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Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
THE PHILLIES ARE BUYING A CHAMPIONSHIP!
I'm really just curious how many media outlets will spin the story that way instead of ol' folksy Cliffers taking "less" money to play where he was comfortable (although the average annual value is higher than the reported offers that the Yankees and Rangers made even if the sixth year isn't guaranteed).
Had the Yankees signed him for the same dollars you can bet there would be another outcry about disparity. But the Phillies? Nope, this is just old friends reuniting!Labels: cliff lee, free agents, mediots, phillies
posted by Mr. Faded Glory @ 5:08 PM
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
A Mark Teixeira Christmas.
"E" before "I." "E" before "I." Gotta remember that. It shouldn't be a problem since I actually learned to spell Mientkiewicz.
Getting Teixeira was a total shock to me. It's like asking Santa for a new bike for Christmas and he shows up on Christmas Eve with an Ecosse Titanium Series motorcycle with the 200-horsepower, 2150cc polished billet intercooled and supercharged aluminum v-twin engine, and MotoGP-spec Ohlins suspension.
If California ever legalizes same sex marriage, I may just have to propose to Brian Cashman.
 Labels: brian cashman, eyechart, free agents, mark teixeira, motorcycles
posted by Mr. Faded Glory @ 10:34 AM
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
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Friday, December 05, 2008 |
Shopping list: CC, Sheets, Dunn
Sabathia is an obvious target, and the ball's in his court.
I don't understand why there isn't a lot more talk about two obvious bargain buys - Ben Sheets and Adam Dunn.
I'll hold off on the Dunn talk for this post, since it's been covered on this space numerous times, except to say that speculation is now that he'd cost less than $10M per year and is now an absolute steal.
Sheets, on the other hand, is also a bargain as people wonder about his durability. I'd have no problem with a 2 year contract with a vesting option for a third based on number of starts. I'm not as worried if he needs a bit of rehab time at the beginning of 2008 as adding him into the rotation at a later time would allow for Chamberlain to take some starts off as is the plan to keep his innings under control. Sheets has made 34, 22, 17, 24 and 31 starts over the last five years, respecively, with ERA+ of 162, 128, 119, 117 and 139. It would not be a stretch to expect 25 starts and a 120 ERA+ in 2008.
I'll take that as a bargain.
Sign all three and your lineup and rotation look as such:
SP Sabathia
SP Wang
SP Chamberlain
SP Sheets
SP Pettitte/Hughes
LF/CF Damon
SS Jeter
3B Rodriguez
1B/LF Dunn
RF Nady
DH Matsui
C Posada
2B Cano
CF/LF/1B Swisher
I'd go to war with that team, and there's no loss of financial flexibility or prospects.Labels: adam dunn, ben sheets, cc sabathia, free agents, trade proposals
posted by Mr. Faded Glory @ 3:40 PM
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