June 8, 201213 yr QUOTE (soxmaniac! @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 03:43 PM) our outfield is pretty deep and we have good prospects in our system. i see no reason to overpay for soler power It would give them more depth in case they want to trade trade Mitchell.
June 8, 201213 yr QUOTE (soxmaniac! @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 03:43 PM) our outfield is pretty deep and we have good prospects in our system. i see no reason to overpay for soler power Who are the prospects? Mitchell is playing better, but hasn't he dropped off the top prospect radar? I think it's reasonable to have high expectations for Hawkins, but the rest of the propsects are guys like Jordan Danks, right?
June 8, 201213 yr QUOTE (spiderman @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) Who are the prospects? Mitchell is playing better, but hasn't he dropped off the top prospect radar? I think it's reasonable to have high expectations for Hawkins, but the rest of the propsects are guys like Jordan Danks, right? Mitchell is still a prospect. Hawkins is going to be one of their highest rated prospects. Viciedo is on the team and a corner OF. I don't think they would mind adding Soler, chances are someone is going to bust, but at what he is going to cost, I don't see it happening unless they are convinced he's better than everyone they have.
June 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 02:57 PM) Considering the Sox just drafted Hawkins, I don't see them bidding a ton for Soler. If they have that kind of bonus money, they will be adding a major leaguer to the roster, most likely Youklis.
June 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (spiderman @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 03:42 PM) Who are the prospects? Mitchell is playing better, but hasn't he dropped off the top prospect radar? I think it's reasonable to have high expectations for Hawkins, but the rest of the propsects are guys like Jordan Danks, right? I liter ther thompson kids also. I thought he showed a lot in the spring.
June 11, 201213 yr Lots of people reporting, no dollars yet. @Ken_Rosenthal Confirmed: #Cubs sign Soler. First reported by @Joelsherman1.
June 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2012 -> 01:29 PM) Lots of people reporting, no dollars yet. At least he stays in town though. I'd rather have him on the Cubs than for an American League rival.
June 11, 201213 yr 9 years, $30 million. If he pans out, that's a great deal and he can't hit free agency until he is 29.
June 11, 201213 yr Not a bad deal at all, the only thing is that he won't make the majors for at least 3-4 years, according to what we have been hearing for a while. So really, it's paying him $30M over 5 or 6 years of major league production. For $5-6M a year. Still not bad at all, but that does add a little more pressure for him to live up to it.
June 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 11, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) Not a bad deal at all, the only thing is that he won't make the majors for at least 3-4 years, according to what we have been hearing for a while. So really, it's paying him $30M over 5 or 6 years of major league production. For $5-6M a year. Still not bad at all, but that does add a little more pressure for him to live up to it. Basically he got the same money Chapman got, except for that whole "will start in low A ball" part.
June 11, 201213 yr Just saw on ESPN that he can opt out of the deal during his arbitration years if he decides that will get him more money.
June 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 11, 2012 -> 03:15 PM) Just saw on ESPN that he can opt out of the deal during his arbitration years if he decides that will get him more money. "Once Soler becomes eligible for salary arbitration, he will have the right to choose arbitration instead of the annual salaries specified by his contract, according to a major-league source. In other words, if Soler develops into a productive major leaguer, he can opt out of the financial terms of his deal and negotiate even better salaries with the Cubs." -- Rosenthal. Ok, this makes a lot more sense from Soler's standpoint now. So the Cubs are going to be paying AT LEAST $5-6M during his major league years. Sounds fair though, if he sucks, they don't lose that much money, if he is awesome, Soler doesn't lose much money.
June 15, 201213 yr It seems the Sox also bid quite a large sum of money on Mr. Soler. https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/213736894083760128
June 15, 201213 yr QUOTE (Sockin @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) It seems the Sox also bid quite a large sum of money on Mr. Soler. https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/213736894083760128 Yeah I saw this on twitter. I wonder if this means that they are finally getting it or even if they have more money to spend than was initially thought.
June 17, 201213 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 12:13 AM) http://99sportsproblems.wordpress.com/2012...rong-the-cheat/ That's one of the best Lance Armstrong articles I have seen on the 'net. Thanks for posting that.
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