maplesyrup
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Some chatter that along with the keys to the franchise, Epstein will have a blank check... The Cubs could be an interesting team to watch this off-season.
2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread
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maplesyrup
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Erndog said:
... and more... and along with that I understand there is going to be an enormous amount of money spent on the rejuvenation of Wrigley. Exciting times if you're a Cubs fan.
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I wouldn't be so quick to assume Epstein is going to come in and start spending gigantic sums of money. The Cubs are a long ways off and Epstein's a guy who made his reputation via the draft and adding lower tier guys. He got caught up in bidding wars in part because of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry but I'd actually be pretty surprised if he took over a struggling organization and immediately started surrendering draft picks.
maplesyrup
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They could also be very active on the trade front, taking on larger contracts and so on.
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Saint Nik said:
Well sure... I don't think that rumored blank check has an expiry date at this point.
maplesyrup
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Saint Nik said:
I guess that depends on how long Epstein feels these guys can contribute and they fit in to his plan.
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Saint Nik said:
You mean his Babe Ruth physique?
Top 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball
Half-way through the article. Quick summary (the figures are what remains on the contract):
1. Vernon Wells, three years, $63 million
2. A-Rod, six years, $153 million
3. Carl Crawford, six years, $128 million
4. Ryan Howard, five years, $125 million
5. Barry Zito, two years, $46 million
6. John Lackey, three years, $45.75 million
7. Alfonso Soriano, three years, $54 million
8. Adam Dunn, three years, $44 million
9. Jayson Werth, six years, $116 million
10. Mark Teixeira, five years, $117.5 million
Edit: I should add that I think the Joe Mauer contract should be somewhere in there. That could very well be the worst contract in a year or two.
Half-way through the article. Quick summary (the figures are what remains on the contract):
1. Vernon Wells, three years, $63 million
2. A-Rod, six years, $153 million
3. Carl Crawford, six years, $128 million
4. Ryan Howard, five years, $125 million
5. Barry Zito, two years, $46 million
6. John Lackey, three years, $45.75 million
7. Alfonso Soriano, three years, $54 million
8. Adam Dunn, three years, $44 million
9. Jayson Werth, six years, $116 million
10. Mark Teixeira, five years, $117.5 million
Edit: I should add that I think the Joe Mauer contract should be somewhere in there. That could very well be the worst contract in a year or two.
maplesyrup
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Saint Nik said:Floyd said:You mean his Babe Ruth physique?
Yes. Well, except Fielder lists out as three inches shorter and 60 lbs heavier than the Bambino.
... and the Pillsbury dough boy? What are his numbers?
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Saint Nik said:Floyd said:You mean his Babe Ruth physique?
Yes. Well, except Fielder lists out as three inches shorter and 60 lbs heavier than the Bambino.
That, and Ruth wasn't really all that out of shape in comparison to the other players of his day. Very few players were particularly fit back then. Ruth's issues were more due to his lifestyle (which also wasn't that uncommon at the time) than his weight. Fielder, on the other hand . . .
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Busta Reims said:
Well, the thing about Ruth is that a lot of the perception of him has to do, as you say, with the time during which he played. For most of his career, Babe Ruth looked like this:
http://www.gameplanforlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/babe_ruth.jpg
and the accounts from the time fit that. He was described as a big, powerful guy with a round face. He wasn't slow or immobile. He had 5 seasons with 10+ triples including a career high of 16. The issue with Ruth, as you allude to, is that he had binges of putting on weight and, when he got up in years, he stayed heavy.
That's very different from Fielder who's just a big fat guy who's good at hitting.
maplesyrup
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You know who the big fat Fielder reminds me of? Fielder. - The other guy who could flat out hit.
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Floyd said:
That's probably more accurate and that's probably why I'm not all that high on signing Fielder the younger. Prince is 27 years old. Papa Fielder at 27 put up a 3.4 WAR, then a 2.5 the next year, then never even put up a 2.0 again in his career. His last decent year was at the age of 30 and he was out of the league at 34.