Unknown team posts winning bid for Jung-Ho Kang

[KingKat]

Hoping Kang goes to SD and they drop out of the running for Toritani.

[guylaroche5]

all your kang are belong to us. seriously i have no idea how good these asian guys are, give me that tortellini guy

[Atothe]

all your kang are belong to us. seriously i have no idea how good these asian guys are, give me that tortellini guy

 

My problem is the years he's looking for. If they give him 2/9 with an option then good but 3-4 years guaranteed is too much.

[Spanky99]

"The team that posted the winning bid isn’t yet known, but it isn’t the Mets, ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin writes. It also isn’t the Padres, tweets CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, or the Dodgers, tweets the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez. The Orioles aren’t the team, either, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets, and it’s not the Blue Jays, according to Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner (on Twitter), or the Yankees or Braves, via ESPN’s Jim Bowden (Twitter links). It also was not the Giants, tweets the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea." MLBTR

 

Jesus, how many teams bid?

[Atothe]

"The team that posted the winning bid isn’t yet known, but it isn’t the Mets, ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin writes. It also isn’t the Padres, tweets CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, or the Dodgers, tweets the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez. The Orioles aren’t the team, either, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets, and it’s not the Blue Jays, according to Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner (on Twitter), or the Yankees or Braves, via ESPN’s Jim Bowden (Twitter links). It also was not the Giants, tweets the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea." MLBTR

 

Jesus, how many teams bid?

 

none of those teams reportedly bid

[Spanky99]

none of those teams reportedly bid

 

Huh?

[Deadpool]

"The team that posted the winning bid isn’t yet known, but it isn’t the Mets, ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin writes. It also isn’t the Padres, tweets CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, or the Dodgers, tweets the Los Angeles Times’ Dylan Hernandez. The Orioles aren’t the team, either, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets, and it’s not the Blue Jays, according to Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner (on Twitter), or the Yankees or Braves, via ESPN’s Jim Bowden (Twitter links). It also was not the Giants, tweets the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea." MLBTR

 

Jesus, how many teams bid?

 

In a surprise move, the bid was won by the Nippon Ham Fighters... (Other possible joke teams: The Toronto Maple Leafs or the Springfield Isotopes... You can add additional jokes yourself if you want!)

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Uranus won! Lol

[o2cui2i]

In a surprise move, the bid was won by the Nippon Ham Fighters... (Other possible joke teams: The Toronto Maple Leafs or the Springfield Isotopes... You can add additional jokes yourself if you want!)

 

it's ugly chick syndrome. one of the GMs got really drunk and is now ashamed the next day.

[Deadpool]

it's ugly chick syndrome. one of the GMs got really drunk and is now ashamed the next day.

 

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/175/943/memes-and-it-felt-so-painful.jpg

[Stangstag]

This is taking forever... Its been several days and we still don't know where Toritani and Kang are going.

[Olerud363]

This is taking forever... Its been several days and we still don't know where Toritani and Kang are going.

 

I know where they are not going because I listen to the Mike Wilner show. Transcript of recent show:

 

Wilner (smug, condesending) - "Some of you have been dreaming of a foreign middle infielder under your stocking..."

 

Wilner (long pause to rub it in)

 

Wilner - "I hate to be a scrooge..."

 

Wilner (pausing again and smirking because he actually loves being a scrooge)

 

Wilner - "Despite the rumors this is not going to happen..."

 

Wilner - "The Jays did not win the bidding for Kang..."

 

Wilner - "Toritani is a Boros client... you know what that means"

 

Wilner - "And after Hechavaria underwelmed Rogers won't give permission for AA and his scouts to bid on Cuban players..."

 

Wilner - (Pauses, enjoys bringing christmas dissapointment to the fans)

 

Wilner - "But I know some of you still believe in Ryan Goins..."

 

Wilner - (doesn't believe in Ryan Goins either, but who cares... his job is to promote Rogers not promote reality)

 

Wilner - "And you might be right. Ryan Goins might still have more to offer then we've seen so far."

[Deadpool]

He did not suggest that Goins could be and actual possibility, did he?

[intentional wok]

I know where they are not going because I listen to the Mike Wilner show. Transcript of recent show:

 

Wilner (smug, condesending) - "Some of you have been dreaming of a foreign middle infielder under your stocking..."

 

Wilner (long pause to rub it in)

 

Wilner - "I hate to be a scrooge..."

 

Wilner (pausing again and smirking because he actually loves being a scrooge)

 

Wilner - "Despite the rumors this is not going to happen..."

 

Wilner - "The Jays did not win the bidding for Kang..."

 

Wilner - "Toritani is a Boros client... you know what that means"

 

Wilner - "And after Hechavaria underwelmed Rogers won't give permission for AA and his scouts to bid on Cuban players..."

 

Wilner - (Pauses, enjoys bringing christmas dissapointment to the fans)

 

Wilner - "But I know some of you still believe in Ryan Goins..."

 

Wilner - (doesn't believe in Ryan Goins either, but who cares... his job is to promote Rogers not promote reality)

 

Wilner - "And you might be right. Ryan Goins might still have more to offer then we've seen so far."

 

The pauses are deafening. I can hear them just thinking about.

 

So is his reasoning that the Jays aren't signed Toritani based on his Boras comment? If so, then he has no more info than we do, and he should stop being so smug about it.

Edited December 22, 2014 by intentional wok

[Olerud363]

He did not suggest that Goins could be and actual possibility, did he?

 

 

This is an old article. September 2013. Wilner hates to be wrong....

 

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/wilner-goins-the-answer-for-jays-at-second-base/

 

Not sure what his latest thoughts on Goins are... but would Wilner say...

 

"Ryan Goins is dog-s***, just the way it is folks. My employer Rogers is dogshit too. A few million to improve on Ryan Goins would be money well spent... but f***... Rogers is so cheap they couldn't give me $1000 dollar christmas bonus. They gave me $20 dollars off any rogers service. Thanks f***ers. My first cable bill of the year will be $210 instead of $230... but no actually. It's 20 bucks off a new service that is $100 bucks or more... so I actually won't save 20 bucks on my bill.. f*** all of you... merry f***ing christmas *******s!"

[Olerud363]

The pauses are deafening. I can hear them just thinking about.

 

So is his reasoning that the Jays didn't win the bid based on his Boras comment? If so, then he has no more info than we do, and he should stop being so smug about it.

 

... I'm not sure... the only comment that was 100% Real-Wilner certified is the Kang one. The others are just poking fun at Wilner in the style of the "fake-Wilner" twitter account.

 

 

I have no association with FackeWilner1. But have been inspired by the account to occasionally plagerise their "fake-wilner' parody gig.

[intentional wok]

... I'm not sure... the only comment that was 100% Real-Wilner certified is the Kang one. The others are just poking fun at Wilner in the style of the "fake-Wilner" twitter account.

 

 

I have no association with FackeWilner1. But have been inspired by the account to occasionally plagerise their "fake-wilner' parody gig.

 

I thought the 'smug' bits were just fan additions. So the rest of it is parody too?

 

Wilner - "And after Hechavaria underwelmed Rogers won't give permission for AA and his scouts to bid on Cuban players..."

 

At least we have Wilner outing Rogers' implicit racism here: Hechavarria underwhelmed. Hechavarria is Cuban. All Cubans must be just like Hechavarria and will underwhelm?

[NorthOf49]

Pirates won bidding as per MLBTR.

Per Jon Heyman! Give him credit.

 

 

I wonder what the $$ is.

[glory]

Alvarez, Walker, Kang, and Harrison looks like a damn good infield.

[KingKat]

Pirates won bidding as per MLBTR.

 

Nice to get resolution on this. I'm assuming he'll play SS for the Bucs. That's definitely where their need lies.

[GD]

Alvarez, Walker, Kang, and Harrison looks like a damn good infield.

 

3B Harrison

2B Walker

SS Kang

1B Alvarez

 

UTIL Mercer

 

They must be very sure Kang can stick at SS.

[NorthOf49]

Alvarez, Walker, Kang, and Harrison looks like a damn good infield.

It's decent. Alvarez isn't a great option at first base but Walker and Harrison are nice. Kang is probably a below-average defender so he'll need to hit.

[KingKat]

One annoying thing about this is that the Pirates weren't really talked about as one of the teams needing a MI. This doesn't eliminate a contender from the race to sign the remaining guys. The Giants are still rumoured to be sniffing around for middle infield help. The Padres are still in it and have to be considered the front-runners for Toritani now that we know they won't land Kang. The Mets are still looking for a guy unless the Tulowitzky rumours are true in which case Colorado may want to add a veteran to their mix. Are the Yankees really content to into the season with Pirelli+Didi as their middle infield and will the Angels be content to go the spring tryout route for their 2B job? Lots of domino left to fall and knowing that the Jays don't want to make a big commitment, it seems quite likely they will wait out the market and take what's left (if anything).

[AdamGreenwood]

Maybe the Jays can pry Mercer away from the Pirates now.

[KingKat]

Maybe the Jays can pry Mercer away from the Pirates now.

 

Mercer still has options. There's no real emergency for them to trade him.

[GD]

Mercer still has options. There's no real emergency for them to trade him.

 

if it adressed a need for them I'm sure they would. Nice target.

[KingKat]

if it adressed a need for them I'm sure they would. Nice target.

 

What do they need that would justify giving up the shortstop depth they have behind Kang?

[Maahfaace]

Anyone care to predict Kang's slash line in Pitt? (.275/.320/.425) is my prediction with 15-18 HRs

[KingKat]

Anyone care to predict Kang's slash line in Pitt? (.275/.320/.425) is my prediction with 15-18 HRs

 

I don't usually do this but put me down for .241/.299/.389 with 12 homeruns.

[KingKat]

I'm starting to think (maybe always have thought) Travis was the 2B acquisition for this off season and AA is content going into the season with him,Izzy,Tolleson and Goins competing for the starting job in the spring. Guys like Burns,Schimpf,Berti,Diaz will be on the outside looking in and could be longshots if they have an exceptional spring.

 

When Lowrie came off the board for less than 8M and only 3 years my expectations for an upgrade at 2B went out the window.

 

I think Asdrubal on a pillow contract is still a possiblity. It really depends on whether a market has developped for him and how impatient he is to sign. All the international players in the middle infield market have muddied the waters and slowed things down. In any case, Travis is an excellent fall back and AA was smart to acquire him early. It puts him in a much better position than at this time last year. I think AA would like to sign someone but they would have to come down to his price not the other way around. Travis makes that position a lot safer than it would be otherwise.