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Jags28

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  1. Joel Sherman �@Joelsherman1 2 execs spoke to already said this: Ricky Nolasco will be next to go from #Marlins Well, at least we got some good news tonight.
  2. Honestly People, I think you are all over reacting. We got the Blue Jays #2, #5, and #8 Prospect, as well as a pretty decent shortstop. I feel like Reyes, Johnson, Buerhle, and Buck weren't going to be worth the money toward the end of the deals, however, I am mad we are getting rid of Boni. Other Than That, I think it's a pretty fair trade if the Blue Jays take on all the money. See, the thing is most teams when they move quality ML talent get that kind a haul for one, maybe two players. For us it took 2 top end rotation starters, a top 10 SS, a decent utility player, and a bad contract. We gave up far, far more then we got in return and perception off the field has gone completely to the crappers. We are doomed.
  3. Man what a crash from such a high, really disappointed that's it's turned so bleak so fast.
  4. I don't see him going to the Cubs, there'd be no point as it's a far worse situation than what he has in St. Louis and what he could have here. So unless they're willing to toss a $50m raise into the pot I don't see them as a relevant contender.
  5. Its really sad that people are so greedy. $220 mil for 10 years... come on already. How much money do you need? I highly doubt the money is the issue holding up Pujols, More like weighing a life altering decision.
  6. I'd take him for a year at a mil. Better defensively than either of our catchers, no worse offensively than Hayes and not that far away from Buck. Would get a few more people excited and wouldn't really hurt the team any.
  7. Does anyone know if there is a way to listen to the press conference on an iPhone? Get the 790 streamer app, they're going to play it at 1.
  8. I do think Ozzie adds something to this team outside of his actual job. He is incredibly popular with Latin players in the league and if having him here coinciding with the fact that this is Miami helps to give us a bit of an edge in the market. At the very least he gives this team positive attention both locally and nationally for the short term. So for now I'm indifferent on this whole thing, certainly paid a lot to get and I'm not a fan of him as a manager but his name does have some positives attached to it. See in 4 years I guess, if he actually makes it that long.
  9. I thought it was great, the Red Sox and Buckner connection thing didn't bother me any as I thought the whole thing was focused more around the idea and possible redemption of these type of scapegoats rather than simply being about Bartman.
  10. I'd love to get Pujols down here, but not at 10 years and I don't see him getting 10 years. The three teams capable of eating away a couple of crap years at $20m-$30m a year (Yanks, Sox, and Phillies) are already set at 1B. Cubbies are still a complete mess financially so I don't see them driving the market to 10, the Cards out of desperation may be the only team who would do it but given the fact they're payroll right now is loaded I don't know if they'd pull the trigger. He may want 10 years but if no one is willing to offer it he's got no choice unless he's willing to retire which I seriously doubt. What team is in a position to put 10 years at $25m-$30m on the table for a 32 year old 1B and still remain competitive?
  11. I don't believe players not on the 40-man need to clear waivers either so it should be able to go straight through.
  12. '98 was the worst, though this one isn't far behind. Even though we were expected to be the worst team by far the front office did even more to pour salt on the wound by trading away even more as the season progressed. It sucks starting from day 1 knowing you're going to lose 100 games and watching the front office do even more to assure it. This season, at least we got a few entertaining months at the start and we actually had a bit of a run post-June to get back around .500 before crashing again. There's been a lot of but a few highs as well this year, '98 was nothing but rock bottom from start to finish.
  13. God what a horrible season which just somehow manages to find a way to get just a little worse every day. What is he looking to accomplish here? Shaming the front office? Doesn't he know they have no shame.
  14. Where are all the Gaby haters now? The same place Omar Infante haters should be. :mischief wat Infante has a .620 OPS I know, I was just noting that making an all-star game doesn't really mean jack and Infante getting selected last year is a good representation of that.
  15. Where are all the Gaby haters now? The same place Omar Infante haters should be. :mischief
  16. Do not like. Why do they keep trying to screw with the Home Run Derby formula, I always thought it was about as perfect as you can get.
  17. i do not think we should move gaby at all. If a team offers up a borderline 2/3 starter I do.
  18. Does anyone on here actually know the mechanics of hitting. Can someone tell us why Buck is hitting poorly, without looking at a statsheet? No. Perhaps you can inform us about that. If I knew at an advanced level wouldn't be asking. It's interesting how baseball forums has changed since sabermetrics. Talking baseball seams to be just stats now. When You go to a football or basketball forum, people are talking about the game, how to play it, what's being done right or wrong. I know those sports are different and baseball has the ability to objectively rate players through stats, but there is a game being played. Baseball is Babip and xfip all the time, it's making me yawn. Baseball is a game of milliseconds and millimeters, it's why you see bad players have a good season or two and see great players have a bad season mixed in here or there. I don't think there's any deep meaning as to why he's hitting bad, I just don't think he's a good hitter. His strike zone judgement has certainly improved which is why he's walked more and struck out less the past few seasons. What hurts his batting I don't know, he hits a lot of fly balls so it could just be his reaction to breaking pitches is poor. One of the reasons Sabermetrics really took off in baseball is because it's difficult to judge the sport with the eyes.
  19. Aw, geez. They had a doper and a cripple and a couple of minor league guys for catchers. They HAD to do something. What were they to do, wait until the end of the FA season or pre-emp everyone? They had no choice and made a reasonable deal for a decent catcher. 6 mill/yr for 3 years is not outlandish, regardless of how Buck performs at the plate. Maybe he's really only worth $10 or 12 mill. Then again, they paid Pudge $10 mill for one year. You want some guy, you have to pay his price. Buck at the plate can be frustrating when he repeatedly goes oh-for-4, but then again who, other than perhaps the FO expects him to do much more than hit .250? Well, the issue myself and others have is that we gave Buck that contract and are getting the exact same thing, maybe worse, then what we'd be getting from the cripple or our minor leaguers. Why pay this guy $6m when worst case scenario you'd get the same performance from someone like Hayes for less than $500k. Even with the stadium the club is still going to have a serious financial handicap and this season has shown some glaring holes that need correction even more so then our catcher position needed. Every little dollar helps with this club and it hurts seeing them make such an irrational move like they did with Buck where they gave a 3 year deal to a below average player who had one good year when we had options who could give us similar results.
  20. The best time to judge a 3 year contract is 2 2/3 months in. Well it's not like Buck is hitting abnormally to his career numbers like Hanley is, he's hitting at the same level he's hit in 6 of his last 7 seasons. There's no reason for me to assume the remaining 2 and a half seasons left on it will be different.
  21. But he's so awesome with the pitching staff, just look how amazing they've been this year. :shifty
  22. the only issue is he isnt going to get anyone better than a stopgap mid-season, so i dont understand your criticism here, your forced to put a stopgap because there are still months left in the season, in the offseason that will probably be his first priority Sure you can, O's got Showalter last year mid-season. We were close to getting Valentine mid season. The D-Back got Gibson, though I believe he was within the organization. You're not going to get any current managers, but there are certainly long term solutions you can seek out in the middle of the year. so who do you want as manager? i certainly haven't found one yet that really makes me feel like he can turn the ship around I'd call up the Phillie's and see about talking to Ryne Sanberg whose managing their AAA currently if I'm not mistaken. Man wants to manage a big league club and seems to have the capability to do so and most baseball insiders look at him as someone who could be a solid big league manager. Got a load of credentials as a player and has had great success managing in the minors, he'd be cheap and has nothing but upside. Seems like he'd be an ideal fit to me.
  23. the only issue is he isnt going to get anyone better than a stopgap mid-season, so i dont understand your criticism here, your forced to put a stopgap because there are still months left in the season, in the offseason that will probably be his first priority Sure you can, O's got Showalter last year mid-season. We were close to getting Valentine mid season. The D-Back got Gibson, though I believe he was within the organization. You're not going to get any current managers, but there are certainly long term solutions you can seek out in the middle of the year.
  24. Er, my concerns can be extended beyond the teams record which isn't going to get any worse at this point. Was looking for at his health for one, managing a young struggling team is incredibly stressful and you're not exactly at your peak physical or mental condition at 80. Two, the fact this is nothing more then a stopgap which is what we had with Edwin, maybe Loria should actually consider opening up his wallet a little and stop looking for yes men and try finding a more permanent solution. Three, the season is essentially done. We'd need a 20-some win month just to get back to the possibility of of competing so hiring another stop gap for the sole reason of competing seems a bit pointless. I'm just sick of the managerial merry-go-round and bringing back Jack isn't going to put an end to that anytime soon. It's not good for the players and it's not good for the organization's image.
  25. Am I the only one a bit concerned about having an 80 something year old Jack managing?
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