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I believe Theriot was the most loved player on the team for a couple years.
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There’s a repeatable delivery risk which is probably a bigger issue with Carl.
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I walked right by you http://www.basenotes.net/editorialimages/originals/Halloween2016/Hannibal%20Carousel.gif Pert?
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I walked right by you
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wait. what? this happened? there were ads?
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As an idiot who just got nailed with the MLB TV auto-renewal yet again, mineaswell watch some thank god for the racist senator from mississippi
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If they want to come forward that's up to them, but I'm not going to out them just because you can't imagine how big off an ass you and IMB might come off as. dude, believe me, I'm right there with you. but I just can't stomach going toe to toe with those guys on the regular board. oh crap, did I do this wrong?
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If they want to come forward that's up to them, but I'm not going to out them just because you can't imagine how big off an ass you and IMB might come off as. dude, believe me, I'm right there with you. but I just can't stomach going toe to toe with those guys on the regular board.
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I bet that took you a while to compile and you don't even feel better after doing so
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opt outs have monetary value and if the value in dollars given up in exchange for them outweighs the risked value involved with the opt out, then it is good for the team if this is worded too awkwardly, here's a gross oversimplification to make it clear what i mean if a player would rather sign a 6 year deal for $200M with an opt out after, say, year 3, than a 6 year deal for $300M with no opt out, then the opt out is good for the team. what that dollar valuation is, i have no horsefeathering idea, but it exists. I think the value is that if you're willing to give one the player will be more willing to sign with you. I don't think you're getting that much of a financial discount to include one. It sure didn't help bring down the Heyward price.
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$25m/per, with $22m in each of the final three seasons isn't that ridiculous. But I'm sure MLB is much happier with 13/330 rather than 5/200.
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Yeah...for example I don't think many people were talking about Kershaw joining another team last year. Yes there was a 'will he opt out' discussion but most people knew that even if he opted out he was going back to the Dodgers. But whatever I guess some people are wired differently and based on his comments it seems like the distraction may have affected his play last year. I guess its comforting for him to know that he doesn't have to worry about his next contract or next team for the rest of his career and he can just focus on baseball. It's fun to rip on Philly but it's a pretty cool city and there are multiple nice places to live. Assuming he doesn't want to be a renter downtown, he can go buy his $10 million house, set his wife and kids up with a place down the shore for the summers and be set. That's also enticing for some when compared with buying that $10 million house, then selling in three years to go buy another one in another city.
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I doubt Boras went into meetings saying "My client refuses to accept an opt out".
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I wouldn't be surprised if he's had conversations with guys who have opt-outs who have said if they had to do it all over again they'd rather not deal with it.
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I don't think it's dumb as hell. The guy doesn't want to go through free agency again. An opt-out is something you negotiate in to a contract. If he didn't want one, there is no point to try and get one. He got what he wanted. Generally speaking players don't seem to enjoy all the talk of "what are you going to do when your contract expires in two years" dialogue that goes on. If you have an opt out in three years, within a few months of your new deal you are going to be asked about what you are going to do. Some players may be obsessed with always being as highly paid as possible and will deal with the questions in order to get that. Other guys would be happy to get a record contract and then let somebody else beat that record. But in no way is it "dumb as hell" to have a $330 million guaranteed contract.
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What should I work on next?
jersey cubs fan replied to Tim's topic in North Side Baseball Issues & Suggestions
Just an example. I find that thread mostly comical. Several others I would prefer not to see, but occasionally get tempted to click on. And then I’m disappointed I clicked on it. I am genuinely confused. -
Cubs are going to be desperate for a starting pitcher and will have to sign some end of their career guy like Verlander.
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I'd take that bet It's only the 14th highest AAV NOW....you don't think there will be 36 higher valued contracts in the next 10 years? Especially after a new CBA? How many of those 14 will still be current 10 years from now?
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I'd take that bet
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That doesn't make any sense unless it was to get extra money out of them. There's no reason to not want as much control as they are willing to give you. Yeah, he probably didn't want one in exchange for the record contract. Which seems like a weird objective for him given that Trout is probably going to get a bigger one in a couple years anyway. I would not be surprised if he didn't want one because he didn't want that potential decision hanging over his head. Baseball people have been talking about his pending free agency for three years. He hit his free agency at a very young age, went through the process, probably hated it to an extent, and is happy to give up the opt outs for the shot at the record contract.
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Of those four, Hundley was easily the most unlikable human being. He also has other unique qualities those other guys do not share. Also Don Baylor wasn't a good manager, but that's way too extreme.
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jason witten came out of retirement to play for the cowboys
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looks like you and 127 other people will have that memory
