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Everything posted by mul21
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Wait, who the hell are you? So confused!
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't matter if they had clean medical records or not, Boston is still going to do their due diligence and have a full physical done before they fully sign off on the deal.
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Levine says Red Sox are being asshats and deal is likely to be pushed back further.
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I'd be interested in reading what he had to say. Link?
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Well, that clearly trumps Hue Jackson's claim that the Carson Palmer trade was the best ever. I mean, can you claim any trade is better than one that probably saves a guy's life?
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I can see the way Boston is going to play this: "We didn't like the compensation being offered, but the Cubs called in the Commissioner and he made us take what they were offering. We're not happy about it, but we're left no other choice at this point." Which hopefully means we're screwing them and they're trying to save face after getting Flaherty and Gaub or something.
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How would it be a misprint if I heard it on the radio? Unless you're saying I typed 200 instead of 150 or something. Either way, I'm not 100% sure on what I heard, but I did hear him say something with regard to "around $200M." You did say baseball budget though right? That could theoretically include front office personnel salaries and not just ML salaries and draft spending. The way it was worded made me think it was including something other than just player salaries and draft spending.
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The reality is Ricketts has given the go ahead to essentially sign as many over slot guys as possible in the draft. Just by doing that our chances of stocking up the farm with top prospects significantly increase. Overslots may not be around for much longer. I really hope that Selig can't push that through, but I suspect he might. I think there's going to be enough pushback from enough teams other than the Yankees, Cubs, and Sox to keep that from happening. They're far from the only ones who do it. What i don't get is why that's part of collective bargaining. It would seem that the players would be totally against it (although I guess that would leave marginally more money for ML players) and that enough owners would hate it that it would be one of the first things to get dropped from negotiations.
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Boers and Bernstein are talking about Gammons' comments that whatsherface posted. Making a big deal out of the fact that it sounds like Crane Kenney and Randy Bush are doing the negotiating. I find that hard to believe. I think Gammons is wrong and that these two are blowing things out of proportion. Everything we've heard is that Ricketts is doing the negotiating right?
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He really fills up a stat sheet (good and bad). Is there anybody comparable to him who's had success in MLB? That's the only thing that's holding me back. Otherwise, I love that combination of power, speed, and the position he plays. He has that horrible BB/K ratio, but he's good in every single other area. Dunston?
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I have no idea what the Tapatalk crap is, but I hate it more every time I see it. Make it stop!
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Use all caps so he understands better.
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No. When you sell your car, does your price depend upon how the person buying it is going to use it? Only if the car is getting promoted to a 4 wheel drive truck. I just don't understand how you don't get this. It's the same thing as an NFL coordinator being allowed to interview for a head coaching job. There's NEVER any compensation when a promotion is involved. In fact, the only time permission is even considered to be an issue is in a parallel move, which we've clearly determined is not the case here.
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that would give me a huge boner but i think the dolphins can get more, considering brandon lloyd is now the focus of a bidding war. Sounds like Lloyd to the Rams is a done deal based on radio reports down here per a Jason LaConfora tweet.
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Plus, the Marlins threw in the prospects they did so they didn't get hit with tampering charges, so that situation bears pretty much zero comparison to Theo.
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If that's how it's going down, I like him even more now. Giving the Sox a big F you.
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With Vandelay Industries? And you want to be my latex salesman?????
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What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Fair points, and those are the concerns. But if it works, he's worth 5 WAR every year. If it only kinda works, he's still probably going to be worth 2.5 (Randy Wells 09-10 range). If you don't think he can even replicate Wells, then sure, leave him alone. I'm less worried about him replicating Wells than I am with him ending up broken given his history. It could work, but even if he gives you 150 IP and then gets hurt, WAR may say you gained something, but you've lost a valuable guy by taking an unnecessary risk. -
What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Then there's the issue of filling the role he vacates as well. I agree, too high of a risk for an unknown when he's been as great as he's been in the setup role. -
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking or what you mean by "built into an agreement between clubs" but Theo is still under contract with the Red Sox. Yes, there is a multitude of reasons why they don't have much leverage in this matter, but in terms of their ability to demand compensation, he is under contract with them and they decide whether he can go or not. For him to come here, they (technically) have to let him go. Right, but even if Epstein breaches his contract, the Red Sox are only entitled to money (which the Cubs could easily pay), unless there's some sort of MLB contract where teams have agreed to exchange players instead of money in situations like this. Outside of this, I'm sure there's a non-compete in place that would prevent Theo from going to work for another organization. The penalties for that, I'm sure, would have to be determined in a court and I'd bet the Sox would be well within their rights to ask for players as compensation. Then there's the whole tampering thing if the Cubs hire him without the Sox releasing him and the potential penalties from MLB if that happened. This negotiation is by far the quickest and most simple route to go.
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Look, I know you live in California where there's no winter, but I don't want it to be November yet!
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What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Exactly. Don't bug me while I'm taking a [expletive] piss for god sakes. If you can't take a leak in peace it would piss you off. LOL! That likes me like Jay more. I can imagine this guy all excitedly coming up to him, not even a big football fan just happy to bump into a former Vandy guy, who happens to be famous. I would prefer that celebrities not hide their true personality and just be a stuck up dick if that's what you are. I remember that story almost a year about involving Quentin Tarrantino and that idiot girl from the PR firm that he was hitting on, and the story she wrote keeps casually mentioning how Jamie Foxx is with them when they leave the bar and go to Q's house, etc. And Foxx never says a word to her or even acknowledges her presence for the entire time he is around them, which seems like it was for several house, at a party, on a long car ride, and at Q's house. I hope you're posting from a really shitty phone, because if you're not, you're nearing hccf status with the typos. -
What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I assume this is Non-Edmonds category? [expletive] Edmonds. Funny side note, my buddy ran into him last night at the Cards game. He was being a total douche because he didn't want to deal with any fans, even though he considers himself a Cardinal still. What a turd. MORE DETAILS, DAMMIT. And please tell me there are pictures. I'm usually not completely dumb, but I can't tell if you're screwing with me or not. Given your history, I'll just assume you are and not post the picture of him pushing his kid out of the shot with my buddy. -
What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I assume this is Non-Edmonds category? [expletive] Edmonds. Funny side note, my buddy ran into him last night at the Cards game. He was being a total douche because he didn't want to deal with any fans, even though he considers himself a Cardinal still. What a turd. -
What players do we actually want to keep off current roster?
mul21 replied to davell's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I think that may be more likely than most might think. Didn't he have a pretty consistent record of excelling while not playing more than about 130 games? You get somebody in here to manage that will actually acknowledge that and he probably has a bit of a bounce back year just by not playing as much. Plus, if he's not stupidly stuck in the 3 spot (yes, I know it doesn't matter) in higher pressure situations, that may help as well.