barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
No he'll be playing 2016. So don't think it'd be viable. Unless they stick him on the diamond.
MLB Thread 2015
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No he'll be playing 2016. So don't think it'd be viable. Unless they stick him on the diamond.
Yeah, they run Davis in the field in 16 and then have him as primary DH in 17 and beyond.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
Bryce Harper MVP.
He's going to be a superstar, I think he already is.
He's going to be a superstar, I think he already is.
If he ever hits FA, which is probably likely, he's going to get some serious money.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Josh Donaldson the AL MVP. No-brainer.
Well Done JD.
Terrible trade by the A's.
Terrible trade by the A's.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Has to go down as one of the most lopsided in recent MLB history.
Think it's after the 2018 season and he'll go elsewhere. If he stays healthy, he'll be an all time great
Absolutely.
Yeah, 2018? Seen people talking Yankees but haven't looked up the cap breakdown but might make sense. Amazing if he stays with the Nats like
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Baseball has no salary cap. Unless you're talking about the luxury tax.
Yeah, Luxury tax, that's the one
By then, they'll probably be done with some of their big deals ( A Rod, Texeira, Sabathia?) and should have some cash to spend. Harper has mentioned that he'd like to be a one-team guy, though I have a friend who works for the Nats who is very pessimistic about him staying long-term. That being said, Harper is close with Ian Desmond who turned down a 7 year $100+ million extension last offseason which most likely will be much better than anything he sees over the next few months. So perhaps that will push Harper towards an extension a la Mike Trout.
I still think he's destined for a big market team (Yanks, Dodgers)
Didn't make any sense at the time and even less sense after this season. Beane tried to be way too clever with that one. Trade away a MVP-caliber player with several affordable seasons before free agency. Head scratcher
Tried to be really clever and yeah he made a huge mistake.
Got some nice prospects though. Graveman looked shaky, got sent down and then come back up a different player with all sorts of pitch control.
I like Lawrie but he's so so. Not a Donaldson replacement at all.
Sean Nolin looked ok late in the year but nothing to say he was a steal in the trade.
Franklin Barreto is meant to quality, from everything I've read.(http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/franklin-barreto-the-key-to-the-josh-donaldson-trade)
He's a shortstop though and they have Marcus Semien there ATM, who is sound apart from the errors. If one of them can play 2nd instead of Sogard then that may be an option.
Don't know what to expect from the A's though this year. I suppose we'll know more as the meetings start.
First $100+ million contract of the offseason. Jordan Zimmermann to the Tigers. 5 years, $110 million.
Oh, the life of a starting pitcher.
Oh, the life of a starting pitcher.
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