I find it tough to believe they'll be able to sign both Harp and Kershaw. That could approach 650-750 million for two guys.
Not sayin impossible, but I'd say unlikely.
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I find it tough to believe they'll be able to sign both Harp and Kershaw. That could approach 650-750 million for two guys.
Not sayin impossible, but I'd say unlikely.
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i know this isn't the case, but just let me believe Harper is the reason we're sitting on our hands. just let me believe it and get through the 2018 season
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Is Harper anywhere on pace for the HR record tho? 
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Now that i have some free time I’m gonna start setting up our fantasy league for this year. Will post details soon.
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Cubs are committed to long to Yu. I wouldve given him a bit more annually but for 4 years.
Weve seen this happen before. The last 2 or 3 seasons Yu Darvish will be pronounced as ( You Garbage)
Weve seen this happen before. The last 2 or 3 seasons Yu Darvish will be pronounced as ( You Garbage)
That's not how it works these days. We didn't want more AAV, we wanted less. 21 per is fantastic value. 4/100, or 4/110 is nowhere close to a better deal, it would be quite worse.
And he has an opt out after TWO years, meaning there is no guarantee we even see those 4 other years paid out.
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Esteban Loaiza was dealing and i am not talking about pitching
You think he dimes out who he is working for?
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I'm surprised about Arrieta possibly leaving the Cubs. Did he fall off?
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I think Heyman tweeted out that the cubs offered the Yu deal to Arrieta first. Didn’t take it.
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Ahhh so it's a matter of Arrieta wanting more money.
Been that way. He was quoted he wouldn't take any hometown discounts, he wanted to be paid. (He is a Boras client after all) Hopefully he does get a bigger deal than Yu did.
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I don’t see how giving a longer contract is better than a shorter higher yearly salary one. What use is saving money from a luxury tax when a guy is trash or sitting on the floor for the last three years of his contract?
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one of our writers said something today that has me full of false hope on Bryce in Boston. i know Boston is probably not on his list at all, but this writer didn't shoot the idea down as i expected him too. sounds like we might at least try. don't @ me....just let me have this glimmer of false hope
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Any team with pockets will try, they’d be foolish not to.
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Bryce gonna be a mariner
It's not just the money, it affects your draft picks as well. But the main point......
It is an absolute no brainer to lower your AAV, especially when you are giving that player an opt out after year two, he may never see a nickel of that money years 3-6. And why would he be dead at 33-34-35 anyways?
Yup.
At this point, it's clear the Dodgers, Cubs, Nats, Yankees, and Red Sox will TRY. Even if just cursory.
Other teams like NYM, CHW, maybe even Houston/Texas will sniff around, but the money may get a bit too much for them/or they won't have the talent to join he's looking for.
Every team is going to at least call the guy.
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Giants and Phillies will make a play as well I think.Yup.
At this point, it's clear the Dodgers, Cubs, Nats, Yankees, and Red Sox will TRY. Even if just cursory.
Other teams like NYM, CHW, maybe even Houston/Texas will sniff around, but the money may get a bit too much for them/or they won't have the talent to join he's looking for.
Every team is going to at least call the guy.
I don’t think Harper even knows where he wants to go yet. Maybe they’re just being smart, but the Nats unwillingness to let go of our Top 2 OF prospects for Realmuto tells me what they think of their chances.
That and they’ve been marketing Trea Turner pretty hard this off-season.
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I hope the Giants would at least be considered by Harper lol
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Lefty's always have success here. It's the right handers that used to struggle before they moved in the left field fences
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Y'all laughing even after we got Cano because you couldn't afford him?
