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#921 |
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#922 |
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so a move may have been in order
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#923 | |
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At the same time, nobody is offering what the Mets want in trade. So I honestly see Dickey simply starting the year as a Met and then either being traded at the deadline (assuming they fall out of it) or leaving at the end of the year. |
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#924 |
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Alderson actually was just quoted as saying that the bulk of the teams' offseason acquisitions are finished and that what they have now will probably be their Opening Day roster.
![]() I'm wondering if Alderson has any actual power in the Mets organization. It seems like he's just a talking head for the Wilpons. The only move he's made during his tenure was the Wheeler trade, which every GM in baseball would have done in the same position. Fans are hoping they'll make some big investments once Johan, Bay, etc. come off the books this year. But what about last offseason when Beltran, Perez, K-Rod, Castillo etc. came off the books? The Wilpons simply pocketed the extra money rather than spend it. If Selig weren't friends with the Wilpons, he'd have forced him out by now just like he forced McCourt out of LA. |
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#925 |
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#926 |
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I also think the whole "dog house" thing with Upton is absurd. The guy is a legitimate stud. The Dbacks seeming obsession to deal him is mind boggling to me. I'd take Upton over anyone on the Padres.
With that said, I'm glad to see Towers got what he was looking for because now I don't have to watch Bauer carve through the Padres. |
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#927 |
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"The Mets, meanwhile, have mounting concerns whether all of Dickey’s off-the-field endeavors could impact his on-field results or his standing in the clubhouse if the perception is that he has become too absorbed with his new celebrity."
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/articl...ming-ra-dickey R.A. Dickey, you are clearly a terrible person for visiting sick children and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for sex trafficking awareness. Now sign the Mets' lowball offer or else! Seriously, fuck this franchise. |
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#928 |
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Clubhouse Confidential estimated.Dickey could legit get $15-$16 mil a year. Mets should just pony up the dough. I doubt they what they're looking for in a trade.
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#929 |
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Indians are going after Nick Swisher now that Shin-Soo Choo got traded.
I'll bet they overpay for him, big time. |
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What would you consider as over paid? Swish does a little of everything, especially offensively. Solid average, draws walks, hits for power. $12-$15 mil seems reasonable to me.
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#931 |
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Red flag on swish is his attitude. Got himself run out of Chicago and new York for pouting.
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I've never heard of Swish having attitude. I couldn't care less about attitude. He's not getting paid to be a nice guy. He gets paid to hit, and he does that more than well enough.
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#933 |
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#934 |
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Why is Ryan Dempster still unsigned?
Did I miss something about him being hurt or suddenly awful |
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#935 |
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Swisher said he wants Jayson Werth money. Let's face it, he's a great guy, but he ain't worth that much.
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#937 |
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#938 |
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That's what happens when Scott Boras is your agent.
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#939 |
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It makes sense for the Indians to go after Swisher since their first round pick is protected next year. I can't see a scenario in which Swisher is worth forfeiting a first round pick otherwise.
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#940 |
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would be funny if Boras' hardballing backfires and Swisher has to take a cheap 1 year deal like Madson had to do last year
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Edwin Jackson had to do the same, also.
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#942 |
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Boras is massively overrated. He gets plenty of megadeals for his clients, but he also screws a bunch of them over.
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#943 |
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#944 |
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Torres is back...awesome!
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#945 |
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Glad somebody else took Torres. The Mets were rumored to be considering bringing him back, which baffled me as he was nothing short of useless.
I hope Sandy takes his thumb out of his ass and gets an outfielder...because if the season started today, the Opening Day outfield would features Lucas Duda, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, and Mike Baxter. YEAHHHHHHHHHH WORLD SERIES WOOOOO! |
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#946 |
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Just read that Ichiro turned down two years/$14 million from the Phillies.
Would have been cool to have him. |
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#947 |
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Hilarious to read the comments on these updates from locals.
"We don't need another outfielder who has no power." Had similar comments about the revere trade. I guess that's the only way teams score runs. |
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#948 |
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Screech....in your opinion are phillies fans as bad as they are perceived? Seems like its always a bad Apple or two spoils the basket.
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#949 |
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Josh Hamilton signs with the Angels. Whoa.
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#950 |
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WHAT THE FUCK ANGELS
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#951 |
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Offer Trumbo for Dickey. Offer Trumbo for Dickey. Please for the love of god Angels, offer Trumbo for Dickey.
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#952 |
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Angels have apparently already said Trumbo will not be moved.
![]() All of the writers are now linking Dickey to Bourjos. Really? Bourjos? He's a great fielder...but he literally sucks at everything else. The Mets actually need to get back some sort of offense in a trade for Dickey. |
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#953 |
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Hamilton's deal is 5 years, $125 million. Good lord.
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#954 |
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Ryan Dempster signs with the Red Sox. 2 years, $26.5 million deal.
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#955 |
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Hot fucking stove!
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#956 |
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5 years isn't perfect but it's better than 7 for the Angels.
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#957 |
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Wonder if we get one move move before bed time tonight.
Both LA teams just going balls out here. Demp never got his 3 year deal. Thought he was gonna hold out for one. |
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#958 |
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HOT FUCKING STOVE BABY WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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#959 | |
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Hes not going to get you much of anything. Bourjos and a mid level prospect is about the best you can hope for. |
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#960 |
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It's expected that any team acquiring Dickey would want an exclusive window to negotiate an extension. The Mets are trying to give him a 2 year extension and the buzz around baseball is that Dickey would get similar contract from any team in baseball. Because he's a knuckler, nobody really is afraid of locking him up through 2015. Even if he regresses a bit, he's expected to be durable.
But the Mets would be better served hammering out an extension and making Dickey a part of the long-term solution than selling him for a guy who, at best, would be a lateral move. They already have Captain Kirk in the Majors plus Matt dek Dekker in the minors who are exactly the same kind of player as Bourjos. |
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