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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 18:52:01 GMT
13 years, $380,000,000
Actually reasonable, money wise. But has a 10+ year deal ever really worked out? He's in his prime, track record of winning, not a head case or a clubhouse cancer. He will be 41 when the contract is done.
Boy did the Red Sox fuck this one up. He should have been the next Williams, the next Yastrzemski. Instead he's the next Wade Boggs, the next Carlton Fisk. But Rusney Castillo and Nate Eovaldi are cashing their checks
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 22, 2020 18:57:35 GMT
Yowza!
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 22, 2020 19:00:55 GMT
13 years, $380,000,000
Actually reasonable, money wise. But has a 10+ year deal ever really worked out? He's in his prime, track record of winning, not a head case or a clubhouse cancer. He will be 41 when the contract is done.
Boy did the Red Sox fuck this one up. He should have been the next Williams, the next Yastrzemski. Instead he's the next Wade Boggs, the next Carlton Fisk. But Rusney Castillo and Nate Eovaldi are cashing their checks
My closest Red Sox friend has been stewing about this since the deal was done. I feel sorry for Alex Verdugo if my friend is an indicator of how Boston will treat him. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 22, 2020 19:04:19 GMT
My guess is he told the Sox brass he wasn't going to re-sign in Boston. It's the only possible explanation.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 22, 2020 19:06:09 GMT
We got Harper for the same years but for $330 million.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 19:08:55 GMT
We got Harper for the same years but for $330 million. And I'll be posting that when the Phillies are paying the 38 year old Harper $30,000,000 for hitting .210
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 22, 2020 19:11:29 GMT
We got Harper for the same years but for $330 million. And I'll be posting that when the Phillies are paying the 38 year old Harper $30,000,000 for hitting .210
.210 but belting over 40 homers and 150 ribbies and drawing a sh*t ton of walks  |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 19:16:29 GMT
13 years, $380,000,000
Actually reasonable, money wise. But has a 10+ year deal ever really worked out? He's in his prime, track record of winning, not a head case or a clubhouse cancer. He will be 41 when the contract is done.
Boy did the Red Sox fuck this one up. He should have been the next Williams, the next Yastrzemski. Instead he's the next Wade Boggs, the next Carlton Fisk. But Rusney Castillo and Nate Eovaldi are cashing their checks
My closest Red Sox friend has been stewing about this since the deal was done. I feel sorry for Alex Verdugo if my friend is an indicator of how Boston will treat him. I'm glad if this was to be the price for a full career of Mookie Betts.
I hate to keep saying this but THESE SILLY DEALS NEVER WORK OUT. Think the Angels front office doesn't vomit every time they cut a check for Albert Pujols? Even the Yankees hated paying A Rod.
Another factor, short players never have long careers. Excepting Yogi Berra, most pee wee' fade out about age 31-33. Joe Morgan, Kirby Puckett, Dustin Pedroia, Luis Aparicio, Tim Raines, Pudge Rodriguez. No one ever called Markus Betts "Stretch"
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 19:17:05 GMT
And I'll be posting that when the Phillies are paying the 38 year old Harper $30,000,000 for hitting .210
.210 but belting over 40 homers and 150 ribbies and drawing a sh*t ton of walks My ass. Who the fuck walks a .210 hitter?
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jul 22, 2020 19:20:41 GMT
13 years, $380,000,000
But has a 10+ year deal ever really worked out? He's in his prime, track record of winning, not a head case or a clubhouse cancer. He will be 41 when the contract is done.
I'd like to be positive, but most of that could have been said about Pujols. Difference: Pujols was 4 years older, and the LA team that signed him didn't have 7 straight division titles. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 22, 2020 19:22:58 GMT
.210 but belting over 40 homers and 150 ribbies and drawing a sh*t ton of walks My ass. Who the fuck walks a .210 hitter?
You're also forgetting that Brycie is a bonafied Rock Star.
He has the 'It' factor - which is needed into today's game to bring in the ratings and draw kids to the game.
I couldn't pick Mookie Betts out of a line-up.
Just look at this Baseball Diamond Bodacious God -
Recognizable all over the World - I can't say the same about 'Mookie' - in fact - when people think of 'Mookie' they think of the old Met or the basketball player.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 19:24:15 GMT
My ass. Who the fuck walks a .210 hitter?
You're also forgetting that Brycie is a bonafied Rock Star.
He has the 'It' factor - which is needed into today's game to bring in the ratings and draw kids to the game.
I couldn't pick Mookie Betts out of a line-up.
Just look at this Baseball Diamond Bodacious God -
Recognizable all over the World - I can't say the same about 'Mookie' - in fact - when people think of 'Mookie' they think of the old Met or the basketball player.
Wow. Nice man crush, dude.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 22, 2020 19:26:51 GMT
My ass. Who the fuck walks a .210 hitter?
You're also forgetting that Brycie is a bonafied Rock Star.
He has the 'It' factor - which is needed into today's game to bring in the ratings and draw kids to the game.
I couldn't pick Mookie Betts out of a line-up.
Just look at this Baseball Diamond Bodacious God -
Recognizable all over the World - I can't say the same about 'Mookie' - in fact - when people think of 'Mookie' they think of the old Met or the basketball player.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 22, 2020 19:54:35 GMT
My closest Red Sox friend has been stewing about this since the deal was done. I feel sorry for Alex Verdugo if my friend is an indicator of how Boston will treat him. I'm glad if this was to be the price for a full career of Mookie Betts.
I hate to keep saying this but THESE SILLY DEALS NEVER WORK OUT. Think the Angels front office doesn't vomit every time they cut a check for Albert Pujols? Even the Yankees hated paying A Rod.
Another factor, short players never have long careers. Excepting Yogi Berra, most pee wee' fade out about age 31-33. Joe Morgan, Kirby Puckett, Dustin Pedroia, Luis Aparicio, Tim Raines, Pudge Rodriguez. No one ever called Markus Betts "Stretch"
It was a long fade for Morgan, Raines, and Rodriguez. Morgan is still getting MVP votes at 38 (and still stealing 24 bases). All three have good age 35 seasons. That's nine more years for Betts, who benefits from better conditioning practices of today and not being a catcher. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 22, 2020 20:29:37 GMT
I'm glad if this was to be the price for a full career of Mookie Betts.
I hate to keep saying this but THESE SILLY DEALS NEVER WORK OUT. Think the Angels front office doesn't vomit every time they cut a check for Albert Pujols? Even the Yankees hated paying A Rod.
Another factor, short players never have long careers. Excepting Yogi Berra, most pee wee' fade out about age 31-33. Joe Morgan, Kirby Puckett, Dustin Pedroia, Luis Aparicio, Tim Raines, Pudge Rodriguez. No one ever called Markus Betts "Stretch"
It was a long fade for Morgan, Raines, and Rodriguez. Morgan is still getting MVP votes at 38 (and still stealing 24 bases). All three have good age 35 seasons. That's nine more years for Betts, who benefits from better conditioning practices of today and not being a catcher. I forgot about the one freak year Morgan had in SF. But the dodgers won't be paying Betts for a "long fade". And, yeah, you can argue Mookie's "AIS Factor" (AIS = asses in seats). but how many people say "Oh boy, going to see the Angels and Albert Pujols" in 2020? Tough to tell because the Halos have one or two other attractions.
And Mookie very well could become an icon in Dodgerland. He could be the biggest position player since, who? Garvey? Snider?
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 22, 2020 21:21:01 GMT
It was a long fade for Morgan, Raines, and Rodriguez. Morgan is still getting MVP votes at 38 (and still stealing 24 bases). All three have good age 35 seasons. That's nine more years for Betts, who benefits from better conditioning practices of today and not being a catcher. I forgot about the one freak year Morgan had in SF. But the dodgers won't be paying Betts for a "long fade". And, yeah, you can argue Mookie's "AIS Factor" (AIS = asses in seats). but how many people say "Oh boy, going to see the Angels and Albert Pujols" in 2020? Tough to tell because the Halos have one or two other attractions.
And Mookie very well could become an icon in Dodgerland. He could be the biggest position player since, who? Garvey? Snider?
Yeah, probably Garvey. Which is a knife in me because I LOVED Piazza. In his five full seasons in LA Piazza was ninth, sixth, fourth, second, and second in NL MVP voting. Trading him away really dropped my love for the team, to the point where today I follow the Padres more than the Dodgers and feel conflicted when the two play each other. I'm turning 50 here in four months; I was 17 the last time the Dodgers won a World Series. The problem with these ten year contracts is nobody is winning the World Series with them. If Betts gets a couple in Los Angeles, I think they'll be fine with paying for the twilight years. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 22:27:12 GMT
Smart move by Mookie imo. From what I remember Boston traded him because he was dead set on hitting free agency so the Sox wanted to make sure they got something for him. I imagine after the pandemic his agent maybe changed his tone about being so adamant on free agency. Teams are gonna lose tons of money this year so who all will be looking to spend big in free agency in a few months? Smart to get a deal done long term while he can.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 22, 2020 22:46:40 GMT
Count the Dodgers & their fans voting in favour of the DH.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 22, 2020 22:56:15 GMT
My ass. Who the fuck walks a .210 hitter?
Recognizable all over the World - I can't say the same about 'Mookie' - in fact - when people think of 'Mookie' they think of the old Met or the basketball player.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 22, 2020 23:06:34 GMT
Bryce donating his cleats to a poor Vietnamese boy living in poverty -
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