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QUOTE (soxsider11 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 10:57 PM) Does martinez and benoit really lift detroit from a .500 team to the 5th best team in the league? I guess guillen is coming back as well but they still have alot of question marks. Even with all the arms the twins lost i still put them above the tigs. I don't see it either. I have them pegged right around .500.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 15, 2011 -> 07:36 AM) Which is, um, kind of the sole reason to be concerned about his innings. Well, not really. Regression due to a dead arm is the big point of the Verduci effect.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 05:24 PM) How much money would he cost himself if he got caught and suspended this year? $250 million? You can't help but think as long as they can't test for HGH, it won't be nearly that much.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 04:59 PM) Thanks for posting the numbers, didn't know they expanded that much, yeah likely not suitors. Just trying to rack my brains for more teams because Pujols and his camp have to be hearing scuttle from other teams. I just think with the PED testing, his age and DH for end of a long term deal available in only 1 league I just don't see how he gets anywhere near what he wants. With that said, if he's not with the Cards, I would make the Angels front runners even with the Wells trade His history seems to be that he is a pretty greedy SOB too. He could just want money that much.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) To say it another way...Fangraphs gives Sergio Santos 1 WAR already. That's more than ~40% of that list will produce. I also found it interesting that over the time period studied, the White Sox are #4 on the list of successful prospect percentage. Or to say it another way, Kenny isn't as dumb as many people think.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 11, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) Hakeems baseline fadeaway coupled with his up and under were just lethal moves in tandem. It was just automatic, if you thought he was fading away and went at him to block it, he would step underneath you and lay it in and get the foul. If you guarded the hoop, he would drop it in with a perfect touch. Amazing player Aka, The Dream Shake. Also the Phi Slamma Jamma team at University of Houston is probably still my favorite college team ever.

On the bright side, you know no one is ghostwriting Ozzie's twitter...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 02:22 PM) Whole article is probably worth a read if you're interested in Bobby. We didn't even get the "He lost 25 pounds" article. Wow.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 12:28 PM) While the last part may be true for the SD channel, but Comcast in Indiana does NOT carry CSN HD (at least, in the greater Indy area). They do carry HD in NW IN. I have it in Michigan City.

Liriano is the perfect marriage really. Twins need to maximize Liriano's worth if they aren't extending him, and the Yankees have to have another name starter. I could see the Twins raping the Yankees farm system very soon.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 11:27 AM) The Grammys are really awful. Katy Perry was nominated for Album of the Year. How do people take this s*** serious. They must also vote for Gold Gloves

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 08:18 AM) I agree with this. Let's see what Humber can do. He might surprise us all. It'd be better than wearing Pena and the rest of the bullpen out. My opinion is may the best man win in the spring. There is no one that particularly has impressed me out of the group, but I would keep our bullpen pitchers out of the mix to protect their arms for the stretch run.

Gaged.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) It's unfortunate they wouldn't trade him to us. I would love to have him. Maybe we make a run at him in FA after Danksy is gone. Wouldn't mind them trading him out of the division though. I don't see Liriano being the type of pitcher we would go after, unless Don Cooper knows something that the rest of us don't.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 08:33 AM) However, the GM's and owners have no one but themselves to blame on this matter. If they wanted to be 100% certain that they didn't have to worry about guys they sign being juicers, then they should have pushed for a stronger testing agreement. Mark this date, but, I agree. The only change I would make would be to make Bud Selig #1 on the responsibility list.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 07:42 AM) Oh, understood. Either way, I still don't think you can look at him and be 100% positive that he's not on HGH or anything. That's something that has to be thought about when you are giving away so much money, even if people don't like to talk about it. You can't. that's the fun of the way MLB has handled drugs, is that you never really know about a player.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 08:20 PM) The funny thing is that the Cubs could spend that 30 million a hell of a lot better than using it on Pujols. Sure. Which is exactly why they would spend it on Pujols. I'll say it today. Albert Pujols will never have a World Series ring after he signs his next contract.

QUOTE (since56 @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 07:06 PM) If Morneau doesn't come back 100% look for them to move him and put Mauer at first in a year or two. A catcher is a foul tip away from a career ender at any moment. Who would trade for that contract if he wasn't 100%?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 12:13 PM) I do that deal in a heartbeat, but it really makes no sense for Texas. If they have to deal Young, they could do better than $3 million a year in salary relief, if you take the $8 million savings plus the $5 million owed to Teahen and Teahen services. Texas really botched this up. When I saw someone mention it earlier it was about $5.5 million in salary savings for Texas.

Interesting. So the last couple years are outliers.

QUOTE (Ron @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 04:42 PM) I'm definitely in favor of picking up Bonderman on a minor league deal. I've got to imagine he is looking for a better chance that what we will have to offer.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) Young is 34 and getting close to the danger zone. Verducci had an article the other day which showed only 3 guys 36 and over played at least 100 games in the field in 2010 and had a league average OPS. Young is not a guy you want to owe $50 million to the next 3 years especially since his game is mostly offense. Even if Texas ate a ton of money, I really don't think he'd be much of an upgrade. That would be an assumption for any deal. I was using the idea of a Teahen + half of Youngs remaining salary as a basis for a deal.

Chase's profile pic is excellent.

So the only question is when does your wife go buy the new ride?