Jon Singleton and Astros agree on historic long-term deal

[Angrioter]

Source: Astros, minor league 1B Jon Singleton agree on historic long-term deal. $10M guaranteed, up to $35M. News coming on Yahoo Sports.

[Angrioter]

@JeffPassan now

Jon Singleton deal covers five guaranteed seasons and includes three club options for the Astros. He will be called up immediately from AAA.

 

@JeffPassan, the #Astros have signed Jon Singleton to a 5-year, $10M guaranteed deal. 3 club options could push it to $35M over 8.

[G-Snarls]

Also he's being called up

 

Edit: I missed where Ang already mentioned this

[G-Snarls]

[Angrioter]

Thats pretty exciting, I wonder if we will start to see more of this in the future (Polanco + Springer rejected offers),

 

Polanco and Springer are latin, they don't smoke weed like Singleton.

[Angrioter]

Thats pretty exciting, I wonder if we will start to see more of this in the future (Polanco + Springer rejected offers),

 

Singleton is Puerto Rican?

[Atothe]

Polanco and Springer are latin, they don't smoke weed like Singleton.

 

Springer isn't Latin.

[Atothe]

Singleton is Puerto Rican?

 

You're thinking about Giancarlo

[Angrioter]

Springer isn't Latin.

 

You're thinking about Giancarlo

 

Stanton, Springer, Lindorand Singleton are Puerto Rican.

[Atothe]

Stanton, Springer, Lindorand Singleton are Puerto Rican.

 

Everyone is Latin now huh lol

[Angrioter]

Everyone is Latin now huh lol

 

The 4 players mentioned are of Puerto Rican parents. They play in the PR winter leage as a natives.

[Atothe]

The 4 players mentioned are of Puerto Rican parents. They play in the PR winter leage as a natives.

 

Martha Stewart's products are made in mexico. She's Mexican

[HERPDERP]

Great deal for him, if I were him I wouldn't care what the MLBPA says. He gets security which in this climate I would say is way more important than risking millions.

 

Or he could have done this deal because he's trying to find better quality weed. I wonder if he spends quality time in Colorado in the off season.

[Angrioter]

@ChrisCotillo: Other agents really hate this deal for Singleton, who's repped by Matt Sosnick. "Disaster deal", one said.

[Convo]

Astros will be good very soon.

[NorthOf49]

@ChrisCotillo: Other agents really hate this deal for Singleton, who's repped by Matt Sosnick. "Disaster deal", one said.

That's Josh Johnson's agent...

[43211234]

He can now smoke all the weed he wants

Singleton and his dealer must be ecstatic right now. No marijuana suspensions in the majors and a nice paycheck coming in.

[HERPDERP]

this thread is further proof angrioter = omar minaya

[G-Snarls]

I'm very curious to see how this Astros re build goes.

 

Will be several years before we know if successful but I like the aggressive way they're doing it

Edited June 2, 2014 by G-Snarls

[Angrioter]

this thread is further proof angrioter = omar minaya

 

Minaya isn't Dominican; he's a donkey.

[NorthOf49]

I'm very curious to see how this Astros re build goes.

 

Will be several years before we know if successful but I like the way they're doing it

Why do you like the way they're doing it? It's bad for baseball. The Astros are a drain on the sport.

 

Institutionalized mooching.

Edited June 2, 2014 by NorthOf49

[G-Snarls]

Why do you like the way they're doing it? It's bad for baseball. The Astros are a drain on the sport.

 

Institutionalized mooching.

 

I'd do the same in their shoes

 

You're already the worst team in the sport. Lump it out for a few years rather than spend to be a 4th place team. Hoard draft picks and $ and wait to pounce in a few years.

 

Edit: I forgot about the Feldman contract. That was stupid.

[NorthOf49]

I'd do the same in their shoes

 

You're already the worst team in the sport. Lump it out for a few years rather than spend to be a 4th place team. Hoard draft picks and $ and wait to pounce in a few years.

 

Edit: I forgot about the Feldman contract. That was stupid.

It makes sense for them, sure, but it's wrong. The other 29 teams are subsidizing one team's rebuilding plan and being forced to accept a diluted product in the process.

 

The Twins are rebuilding the right way. They're not going to have a 100 loss season and have continued to make a good-faith effort to improve the Major League team. They're not making a mockery of the sport yet are getting the future pieces they're going to need to get back to the top.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Guy hasn't even played a game in the bigs and has guaranteed himself financial security for a long, long time.

 

I would've taken that deal if I was in his shoes.

[TwistedLogic]

I'm very curious to see how this Astros re build goes.

 

Will be several years before we know if successful but I like the aggressive way they're doing it

 

It feels really really similar to what the Rays did. The bonus for them is that once they build a contender, they'll be able to afford to keep it sustainable. The Astros are an old franchise with some good history, they're going to be a very dangerous team very soon.

[jays_fever]

There's nothing wrong with what the Astro's are doing, but I still wouldn't just automatically assume they're going to be really good soon. Building a good farm system isn't hard if that's what you dedicate your resources to.

 

If you want to check out making a mockery of the sport, look at what a half a dozen of NBA franchises are doing every year

[G-Snarls]

There's nothing wrong with what the Astro's are doing, but I still wouldn't just automatically assume they're going to be really good soon. Building a good farm system isn't hard if that's what you dedicate your resources to.

 

If you want to check out making a mockery of the sport, look at what a half a dozen of NBA franchises are doing every year

 

TANK NATION BABY!!

 

lottery pick filler

[NorthOf49]

There's nothing wrong with what the Astro's are doing, but I still wouldn't just automatically assume they're going to be really good soon. Building a good farm system isn't hard if that's what you dedicate your resources to.

 

If you want to check out making a mockery of the sport, look at what a half a dozen of NBA franchises are doing every year

Look at what happened to the Royals! They had the best farm system ever and totally blew it. And not all of that can be attributed to GMDM's incompetence.

 

The NBA is indeed a joke because of their tanking situation. More than half the games that are played in that league are utterly meaningless. An incredibly inefficient system. Indifference towards winning is the root of all evil in sports leagues. It's a big reason why the NFL is king: Every. Game. Matters. If you as a coach or team official oversee consecutive losing seasons, you no longer have a job. Some teams have an off year and will happily take that top pick, sure. But no team undergoes a multi-year rebuilding process.

[TheHurl]

Minaya isn't Dominican; he's a donkey.

 

So you ride Minaya to the games?

[jays_fever]

Look at what happened to the Royals! They had the best farm system ever and totally blew it. And not all of that can be attributed to GMDM's incompetence.

 

The NBA is indeed a joke because of their tanking situation. More than half the games that are played in that league are utterly meaningless. An incredibly inefficient system. Indifference towards winning is the root of all evil in sports leagues. It's a big reason why the NFL is king: Every. Game. Matters. If you as a coach or team official oversee consecutive losing seasons, you no longer have a job. Some teams have an off year and will happily take that top pick, sure. But no team undergoes a multi-year rebuilding process.

 

Yea theres a handful of teams I can think of where their system hasn't translated to a successful mlb team, ala the padres and dbacks as well. The NFL set up is just heads and shoulders above the NBA. No other league than the nba allows a franchise to become a dyntasy overnight based on the marker they play in