Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Rendon signed with the Angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The market appears much more lucrative than expected. Certainly a distinct change from last offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Joe Pesci said: Cole will probably be making almost half of what the entire Pirates opening day payroll could end up around next season. As a big Cole fan, I'm happy he got paid, that guy is a competitor. As a sucker who keeps coming back for more Pirates fan, it's a reminder of how this nickel and dime organization doesn't give a fuck about actually winning. Yeah but there's the over 130 years of history like this here- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Joe Pesci said: Cole will probably be making almost half of what the entire Pirates opening day payroll could end up around next season. As a big Cole fan, I'm happy he got paid, that guy is a competitor. As a sucker who keeps coming back for more Pirates fan, it's a reminder of how this nickel and dime organization doesn't give a fuck about actually winning. I heard a stat yesterday that I find hard to believe. Cole’s contract is worth more than what the Pirates have spent on free agents in the last decade combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime L Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 12 hours ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said: Rendon signed with the Angels. So disappointing. Sounds like the difference came down to deferrals rather than total payout. Woulda thought anything close to a tie he'd return to the Nats where he's a living legend and beloved by his teammates. Going to miss the utter confidence I felt knowing Tony Two Bags is coming up in the lineup. Can't remotely replace everything he brought, most of all his clutchness. Really bummed out by this. Guess the Nats try to bring in Donaldson now along with the 4 other teams who missed out on Rendon. He's the only remotely comparable guy left and the last chance to continue contending in earnest but, man, not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 15 hours ago, Triskele said: "Then we're no different than the Mad King!" "Careful, Ned, careful!" And now rumor is that your filthy Redbirds are targeting my beautiful baby boy Hyun-jin. What is this world coming to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 7 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: I heard a stat yesterday that I find hard to believe. Cole’s contract is worth more than what the Pirates have spent on free agents in the last decade combined. That's extremely believable, unfortunately. I'm pretty sure the biggest contract they've ever handed out was to Jason Kendall back in '00 or '01. Like $60 million over 6 years IIRC and he wasn't a free agent. This is the team that traded Francisco Liriano to the Blue Jays along with two of their top ten prospects for Drew Hutchison just to get out from the remaining $18 million on Liriano's deal. Bob Nutting fucking sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, Joe Pesci said: That's extremely believable, unfortunately. I'm pretty sure the biggest contract they've ever handed out was to Jason Kendall back in '00 or '01. Like $60 million over 6 years IIRC and he wasn't a free agent. This is the team that traded Francisco Liriano to the Blue Jays along with two of their top ten prospects for Drew Hutchison just to get out from the remaining $18 million on Liriano's deal. Bob Nutting fucking sucks. Do not say that name in my presence again! He is the symbol of what could of been for one of the most talented teams ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, Triskele said: We will feast. You fiends do not deserve my beautiful and cherished first born child, and you know it! You can have that shitkicking redass Bumgarner, but never my beloved Hyun-jin. Do you hear me, Spoono? If you continue in this underhanded pursuit, there will be repercussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 9:47 AM, Tywin et al. said: I heard a stat yesterday that I find hard to believe. Cole’s contract is worth more than what the Pirates have spent on free agents in the last decade combined. I need to correct myself. It was not over the last decade. It was over the last quarter century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 11:01 AM, Tywin et al. said: I need to correct myself. It was not over the last decade. It was over the last quarter century. Yeah, I was thinking this over and in my head I counted Kendall and McCutchen (roughly $110 million between the two), but they weren't FA's. Which makes it even fucking worse now. I'm going to get you again with your boy Frankie Liriano. He holds the biggest FA contract in Pirates history, at a whopping 3 yr/$39 million deal. Next was Ivan Nova at 3 yr/$26, and finally Russell Martin at 2 yr/$17. Yes, a $13 million AAV is the tops here, how fucking pathetic. They have paid some homegrown talent, but that's just to buy out their arbitration years most of the time and the players have all fizzled out except Marte and McCutchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The great panic is over. https://arizonasports.com/story/2194697/report-madison-bumgarner-nearing-deal-with-arizona-diamondbacks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, kairparavel said: The great panic is over. https://arizonasports.com/story/2194697/report-madison-bumgarner-nearing-deal-with-arizona-diamondbacks/ Oh, thank Jebus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I love the Dallas Keuchel signing. He adds experience, quality, and depth to the White Sox rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Noooooooo!!!! The most precious child of my heart is flying north. I love you Hyun-jin, and I wish you well in the frozen wasteland of Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Betances to the Mets. Player option for a second year and vesting for the third. While the numbers for those years haven't been released to my knowledge, the first being $10 million to $13 based on incentives suggests I can't really blame the Yanks for refusing to match. That's quite the deal coming off an achilles tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Red Sox stand accused of using their video replay room during games to steal signs during the 2018 season. This is fundamentally different from the Astros sign stealing scheme, as the ‘Stros were relaying those stolen signs to the batter in real time, and the Sawks were not. For me this is not nearly as big of a deal as what the Astros did, but as they were deciphering signs during games it is still clearly against the rules. Unfortunately for the Sawks, considering what’s going on with the Astros right now, and considering the fact that they were caught and punished for stealing signs in the very recent past, they’re probably looking at a steeper punishment than they would have otherwise gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Why doesn't MLB switch to an ear piece worn by catcher and pitcher like in the NFL. Once the pitcher gets to the set position on the mound the ear piece goes quiet, no way to steal signs if there are no signs? Would be a great excuse to put a helmet on the pitcher for safety, just say it's to hold the speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkdaub Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I'm not sure the Mariners will have any players at all by spring. DiPoto has said this will be another rough year. He says they have a plan of some sort, though. I think he said that. Maybe I imagined it while pretending to interview him in my train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, dbunting said: Why doesn't MLB switch to an ear piece worn by catcher and pitcher like in the NFL. Once the pitcher gets to the set position on the mound the ear piece goes quiet, no way to steal signs if there are no signs? Would be a great excuse to put a helmet on the pitcher for safety, just say it's to hold the speaker. Couldn't the hitter potentially hear the catcher calling pitches, which is pretty much the basis for signs in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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