Maybe Rios as well as picking up half his remaining contract would be a good start.

 

Or Beckham +.

Heads I hope you were joking or drunk. I highly doubt Toronto would take Rios back under any circumstances.

Ehh. A lot of people believe Wallace to be very much overrated. I see a lot of Adam LaRoche type comparisons. He was a much better prospect when he was a 3B where his bat would play well above average. Now at 1B, not so much.

 

He passed the eye test for me a couple weeks ago. I saw him in the flesh go 4-5 and whack a homer to right and smash two off the wall in left. What a concept. Hit it where it is pitched.

I was messin' with ya. That's just not a word you hear or see ever in life. Even Thunderbolt wouldn't bust that word out.

It's true, i can vouch for that.

You can ameliorate/remedy/improve a bad situation, but you really wouldn't ameliorate a payroll....it's not quite the proper usage, there are a lot better choices.

 

At best, a stretch.

 

 

We're not trading any member of our starting rotation not named Freddy Garcia.

 

If we continue to suck badly, I bet we trade a big name. It is just a feeling.

We're not trading any member of our starting rotation not named Freddy Garcia.

 

Thank you for the voice of reason. Gavin has had a few rough starts but is hands down the most talented pitcher we have not named Peavy. He has had two very good seasons back to back and would certainly be more than a salary dump if we moved him. Young, healthy and talented MLB starters don't grow on trees.

If we continue to suck badly, I bet we trade a big name. It is just a feeling.

 

Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

 

I thought I remember reading that Buehrles contract jumps to an insane amount if he gets traded?(a poison pill, basically)

I thought I remember reading that Buehrles contract jumps to an insane amount if he gets traded?(a poison pill, basically)

Something like $1 million dollars.

 

I thought I remember reading that Buehrles contract jumps to an insane amount if he gets traded?(a poison pill, basically)

I think its $1M increase and team must pick up the 1 year option.

Oh, if its that amount than NM. I thought it was a big jump

I think its $1M increase and team must pick up the 1 year option.

It really is a million? I was just joking.

It really is a million? I was just joking.

 

I don't know but I think it does make the option year in 2012 kick in automatically for something like $17M, so that is kind of a deterrent I'd say.

He has a player option worth 19 million if he gets traded. So, is Mark Buehrle worth 19 million to another team?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Buehrle

He has a player option worth 19 million if he gets traded. So, is Mark Buehrle worth 19 million to another team?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Buehrle

Yeah, there's a reason why that line has no citation: because it's wrong. If he's traded he gets an extra $1M per season on any remaining years as well as a $15M player option for 2012. There's a thread pinned in this very forum containing information such as this and guarateed to be 100% more accurate than f***ing Wikipedia.

Yeah, there's a reason why that line has no citation: because it's wrong. If he's traded he gets an extra $1M per season on any remaining years as well as a $15M player option for 2012. There's a thread pinned in this very forum containing information such as this and guarateed to be 100% more accurate than f***ing Wikipedia.

 

I luv when you get angry

 

Do you agree with me or do you find my suggestion to be just as unlikely?

Thank you for the voice of reason. Gavin has had a few rough starts but is hands down the most talented pitcher we have not named Peavy. He has had two very good seasons back to back and would certainly be more than a salary dump if we moved him. Young, healthy and talented MLB starters don't grow on trees.

 

Wow... really? I bet most would say that D1 has more talent.

Wow... really? I bet most would say that D1 has more talent.

I think Floyd has better stuff, Danks just has more drive.

Do you agree with me or do you find my suggestion to be just as unlikely?

 

I thought you were being sarcastic. You mean that was a legitimate proposal by you?

I luv when you get angry

Eh, if something as innocuous as that really got me pissed off that'd be pretty sad. I figure you of all people should be able to pick up on my tone. Asshole.

I thought you were being sarcastic. You mean that was a legitimate proposal by you?

 

Dead serious.

If we continue to suck badly, I bet we trade a big name. It is just a feeling.

Rios count?

Eh, if something as innocuous as that really got me pissed off that'd be pretty sad. I figure you of all people should be able to pick up on my tone. Asshole.

 

LMAO. I will reply to this in chat tonite.

I know people are down playing the names being kicked around for our relievers, but it isn't like relievers haven't brought quality prospects before. See also Brandon Allen for Tony Pena, or Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson, or Ricardo Rincon for Brian Giles, or Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb. It happens.