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  1. SouthSideRyan
    Cahill received less money and years... But yes, I'd rather have Cahill than Motte. I don't know what the Rockies are doing. Good for Motte though, nice guy.
  2. SouthSideRyan
    They did play Alcantara there for the final necessary game after playing buckethead there for several games.
  3. SouthSideRyan
    Theo traded Bronson Arroyo after getting him to a sign a below-market deal with Boston. He gives zero fucks.
  4. SouthSideRyan
    Doesn't seem fair that Bryant had to wear a dress, and Schwarber just got to wear catcher's gear for rookie hazing.
  5. SouthSideRyan
    That certainly is weird.
  6. SouthSideRyan
    The home plate ump might tire of being hit by every pitch.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    I know next to nothing about their new GM other than that he appears to be about as much a nepotism hire as you'll find, but in a season where they don't look to be trying to win games, why should they care if Chapman is in their division? He'll be a FA by time they try again.
  8. SouthSideRyan
    I would think they'd love to do that while Chapman would hate it in his last season pre free agency Does he really lose out on FA with his track record as a "proven closer?"
  9. SouthSideRyan
    It's possible they plan to use Chapman in a relief ace/fireman type role.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    You would've been really annoyed when Ole Miss won the SEC and got left out of the playoff for Alabama.
  11. SouthSideRyan
    Not even close.
  12. SouthSideRyan
    Could the Yankees throw in some money to pay for Edwin Jacksons contract too?
  13. SouthSideRyan
    Yeah, it was a pretty memorable brawl in which Cueto was kicking people, and iirc, Molina was on the receiving end. That might make for an awkward battery. Jason LaRue? Suffered a concussion and retired shortly thereafter, as I recall. Yup, it was LaRue and Cueto pretty much ended his career. TBF LaRues career was basically over at that point. He was an awful backup catcher Those guys still get two-year contracts. Was he even friends with an ex-Red Sock?
  14. SouthSideRyan
    And then I swoop in with a roll of hundreds and shove tree into a mudpile
  15. SouthSideRyan
    Our revenues were 5th in baseball when we were terrible in '14. That's me money is there
  16. SouthSideRyan
    And I'd think it would make more sense for them to release Papelbon rather than randomly diminish Strasburg's trade value
  17. SouthSideRyan
    Yeah, it was a pretty memorable brawl in which Cueto was kicking people, and iirc, Molina was on the receiving end. That might make for an awkward battery. Jason LaRue? Suffered a concussion and retired shortly thereafter, as I recall. Yup, it was LaRue and Cueto pretty much ended his career. TBF LaRues career was basically over at that point. He was an awful backup catcher
  18. SouthSideRyan
    I'd rather have Shark but I'm probably irrationally high and low on each of them
  19. SouthSideRyan
    in a vacuum how could you not love it? it's almost guaranteed neutral value with some potential for solid surplus plus very short term commitment. it's outside said vacuum that you can find reasons to not like it, IMO How does one of the loyal knights of the [expletive] Pitchers table call this almost guaranteed neutral value.
  20. SouthSideRyan
    Yours is much better. At a 140 million payroll, you probably have to do something uncomfortable to make Heyward fit(like trading Hammel, Coghlan, or Castro) in addition to backloading Heyward a bit. trading coghlan and/or castro to make room for heyward is like lazyboy comfortable I'm scared of counting on any one of Baez or Castro at 2B.
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  22. SouthSideRyan
    When the time comes to compete, the money will be there.
  23. SouthSideRyan
    This sounds familiar, but I'm not sure if it applies to Richard. I'm not sure how to go about searching for it(which player was it in this situation this past spring?), so maybe someone else knows more. We cut Kottarras a couple years ago under this rule, paying him 1/6 of his salary. Padres did it with Todd Walker several years back as well. Can't remember the specifics. There's also a timeframe.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    I'm just glad to see NCCubFan is still lurking in the shadows.
  25. SouthSideRyan
    Recreate the magic of the 2014 Braves.
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