Ethier signs long-term with Dodgers (5/85)

[apete6]

Fangraphs' take: they overpaid by $3-$4MM/year, but it won't kill them because they are going to be spending money hand over fist.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dodgers-overpay-ethier-but-will-it-matter/

[TruffleShuffle]

The extension for Ethier had been rumored for a while, even the amount he was wanting. I guess I'm shocked it happened, not because of Ned, but because Kasten evidently signed off on it. Not a pennies worth of a discount whatsoever. Please, please, please get Demp traded to them ASAP, Theo.

 

coletti isn't really known for being a moron in trades. the only really bad trade he made that i can think of is giving up carlos santana to get casey blake.

 

George Sherrill for Josh Bell. And, as davell and TT have mentioned, there was Octavio Dotel for James McDonald and Andrew Lambo and Julio Lugo for Joel Guzman.

 

mcdonald has been a pretty big surprise this year; i don't think anyone expected him to emerge like this. lugo for guzman wasn't a bad trade; lugo was a useful player (though he ceased to be one for the dodgers) and guzman was a guy with horrendous plate discipline moving down the defensive spectrum.

[SouthSideRyan]

That's some weird excuse making.

[TruffleShuffle]

That's some weird excuse making.

 

so joel guzman wasn't becoming restricted to corner OF or 1B and, contrary to scouting reports, had the ability to recognize and hit decent breaking pitches?