Baseball Musings
There is crazy jack being throw around and there are still a lot of free agents being courted. $136 mil over 8 years for Soriano? Is Alfonso really a $17 mil player? He was a 40-40 guy last year, but will he still have all that speed in 5 years? He's already 30 years old, he hit a meager .277 and a career .280 hitter. Man-Ram makes just under $20 mil and he hits about .320 year in and year out and plays about the same defense.
The two Mvps Justin Morneau and Ryan Howard made a combined $740,000 last seasons. Apparently there is some great young talent in this league.
The Mets game Mouises $8.5 mil? He's allegedly 40 right now had an injury riddled 2006 playing only 98 games and gets a raise of more than $1mil? Is there a Latino player Omar Minaya will not sign?
Solid signing by the Dodgers signing up Nomar for $9mil per year for two seasons, that should protect them a little when he gets a career ending injury by August.
Mussina showing little signs of old age took an $8mill pay cut and signed a two year $22mill deal with the Yankees. If he continues to play at a high level and win his 12-15 wins, you can't complain about that deal.
The poor man's Jose Reyes, Juan Pierre, is a solid player who lead the National League in hits and has started as many games as anyone in baseball over the pass 5 seasons. $9mill is a reach for the Dodgers but took him away from their rival, the Giants, who offered $8mill per season.
According to espn.com's free agent tracker the best free agent left is Jason Schmitt and I can't even find who was rated the number 2 free agent out there, while they had Aramis Ramirez rated the #1 free agent. Moreover, that means the Cubs signed the #1 and #3 free agents, and they'll still lose for the next 98 years.
My rule 5 player would have been Ben Francisco but it appears likely he will be protected by the Indians in the draft.
What are the Blue Jays doing? Do they have a plan? Frank Thomas two years $18mill? I am still shaking my head at that AJ Burnett signing last off season. Simply awful.
Poor Derek Cheter, still no personal awards and achievements. I wonder how his career would have gone if he didn't walk into the perfect situation and consistently bat in front of perennial hall of famers.
The two Mvps Justin Morneau and Ryan Howard made a combined $740,000 last seasons. Apparently there is some great young talent in this league.
The Mets game Mouises $8.5 mil? He's allegedly 40 right now had an injury riddled 2006 playing only 98 games and gets a raise of more than $1mil? Is there a Latino player Omar Minaya will not sign?
Solid signing by the Dodgers signing up Nomar for $9mil per year for two seasons, that should protect them a little when he gets a career ending injury by August.
Mussina showing little signs of old age took an $8mill pay cut and signed a two year $22mill deal with the Yankees. If he continues to play at a high level and win his 12-15 wins, you can't complain about that deal.
The poor man's Jose Reyes, Juan Pierre, is a solid player who lead the National League in hits and has started as many games as anyone in baseball over the pass 5 seasons. $9mill is a reach for the Dodgers but took him away from their rival, the Giants, who offered $8mill per season.
According to espn.com's free agent tracker the best free agent left is Jason Schmitt and I can't even find who was rated the number 2 free agent out there, while they had Aramis Ramirez rated the #1 free agent. Moreover, that means the Cubs signed the #1 and #3 free agents, and they'll still lose for the next 98 years.
My rule 5 player would have been Ben Francisco but it appears likely he will be protected by the Indians in the draft.
What are the Blue Jays doing? Do they have a plan? Frank Thomas two years $18mill? I am still shaking my head at that AJ Burnett signing last off season. Simply awful.
Poor Derek Cheter, still no personal awards and achievements. I wonder how his career would have gone if he didn't walk into the perfect situation and consistently bat in front of perennial hall of famers.
posted by Buffalo Sports Dude at 12:12 PM
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1986... and only b/c of a fluke.
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