K-Rod---->Mets
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 9:04 AM PST
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The Mets are on the brink of closing their most important game of the offseason — landing closer Francisco Rodriguez, according to a New York Post report.SI.com first reported the terms — a three-year deal worth $37 million. FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal confirmed the terms Tuesday and also reported that the deal includes a vesting option for a fourth year that could raise the total value to approximately $50 million.
This is an absurdly fantastic deal for the Mets, I don't see how anything could possibly go wrong.
MORE HOT STOVE HILARITY (depending on your interpretation)
The chances of the Rangers trading shortstop Michael Young appear minimal. Teams are asking the Rangers about Young because of the thin market for shortstops, but the team is unlikely to seriously consider such a deal, according to major-league sources.
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Angels win, 5-2!
We need the GIF of the Drew HR, that would go great with this.
by seamariners85 on Dec 9, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This makes me want to vomit.
I’m not sure why but I really can’t stand W-Rod.
by JMKaustin on Dec 9, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Omar Minaya's decision making abilities?
by Scrupio on Dec 9, 2008 9:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was okay when he was with the Expos but since he's joined the Mets he's been pretty bad
by Scrupio on Dec 9, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is this a joke?
He’s been better with the Mets than the Expos. With the Mets, he’s pretty much got all the big moves correct. It’s the little stuff where he’s made bad decisions.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Dec 9, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like giving Luis Castillo a stupidly long and overpaid contract?
by Scrupio on Dec 9, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Castillo is overpaid
it’s still only about $6M a year, which is what percentage of the Mets annual salary? Castillo is hardly a serious franchise damaging move.
You disagree with signing Carlos Beltran? With trading for Delgado? With signing Wright and Reyes to their extensions? With signing Wagner? With obtaining Santana?
How exactly has he been pretty bad with the Mets? Make your case.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Dec 10, 2008 8:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what?
this was his most important move with the Expos
Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee for
Bartolo Colone
by RollingWave on Dec 9, 2008 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All the Indians got were minor leaguers
that trade sucked
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 10:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It will be nice to have him out of LAAA
So we won’t have to see exactly what that gif is showing so many times a year
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
by wadswerth on Dec 9, 2008 9:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Now we just need Detroit to get a closer so we can only trade JJ to teams with something to offer in return
by Jeff on Dec 9, 2008 9:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Would you be interested in an outfielder?
I have four
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like the combo of Larish, Joyce, Clete Thomas, Clevlen, and even Ryan Raburn.
Those guys are all top line prospects destined for HOF greatness.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
by abender20 on Dec 9, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I could be misremembering, but I think I read something about why Adam Jones should be more like Clete Thomas.
Baker, maybe?
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
USSMARINER is in love with Joyce.
And kind of likes Larish.
The
Richie,
the
by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 9, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What did I mean by this
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's actually a pretty reasonable deal.
Huh
by Graham on Dec 9, 2008 9:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Compared to what I thought he would get, yeah.
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's still not worth the money
(although for the Mets that’s less of an object)
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If his option vests though probably not as reasonable
by Scrupio on Dec 9, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If his option vests, chances are he's been pretty good
by Jeff on Dec 9, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think this deal is actually pretty reasonable for the Mets
If he’s good then he’s worth the vesting option. If he’s not great then the deal probably still is ok because the option doesn’t vest.
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 9, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate paying that kind of money to any reliever
but coming away with $37m/3yr is probably way better than the Mets ever imagined. Not awful.
by Jeff on Dec 9, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty soon
We’re all just going to have to admit that this is 2003 all over again, that it’s the best buyer’s market we’ve seen in years, and the teams wise enough to be spending money right now are going to reap the rewards in the future.
Unless, of course, we’re headed for a depression and baseball’s about to take it in the shorts, but I don’t know that anyone knows how to predict that.
by davidcameron on Dec 9, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure your original assessment is quite a bit more likely.
by acblue on Dec 9, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember complaining about Raul's deal
because Reggie Sanders got a 2/6 deal after hitting 31 homeruns and slugging .567 in a park that’s tough on RHBs.
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This ups the pressure on the Tigers for Putz
by MacMariner2 on Dec 9, 2008 11:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
No...
Waka’s the manager in Seattle.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Dec 9, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Larish/Cabrera?
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 9, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cabrera is only -4 life time at third
but that’s before he started sporting an ass bigger than Texas.
He was horrific there last year.
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know
but he’s capable of standing there with a glove and he wouldn’t object to it
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 9, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I mentioned this in another thread, but it's more appropriate here.
Unless I’m mistaken, this means we need to root for the Mets to pass on Ibanez. K-Rod is rated a few points higher in the Elias ratings, so the Mets’ first-round pick would go to Anaheim and we’d get the second-round pick.
by Teej on Dec 9, 2008 12:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ibanez rumours are fun
The Phillies, Mets and Cubs appear to have separated themselves from the pack of teams pursuing outfielder Raul Ibanez. Ibanez also is on the radar screen of the Braves and Angels. But the Braves have their pursuit of all their outfield options on hold until they find out whether they can sign pitcher A.J. Burnett. And the Angels would pursue Ibanez only if they fail to land their primary offensive target, Mark Teixeira.
by Graham on Dec 9, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Preferrably Angels!
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No it would not.
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by 44FAN on Dec 9, 2008 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that to Eyebrows.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not even the best rumour involving Anaheim I've seen today
The Mets, Angels, Dodgers and Royals are among several teams to inquire here about the availability of shortstop extraordinaire Michael Young of the Texas Rangers.
by Graham on Dec 9, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
bahahahhahaha
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 9, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It goes well with the addition at the top
cough cough
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do the Angels even remotely understand that defense matters?
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Many think Michael Young = Good Defensive Shortstop
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 9, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they've never seen him play.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a common myth about defense
For instance:
“Backup catchers that can’t hit are really good at defense” (Rene Rivera)
“Shortstops that can hit must also be really good at defense” (Jeter/Young)
“Left fielders that can hit can play good defense” (Ibanez)
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 9, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Barry Bonds was underrated as a defender when he was with the Giants
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 9, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's more like
‘People who I like are good at defence’
by Graham on Dec 9, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell...
…even with good offensive stats, many fans (and writers) essentially just go with “people who I like are good at offense.” See: anyone who thinks Ryan Howard had a better season than Albert Pujols, people who think that Bloomquist should get a full-time gig, etc.
by ubelmann on Dec 9, 2008 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Based on a sample size of Darin Erstad, yes
by Jeff on Dec 9, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
By DER, that was the best defensive unit this decade that wasn't the 2001 Mariners.
Then they dropped after that.
by Teej on Dec 9, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The 2002 Angels, that is.
I’m bored today, looking at old stats.
by Teej on Dec 9, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And yeah, for all the grit and punting jokes Erstad gets, he was amazing in the outfield for a while.
by Teej on Dec 9, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which is why they moved him from center to first
and then played him in left and put Garrett Anderson in center
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How lucky is Francisco Cordero?
4 years, $46M last offseason looks even better for him in light of this news.
by ubelmann on Dec 9, 2008 12:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Dang..wish this rumor had legs!
Per Rotoworld: A Cubs official indicated that there was nothing to a supposed Kosuke Fukudome-for-Carlos Silva rumor.
The contracts are similar, but the Cubs are better off hoping that Fukudome bounced back. Silva probably wouldn’t be an upgrade for their rotation.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 9, 2008 1:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
From Steve Phillips:
The Mariners need a power hitter. The Brewers need a closer. There is speculation that the two teams are discussing a package involving J.J. Putz and Prince Fielder.
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Boy, a JJ straight up for Prince deal would be sweet.
……odds of this happening? 0.00000069%
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's funny how the odds, when expressed in percentage form, contain a sex act.
by acblue on Dec 9, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The arrow between Mariners and Brewers sorta looks like a penis.
by JI on Dec 9, 2008 6:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I was imply something.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by Taylor H on Dec 9, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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