Ervin Santana has fired Bean Stringfellow as his agent #Despair

[Angrioter]

@dSoldevila 1m

Source: Ervin Santana has fired Bean Stringfellow as his agent

[flafson]

I guess the fact Bautista is also his agent didn't help much... (to us)

[theblujay]

Maybe AA despaired his agent but Santana wasn't having it

[Angrioter]

Maybe AA despaired his agent but Santana wasn't having it

 

lol

 

AA, do it 1x1

[flafson]

All we need now is for Bautista to be his agent and that's it!

[TwistedLogic]

Wow so it was true, Anthopoulos actually despaired the f*** out of him.

[flafson]

Wow so it was true, Anthopoulos actually despaired the f*** out of him.

 

The ninja in action!

[Abomination]

Not even Boars can help him. Morales and Drew can't get signed either. Its amazing how 3 pretty good players are still without a team.

 

Morales is a 1 - 1.5 WAR player who turned down the QO at 14M. He's probably worth under 10M (although teams tend to pay a little more for power). Drew and Santana both seem to have some medicals that have scared everyone away. I mean heck, even the Yankees with massive holes on the infield won't touch Drew.

[ElNik2013]

Morales is a 1 - 1.5 WAR player who turned down the QO at 14M. He's probably worth under 10M (although teams tend to pay a little more for power). Drew and Santana both seem to have some medicals that have scared everyone away. I mean heck, even the Yankees with massive holes on the infield won't touch Drew.

 

 

 

Yeah, it's surprising some team hasn't jumped in and signed Drew like the Orioles did with Jimenez although I think there was a report saying the Orioles were led to think that the Jays and Red Sox had made offers. The problem with both Drew and Santana is that their prices reportedly haven't come down much. There was even that rumour claiming Boras wanted an opt-out clause for Drew...that might be a fireable offense.

[Olerud363]

Wow so it was true, Anthopoulos actually despaired the f*** out of him.

 

AA (despairing the next agent) - the last f***in guy who I negotiated with, f***in fired. Santana f***in fired him. Take this deal, 2-15, take it f***in right now. Unless you want to get your sorry ass fired.

[Laika]

Looks like he's not getting 4/50 anymore. Not anywhere close.

 

3/30 would be my guess. Could land anywhere at that price. I could see a team like the Cubs or Mets signing him now, but the best bet would probably be the Mariners.

[Abomination]

Looks like he's not getting 4/50 anymore. Not anywhere close.

 

3/30 would be my guess. Could land anywhere at that price. I could see a team like the Cubs or Mets signing him now, but the best bet would probably be the Mariners.

 

The Mariners are probably the best fit for him by far.

[saskjayfan]

Not even Boars can help him. Morales and Drew can't get signed either. Its amazing how 3 pretty good players are still without a team.

 

drew is the one I dont' get. Given what Peralta got coming off a ped suspension, how does drew get no offers?

[ElNik2013]

3/30 is not that far off the 3/27 despair offer that was rumoured to have been made by AA. It was probably a false report, but we'll see what Santana ends up getting.

[Laika]

The Mariners are probably the best fit for him by far.

 

So much need. They just invested a couple of yachts on winning and this is their SP depth chart:

 

Felix

Iwakuma - hurt right now

Walker - hurt right now; rookie

Paxton - rookie; RP profile

Ramirez - ZiPS 4.35 FIP

Baker - hasn't really pitched since 2011

Maurer - probably sucks; ZiPS 4.64 FIP

Beaven - absolutely sucks

Noesi - absolutely sucks

[ElNik2013]

drew is the one I dont' get. Given what Peralta got coming off a ped suspension, how does drew get no offers?

 

 

 

I would think he got an offer or 2, but Boras may have included an opt-out clause in a counter offer.

[ElNik2013]

So much need. They just invested a couple of yachts on winning and this is their SP depth chart:

 

Felix

Iwakuma - hurt right now

Walker - hurt right now; rookie

Paxton - rookie; RP profile

Ramirez - ZiPS 4.35 FIP

Baker - hasn't really pitched since 2011

Maurer - probably sucks; ZiPS 4.64 FIP

Beaven - absolutely sucks

Noesi - absolutely sucks

 

One would like to think they'll use the MI depth to get an arm...hopefully Happ+!

[Laika]

Y U use ZiPS for pitchers?!?!?!

 

Because it starts with a Z and it sounds the coolest

[jays4life19]

Ackley for Janssen + Happ please.

 

Jack Z is pretty dumb. Not sure that dumb though.

[Abomination]

Jack Z is pretty dumb. Not sure that dumb though.

 

We can throw in Romero

[HERPDERP]

players representing themselves never go well.

 

It's like players themselves attending arbitration and having to hear why you are not worth X million.

[LunchBox]

Despairing an agent named Bean Stringfellow is basically a f***ing layup. How's this guy expected to negotiate with a HappHazard name like that?

[G-Snarls]

Despairing an agent named Bean Stringfellow is basically a f***ing layup. How's this guy expected to negotiate with a HappHazard name like that?

 

Excellent use of HappHazard. LOL.

 

"He was promoting his client as very non-McGowanesque but was #despaired by the fat Greek"

[G-Snarls]

We need a board glossary somewhere. LOL