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stevewizzle

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« Reply #1215 on: April 24, 2015, 12:49:23 pm »
Yordano Ventura is batshit.  I love it!

KC is can't-miss television right about now. scary good and fucking insane.

dyson's 1st-to-home last night was the best.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v86783383/kccws-hosmer-smokes-rbi-double-for-lead-in-the-13th/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU

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« Reply #1216 on: April 24, 2015, 03:06:05 pm »
Supposedly the Angels and Hamilton have agreed a buyout to end his participation with the team.  He would become a free agent.
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« Reply #1217 on: April 24, 2015, 03:12:11 pm »
Who takes a flier on him at this point?
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vansmack

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« Reply #1218 on: April 24, 2015, 03:22:37 pm »
Who takes a flier on him at this point?

All depends on the cost.  He'd probably take a huge reduction on a one year deal given that Anaheim is going to pay him something and to market himself for a long term deal (a la Nelson Cruz last season).

The more worrying question for me is what affect this has on Anaheim's ability to sign free agents in the future.  Players are loyal to other players...
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« Reply #1219 on: April 24, 2015, 06:16:41 pm »
Who takes a flier on him at this point?

I'll take the Rangers for $1000, Alex.
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Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI

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Re: The MLB Thread
« Reply #1220 on: April 24, 2015, 07:03:37 pm »
Prince Fielder and Josh Hamiliton. Ok there, Rangers. . .
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« Reply #1221 on: April 24, 2015, 07:45:45 pm »
Prince Fielder and Josh Hamiliton. Ok there, Rangers. . .

Anaheim is paying $68m of the $83m he's owed.  No idea what Anaheim received in return.
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Re: The MLB Thread
« Reply #1222 on: April 26, 2015, 10:59:41 am »
Rosenthal:

Sources: Expectation is that #STLCards? Wainwright is done for season with Achilles injury. Has not yet undergone MRI.

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« Reply #1223 on: April 26, 2015, 03:41:58 pm »
Rosenthal:

Sources: Expectation is that #STLCards? Wainwright is done for season with Achilles injury. Has not yet undergone MRI.

Major bummer.  Huge blow to STL too....

On the brightside,  it's not an arm, but I can hear the calls for the DH already...
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« Reply #1224 on: April 26, 2015, 05:39:05 pm »
Rosenthal:

Sources: Expectation is that #STLCards? Wainwright is done for season with Achilles injury. Has not yet undergone MRI.

Major bummer.  Huge blow to STL too....

On the brightside,  it's not an arm, but I can hear the calls for the DH already...

yeah, as soon as I heard he injured himself while hitting, that was the first thought that crossed my mind..... Wainwright is a big enough name (read: making enough money) that this could effect a rules change, whereas if it had happened to the Brewers 10th pitcher, nobody would care.... kinda like football where they had the OT sudden death rules for 40 years until Peyton Manning lost a playoff OT game on a FG without being able to take a snap.... suddenly, new OT rules!!!

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« Reply #1225 on: April 26, 2015, 07:40:47 pm »
The idea of instituting a DH in the NL is blasphemy to me.. the game is just fine the way it is.. one league has it the other doesn't.....

sad about Wainwright though.....but that injury could have happened running off the mound too..

shemptiness

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« Reply #1226 on: April 26, 2015, 10:18:02 pm »
The idea of instituting a DH in the NL is blasphemy to me.. the game is just fine the way it is.. one league has it the other doesn't.....

sad about Wainwright though.....but that injury could have happened running off the mound too..

Yeah, well....

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12769662/max-scherzer-injured-batting-advocates-designated-hitter-rule-national-league

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« Reply #1227 on: April 26, 2015, 10:42:59 pm »
If they went the way of t-ball they would not have to worry about those over paid pitchers in the first pace!
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« Reply #1228 on: April 26, 2015, 10:46:02 pm »
The idea of instituting a DH in the NL is blasphemy to me.. the game is just fine the way it is.. one league has it the other doesn't.....

sad about Wainwright though.....but that injury could have happened running off the mound too..

Yeah, well....

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12769662/max-scherzer-injured-batting-advocates-designated-hitter-rule-national-league

I'm sure most pitchers would rather not bat if given the choice....I'm not sure what it proves though...


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« Reply #1229 on: April 27, 2015, 06:04:32 pm »
Anaheim is paying $68m of the $83m he's owed.  No idea what Anaheim received in return.

$80,486,339: Money left on Josh Hamilton's contract through today

$67,486,339: Money Anaheim will pay over the next 3 years
$7,000,000: Money the Rangers will pay over the next 3 years
$6,000,000: Money Josh "forwent," which is actually just revenue the state of CA loses in income tax

He also has an opt clause after two years - not sure what Anaheim would be on the hook for in that scenario.
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