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#31 · May 27, 2018, 1:55 pm
It's only $7 million next year. Twins paying balance. Line is that the draft pick is the prize in the deal. Replaces the one lost for signing Hosmer and brings $812k to the team's draft pool. I see this as a good deal even with the injury risk for Hughes. For the guys who have come back from TOS he is in the range of when they regain effectiveness.
#33 · May 27, 2018, 3:38 pm
Quote from Cptjack on May 27, 2018, 2:59 pmQuote from Commie on May 27, 2018, 1:55 pmFor the guys who have come back from TOS he is in the range of when they regain effectiveness.
Problem being he was never effective to begin with.
Thanks for the laugh. There's a site called Baseball Reference you might find interesting.
#34 · May 27, 2018, 4:27 pm
Quote from Commie on May 27, 2018, 3:38 pmThanks for the laugh. There's a site called Baseball Reference you might find interesting.
I didn't know they started doing alternate reality statistics. 4 years and 5mph lost on his fastball while also going from SP to RP (which should have allowed him to maintain velocity). No decent offspeed offerings, a recipe for success.
#35 · May 28, 2018, 6:46 am
Moves like this one.......and the move for Headley/Mitchell prove that the signings of Myers and Hosmer are ‘not” albatross contracts.
An Albatross contract is one that hinders you from making other moves.
If they were concerned about money they wouldn’t be spending $13 for on a ‘chance” that Mitchell is any good and they certainly wouldn’t be spending $7.5 mil just for the right to pick a kid who may never make it passed AA.
If they were worried about having money to spend the next couple seasons basically giving away $20 mil is an odd way of showing it.
#36 · May 28, 2018, 9:01 am
Quote from WindsorUK on May 19, 2018, 3:03 pmQuote from David Jay on May 19, 2018, 9:12 amQuote from WindsorUK on May 18, 2018, 8:48 amWould Torrens not be an option if Hedges is done for the year?
I realize he's young but he's been here and knows a lot of the pitchers?
No.
Is he still a prospect or just too far away?
His defense this year has been atrocious across the board. I would not expect him to be in the mix for a big league job again until late next year at the earliest.
#37 · May 28, 2018, 9:13 am
The Indians are currently the AL Central leaders despite a bullpen that's been abysmal. They're relatively limited financially going forward and are losing Andrew Miller this winter. They also have one of the most interesting farm systems around, including a ton of young talent in XST right now.
All of that means I'd be spending a lot of time talking to them about Brad Hand and any other relief arm they're interested in.
#38 · May 28, 2018, 9:44 am
Quote from Cptjack on May 27, 2018, 4:27 pmQuote from Commie on May 27, 2018, 3:38 pmThanks for the laugh. There's a site called Baseball Reference you might find interesting.I didn't know they started doing alternate reality statistics. 4 years and 5mph lost on his fastball while also going from SP to RP (which should have allowed him to maintain velocity). No decent offspeed offerings, a recipe for success.
If you mean "recently" don't use the word "never" instead. I "never" implied he was a great pick up. In your zeal to post something negative you chose the wrong word.
#39 · May 28, 2018, 10:50 pm
Recently implies that there was an iteration of his current ability that has had success.
#40 · May 28, 2018, 11:01 pm
Quote from David Nevin on May 28, 2018, 6:46 amMoves like this one.......and the move for Headley/Mitchell prove that the signings of Myers and Hosmer are ‘not” albatross contracts.
No, they don't. An albatross contract is one that makes you less competitive. They have the particular implication of being hard to get rid of and providing negative asset value. Paying two 1B 20m a year makes you less competitive. It will be hard to dump Myers with 60m on the backend and his constant injury issues. They fit both criteria of an albatross.