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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 21, 2014 10:35:53 GMT -5
Or do free agents stop negotiating after a verbal agreement and assume the teams are acting in good faith while they allow their market to slip away if they invent some BS during the physical? That's exactly what they do. See Saffold, Rodger. Gee, I was thinking you were going to say see Naps!
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 20, 2014 15:31:23 GMT -5
From Keith Law's chat: This is pretty much how I see it. How can MLB let the Astros not sign Nix after they had already agreed to a deal and there was no medical issue? And if that happens, how can they not enforce the draft pick penalties in the CBA? I wonder if a contract was signed or was it all verbal? We don't know do we?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 19, 2014 21:04:48 GMT -5
Check out Trey Ball today. 2 hitter after 5! 57 pitches - 42 strikes! No walks! And they take him out... seems a little premature to me.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 18, 2014 19:49:15 GMT -5
Extra classy of Luhnow to make sure he told the media, on the record, that he was negotiating with Close. If I offered a kid 5 million and they refused to acknowledge (after I found a problem in a MRI I wasn't comfortable with) I wouldn't give a dang about Close after he went to the media first ... I reckon I would try to be fair to Close and state what happened if the press asked me too.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 18, 2014 17:50:04 GMT -5
Jon Heyman ?@jonheymancbs 1m #astros made multiple offers to aiken to try to bridge the gap. offered close to $5M. there was said to be no counteroffers. Evan Drellich ? evandrellich 5m “We tried to engage Casey Close three times today … there was no interest” — GM Jeff Luhnow tells the Chronicle If Evan is telling the truth it sounds like Aiken is now ineligible for college ball. Engaging Close isn't advising the family just as the Philly deal last year. That is correct right?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 18, 2014 9:05:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I think the Red Sox have the financial might to take a risk with the right long-term deals. I just don't think Lester at $120m+ is the right deal. It seems to me if we are interested in Cole Hamels enough to call on him, why isn't it an option to offer Lester the same deal IE 4 yrs at 22.5M plus team option of 20M with it vesting to 24 if he stays off the DL without a shoulder injury and 400 inning in 17-18. You would think that both pitchers being the same age and close to the same for PR promotion people to work with it could get done if Lester really is going to give a Hometown discount. Bradford seems to note that and Lauber packs it on twitter. fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2014/07/18/source-phillies-currently-not-looking-to-deal-cole-hamels/
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 17, 2014 13:23:50 GMT -5
By the way Victor has played 2 and a half seasons since he left. Ortiz was our DH and face of the franchise. Victor was a catcher possibly a 1B who was about done at both those positions and going forward will his production slide ... will he be more than a DH? He can say what he wants about the Sox ideas but so far he has lost one whole year of his tiger contract with a year and a half to go. The Sox guessed correctly he was going to go forward with a stone glove or DH option only.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 17, 2014 11:51:15 GMT -5
Interesting side-notes to Aikengate. When the Astros had their offer at $5.6m, they offered 5th rounder Jacob Nix $1.5m. When they reduced their price, it also allowed them the money to offer 21st rounder Mac Marshall $1.5m. What makes this interesting is that they won't have the cap room to sign either if they don't sign Aiken. What makes this incredibly interesting is that Aiken and Nix are friends, both committed to UCLA and believe it or not, have the same agent, Casey Close. I'm guessing this isn't going to work out very well for Mr. Marshall and that Mr. Close's biggest concern is Mr. Close. www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24624060/draft-dispute-is-ugly-but-astros-and-aiken-both-need-to-work-it-out If neither ends up signed will either one be eligible for UCLA as the ncaa rules on hiring an agent? Seems like if Aiken has the elbow ligament problem or concern than he might be better off taking the 3M+ bonus and signing as he might not be eligible for NCAA ball if that is true.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 22, 2014 15:35:32 GMT -5
And Ross surprises Lester for sure...
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 20, 2014 22:39:46 GMT -5
It was the game from the night before and the actual score in the 14th was 11 to 10... but a heck of an error there anyway.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 20, 2014 15:34:00 GMT -5
Lol ya that 80mph pitch was a sizzler wasn't it!!! He's from Cuba, a metric country. 80 MPH is about 135. It's a lot more difficult to catch up to 135 than 80. Simple math. Gotcha, So he must of gone to Temple with Tom Selleck the original Mr Baseball... Throw coin in water Ring bell Close eyes hit pitch over fence.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 20, 2014 14:43:12 GMT -5
I saw this guy during two weeks in Japan during the WBC so take this for what it's worth. Massive power but got beat inside near the hands and up in the zone. May not be as adept with advanced breaking stuff, but overall in the brief time I saw him, seemed like he had decent plate recognition and didn't seem to mind taking a walk. He is the kind of guy where, if a pitcher make a mistake he will crush it. He's also the kind of guy I would feel good about if he was swinging on first-pitch fastball strikes if they are middle, or middle-out. Chased some stuff out of the zone but he made solid contact as much as he missed when he did. He looked like a guy who could possibly produce a .250-260ish ave with decent OBP for that range at his peak with a ceiling of .330ish OBP at his peak BUT if he can learn to plug one of the two deficits in his swing - difficulty with breaking stuff in or outside, or FBs up and in - he could become a very dangerous man (think Encarnacion). The power is very real - BP was absurd. He'll hit alotta jacks. Average speed. He's young, too. He'll be a winter sign, open to the highest bidder. Laying off those pitches he can't handle is what plate recognition is all about. I imagine he'll never see a fastball in the majors.
[/b] Lol ya that 80mph pitch was a sizzler wasn't it!!!
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 19, 2014 14:11:24 GMT -5
Does anyone have the feel yet on how Buchholtz's velocity and stamina are?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 18, 2014 17:38:34 GMT -5
There is almost no evidence that any pitcher threw at anyone. Only he knows for sure. Let's not be willfully ignorant here. Montero made the rather unique signal for "hit this guy." Marshall got excitedly high-fived by his manager and all his teammates despite loading the bases with a one-run lead. This was pretty much the clearest example of an intentional HBP that you could ever find. Yep Price did that to Ortiz to but ya know baseball is such a modern day society game and there is no need for the players to police their own!!! Oh wait, a ton of pitchers have talked about that before and all agreed policing their own was proper. Baseball is a game that has it's own unwritten rules and MLB officials can only attempt to deflect that. It has been that way for ages and will be that way for more. We as fans can talk all we want about change, not allowing whatever, and society but the players still play and by their own unwritten rules! This is as it should be. IMO
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 18, 2014 11:54:11 GMT -5
Yea, watching Bradley falling on his face sure made not offering Ellsbury a 5 yr deal at 22M worth it for the good of the FO didn't it! We have NO outfield offense because we need to watch our great AAA players from last year take over the outfield. Course if you have no replacements in AAA to start the year a good GM should just sit on his thumbs and buy dregs from years ago. Seems to me top franchises don't let go of good players when they have nothing for backups in AAA or just one option that MIGHT work out because of his D. We as fans deserve better or is nothing close in Pawtucket mean another 3-4 bridge years. Gee Ellsbury would of been a good 4 year bridge 9than trade him off) to the next set coming up! Jacoby takes our 5/110 over the Yankees 7/153? What world do you live in? One where if they would of offered it before the end of the season & FA he would of taken it. Jake wasn't all about the money as many on here claim that actually didn't know or read up on him prior to this year.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 18, 2014 10:50:36 GMT -5
You have been brainwashed to the company line. Get real. Are you aspiring to be a moderator? I enjoy watching young players who are improving rather than old players who are sitting on their piles of money getting worse, with a few exceptions. Yea, watching Bradley falling on his face sure made not offering Ellsbury a 5 yr deal at 22M worth it for the good of the FO didn't it! We have NO outfield offense because we need to watch our great AAA players from last year take over the outfield. Course if you have no replacements in AAA to start the year a good GM should just sit on his thumbs and buy dregs from years ago. Seems to me top franchises don't let go of good players when they have nothing for backups in AAA or just one option that MIGHT work out because of his D. We as fans deserve better or is nothing close in Pawtucket mean another 3-4 bridge years. Gee Ellsbury would of been a good 4 year bridge 9than trade him off) to the next set coming up!
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 17, 2014 20:25:22 GMT -5
Boy those Gomes intangibles are sure worth it tonight.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 17, 2014 14:20:24 GMT -5
Workman still uses a place on the 25-man while suspended. Are you sure? According to baseball-almanac and the always-correct Wikipedia, a suspended player can not only be replaced on the 25-man roster, but also the 40-man. The later I would assume is rare because of the length of most suspensions. I found this on www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3506An MLB player on the Suspended List counts against both his club's Active List (25-man roster) and Reserve List (40-man roster), while a minor league player on the Suspended List counts against his club's Reserve List but does not count against his club's Active List. (A player on an MLB 40-man roster who is placed on the Suspended List while on Optional Assignment to the minors does not count against his club's MLB 25-man roster or the minor league club's Active List).
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 13, 2014 20:18:35 GMT -5
I want to be owner, and then fire John Henry and sink his yacht. Don't forget to hire jmei as team general counsel. I understand he's very good with CBA issues. Well it is a Moneyball team so when is Billie errr I mean Bennie trading Drew???
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Post by Gwell55 on May 30, 2014 19:59:33 GMT -5
This is going to end up like the 2-1 game where the umps screwed us - that time on replay - isn't it? As I said, no accountability for these umps. Plus workman needs to be sent down as he doesn't have the knowledge to hit someone to even the score and force the umpires to stop their idiocy.
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Post by Gwell55 on May 20, 2014 15:34:55 GMT -5
Then who's getting cut from the 40 man ? Villarreal ? Or Lavarnway or Butler. There is only 39 on the 40 man with Wright on the 60 day list so Drew can go right on and Villarreal isn't on it anyway. Both Redsox.com and here both confirm the 39.
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Post by Gwell55 on May 19, 2014 19:17:24 GMT -5
Even MiLB is calling it Jeter-like so I'm not going to post the idiotic tweet but, here's the play: . . After further review, not so idiotic: . MiLB.com ?@milb 59m MUST-SEE MiLB.TV: #RedSox No. 13 prospect @dmarrero17 shows great range, makes Jeter-like throw for @portlandseadogs. atmilb.com/1lSBxYa. But it was Jeter-like because it was a jump-throw. That's Jeter's signature move on balls hit 1-2 steps to his right. Ah, better than Jeter as it was more than a hop n skip... that was more like the Nomar plays of old.
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Post by Gwell55 on Apr 20, 2014 14:04:12 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues. Just wait till Ellsbury goes down then they will be raging on the Sox for letting the Yanks have him knowing it was a bad rap.
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Post by Gwell55 on Apr 16, 2014 14:10:13 GMT -5
The Red Sox also called Reddick up far, far before he was ready, and he was a total disaster. He ended up burning an option too young and the Red Sox sold low on him. So Reddick might not be the best example to throw out there if you are pro-Betts. The Red Sox have had a much different approach with pitchers. Bard, Buchholz, Hansen, Abe Alvarez, Masterson, and probably others who I can't think of off the top of my head all had fairly short stays before making their major league debut. Didn't Hillenbrand make it out of AA or was he in his 2nd year?
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Post by Gwell55 on Mar 31, 2014 16:43:55 GMT -5
Hey I got a question right there with AJ coming up Bucky called with his right hand how come he is allowed to bring in a lefty?
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