Bellhorn04
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Everything posted by Bellhorn04
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I don't disagree. Theo got some big stuff wrong too, especially in 2011, but was a great GM in spite of that.
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Slasher is King of the Cliff, Kimmi is Queen, you are Prince.
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Awful news about Wright. Nice offseason so far!
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I don't think the Sox are in a position to save this year and go big next year. The cliff may not be real but the window for this core group is.
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I think it's totally plausible that Stanton narrowed his list down to Yanks/Dodgers/Cubs/Astros. He was sick of playing for a loser, he wants to go for a ring and these are the teams that gave him the best chance. The stars just kind of aligned for the Evil Ones.
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I agree with most of this, dgalehouse. As I've gotten older it has really sunk in on me how much human beings need their entertainment and how much they are willing to pay for it - especially to see top of the line performers. People will shell out a couple grand for scalped tickets to a big game. It's crazy alright, but like you say it's what we are.
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The real issue here may be the new Marlins owner Sherman. I've been hearing some rumblings that the guy is a total sleazeball and that Jeter is basically just his frontman. If that's the case, MLB is at fault for authorizing the sale, and it would mean that Sherman is the newest in a rogues' gallery of Marlins owners after Huizenga and Loria.
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So Morris gets in instead of Tiant. Bad call IMO.
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It's hard to say if the Marlins could have gotten more than they did. If the reports are accurate, the Dodgers were Stanton's first choice, but the Dodgers offer was not as good as the Yankees...the Dodgers were naturally concerned about Stanton being a DH type the last few years of the deal.
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I'm afraid 300 million is way too much for Machado too. Especially when he only hit .259 this year, even more especially when he had a rather dismal .310 OBP this year. Aside from his character issues which are never a good thing when you're investing 300 million.
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Sounds right.
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That's what I mean, I think it paid off for Loria personally, sad as that may be.
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It's a bit ugly for sure.
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Was it stupid for Loria though?
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FWIW there's an interesting piece in the NY Post today suggesting that trading Stanton to the Yanks was not what he wanted to do. https://nypost.com/2017/12/10/its-killing-derek-jeter-that-he-might-be-helping-the-yankees/
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The Dodgers reportedly wanted the Marlins to take either A-Gon or Kazmir plus eat 30 million of Stanton's contract. One reason the Dodgers reportedly weren't as keen as the Yanks was the prospect of Stanton being a DH type in the last few years of his contract. Sometimes the DH rule difference can be a significant factor in player transactions - maybe that's a good reason they should unify the league rules one way or the other.
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There's some interesting info on MLBTR about what the Dodgers reportedly offered for Stanton.
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LOL you really have it in for Hosmer.
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C'mon jacko, this is supposed to be a hot stove thread. Not a 'how many ways can I tell you how freaking awesome we are now' thread.
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lol
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This is good stuff!
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Stanton had control of the process here though. He got to pick and choose. It was a lot like a free agent signing.
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Unless they de-juice the balls.
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Yeah, I guess you could say we got half-lucky.
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Oh well - maybe MLB will de-juice the baseballs for next year.
