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  1. Abomination
    But there hasn't been a reference to a green-blooded Hobgoblin yet! Much work still remains. Why do I suddenly get the impression I'm going to be the target of that reference...
  2. Abomination
    If that's true, why are they showing different join dates and dramatically different post counts? Jays4life19 is showing a join date waaaaay before Jays4Life. Or am I getting in the middle of a joke I missed somewhere?
  3. Abomination
    The OP was Jays4life, not Jays4life19
  4. Abomination
    Niemann was outrighted today. He could be an interesting target for the 5th slot in the rotation depending on how his rehab is going. If he fails, we have lots of kids that can step in, and he should come cheap.
  5. Abomination
    Lind has now been "de-Murphisized". He should be fine going forward, as long as managers avoid having him hit vs late inning loogies.
  6. Abomination
    He MIGHT be slightly overrated as a fantasy asset, but irl I don't think he is. The Rangers were mucking with him last year playing him out of position, but he should be an elite level defender at SS with the ability to put up .800 ops while only being 21 at the start of next year. Hard to overrate that.
  7. Abomination
    I don't think it's justifiable. 80M + salary (probably more than 70M) would be the equivalent of paying an unproven (in NA) pitcher 25M / year. Where the money comes from (1 time expense vs baseball payroll) is just accounting tricks. I mean, that's the same as King Felix. Even Verlander isn't that high. Most people seem to feel Tanaka won't be an ace like Darvish. The only reason it makes sense for the Yankees to go overboard like that, is they wouldn't have to pay 40% overage on half the contract since the posting fee isn't counted against the cap, which would "save" them 32M over another highly paid pitcher while helping get them under the cap this year to reset it.
  8. Abomination
    I just can't see any one team giving up THAT kind of quality and volume of high end prospects. If the Jays wanted to though, maybe Reyes + Hutch + Santos + Delabar = Miller + Taveras if the Jays throw in 1/2 Reyes salary. Bautista + ? = Profar + Ogando (possibly). Edwin + Nolin = Walker + Franklin perhaps. Janssen + Cecil probably lands Castellanos. Dickey might get Cowart, who could presumably be flipped to fill 1st or catcher. You could imagine a lineup of Lawrie, Profar, Franklin, 1b, dh, c, Castellanos, Gose, Taveras, and a rotation of Sanchez, Stroman, Miller, Ogando, Walker. It's never going to happen, but it's really nice to think about.
  9. Abomination
    I have significant doubts that the Cardinals could add that much salary even if they were inclined to sell off that many top prospects (which I also doubt)
  10. Abomination
    I have no idea if it's true or not, but people do incredibly stupid things all the time. Players stealing stuff out of teammates lockers for example. Just because it doesn't make sense to a rationally thinking person doesn't mean it didn't happen. Anyhow, my point is that if he was actively participating in encouraging or helping others to cheat as well, then MLB should absolutely nail him with everything they possibly can. If he was just a regular user like the others appear to be, then Selig needs to just give him the same fine and stop being an idiot.
  11. Abomination
    I think something like 4/40 would be fair. That would still make him a FA at age 31 for a big payday if his numbers stabilize nicely, and the team could presumably backload the contract to help for this year and next year's payroll issues. Maybe something like 5,5,15,15
  12. Abomination
    He made 4.675M last year and is coming off a 4.8 WAR season. He'll get a hell of a lot more than 5M in arbitration.
  13. Abomination
    No kidding!
  14. Abomination
    For me, it depends on exactly what A-Rod's involvement with the clinic was. If he really was some kind of partner and was actively recruiting players to the clinic (which I think I recall was suggested at one point) after MLB's policy was in effect, then I don't blame them one bit for trying to get him banned for as long a period as possible. If they're just trying to make an example of him and his level of involvement is the same as the other guys who got 50 to 65 games, then I hope A-Rod wins the appeal. Not to mention, I love the idea of the Yankees having to pay him as much of his salary as possible
  15. Abomination
    Looks like some more fun in the A-Rod case. Looks like they're afraid of having him testify or he could get an even longer suspension... http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9978742/alex-rodriguez-flu-not-interview-mlb-friday
  16. Abomination
    Regarding Hanigan :
  17. Abomination
    a few more:
  18. Abomination
    one regarding Stroman (kind of interesting since KLAW doesn't like him as a starter overly):
  19. Abomination
    Here's another good one:
  20. Abomination
    Keith Law chat going on right now. Some highlights:
  21. Abomination
    Actually, I quite like this signing. Literally no downside since it's a minor league deal.
  22. Abomination
    Izzy should be easy to trade at 3M. He's basically a 1 to 2 WAR player with average to slightly above average defense when not on the carpet. We shouldn't have to eat any salary.
  23. Abomination
    Really no reason to keep Izzy either. I'm sure he'll bounce back some, but he never did look comfortable defensively on the carpet. Just sign Kawasaki again and save the extra 2M. I'm sure there's quite a few teams that would give us something for him.
  24. Abomination
    I think a lot of us weren't comfortable with the idea of Gio. I seem to recall a lot of people being upset we didn't get Latos though.
  25. Abomination
    BTS is basically saying that we should be shipping off guys like Bautista for good young talent as they near the end of their contracts, rather than trying to acquire guys near the end of their contracts.
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