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Frasor $3.75M Option Picked Up


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QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 12:17 PM)
With all due respect, I've given up on this current regime investing in the draft. Even if they had saved nearly 4 million with Frasor, there's no way it was going towards the draft.

 

I know. But I can't help but perpetually b**** about it. What pisses me off is that Team Ozzie is going to get exactly what they wanted. Ozzie was a problem. Not the problem. And we're going to see this starting next year.

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I am not surprised by this in the least. This and Buehrle re-signing are the two things I was quite sure about at the end of the season.

 

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:06 PM)
I also doubt Ohman gets cloned.

 

Damn, I was hoping I would be the first to notice that.

 

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:07 PM)
I'd guess that this move does increase the chances he's moved...but that moves Santiago into the pen as a 2nd lefty, and Reed is still barely making it. No room for Axelrod, no room for Stewart, no room for Infante, unless they outpitch Reed in ST.

 

I'm sure Santiago can handle the duties of a second lefty. I expect much more out of him in the future, but that seems like a very basic duty that I'm quite sure he'll succeed at.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 07:24 PM)
I know. But I can't help but perpetually b**** about it. What pisses me off is that Team Ozzie is going to get exactly what they wanted. Ozzie was a problem. Not the problem. And we're going to see this starting next year.

 

At least the problem has been isolated now. No more blaming Ozzie or Walker if this team's personnel stinks.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:24 PM)
I know. But I can't help but perpetually b**** about it. What pisses me off is that Team Ozzie is going to get exactly what they wanted. Ozzie was a problem. Not the problem. And we're going to see this starting next year.

 

I think we'll see it in 2013. Maybe they feel they have to strike while the iron is hot. The Yankees and Red Sox have pitching issues that they aren't going to be able to fix this offseason. If you want to win the AL, you have to do it when the two powers are down.

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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 12:29 PM)
I think we'll see it in 2013. Maybe they feel they have to strike while the iron is hot. The Yankees and Red Sox have pitching issues that they aren't going to be able to fix this offseason. If you want to win the AL, you have to do it when the two powers are down.

 

Problem with that is the two powers in the AL currently are not the Yankees and Red Sox. The Rays and Rangers are. And Detroit is still a lot better than us with money to spend this offseason.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 02:32 PM)
Problem with that is the two powers in the AL currently are not the Yankees and Red Sox. The Rays and Rangers are. And Detroit is still a lot better than us with money to spend this offseason.

You should know better than to count things as firm before they actually are. The Rangers are likely to lose CJ this offseason, that will leave them more reliant on Harrison and other youth in their rotation, which is always a risk. Then there's Cruz and Hamilton staying healthy. And like it or not, Verlander probably just showed you what a "Peak season" looks like...and they had other very helpful things like great years from Avila and Peralta.

 

Last year, I'd say 2/3 of this board would have agreed that the Twins were the team to beat in the Central. It shifted just that fast.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 12:36 PM)
You should know better than to count things as firm before they actually are. The Rangers are likely to lose CJ this offseason, that will leave them more reliant on Harrison and other youth in their rotation, which is always a risk. Then there's Cruz and Hamilton staying healthy. And like it or not, Verlander probably just showed you what a "Peak season" looks like...and they had other very helpful things like great years from Avila and Peralta.

 

Last year, I'd say 2/3 of this board would have agreed that the Twins were the team to beat in the Central. It shifted just that fast.

 

I thought the Rangers were toast after losing Lee. That obviously wasn't the case. They've got money and a strong farm. They get the benefit of the doubt as far as I'm concerned. So you're saying Verlander is going to fall off or something? Even if '11 was his "peak" year, the guy has been god-like for a while now.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 02:41 PM)
I thought the Rangers were toast after losing Lee. That obviously wasn't the case. They've got money and a strong farm. They get the benefit of the doubt as far as I'm concerned. So you're saying Verlander is going to fall off or something? Even if '11 was his "peak" year, the guy has been god-like for a while now.

There is a huge difference between the 1.15 WHIP/3.45 ERA he put up in 2009/2010 and the 0.92 WHIP/2.40 ERA he put up in 2011.

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Didn't realize that one post had two Ohman's, so yeah, let's have this bullpen and call it a day...

 

Axelrod, Reed, Ohman, Frasor, Crain, Thornton, Santos

 

Trade Floyd and re-sign Buehrle.

 

Buehrle, Peavy, Danks, Humber, Sale.

 

I'm sorry, but I think this pitching staff can contend if things go right (Dunn, Rios, and Beckham get good).

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QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:45 PM)
Didn't realize that one post had two Ohman's, so yeah, let's have this bullpen and call it a day...

 

Axelrod, Reed, Ohman, Frasor, Crain, Thornton, Santos

 

Trade Floyd and re-sign Buehrle.

 

Buehrle, Peavy, Danks, Humber, Sale.

 

I'm sorry, but I think this pitching staff can contend if things go right (Dunn, Rios, and Beckham get good).

 

I think there's still a very good chance that they trade Frasor. I know the end of the season was probably unfair to judge what had been a dependable middle-reliever, but considering they had some depth in the bullpen, I'm surprised that they decided to pick up the option.

 

 

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QUOTE (spiderman @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 02:51 PM)
I think there's still a very good chance that they trade Frasor. I know the end of the season was probably unfair to judge what had been a dependable middle-reliever, but considering they had some depth in the bullpen, I'm surprised that they decided to pick up the option.

The problem is that I find it hard to see them trading him until he shows he's less bad than he was last year.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:56 PM)
The problem is that I find it hard to see them trading him until he shows he's less bad than he was last year.

 

Good point. It could be that the White Sox wanted some veteran arm like him there, but plan on moving somebody else then - I just don't see the White Sox, given that they will be cutting back on payroll, not moving 1-2 arms out of that pen.

 

Then again, I think Frasor only has the 1 year deal so maybe that makes him somewhat attractive rather than signing a middle reliever to a 3 year deal on the market.

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QUOTE (spiderman @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:52 PM)
Do we really consider Hector depth? He's unproven.

I think they do. There was a reason he was one of the first guys up this year. You have Ohman to be the first loogy out of the pen and Santiago the second and long man from the left side.

 

I firmly believe that almost every player on next years team is already in our system or on our roster.

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