Let's go sign Adam Eaton
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 27, 2009 10:23 AM CST
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PrintThe Phillies have released Adam Eaton, eating the final year of the big three year deal they gave him after the 2006 season.
And for what it is worth, looking at the '06-'07 offseason, that appears to have been the perfect time to be a free agent. Look at some of the deals...
Rangers free agent GMJ got 5 years, $50 million. Carlos Lee got 6 years, $100 million. Vicente Padilla got 3 years, $34 million.
But look at all the other middling guys who got huge deals. Danys Baez got 3 years, $19 million. Gil Meche got 5 years, $55 million. Juan Pierre got 5 years, $45 million. Jason Schmidt (remember him?) got 3 years, $46 million. Jason Marquis got 3 years, $21 million.
And that's just a sampling, not a comprehensive list.
The market that offseason -- particularly for pitchers -- was insane. And the oversized deals handed out then is probably a contributing factor to the market drying up now.
Anyway...let's go pick up Adam Eaton and bring him back to Texas.
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Oh no, you didn't just call
Gil Meche middling, did you ?
Adam, great point on the market for FA
changing between 06-07 and now. But are you nuts? What has Eaton shown lately to even be worthy of a NRI?
I truly hope you were feeling a bit sachastic this morning. Otherwise I may have to question your baseball sanity.
Peace.
How come I knew this was coming?
"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 $90 million contract
we should have signed gil meche. 5/55 was a STEAL for a pitcher whose not that good.
/JW
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
o yea
and fuck JD
/JW
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Feb 27, 2009 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
Damn, ya' beat me to it.
;)
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
He is definitely ready for The Show...
…at The Ballpark, to play The Great Game, but unfortunately Jonny Donuts has no idea what he’s doing.
And guys, stop presenting me with “evidence” that “makes sense” and “proves that my theories are exceptionally wrong-headed.” It makes it a lot more difficult to play off your thoughts as blind homerism and being a corporate shill.
/Outlaw
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
by ghtd36 on Feb 27, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I've often wondered if Meche would have been just as good with us if we had signed him.
And I just can’t see it.
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Feb 27, 2009 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
i vomited a little at the thought of signing eaton
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
what if we made a deal with the guy
that was based on innings pitched and ERA…and if he was below the innings and/or above ERA, he had to pay us a sliding scale down towards mediocrity, and then if he reached or surpassed those innings and/or lowed the ERA, we started paying him a sliding scale up? I mean, isn’t that fair? we make him pay for spending our time and the history of his trade?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 27, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
Eaton?
Man, between this and the discussion in the Obama/healthcare thread, I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! I invented the piano key necktie!
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
that quote you have by Sharky
still makes me chuckle every time I read it
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 27, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
So what comes first....
Do the Rangers and our ballpark ruin the careers of pitchers they bring in or are the pitchers already ruined and just bring this club down.
its like the chicken and the egg….
by death of the cool on Feb 27, 2009 11:06 AM CST reply actions
Yep
Better grab him. He has that elusive “three tries at major league starting and setting low expectations all along the way” portfolio. Just the kind of guy who comes around and collects a couple of Cy Young awards his ninth or tenth season or so. Amazing insight, Adam, few have such capacity!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Feb 27, 2009 11:06 AM CST reply actions
hahaha .......ZINGGGGGGGGG
AJM has done lost it!
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
+1, Adam
I love when you post things like this.
Don’t forget others that signed that offseason:
Carlos Silva, Miguel Batista and Jeff Weaver – Mariners
Julio Lugo – Red Sox
Alfonso Soriano – Cubs
Daisuke Matsuzaka – Red Sox (remember that posting fee?)
Barry Zito anyone?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Red Sox at SS
Since people discuss the bad JD moves a lot, this seems like another opportunity to point out how bad the Red Sox managed THEIR SS position. Sign Lugo and trade Hanley? Oh, it must hurt every single day.
Difference Red Sox have won a WS
Once the farm starts to produce and they start winning there will be only a handful of people still talking about how JD sucks. Do you hear me hh and Josey?
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Red Sox at SS - Reply
True. In fact, I sort of look at the Red Sox – Theo success this way.
If a GM is capable of winning it all, yet pulling off a horrible like Hanley Ramirez, that demonstrates to me how we cannot always judge any one deal too fiercely. Instead, we should consider the collective whole. Every GM has strength and weaknesses.
Without that horrible Hanley Ramirez deal
The Red Sox would likely not have those rings.
"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
how so?
You think Beckett was that much of a difference maker?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
um
yes
"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
Whoa
Beckett in Boston the last 3 years:
579.2 IP
524 K’s
48-28, 4.11 ERA
I’d love to have a pitcher that averaged 193 IP, 175K’s and 16 wins a year. He has adjusted to the AL and been a terrific pitcher, I wouldn’t regret that trade too much even with Ramirez looking awesome. That’s the chance you take. Win-win in my book. And don’t forget, Boston got Lowell, and they parlayed Mota into Crisp. Riske came back in that trade as well, and they dealt him for Javier Lopez who’s been a pretty good reliever for them.
If I’m a Red Sox fan I don’t regret that trade.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Look at what Hanley has done in Florida
The year the Red Sox won. The Red Sox were rolling Julio Lugo out there each day with Alex Cora getting a good amount of playing time too. That Red Sox team was also looking pretty good in the pitching department with an amazing bullpen and a good enough rotation.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Well now you have to take into account what Beckett did for the Red Sox in the '07 post-season.
That was about as lights-out as you get, and even with Ramirez in their line-up, I don’t believe for a second that Julian Tavarez or Tim Wakefield would have matched him start for start.
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Feb 28, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
Concur...
as good as Hanley has turned out to be, I find it hard to see why the BoSox would be kicking themselves over that deal.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
What he did against Cleveland was great
but it was Boston’s offense that really dominated in that entire series. And I think the Red Sox would have done just fine against LAAAAA and Colorado without Beckett (they swept both series).
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Well more power to ya
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Mar 1, 2009 3:57 AM CST up reply actions
Hanley Reply
Lots of good points.
The Sox did use more resources trying to fix their SS position, post Hanley trade. Meanwhile, will any replacement outpace him for 7 seasons? After all, Beckett was an expensive player.
But I do agree, the trade was not terrible. I disagree with original characterization now.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111
< /Luke >
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
I was thinking of this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdc7v4vkbJI
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
I thought it was Nash...?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 27, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions
Is today April Fools??
Someone call Adam and tell him that his account has been hacked!!
ARGH!!
Adam J. Morris - "Murphy isn't that good. He is overrated by Rangers fans."
....How dare you, sir!! Take it back!!
Rangers should sign him
He could teach Holland how to give up home runs.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
He's done for
"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
I know Chris Martin would approve
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
...at the time, I wasn’t being truthful with myself. How could I be truthful with Katie Couric or CBS?
That makes me laugh
I can remember getting into a huge debate over that trade with cold play. Looking back on it I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Just give him a chance
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Feb 27, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
Not this time Chris
Not going to be sucked in again.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
haha bring your helmet just in case...
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
This not even remotely funny
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Feb 27, 2009 5:50 PM CST reply actions
I saw Jason Schmidt pitch last year against the Bakersfield Blaze on a rehab assignment, which, I think, he was about the only times he pitched last year.
by GregoryM on Feb 27, 2009 8:57 PM CST reply actions
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