MLB Offseason 2011
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The Cardinals have now offered Pujols 10 years and $220 million dollars, too.
And the Marlins have offered a six-year deal to C.J. Wilson.
Where are the Marlins getting all this money. They are still a small market team right? They're acting like the freaking Yankees this week.
The Cardinals have now offered Pujols 10 years and $220 million dollars, too.
And the Marlins have offered a six-year deal to C.J. Wilson.
Where are the Marlins getting all this money. They are still a small market team right? They're acting like the freaking Yankees this week.
A) Loria's already fucking loaded. His art dealership (which has already made him filthy rich) aside, he made out like a goddamn bandit for his part in the scheme to blow up the Expos and move them to Washington, followed by the whole scheme to get John Henry in control of the Red Sox.
B) Loria and team president David Samson plead poverty for years and fielded terrible, low-payroll teams in order to get that sweet, sweet revenue sharing money.
C) As I said earlier, Loria told Miami-Dade County, "Fuck you, I've got all the money in the world, but until you build me a taxpayer-funded, half-billion-dollar mallpark, I'm trotting out teams with $30 million payrolls. Then I'll spend a zillion dollars. Deal with it as I scam the fuck out of you, bitches."
Loria is a corrupt, evil piece of shit. This free-agent spending spree is the culmination of a years-long scheme to swindle his county and community out of hundreds of millions of dollars, all for a ridiculous temple unto his glory. I hope that new stadium burns to the ground.
(Alternatively, he's spending all this money because he thinks the world will end in 2012.)
Buster Olney tweets that Hanley Ramirez wants to rework his deal. He also said that Miami is not happy that he wants more money to change positions after a below-average 2011.
Now the Marlins are apparently looking to trade Hanley, and if they do so, they hope to use the money freed up from that ($46 million over three years) to go after Prince Fielder.
Now the Marlins are apparently looking to trade Hanley, and if they do so, they hope to use the money freed up from that ($46 million over three years) to go after Prince Fielder.
Wow. Olney's completely off-base here (though, to be fair, unless it has to do with New York, Olney has no inside sources whatsoever). Ramirez has requested a trade (though not formally; he's apparently going to sit down with Loria soon), and the Marlins plan on using his savings (or the money they don't spend on Pujols, if he turns them down) for starting pitching.
Okay, thanks. I thought that sounded a little weird. I figure his Fielder speculation was based on the belief that the Marlins won't get Pujols, though.
Speaking of the Marlins going after starting pitching, by the way, Ken Rosenthal's reporting that they've signed Mark Buehrle for 4 years, $58 million. I wonder if that means they're no longer in the running for C.J. Wilson, or if they're going to try and bring both of them to Miami.
https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/144534133681561602
Speaking of the Marlins going after starting pitching, by the way, Ken Rosenthal's reporting that they've signed Mark Buehrle for 4 years, $58 million. I wonder if that means they're no longer in the running for C.J. Wilson, or if they're going to try and bring both of them to Miami.
https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/144534133681561602
Nate McLouth is going back to the Pirates. L.O.L.
Last I heard, the Marlins decided they were out on Wilson late last night and decided to put their weight towards signing Buehrle. The Cubs apparently never even chatted with Buehrle's agent -- Theo and Hoyer, what in the world are you guys doing?
Edit: 4/58 for Buehrle. Holy shit, what is going on with this market?
Edit 2: I wonder if signing Buehrle (and Jon Heyman says they're back in on Wilson) might be a negotiating tactic -- telling Pujols, "Look, we've got X amount of money, and it's either going to you, or we're throwing half towards this offseason and the rest at next offseason, so make up your damned mind."
Soo... Marlins have one billion dollars to spend?
Probably not far from it. Loria himself is worth more than a half-billion dollars, and David Samson (Loria's stepson, the team's president) has cash up to the gills, too. They've been receiving bucketloads of revenue sharing cash for years, and now that their blissfully taxpayer-funded stadium is going to open, they'll replace the revenue sharing funds with stadium funds -- and, even better, now that the new CBA has completely fucked any team that can't spend its way to contention, they'll be able to pocket even more money!
As I said: I hope that fucking monstrosity burns to the ground. Fuck you, Jeffrey Loria. Eat all the dicks. Eat all of them forever.
Actually, the new agreement sets a spending floor for teams that receive revenue sharing. Teams like the Marlins no longer will be able to pocket their earnings from that. That's one thing I do like about the new agreement.
Pagan for Torres and Ramon Ramirez. That's a pretty terrible trade. They didn't even bother to make a formal offer to Reyes, and here they are ... shoring up their bullpen? I mean, Pagan has been injury-prone his entire career, but had an amazing 2010 out of nowhere -- that's when they should have flipped him for talent. Instead they dump him now for a 34-year-old Andres Torres (basically an older, shittier Pagan) and a reliever. This is some Orioles-level shit up in here.
Edit: Oh, God, they signed Frank Francisco to a 2/12 deal. Is Alderson dropping acid?
Edit 2: Maybe Alderson will go full retard and trade David Wright for Alfonso Soriano, straight-up. MAKE IT HAPPEN, THEO.
I'm so glad to be moving to a market with no MLB team in a few months.
I'd prefer they swapped Wright for a turkey sandwich, bag of footballs, and a ticket hotline attendant.
You may now eat the sandwich.
^ Now that I did not expect.
Oh well. It's the Cardinals' fault for letting Pujols get away.
Oh well. It's the Cardinals' fault for letting Pujols get away.
Didn't see that happening. Angels' MO has normally been to intentionally come in 2nd, with no intention of actually WINNING on a player, just so they can say they tried. I mean, don't wanna really spend the money when they're in that fairly pathetic AL West and can normally just cruise to the playoffs every year without much effort. Now that the Rangers are finally for real, gotta put in a little effort, I guess?
At least he went to an AL team. Most of the rumors had been for NL teams. AL can at least stash him at DH eventually. Going out to 1B at 42 or whatever was gonna be rough...
At least he went to an AL team. Most of the rumors had been for NL teams. AL can at least stash him at DH eventually. Going out to 1B at 42 or whatever was gonna be rough...
Yeah, Wilson to the Angels seemed like all but a done deal last night. Pujols was the real shocker.
I imagine that when the Cardinals heard about the Angels' offer, they went pretty much like this:
Seriously, WTF??? Are the Marlins & Angels just gonna sign every-fucking-body?
The Cubs better get over the honeymoon while there's any good FA's left. Though they are rumored to be talking to Texas about Garza for a couple minor leaguers.
But since they gave up half the farm to get Garza, I have to wonder what the point is, unless they're frickin' stellar guys.
Edited to add:
The Chicago Cubs trade Tyler Colvin and infielder DJ LeMahieu to the Colorado Rockies for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers, the team announced Thursday.
Wow, trade 2 fairly good players for 2 mediocre guys who have had recent injuries. Are we sure Hendry is gone?
The Cubs better get over the honeymoon while there's any good FA's left. Though they are rumored to be talking to Texas about Garza for a couple minor leaguers.
But since they gave up half the farm to get Garza, I have to wonder what the point is, unless they're frickin' stellar guys.
Edited to add:
The Chicago Cubs trade Tyler Colvin and infielder DJ LeMahieu to the Colorado Rockies for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers, the team announced Thursday.
Wow, trade 2 fairly good players for 2 mediocre guys who have had recent injuries. Are we sure Hendry is gone?
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