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Post by taftreign on Nov 22, 2013 13:35:56 GMT -5
Kemp is due 6 years and 128 mil. (21, 21, 21.5, 21.5, 21.5, 21.5) How much of that contract would LA have to pay before you'd consider it?
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Post by taftreign on Nov 22, 2013 13:28:50 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Nov 22, 2013 10:17:48 GMT -5
Mets sign OF Chris Young to a one-year deal, per Heyman. Step 1 of the Mets trying to be more like the Red Sox: Sign Chris Young. Check.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 21, 2013 17:10:42 GMT -5
In a situation where a team (KC) w/ 40 on the 40 signs a free agent (Vargas) and the team has to make a corresponding move to take a player off the 40 before the rule 5 draft does that prospect become eligible for the draft or treated differently. Pardon my ignorance.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 20, 2013 23:25:18 GMT -5
Chris, to draw off of jdb's post do you think Detroit ever gives Castellanos a chance? Or are his 3B days over and he has now become a OF only prospect moving into the LF position.
Edit: Answered in an Edit to an above post. Was looking up his games by position while the previous comments were posted. No response needed.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 20, 2013 21:43:54 GMT -5
I think we can retire this thread!
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Post by taftreign on Nov 20, 2013 21:41:55 GMT -5
Sounds like $30 is the final number. Rangers get Prince at 7 yrs 138 Also some talk (blogs) out there the Brewers think Braun needs a change of scenery and might be willing to eat salary too. Edit Tigers have Castellanos for 3B. They are probably looking at a LF. Maybe Beltran? Or this.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 20, 2013 21:39:32 GMT -5
Why does it mean they have more money? Couldn't it mean they have less? It's unlikely that the Tigers are pitching in enough money to offset the two contracts (if they are pitching in any). As Prince is being paid more than Kinsler, they will likely have more. But the first spot the Tigers have to look at is 3B as I would assume this means Cabrera is shifting back to 1B. Peralta coming back maybe?Defensively it makes great sense. Also could mean Detroit moves Victor Martinez into the 1B position and rotates the DH. Could mean Napoli is in play now in Detroit. Still various scenarios that could play out. For Texas it seems McCann would be the most obvious target as a last piece to the roster.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 20, 2013 21:29:55 GMT -5
Well there is definitely a risk with Hart hence his future one year incentive laden deal. In my opinion if you sign Hart it increases the reasoning for signing McCann. While both Nava or Carp can supplement the position it seems wise to use Nava in a platoon with Gomes in LF. On days Ross catches, especially if he continues catching most of Lester's starts, McCann doesn't have the luxury to play DH but could slide out to 1B. This allows the team to keep McCann's bat in the lineup and give Ross around 40 to 50 starts behind the plate. If Hart's health proves to return he has the option to play a few games in RF allowing Victorino a few days off or slide over to CF and give Bradley Jr a few days off. This all works for inter league to keep the bats in the lineup with Ortiz at 1B, McCann at C, Hart in RF, Victorino in CF and best matchup in LF including JBJr. However there is no room for Carp here and he would become trade bait.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 23:45:44 GMT -5
I love me some Kohl Stewart. His potential as a HS arm is off the charts. Wish there would have been a chance for Boston to land him. I think he is a special talent.
The part I found very interesting on the podcast was Jason Parks statement that Minnesota's prospects from 11 to 20 would rate higher than a few teams 1 to 10 prospects including the LA Angels and Detroit Tigers.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 17:11:24 GMT -5
I'm not so sure. If I'm Salty's agent I am now asking for 4 years, esp when my client is theoretically still improving, only 28 and has no recent major injuries. Plus no draft compensation. And if I'm the Red Sox, looking at 4/40 (or 3/30 with some sort of 4th year option triggered by playing time), I pay it. My thought all along was 3/30. If CVaz/Swihart are ready in year 3, we can trade Salty. EDIT: The real question is what happens if/when Salty signs with another team. Yes I'd prefer a shorter deal but is this scenario really that outrageous. Escalation of salaries isn't going to stop so 10 mil per in year 3 or 4 will be a value at his age on the market. Additionally as much as we like Swihart and Vasquez we have to understand that neither of these players is a 100% lock to be everything we need at catcher even if it seems probable one of them will be. Also Swihart is athletic enough and should have enough bat to platoon between C and another position for a year if need be before taking on the position full-time as it becomes available.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 16:38:10 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 16:29:53 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 16:11:38 GMT -5
We really need to stop reducing every to "well, he projects for this much WAR and that translates to this many dollars". It ignores almost every relevant factor. How competitive is this team likely to be? What are the team's needs? How much better does this player make the team? What are the potential alternatives to this player? How much money did the team have to spend, and where else might they spend it? In other words, just because Dempster and Ruiz are producing equal value-per-dollar, doesn't mean that they're equally good signings. The specific utility of each player to their teams is what matters. In the case of the Phillies and Ruiz, the contract isn't terrible because they're overpaying for the player. It's terrible because the Phillies/Amaro still don't understand that it's time to blow up that roster. True. The trade Cliff Lee rumors should be in effect come mid July. This team is still behind Atlanta and Washington IMO within the division and I expect both Miami and the NY Mets will be better making a run at the wild card more difficult. In defense of Amaro though I suspect the Red Sox "pushed" him into adding a third year plus an option with a very aggressive 2 year offer of their own leaving him no alternative to retain "his" guy.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 13:50:16 GMT -5
Matt Gelb ?@magelb Source: Phillies have re-signed Carlos Ruiz to a three-year, $26 million contract. That's a lot of money and one more year than I would have been comfortable with. Another example of how flippant Amaro can be with regards to money and age. Also partly explains why he is resigning with the Phillies vs any other team. This deal includes a 4th year team option for $4.5 mil with a $500,000 buyout. Jayson Stark @jaysonst #Phillies deal w Ruiz pays him $8.5M in each of next three seasons, with a $4.5-M option or $500,000 buyout. Also can block deals to 4 teams
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Post by taftreign on Nov 18, 2013 0:11:59 GMT -5
I don't have links immediately because they are pulled from the Baseball America "magazine." They are generally not available on the web page until a few days after. I however can either continue listing the Baseball America issue # as I did the first time or edit in links as they become available. Whichever is your preference.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 17, 2013 15:19:07 GMT -5
While not quantifiable I believe the fact that Bradley Jr will know if he will be the starting center fielder entering the season will have him more mentally prepared for success. I believe first and foremost the players skill set provides the best predictive nature but the mental preparation is the difference in achieving or not achieving the higher range of success. Another off season of tutelage under Victorino and Pedroia also should provide a positive influence.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 17, 2013 12:15:18 GMT -5
Looking back to last season's free agent signings, the best comparison I could find to Dempster was Brett Myers for 1yr / $7m. Obviously not a perfect comparison (Myers is several years younger, Dempster is more recently durable as a starter, etc). that said, if you factor in things such as clubhouse presence, the "winner" premium that does seem to exist in the game, and of course the changes that the influx of tv money will have on FA contracts, I don't think it's unreasonable to think that an NL team in need of consistent innings would pay $10m of the salary and give up a decent prospect for Dempster. If that is the case, I would absolutely trade Dempster. If you aren't getting at least $10m in salary relief, I would keep him as the 6th starter / long man, with the understanding that you're almost certainly going to need him to start 15games from missed starts of Buchholz and Peavy, and a name that can come out of the pen. Though my preference would be to get that $10m in cap room, and give those "15 starts" to the best option of Workman, Ranaudo, Webster or Barnes at the timeThis. Even if it is a relief of 8 mil of Dempster's salary that is a fair chunk of change to put towards another need, i.e. a relief arm, Tanaka, an OF/C/1B bat. The injury concerns won't go away but I'm definitely comfortable with running Lester, Lackey, Buchholz, Peavy and Doubront out there with Workman as the 6th man. I also feel comfortable with Webster and Ranaudo as fill ins when needed. Just this past season the team ran Workman and Webster out for 10 starts (although not spectacular). To me the team has ample depth at the SP position but currently could use depth in other areas. If this plan fails due to multiple starting pitchers being injured for an extended period of time the team does also have the prospect depth to plug the hole. Trading Dempster wouldn't even need to result in bringing back much in return. Maybe it gets the team a relief option from a team with depth at that position. Maybe its a C level prospect (dependent on the portion of the contract eaten). I'd be extremely happy with a competitive balance round B pick at the end of the 2nd from a team like SD or Pittsburgh. To me Dempster would be a great fit at the back of an NL West roster such as SD, San Fran or the LA Dodgers.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 16, 2013 0:49:14 GMT -5
Yes I get that signings change things but for this exercise I was working with the premise there are 4 openings. I wasn't attempting to project forward.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 16, 2013 0:20:32 GMT -5
That's what I thought as well on Diaz. That's why I selected Almanzar as the 4th choice. He seems like the most obvious candidate after Cecchini, Ranaudo and Brentz with an outside chance to stick on a roster as a bench bat. At 23 still has some upside potential, can play a position of need in 1B and offers value as a tradeable commodity.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 15, 2013 21:59:28 GMT -5
Do you guys think Luis Diaz would stick on a Major League roster for the entire season as a bullpen arm? I definitely like protecting his talent but he hasn't pitched above High A with only 2 total games started at Salem.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 15, 2013 17:55:13 GMT -5
I think there may have been a little "change the subject to something less intense" going on with this statement Norm! At least that's how i read it.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 15, 2013 14:44:26 GMT -5
All heck let's just teach Salty to play first and it will solve all the problems. Then no one will complain about 10 mil per year and everyone can respect his bat to be an above average power bat that fits the profile and we can sign a different catcher on a shorter deal which most people seem to be in favor of. Would also fill the roster flexibility requirement as he would be able to play 1B and C. This is mostly joking but if it was in his skill set to handle first it wouldn't be ludicrous as an alternative. New project for Butterfield.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 15, 2013 12:14:29 GMT -5
Clearly the ARod case is going to continue to be news worthy. MLB was definitely desperate and ultimately I believe it's going to cost them. However I'm not sure the HIPPA laws would be an issue since Bosch wasn't licensed to practice Medicine.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 15, 2013 8:44:19 GMT -5
Maybe. But after having success with Liriano the team may feel it can recapture the magic with Kazmir.
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