Pierre to the Dodgers: 5Y/$45M

[Roast]

Just saw the news....

 

HAHAHA.

[Outshined_One]

All of a sudden, that deal we gave Soriano doesn't seem so bad.

[Jazz]

All of a sudden, that deal we gave Soriano doesn't seem so bad.

 

This market really confuses me. Ramirez gets 5/73, But Soriano gets 8/136 (I understand the circumstances, but to FA's, those might not matter). Then Daisuke gets a 50 mil posting fee, and Pierre gets 9 mil per for 5 years. Imagine what Barry Zito will get when he signs. 6/110M?????

[Ding Dong Johnson]

All of a sudden, that deal we gave Soriano doesn't seem so bad.

 

Let's hope the Soriano thread was better too.

[Outshined_One]

All of a sudden, that deal we gave Soriano doesn't seem so bad.

 

Let's hope the Soriano thread was better too.

 

My contributions to that thread will forever be memorialized.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

All of a sudden, that deal we gave Soriano doesn't seem so bad.

 

Let's hope the Soriano thread was better too.

 

My contributions to that thread will forever be memorialized.

 

I will always remember where I was when...

- the space shuttle Challenger exploded

- the 9/11 attacks took place

- the Cubs lost game 6

- you desecrated the Soriano thread

[Too Tall]

HAHAHA, thats awesome, I hated Pierre.. I clicked on that dodgers message board and they all seem to like the signing?? One guy wrote that he hits 300 and steals 50 bases and had 200 hits.. I wanted to post back that 300 doesn't mean anything if your OBP is 330. And the 200 hits and 50 sb doesn't mean as much when you get caught stealing/picked off at a 30% clip.. Not to mention all of the extra bases he gave up with his arm or lack there off..

[cubweiser03]

Yeah...Holy Smokes! 5 years?! $45M?! Jacque Jones is a bargain too now.

[CubinNY]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

I'm still laughing. My side hurts.

 

I'm sure Juan is a great guy, but boy did I hate when the Cubs traded for him.

[sherwood921]

HAHAHA, thats awesome, I hated Pierre.. I clicked on that dodgers message board and they all seem to like the signing?? One guy wrote that he hits 300 and steals 50 bases and had 200 hits.. I wanted to post back that 300 doesn't mean anything if your OBP is 330. And the 200 hits and 50 sb doesn't mean as much when you get caught stealing/picked off at a 30% clip.. Not to mention all of the extra bases he gave up with his arm or lack there off..

 

58 steals, 204 hits last year, becoming the second player in histosy after Buddy Bell to have 200 hits in a season and not bat .300. I'd say he's a steal if you can get him.

 

He thinks that's a good thing?

[ToupeeOnFire]

Which # is greater?

 

(a) The # of Juan Pierre stolen bases.

(b) The # of extra bases opposing base runners take on his rag arm.

[Andy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

This is the worst deal since Darren Dreifort. I'm dead serious. Pierre is going to SUCK within a couple of years.

[abuck1220]

And then you can go to Cubs.com and check their top plays archive from 2006--twelve Pierre plays made the cut. Some are pretty damn good too

 

welp, i'm sold.

[cubweiser03]

Maybe Juan can now upgrade from his Kia with all this $. No really i saw him leave Wrigley in a Kia. Everybody had fancy rides but the little man. Maybe those hummers and escolades were too big for him.

[Jon]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

This is the worst deal since Darren Dreifort. I'm dead serious. Pierre is going to SUCK within a couple of years.

The suck period started before Hendry acquired him.

[hawkcub]

Maybe Juan can now upgrade from his Kia with all this $. No really i saw him leave Wrigley in a Kia. Everybody had fancy rides but the little man. Maybe those hummers and escolades were too big for him.

 

:lol:

[Andy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

This is the worst deal since Darren Dreifort. I'm dead serious. Pierre is going to SUCK within a couple of years.

The suck period started before Hendry acquired him.

Oh, I know. But there's sucking, and then there's SUCKING. I mean, Pierre's going to be putting up .210/.260/.300-type numbers around year 3 of this deal.

[imb]

An article just came across the wire where the only thing Coletti says about Pierre is that he's a good character guy.

 

For 45 million bones, you better believe I want a few more positives than that

[soccer10k]

Wow. 5 years, $45M. HAHAHA. Have fun in LA.

[cjbucks]

I so much want to type in the French word for goodbye but I am just at a loss............ :lol:

[A New Era]

I so much want to type in the French word for goodbye but I am just at a loss............ :lol:

 

adieu

[cjbucks]

I so much want to type in the French word for goodbye but I am just at a loss............ :lol:

 

adieu

 

That's what I'm talking about ^^^^^ 8) 8)

[cubweiser03]

Soriano and Jones for $22M or Furcal and Pierre for $22M?

I like Cubs.

[mhuber92211]

So does this mean that one of the Dodgers young OF is available? If so, a Murton for Westbrook deal and then a deal for Kemp wouldn't be too bad.

[JGalt73]

Soriano and Jones for $22M or Furcal and Pierre for $22M?

I like Cubs.

 

Using Wins Above Replacement Player (WARP1) from BP:

 

In 2005:

Soriano (4.0) + Jones (4.5) = 8.5 wins

Furcal (8.6) + Pierre (3.5) = 12.1 wins

 

In 2006:

Soriano (8.6) + Jones (4.2 WARP1) = 12.8 wins

Furcal (7.9) + Pierre (3.8) = 11.7 wins

 

In 2007: ?? Looks like Soriano's the wildcard