He's gonna be what, a wink-wink 42 when the contract is over.
That contract is terrible. After a few years, he'll be a DH with 1 elbow.
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He's gonna be what, a wink-wink 42 when the contract is over.
That contract is terrible. After a few years, he'll be a DH with 1 elbow.
At least he signed with an AL team, where the option to switch to DH will be available. That contract would have been even more hilarious if he'd stayed in the NL.
Which is why the Marlins held firm on refusing to give even a limited-term no-trade clause -- it's pretty clear that their plan all along was to soak up two or three remaining good-to-great years from Pujols (who had, statistically speaking, the worst season of his career in this, his contract year) and then try to dump the contract. That the contract, even at 10/220 as opposed to 10/250, would be completely unmovable probably never entered Loria's mind.
And, yeah, Pujols is going to be a DH far sooner rather than later, especially if his elbow problems get worse -- to say nothing of his plantar fasciitis.
I don't hate that trade. Makes sense on Colorado's end as a salary dump, and for the Cubs, Stewart is basically a cheap reclamation project -- and it's not like there's a great market of available third basemen. Weathers was apparently doing pretty well before his elbow blew out.
It's basically a swap of two AAAA players for ... two AAAA players. The Cubs project to have a glut in the outfield in the first place and the starters are pretty much established as Soriano in left, Byrd in center and The Jesus in Right. In any event, it's pretty clear that Theo has decided that 2012 is a write-off year anyway, considering their current lineup:
C: Geovany Soto
1B: IT IS A MYSTERY
2B: Darwin Barney
SS: Starlin Castro
3B: Ian Stewart
LF: Alfonso Soriano
CF: Marlon Byrd
RF: The Jesus
And, really, writing off the season is the right move. They are not going to win with that lineup. I'm still of the opinion that they should have traded Castro at the deadline, because he's going to turn into another Corey Patterson / Felix Pie very soon, possibly by next year.
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Who is going to play 1B for the Cards now?
Lance Berkman?
Berkman, unless they throw their Pujols money at Fielder.
I'd feel more comfortable with Berkman at first base than at right field at this point in his career, that's for sure. That'll probably help him last a while longer, too.
I don't see the Cardinals throwing buckets of money at Fielder. I think they were only willing to do it for Pujols.
I don't see the Cardinals throwing buckets of money at Fielder. I think they were only willing to do it for Pujols.
$254 million that's just fucking retarded,
no one is worth that much, no one.
no one is worth that much, no one.
If Pujols didn't feel that the Cards offered HIM enough money, I doubt Fielder would be satisfied with them either.
Edit: Oh bloody hell.
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Ryan Braun tests positive for PED, could face a 50-game suspension if the initial findings are upheld.
Uh oh. I wonder if they'll take his MVP award away.
Uh oh. I wonder if they'll take his MVP award away.
Uh oh. I wonder if they'll take his MVP award away.
That would depend on the BBWAA's desire for legitimacy weighed against the BBWAA's automatic self-righteous indignation regarding anyone using steroids.
In any event, Braun's improvements over the years have been the result of his improved selectiveness at the plate, not his ability to hit the ball harder when he made contact. He's always hit the shit out of the ball.
No, the second test was done by WADA; he definitely pissed hot.
Players that get caught using steroids are just so insanely stupid, because they don't really do much for your baseballing skills, and you have to be a true moron to piss hot when you know roughly when and what test is coming. That said, media and fans that think steroids are a massive game-altering issue are dumb because they're just really not a huge deal one way or the other.
I'm curious to see what the reaction will be with the MVP Award, though, just because the winner being announced as testing positive shortly after winning is a new thing. I don't seriously think he should be stripped of it except in that he never should have won it to begin with.
Honestly, considering that Braun tested positive way back in October, and was notified of the positive test several weeks before the MVP announcement, as well as how generally shady MLB is operated, I am fucking stunned that no one in MLB leaked the test results to the BBWAA prior to the MVP vote being released.
Edit: Looking across the Internet, I find it ridiculous that there's already more people who are angry and crying and moaning that Braun may have used a substance that probably had a negligible impact on his performance than there are people complaining that a player who raped the shit out of an unconscious woman is still in the league.
Yeah, that just goes to show you how out of touch with reality so many sports fans are.
I'm surprised that this didn't get leaked to the BBWAA, too. No doubt Matt Kemp would have won the NL MVP had the report been leaked back in October.
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Aramis Ramirez to the Brewers for three years. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2015.
Have we got odds yet on how many trips to the DL he'll make?
I mean, I hope he does OK (not great, just OK), but he's been so damn fragile the last 3-4 years.
I honestly think there's a better than even chance that they shift him to 1B for a while while Braun is on suspension (he won't win his appeal), considering his already-suspect defense has gotten pretty woeful as of late.
In any event, I guess Ramirez wasn't done exacting vengeance upon the NL Central.
I honestly think there's a better than even chance that they shift him to 1B for a while while Braun is on suspension (he won't win his appeal), considering his already-suspect defense has gotten pretty woeful as of late.
In any event, I guess Ramirez wasn't done exacting vengeance upon the NL Central.
Has Braun ever played 1B, or do they think they won't get Fielder back?
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