Balta1701

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 05:21 PM) I'm scared that the Cubs might jump in and sign Pujols to something like 6 years, 175 million. At his age, the right moe is the biggest total contract possible, even if the deal is longer. He won't get $30 million more when he's 37. I can't believe that none of these teams are at $250.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) Kenny should have gotten moved to another job and Hahn or somebody else put in charge of this "rebuild." Sneaky feeling Sox will be a mess by opening day. A dozen fans on here will go to a ton of games supporting a "rebuild." Most fans in the city will snooze and The Cell could be a morgue attendance wise this summer n years to come. Kenny offered that.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 09:54 AM) mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors Cardinals' Offer To Pujols Near $220MM This amount continues to be low enough that it makes sense for more teams, including the Cubs, to be in on it.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 04:39 PM) Whoa. So the Marlins don't officially give out no-trade clauses, but who the f*** would trade for Reyes at age 32 with 3 yrs, $66 mil left on his contract? They managed to move guys like Lowell and Delgado. 2 really healthy years would render that movable again.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 09:41 PM) Balta, it costs 100 million dollars to get a solar panel into Afghanistan. Plus they kill a kitten.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 08:46 PM) WSJ is reporting it now costs $400 per gallon to get fuel into Afghanistan. What a waste. The economy is in the tank and the US government is just wasting money on this crap. Clearly then congress's response should be to keep trying to stop the military from adopting clean energy technology, because that money is going where it belongs now.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) Blah, Bergesen is 26 with 2 years of service and is mediocre to brutal. I prefer my starters strike someone out. Source is Merkin so I'll take it with a grain of salt. We'd win 1-2 games more per year from not having to face him. Kenny getting a guy who the sox can't hit? That does sound like his MO.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) Sounds to me like "get Yonder Alonso" time! Reds coulda used santos.

The whole point of this would be to create a blooper reel one could play that fast-paces blooper music over.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 07:38 PM) The more I think about this trade, the more I feel like KW might have been too focused on Molina and could have gotten a lot more from one of these other teams looking to acquire a closer without having to spend a lot of money (ie: Reds). Great, now fathoms agreeing with me, so clearly my reaction must be wrong.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) A so-so starting pitcher is at least as valuable as a good closer but a decent closer now in the bigs is quite a bit more valuable than a guy who might be a so-so starter in a few years. For this deal to make sense, kw has to think he just swiped a very good starter.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 05:05 PM) That he was a generally unknown AA converted pitching prospect says something, though. Not really, he could just be a scouting success. That background doesn't say nearly as much as his numbers.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Yeah, rival scouts have different opinions. I'm sure some of our scouts dont like him either. Scouts are about as accurate as weather men. Its still a crap shoot. Which is why I'm iffy about trading a cheap MLB-level player for him. Kw really needs to have nailed this one.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) Reds have been offering him up for closers supposedly (H. Street and Bailey) No interest in that at all.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 03:03 PM) Would people have been happier if we traded Santos for Edison Volquez? Huh?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 03:02 PM) Yeah, I agree. Callis was just on 670 and said this guy was scheduled to be the Blue Jays #18 prospect. Now I know the Jays have a deep system but still. I think we could have gotten a lot more for Santos had put on the market and didn't just give up for a guy we targeted. Plus I honestly felt like his value would have been higher at the deadline, but oh well. At least this prospect seems less likely to bust if KW targeted him and this Paddy supported the move. #18 in their system? That doesn't sound right.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 03:00 PM) KW claims with Thornton, Crain and Reed he could trade Santos, sounds like KW not trading him now to me. Now everyone ought to know that is a smokescreen until proven otherwise.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) Marquez was viewed as a throw in by pretty much everyone, a guy that KW thought might be able to turn into a Garland, but his arm was never there. Danks was viewed as a top prospect in all of baseball, and Molina is getting that attention now. It's like thinking Daniel McCutchen was a top prospect because he was a first round pick, asinine. Marquez also tore up his elbow with bone hips that eh tried to pitch through. Which is of course why I don't like the return here...because its 1 young player for a guy at MLB-level.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 02:33 PM) Sergio really wasn't that great last year. Then if you can't get the return you should based on his stuff, you dont move him:

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Instantly our best SP prospect QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 02:31 PM) And very young. This is good stuff. A solid single double-A level prospect is not a good return for an MLB level reliever when you figure reasonable bust rates. This trade could work out well but that's still a very poor return for an MLB-level player.

Wow, that is an awful return.

Eventually they'll get the message that good customer service is not what investors look for.

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) I will be where there is no electricity and plenty of light. If it powers my phone's gps and camera, it may be cool. My big question remains ease of damage.

A professorship.