Fowler signs with Cardinals for 5/82

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This makes me feel better. Good for Dex.

 

Now just give him a nice ring ceremony before the game when the Cardinals come.

Yep. Godspeed and get paid, Dex.

[Brian]

I'd find it annoying, but ...

[David]

I hope he does well and the rest of the team sucks so their racist ass fans don't make his life hell.

[Cubswin11]

I hope he does well and the rest of the team sucks so their racist ass fans don't make his life hell.

It would be cool if they started playing him shallower too though so he becomes a negative defensive CF again

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Nope, not really at all. Kind of expected it.

 

Plus Dex is going to be 31. I'd bet 2016 stands has his career best. I hope they sign him to a nice, long, expensive deal.

 

Yeah, I agree with this. Dex played a huge, huge part in winning us all a World Series, so I support wherever he wants to go.

 

But I do think part of his greatness this year probably had to do with hitting right in front of the MVP and then, like, another MVP batting after the MVP.

[imb]

It's over, motherhorsefeathers :(

[Aaron_Kennelly]

This is a sad development. But it will be satisfying to know that he will never have more success individually or as part of a team than he did with us. Go get paid, Dex. Thanks for the last two years. He was such a great fit.

[David]

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hell yeah make it big baby

[Cubswin11]

Appears to be done. Oh well, hopefully he sucks and enjoys the well earned money.

 

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hell yeah make it big baby

 

4 years and $72 right. It can't be bigger than that.....right? 5 and $90?

[davell]

Happy for Dex, thankful for Dex, but sad Dex has to endure those idiots in order to get paid.

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hell yeah make it big baby

Speculating, what would be ridiculous - 5/$75M?

[Cubswin11]

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hell yeah make it big baby

Speculating, what would be ridiculous - 5/$75M?

That seems appropriate at $15 AAV. 5/90+ I'd guess

[MWV]

guessing 5/80

[The_Achiever]

Predicting 5/80.

[MWV]

hoping 10/250

[David]

$90M for 5 i'm hoping...i'd say no less than 80 tho

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Fowler adds something the Cards are sorely missing: a proven winner that knows what it takes to get a ring.

[UMFan83]

Dex is too classy for those mouthbreathers. They will run him out of town after 2 years.

[Cubswin11]

The FO has a lot more faith in multiple things happening out of Almora being productive offensively, Javy improving offensively, Jon Jay being worth more than replacement level, Schwarber being decent vs LHP and Heyward rebounding. But that's why they are the best. I would've irrationally overpaid for Fowler because I don't trust multiple of those things happening.

[David]

The FO has a lot more faith in multiple things happening out of Almora being productive offensively, Javy improving offensively, Jon Jay being worth more than replacement level, Schwarber being decent vs LHP and Heyward rebounding. But that's why they are the best. I would've irrationally overpaid for Fowler because I don't trust multiple of those things happening.

well that's largely because even without any of those things happening we'll win like 90-95 games

[Irrelevant Dude]

I called this midseason, that the Cardinals would sign Fowler and we'd be stuck with Heyward. This sucks because I can't possibly hate Dex.

 

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[David]

I called this midseason, that the Cardinals would sign Fowler and we'd be stuck with Heyward. This sucks because I can't possibly hate Dex.

 

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Heyward will be fine.

[Derwood]

Noooooo, this is like reverse-Edmonds!

[David]

Noooooo, this is like reverse-Edmonds!

 

it's nothing like that really