Jim Edmonds

[carolinacubbie]

Haven't heard much about him. Does anyone know where he is going to end up? I wouldn't think there is, but is there any chance he signs back with the Cubs?

[Rob]

He's a fallback option if we can't get Dunn, Abreu, Ibanez, or Bradley.

[jyoung55]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

[BigbadB]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

 

I believe that rule was changed at the same time they stopped charging teams compensation for "B" level players.

[jyoung55]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

 

I believe that rule was changed at the same time they stopped charging teams compensation for "B" level players.

 

If that's the case, good a) I wasn't imagining things, b) it was a stupid rule.

[Bruce Miles]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

 

I believe that rule was changed at the same time they stopped charging teams compensation for "B" level players.

 

It was changed. You can bring anybody back at any time even if you didn't offer arbitration. Thank Andy MacPhail for that sensible rule. He got it changed during one of the CBA negotiations. He and the key player reps also averted a strike in 2002.

[Clem Fandango]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

 

I believe that rule was changed at the same time they stopped charging teams compensation for "B" level players.

 

It was changed. You can bring anybody back at any time even if you didn't offer arbitration. Thank Andy MacPhail for that sensible rule. He got it changed during one of the CBA negotiations. He and the key player reps also averted a strike in 2002.

 

That still doesn't change the fact that he's a very unreasonable trade negotiator.

 

j/k. Well, I'm not kidding, but yeah that was a joke

[Bruce Miles]

I thought because we did not offer him arbitration that we could not sign him until like spring training or something like that?

 

I believe that rule was changed at the same time they stopped charging teams compensation for "B" level players.

 

It was changed. You can bring anybody back at any time even if you didn't offer arbitration. Thank Andy MacPhail for that sensible rule. He got it changed during one of the CBA negotiations. He and the key player reps also averted a strike in 2002.

 

That still doesn't change the fact that he's a very unreasonable trade negotiator.

 

j/k. Well, I'm not kidding, but yeah that was a joke

 

You would be right. When he was with the Cubs, I used to write that he'd stand in line at the grocery story mulling the choice between paper and plastic while the line would back up behind him. Great, great human being. Frustrating as heck to deal with as far as getting anything done.

[Clem Fandango]

You would be right. When he was with the Cubs, I used to write that he'd stand in line at the grocery story mulling the choice between paper and plastic while the line would back up behind him. Great, great human being. Frustrating as heck to deal with as far as getting anything done.

 

Haha, so he's "that guy". Well at least if trade negotiations with the O's in the future are being held up we can now assume it's as much MacPhail's fault as it is Angelos'