CONFIRMED: CUBS GET SOLER!!! 9yrs/30 mill

[Neuby]

Valentines day- No Soler- Cubs at the Cell in 2013? I just puked all over myself.

[CubmanPi]

If this is actually a done deal, then:

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If it's not official and anything can still happen: (spoiler'd for file size)

 

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[BeerHere]

The new thread title is pretty funny. Well done mods.

[El Duderino]

the collective blue balls if this falls through would be quite hilarious.

[Guest]

The new thread title is pretty funny. Well done mods.

 

pretty sure it was CT's doing but i could be wrong.

[SouthSideRyan]

the collective blue balls if this falls through would be quite hilarious.

 

Beyond the fact that it would suck, it would also make Kaplan right. It would be terrible.

[ctcf]

The new thread title is pretty funny. Well done mods.

 

pretty sure it was CT's doing but i could be wrong.

 

That it was. Cheers.

[Guest]

You have to view this more as a signing bonus for a draft pick rather than a salary. It's obviously higher than any draft pick has gotten, but that's free agency.

 

And you can make as much of it as you want(that Soler agrees to, of course) an actual signing bonus, preventing your Samardzija issues with salary escalation.

 

I was assuming some of that reported 4/$27M would be a signing bonus. If he signs and that ends up being the total, I hope that's the case.

[davell]

KG just responded to Brett on Twitter amd said Praver has been known to agree to contracts with players and take them off the market. Since Soler can't officially sign yet, my hope is this is what's going on.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

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[bukie]

You have to view this more as a signing bonus for a draft pick rather than a salary. It's obviously higher than any draft pick has gotten, but that's free agency.

 

And you can make as much of it as you want(that Soler agrees to, of course) an actual signing bonus, preventing your Samardzija issues with salary escalation.

 

I was assuming some of that reported 4/$27M would be a signing bonus. If he signs and that ends up being the total, I hope that's the case.

The biggest bonus in the 2011 draft was what, $8.5M with an MLB contract (Hultzen)? I could definitely see Soler pulling at least that.

[imb]

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[bukie]

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[Pushfrog98]

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Great episode.

[Guest]

You have to view this more as a signing bonus for a draft pick rather than a salary. It's obviously higher than any draft pick has gotten, but that's free agency.

 

And you can make as much of it as you want(that Soler agrees to, of course) an actual signing bonus, preventing your Samardzija issues with salary escalation.

 

I was assuming some of that reported 4/$27M would be a signing bonus. If he signs and that ends up being the total, I hope that's the case.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that ages ago in this thread. :)

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[CubmanPi]

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ETA - spoiler'd again for size

 

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Edited February 14, 2012 by CubmanPi

[ManCrushOnNomar]

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[ctcf]

Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN

Sources: Yankees have serious interest on OFer Jorge Soler, among many teams. Cubs are not close to signing Soler, as has been reported.

[Vinestal]

*removed due to fail*

[CubmanPi]

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[SouthSideRyan]

How's the heroin stash looking Treebeard?

[CubmanPi]

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[CubmanPi]

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[JoshiQ]

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