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Nov 20, 2013 9:30 PM
wes_mantooth;1540067 wrote:Detroit gave Texas 30 mil as well....that is a terrible contract
Not sure it is. The Rangers get Fielder for something like 7yrs/138 million at 29 years old. Reds gave Votto 10yrs/250 million at the same age. Disregarding the fact that most all of the great players in MLB are overpaid, seems like a pretty good deal for the Rangers, and and a nice salary dump for the Tigers.
Nov 20, 2013 9:30pm
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Nov 20, 2013 9:39 PM
se-alum;1540075 wrote:Not sure it is. The Rangers get Fielder for something like 7yrs/138 million at 29 years old. Reds gave Votto 10yrs/250 million at the same age. Disregarding the fact that most all of the great players in MLB are overpaid, seems like a pretty good deal for the Rangers, and and a nice salary dump for the Tigers.
Fielder belongs in the overrated thread lol
Nov 20, 2013 9:39pm
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Nov 20, 2013 9:46 PM
Fielder and Votto are very similar postseason players.
Nov 20, 2013 9:46pm
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Nov 20, 2013 9:49 PM
Ironman92;1540085 wrote:Fielder and Votto are very similar postseason players.
Nick Swisher beats them all! Smh
Nov 20, 2013 9:49pm
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Nov 20, 2013 10:12 PM
wes_mantooth;1540088 wrote:Nick Swisher beats them all! Smh
Have you seen that grittiness?
Nov 20, 2013 10:12pm
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Nov 22, 2013 6:56 PM
^^^Sizemore will end up somewhere....someone will take a flyer on him and sign him to a minor league contract.
Nov 22, 2013 6:56pm
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Nov 22, 2013 7:07 PM
HitsRus;1541398 wrote:^^^Sizemore will end up somewhere....someone will take a flyer on him and sign him to a minor league contract.
Hasn't done anything since 2008
Nov 22, 2013 7:07pm
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Nov 23, 2013 7:39 PM
McCann signs with the Yanks for 5/$85.

That seems like a shit ton of money for a 29 year old catcher whose offensive production has declined for 3 straight years now and is coming off a season of .256/20HR/56 RBI.
Nov 23, 2013 7:39pm
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Nov 23, 2013 10:19 PM
Cardinals get Jhonny Peralta.
Nov 23, 2013 10:19pm
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Nov 23, 2013 10:27 PM
Yeah.....he's quite a bit better than Kozma
Nov 23, 2013 10:27pm
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Nov 24, 2013 8:46 AM
Former Tribe setup man Joe Smith is on his way to the Angels....3 years $16 million. :(
Nov 24, 2013 8:46am
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Nov 24, 2013 2:12 PM
HitsRus;1542031 wrote:Former Tribe setup man Joe Smith is on his way to the Angels....3 years $16 million. :(

shoot, I wanted to resign him
Nov 24, 2013 2:12pm
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Nov 24, 2013 2:24 PM
Tigers are targeting Choo now. I guess they want to give top prospect Nick Castellanos 3rd and have money to keep Scherzer after this season. With Choo it'd look like this...

1st-Cabrera
2nd-Kinsler
SS-Iglesias
3rd-Castellanos
C-Avila
LF-Choo
CF-Jackson
RF-Hunter
DH-Martinez

I like that lineup a lot, a lot of good hitters and a team that can actually run and field the ball
Nov 24, 2013 2:24pm
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Nov 24, 2013 4:56 PM
Azubuike24;1541908 wrote:Cardinals get Jhonny Peralta.
4/$52.

Coming off a steroid suspension from last year that seems like a dangerous contract as who knows what level the clean version plays at. Turns 32 at the beginning of the year, which usually marks a downturn for most guys.
Nov 24, 2013 4:56pm
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Nov 25, 2013 9:12 AM
^^agree with that. One thing about JP is that he is pretty consistent and he is dependable as an every day player. By that I mean, you can count on him everyday to go out there and give you a solid performance. Compared to most players, he's not injury prone, and he fields whatever he can get to. Still it seems like a lot of $$$ for him.
Nov 25, 2013 9:12am
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Nov 29, 2013 8:28 PM
Ricky Nolasco to the Twins...4 years $49 million...club option for a fifth year.


Robinson Cano and the Yankees had three straight days of meetings.... Cano wants a 10 year/ $310 million deal....Yanks want to give him 7 years and $168 million, but might consider an 8 year deal....

Who else but the Yanks can deal up that kind of bread? Yanks seem to be bidding against themselves.

Dan Haren is going to the Dodgers...a one year deal worth $10 million plus incentives. Pitching 180 innings will vest Haren for a 2nd year.
Nov 29, 2013 8:28pm
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Nov 30, 2013 1:56 AM
se-alum;1540075 wrote:Not sure it is. The Rangers get Fielder for something like 7yrs/138 million at 29 years old. Reds gave Votto 10yrs/250 million at the same age. Disregarding the fact that most all of the great players in MLB are overpaid, seems like a pretty good deal for the Rangers, and and a nice salary dump for the Tigers.
Also think of all the money he brought in as far as merchandise and tickets go. Detroits attendance was great because they were good of course, but the star power is what really gave it a boost. Him and Cabrera are total household names
Nov 30, 2013 1:56am
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Dec 1, 2013 8:07 PM
The Twins have signed Phil Hughes away from the Yankees (that wasn't very hard) Hughes was 4-14, 5.19 with the Yankees in 30 games. The deal is for 3 years /$24 million pending Hughes passing a physical. Even mediocre pitching seems to be fetching a good price so far this off season.

The Royals are expected to go hard after Carlos Beltran.
The Rangers are said to be trying to trade for David Price.
Dec 1, 2013 8:07pm
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Dec 2, 2013 6:11 PM
3 things...

1. Lol
2. Didn't know you were Ed Sherman
3. Deadspin will vote Greg Maddux into the HOF on this ballot, 2 or 3 dumb fucks won't. God that pisses me off.
Dec 2, 2013 6:11pm
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Dec 2, 2013 9:52 PM
The Yanks have shipped catcher Chris Stewart to the Pirates for PTBNL.
Twins attempting to re- acquire AJ Pierzinski.
Dec 2, 2013 9:52pm
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Dec 2, 2013 10:10 PM
The Tigers traded Fister to the Nationals just now.

Who are they trying to free up money for?
Dec 2, 2013 10:10pm
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Dec 2, 2013 10:44 PM
This had me laughing...

Dec 2, 2013 10:44pm
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Dec 3, 2013 8:35 AM
Tigers trading Fister.....

One thing you can say about Dombrowski is that he never stands pat.
Dec 3, 2013 8:35am