December 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) There are no unicorns - watch this if you haven't already: That video still cracks me up....hair dressers...they are definitely on the crazy list
December 4, 201510 yr Bids due in 15 mins, anyone have an idea how soon we should see the winner announced?
December 4, 201510 yr QUOTE (Dunt @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 03:49 PM) Bids due in 15 mins, anyone have an idea how soon we should see the winner announced? I imagine it's going to take a day or so. Not sure if the weekend will effect anything. But there was something that just popped to mind about Hwang that I didnt share earlier. But did anybody read that tweet posted I think a week ago about a few GMs doubting that he could start? *edit*(Just saw it was posted 2 pages ago) That's a little concerning. How much money do you want to shell out on the posting fee plus the contract for what maybe be a backup? Edited December 4, 201510 yr by Baron
December 4, 201510 yr Hector Noesi just signed to pitch in Korea for $1.7 million making him the second highest paid foreign player (someone is making $1.8). So Hector Noesi, who can't get a starting job in MLB, is arguably now the best pitcher in the Korean league. Hwang's career-year .870 OPS is simply not good. Planning for him to be the everyday 3rd baseman would be very bad and dumb. People shouldn't be rooting for that.
December 4, 201510 yr QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) Hector Noesi just signed to pitch in Korea for $1.7 million making him the second highest paid foreign player (someone is making $1.8). So Hector Noesi, who can't get a starting job in MLB, is arguably now the best pitcher in the Korean league. Hwang's career-year .870 OPS is simply not good. Planning for him to be the everyday 3rd baseman would be very bad and dumb. People shouldn't be rooting for that. I don't think that contract makes Noesi the best SP in the Korean league... that's like saying Ryan Howard is one of the best 1B, Chris Sale is only worth $6 million a year, etc.
December 5, 201510 yr Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 1m1 minute ago Source: No bids placed by MLB teams on Korean 3B Jae-gyun Hwang. He'll return to Korea this season and hit free agency next offseason. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 06:13 PM) Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 1m1 minute ago Source: No bids placed by MLB teams on Korean 3B Jae-gyun Hwang. He'll return to Korea this season and hit free agency next offseason. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan Wow I'm a little surprised no one tried.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 06:14 PM) Wow I'm a little surprised no one tried. Because teams don't see his numbers translating to the MLB. It sounds like he's a Gordon Beckham. All glove, no bat.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 06:24 PM) Because teams don't see his numbers translating to the MLB. It sounds like he's a Gordon Beckham. All glove, no bat. Still a team could just toss out a blind bid of like 1 mill just in case and if the team accepted it or not ut doesn't mean they have to work out a deal. They'd get the money back as well.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 06:39 PM) Still a team could just toss out a blind bid of like 1 mill just in case and if the team accepted it or not ut doesn't mean they have to work out a deal. They'd get the money back as well. You'd think so. Just shows you what teams think of him.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) I don't think that contract makes Noesi the best SP in the Korean league... that's like saying Ryan Howard is one of the best 1B, Chris Sale is only worth $6 million a year, etc. C'mon. No one gave Ryan Howard that contract this year. And also, no team even bid on Hwang.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 07:55 PM) C'mon. No one gave Ryan Howard that contract this year. And also, no team even bid on Hwang. Samardzija has a $90 million offer, which would make him one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball. Not disputing that Noesi is top-tier in the Korean league. But his contract alone doesn't make him the best.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 05:58 PM) Samardzija has a $90 million offer, which would make him one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball. Not disputing that Noesi is top-tier in the Korean league. But his contract alone doesn't make him the best. He'll be getting that contract particularly because of his 2014 season when he had the 17th highest fWAR for starting pitchers. If he gets the $18 million a year, he'll be about the 17th highest paid pitcher in baseball. I don't know what the point of this argument is. Phrased another way, the highest profile MLB pitchers the Korean league has enticed to come over (and have given the two highest foreigner salaries to) are Hector Noesi and Emil Rogers ( 6.27 ERA in 33 relief innings in 2015 for Yanks). Korean League has been compared in quality to AA. Why marginal major leaguer Eric Thames can hit 47 home runs there. And why an .870 OPS from Hwang simply doesn't show enough mastery of hitting to get even a bid from an MLB team.
December 5, 201510 yr QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) Just remember, and this has held true in my life, no matter how gorgeous a girl is, there is some guy somewhere that is sick of her sh!t. Truer words were never spoken.
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