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Offline HalfSmokes

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« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2016, 06:09:39 pm »
That's probably more correct. Not sure what the differences are; in any event, they have some $ without hitting the luxury tax.

Why do.you think.the tax is the budget?

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« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2016, 06:24:30 pm »
Why do.you think.the tax is the budget?

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« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2016, 06:54:09 pm »
Why do.you think.the tax is the budget?
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I think it's more than this. I'm willing to bet that they are already disappointed that the MASN issue hasn't been taken care of and now they're trying to stretch their budget as much as possible, to avoid becoming the Mets. Think about it. If the Mets' ownership hadn't freaked up their finances over the past decade, they're probably one of the best teams in the history of baseball right now. They'd have had the money to add an Andrew Miller, David Robertson, Nelson Cruz,  and/or Jason Heyward, all while keeping a Daniel Murphy.

So, yea, maybe they're being cheap, but it may not be out of greed. It might be because they want to avoid royally freaking up their payroll and being unable to make a big push.

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« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2016, 07:16:36 pm »
Why do.you think.the tax is the budget?
??? No I assume they will not pay the luxury tax.

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« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2016, 07:43:28 pm »
I'd assume it's well short of that- only four teams are paying the tax, I don't expect the nats to have the fifth highest payroll

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« Reply #30 on: May 21, 2016, 09:33:20 pm »
Tex is available.

Remember when everyone here wanted him?

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« Reply #31 on: May 21, 2016, 09:35:14 pm »
Tex is available.

Remember when everyone here wanted him?
How about Prince Fielder?
Sometimes the best signings are the ones you don't succeed in.

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« Reply #32 on: May 21, 2016, 09:37:54 pm »
How about Prince Fielder?
Sometimes the best signings are the ones you don't succeed in.

He got the Tigers to the WS, and they were able to dump his contract. I think they would do that again

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« Reply #33 on: May 21, 2016, 10:02:47 pm »
He got the Tigers to the WS, and they were able to dump his contract. I think they would do that again
All by himself?  He had some help of course but had a good season That was a good trade when they were able to flip him to Texas. I am not so sure he would have gotten the Nats to the World Series.

Of course by that logic Tex got the Yanks to the World Series in 2009 ( and they won). So that must have been a good signing also? 

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« Reply #34 on: May 21, 2016, 10:34:26 pm »
All by himself?  He had some help of course but had a good season That was a good trade when they were able to flip him to Texas. I am not so sure he would have gotten the Nats to the World Series.

Of course by that logic Tex got the Yanks to the World Series in 2009 ( and they won). So that must have been a good signing also?

NYY paying the price now for CC and Tex but if we got a champ, sign me up.

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« Reply #35 on: May 21, 2016, 10:37:43 pm »
I want a championship. Don't care if we have to pay for it five years from now. You play this game to win rings.

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« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2016, 10:43:27 pm »
I want a championship. Don't care if we have to pay for it five years from now. You play this game to win rings.
I agree. But no one ever knows for sure which moves will result in that championship. Especially in MLB.

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« Reply #37 on: May 22, 2016, 09:29:53 am »
How about Prince Fielder?
Sometimes the best signings are the ones you don't succeed in.

i recall a 'sign fielder' thread on the board once....

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« Reply #38 on: May 22, 2016, 10:17:07 am »

Well that didn't take long

"The Blue Jays have told teams that right-handed reliever Drew Storen is available, reports Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun. Storen, whom the Jays acquired from the Nationals for outfielder Ben Revere in the offseason, is on an $8.38MM salary this year and is then slated to become a free agent. Formerly a capable late-game option with the Nats, Storen has already allowed 13 runs on 22 hits in his first 15 innings with the Jays. To his credit, the 28-year-old has continued his career-long trend of posting quality strikeout and walk rates (9.6 and 2.4 this season, respectively), but PITCHf/x indicates that his velocity is down a couple miles per hour."

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« Reply #39 on: May 22, 2016, 10:42:23 am »
Revere has been slow to get going, but this is looking like another steal of a deal for Rizzo.

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« Reply #40 on: May 22, 2016, 10:52:16 am »
Well that didn't take long

"The Blue Jays have told teams that right-handed reliever Drew Storen is available, reports Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun. Storen, whom the Jays acquired from the Nationals for outfielder Ben Revere in the offseason, is on an $8.38MM salary this year and is then slated to become a free agent. Formerly a capable late-game option with the Nats, Storen has already allowed 13 runs on 22 hits in his first 15 innings with the Jays. To his credit, the 28-year-old has continued his career-long trend of posting quality strikeout and walk rates (9.6 and 2.4 this season, respectively), but PITCHf/x indicates that his velocity is down a couple miles per hour."

Yeah, Storen is done as a reliever. He was never that mentally strong and now he's declining physically, or at least appears to be.

Once Revere gets going and gets that average up to his normal levels(or at least close)this will be another steal of a trade for Rizzo.

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« Reply #41 on: May 22, 2016, 11:39:53 am »
i recall a 'sign fielder' thread on the board once....

How exactly did signing him hurt the tigers? But thank god we didnt do that and forgo all the success the nats had

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« Reply #42 on: May 22, 2016, 11:40:58 am »
Revere has been slow to get going, but this is looking like another steal of a deal for Rizzo.

Is it the .148 average or the .197 obp that makes him a great pickup?

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« Reply #43 on: May 22, 2016, 12:11:51 pm »
Is it the .148 average or the .197 obp that makes him a great pickup?

.278 BA in his last five. He'll be fine.

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« Reply #44 on: May 22, 2016, 01:36:40 pm »
Yeah, Storen is done as a reliever. He was never that mentally strong and now he's declining physically, or at least appears to be.

Once Revere gets going and gets that average up to his normal levels(or at least close)this will be another steal of a trade for Rizzo.

Maybe he'll make it as a journalist.  :stir:

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« Reply #45 on: May 22, 2016, 01:59:37 pm »
All the Storen lovers will want to bring him back.

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« Reply #46 on: May 22, 2016, 02:31:13 pm »
Maybe he'll make it as a journalist.  :stir:
blogger.  fan message boards.  call in to radio shows.

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« Reply #47 on: May 22, 2016, 02:50:49 pm »
Giolito, Robles, and the two 1st rd picks for Trout. LAA wouldn't be able to turn that down. Harper-Trout-Murphy middle of lineup

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« Reply #48 on: May 22, 2016, 03:04:28 pm »
Giolito, Robles, and the two 1st rd picks for Trout. LAA wouldn't be able to turn that down. Harper-Trout-Murphy middle of lineup
The Angels could turn that down. That's less than what the Marlins got for Miggy.

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« Reply #49 on: May 22, 2016, 03:37:19 pm »
Correct me if I'm wrong, but we cannot trade draft picks in MLB