***Official 2011-12 MLB HOTSTOVE OFF-SEASON THREAD***

Because were the Rays.

 

That makes no sense....4M for Price, and 15 for Hamels, and Linecum is going to hearing where I am sure that number will be more? Price is a moron is he settled for 4M...

 

Has to do with service time most likely. Hamels is in year 6 of MLB service time. When Price is at that year level he'll be making that too (assuming he doesn't sign a long term contract or his numbers don't drop off that much). Price made a little over 2 million last year so he's salary doubled. Next year it will probably be around 8 or 9, then the following year at 14 to 16. Makes sense.

As for Lincecum, you can't compare him with anyone else because he's won 2 Cy Young awards and the arbitraitors love awards, 20 win seasons, 100 RBIs, a lot of HRs etc.

 

It probably has something to do with service time. However, MLBTR projected he would get 7.8, so a nice discount non the less. Hope that savings can get us Pena back.

 

Yeah he just reached Super 2 status.....nice dig on me too on Twitter Fink....that was good...

 

Probably because they make him more money.

 

ouchy in the D.....

Wow I wonder what happened?

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what the hell is going on today?

 

If there's any reason at all to wake up at 3 in the morning, it's an Opening Day baseball game...

 

Great watch Selig give the Sox a blue chip prospect now...

 

I highly doubt it. I bet the Sox get 2 "prospects" from the Cubs, one in the 20 to 30 Cub ranking range and another one outside of the Cubs' top 30 prospects. You're not going to see the Sox getting a top prospect since the only example of an executive leaving one FO for another is Andy MacPhail leaving Minnesota for the Cubs and I believe the Twins only got a RPer who never made it to the MLB.

Personally I think the Red Sox should have received a list of players they could choose from BEFORE they let Theo go but then again I don't really know how those types of things actually work. Either way whatever, Theo wanted to leave and the Sox let him.

 

lol @ Law

 

If I had to choose from signing Fielder or extended Hamilton (assuming the years/money are similar) I'm picking Fielder no doubt about it. Hamilton just scares me due to his background and also he's pretty injury prone.

 

Nuts BDH, I wouldnt doubt if Cano is actually 35.....and named Raul Onac.....

 

I'm in favor of anything that will get Cano off the Yankees and out of the AL.

 

At least he is likeable....like Pedoria.....

 

back to Tampa for Carlos

 

thats is kind of alot no?

 

Yaaa boiii

 

He got $10 mil last year for the Cubs. I figured he would get about 7 mil. Its not a bad deal

 

because of 1 year, the money is too much imo...for a homerun/strikeout hitter....

Theo max this year, would probably offer him 3....lol

 

3 mil for a gold Glover that is going to hit 30 HRs and have an 350+ OBP? 10 mil was to much. But 7 mil is fine

 

I agree. I'm preparing myself for it. Darvish/Prince or Wilson/Pujols....makes it harder to celebrate the Angels offseason when years/contracts are considered; depending on what Prince gets I suppose.

 

Who was the Rays 1st basemen last year? I forgot...

 

If Fielder comes to the AL, Jesus......also the longer this goes on, I see the Yanks in play.......however ONLY on a 1 yr deal....

Thing is though who is going to give Fielder money right now, the market is totally drying up at this point, especially after C-Pain raped Tampa....

Boras has to be worried right now...

 

That's a good number for them because of the 1 year deal.

Good move.

 

Kotchman had a .335 BABIP last year.

 

Yea he had a crazy fluke year.

 

So "fausto" is 31, awesome....this is the new steroid era problem for MLB, they have to get a handle on Latin ballplayers and the fake ID/age stuff....

Especially in light of this, I bet this is rampant everywhere, they just havent caught on though....it is like a business down there...

 

EVerify should handle that if they really want to fix the problem.

 

Marco Scutaro has been trading to the Rockies for Clay Mortensen. The move clears up money so they Sox could possibly sign Roy Oswalt and/or Cody Ross. I have no opinion on the deal, I was never a huge Scutaro fan to begin with but I wonder who's going to play SS next year. All I know is when I'm asleep tonight Hanley will be there, but when I wake up unfortunately Nick Punto and Mike Aviles will be.

 

I wish we had the old Hanley. That's the one you should be dreaming about. This one? Not so much, lol.

 

Lol Cody Ross

 

He's still living off the 2010 post season. Maybe the Braves can sign him so he can team up with his butt buddy.

 

Agreed. Might as well just resign JD Drew.