MLB Hot Stove 2010

[arbitrary]

It goes toward reducing profit -- which is the most important financial statistic. All of these other arguments make no sense. The cost of Dice K is was $104 million and $52 million was front loaded making it much more expensive than a 6yr/$104 million deal. Money is money. It doesn't matter where you book the expense. It still shrinks the bottom line. I'm guessing that you have a liberal arts degree.

 

Then you should also account for the japanese sponsorship/sales/money that were made as a result of bringing in dicek. I have a psych degree you nutball :harhar:

[BSN07]

It goes toward reducing profit -- which is the most important financial statistic. All of these other arguments make no sense. The cost of Dice K is was $104 million and $52 million was front loaded making it much more expensive than a 6yr/$104 million deal. Money is money. It doesn't matter where you book the expense. It still shrinks the bottom line. I'm guessing that you have a liberal arts degree.

 

I don't care about the teams profit. I only care about what's on the field. And until their expenditures outside of payroll(posting fee's, Stadium upgrades, the purchase of an English football team) effect their ability to spend on the payroll itself, I don't give 2 rat turds about any of it. My view will always be Dice-K is on a 6/52M deal. As far as I'm concerned Henry and company might as well have taken a 52M trip to Japan just to pick him up .

 

If the rules where different and his deal pushed them to the luxury tax and kept them from signing other talent(because we know they don't typically like to break the LT by a lot), thus resulting in them not not being competitive, then I would have an issue with it.

[a700hitter]

Then you should also account for the japanese sponsorship/sales/money that were made as a result of bringing in dicek. I have a psych degree you nutball :harhar:

The proceeds from any MLB licensed products gets divided equally among all the teams, so if sales of MLB products in Japan went up due to the Dice K signing, KC gets the same share as the Red Sox without having made any investment. As for any other revenue streams from Japan that go to the Red Sox... well, I am still waiting for the Red Sox to disclose any information about such revenue. There ain't any. The posting fee bought an exclusive right to negotiate and absolutely nothing else.

[a700hitter]

I don't care about the teams profit. I only care about what's on the field. And until their expenditures outside of payroll(posting fee's, Stadium upgrades, the purchase of an English football team) effect their ability to spend on the payroll itself, I don't give 2 rat turds about any of it. My view will always be Dice-K is on a 6/52M deal. As far as I'm concerned Henry and company might as well have taken a 52M trip to Japan just to pick him up .

 

If the rules where different and his deal pushed them to the luxury tax and kept them from signing other talent(because we know they don't typically like to break the LT by a lot), thus resulting in them not not being competitive, then I would have an issue with it.

You are sounding like a Yankee fan today. Luxury tax is just additional money. Crossing the luxury tax threshold doesn't prohibit future acquisitions. It just costs money.

[Palodios]

We can only hope. I thought 2010 would be his bounce back season after an injury marred 2009' date=' but it didn't turn out that way. I suspect that the health of his shoulder is not that good. Unless he really shoots out the lights in 2011 and 2012, the Sox overpaid for him by a big margin.[/quote']

 

He blames his shoulder issues on Farrell. So do I. Considering he didn't pitch much at all the year before and got injured so many times mid-season, I think he can do good things next year.

[BSN07]

Jose Reyes is available, but the Mets want three or four players in exchange for their shortstop, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter). Reyes, 27, earns $11MM in 2011 before becoming a free agent. He hit .282/.321/.428 with 30 steals and 50 extra base hits in 603 plate appearances last year.

 

Seems a bit high when considering his injury risk.

[BSN07]

The Dodgers agreed to sign Jon Garland, according to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times (on Twitter). The 31-year-old will be the fifth starter in a Dodgers rotation that already includes Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Ted Lilly and Hiroki Kuroda. Last year, Garland pitched to a 3.47 ERA with 6.1 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 in exactly 200 innings for the Padres.

 

LAD has been spending a decent amount on their SP rotation.

[italstallianion]

Seems a bit high when considering his injury risk.

 

 

I agree, but if the Sox could catch a break on money and or prospects, it does look like it'd be a great deal. Not likely, but it has potential. Imagine if you had Crawford, Reyes, and Ellsbury in the same lineup. Again not likely, but that's like the speed pipe dream vs. the power pipe dream of Adrian Gonzalez, Adam Dunn, and Jayson Werth, or the pitching pipe dream of Cliff Lee, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and a good Dice-K and Beckett.

[a700hitter]

I agree' date=' but if the Sox could catch a break on money and or prospects, it does look like it'd be a great deal. Not likely, but it has potential. Imagine if you had Crawford, Reyes, and Ellsbury in the same lineup. Again not likely, but that's like the speed pipe dream vs. the power pipe dream of Adrian Gonzalez, Adam Dunn, and Jayson Werth, or the pitching pipe dream of Cliff Lee, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and a good Dice-K and Beckett.[/quote']Reyes is a tremendous talent. I would love to have him on the Sox. I am a Mets season ticket holder. I have seen a lot of this guy. He is a catalyst. In a lineup with Crawford and Ellsbury, the opposition would be forced into making a lot of errors. We'd also be able to manufacture runs during slumps.

[Spudboy]

I knew it! "Your' a bag lapping Mets fan. Mr. "behind enemy lines". Ha!

 

Forty five years of "Sox" fandom. ********! You are mid-island scum. You know nothing! Take a viagra and play with some tortes.

[a700hitter]

I knew it! "Your' a bag lapping Mets fan. Mr. "behind enemy lines". Ha!

 

Forty five years of "Sox" fandom. ********! You are mid-island scum. You know nothing! Take a viagra and play with some tortes.

That's me. s***! I've been exposed.

[Palodios]

What... what just happened? My world turned upside, and everything is spinning.

[a700hitter]

I do engage in spying on the enemy. It's one of the advantages of being behind enemy lines.

[Northern Star]

Dear Troy, please stay with us for ten more years, love, ROX

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?id=4156&sport=MLB

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

What do you mean by "us"?

[Palodios]

They've got their franchise player! I just wish the Red Sox could get one of these elite, yearly mvp-contender guys.

[Northern Star]

What do you mean by "us"?

 

Clue was in the post and link, sport.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Clue was in the post and link' date=' sport.[/quote']

 

I know that. I figured you were a sox fan and when you said "us" I thought you meant he was coming to the Sox. He's signing with the Rockies "champ"

[The Village Idiot]

If there was a way to have this be your lineup, rotation, bench and bullpen next year, I think the Sox would be unstoppable if they're not ravaged by injuries once more.

 

LF Carl Crawford

CF Jacoby Ellsbury

RF J.D. Drew

3B Jed Lowrie

SS Jose Reyes

2B Dustin Pedroia

1B Kevin Youkilis

C Jarrod Saltalamacchia/Rod Barajas/Jason Varitek

DH David Ortiz

 

LP Jon Lester

RP Clay Buchholz

RP Josh Beckett

RP John Lackey

RP Daisuke Matsuzaka

RP Tim Wakefield

 

Jonathan Papelbon

Daniel Bard

Scott Atchison

Michael Bowden

Felix Doubront

Bullpen acquisition 1 (Putz?)

Bullpen acquisition 2 (Balfour?)

 

Bench

Mike Cameron

Darnell McDonald

X

Y

 

What would it take to get this done?

[Palodios]

Reyes is good, but if it means Lowrie is at 3rd, it ends up being a bit of an offensive wash. I think the Sox aren't likely to trade for him.

[Northern Star]

Barajas is terrible. Softball league hitter.

[Northern Star]

I know that. I figured you were a sox fan and when you said "us" I thought you meant he was coming to the Sox. He's signing with the Rockies "champ"

 

Signed it "love, ROX" = short for Rockies.

 

It would be nice, but there's no way he should be getting a 10 year deal from anyone.

[jacksonianmarch]

So per mlbtraderumors, the Rangers went into today with a 4 yr offer for Cliff Lee. Something tells me that they are bringing a butter knife to a gunfight.

[jacksonianmarch]

And multiple sources say that the Yankees will offer a 6 yr deal but a 7 yr deal is a dealbreaker

[Palodios]

They've got their franchise player! I just wish the Red Sox could get one of these elite' date=' yearly mvp-contender guys.[/quote']

 

[Keeper]

Shaun Marcum traded to the Brewers for 2008 first-rounder Brett Lawrie.

[Ray10]

Shaun Marcum traded to the Brewers for 2008 first-rounder Brett Lawrie.

 

Good trade for the Jays in a way they know they aren't going to contend anytime soon in the A.L East so why not load up on young talent. I've seen Lawrie play and he's a beast for his age. He's gonna be a star on that team for many years. The Jays have some depth when it comes to pitching so im not surprised they got rid of Marcum.

[Divinity]

#yankees have just gone to a 7th year for cliff lee. werth and crawford getting 7, its only right. lee is the best player on market

- Heyman

[Palodios]

They've got their franchise player! I just wish the Red Sox could get one of these elite' date=' yearly mvp-contender guys.[/quote']

 

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[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Wtf? Like 2 days ago the Yankees were talking about how they weren't going to go 7 years. Please don't sign with the Yankees. This offseason has been going so well.

 

EDIT: I'm well aware that the Yankees will most likely land Lee. I'm just hoping he doesn't.