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Then we had better hope he ages gracefully. :lol:
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Yeah, all of those numbers are smoke and mirrors anyway after tax write-offs. 70%-80% of the teams could fit a $20 million contract into their payroll if they choose to do it and probably 20%-30% could afford a $30 million contract.
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The Mets have $46 million coming off the books after 2011, the Cubs $46 million, Dodgers $24 million, Seattle $24 million. Of course these numbers are subject to change, but more than a few teams could afford Pujols if they're willing to give him that much money.
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Its all just posturing right now. Unless the Cardinals are complete idiots and do not understand the value of Pujols, they'll pay. They wouldnt have signed Holliday last offseason if they were just going to turn around and be unable to pay Pujols this season. I think this is all just posturing to get the just deal to appease both sides. I think at the end of everything we'll find out that there was almost no chance Albert was going to leave STL. We can always hope though. Yeah, in the end, I think this too. I can't see them not getting this done, no matter what he wants. Pujols knows he has them over a barrel and might as well wait them out until he's sure it's their best offer. I agree that they will come to an agreement sometime.
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Would you make this deal?
Backtobanks replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Murphy is listed as their 4th OF and Fukudome could fill that role. I agree that Hendry shouldn't do Fukudome for Young straight up, but that isn't what I posted. Young is basically untradable unless the Rangers pick up a big portion of his contract. Young at $14 million over 2 years isn't going to stop the Cubs from spending big on Pujols/Fielder if they decide to go after either one. -
Some of the rumors had the Rangers offering to pay half of the $48 million owed over 3 years. Michael Young + David Murphy + $18 million (spread over 2012-2013) for Baker + Fukudome.
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Seriously? I can't imagine it was that unpopular an opinion. I listened on the radio when I did because I had no other choice, but I never thought Ron was adding anything to the broadcast with his incoherent nonsense. Is that ok to say? Sure. It's definitely a bit of revisionist history with all of the people acting like they loved Ron's career as a broadcaster. There's nothing wrong with people separating their appreciation of Ron the player/Cubs fan/person and Ron the announcer. Personally, I got a kick out of listening to him from time to time, but more often than not I would find myself tuning out because he was just SO bad. Yeah, we love Ron, but he certainly won't make the HOF as an announcer.
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Obviously it's skewed against any team with a large payroll just by using simple math.
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Vernon Wells to Angels
Backtobanks replied to mookie's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hendry is just encouraging a prospect to commit to baseball over football. I'm sure all GMs and coaches use this kind of talk in recruiting. -
That's definitely wise, especially when you're the Oakland A's, but what if you're the Red Sox or the Cubs and you have the money. Is it good to let the talent walk and get the picks and rebuild the back end of your bullpen over and over again? Truly asking... The difficulty I have with locking up Marmol for big years and money is that he always seems like he's one bad pitch away from having his right arm fly into the fifth row behind home plate. Plus, there are a number of guys in the high minors who could step forward in the next year or two who could provide quality outings for much cheaper than Marmol. Plus, I have to think Marmol's 15.99 K/9 and 0.12 HR/9 will regress next season.Relievers with big contracts always make me skittish. Marmol is no exception. Anything over two years would be difficult to stomach if his production falls off. I would think that it's a safe bet that he will regress next season because those numbers are ridiculous.
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Maybe that picture is when we was 8 years old.
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I can't believe the Cubs will keep 2 defensive players (Hill and Perez) on their bench. At least one has to go.
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He sounds like Ryan Doumit.
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Not with his contract. No argument that he is still owed alot ($36mil) but that is for this year and next, correct? The Yankees were willing to throw a boatload at Lee to sign him, and one would think Z might waive his NTC to reunite with Rothschild. the Cubs could always throw in some cash as well. I don't see the point to trade for Garza and then turn around and trade Zambrano while throwing in cash. I think the trade for Garza was made to sell tickets this year while the team is competitive (and maybe contending) and for definite contention for 2012. I suppose they might try to trade Zambrano if one of the prospects steps up and is phenomenal during the spring, but I don't see that happening.
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This would be true if we had traded for a frontline starter. Unfortunately, we traded for Matt Garza. A 27-year old guy who has put up solid numbers starting for contenders over the last 4-5 years sounds like a frontline starter to me.
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I totally agree. I don't like all of the comments about Garza had better step up to become an ace or else the trade is a failure. It would be great if he does, but a solid #2 or #3 starter for the next 4 or 5 years sounds good to me. Zambrano, Dempster, and Lilly were never considered "aces", but provided solid, steady pitching over the years. I would say that more than half the teams don't have a true "ace".
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Not with his contract.
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The NL Central is loaded with question marks and this trade moves the Cubs up to the status of "teams that could win IF". I would think that many Cub front office people are looking at a decent run in 2011 and serious contention in 2012 without saying it out loud.
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All this talk of this package could have gotten us Greinke cracks me up because many of the same posters were worried about Greinke's anxiety issues when he was mentioned as a trade candidate.
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Getting Greinke probably would have required a few tweaks to increase the quality, but nothing so substantial as to completely overhaul the deal. What pisses me off is that I think this is also the kind of package that could have netted Adrian Gonzalez. Maybe the Padres wanted the Red Sox prospects, I don't know. But, when you compare that package to what the Cubs gave up, again, I think a minor change or two to the Cubs' prospects to increase the overall quality would have been comparable to what the Red Sox traded for Gonzalez. Also, why do people think the NL Central will be weak this year? As far as I can tell, the Reds, Cardinals, and Brewers will all roughly be the same as or better than last year, while the Pirates (yeah, yeah) should start seeing dividends from bolstering their farm system. I get the feeling that this will be a difficult division to win, even with a good team. No use bringing up Greinke and Gonzalez because the Cubs don't have the money for their contracts. The big reason for this deal is that Garza has had success, is still young, and is controlled for the next 3 years.
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As others have pointed out, this trade can't be measured until those prospects perform in the ML. If Archer becomes the ace that some of you insist he will, then the trade sucks. If he becomes a middle reliever or blows out his arm, the trade is a phenominal success. Chirinos and Guyer will be backups and Lee is a slick fielding/no hitting middle IF.
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Well, Hendry usually likes to make a splash just before the convention. I guess Pena and Wood might be enough to get the crowd excited.
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I'm not saying Lee will get another multi-year contract, but his down year last year was a result of a bad thumb. Now that he's healthy combined with playing in the AL and at Camden Yards, he could surprise a lot of people.
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I can't see very many people giving up a tv gig for a radio gig.
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Saying that winning isn't a "priority" with professional athletes never fails to be hilariously dumb. So why sign with Baltimore? They probably have the worst chance of making the playoffs out of every team in MLB. At least the Pirates and Royals and Cubs are in bad divisions. The O's could be way better next year and still finish 4th or last. I can think of 8 million reasons to sign with Baltimore. As Rocket pointed out, it's not like the top contenders were lined up looking for a 1B. San Diego allegedly offered him. Why not take that? Better question is why the hell the Orioles would just waste that money. Even if lee puts up a .900 OPS, they'd be better off developing a young guy instead of giving a 35 year old guy 500 at bats. SD isn't going to win either and playing in SD certainly won't help his power numbers if he's interested in signing another contract next year. Camden Yards and the AL will help with the HR & RBI stats and possibly get him another contract in 2012.