LDF Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget I believe it was a 1-year contract for $1M, with incentives that could have earned him another $500K. I don't remember for certain, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget I believe it was a 1-year contract for $1M, with incentives that could have earned him another $500K. I don't remember for certain, though. damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. Yes. Kenny Williams commented after the Twins signed him and basically said that the Sox couldn't offer more at this point. Some people got on him for those comments, but that's just the way it is. Besides, while it would have been nice to add Kenny to fill our #5 hole, I think we've got enough as it is to be more than competitive this season (assuming, of course, our guys come though and play the way we know they're capable of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. Yes. Kenny Williams commented after the Twins signed him and basically said that the Sox couldn't offer more at this point. Some people got on him for those comments, but that's just the way it is. Besides, while it would have been nice to add Kenny to fill our #5 hole, I think we've got enough as it is to be more than competitive this season (assuming, of course, our guys come though and play the way we know they're capable of). we need a cat who can hit without a cork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget I believe it was a 1-year contract for $1M, with incentives that could have earned him another $500K. I don't remember for certain, though. damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. The twins are using the insurance money they are getting from milton being out to pay for rogers... so there owner isnt really dishing out any of his own money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget I believe it was a 1-year contract for $1M, with incentives that could have earned him another $500K. I don't remember for certain, though. damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. The twins are using the insurance money they are getting from milton being out to pay for rogers... so there owner isnt really dishing out any of his own money.... either way, i thought the sox could and would've came up with more in the incentives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Rogers can bite me. My guess is Boras told him to stay out of Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 Rogers can bite me. My guess is Boras told him to stay out of Chicago. yeah i agree, no matter what the sox may have come up with, rogers would still not have sign with the sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 And baggs said it before....that is truly a sad thing(that Borass won't let his players sign with or stay in Chicago very long)....because if so, we could have an OF of Borchard/Lee( :fyou Lee backers! ), Beltran and Ordonez from left to right or right to left(it has to be left to right if Lee is in there). That OF would be THE best in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 We don'at need Kenny Rogers. We have lots of good young pitchers who can do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxPride3035 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 We don'at need Kenny Rogers. We have lots of good young pitchers who can do the job. Totally agree. In 1 or 2 years, Garland will be dominant over Rogers. Buerhle and Colon most likely already are. He woudln't get the same respect he did down in Texas because he would be down in about the 3rd spot. So we good for now on pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox247 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 We don'at need Kenny Rogers. We have lots of good young pitchers who can do the job. Totally agree. In 1 or 2 years, Garland will be dominant over Rogers. Buerhle and Colon most likely already are. He woudln't get the same respect he did down in Texas because he would be down in about the 3rd spot. So we good for now on pitchers. It would have been nice to borrow another veteran for a year though..instead of our 4th and 5th spots still undecided..but rogers and bore-ass can get their ass kicked on the twins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Good to see you're back LDF . Myself, Guido, and RPS were wondering where you disappeared to after SnR on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 And baggs said it before....that is truly a sad thing(that Borass won't let his players sign with or stay in Chicago very long)....because if so, we could have an OF of Borchard/Lee( :fyou Lee backers! ), Beltran and Ordonez from left to right or right to left(it has to be left to right if Lee is in there). That OF would be THE best in baseball. This Lee backer will pretend she didn't read that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 remember what the final numbers the sox was offering to Kenny Rogers? i forget I believe it was a 1-year contract for $1M, with incentives that could have earned him another $500K. I don't remember for certain, though. damn, that is still short of what the twinks were offering. Ya, only by 500k though. I think it just got to the point that KW wasn't pleaed with Boras's offer and since the two sides (Mainly JR and Boras don't see eye to eye) nothing was going to get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 It would have been nice to add Rogers, just to have another lefty to throw at the Twins. However, I'd be afraid he'd revert back to his 2001 form when he had an ERA of about 6.00. I like our staff as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Rogers is an old, groundball pitcher now throwing for a team that plays on concrete. I don't care how good the Twins defense is, Rogers is due to throw a LOT of pitches. By August, his ERA will be hovering around 5.20, and Johan Santana will have taken his spot in the rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxPride3035 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Rogers is an old, groundball pitcher now throwing for a team that plays on concrete. I don't care how good the Twins defense is, Rogers is due to throw a LOT of pitches. By August, his ERA will be hovering around 5.20, and Johan Santana will have taken his spot in the rotation. Johan Santana is a very underrated player; I mean, for the few games he was in in winning situations, he had 8 wins last uear. He is a great pplayer, and I would definetley choose him over Rogers if I were the Twin's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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