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Our farm team rules says a kid has to have less than 130 ABs or 50 IP and there are no restrictions as to what organization or level of ball he is in. As long as he doesn't have 130 ABs or 50 IP - he is fair game. No problem with that ...to each his own - but I would then think that, if you are in ...

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with the leading candidates all having ??? - do you foresee any possibility of peacock moving in and grabbing the closer role in oaktown? Not a chance - three names ahead of him this season and you don't want to take a kid with his potential and mess with him when you have so many alternatives alre...

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Captain Hook wrote:Certainly a reasonable gambit but shouldn't even be legal - in an AL ONLY league you should only be able to draft players in AL orgainizations (and college high school prospects if that is allowed)

Totally agree!

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It is said in basketball, you can't teach height. In baseball, you can't teach speed. Talent will out, eventually. It may not be at the position or organization it is in right now ...but if it is legit talent, it will prevail. Years back I found a true sleeper in the Boston organization - but no one...

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Some background material

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/mlb/180/scott-baker

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I would drop Baker given all the red flags the Twins are sending up on him over the last 72 hours or so; He can't get stretched out, he's feeling discomfort, he's having problems with the same elbow as last year, his velocity is down, he may not make his scheduled April 9 start, he may start ion the...

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I concur with Hamilton as well ... but I would look at dropping Shields instead of Hanson - Tommy's ERA had risen over his career, but his WHIP is pretty much flat. Shields threw a LOT of innings last year and if you look at his total body of work, 2011 has Esteban Loaiza Career Year written all ove...

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We had kicked this idea around in a previous post you may wish to glance at;

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3459&p=22503&hilit=qualify#p22503

Given those numbers, the devil you know...

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I like intelligent conversation as well. Todd and I have had this argument as well in the past. First - you don't throw $36 mil over 4 years to one unproven guy on a low payroll. Second, Oakland is taking this revenue sharing money (part of which is supposed to be used to mitigate theses type of exp...

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And I again state why is this considered a rebuild when you take somewhat proven commodities at a given position and trade them for prospects at the same position? And, as is the case with the Pirates, the A's are getting revenue sharing money from MLB - the object of which is ostensibly to improve ...

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So, in other words, become the Pittsburgh Pirates West and to hell with the paying customers and advertisers. Kid, I know you play in keeper leagues. I'm sure you've had seasons where it was June and you knew it was time to play for next year. Then, maybe, due to some back luck and some injuries, y...

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So, in other words, become the Pittsburgh Pirates West and to hell with the paying customers and advertisers.

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[ Not only that but guys who are under club control for twice as long as the guys you gave up. So its not unreasonable to think that parker, milone and peacock are all better and cheaper than cahill and gio come 2015 Again, that's all very well and good ... and Perry, I say the same to you - what d...

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OK, I may be completely off base here and am prepared to take my lumps on this, but I have an entirely different view of this whole situation. Maybe Beane knew that the A's weren't going to get that new park and that fact coupled with what happened in SoCal are what lead to him blowing things up. F...

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I understand, Steve .. and I understand this has to be everyone's public stance ... but query this (ironically in the words of Robert ironside) ... given these terms, which are on the record ...why would the A's even THINK they had a shot of moving to San Jose .... unless, of course ...someone in th...

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Wouldn't it have been a hoot if the guy playing the game turned out to be Bartman?

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Just one more thing I don 't get ... wonder who Beane and the A's ownership pissed off for this to happen? Honestly Kid I dont see how MLB can give the territory to the A's. I dont think its a matter of pissing anyone off its a matter of contractual rights. The Giants fan support is very strong in ...

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Does anyone know of any leagues that support Roto Style Auctions for NL only? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

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So how should I go about it. He is a rookie unless.... He can take up a minor league spot until when?? I want to try to add another dimension to my keepers. Big difference between a rookie and a minor leaguer. Don't hamstring yourself. Call it a reserve roster that may also include minor leaguers. ...

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Few updates; Looks like Quien Sabe is out for the year so third base will now be covered by Quien Sabe Dos. Seems like we're going to hold off on that San Jose thing for a while. I read this and I can't help but think Bill Veeck, St. Louis and Baltimore. Someone in the MLB hierarchy let Beane crawl ...

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yea the minor leaguer would be acquired during the draft process I would assume. Its always possible for to add during FA. OUr current free agent round is 18th, we draft 29 rds. I want the guy to be specifically minor, and when he is called up he will have to activated to regular roster. We have be...

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Interesting input so far, gents. Thank you for your contributions to date.

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The discussion about a league shrinking from 12 to 10 teams got me to thinking. If your league uses FAAB, what, if any, restrictions do you have (especially in keeper/dynasty leagues); Can you keep a player acquired via FAAB beyond the current season? For how long? What is the impact/cost of keeping...

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Happy to see it get overturned. Personally I could care less who is juicing, and there is no way to know who was and wasn't in the past. My son was a strength and conditioning coach several years ago for a AA team and said a lot on the team were - and more pitchers than hitters. I am more concerned...

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Think of it this way - if nobody wanted the player in the auction why should someone get a possible cheap keeper for picking them up? Precisely why FAAB's in our league are a one year rental. To my way of thinking, the original intent of the auction was that everyone can buy any player as long as h...

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I should add one other thing from our rules ... you can't keep ANY player who was FAAB'ed beyond the year he was bought in ...no if's, and's or but's. He goes back in the pool the next year ...less messy that way.

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I agree with Todd... we've had an AL only 12 teamer for 25+ years and went to 11 teams last year due to owner attrition. I would recommend you stay the course for now - don't change any rules, be grateful the pools are a tad deeper and wait and see what next year's fallout is, especially with the St...

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Sorry ...don't do ceilings. However, I agree with Perry ... Bumgartner had a very good 2011 ...Moose had a very good August and September (and if you see who he put those September numbers up against, it's not all that impressive). If you are set on trading Bumgartner, I think you can do better than...

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Happy to see it get overturned. Personally I could care less who is juicing, and there is no way to know who was and wasn't in the past. My son was a strength and conditioning coach several years ago for a AA team and said a lot on the team were - and more pitchers than hitters. I am more concerned...

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Right now, it looks like both he and Jarrod Parker get ticketed for the A's starting rotation - out of sheer necessity, it seems.

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We run pretty much the same rules (Back in cave man times, I had drafted Andruw Jones for 10 units and put in an unprecedented 4 year additional contract when he came up for renewal) - so I understand your thinking - but your first sentence should give you pause - when I extended Jones, I had the op...

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Hard to say without knowing what else is available to you from last year's roster. At a glance, what is the reasoning for wanting to extend Stanton for such a long period of time? Four years is a long time for a player who just turned 22. i could see three ...four may be a stretch. What is consequen...

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Nice note Kid, of course the Astros coming over next year will skew this as well. I wonder if the Astros realize they can't use Cust at DH until next year? ZING! Kid, I'm a DH only league...definitely more difficult. Yeah ...me too .... wonder how long it's going to take a lot of AL onlys to see Mo...

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Well in a keeper league, I would keep those six plus Julio Teheran who may well be starting for Atlanta at least the first month of the season If you want to keep one of those two hitters, I would keep Goldschmidt - I wouldn't want to take the risk on Crawford this year Well, that's one option I wo...

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Purely subjective - but both Braun and Miggy have significant question marks about them (How playing third may affect a recovering alcoholic on offense and the crap Braun is going to take all year and how that treatment affects him (not to mention I'll assume he smart enough to get off the juice)). ...

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Actually, this is the worst possible news for all involved; MLB and their crack testing procedure gets derailed by the FedEx guy? Wonder how long it will be before Manny is asking who delivered HIS sample? Unfortunately, this doesn't exonerate Braun entirely - it just overturns his suspension. He wa...

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I would take the gamble with Goldschmidt with the proviso that you will have to use your Util slot judiciously. Again, I'm on the record here as not being a big Crawford fan - but Boston isn't Tampa Bay. I add that to all of the noise I hear about the status of his off season wrist surgery and the t...

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That's a valid point to a degree, Trav - but, once they move over, I'll bet they will wind up modifying their roster to adapt to their new home - and they will probably just add 4 OFs to the pool. Subsequent to 2012, I'm also guessing there will be some players with DH qualification to further muddl...

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I believe the NL is even worse once you get to 12 and 13 teams Sounds like it's time to go back to work. Edit - actually, it isn't as bad in the NL - including Aoki and not yet allowing for a few Nationals bench spots TBD, there are 80 qualified OFs with 15 of them qualifying at at least one other ...

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If you are in an 10 or more team AL only, you may have noticed a disturbing trend the last several years - many teams deciding to carry an extra pitcher and go short on the bench. Now, this depends on your league's position qualifications - but if you are old school where you need 20 games from the ...

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I can't even see Smith in a platoon role ...Reddick hits from the left side as well. I'm thinking Gomes makes more sense in a platoon with Reddick once Reddick is proven healthy. But then, I have to consider it's the mind of Billy Beane and his new 8 year extention we're dealing with. If they sign M...

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Ok ...that's it ...I admit it! Beane is either smarter that I am or dumber than I am. $36 mil for Cespedes over 4 years?!?!?!?!? So much for Seth Smith. Looks like both Brandon Allen's and Chris Carter's tickets out have been punched as well.

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I keep; Viciedo $2 Reddick $2 Scott $1 Ortiz $20 E. Santana $13 Adams $2 I rule out Mc Carthy and Aceves for the same reason - both missed virtually all of 2010 and pitched a career high in innings last year. However, if you wanted to swap out Robertson for Adams, i would have a hard time finding fa...

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Gotta like a funny man ....(wasn't that what Bouton said about Skip Lockwood?). Like I said - it's not the money or the fact that they chose Endy. it's the fact they have no one on the horizon, they have every opportunity to back Reimold, but every quote and action they take seems to indicate their ...

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Every team needs at least 4, usually 5 outfielders, correct? Chavez was forced into more action than expected due to injury and a disappointing Borbon. If Texas thought he was anything more, they would not presently have a CF battle between Martin, Borbon and Gentry. All I am saying is Chavez is no...

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Right. I suggest you take your pet peeves and calm them down. Who said anything about the Birds spending money? We're talking building here. See any top OF prospects in the minor leagues for the O's? In the words of Katt Williams; "Don't worry, I'll wait." Reimold is a 28 year old ballplay...

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If the Orioles were thinking along the same lines you were, Gus ... then why sign Chavez? He certainly isn't a building block for the future. Other teams have handed youngsters the job and said run with it. if they did, they continue. if they didn't (like Kila) - they got demoted then released. Why ...

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Actually roster flexibility has some impact in this case. Since his keepers are not yet determined, would you advocate this deal if he kept Lawrie? He'd have a heck of a lot of money to spend, he'd be locked out at 3B and catcher or 1B. He'd be down a pitcher and he would almost be forcing himself t...

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I pass ... I'm a big Napoli supporter but you already have a young hitting catcher and if you look around, you'll find there aren't a lot of arms that are really impressive in the AL. You can afford to let Moore develop and there will be a few good cheap catchers available this year. Since you and I...

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Good is a relative term here. He has played his entire career in Colorado and has a total of 51 home runs. Three year average is .302 in Colorado and .248 on the road and "slugs" 200 points lower on the road. He goes from THAT environment to the cavern known as the Coliseum. He's really th...

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Thanks everyone! I am going to take the next month or so to evaluate my keepers as well as any potential trades. I may revisit this post in the future. DBK - unfortunately I don't have Alex Gordon as an option this year...last year was actually the first time in Alex's career where I didn't own him...

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Brandon Beachy 6 Mark Trumbo 6 Matt Capps 11 Pablo Sandoval 11 Clayton Kershaw 21 Dee Gordon 6 Jason Motte 6 Borderline considerations Michael Brantly 6 Julio Teheran 6 Drew Stubbs 16 Yonder Alonso 6 Andre Eithier 22 I keep Trumbo because of who he plays for- Scioscia will find him ABs until he show...

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Why James Shields $11 (2011 draftee) -solid contributor with AL East experience. Carlos Santana $4/$9 - young catcher with a healthy bat and a division up for grabs. Matt Moore $1/$6 - only because he's a buck - if you get anything better than Wade Davis's first year numbers, it's gravy. Eric Hosmer...

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214 million a little over 23 million per year. Why do i think in year 6 they will be regretting this deal ? Here's one reason they may NOT, Steve ...the italics and bolding are mine; But as one baseball executive, noting that the Tigers are actually revenue-sharing recipients , said the other day: ...

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I don't see how you can keep Hellickson over Lester. I would take Moore over Hellickson too. Hellickson has nice peripherals, but they also suggest he was very fortunate last year. He has like NO K's. And Lester had two really horrific months last year ...especially when it counted ...potato, potat...

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If you can only keep 5, I would keep; Carl Crawford Carlos Santana Mike Trout J Hellickson Matt Moore Now, if it actually six, as the math suggests, I would add Jon Lester. I'm on record as not being an admirer of Carl Crawford. However, if your keepers have to be submitted prior to the start of spr...

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Just a thought .... anyone know it the Ilitch family will keep the team should something happen to Mike? After all, he is 82 years old ...if they have to sell, this contract may be an albatross to any potential new owners should that case come to pass.

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214 million a little over 23 million per year. Why do i think in year 6 they will be regretting this deal ? While Detroit will probably regret the contract in year 6 it won't matter if they get to the W.S. a couple of times. This pusts them back into the driver's seat in the AL Central and what lit...

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And once again, Boras has found his annual "One Dumb Owner".

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I would also consider a few things that have occurred in the Tiger organization. Avila caught a lot of games last year - signing Laird will be beneficial to him IMHO and be one of those few cases where addition by subtraction is a helpful thing. With VMart gone for the year, he may also catch some D...

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Interesting take. I get Maddon and the lineup shuffle but do you really think there is a potential for Zobrist to lose ABs? No ... not at all ... but I think Tampa Bay has also been an incredibly fortunate offensive team and I do not see that continuing. Joyce reverted to form after the ASB last ye...

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This is a deal I would take a long look at making. Montero earned $15 last year ... he's a proven commodity, whereas Goldschmidt is speculation (and Darvish is a total enigma). There was some discussion in another thread about what one of the purposes in signing Kubel may have been ...and that was i...

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Not even close. As Perry mentioned in another thread, Moscosco in Oakland was an interesting notion - not so much in Colorado. Brown may not even make the team. Granted it's off season column filler,but Amaro is on record stating he'd prefer Brown start the year in Triple A.

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Agree with the Captain ...Cashman just took all of the pressure from the press off regarding Banuelos and Betances ...and I know the rumors are abounding about Carlos Pena .... but I keep hearing a voice waaaaay off in the distances whispering "Damon .....Damon".

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The team sent him home after he cleaned out his locker and left after he was pulled from the game on August 12 after giving up 5 bombs. The quote from Mike Quade; I don’t know where he’s at. He walked out on 24 guys that are battling their ass off for him. I don’t know where he’s gone, what he’s doi...

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To me, there's a big problem with Zambrano - it's the same problem we see with Santonio Holmes - when I'm going good and I'm getting mine, all is well - but when things don't go well? He quit on his team .... how can you trust anyone who has quit on his team not to do it again? Because he's pitching...

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Maybe I should have filed this post in the "Things I Don't Get" thread. As I mentioned earlier, your conjecture was one of the possible interpretations of this statement - that they are going in house for the answer to their closer question.. I just don't see where David Forst comes off as...

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I think many teams have a meeting between the field manager and the front office where these decisions are collectively made. In the case of the A's, it seems to me that they have to balance doing what the GM wants with respect to talent evaluation and what the field manager wants with respect to w...

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Someone's gonna ask sooner or later - so buyer beware; Kendrys Morales (ankle) is doing light baseball activities, including indoor hitting and jogging. Morales has undergone two major ankle surgeries in less than two years and will carry many question marks into spring camp. The 28-year-old old Cub...

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I have seen several quotes from several similar underlings within front office organizations throughout MLB and I have a question; Since when do the views of assistant general managers carry any weight when it determines who does what job on what team? I thought the GMs went out and got the talent a...

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This deal pretty much assures Kyle Blanks and Denorfia are fighting for the last OF slot - but does it mean that Alonso gets shifted back to 1B to compete with Rizzo?

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pretty likely that Quien Sabe will be Scott Sizemore Also I think Jarrod Parker will be in the opening day rotation for Oakland I think he'll be there too ...but for the wrong reason . Case where he needs to make the rotation rather than he deserves to be. It'd be nice if he could make the rotation...

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Well, that pretty much completes the torch job - kinda makes you wonder if Beane did it to collect the insurance. Let's see - 1B - Brandon Allen/Daric Barton. 2B Jemile Weeks. SS Cliff Pennington. 3B - Quien Sabe, RF - Josh Reddick, LF Chris Carter, CF - God only knows,. C Suzuki (if he lasts)/Powel...

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OK ...now I'm just about on the verge of giving up. I know that every Sunday I find I don't know as much about football as I think I know, but this just floors me .... courtesy of Baseball Nation and Bob Nightengale of USA Today. http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/26/2661744/oakland-athletics-san-jose-...

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I'm thinking with the Reed Johnson signing, Sappelt may start the year in Triple A -- unless they find someone to take Soriano off their hands.

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FWIW, Grant Green was playing the outfield in the AFL. Scouts don't like his bat as a corner OF, but in the week Lawr and I saw him, he looked very good and pretty polished. Is his defense considered a liability at SS? I also dont think he has enough of a stick to play out there. Maybe he breaks wi...

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But how do they expect to garner support for a new ballpark if they go into perpetual rebuilding mode. Even the Marlins were smart enough to realize you have to show something on your side of the deal. its not about "about getting support" around here. Its about whether or not MLB allows ...

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But how do they expect to garner support for a new ballpark if they go into perpetual rebuilding mode. Even the Marlins were smart enough to realize you have to show something on your side of the deal.

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Gio Gonzalez - According to ESPN's Keith Law, the Athletics have agreed to trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals for prospects A.J. Cole, Brad Peacock, Derek Norris and Tommy Milone. Isn't this the team that is looking for some grass roots support in helping them get a new stadium? Why would they get...

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I don't get how gio was worth all that. And Mlb has dillydallied on the san jose thing for a loooooong time. You could have said the same thing last season fwiw. Sent from my SCH-I405 using Tapatalk Absolutely right ...i can say it, you can say it, MLB can say it ...know who can't say it? The Oakla...

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Gio Gonzalez - According to ESPN's Keith Law, the Athletics have agreed to trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals for prospects A.J. Cole, Brad Peacock, Derek Norris and Tommy Milone. Isn't this the team that is looking for some grass roots support in helping them get a new stadium? Why would they get...

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I just get a gut feeling that Todd Frazier is one of the two prospects going to the Cubs.

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I used to think such negotiations were strange. No longer. Danks was going to go to arbitration this year and who knows how much he would have got. Then he may have set himself up very nicely for his 2013 walk year. The White Sox may have just said to themselves that they were NOT going to make the ...

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i have been pondering this signing and it just doesnt make sense to me. I agree that Parra might have had a nice bump offensively this year. The drop off from Parra to Kubel defensively is about 20 runs or so. Does Kubel make up 20 runs over him offensively? The only way this makes 100% sense to me...

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Another nugget: Yu Darvish - The Texas Rangers won the posting derby with a bid of $51.7 million. They are now going to have to negotiate a deal with him that will probably have to come pretty close to the total bid they just made posting him. Now I know if they don't sign him, they don't have to pa...

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Todd Zola wrote:To me, the cause for concern with Kubel is no DH -- part of the reason he played 140+ games from '08-'10 is many were as DH.

There is much wisdom to that statement.

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I'm not exactly sure where you are drawing that conclusion on Kubel from. He has been dinged up, true - but last year was the first time he failed to appear in at least 140 games since 2007. He's not Ripken, but he's not a china doll either. I think he gets the benefit from going from extreme pitche...

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How many of the 26-week season do you think all 14 hitters will be healthy? I think this is all about Stephen Drew and his uncertainty heading into the spring. And agreed about Kubel/Parra, though it makes my yet to be posted prescient note about the D-Backs in the Platinum Hitting Notes moot :lol:...

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Good title for a thread. Probably add to it as time progresses. Now, of course, all of these observations are point in time based and could change with subsequent events. But for now ... Arizona Diamondbacks - just signed Jason Kubel for two years at $15 mil - an excellent cheap deal for a good hitt...

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Todd Zola wrote:
da_big_kid_94 wrote:Query - is there a minimum number of keepers you must have?
Follow up query -- if no, where do you make up the pick(s), beginning or end?

See...that's why you're the Forum Funklord!

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Query - is there a minimum number of keepers you must have?

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Remember all of those old Law & Order episodes that featured crooked prosecutors? You were almost guaranteed to hear the phrase from the crooked prosecutor; "This is (fill in the name of the the DA here - Schiff, Lewin, Branch, Mc Coy)'s worst nighmare." Well, if Braun is right (and I'...

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I would say no. Pagan is a 31 year old OF who is coming off a terrible year and now finds himself in another pitcher's haven. And to be honest, Garza isn't as good as many people seem to think he is. He's 28 and Madison is 22 - Garza may have hit his peak - and for a guy who is so valuable, his name...

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I'm going to assume that, similar to our league, it's a contribution to the kitty that buys out the contract (possibly X times 2). But, Todd's post helped crystalize something. Both Heyward and Posey are signed ... I'm also going to assume a 6 unit total indicates that these are two former 1 unit pl...

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Since it is WAAAAY too early to talk keepers (think not? Ask Ryan Madson.) ... let's keep this conversational. My father is fond of saying "If all it cost you is money, you didn't lose much." I would say there is much truth to that when applied to your Felix/Verlander situation. The Seattl...

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Like I posted on the blog discussing this trade, Sanchez makes Gio Gonzalez look consistent by comparison. He can K the world and walk the ballpark in the same outing. But he's not going to be an innings eater if he stays true to his current form. I think this is an addition by subtraction trade bec...

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Curious and interesting response ... this will take some pondering ... I know quality of opponent really can't ( hoo boy ...my error ...10/14/11 ) be quantified here so it may not fit the model - but an additional 12-18 games (guesstimate) against both Houston and NL opponents rather than the possib...

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that gets the Astros;

How much do values of Ranger and Angel players go up with a full slate of games against the Stros included?
How will MLB compensate for scheduling issues - is the "balanced" schedule finally done?

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Todd Zola wrote:Like I need more shit to do...

Oh, come on .... like you really weren't going to get around to eventually doing this.

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I'm guessing $31-35.

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