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terrible

Tigers about to becomes the Phillies

 

think they had no better choice. he's 36 yrs old but they have 1-2 more years before they trade everyone

 

Dombrowski isn't as stupid as Amaro to let that happen.

 

Interesting about Howell's contract, his 2016 option becomes a player option with 65 games in 2015 or 120 games 2014-15. He had 68 games in '14.

 

Lester meeting with Chicago next week. Meanwhile. Max Scherzer's market is awkwardly quiet.

 

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m1 minute ago
Source: "Number of clubs" interested in Sergio Romo, who is progressing through list of inquiries. Nothing appears close.

 

In all honesty, I hate that dude. He's a punk.

And every time I hear about a former Giants player, I think we're headed to Ned 2.0.

Even if MadBum was available, I'd think it's because they found major tissue damage in his throwing arm.

 

Yup. I think from here on out...if the Giants don't want him then the Dodgers shouldn't want him.

 

Rumor has it Stanton is nearing a 10 year $300 million deal? At least that's the numbers that are being bandied about.

 

Wow...don't the asshole Marlins know how many Dodger lineups there were on DSP with him in for 2015? Like he was a shoe-in....since the Marlins could no way afford him.
They would spoil everything if they do this....

 

you obviously aren't familiar with the Marlins/Loria. Stanton could sign that deal and still be traded by next year's deadline. Lol

 

8:40am: ESPN’s Buster Olney hears that one possibility that has been discussed is a 12-year, $325MM contract (ESPN Insider required and recommended). Olney also wonders how the frightening, season-ending injury to Stanton has affected his perspective and influenced his willingness to accept a deal like this. As Olney notes, Stanton acknowledged after the injury that had the fastball which struck his face hit him just millimeters in a different direction, his injury could have been career-threatening.

FRIDAY, 7:39am: Stanton and the Marlins have been discussing an extension in the 12-year, $320MM range, tweets Rosenthal.
Stanton could earn something in the $35MM range for his final two years of arbitration, even without the extension, so it seems that his free agent years are being valued under $30MM per season if those exact numbers hold.







because 300M just wasn't enough.

 

They'd spoil my hopes and dreams Zoo.

This sounds similar to last year though when Kershaw and the Dodgers were "discussing" a $300M contract.

 

Well, I never believed we were in on this guy, not even in the vapid daydreams of Ned, and much less in the mind's eye of Al-zaidi or Friedman.
If they (FL) are talking about it with him, I think he'll wind up there, with whatever level the $ fall at...or rise to.
Personally, and I have no info or solid reason why, just an inclination, but I think we will not be signing anything too big for at least a substantial while as far as contracts. Until the nerds "get it in line". What line they are talking about, who knows. Isn't it a little late to have a winner/bargain team on the field. that horse broke the gate a long time ago. As a fan, I don't give a fuck if they spend a billion.
The immediate vocal placing of a suddenly tradable Kemp is, IMO, and indication that they are willing to let this one or that one (see: Pederson) "develope" wherever they play, into hopefully, big hitters and stars...AAA stats are great and all, but lots of guys come up with killer numbers and fizzle like a wet fuze. Getting rid of about 1/3 of the offense is shaky, and we get nowhere without Kemp last year, for sure.
I think that the almost "rebuilding" atttitude for the team is a fucked up, frustrating and a patience-wearing tack for them to take. They spent the big bucks, and were close, but people they depended on and got them there just didn't do it. So, to go into this mode now, is douchebaggery.
To adopt this strategy now, after 26 years of failure, may be fodder for Billyball guys to reach their ultimate chubbies, but to a long suffering Dodger fan, it flat out sucks.
The Giants are smiling wide, like the Cheshire Cat. I wonder if Pablo is the next one who was in so many fantasy '15 lineups of ours, stays right there where he was, too, along with Giancarlo.
I hope my feelings are wrong, and we do what we have to, but I'm afraid to look.

 

Braves with the ultimate " you're dead to us move "..fired GM Frank Wren, then fired his brother Jeff Wren who was a scout, and now have traded his son Kyle Wren who was in AA. Lol

 

I don't think the Dodgers are rebuilding, but it's been proven that they need to trade one of the outfielders. I'm sure they'd prefer to trade Ethier or Crawford, but if the right deal comes for Kemp it'll be hard to say no. It's never a guarantee with prospects, but if you don't start getting younger you end up like the Phillies; and how the Tigers are going to look in a couple years.