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So Triple.

Always nice to win against the Queens.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/brewers-say-deal-with-garza-is-not-complete.html

Brewers have an intern that is an exchange student from Rakuten?

Not a big fan of Jimenez. WHIP is average. His best days were 4 years ago, in the NL. And his last ERA screams contract year. At least Santana showed he could pitch effectively in the AL. When you add the loss of the draft pick, I don't know if it improves the team even if we sign Drew and trade Aybar. I'd pass.

Santana and Jimenez are expensive and barely above average. If our farm was deep, then we could afford to lose the pick. But it's about as deep as the puddle around a public urinal.

I don't get the Maddux one either. When I think Maddux, the only team I think of him on is the Braves.

I'm indifferent about this. Part of me says he would have improved the staff. The other part says injury risk, and we don't have much payroll flexibility to take on such risk. If we get Santana or Jiminez, then we could revisit this as a dumb move not to sign him. Arroyo, a one year stopgap wouldn't be bad. Even 2 years if it's like a $6-8 million a year deal.

adblock + disconnect = no video ads. Sorry Chuck. And yes, the reason I put those on was because I got annoyed by the video ads from this and other various sites.

Florida. All is forgiven, if you accidentally pull him out of that one bunk Hilton and cast him down to the Sodomites.

For instance Kershaw is currently at a AAV of $30.7 million. If you include what he made in his two arbitration years. His AAV drops to $26 million.

I think what people are trying to say is that you have to factor in his arbitration years. He will not get $31 million AAV for those three years. And when you average those numbers in, it brings his AAV down considerably. Doesn't mean he isn't going to get paid handsomely in his FA years. It's just the way arbitration works, his AAV if you include the arbitration years would be much lower.

IMO, this is the reason why the Angels are in the problems they are in now. They had 2 cheap firstbasemen. Instead they decide to shell out $250 million to another. They had a bunch of cheap outfielders. Instead they decide to shell out $125 million to another. We have a cheap closer. But instead people want to shell out more money to another.

http://youtu.be/6ZhMfzc9RbU

Olympic Venue? I think Boston showed us a probable target. 26 miles is very hard to secure.

So pay a closer around $7 million so that you can push a closer that makes $3.5 million down to a setup roll, spending $10.5 million. So that the former closer won't make as much in arbitration 2, where as a closer he would make $5 or $6 million, but with the compensation system and how it's structured, as a reliever he would make $4 million. All in the while, your new closer will make $7 million in a multi year deal. In other words, to save $1-2 million, spend $14 million.

Dish already doesn't carry TWC. They don't carry the Lakers, so I doubt the Dodgers will be carried. If Fox put up demands that Dish carry FS1 or lose FSW, I'd be ok with losing all fox channels if it meant keeping the cable bill down.

A big assumptions I'm going to make here. Arte does not want to go over the CBT cap. He didn't this year, so I think it's fair to assume he won't want to in the future. So where does it lead us. Right now, I have the Angels for CBT purposes at a conservative $166 million. If it puts you at the current players tab, change it to the CBT salary tab. Say you add Garza for $14 million. Looks good right, $180 million, under the cap. But then look at 2015. 2015 I already have us projected at $146 million. Add Garza's $14 million. That puts us at $160 million. Still wiggle room. Trout can get $10 million in arbitration, or if you sign him to a long term deal.....that would put the Angels CBT at $170 million to $178 million assuming Trouts long term deal is $18 million average per. Leaves you with less than $11 million in wiggle room, when starting pitchers should be better on the FA market. 2016. $133 million + $14 million for Garza + $14-$18 for Trout = $161 - $165 million 2017? We lose Weaver and CJ. And Callhoun should be in year one of arb. Other than that, we are at $83 million + 14 for garza and $18 for Trout = $115 million This team is not built well for the long haul. But it's just something to consider when talking about signing Garza.

After reading that, ok, skimmed through that, I'd be ok with 2 short deals like that.

Oh Choo. That's right. The squirrel must have fell off the wheel. So they would lose their second rounder.

My mind is going blank. who did they sign?

No they wouldn't get a higher draft pick. They would lose their first round pick by signing Morales. And they would gain a compensation pick between the first and second rounds. Oddly, the Mariners for signing Cano, and losing Morales went up in draft order, since they lost their second round pick by signing Cano, but gained a compensation pick between the first and second rounds. If the Mariners sign Cruz, they would lose their third round draft pick.

A bit under $14 a year. Wouldn't be horrible, and is still movable if it doesn't work out. Or if it works out, could seem like a bargain in trade to get quality prospects back.

Boxberger seems to be the main one with upside. But his Whip is a little erratic. But oddly, Hahn seems to be the better value. Stater, just started in A Ball, but good numbers there. I don't get this move by the Rays. Padres seems to have done well on this trade.

I wonder how trained a BART officer is in searching houses. Well, judging from the outcome, probably not very well. My other question is why is a BART officer searching a residence. You would think that would be crossing jurisdictions over into the regular PD.