DODGERS The ongoing OWNERSHIP Thread

you'd lose deffensively with swisher, but do you ever gain offensively

another interesting name. Kevin Youkilis. move him back to first, sign Swish to play LF and give Youk days off at 1st or sign Napoli to catch and give Youk days off at 1st

 

And I would be fine with that. What I am saying is you can have your cake and eat it to. I know I'd be willing to pay whatever they wanted for tickets as long as the team is good.

We saw what home grown talent can do. That core of Kemp, Ethier, Broxton, Bills, Martin, Loney, etc was looking real good. Didn't wanna PAY to complement the youth we built (built BEFORE FRANK I might add). Let's just try to make the best team when opportunities present themselves. Don't always mortgage the present for the future. If signing Prince means we can't afford to fly to the Dominican...lol idk.

 

I see him as an injury risk just as Hamilton is. Only difference is Youk will be cheaper and can play a less demanding position.

 

And honestly, it is unfair BS

 

The article mentions that they realize they will have to make some sort of initial splash for just the reasons you mention.

 

I will try to find the article again and link it here. I think you will like it.

 

Hamels is made to wear blue.

 

I mean,
The Dodgers would have been foolish to go much over 6 years for Prince.
But since an AL team can "just DH him", they can throw out 9 and it's no competition.

 

Duhhh on me it is part of the continuation from my OP link.

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So how long would you give Dre? I am wondering what Dre wants and hoping it is what Kasten is willing to give.

 

Something I hope Kasten and company are able to do....

Recognize the talent and extend guys EARLY. Not saying Longoria is something that typically happens, but wow the Rays are smart.

 

It will take 5 and I would give to to him. If he produces healthy all year, how do you start improving by ditching a talent like Andre? It might make 'business sense' but we are in LOS ANGELES. The 2nd biggest market. You keep Andre if he performs, because we CAN.

I'd be jizzing for a 4 year deal, happy with a 5 year deal, worried with anything else.

 

My exact thoughts but after all that has happened the last few years and with him being age 30 he might want more and make it perhaps his final contract.

 

If he had been in the AL last year he might have been able to rest his knee more. Swisher is 32 and wants to remain in NY and I am not so sure how much interest he would have in the NL now if he could avoid it.

 

That's why I hope we give him just enough annually to get an extension instead of letting him hit FA

 

love the sig, that was a shot

 

I think the article is just overthinking the issue. The article itself said Kasten's Braves gave the second biggest contract ever to a pitcher, Maddux. Kasten doesn't set the budget, the potential TV monies and attendance monies set the payroll, and this team should be in Yankees territory. Predicting what he will do with payroll based on his time in Atlanta more than a decade ago and his time in DC is a waste of time.

 

^ I have a strange feeling these guys are going to be worse than the asshole.