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  1. Derwood
    Jenkins will the left-handed "power" outfield bat Hendry wants and Murton will further rot
  2. Derwood
    yeah, i really feel sorry for Hendry. it sucks that he inherited that horrible contract. wait, what? he signed that one? nevermind
  3. Derwood
    by this logic, Mark Whiten is one of the top 3 hitters
  4. Derwood
    MACHADO??? :twisted: how could i forget? the question was "top 10 Cubs catchers since 1992", right?
  5. Derwood
    So take a pay cut and then give him an incentive that relies greatly on the other 24 players around him? Nah, I don't think that will happen. and how pissed would the other 24 players be when he gets $100M for his WS share?
  6. Derwood
    because they want the money? This isn't complicated - he wanted out of new york and boras told him he would still get the money. for pro athletes, it's either about the money or about the money. and if they say it isn't, they're lying What a terrible generalization. It's not always about maximizing the money for every athlete. Sure it is for many of them. But there are dozens of athletes in different sports that have taken less money (or restructured deals) to go to a team with a better chance of winning a title, or improving their teams chances of winning a title. Frequently, it's athletes in ARod's situation - have tons of money and the big name, but really want the ring. And in baseball, the Yankees give you a great chance to win one, but they certainly aren't the only team that can regularly contend for a title by adding ARod (and other teams come with less baggage than the Yankees do). right, so they really aren't being all that altruistic since they already have enough money for 5 lifetimes
  7. Derwood
    rick wilkens scott servais tyler houston henry blanco benito santiago koyie hill rob bowen sandy martinez
  8. Derwood
    look but don't touch
  9. Derwood
    because they want the money? This isn't complicated - he wanted out of new york and boras told him he would still get the money. for pro athletes, it's either about the money or about the money. and if they say it isn't, they're lying
  10. Derwood
    why does everyone hate on Boras for making his clients as much money as possible when that's exactly what his job is?
  11. Derwood
    Willie Mays?
  12. Derwood
    slightly above career stats in a contract year? pass
  13. Derwood
    I really hope the Lakers panic and give Kobe to the Bulls for something less than they realistically should. contracts, etc. it's just not that easy
  14. Derwood
    The Follow Up: Wow, she understands! Wow, just kidding.
  15. Derwood
    That might have been an option prior to A-Rod opting out of his clause (assuming an extension could be worked out), but I think it's something that would have been way too complicated. A-Rod could just elect to opt out if he didn't like the team he was going to be traded to. In other words, A-Rod controls his destination by opting out. If the Yankees did find a suitor to A-Rod's liking, how difficult would it be to work out a trade between two teams that both teams would be happy with, and could an extension be worked out that would make A-Rod happy? For example, knowing A-Rod is pretty much leaving, what would be a fair offer to guarantee you get him? And would it satisfy the Yankees enough? he had a NTC too, right? that would have further complicated things
  16. Derwood
    will Renteria adapt to the AL better this time than he did in Boston?
  17. Derwood
    he has less of a chance to win there than some other options
  18. Derwood
    per Rotoworld
  19. Derwood
    http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/playernews.aspx?sport=MLB
  20. Derwood
    did he call him chris everet? no, but he basically called anyone who was calling/emailing saying the Yankees would be better off with a team of Brosius-esque role players than with A-Rod complete morons.
  21. Derwood
    can you do a PTBNL in the NBA and send Noc after the 15th? also, do draft picks count towards matching salaries, or are they just a wildcard?
  22. Derwood
    at least they have their rooke salary system right. imagine if guys like LeBron could have held out for big contracts in training camp
  23. Derwood
    wow, Jim Rome just talked about A-Rod and I completely agreed with him. creepy
  24. Derwood
    Come now, he's way better than David Eckstein in their respective sports. Eckstein would be that guard that doesn't score a lot but "plays good defense" and does "all the things that don't show up in the stat book." Chris Duhon?
  25. Derwood
    Cowherd also said "it's not surprise that teams get better when A-Rod leaves". Amazing
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