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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 32s32 seconds ago Not surprisingly, Ervin Santana looking for as long of a deal as possible: Five years. In other news, the Orioles official admit to "regret" in the FA courtship and signing of Ubaldo Jimenez.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 06:34 PM) The difference between his split at Coors and everywhere else OPS wise for his career, not just cherry pickimg seasons,is equal to the 2014 difference between Gordon Beckham and Miguel Cabrera. Consequently, we should resign Gordon Beckham to the same deal Illitch gave Cabrera. Fun with statistics.

I think this pretty much puts to bed any notion he's going to be a Top 30 prospect in all of MILB. 40-55ish is probably more realistic.

Never really bought into the idea they were going to non-tender him. Whether he's still on the team Opening Day is another question altogether. The belief that Snodgress was going to make the team as the 2nd lefty when they're (apparently) trying to compete or at least selling that notion to the fanbase was equally dubious.

If the deal was contingent on an extension being worked out, Beane would be asking for Anderson and Montas or Hawkins. That would be less than the A's gave up to the Cubs, as Russell was ALREADY a Top 25-30 prospect at a more advanced level and a higher probability of sticking at SS. McKinney is roughly the equivalent of Hawkins, maybe not quite the upside but a higher floor as well.

Would like to see the show jump 10-15 years into the future when Carl, Judith and maybe Maggie and Glenn and their child/dren are running things. Of course, I've never read a single comic book in my life, so someone else can probably tell me exactly why this will never ever happen I'm sure.

Never watched The Walking Dead before two weeks ago and blitzed through the entire series in two weeks or so. I really hated the second half of last season after the 2nd battle for the prison, and, like others have pointed out....where does the series go from here? (A Maggie and Rosita Bikini car wash fundraiser?) They did a lot of individual character development in the second half of season 4, and it seems like half of that effort's been wiped out now. The heart of that series to me is really Hershel and The Governor, those two extremes...with Rick Grimes landing in the middle of the two polar opposites, essentially. Now that the Washington, D.C., angle has been closed off...just feel the show needs to "get big" again, like the time when they went to Atlanta/CDC and tried to investigate a possible solution to the plague. When they're traipsing along without a farm, prison, Terminus, Woodbury as the backdrop...the show becomes like another version of The Road. It's the group dynamics...the utilitarian "greatest good for the greatest number" scenes with Rick struggling for leadership that are the most compelling IMO, as well as fending off challenges from the Shanes, Gareths and Abrahams of the world.

Markakis in that 3 years/$40-42 million or 4 years/$48-50 million range is just too expensive for what he's going to provide. I'd honestly rather have Melky Cabrera for those elevated prices, and I don't think that would be a wise investment, either. Would rather put a lot less money into Rasmus, Aoki and/or trade for Saunders. Torii Hunter, he's just not an everyday outfielder anymore. Same with Morse. We SHOULD want our defense to get better, not worse.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 08:40 PM) If there is any team for whom I think it makes sense to go "all-in" and risk some awful contracts, it's the Mariners. The past has shown that they can have a great, supportive fanbase, but their two next-door neighbors have taken away all the excitement and pub from them. They have a top-5 pitcher in the league and you don't want to waste him before something goes wrong. Plus, I know their owners can afford it. So I can understand the Cano & Cruz deals for them. Seahawks. Who else? UW? Vancouver? Portland? One thing that's a bit more puzzling is why they would trade Iwakuma? Maybe with Paxton and Walker coming quickly, they decided to save some money on their rotation and spread it out across other areas of the team. I guess it depends on who they're hoping to add if they deal him...plus, from a marketing side, they have the longest tradition (along with the Yankees and Dodgers) of utilizing Asian players to their benefit.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) How is that a crazy amount of money in today's market? It's crazy based on his decline in the 2nd half of 2014, the PEDs, the fact that he's essentially a DH but much older than Adam Dunn was when he signed a similar deal with the White Sox. Just like giving Victor Martinez four years was crazy, I'd say the same here for Cruz. Most fans would have preferred three, if not two. It would be interesting to stat track all of his Baltimore homers and see how many of those would have made it out at Safeco. We'll find out soon enough. I guess this also would make it less likely that the M's would also want Viciedo in exchange for Saunders, but who knows in the end? Both players undoubtedly need a change of scenery to give new energy to their careers.

I'd rather give Viciedo $4 million for 2015 than Nelson Cruz that crazy amount of money for four years. If nothing else, it makes it more and more likely that Saunders is gone, but I doubt 1) the M's plan to play Cruz full-time in the OF anymore OR 2) Saunders was still perceived to be a starter anyway, even without this deal. http://www.ussmariner.com/2014/12/01/a-luk...n-cruz-signing/ Good reading on the move by a Mariners blogger. Interesting very last column line...about not forcing Cruz into the OF and moving Saunders for peanuts. LOL. Of course they had to overpay, "this is southeast Alaska" we're talking about here! That's funny.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 08:00 PM) What's the fascination with Reddick? Same as Rasmus. Upside/potential, buying a bit low and hoping for a rebound instead of paying at the top of the market. Also, that 2 year window of control seems to fit the current plan...not to have too many 4-5 year deals, but to have the core of the team at least through 2016 and ideally 17/18 as well. Those two guys aren't going to be as risky since the exposure to a contract would be limited to two years while the team's waiting on Anderson and Hawkins to make an impact, as well as Micah Johnson.

We know the amount will be roughly $4-4.5 million. We know he'd probably be the RH side of a DH platoon with LaRoche and insurance for any injuries at the corners like both Dayan and DeAza were last season when A. Garcia went down. We know the plan certainly isn't to make him the starting LF in a contending season unless a lot of other plans and options fall through.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 30, 2014 -> 07:17 AM) the sox should just go there and sign him. show the baseball bosses that the sox will not be held for ransom. that will have a greater impact and send a msg. Or it might send a message that the White Sox are panicking a bit and deviating from their long-held financial philosophy in order to put a winner on the field this season. Throwing money at a player just to prove they have it when there's a bidding war or to simply "deliver a message" seldom or rarely works. If he's not the player they want at the price point they're comfortable with, then whatever short-term benefit they receive from the positive PR will quickly erode away in May or June if the team's not within hailing distance of first place.

Is the uptick in production in LF, rotation and in the bullpen capable of compensating for the downgrade at SS? Can three spots be patched with $25 million and not trading Alexei? Perhaps. But it's still very hard to imagine competing in 2015 with any of our internal options playing SS for 145+ games. Unless we had real information about what options were available to Hahn on the trade market, it's just impossible to calculate whether trading him is/was worth it or not.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/28/us/benja....html?hpt=hp_t2 NFL player's response draws praise....maybe not from Keith law though

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 10:59 PM) what i think is he hopes for a bidding war with several interested team. i thought his range would be 5-8 mil. On just a one year deal, $8-10 million or $7-7.5 million and incentives is probably where he'll end up.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 10:14 PM) That seems excessive for a career below average pitcher, but gotta take chances somewhere What doesn't in this marketplace? Plus he's going to be motivated on a short-term deal, he fits the KW groundball profile and he already knows the Central.

The Theory of Everything....very worthwhile, not quite Beautiful Mind quality...but Eddie Remayne should get a Best Actor nomination. Felicity Jones was quite solid, too. I'd put her in the maybe category for best actress at the moment until I can compare it with other performances. Well done, deftly acted but unexceptional is the best way to put it. The romantic angle was a surprise...Interstellar probably throws more sheer physics at you.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 10:02 AM) Abreu I wasn't including him in the first wave with Cespedes, Puig, Viciedo, etc.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11937668...cuban-stars-mlb Will be cool to see who ends up the best....Moncada, Tomas, Soler or Rusney Castillo.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 08:05 PM) with stewart there who is in charge Larussa or Stewart. Ultimately Stewart, but it's more (with LaRussa) like the Epstein/Hoyer situation I have a feeling than the KW/Hahn model...or Friedman in LA with Colletti.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 11:25 PM) I like Semien being the starting 2B. Who do prefer over him in that role? Sanchez is a better fielder but won't hit as well and Micah has the most overall upside but there are questions about his arm/defense and ability to stay healthy and translate his minor league stolen base figures from 2013 to the major league level. It's one thing if he can steal 50-75 bags. It's quite another if it's only 15-25 like a Rios or Ramirez. As speed is his only "plus" tool, that falloff in stolen bases would have to be made up for with XB hits and a high average/walk rate. Nobody's sure how he would hit at the next level. Somewhere between Billy Hamilton and Marcus Semien is the best guess.

Pollock..and he's not going anywhere, they traded Eaton to free up that position for him. Certainly not to the White Sox.

Dear Phil Rogers: Please write a Danks for Victorino trade rumor article. You can also include Curtis Granderson and Chris Young if you like.