pettie4sox Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 02:47 PM) Boras always thinks he can get more money, and he will always have stats that show players worth to the bidding teams. Im sure he has his own "proper" figure in mind. Im sure Choo is sweating a little bit, because I agree with you, that seems like a really nice contract for him. He is somewhat challenged vs lefties, no? Yeah he is, which is why he should've taken that money. He could bop homers all day in pinstripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Let's not forget that in the last Boras mega-deal, they turned down the offer, the team pulled its offer, and then the team came back with $25 million more to get the deal done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) Let's not forget that in the last Boras mega-deal, they turned down the offer, the team pulled its offer, and then the team came back with $25 million more to get the deal done. Arod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 07:19 PM) Arod? Wait, you're right, Canos deal wasn't boras. Doh. Anyway, that's how Canos deal went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 07:40 PM) Wait, you're right, Canos deal wasn't boras. Doh. Anyway, that's how Canos deal went down. I just don't know how that would go down with the Yankees though. With Cano, he could use the Yankees as leverage. Choo doesn't get that luxury here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) I just don't know how that would go down with the Yankees though. With Cano, he could use the Yankees as leverage. Choo doesn't get that luxury here The Yankees pretty clearly weren't going beyond $175 million and Seattle upped their $200 million offer anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 45s Reds Sign Chien-Ming Wang http://dlvr.it/4XkDW2 #mlb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 07:40 PM) Wait, you're right, Canos deal wasn't boras. Doh. Anyway, that's how Canos deal went down. Arod's deals were pretty similar. The Yankees were bidding against themselves the second time around by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 08:43 AM) The Yankees pretty clearly weren't going beyond $175 million and Seattle upped their $200 million offer anyway. Thats my point, Choo cannot go to the Yankees and say "Well, someone out there is going to offer me more than you" because more than likely, that isnt true. Cano could go to the Mariners and say "weeeeell the yankees are going to offer me 25 million more" and it would be believable. If I were the Yankees I would go hardline on Boras/Choo. 7/140, take it or leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) Thats my point, Choo cannot go to the Yankees and say "Well, someone out there is going to offer me more than you" because more than likely, that isnt true. Cano could go to the Mariners and say "weeeeell the yankees are going to offer me 25 million more" and it would be believable. If I were the Yankees I would go hardline on Boras/Choo. 7/140, take it or leave it. That deal was offered before Beltran signed. They wouldn't do that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS 39m eric chavez gets $3.5M plus $1M with roster bonuses on 1-year deal. #dbacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 You guys want to hear a stupid stat? In 2004, Barry Bonds had a 37.6% walk rate. That was more than the #2 and #3 most walked players COMBINED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 01:27 AM) You guys want to hear a stupid stat? In 2004, Barry Bonds had a 37.6% walk rate. That was more than the #2 and #3 most walked players COMBINED. That's because MLB pitchers were like Playing Ken Griffey Jr Baseball for him. His hot zone graph was all red, no blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 01:27 AM) You guys want to hear a stupid stat? In 2004, Barry Bonds had a 37.6% walk rate. That was more than the #2 and #3 most walked players COMBINED. Watching Bonds at his juiced up prime was an absolute treat. It's amazing he hit as many homers as he did considering how few good pitches he would see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Twins sign Kurt Suzuki. He'll hurt us at least a couple times this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Balfour failed his physical. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10171031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 06:39 AM) Watching Bonds at his juiced up prime was an absolute treat. It's amazing he hit as many homers as he did considering how few good pitches he would see. All juicers and juicing were not created equally. Many or most juicers were following regimens with second-hand advice from pseudo-medical/trainer types. Bonds was the lab rat for the cutting edge of the science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balfanman Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 08:39 AM) Watching Bonds at his juiced up prime was an absolute treat. It's amazing he hit as many homers as he did considering how few good pitches he would see. I will disagree a little here. I admit that I didn't watch Bonds all that often because, well quite frankly he sickened me. The times that I did watch him I was amazed that he didn't hit a lot more than he did. It definitely seemed that the umpires were ordered to not call a strike on him unless it was right down the heart of the plate. Uncle Bud was trying to bring fans back to the game after the strike and gave Bonds every opportunity to hit as many as he could. If I was a pitcher I think that I would of aimed it right at his swollen noggin, I would of probably been the "hero" of most baseball purists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (balfanman @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 12:04 PM) I will disagree a little here. I admit that I didn't watch Bonds all that often because, well quite frankly he sickened me. The times that I did watch him I was amazed that he didn't hit a lot more than he did. It definitely seemed that the umpires were ordered to not call a strike on him unless it was right down the heart of the plate. Uncle Bud was trying to bring fans back to the game after the strike and gave Bonds every opportunity to hit as many as he could. If I was a pitcher I think that I would of aimed it right at his swollen noggin, I would of probably been the "hero" of most baseball purists. He got 120 intentional walks that season. LMAO, that is just ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 11:37 AM) Balfour failed his physical. Orioles are moving on. Kinda funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 espnmlb @espnmlb 53m O's Patton tests positive, banned 25 games: Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Troy Patton has been suspended fo... http://es.pn/1cGwqmu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) Orioles are moving on. Kinda funny. MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 3h Orioles Turning Attention To Fernando Rodney http://dlvr.it/4Y7HBN #mlb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 01:01 PM) He got 120 intentional walks that season. LMAO, that is just ridiculous Selig ordered those intentional walks to throw people off so they wouldn't catch on. Bonds was such a likable figure, he alone brought baseball back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 12:37 PM) Balfour failed his physical. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10171031 That's awesome. f*** him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 11:02 PM) That's awesome. f*** him. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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