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Hero worshippers.

He did play a little 3rd. Can he be worse with the glove than Gilaspie?

 

I don't think anyone can be worse than Gillaspie (scratch that: Viciedo). If he has experience, I'd be willing to gamble on him at third for a year (after that, he can move into a 1B/DH role when LaRoche is gone).

Edited November 8, 201510 yr by soxfan2014

Guess of course

 

2nd on Abreu (might have won WS had they come out first).

They've had inconsistency at first and no one they're satisfied with.

 

Astros have their foundation built, with a strong pipeline of young talent. They can afford to hero worship to plug a hole. And with most of the players from Asia, the price is reasonable.

 

Wow, just watched a video of this guy for the first time. I really hope the Sox made a play for him, he is a beast!

I don't think anyone can be worse than Gillaspie (scratch that: Viciedo). If he has experience, I'd be willing to gamble on him at third for a year (after that, he can move into a 1B/DH role when LaRoche is gone).

Sign someone to big bucks and play them out of position? No thanks.

Byung Ho Park Sweepstakes

Sign someone to big bucks and play them out of position? No thanks.

I imagine hell make like 3 million. Not really big bucks. Obviously the posting fee adds a decent amount but it's still not really gonna be big bucks.

Sign someone to big bucks and play them out of position? No thanks.

 

He won't get big bucks. The Korean market is still fairly new and will take more success for them to get paid. The more likely scenario if we sign this guy (cheap) is that we deal LaRoche eating almost half the contract for nothing or just releasing him.

I imagine hell make like 3 million. Not really big bucks. Obviously the posting fee adds a decent amount but it's still not really gonna be big bucks.

A couple baseball insiders have estimated his potential contract around 5/$40M on top of the $12M bid. Maybe they're a bit high (my guess is he'll get less), but we're looking at a lot more than $3M per year all-in.

Edited November 8, 201510 yr by Chicago White Sox

Seattle.

 

Can't beat that Nintendo money

A couple baseball insiders have estimated his potential contact around 5/$40M on top of the $12M bid. Maybe they're a bit high, but we're looking at a lot more than $3M per year all-in.

 

Personally, I think they are just a bit high. I'm going to go with 4/30 ($7.5 mill annually). Again, that's just my guess (it still may be a little high).

Edited November 8, 201510 yr by soxfan2014

A couple baseball insiders have estimated his potential contract around 5/$40M on top of the $12M bid. Maybe they're a bit high (my guess is he'll get less than that), but we're looking at a lot more than $3M per year all-in.

Kang got 2.5 for 4. I don't know why you'd offer him a lot more than that. If he asks for 40 million, tell him he can go back to Korea, lol.

Kang got 2.5 for 4. I don't know why you'd offer him a lot more than that. If he asks for 40 million, tell him he can go back to Korea, lol.

 

lol exactly.

Personally, I think they are just a bit high. I'm going to go with 4/30 ($7.5 mill annually). Again, that's just my opinion.

 

 

Kang got 2.5 for 4. I don't know why you'd offer him a lot more than that. If he asks for 40 million, tell him he can go back to Korea, lol.

I agree 5/$40M seems way too high, but we also saw how the Cuban market changed after the Abreu signing. And I know it's different because of the posting system, but teams aren't going to completely disrespect these players in negotiations if they feel the Korean pipeline is important long-term. This guy should get considerably more than Kang. I'll think he gets $6M per year on top of the posting fee.

Edited November 8, 201510 yr by Chicago White Sox

I agree 5/$40M seems way too high, but we also saw how the Cuban market changed after the Abreu signing. And I know it's different because of the posting system, but teams aren't going to completely disrespect these players in negotiations if they feel the Korean pipeline is important long-term. This guy should get considerably more than Kang. I'll think he gets $6M per year on top of the posting fee.

 

 

Right. More than Kang but not a crazy amount. Plus, a few mill of it will probably go in as a signing bonus bring his salary down for each of the years.

Kang got 2.5 for 4. I don't know why you'd offer him a lot more than that. If he asks for 40 million, tell him he can go back to Korea, lol.

 

Because Kang was WAY underpriced because of the uncertiainty of how he would make it in MLB>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKc-6ma09CQ

 

His bat flips are great

Because Kang was WAY underpriced because of the uncertiainty of how he would make it in MLB>

Kang paved the way a little but there's still a massive uncertainty here too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKc-6ma09CQ

 

His bat flips are great

 

He's a big boy. Kind of reminds me of a right handed korean dunn

 

Mariners are out per Heyman

Mariners didn't bid on byung-ho park as they have trumbo for 1B. They see marte/taylor manning SS, seek C, CF, SP, RP help

https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/663514559223738368

Might also be out: giants, Diamondbacks and Rockies according to move trade rumors

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/late...inning-bid.html

Per mlbtraderumors:

 

For the record, here are the clubs whose participation in the Park sweepstakes has yet to be addressed: the Phillies, Marlins, Braves, Brewers, Reds, Pirates, Cubs, Royals, White Sox, Twins, Rays, Athletics and Astros.

That's 13 clubs that are still posibilities. How many of these teams actually need a 1B?