southsideirish71

Well I didnt say we are good at it.

The Indians should send over flowers. We are to them what Cincy was to the Dodgers. We are a clearing house for bad contracts.

not happening. They have already turned the page

8 years/275 with (2) 40 million dollar option years based on hitting 65 home runs per year + 170 RBIs.

Kenny has a history of being outbid and then of course confused on what just happened. Outside of Fukodome, we are a team with a limited budget and a limited appetite for spending. From our pitchers, don't get x years to now 10 years and early opt-outs are bad. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/12/12/after-failing-to-land-the-big-fish-kenny-williams-has-to-keep-things-in-context-wait-uhm-that-doesnt-help/

Agents of prime free agents vs Sox FO

Comedy aside, the same people who think that the 70 million dollars behind door number 2 trump door number one are the same people who on game shows go for the million dollar 1% grand prize risking the 100k they just won.

This, of course, would require the mathletes in the Sox FO to realize that guaranteed money trumps imaginary money with unicorns, promises, and magic.

Its Bryce Harper.

For all of those who think that the current ownership group is going to sell the team. The current owners look at the same team you love and cheer for and instead of a baseball team. They see this.

Some great college baseball in that part of the world ( Nashville ). Watching college baseball has helped me deal with the rebuild and the growing pains.

Here is the real thing to think about. Unlike the Hawks when Bill Wirtz died, a Rocky Wirtz and a new thought process isn't here to rescue us. It will be Michael Reinsdorf as a managing partner like his father who will be more of the same. The families are not going to sell. This is a slush fund. Who cares if no one shows up. It helps with rent if that continues. It's not like that destroys their profits. MLB monies arrive and the checks clear for the ownership group. A nice lockout or strike during the next CBA might piss the casual fan off, but if it protects the kitty its worth it.

how did thry get outplayed. This wasnt a blind bid. The agent asked them to match. They said no.

Behind Door #1 is 50 mill Behind Door number 2 you could make 20 more mill however you could make zero. Which one do you want.

Math is hard.

Magic beans and hope though.

Well I am going to give you 110k a year for a job. Or you can take this job for 75k and if you hit certain performance incentives, it's over 130k a year. It's the same job.

Rick we can hear your side of this in a few minutes.

Hopefully its about his resignation. Good luck Brooks Boyer

The Levine 175 to 210 million dollar offer has more legs to me. SD went 240 to 280 and within a week it was done.

Well wait till het gets to FA. At least we will get a draft pick.

And there it is. They were not serious. They were bargain hunting hoping to get him to agree due to market conditions. The friends and family plan should of been a clue that they were never serious.

Just incompetence. Your high offer sitting for the better part of a month not being taken should of been a clue that this wasnt enough. Good work.

Sure the bargain hunters are going to pony up more than 300 million.