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  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    George Brett is being sued for false advertising. He and his brother own a company that sells magnetic necklaces that are supposed to relieve pain and have other miraculous effects. Some dummy spent $30 on one and was stunned to learn that it didn't work. The guy's lawyer want to make it a class-action lawsuit (gee, I wonder why).

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/b ... =mlb_t2_a3
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    The Orioles signed Nick Johnson. I didn't know he was still playing. I wonder who they'll release to make room for him on the DL.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Started prepping my spreadsheets for cost-benefit analysis of my roster. We have 25 man rosters, 8 keepers. It's gotten pretty intense over the years. 12 teams for 4 playoff spots. I missed the playoffs last year by 2 games/points.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Baseball is back. Mariners opened camp today.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Monster Rain wrote:
    The Orioles signed Nick Johnson. I didn't know he was still playing. I wonder who they'll release to make room for him on the DL.


    :lol:
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Cespedes signs with the A's for 4 years $36 mil. That was really quick. Didn't see that coming.
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cespedes signs with the A's for 4 years $36 mil. That was really quick. Didn't see that coming.

    Yeah, that pretty much came out of nowhere. I assumed the Marlins would match or beat any offer. At $9 million per year they better hope he's an All-Star every year (and not just because the fans vote him in) or they're screwed.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    edited February 2012
    Monster Rain wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cespedes signs with the A's for 4 years $36 mil. That was really quick. Didn't see that coming.

    Yeah, that pretty much came out of nowhere. I assumed the Marlins would match or beat any offer. At $9 million per year they better hope he's an All-Star every year (and not just because the fans vote him in) or they're screwed.

    Yeah, definitely big money, although lower than what he was originally asking for, as crazy as that was. I like it for the A's though, I think. I mean they have absolutely no power anywhere in their system, so these are the kind of signings you should take a gamble on. And if he does well, they can move him for prospects, which I am sure will happen if he has value in about 18 months from now. And yeah, I was alsopretty sure the Marlins would end up with him.

    Edit: And how long is it going to take him to get up to the big leagues? $9 mil is a lot for a full year in the minors. They must be pretty confident he can adjust to big league off speed stuff pretty quickly.
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cespedes signs with the A's for 4 years $36 mil. That was really quick. Didn't see that coming.

    Not sure what the A's are trying to do here after dumping guys like Gio and Bailey to save money.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cespedes signs with the A's for 4 years $36 mil. That was really quick. Didn't see that coming.

    Not sure what the A's are trying to do here after dumping guys like Gio and Bailey to save money.

    Billy Beane is one of a kind. I somewhat get it and like it for the A's, but definitely strange.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    For what it's worth

    A's director of player personnel Billy Owens told Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio that Oakland's scouts have watched Cespedes play for four or five years and consider him a center fielder.

    and...

    ESPN.com's Keith Law can imagine Cespedes hitting 30 home runs in the Major Leagues, but suggests he'll first need to spend some time in the upper minors.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,236
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    For what it's worth

    A's director of player personnel Billy Owens told Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio that Oakland's scouts have watched Cespedes play for four or five years and consider him a center fielder.

    and...

    ESPN.com's Keith Law can imagine Cespedes hitting 30 home runs in the Major Leagues, but suggests he'll first need to spend some time in the upper minors.


    WOW!! $9 MIL to play in the Minors?

    I don't get what the A's are trying to do? DUMPING good YOUNG talent(to save money), and now this? Like a poster above mentioned: maybe use him as trade bait down the road?

    Peter Gammons was told by some scouts, that Cespedes has NO CLUE how to hit the breaking pitch. We shall see.

    For what it's worth: who thinks he should've been made to go into next year's draft? Same with Darvish, and players like them?
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,531
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Edit: And how long is it going to take him to get up to the big leagues? $9 mil is a lot for a full year in the minors. They must be pretty confident he can adjust to big league off speed stuff pretty quickly.

    From what I'm reading, some think he'll be their Opening Day centerfielder and others think he could use a month or two in the minors. If he isn't in their lineup every day by the All-Star break, something has gone horribly wrong.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    pjl44 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Edit: And how long is it going to take him to get up to the big leagues? $9 mil is a lot for a full year in the minors. They must be pretty confident he can adjust to big league off speed stuff pretty quickly.

    From what I'm reading, some think he'll be their Opening Day centerfielder and others think he could use a month or two in the minors. If he isn't in their lineup every day by the All-Star break, something has gone horribly wrong.

    Considering he got straight up abused for the couple weeks he play in the Dominican Winter League, I would be a bit suprised to see him make the team out of camp. He has never seen big league off speed stuff. I'd agree on the all star break timing.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Looks like Soler will be signing with the Cubs.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,279
    the dude can still hit, but I can't get over how unathletic Big Sloppy is. Wish my boy Barry could have DH'ed for another 3-4 years :roll:
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Looks like Soler will be signing with the Cubs.

    I thought the Yanks had this guy
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Looks like Soler will be signing with the Cubs.

    I thought the Yanks had this guy

    There were reports they were interested. Cubs are going to pay him a lot though.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Looks like Soler will be signing with the Cubs.

    I thought the Yanks had this guy

    Maybe you're right. Lots of rumors about the yanks today.
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    There are rumors that the Cubs might have to play their 2013 home games at the White Sox stadium due to renovations at Wrigley. If the owners can get funding for the upgrades they'll have them done during the season and play their home games across town. It's not a done deal but stadium employees have told some members of the media tha they were warned to expect more games there in 2013.

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