Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:10 pm  

Congrats to the Giants on what turned out to be an easier vicroty then I expected.

The little kid that dressed as Ron Washington for Halloween was fecking brilliant.

So, is it too early to talk about off season trades & pick ups?

Didn't think so

The Jays did not pick up the 1 year option for Kevin Gregg, fuelling rumours of Papelbum to TO. He and our new manager are pretty close apparently. I hope it's not true. A very good closer he might be, but what a douche! We're pretty much nailed onto get him now I've said that.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:33 pm  

That face he pulls if bloody stupid.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:05 am  

Derek Jeter wants 6yr/$150m to stay with the Yankees, just laughable.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:16 am  

WBFOP wrote:

Derek Jeter wants 6yr/$150m to stay with the Yankees, just laughable.

No chance. The 3 year/$45 million is more than enough. If he goes we should try and trade for Hanley Ramirez.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:32 pm  

Where is Cliff Lee going folks?

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:29 pm  

It sounds like the Rangers are pulling out the stops to compete with the Yankees. Hopefully Lee isn't just after the money and plumps for the Rangers because without him they won't have enough to get back to the series again. The Red Sox have definitely pulled out the stops though with Gonzalez and Crawford. Great stuff for them and bad news for both the Rays and Blue Jays.

As for the Reds, I'll be delighted if we can wrap up Votto and Bruce to multi-year deals of at least five years. If we can do that we've got a chance of making a run at a couple of division titles if our pitching holds up.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:12 pm  

The Reds just locked up Jay Bruce to a 6yr/$51m deal with a 7th year option, this takes away all his arbitration years. Votto will be harder to tie down I think, he will want more $$$ than I think the Reds can afford.

Cliff Lee? I'd say Yankees, he has been to the last 2 WS and they offer him the best chance of returning quickly. Plus he has been a Yankee killer, so for that reason as well they will push the boat out.

Texas only advantage is that they are closer to home for him.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:21 pm  

Even though a few unfashionable teams have made the world series in the last few years I think a salary cap is needed in the MLB.The money the Yankees and Red Sox are throwing around gives other teams no chance to pick up the best free agents year after year.What chance do teams like Baltimore,Toronto,KC have in ever getting a decent team when they can't afford to keep their best players and haven't got anywhere near enough money to compete in the FA market with the richest teams.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:30 am  

Completely agree with you sir but it's something that never comes up in baseball circles for discussion. I think that over the past decade it may have come up once at the winter meetings. I sincerely doubt the players union would want a salary cap.

Re: MLB 2010 Thread : Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:50 pm  

DAR130 wrote:

Even though a few unfashionable teams have made the world series in the last few years I think a salary cap is needed in the MLB.The money the Yankees and Red Sox are throwing around gives other teams no chance to pick up the best free agents year after year.What chance do teams like Baltimore,Toronto,KC have in ever getting a decent team when they can't afford to keep their best players and haven't got anywhere near enough money to compete in the FA market with the richest teams.

How much money have the White Sox spent compared to the rest of your division?