Jones, Donnelly deals official
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 10, 2009 5:12 PM CST
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PrintJeff Wilson says the Andruw Jones and Brendan Donnelly deals are official.
$500K for Jones with a 3/20 opt-out date, and $950K for Donnelly with 3/27 and 4/27 opt-out dates.
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Jones
Is he a good guy? Are Beltre and Borbon gonna learn a thing or two from him about CF?
The moves being made are too extra for my taste.
A few years ago,
He used to be very edgy and he would overreact in anger towards the smallest things. But I hear he’s better now.
In other words
he’s off roids now…
by Anonymous New Guy on Feb 11, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Well...
At least this is more fun to discuss than A-Rod news.
So, how many people thought Andruw Jones and Brendan Donnelly would have jobs before Manny Ramirez this year, let alone with the Rangers?
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
+Abreu
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
What does that even mean?
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 10, 2009 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
Abreu, like Manny is another well-known FA without a deal yet.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
They don't have jobs, yet.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Yeah, maybe I should rephrase
So, how many people thought Andruw Jones and Brendan Donnelly would have jobs know which training camps they where headed to before Manny Ramirez this year, let alone with the Rangers be going to Surprise?
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
I think AJ's opt out is too early.
But, I suppose it should be readily apparent if he is in shape and motivated early on.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Hijack!
In a fantasy baseball league, where you represent the Rangers and then get to pick 5 players pre-season to have before the draft. What five do you pick? The top three are pretty obvious: Hamilton, Davis, Kinsler. The other two I’ve got are Young and Frankie. I’m torn on going with Cruz over one of those two.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
Since Young will probably have 2 position eligibility
he’s a good pick.
Frankie is a little more risky, since its always possible he completely flops at closer. Cruz is a good alternative, but I’d say Salty may be a good pick as well, if you think he’ll get good playing time between C, 1b, and DH.
Salty
I’m doing this format in another league where you pick 10 players, and I definitely got Salty for that one. I feel pretty good about Young as well, especially because of the position eligibility.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
That's how I'd do it
Young being able to play at 3B and SS will help you out and Frankie’s going to be closing so you got to go with him. If this is a keeper league though, I’d go with Salty over Young.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Heh
He’ll be just across the complex from us this spring.
Say Shep, I’ve got a question for ya about those Ranger wallpapers you made…
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
Better them than us...
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
It's a minor league deal?
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 10, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions
hey
at least our guys can tee off of him in spring training
In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home
Jones
I like the Jones signing.. at the minimum, it adds pressure on Byrd and Cruz to perform. Best case scenario, you have a major talent that turns it around and is a key player for years to come, or a nice trade piece. If he equals the output of Byrd or Murphy, it allows you to trade one of Byrd or Murphy in ST or at the deadline. You can then say good bye to Jones, or give him another go around in ’10.. you still have Borbon, Hamilton and Cruz roaming.
Anyone wonder why they don’t look to put Hamilton in LF? Cruz has major cannon for RF, probably better than Hamilton, and the throws from LF would save Hamilton’s shoulder (Was it just me, or did it seem like Hamilton was always rubbing his shoulder after a big throw?)
So what are the chances...
that Wash is the Rangers manager past ’09?
I’d say maybe 25%.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
TR
says, “Two losing seasons have followed a familiar script: poor starts, strong finishes, bad pitching and many injuries.”
I thought we finished poorly least year, No?
"If you have a problem with me, you're probably a doucher."
by red shoe ranger on Feb 10, 2009 6:45 PM CST up reply actions
I'm hoping zero.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
+1
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 10, 2009 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
Joe the Plumber.
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
by BigGuns on Feb 11, 2009 1:02 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Good question
I’m admittedly not sure who all the candidates would be currently, but I do remember the list of guys we where rumored to be considering last April (Mike Hargrove, Don Baylor and Jim Tracy where among them, if memory serves) was pretty uninspiring.
I’d imagine though, that if Wash gets fired sometime this year Jackie Moore will take over, probably at least for the remainder of the season. He is Nolan’s handpicked man in the clubhouse, after all.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
Addendum to that:
If I had criteria for someone I’d like to see replace Wash, I’d hope we could get someone who at least knows how to use common sense and some kind of sabermetric knowledge in the organization of his lineup card and bullpen managment (instead of this “I went with my gut” and “you have to have this much experience to hit this high in the lineup” bullshit) and someone who actually knows how to utilize “small ball” techniques in a baseball game instead of someone who likes to use small ball techniques in a baseball game.
Basically, just someone who knows how to, you know, MANAGE.
Unfortunately, there’s still a pretty large shortage of those kinds of managers in baseball theses days… but still, we need to at least try to attain some improvement over Washington.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
what do you think of bobby v?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Feb 11, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
Don't know, really
Anyone care to shape my opinion of him?
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
they need to have a good start this year
if that happens, then they definately can hang around the Angels near the top of the standings, but if they have another slow start in april/may, i doubt that Washington lasts beyond this year.
In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home
I've been watching a lot of slapstick lately in History of Film
so I get this reference.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
dshep
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
oops
play any good games recently?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Feb 10, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
Total hypothetical situation
but if we didn’t have Blalock on the roster coming into this off season, would you have been for signing Adam Dunn in this market?
I can’t help but feel that 40 HR alone is worth the price of a Ben Broussard tryout. Hell, tack on 3-5 more million. I would take his combo of power/strikeouts over Ryan Howard’s any day.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
oh and just to clarify
it would be in a DH/occasional LF role if injuries/ineffectiveness mount.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
Brendan Donnelly
Is he the guy with the herky-jerky delivery where he raises and lowers his hands two or three times after he comes set? I can’t remember which Angels reliever used to do that.
"drawing walks is an overrated trait in my eyes."
"i do believe we could have 4 30 start pitchers in the rotation."
-- both these genius remarks brought to you by our resident guru, bigsteve
deja vu
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Heyman says Angels get Abreu
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
They playing him at 1B?
They can’t possibly do that, because 1B is so difficult to learn, and he has never played 1B before. I mean, its absolute rocket science to play 1B.
Get off my lawn.
Abreu
AFAIK, Kendry Morales is the first baseman- I think Abreu’s going to play left.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
They are going to have an expensive
4th and 5th OF
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 11, 2009 9:30 AM CST up reply actions
I hope they play him at 1B
A guy that has played RF his whole career starting to play 1B at the age of 35 as he is trying to avoid a huge decline.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Not me
I’d rather they run Morales out there. Abreu can still hit. Morales looks like a 4A guy right now.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
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