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Yeah let's unnecesarily push a pitcher just coming off a lengthy DL stint!

It's not so "duh" considering the main arm in the DL is Andrew "Paperthin" Bailey. That "when" could very quickly turn into an "if".

It will when the other half of the BP comes off the DL.

I've said in like three different posts that i agree with Tazawa closing, but that Station13 says we would lose our "relief ace". That's why i asked if we don't have Uehara on our team, because he's the definition of one. Jesus.

I don't know about you, but i'd rather have a guy who gives up an occasional bomb than one who walks the park. That's the price to pay for being around the zone all the time.

But he's effective, so what's your point?

I meant for relief ace bro. Read your post then read my response.

I thought we had Kojji Uehara on this team......

Melancon seems to shrivel on big stages though. Succeeds in Houston and Pittsburgh, but fails in NY and Boston.

Yeah yeah i got a bit carried away there

Or we install one of our two superior Japanese pitchers as the closer and avoid the cap hit and the backend of the contract which is sure to be horrendous.

The closer is not a mythical creature. It?s a guy who gets out in the 9th inning, and not always in true pressure situations. What Uehara and Tazawa have done so far for this team as relief aces is better work than what a lot of "proved closers" in the league have done up to this point.

No, they are justified because this is a free market. They are offering a service (their baseball skills) and they can offer it to anyone they want for whatever price they want. Who are you to tell someone how much money they can or can't expect for their services? That has nothing to do with the argument. He's justified in wanting whatever amount of money he wants for his services. It's on the teams whether or not they will give it to him and any other player. No, and it isn't even close. Not a lot of guys sign true "team-friendly" extensions. They usually exchange some money for the security of a long-term contract and avoiding arb negotiations, but those extensions usually end right at the beginning of their FA elegibility in which case they go for the big bucks. And a lot of the other guys who sign long-term contracts with their teams sign for market value: Look at the host of pitchers who have signed contracts lately....are you going to tell me Cain, Hamels and Verlander signed below market-value contracts? Ellsbury is the main topic of discussion, Ellsbury is a Boras client. Make the connection. Btw, i didn't introduce the twenty-million dollar figure. The figure is largely irrelevant. It's all about the player.

I can't believe Javier Lopez is still pitching at the MLB level. I mean, i know he's a lefty and all but Jesus.

Something else: The accusation has to be false, and as much as it may piss everyone off, it most likely isn't. He was loading his arm with something that's not rosin, and while umpires or the other team won't check for it or punish a pitcher, it does violate a rule in the MLB rulebook. For further illustration: Canadian Bar Association website, defamation and libel definitions and characteristics

No, it really doesn't. For it to have been a lawsuit-worthy slander, it couldn't have been an implication, which is what Dick did, but rather a direct accusation. If you read what he said, he never directly accused Buchholz of "cheating". All Hayhurst said publicly was that Buchh loaded his arm with something, and said "wow" through twitter. You can't (well you can, but you shouldn't because it won't prosper) base a lawsuit off an implication, and even then, where is the provable damage done to Buchholz' reputation that would impede him from performing the activities that ensure his livelihood? It's not that simple.

....except Texas

That only strengthens the argument though: They want more money because even though we can't fathom what to do with the sums of money they make, they sure can spend it. I won't even make a list of ballplayers who have made huge money and found themselves broke not too long after retiring. It would take me all night.

Mortensen just earned himself some leeway on his current stay in the Majors.

I love me some Drew!

Quite possibly, and he may end up being a revelation. Guy has been money since last year.

But you're not an athlete. Notice how most of these guys end up broke because of the lavish lifestyles they live. You tell that to the players. They (and they're the important ones here) are the ones who always say that it's more about respect than money. See: Pujols, Albert. You're free to not believe them if you want, but most of them say the same thing. I am serious, and are you for real? It's different once they make it to the Majors and they see themselves making all that money. You seriously understimate human avarice. I suggest you don't. This isn't a trial. This is a friendly conversation, and i admit that there are exceptions to the but remember: Exceptions strengthen the rule. Go tell that to all the guys who have left their hometown teams for less. Be realistic: Money is money, and a lot of these guys are greedy.

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What about last year and Farnsworth the year before? Rodney's sucking, but he pitched in winter ball AND the WBC, so no one should be surprised. However, you can bet that if he keeps sucking, by year's end they WILL have a reliable 9th inning guy like they always do.

I see reading comprehension is not your forte....