The James Shields Thread (Signed with Padres)

[Butterscup1679666578]

gave up on the new username already?

[Guest]

Isn't Shields an extreme fly ball pitcher?

[MWV]

Exactly league average last year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2014-ratio-pitching.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shielja02-pitch.shtml#data_completeness

[davell]

God, I'm glad we got Lester, this one is more of a topper than hanging on every tweet mentioning anything on it. Padre fans get genuinely pissed if another destination is even brought up. Whether we get him or not, I want him to go somewhere other than SD.(and STL obviously)

[davell]

Oh well, Pads are getting him after all, 4 years with a 5th year option.

[Clem Fandango]

Oh well, Pads are getting him after all, 4 years with a 5th year option.

 

Source? Not seeing it anywhere

[Deeg]

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 11m11 minutes ago

The deal is done. James Shields is heading to the #Padres. http://sbnation.com/e/7741306

[treebird]

people on twitter are saying 4 years at 72-76 total with a club option for a fifth year.

 

no one legit seems to be confirming any more than a four year deal, though.

 

this is a good enough deal that i am happy the cubs passed.

[Guancous]

Joel Sherman:

#Cubs offered $60M-ish to Shields last wk, #Dodgers were pursued by Shields more than other way, #Bluejays didn’t talk to him in last 2 wks

 

Wonder if that was a 3 or 4 year offer by the Cubs.

[Deeg]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 18m18 minutes ago

James Shields had multiple 4 year offers before choosing the #padres. The #Cubs, a late entrant, offered 3 years and a vesting option.

[ctcf]

Sounds like the Cubs drew the line about where I'd hoped they would. Still, hell of an offseason by Preller.

[UMFan83]

I'm completely fine with this. I think our rotation will be good this year, and if any of them falters there are a ton of 4/5 starters we can try in a rotation spot.

[Guest]

Damn. That case of beer bet I made with a Padres fan just became a bit harder to win. We had a bet on which team finished with a better record. But, it's the first time in a long time where both teams were good enough for me or him to want to gamble on how good they will be.

 

If nothing else, San Diego fans definitely deserve this. They've been in Petco for quite some time now, and the promises to improve the quality of the talent and to keep their star players if they got a new ballpark was the exact opposite of their promises until now.

[UK1679666180]

Too many years to get him away from SD, better FA market next year. They were wise in how they handled it.

[Hunter]

With Shields turning down a rumored 4/80 from another team, I'm OK with the Cubs losing out.

[ctcf]

Yea, by all accounts Shields took a "minor discount" to play in SD.

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

shields deal is $75M, 4 years and option #padres

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

the 75M figure on shields includes a buyout on 5th year option #padres

 

Of course, they also give the 13th overall pick as well.

[Guest]

Yea, by all accounts Shields took a "minor discount" to play in SD.

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

shields deal is $75M, 4 years and option #padres

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

the 75M figure on shields includes a buyout on 5th year option #padres

 

Of course, they also give the 13th overall pick as well.

 

The top 15 picks aren't protected anymore?

[jersey cubs fan]

Yea, by all accounts Shields took a "minor discount" to play in SD.

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

shields deal is $75M, 4 years and option #padres

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

the 75M figure on shields includes a buyout on 5th year option #padres

 

Of course, they also give the 13th overall pick as well.

 

The top 15 picks aren't protected anymore?

top 11 now

[ctcf]

Yea, by all accounts Shields took a "minor discount" to play in SD.

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

shields deal is $75M, 4 years and option #padres

 

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

the 75M figure on shields includes a buyout on 5th year option #padres

 

Of course, they also give the 13th overall pick as well.

 

The top 15 picks aren't protected anymore?

top 11 now

 

Technically, it is "the teams with the 10 worst records, regardless of whether or not comp picks are inserted into the first 10 selections."

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/top-11-picks-will-be-protected-in-2015-draft.html

[UMFan83]

Damn. That case of beer bet I made with a Padres fan just became a bit harder to win. We had a bet on which team finished with a better record. But, it's the first time in a long time where both teams were good enough for me or him to want to gamble on how good they will be.

 

If nothing else, San Diego fans definitely deserve this. They've been in Petco for quite some time now, and the promises to improve the quality of the talent and to keep their star players if they got a new ballpark was the exact opposite of their promises until now.

 

Still going to be tough to compete with LA and SF in their division (obviously there's 2 WCs though)

[ctcf]

I'm really not that high on SF.

[sneakypower]

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30500000/I-Ain-t-Even-Mad-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-30565881-400-300.png

[Guest]

I'm not too high on SF or SD. I think they'll both be decent, but I think each has significant flaws that will prevent them from making the playoffs.

[ctcf]

I guess I'm high on the Padres this year. Could definitely see them nabbing a spot in the WC game.

[Guest]

I guess I'm high on the Padres this year. Could definitely see them nabbing a spot in the WC game.

Are you assuming that they'll address the infield at some point, or do you think they can be crappy at half the positions on the field and still be okay?