WrigleyField 22

Similar early career stats, breakout seasons at the same age. Similar "tools?" Similar backgrounds.. Lets just give him a 21 jersey with Sosa slapped on the back and no one will even know the difference. It will be like 2004-2006 never happened. Fans will just know their RF is coming off a 911 OPS season and we almost made the world series. Red Sox, White Sox, Cardinals never won the world series. Wood and Prior and healthy and in the rotation... Pull up Pie wearing number 20 and replace "ie" with "atterson" BRILLIANT :D

Why? he's not a FA, the red sox have him over a barrel. that situation is too disconnected to make a big impact, I'd think why would a FA sign a deal when there is someone out there that plays the same position and is on a deadline to get a deal done? obviously we cant look at what Mats signs for and equate it to what the market will bear, but it will give a general ballpark range. adding Mats posting price to the total deal he recieves and dividing by years is where i'd expect the bidding to begin for my services, if i were Schmidt. yes the sox have him over a barrel, but when you consider that they have already commited 50+ million to sign him, the Sox are going to be paying alot/year to retain his services. as an established front line starter, Schmidt would be a fool to take less...i dont see him signing anywhere till the other deal(Sox/Mats) is done Well if the bid and contract really were setting the table: 51 Mil plus $10Mil year? 3 yrs 81 = 27 M/year 4 yrs 91 = 22.75 M/year 5 yrs 101 = 20.2 M/year According to you, the bidding starts there. If thats setting the table this market market has gone crazy and Soriano is a steal. DING DING DING DING we have a winner!!!! EDIT...maybe thats not where the bidding starts, but if im a proven front of the rotation pitcher, i want to see how that shakes out b4 i even begin to entertain suitors I don't want to imagine what happens if a deal isn't worked out: 51 mil/0 years... Cant Divide By Zero I'll be back, my head hurts too much right now..

http://www.mlb4u.com/freeagency.php?order=age They have some, although I'm not sure how accurate it is or how often they update the agents.

I'm very optimistic of the effect Perry might have on Soriano. If we still had Dusty/Clines/Sarge this would absolutely, without a doubt, every day of the week a twice on sundays, be a terrible deal.

Why? he's not a FA, the red sox have him over a barrel. that situation is too disconnected to make a big impact, I'd think why would a FA sign a deal when there is someone out there that plays the same position and is on a deadline to get a deal done? obviously we cant look at what Mats signs for and equate it to what the market will bear, but it will give a general ballpark range. adding Mats posting price to the total deal he recieves and dividing by years is where i'd expect the bidding to begin for my services, if i were Schmidt. yes the sox have him over a barrel, but when you consider that they have already commited 50+ million to sign him, the Sox are going to be paying alot/year to retain his services. as an established front line starter, Schmidt would be a fool to take less...i dont see him signing anywhere till the other deal(Sox/Mats) is done Well if the bid and contract really were setting the table: 51 Mil plus $10Mil year? 3 yrs 81 = 27 M/year 4 yrs 91 = 22.75 M/year 5 yrs 101 = 20.2 M/year According to you, the bidding starts there. If thats setting the table this market market has gone crazy and Soriano is a steal.

8 years 138 Million would sell me too.

I like that Soriano/Sosa comparison. Starting at their first full major league season (age 25 for Soriano and age 24 for Sosa) .268 .304 .432 vs .261 .309 .485 .300 .332 .547 vs .300 .339 .545 .290 .338 .525 vs .268 .340 .500 .280 .324 .484 vs .273 .323 .564 .268 .309 .512 vs .251 .300 .480 AND THEN .277 .351 .560 vs .308 .377 .647 The next 8 years for Sosa went like .288 .367 .635 .320 .406 .634 .328 .437 .737 .288 .399 .594 .279 .358 .553 .253 .332 .517 .221 .295 .376 OUT OF BASEBALL -If that contract has an opt out at 6 years, we could still have a 800 OPS player the last year. Now Soriano doesn't have to improve like Sosa did, but he could stay the same.

I love LDT too

No he's only a type B

In that case, lets get this boy on some HGH. WOO UNPROVEN ACCUSATIONS FOR EVERYONE! sarcasm... mostlty at least

I would think we'd at least throw a token offer of a few million.

I was thinking that too... I supoose they may have dropped a bum like Bynum and we just haven't heard about it. Or even better: Rusch expected to announce retirement! more likely rusch to the 60 day. No 60 day DL during offseason.

In that case, lets get this boy on some HGH.

I was thinking that too... I supoose they may have dropped a bum like Bynum and we just haven't heard about it. Or even better: Rusch expected to announce retirement!

I'm counting 41 on the 40 man roster...

They both have cool names, so thats a plus.

GIS for 'goodbye' http://www.goodbye-forever.com/sitebuilder/images/gbfenter-196x242.jpg GIS for 'goodnight http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/bad%20moons%20rising/goodnight%20gorilla.jpg GIS for 'adios' http://mishuna.image.pbase.com/o4/27/202427/1/53520620.DSC_0479_web.jpg GIS for 'wtf' http://people.brandeis.edu/~bgrammer/album/second%20year/slides/wtf.jpg GIS for 'neifmeister' 'neiferino' and 'nefiermator' do not exist bye fellas

how was your nap?

It feels good to dominate all but one fantasy team (which you still pull out the narrow victory). WrigleyField 22 is happy with his week.

Man does my butt look big. I'm really unphotogenic - I don't look like that at all in person, I swear. Its cool, the lighting was real messed up. I'm a lot lighter in person.

Okay. So my name, it so happens, is J.D. And just now, very late at night, when you and I are two of the last people on this board, and you started with "C'mon JD...", I really had to concentrate to convince myself that you weren't stalking me and messing with my head. Don't give up that idea so easily... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/snetsrak43/stalkalalk.jpg

awesomeness happened

cha cha cha! charmin! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/snetsrak43/charmin.jpg

I didn't have time for nonsense like mustaches, so deal with it: C'mon JD... lets sign the big 3 FA hitters http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/snetsrak43/3comp.jpg Drew is a chick cuz hes soft

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/snetsrak43/sex.jpg SEX