Free Agent Prediction Thread
by WiHaloFan on Nov 10, 2009 2:06 PM PST
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Let's see how good we are at predicting where this season's free agents will land. Predict who will sign where, for how much and for how long. I'll start....
John Lackey: Yankees, $18M, 4 years
Vladimir Guerrero: Angels, $7M, 2 years
Chone Figgins: White Sox, $11M, 4 years
Jason Bay: Yankees, $14M, 3 years
Matt Holliday: Red Sox, $17M, 4 years
Here's some others I didn't predict, but feel free:
Nick Johnson
Carlos Delgado
Miquel Tejada
Adrian Beltre
Garrett Anderson
Johny Damon
Xavier Nady (wouldn't be bad for the Halos if healthy)
Justin Duchscherer
Jon Garland
Rich Harden
Randy Wolf
Mike Gonzalez
Kevin Gregg
Fernando Rodney
Rafael Soriano
Jose Valverde
Billy Wagner
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The Doyers have stated that they will not make Judy (Garland) an offer.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
i thought it was that they were just declining his option of 10 million
they could easily sign him for 3 or 4 million if nobody wants him
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Nov 9, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
kelvim escobar: home depot, $12.50/hr
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Nov 9, 2009 7:43 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
I laughed
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Nov 9, 2009 9:53 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
"
Kelvim will work 6 weeks, tear a muscle lifting a bag of cement and then file for disability
Now there's a hole in the sky
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too...
This Rally Monkey's gone to Halos Heaven
by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 9, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Having a deep rotation did nothing for us in the playoffs....
it’s unfortunate that’s how the playoffs work but going forward it looks like 3 great starters and 2 lousy starters trumps 5 good starters.
I'd like to think that Lackey wouldn't want to play for the Yankees or the Red Sox
But we all know he’s going to go where he is going to get paid. Even if its the Rangers. I can picture it now, him and Ian Kinsler hanging out a What-A-Burger. I just threw up a little bit.
If the Angels can’t re-sign Lackey, I hope he goes and plays for the Cardinals. The Halos of the Midwest.
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
I will barf if he goes to the Yankees
Anyone know how much are we willing to spend to keep him? What would be a reasonable amount?
He's gonna whore himself out for the biggest $$$
You know, ’cuz he “always dreamed of being a Yankee”.
When the Soth pulled him out
It was like handing Lackey an exit interview. Dude is gone. So where else is someone going to pay him?
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
Lackey said
Earlier this year or late last year that he wouldn’t mind playing for Nolan Ryan, If he wasn’t able to stay with the Angels
Teams With Money
1-10: Yankees
11. Rangers
12. Dodgers (they need pitching desperately; despite the ownership mess, they’ll somehow come up with some cash)
13. Angels
Rangers haven't got any money until they sell the franchise
…Hicks is over a recessionary barrel
I see red people
Dude.
Rangers can’t make payroll.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Nov 10, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
This....
Lackey is not a sentimental guy. He’s all about the money. Not that this is bad or good, but anyone who thinks he “doesn’t want to play for the Yankees” is clearly confused.
Let me get this straight:
You are predicting Lackey gets $18mm A YEAR for 4 years, and Figgy gets $11mm A YEAR for 4 years? FIggins $11mm A YEAR???
by SocalAngelFaninOC on Nov 9, 2009 8:50 AM PST reply actions
Figgins second salary drive
Will get him at least 10 million and a bidding war that may get him 11 per maybe more.
For that you will get; .265, 0, 45, 25 steals and 125 Strikeouts.
Jerry and Omar assclowns for life
by Ghost of seven in a row on Nov 9, 2009 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
oh and 30 errors
Jerry and Omar assclowns for life
by Ghost of seven in a row on Nov 9, 2009 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
next time you need a doctor come see me
i didn’t go to medical school but let me shoot my fool mouth off while your life is in my hands.
it is obvious you didn’t see Figgy play 3B in the past three seasons, Get a prescription for “get with it.”
Sounds reasonable to me
Not reasonable as in “this makes sense in the real world”, but reasonable as in “this is consistent with the sorts of deals being handed out in the past few seasons”.
I further predict that the thrift of the owners in the Winter of 2008/09 will be forgotten, with more owners spending more money in the Winter of 2009/10.
"He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with''~Theo Epstein, talking about Papelbon
by George Kaplan on Nov 9, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
supply and demand
leadoff guys with .400 OBP and the best defense at the position get paid. especially when the rest of the free agents suck.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Nov 9, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I'd rather the Yankees over pay for Figgins
than them over pay for Lackey.
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
A front line pitcher and a DH
The infield is set (with Wood/Izzy at 3rd) and the outfield is set (although getting old fast). Sign a front line pitcher and a PROVEN dh. Done.
The problem is...
that “front line” pitchers don’t exist on the FA market right now. Lackey is the best available and I see him as a second starter not an ace.
So I guess Trade for Roy Halladay and re-sign Guerrero and we’re gtg.
You are missing the point of this post:
I’m not looking for comments on my predictions (although they are welcome), I want to read YOUR predictions.
Picks (my picks, not WiHF)
John Lackey: Yankees, $20M, 4 years
Vladimir Guerrero: Angels, $7M, 2 years
Chone Figgins: Indians, $12M, 4 years
Jason Bay: Cubs, $12M, 3 years
Matt Holliday: Yankees, $19M, 4 years
And I wasn’t really thinking about what teams would dish out the $$ amounts…
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Nov 9, 2009 9:45 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Whoa whoa whoa
Were your $$ amounts per year? (this post is directed at WiHalo)
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Nov 9, 2009 9:51 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yes
I think the White Sox will sign Figgins to a 4-year contract paying him $11M per year ($44M total).
Ohhh
Like I said, I wasn’t really thinking about the money
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Nov 9, 2009 10:24 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
if GMJ is worth 5 for 50... Figgy is worth at least 4 for 50...
I guess that’s a big IF….
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Nov 9, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
I'll take a shot
Lackey – Orioles — 5 years $18MM
Figgins – Yankees — 4 years $10MM
Vlade – Angels — 2 years $6.5MM
Bay – Red Sox — 4 years $15MM
Holliday – Cubs — 4 years $18MM
Damon – White Sox — 2 years $9MM
Wagner – Cubs — 2 years $12MM
Nady – Nationals — 4 years $9MM
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Lackey to Bmore?
wow….
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Nov 9, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Just a WAG
But I do believe they are close and McPhail doesn’t want to MacFail. They are only a pitcher or two away from being contenders and Lackey’s the only sure thing out there
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
OK, although the crystal ball has a few cracks - here it goes....
Jason Bay: Red Sox, 4 years – $65m, although I could see the Yankees get in on this. I also think the Red Sox make trading for Adrian Gonzales a priority
Matt Holliday: NY Mets, 6 years – $118m
John Lackey: Yankees or Brewers, 5 years – $98m. Remember, the Brewers offered Sabathia $100m last year and do have more cash coming off the books this year.
Figgins: Angels, 4 years – $50m
Wolf: Cubs or Mets, 3 years – $32m
Rich Harden: Red Sox, 1 year $7m + incentives
- I think Texas wins the Halladay sweepstakes, and will include Josh Hamiliton as the centerpiece
- Yankees resign Pettite and Damon
- I think the Phillies go after Valverde and Soriano to help with the bullpen
- I agree with your Vlad prediction, sounds reasonable.
Wow
I think Texas wins the Halladay sweepstakes, and will include Josh Hamiliton as the centerpiece
That’s pretty bold. I thought I read somewhere that Halladay would block a trade to Texas. And would the Rangers really go all in for Halladay, with no chance at re-signing him at the end of the year. Hicks isn’t going to start playing the lotto is he?
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
Hicks won't be the owner when it comes time to extend Halladay
Yes, Halladay does have a no trade clause – but I’m guessing it could be removed for the correct number of greenbacks.
Since we all were playing “best guess”, thought I would be bold. I have no interest in the Rangers getting Halladay, it’s just that they have a lot of talent at the upper levels and probably match up real good with Toronto.
i think
lackey goes to the yankees as predicted. They cant bank of pettite forever and have nobody after CC and AJ.
figgins to the white sox or cubs
adrian beltre to the phillies
matt holliday to the mets
jason bay to the red sox
i think if holliday and bay’s prices get ridiculous, we should just lay low and wait on a trade mid-season. You dont HAVE to get a guy each year. You never know if somebody like Grady Sizemore will be on the block this year or next. Im sure Carl Crawford or BJ Upton will be this year…
RIP Nick Adenhart
I want Lackey re-signed and a pass on all others (except maybe Vlad for sentiment.)
Just can’t picture Big Daddy in another uniform right now.
This is an overrated FA market.
Happy Birthday to the ground!
by Monkeyspanked on Nov 10, 2009 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I like this game...
Holliday – The Mets or Cubs are stupid and desperate enough to go large. 6 yrs $115m
Guerrero – Angels 1 yr, $4m, lots of incentives, vesting option
Figgins – Yankees 4 yrs, $40m, Mariners – who’ve they got at 3rd?
Lackey – I want to say Rangers, but they’ve got no money. Dodgers? 5yrs $90m
Bay – Massholes, 4 yrs at $15m
I’d like to see us have a pop at either Soriano or Wagner to bolster the ’pen
I see red people
ugh. If Lack went to the Dodgers, I'd be B U M M E D
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Nov 9, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers is the much lesser of three evils
Boston would be worse case scenario
New York would be a close number two
Texas is probably as bad as New York.
The Dodgers aren’t Boson, New York, or Texas.
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
Agreed...
the Dodgers are much less of an immediate threat when compared to NYY, BOS and TEX.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
The White Sox
paid Konerko $12mm and Dye $11.5mm and you guys think they will pay Figgy $10 – 12mm??
by SocalAngelFaninOC on Nov 9, 2009 10:18 AM PST reply actions
Yes
Not too sure what Konerko or Dye have to do with Figgins, but here’s how I came to my number; If Abreu is worth $9M (a contract the consensus feel is fair), why isn’t Figgins worth more? Abreu = 36 yo, defensively-challenged OF (not a knock on Abreu…I like him), or Figgins = 32 yo, leadoff guy who plays gold-glove caliber 3B.
Who’s worth more?
They've been eyeing figgins for YEARS
My guess for Figgy: WHITE SOX 4yrs @ 10M per year.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 9, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Salaries are going UP UP UP
Stock market is up, worker productivity is up, unemployment is a lagging economic indicator and clubs already pay for Tommy John surgery so the health care bill does not affect them – salaries are going up. I think the salaries listed here are on the low end and at least 10 – 20 % should be added to your picks.
Maybe
It seems to me that Lackey will go to whichever team secures his financial future. Additionally, if he goes to a team where he is not the #1 starter, it means that team is likely very, very good. I suspect all the trips to the bank depositing the millions wearing a World Championship ring would soothe the ego…
I think
That the quick resigning of Abreu is very telling.
he is a below average fielder and I think would benefit greatly from 1-2 days in the field and the rest of the time DH-ing.
What I think this means (or at least the scenario that best makes sense) Abreu RF for a couple games and Dh the rest per week, When Abreu is in RF Napoli will Dh and when Abreu is Dh Napoli will catch.
This allow Soth to keep his best buddy Mathis in regular rotation while keeping Naps bat in the lineup.
This also allows crybaby Mathews to get time in RF when Abreu is DHing
I hope that what we actually do is Resign Vlad to a 2 year cheap deal, keep him at DH and Abreu in RF, resign Figgy to play 3b to a 2 year deal (hopefully he wants to retest the market in better times).
We make Lackey a decent offer but he bolts and we use some freed up money to sign a SP or Bullpen guy Rafael Soriano or Rich Harden.
We are bound to have injuries… if so Figgy can play wherever and Wood slides into 3b.
For instance if Vladdy goes down, Abreu to DH Rivera to RF and Figgy to LF with Wood at 3b
Quit Bitching about Wood not playing, The guy does deserve his shot but quit pretending that we have Willie Mays riding the pine
by Sinatrasratpack on Nov 9, 2009 11:48 AM PST reply actions
Did you expect we would offer arbitration if he were Type A?
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Wild guesses
Lack: Cubs: 72 mil over 4 yrs
Vlad: Halos: 9 mil over 2 yrs
Figgy : Doyers: 38 mil over 4 yrs
Bay: Yanks: 56 mil over 4 yrs
Holliday: Sawx: 58 over 4 yrs
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
Is Juan Pierre's contract over?
What will the Doyers do with Pierre?
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Throw him into the River
of Washed -Up Players :)
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Nov 9, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
I suck at this, so take this with a huge block of salt...
Lackey: $100 mil, 6 years, Mets
Vlad: $7 mil, 1 year with a club option for $7 mil 3rd year, Halos
Figgy: $50 mil, 5 years, CWS
Bay: $60 mil, 4 years, Red Sox
Holliday: $65 mil, 4 years, Mets
Wolf: $14 mil, 2 years with a club option for $7 mil 3rd year, Yanks
(Pettitte and Gaudin stay with the Yanks.)
(P.S. – who, back in 2006, would have thought that a FA class that contained Miguel Tejada, John Lackey, Rich Harden, Billy Wagner, Vlad Guerrero, Matt Holiday and Jason Bay would be weak?)
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
I was told this week by someone who has a small amount of inside info
that the Angels offered Vladdy a two year deal, but that he’s looking for three years. I don’t know the dollar amount.
I trust this only slightly more than the usual “unnamed source”.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I have a buddy
who is an ‘assistant’ in the Front office to a “high level exec”
I for instance know that we were negotiating with Manny a when he was available and my “inside source” said we offered 3 years 50 and it was shrugged off
I have only heard from this “source” this time that Figgy is actually the #1 priority not Lackey, and that Vladdy if signed wont be until very late in the process because he is low on the priority list because they think no one will make a run at him.
Quit Bitching about Wood not playing, The guy does deserve his shot but quit pretending that we have Willie Mays riding the pine
by Sinatrasratpack on Nov 10, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
"you're the assistant to the assistant manager at the movie theater..."
One of the more classic lines in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
“Well if youre here and Im here.. isn’t it OUR time Mr Hand”
Quit Bitching about Wood not playing, The guy does deserve his shot but quit pretending that we have Willie Mays riding the pine
by Sinatrasratpack on Nov 11, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I would take both my info and yours with a grain of salt.
A great big grain of salt.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
My Vladdie line has a typo.
It should read:
Vlad: $14 mil, 2 year with a club option for $7 mil 3rd year, Halos
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
I laughed when I saw the original...
“hmm, wonder how that contract would work where you have a guy signed in year 1 and year 3, but NOT in year 2?”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Anticipating an injury putting him out for year 2, at zero cost to the Halos! : )
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
what about halladay?
i heard hes on the trading block. if we cant resign lackey they should consider going after him. resign figgins and throw in wood in a deal???
This is why I think Lackey goes to the Mets.
The Yankers are having the same thought as you are. In my gambit, they will stick around long enough to drive up the price of Lackey coming to NY, but they don’t need Lackey. They need the Lackey money to help buy Halladay a year from now. They already had the best record in baseball and the WS title with their existing staff. So they will make some moderate improvements without risking huge capital, and blow it all on Halladay as Pettitte finally retires after next season.
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
Here's my stab at it......
John Lackey: Yankees 5 yrs/ 95 mil
Vladimir Guerrero: Angels 2 yrs/ 12 mil
Chone Figgins: White Sox 4 yrs/ 45 mil
Jason Bay: Mets 4 yrs/ 75 mil
Matt Holliday: Red Sox 5 yrs/ 100 mil
Nick Johnson: Giants 1 yr/ 6 mil
Carlos Delgado: Orioles 1 yr/ 5 mil
Miquel Tejada: Oakland 3 yrs/ 15 mil
Adrian Beltre: Twins: 2 yrs/ 18 mil
Johny Damon: Yankees 3yrs/ 20 mil
Xavier Nady: Padres 1 yr/ 7 mil
Jon Garland: Dodger 1 yr/ 4 mil
Rich Harden: St. Louis 2 yrs/ 8 mil
Randy Wolf: Mets 3 yrs/ 30 mil
Fernando Rodney: Tigers 2 yrs/ 17 mil
Rafael Soriano: Diamondbacks 3 yrs/ 15 mil
Jose Valverde: Phillies 2 yrs/ 20 mil
Billy Wagner: Angels: 2 yrs/ 10 mil
Not bad, but Judy won't be with the Doyers.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Garland
I think he might accept arbitration if offered. He made that mistake last season and thought he’d get fat in the free agent market. He took less money from the Dbacks than he would have received (at worst) in an arbitration deal.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the Dodgers offer him arbitration (because they really need a dependable pitcher other than Randy Wolf) and that Garland learns from last Winter and accepts the offer. Frankly, the Dodgers could use a reliable arm for the back end of the rotation and the $5M it would cost them (doubtful that Garland wins in arbitration) would be cost-effective.
"He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with''~Theo Epstein, talking about Papelbon
by George Kaplan on Nov 11, 2009 7:28 AM PST up reply actions
Why would they offer him arb, if they declined his option?
Isn’t arb an automatic raise?
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
And again, I'll say it now, so you can look back next year...
If Holliday gets Teixeira money, the Yankees will be offering Mauer A-Rod type money next year.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Here is my gut feelings
Chone stays here
Lackey stays here
Vlad ???
All the other FA’s, who know and who cares so long as we take care of Figgy and big John.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
why not...
all in mill
chapman (aka that cuban guy) – red sox 80 /5 years
John Lackey: Yankees 75 / 6 years
Vladimir Guerrero: twins 25/3
Chone Figgins: phillies (as much as i hate to see it as a phils fan) 35/5
Oliver – yankees 4/1
My Picks:
Lackey- Yankees 82 M/5yrs
Vlad White Sox 6 M /2yrs
Figgs Phillies 39 M 3/yrs
Holliday cardinals 100 M/ 5yrs
Bay Red Sox 75 M/ 4yrs
Oliver Angels 4 M /1 yr
Matsui Mariners 12 M/2yrs
Damon Yankees 2yrs/15 M
Chapman Mets 80 M 5yrs
Xavier Calvera
Some picks.
John Lackey — NY Yankees, 5yrs, $85M
Chone Figgins — Philadelphia Phillies, 5yrs, $50M
Vladimir Guerrero — Texas Rangers, 2yrs $16M
Darren Oliver — LA Angels, 1yr, $3.2M
Jason Bay — Boston Red Sox, 3yrs, $24M
Matt Holliday — NY Mets, 6yrs, $102M
Figgins to the Phillies makes sense
They could use a solid 3B and he certainly would be a spark for that offense.
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
I blog about the Angels at The Diamond Aces
what's interesting
is that most of the posts reflect the Angels NOT making a splash in the FA market this year…..
it's difficult to improve your team when it's already really good...
obviously any team can improve, and beyond bay, holliday and lackey there aren’t many elite players out there on the market. We re-signed Abreu so needing an OF seems unlikely. Lackey could come back but we have pretty good SP depth to begin with (which didn’t help us in the playoffs mind you).
We re-sign Vlad and Oliver cheap, Wood takes over for Figgins and we’re probably done barring a trade.
It's hard to make any additional splashes ...
when you are already in the midst of a huge cannonball.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Kenny playing coy after years of unabashed affection for Figgy.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
No Figgins for CWS
That was signaled with the deal for Teahen, which allows the Sox to move Beckham to 2B. Beckham came up as a SS, and the team feels he’ll develop more naturally up the middle than at 3B.
I heard one of the Chicago beat writers interviewed, and he said because of the slow economy the White Sox don’t have money to spend on players—maybe that Alex Rios deal is looking worse and worse by the day—and the Cubs can’t spend money because of all the awful contracts that team has handed out to Soriano, Zambrano, Fukudome, Bradley and others.
If this is correct and two major-market teams are effectively moved to the sidelines for the big free agents, then this doesn’t bode well at all for the top names in the current free agent class. Every player’s agent needs teams to face off one another, and if the White Sox and Cubs aren’t even in the mix, then it makes it harder for the agent to pit teams against one another.
"He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with''~Theo Epstein, talking about Papelbon
by George Kaplan on Nov 11, 2009 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
FWIW,
I am highly suspicious of all these public proclamations at this time by teams declaring themselves too tight with money to go after expensive FAs.
I understand that the economy has been a big hit. And I understand that the GM meeting will naturally cause a lot of statements to be issued in the same time frame. But it just smells like clumsy lies, and I don’t know how much of this are clumsy attempts to negotiate via the press, versus some level of underlying collusion that they are too clumsy to discreetly hide.
I am keeping an open mind, and careful eye, on this FA season.
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
a little outside of the box
lackey- philly 4yr 18.0 per
figgy- detroit (to play 2b) 5 yr 10.5 per
vladdy- texas 1 year 7.5
bay- halos 4 yr 15.5
holliday- baltimore 6 yr 17.5 (boras client will sign late)
Holliday to the Orioles?
Interesting idea, and adding him to an OF with Adam Jones and Nick Markakis would make any Birds fan drool.
But I think Holliday would be well outside the budget of the team, and the Orioles seem very interested in developing Reinhold as its LF. The kid had a very promising 2009.
"He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with''~Theo Epstein, talking about Papelbon
by George Kaplan on Nov 11, 2009 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
apparently the white sox want
the newly acquired teahen to play 3b and beckham to play 2b.
Ironic (and a little sad)
IroThe Angels could reassemble most of the remaining 2002 team. GA, Lackey, Figgins, Glaus, Lackey, Washburn, Kennedy, the Molinas, and Percival are all free agents.
I think they'd more closely resemble the 2003 team.
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I heard the OC Flyers locked him up on a 5yr/$5k deal...
;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Nov 10, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
Jimmuscomp...
Rails against him everytime he is brought up.
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Nov 11, 2009 12:08 AM PST up reply actions
I forgot a few
Donnelly and Schoeneweis are also out there (I can’t believe I forgot Erstad).
I think Lackey will get more in a year (~15-20 million) then the rest combined (save Figgins, of course) unless teams are in desperate need of old spare parts.
Ersty and GA
The good ole days. I can just imagine it now, At least five ‘4-3 groundouts’ between the two of them per game!
Gimme a cigarette
And if Ersty gets to third, the catcher had better watch out!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Figgity Diggity Do
It hit me like a thunderbolt 2nite. He is DEFINITELY going to the Red Sox.
They love good base running, excellent fielding range, and speed for players signed to long term deals. They will move him around as needed. I think he gets 4 years at 12M a pop from them. (They have a staggering amount of money to spend this year.) Plus they don’t get hung up on small sample sizes (playoffs). Bye Chone.
Vlad will be back. Lackey is going to get the big $$$, not sure where. I doubt it will be the Dodgers or Rangers, they have real shortages of capital.
Holliday will be passed over by every AL team with money. I figure he goes to the Mets.
Bay is back with the Sawx, I guess. They will only pay him a certain fair number, and I don’t see another team giving him a gigundo contract this year.
Good point on the Sux.
They don’t have a real 3B — they were platooning Lowell and YouKissMyAss.
Figgy would let them keep YouSuck at first.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Rumors of The Sux Trading for Gonzo!
Then they would have Gonzo at 1st
and YousLess at 3rd. No need for the Fig.
I say we call up Buddy Black and beat em to the deal.
Put Gonzo at 1st and move K-mo to 3rd.
They could put Figgy at SS.
Where they now have a vacancy and that’s Figgy’s natural position
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Nov 11, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
They also don't
like African Americans free agents in their pawk.
by Los Angeles de Inglewood on Nov 11, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
And why would anyone
sign Vladdy for more than one year guaranteed? If he can get a multiyear deal from anybody, then he should take it.
by Los Angeles de Inglewood on Nov 11, 2009 1:33 PM PST reply actions
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