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Offline CoryTheFormerExposFan

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #200: November 03, 2017, 04:20:56 PM »
I think everyone had been saying all along that the option was unlikely to be exercised, bc the team wouldn't pay him $5m to be a bench guy.  I don't necessarily agree that a good bench player isn't worth a substantial contract, but I think this was the expected outcome.

Even if he's a bench guy here, if AL teams view him as a mainstay at DH, you can exercise the option then trade him for something.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #201: November 03, 2017, 04:28:07 PM »
Even if he's a bench guy here, if AL teams view him as a mainstay at DH, you can exercise the option then trade him for something.

Uh no.  If you exercise the option he gets $5 million.  He's not likely to get that on the open market.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #202: November 03, 2017, 05:08:06 PM »
Uh no.  If you exercise the option he gets $5 million.  He's not likely to get that on the open market.

Wait, you think Lind would get less on the open market?

Offline imref

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #203: November 03, 2017, 05:28:21 PM »
Wait, you think Lind would get less on the open market?

Yes.  There are about 8 or so 1Bs available.  I don't see him getting $5 million.

Offline whytev

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #204: November 03, 2017, 05:57:00 PM »
Yes.  There are about 8 or so 1Bs available.  I don't see him getting $5 million.

I hope we can get him back.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #205: November 03, 2017, 11:25:45 PM »
Chelsea Janes‏Verified account @chelsea_janes  2h2 hours ago
Update: am now hearing Matt Wieters exercising 2018 option is not at all a done deal. Nothing official either way, no decision made.

:pray:

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #206: November 03, 2017, 11:36:50 PM »
Chelsea Janes‏Verified account @chelsea_janes  2h2 hours ago
Update: am now hearing Matt Wieters exercising 2018 option is not at all a done deal. Nothing official either way, no decision made.

:pray:


God I hope he's dumb enough to decline it

Offline Ray D

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #207: November 04, 2017, 09:54:23 AM »
Chelsea Janes‏Verified account @chelsea_janes  2h2 hours ago
Update: am now hearing Matt Wieters exercising 2018 option is not at all a done deal. Nothing official either way, no decision made.

:pray:


Boras wants to renegotiate.  Thinks he's worth an additional 5 mil or so.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #208: November 04, 2017, 10:11:08 AM »
God I hope he's dumb enough to decline it

Maybe he retires?

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #209: November 04, 2017, 12:19:38 PM »
Boras wants to renegotiate.  Thinks he's worth an additional 5 mil or so.

Watch the Lerners extend him.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #210: November 04, 2017, 12:23:01 PM »
Watch the Lerners extend him.

5/$70 million.

Offline dcpatti

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« Reply #211: November 04, 2017, 01:19:53 PM »
Boras wants to renegotiate.  Thinks he's worth an additional 5 mil or so.

Hey maybe it’s like Subway where the 10th one is free and we’re saving our stamps for Harper. I’d be okay with that.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #212: November 04, 2017, 02:41:20 PM »
I don't necessarily want this but I believe the following will happen:

We sign Darvish and Davis. Kintzler walks, Albers returns.

More to come on potential bats soon.

I really want Carlos Santana....but nowhere to play him....unless we try the LF experiment but that leaves MAT without a spot.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #213: November 04, 2017, 03:00:40 PM »
In regards to Wieters maybe the Lerners are going to play hardball. They tell Boras that renegotiate the contract or he is on the bench and his career ends in ignominy.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #214: November 04, 2017, 03:15:59 PM »
I don't necessarily want this but I believe the following will happen:

We sign Darvish and Davis. Kintzler walks, Albers returns.

More to come on potential bats soon.

I really want Carlos Santana....but nowhere to play him....unless we try the LF experiment but that leaves MAT without a spot.

I truly believe that if the Nats get Darvish that puts them realistically in the Otani sweepstakes. Whether he signs this off season or next.

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« Reply #215: November 04, 2017, 03:24:20 PM »
I truly believe that if the Nats get Darvish that puts them realistically in the Otani sweepstakes. Whether he signs this off season or next.
You want Darvish? Why? We already have a play off choker or did you forget?

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #216: November 04, 2017, 03:38:07 PM »
Yes, let's pay 150 million or more for a right handed Gio Gonzalez

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #217: November 04, 2017, 03:38:37 PM »
You want Darvish? Why? We already have a play off choker or did you forget?

More than one...

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #218: November 04, 2017, 03:53:12 PM »
Sign Wade Miley.
Fix whatever the O's broke
Drink their delicious tears

Offline aBaltoNat

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #219: November 04, 2017, 04:56:25 PM »
Cargo to the Nats? McCutchen?

Hearing we trade Trea and Goodwin to the Os for Chris Davis and Manny on a one year rental.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #220: November 04, 2017, 05:32:09 PM »
Cargo to the Nats? McCutchen?

Hearing we trade Trea and Goodwin to the Os for Chris Davis and Manny on a one year rental.
Sounds like something the dumb BLOS fans would make up.

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #221: November 04, 2017, 05:47:48 PM »
Cargo to the Nats? McCutchen?

Hearing we trade Trea and Goodwin to the Os for Chris Davis and Manny on a one year rental.

:lmao:

Offline KnorrForYourMoney

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #222: November 04, 2017, 05:52:48 PM »
Cargo to the Nats? McCutchen?

Hearing we trade Trea and Goodwin to the Os for Chris Davis and Manny on a one year rental.


Offline Slateman

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Re: 2017-2018 Off-season Discussion Thread
« Reply #223: November 04, 2017, 05:56:11 PM »
Goodwin alone should get us Machado and Davis.

Anyway, is there any chance the Nats are trying to buy out Wieters? Like 4 million this year and 2 million next? Gotta think he could find a one year deal for ~4 million

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