RKTaker
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Post by RKTaker on Jan 13, 2013 19:23:39 GMT -5
man i wish baseball would start already
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jan 13, 2013 20:10:57 GMT -5
Nope. IF he retires, will he be one-and-done on the 2018 HOF ballot? He hit home runs during the steroid era. No way is he getting in on the first ballot. You could say the same for Frank Thomas next year. Not first-ballot, but one-and-done?
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Jan 13, 2013 20:13:55 GMT -5
Nope. IF he retires, will he be one-and-done on the 2018 HOF ballot? He hit home runs during the steroid era. No way is he getting in on the first ballot. You could say the same for Frank Thomas next year. Also mostly a DH and old people think DH's aren't baseball players
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Sparkybob
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 14, 2013 13:00:12 GMT -5
The Diamondbacks are reportedly interested in Rick Porcello. For the life of me I have no idea what the Diamondbacks are doing this off season.
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 14, 2013 16:10:06 GMT -5
Tommy Hunter agrees to $1.82M deal Associated Press
BALTIMORE -- Pitcher Tommy Hunter and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $1.82 million, one-year contract, more than tripling his salary of $493,500 last year.
The 26-year-old right-hander was 7-8 with a 5.45 ERA in 20 starts and 13 relief appearances last year and was a big part of the Orioles' stretch push that earned the team's first playoff appearance since 1997. He was 3-0 with a 0.71 ERA in his last 10 games.
Seven Orioles remain eligible to file for arbitration Tuesday: catcher Matt Wieters; right-handers Tommy Hunter, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson and Darren O'Day; left-handers Brian Matusz and Troy Patton; and infielder Chris Davis.
Hunter's agreement was announced Monday.
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Urethra Franklin
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 14, 2013 17:29:30 GMT -5
Jays and Colby Rasmus avoid arbitration as he signs a one-year, $4.75 mill. deal.
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Post by mysterydriver on Jan 14, 2013 18:06:43 GMT -5
Pirates signed Jeff Karstens to a one-year 2.5 million dollar deal. It is less than what he was going to make in arbitration, so I guess it's a win for the Pirates. I like the guy, so I'm glad he's back. Also... FEAR DANNY BASHAM JEFF KARSTENS!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 14:22:43 GMT -5
þ@JeffPassan: Source: Rafael Soriano agrees to two-year, $28M deal with Nationals. Deal contains vesting option for third year. Story coming on Y! Sports.
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domrep
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Post by domrep on Jan 15, 2013 14:25:51 GMT -5
Whaaa? We need a left handed reliever, which might come if they trade Morse,but still....huh?
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Sparkybob
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 15, 2013 15:31:57 GMT -5
Wow Boras got his deal for his client. Show why he gets the big clients
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Post by CubsFan71 on Jan 15, 2013 15:54:19 GMT -5
So as of late my Chicago Cubs are doing next to nothing this offseason so it seems I'll looking forward to another dismal season. *SIGH*
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 15, 2013 15:56:14 GMT -5
They did pick up Edwin Jackson, but there's not much in the way of offence that I've noticed being picked up.
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BRV
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Post by BRV on Jan 15, 2013 17:37:30 GMT -5
There's a new book soon to be released that was co-written by Terry Francona and Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. In a brief excerpt that was released today, you see why the Boston Red Sox, despite trading away most of the problematic players and seemingly curing the clubhouse, won't be fixed until the owners sell the team. boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/15/terry-francona-on-red-sox-ownership-i-dont-think-they-love-baseball/This validates what I've been saying for awhile now. The owners are more interested in catering to fair-weather fans or the Pink Hat fans and are more interested in milking every last dollar and cent out of this franchise than they are in winning championships. Until Fenway Sports Group sells this franchise, this is sadly the direction the franchise will continue to trend in. It's all about selling a brick, perpetuating a manufactured sell-out streak and getting women to watch because Jacoby Ellsbury is handsome.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jan 15, 2013 17:46:23 GMT -5
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Post by Munkie91087 on Jan 15, 2013 19:40:23 GMT -5
Pirates signed Jeff Karstens to a one-year 2.5 million dollar deal. It is less than what he was going to make in arbitration, so I guess it's a win for the Pirates. I like the guy, so I'm glad he's back. Also... FEAR DANNY BASHAM JEFF KARSTENS! I love this move. Karstens is a no-nonsense pitcher. He doesn't have a lot of talent, but he absolutely gets it done. Plus his 68MPH curveball is amazingly fun to watch when it's on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 20:51:35 GMT -5
So as of late my Chicago Cubs are doing next to nothing this offseason so it seems I'll looking forward to another dismal season. *SIGH* They have interest in Scott Hairston actually. He's not a big pickup but he's a really good platoon player. Really liked him on the Mets.
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 16, 2013 14:33:29 GMT -5
One-year deal for Jeff Samardzija? By Bruce Levine | ESPNChicago.com
Although Jeff Samardzija is part of the Chicago Cubs' long-term plans, a long-term contract for the starting pitcher appears to be at least a year away.
According to a source with knowledge of talks between the Cubs and Samardzija, the two sides had brief conversations about a long-term deal in early December but decided that, for now, they will work on a one-year deal for 2013.
Samardzija filed for salary arbitration on Tuesday, along with 132 other major league players.That list included fellow Cubs pitchers Matt Garza and James Russell.
A long-term deal for Samardzija could have been in the same ballpark as the contract for Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto, who signed at four years, $27 million before the 2010 season. Since that time the price for top-line starting has jumped significantly. Samardzija's new teammate Edwin Jackson will make an average of $13 million a season for the next four years despite a 70-71 career record.
Samardzija, a former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver, compiled a 9-13 record in 2012 with a solid 3.81 ERA. The Cubs starter made $2,640,000 in 2012.This will be his first year of salary arbitration.
The Cubs have Samardzija's contract under control until after the 2015 season. He signed a four-year, $10.8 million contract with the Cubs after being drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Calls to Samardzija's agent, Mark Rogers, were not immediately returned.
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 16, 2013 14:43:28 GMT -5
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Ben Wyatt
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 16, 2013 14:59:33 GMT -5
There's a new book soon to be released that was co-written by Terry Francona and Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. In a brief excerpt that was released today, you see why the Boston Red Sox, despite trading away most of the problematic players and seemingly curing the clubhouse, won't be fixed until the owners sell the team. boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/15/terry-francona-on-red-sox-ownership-i-dont-think-they-love-baseball/This validates what I've been saying for awhile now. The owners are more interested in catering to fair-weather fans or the Pink Hat fans and are more interested in milking every last dollar and cent out of this franchise than they are in winning championships. Until Fenway Sports Group sells this franchise, this is sadly the direction the franchise will continue to trend in. It's all about selling a brick, perpetuating a manufactured sell-out streak and getting women to watch because Jacoby Ellsbury is handsome. I'll never forgive the Sox front office (and their bed buddies in the Globe) for the smear job they did to Francona on his way out
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Sparkybob
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 16, 2013 19:00:21 GMT -5
Mariners are close to acquiring Michael Morse from the Nats. The Mariners are getting as many 1B/DH types as they can.
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