team:

http://www.draysbay.com/2015/12/10/9878418/rays-finances-limited-tv-contract



Thankfully, the Braves TV contract was recently reworked:


http://www.talkingchop.com/2014/5/8...eive-up-to-500-million-from-reworked-tv-deals

 

[rando14]

MLB TV contracts for each team:

http://www.draysbay.com/2015/12/10/9878418/rays-finances-limited-tv-contract



Thankfully, the Braves TV contract was recently reworked:


http://www.talkingchop.com/2014/5/8...eive-up-to-500-million-from-reworked-tv-deals

Fuckin Doyers!!

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Kennedy had some bad luck with home runs last season, K/9 and BB/9 were still really good. Moving to Kauffman should help with that some

5/90 and a first-round pick is way too much, though

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Damn at Davis contract. Terrible

 

[RBH]

Interested to see what happens to Cespedes now.

Maybe the White Sox or Tigers get back into the bidding? Maybe the Mets make an offer?

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Interested to see what happens to Cespedes now.

Maybe the White Sox or Tigers get back into the bidding? Maybe the Mets make an offer?

Mets want him but on a short term deal. Let's see if this xhnsges things.

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

I can't believe Boras won again.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Who were the Orioles even bidding against? Bizarre.

The threat of the #mysteryteam, which in this case, was probably themselves lol.

 

[BFIB]

Jon Heyman

ian kennedy, royals in agreement on $70M, 5-yr deal

So the Royals tell Gordon they don't have enough to give a $100 mil contract, but then sign him and Kennedy?

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Fuckin Doyers!!

It's okay. Most of L.A. can't watch the games but the money is good.

 

[Chuck]

Well we got Davis. Hope it works out!

 

[Corran Horn]

MLB TV contracts for each team:

http://www.draysbay.com/2015/12/10/9878418/rays-finances-limited-tv-contract



Thankfully, the Braves TV contract was recently reworked:


http://www.talkingchop.com/2014/5/8...eive-up-to-500-million-from-reworked-tv-deals

Is it still were lots of LA folk cant watch Dodgers games? Thats alot of money

 

[CosmicQueso]

Is it still were lots of LA folk cant watch Dodgers games? Thats alot of money

Yeah. I live in LA, it's Vin Scully's last season, and I won't be able to see any of it because I don't subscribe to Time Warner Cable. What a world.

 

[Dominican Power]

WTF are The Royals thinking? Mike Leake got paid ten mil more.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Mike Leake got $80 MILLION?? Ian Kennedy got $70 MILLION??

 

[Dominican Power]

Why not just sign Chen?

 

[CygnusXS]

Almost makes me happy to be a fan of a team with 37 viable pitching prospects.

 

[JDHarbs]

Welcome to KC, Ian Kennedy.

I'm not a fan of the deal, but Dayton has worked magic in the past with seemingly bad deals before. Hopefully this is the Kendrys Morales of the 2016 off-season.

 

[Silver Arrows]

The money in this fuckin' league, smh

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Cespedes Cespedes Cespedes

 

[darkside31337]

Chris Davis contract structure: $17m annual salary 2016-2022. Annual payments $3.5m 2023-32, then $1.4m 2033-37. No interest on deferrals.

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/688460749371510786


BOBBY BONILLA DEAL

 

[Corran Horn]

Smart man

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Chris Davis contract structure: $17m annual salary 2016-2022. Annual payments $3.5m 2023-32, then $1.4m 2033-37. No interest on deferrals.

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/688460749371510786


BOBBY BONILLA DEAL

If it means getting Davis for $17 AAV until 2022, probably worth it

$3.5m in the 2020s isn't going to be a whole lot, and $1.4m in the 2030s definitely will not

(The deal is still overall pretty bad, though. But this is less bad than if it was actually $161m over 7 years)

 

[Malvingt2]

Chris Davis contract structure: $17m annual salary 2016-2022. Annual payments $3.5m 2023-32, then $1.4m 2033-37. No interest on deferrals.

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/688460749371510786


BOBBY BONILLA DEAL

wow

 

[sf2fanatic]

Yeah. I live in LA, it's Vin Scully's last season, and I won't be able to see any of it because I don't subscribe to Time Warner Cable. What a world.

Can you get Charter? I believe it's on that company too.

Also glad we finally got JT, Kenley sign for this year. Grandal, meh

 

[CygnusXS]

I want to laugh at that but the deferral amounts are so small.

 

[brianjones]

70 mil for ian kennedy wow

 

[darkside31337]

I want to laugh at that but the deferral amounts are so small.

The novelty of it is great. And really it doesn't matter how rich you are, getting a check in the mail for 1+ million every year in your 40s till you're 51 has to be awesome.

Amazing how Boras gets teams to bid against themselves. Every time.

 

[rando14]

OMG Yes I love Bobby bonilla deals.

Good for both parties really. Orioles aren't gonna give a shit about a few mil per year in the 2020's and in the 2030's it's basically nothing.

Meanwhile Chris Davis can have a upper upper class paycheck until he's well into middle-age

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Deferral deals are awesome. Getting a million dollars a year while retired ain't so bad.

 

[3N16MA]

We're at the point where middle rotation average arms are getting opt outs and and 15M AAV. That is what happens when aces are getting 30M+ AAV.

O's outbid themselves for player no one else wanted. The deferred money helps make the contract a bit better but why even bother with Davis? Go get Cespedes or Upton for that money.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Ian fucking Kennedy gets an opt-out. What is this world.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Ian fucking Kennedy gets an opt-out. What is this world.

O shit really? Shit is getting out of hand at this point

 

[Windu]

MLB TV contracts for each team:

http://www.draysbay.com/2015/12/10/9878418/rays-finances-limited-tv-contract



Thankfully, the Braves TV contract was recently reworked:


http://www.talkingchop.com/2014/5/8...eive-up-to-500-million-from-reworked-tv-deals

by 2019/2020 the braves will have by far the lowest deal.

 

[zroid]

By the time Chris Davis stops getting paid, the Orioles will probably be based in Hawaii or something

 

[rekameohs]

IPK with that $70 mil.

lol have fun with thaaat

 

[BigAT]

Chris Davis contract structure: $17m annual salary 2016-2022. Annual payments $3.5m 2023-32, then $1.4m 2033-37. No interest on deferrals.

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/688460749371510786


BOBBY BONILLA DEAL

Bonilla's deal, which was signed 16 years ago, ends only 2 years before Davis' does.