December 27, 200916 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 11:37 PM) Howry ought to have fun rotting in AZ. It's not a bad place to rot. Especially, for a guy who seemed to enjoy his time in Chicago.
December 28, 200916 yr Mark DeRosa supposedly close to signing with the Giants Braves and Troy Glaus have also agreed on a deal that they will announce after the New Years. Bruce Levine reporting that the Cubs are looking at Jose Contreras, Scott Podsednik, Marlon Byrd, Ryan Spilborghs and Kiko Calero Edited December 28, 200916 yr by KyYlE23
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 28, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) Mark DeRosa supposedly close to signing with the Giants Braves and Troy Glaus have also agreed on a deal that they will announce after the New Years. Bruce Levine reporting that the Cubs are looking at Jose Contreras, Scott Podsednik, Marlon Byrd, Ryan Spilborghs and Kiko Calero I wonder who would hurt themselves first in the NL, Contreras or Pods?
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 02:01 PM) SI reporting Mets have reached a deal with Jason Bay ESPN too: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4779416 4 yrs/$66 mil
December 29, 200916 yr I think this sets up Holliday with a 5-6 year deal at $17-18 million per. Simply because, Holliday > Bay. Edited December 29, 200916 yr by chw42
December 29, 200916 yr Has there been ANYTHING on a possible destination for Vladimir Guerrero? I know the guy is old and has slowed a bit, but he still put up nearly an .800 OPS in an injury riddled season.
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 03:51 PM) I think this sets up Holliday with a 5-6 year deal at $17-18 million per. Simply because, Holliday > Bay. Supposedly the Cardinals already offered Holliday something like 5/$80, right in the range you're talking about, and they're refusing to negotiate against themselves by bidding again.
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) Supposedly the Cardinals already offered Holliday something like 5/$80, right in the range you're talking about, and they're refusing to negotiate against themselves by bidding again. Yeah, the Mets did the same and apparently Bay blinked first. Bay wanted 5 years, but the Mets refused to go more than 4.
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 05:42 PM) That NL east is looking mighty solid. Another year of not getting to the World Series by you-know-who.
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 04:36 PM) Yeah, the Mets did the same and apparently Bay blinked first. Bay wanted 5 years, but the Mets refused to go more than 4. they were reporting a fifth year option on the Score
December 29, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 05:09 PM) Another year of not getting to the World Series by you-know-who. True. But the division overall might be the second best in baseball.
December 30, 200916 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 06:15 PM) they were reporting a fifth year option on the Score It's a vesting option, so presumably if the Mets have any intelligence they've protected themselves in case he gets hurt several times and doesn't make the AB"s.
December 31, 200916 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 11:53 AM) Marlon Byrd to the Cubs, 3 years 15 million He is the winner they need to take them to the series.
December 31, 200916 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 09:53 AM) Marlon Byrd to the Cubs, 3 years 15 million Nice deal for Byrd, Cubs got a decent player. Don't like the years on him though, he's getting up there in age.
January 1, 201016 yr So they got another player with initials MB from Texas, you think they would learn..
January 1, 201016 yr My guess is Scottie was trying to peddle his wares for the same price, and they chose Byrd over Pods.
January 1, 201016 yr QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 07:12 PM) So they got another player with initials MB from Texas, you think they would learn.. That was EXTREMELY corny. But I did laugh.
January 1, 201016 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 07:19 PM) My guess is Scottie was trying to peddle his wares for the same price, and they chose Byrd over Pods. Pods' agent is giving him some bad advice if he thinks he is going to hold out for some 8 figure multi-year contract.
January 1, 201016 yr Pods is going to re-wreck his career. Kind of glad he wont go north, it would be too weird.
January 1, 201016 yr QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 08:09 PM) Pods is going to re-wreck his career. Kind of glad he wont go north, it would be too weird. Gleichowski has to be one of the crappiest agents you can get apparently. Why is he telling Pods to push for so much? It's not gonna work, and right now it seems as if the Giants are the only team left interested in him. Heck, they could sign Dye (haven't they liked him for some time, and he could provide a bat (well, maybe)) and have 1/2 of the 2005 Sox position players. Sign Crede for reclamation, lure Iguchi out of retirement, trade Bonser, Liriano, Nathan for AJ, and Sanchez for Konerko and they'll win it all.
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