Scratch Matt Kemp off the wish list

[rocket]

He's about to sign an 8 year, $160 million extension with the Dodgers per Buster Olney

[Guest]

This is why you don't pass on the opportunity to sign a Prince Fielder just because there may be someone better down the line.

[Sammy Sofa]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-040_jkO7_WY/Tk1cDptEqMI/AAAAAAAADAI/fEitklQgFkA/s1600/why+god+why.jpg

[Guest]

He's about to sign an 8 year, $160 million extension with the Dodgers per Buster Olney

 

Have I missed something? Who is signing off on that contract? Selig?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He's about to sign an 8 year, $160 million extension with the Dodgers per Buster Olney

 

Put N&G on suicide watch.

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

This sucks. How can they afford this though?

[XZero771679666304]

It is odd, seeing as how it was said that they wouldn't be able to sign any FA until the sale process was complete. Obviously Kemp isn't a FA, but you'd think the no-FA thing was meant to prevent McCourt from committing resources that won't be his.

 

Then again, MLB may think that locking up the team's best player asset will make the team more attractive to bidders. A lot of mixed messages being sent, though.

[treebird]

This is why you don't pass on the opportunity to sign a Prince Fielder just because there may be someone better down the line.

 

this times a million

 

consider the opportunity to sign an elite talent a break, don't turn away and wait for a better one.

[rocket]

It is odd, seeing as how it was said that they wouldn't be able to sign any FA until the sale process was complete. Obviously Kemp isn't a FA, but you'd think the no-FA thing was meant to prevent McCourt from committing resources that won't be his.

 

Then again, MLB may think that locking up the team's best player asset will make the team more attractive to bidders. A lot of mixed messages being sent, though.

 

That's what I'm thinking. Selig probably thinks it's good for baseball for the Dodgers to be one of the 5 most relevant teams, so he let them extend their likely mvp

[Hollandsworths mug]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7233500/sources-matt-kemp-los-angeles-dodgers-160-million-deal

 

And guess who's smiling.

 

http://www.blogcdn.com/mlb.fanhouse.com/media/2010/08/albert-pujols-200aj082610-1282868009.jpg

[jersey cubs fan]

whatever, Bryce Harper will be a free agent before Pujols contract is up.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Did they sell the team? Last I heard, they were still bouncing checks.

[seanimal]

this sucks

[DivineBovine]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7233500/sources-matt-kemp-los-angeles-dodgers-160-million-deal

 

And guess who's smiling.

 

http://www.blogcdn.com/mlb.fanhouse.com/media/2010/08/albert-pujols-200aj082610-1282868009.jpg

 

 

 

Not so sure about that. Pujols almost 5 years older, had a worse year in 2011, and wants a lot more money.

[shnsajax]

I would gladly take Either if they need to make room for this contract.

[17 Seconds]

i read an article a few weeks ago about how he wanted to play in LA forever and how much he loves it there, so i don't think we would have had a chance anyways.