You got the 28th pick as compensation for Chen signing in Seattle. You would've kept that pick regardless of Fowler signing with y'all. I think you would've lost a 2nd rounder if you signed Fowler but I'm not 100% sure on that.
You're right, he went to Miami. My bad.
Shots fired from Dexter Fowler's agent.
Shots fired from Dexter Fowler's agent.
(he'll get the 5 mil buyout from us, to make 13, and then try for a long term deal next winter)
Only thing I know on our end about the radio silence is Fowler came to surprise his teammates. Rizzo, Ross, etc all texted him and said good luck, congrats, etc. But he was drivin from Vegas to Arizona to sign and surprise them on the field. Theo had told Maddon not to send him a text, he had a "surprise" for them the following day. That might explain the refuting of the reports, but I don't know how or why Baltimore or any media said a deal was done.
Fowler wanted an opt out all along, Baltimore never said they would give him one, so not sure how one side thought a deal was done if neither budged. In November he wanted a long term deal of course, but no one ever came, so at that point he wanted a one year, and try to hit the market next year in a weak class and maybe get a nice contract that way. Hell, he turned us down for the 15.8 qualifying offer, and ends up back with us for 8 million instead.
It was all part of the plan.Only thing I know on our end about the radio silence is Fowler came to surprise his teammates. Rizzo, Ross, etc all texted him and said good luck, congrats, etc. But he was drivin from Vegas to Arizona to sign and surprise them on the field. Theo had told Maddon not to send him a text, he had a "surprise" for them the following day. That might explain the refuting of the reports, but I don't know how or why Baltimore or any media said a deal was done.
Fowler wanted an opt out all along, Baltimore never said they would give him one, so not sure how one side thought a deal was done if neither budged. In November he wanted a long term deal of course, but no one ever came, so at that point he wanted a one year, and try to hit the market next year in a weak class and maybe get a nice contract that way. Hell, he turned us down for the 15.8 qualifying offer, and ends up back with us for 8 million instead.(he'll get the 5 mil buyout from us, to make 13, and then try for a long term deal next winter)
Exactly, 11 decades, what's one more year.I feel more than certain you can wait another year. 11 decades is kinda deserving a sooner celebration than your 3 decade wait.
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