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  1. JeffH
    Disclaimer: In my payroll calcs, I do not spread out signing bonuses across the life of the contract unless it is reported that the bonus will be paid that way (like Jacque's). Currently under signed contract: $92,025,000 (Soriano, Ramirez, DeRosa, Lee, Ward, Blanco, Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Dempster, Ohman, Eyre, Howry) Arbitration eligible and likely to be tendered: $2,250,000 (Infante, Wuertz) Our own free agents likely to be re-signed: $5,000,000 (Wood) Other monies committed: $2,100,000 (payment to Detroit for Jones, buyout of Trachsel's option) Auto-renewal players likely to be on the roster ($425,000 per): $2,975,000 (Pie, Theriot, Soto, Murton, Hill, Hart, Marmol) Subtotal: $104,350,000
  2. JeffH
    He's eligible for arbitration.
  3. JeffH
    That must be some package.
  4. JeffH
    Sean Marshall to Houston for Luke Scott Ronny Cedeno, Jake Fox, and Juan Mateo to Oakland for Bobby Crosby Matt Murton to Cleveland for Cliff Lee
  5. JeffH
    I don't want to start a new thread just for this, so I will temporarily hijack this one. What's the deadline for Scott Eyre to exercise his player option?
  6. JeffH
    Also, Rich Hill is underrated. Anyway, if Hill is going anywhere, it's to the Marlins for Hermida or to the Orioles for Markakis. :wink:
  7. JeffH
    After Chip Caray called HOF RHP Pud Galvin "Puhd" (rhymes with "mud") instead of "Pood" (rhymes with "good"), I'll be anxiously awaiting the Atlanta broadcasts of Cubs-Braves games, should the Cubs manage to sign Kosuke.
  8. JeffH
    Go ahead and sign Cordero. Kosuke, too. Wood, of course. Move Marquis in the rumored deal for Winn. Move Dempster to anyone who will take his entire salary. Pitch Marshall and Gallagher in the rotation.
  9. JeffH
    If the suggestion that Hendry is paying only Jacque's signing bonus, the savings are closer to $3.5. Infante's not winning $2.0 in arbitration. Punch Drunk may wind up giving it to him, but an arbiter won't. $6.33 (Jacque) - $1.33 (payment to Detroit) - $1.5 (Infante) = $3.5
  10. JeffH
    I've cracked the case! Why Hendry traded for Infante: The Venezuela native...posted a .413 batting average (19-for-46) with runners in scoring position in 2007.
  11. JeffH
    Maybe they have already agreed to a deal and are waiting until Wednesday (the first day he can be signed) to announce it? Actually teams cannot discuss money with free agents other than their own until tomorrow.
  12. JeffH
    They can sign with their current team. See: Schilling, Curt
  13. JeffH
    If the cash consideration is merely the portion of Jacque's signing bonus that is due to be paid this coming January, then it's not objectionable.
  14. JeffH
    LOL! $50,000 on the under on that one, please.
  15. JeffH
    No chance he takes over DeRosa's spot. Matsui will take over DeRosa's spot.
  16. JeffH
    Just from quoting others in this thread, they say he doesn't have the arm to play SS. Of course, neither does Ryan Theriot.
  17. JeffH
    Check out the "Similar Batters through Age 25" down at the bottom. LOL! http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/infanom01.shtml
  18. JeffH
    Given that Hendry is involved, I think the best that we can hope for is that he signs Matsui to the same deal he gave DeRosa last offseason. What I really expect is that he gives him the same deal in terms of years and dollars, but makes the third year a player option.
  19. JeffH
    ...except Jim Hendry.
  20. JeffH
    Infante is certainly nothing special, but his stats have been significantly suppressed by Comerica over the last three seasons: Comerica - .221/.254/.317/.571 Elsewhere - .274/.315/.438/.753 He's also an option as a RHH CF.
  21. JeffH
    This coming Tuesday.
  22. JeffH
    I expect ol' Punch Drunk to give Matsui the same contract he gave DeRosa last season.
  23. JeffH
    Jacque is solid in RF only in that he is neither a liquid nor a vapor.
  24. JeffH
    Jacque seems like a very fine gentleman, but he needs to go. Between Pagan and Fuld, we should be able to cover a complete Pie collapse.
  25. JeffH
    800 runs? The Chicago Cubs? The under on that is one of the surest bets in all of sports. The Cubs have topped 800 runs once in the last 30 years.
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