LSB Signing Thread Part II
by pblack on Aug 17, 2009 10:08 PM CDT
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This is the original stuff from Dirk's first post:
Tonight's the night.
12pm Eastern is the deadline for signing all non-college seniors from this year's draft.
There should be a flurry of news coming tonight so I figured it be good to have one place to discuss all the news as it breaks.
Some general News so far (updated as I can):
* Cardinals sign 1st rounder Shelby Miller for 2.95 million bonus. Highest announced bonus yet. Good comp for Purke?
* A's sign 4th rounder (And 1st Round Talent) Max Stassi for 1.5 million bonus. Bad for us.
* D-Rays announce they won't be signing either of their first two picks. Um, wow. They spent big on some signability picks already, but this sucks for everyone involved, imo. But I'm sure your clients will thank you later, Scott.
* Heyman twooted that the Nats have offered Strasjesus 12.5 million, but there's still a gap.
RANGERS' Shit:
Matt Purke is the name on everyone's mind. Our 1st round pick needs to get signed today or he goes to TCU and we get a pick in next year's draft. Yuck'ems to that.
http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/2009/08/matt-purke-update.html
Just about 13 hours to go until the 11 p.m. deadline to sign 2009 draft choices, and the Rangers continue to negotiate with first-round choice Matt Purke. The left-hander has been in town since last week, getting ready for a possible freshman year at TCU and also taking a physical and attending Saturday’s Rangers game with his parents. He met with several members of the club brass, who believe a deal will be reached.
This dispatch came from general manager Jon Daniels late last night: “Not much to say right now. I think both sides would like to see him in a Rangers uniform, but we’re not there yet. This is the system we have in place, and as such, we didn’t expect anything before tomorrow night. Hopefully it comes together, but I can’t say for sure at this point.”
That’s about on par with the Justin Smoak negotiations from last year. That ended well for both sides. Purke, though, seems to have a genuine fondness for TCU, and the Tom Glavine fan has been given No. 47 for next season.
I’m not so sure Smoak had any desire to return to South Carolina for a senior year. So, the TCU thing is leverage. But not signing today and waiting until the 2011 draft is a gamble, especially considering some believe Purke could be in the majors in 2011 or 2012.
— Jeff Wilson
Then there's Tanner Scheppers, who isn't on tonight's deadline because of his senior elgibility-ness, which means he can be signed at anytime up until one week before next year's draft. Don't expect anything on him today.
We also have a number of other interesting players who could be in play tonight.
9th rounder Jabari Blash is a super uber toolsy OF from a Florida Community College. The fact that he hasn't signed yet is a pretty good indication he's asking for well above slot.
10th rounder RHP Thomas Lemke is a tall, lanky peice of projection out of an Arizona HS who is apparently looking for a mid-to-high six figure deal to sway him from college. He'd be a nice add, but who knows.
Then there's 32nd Rounder Reggie Williams, Jr., who I super heart cause I super heart pure CF'ers who can go get the freaking ball, and Williams has the best speed in the entire draft. He's expected to go to college next year, though. I'd put the odds of him signing tonight at less than 1%.
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List of 1st Rounders and their status, stolen from MLBTraderumors.com at 11:09 Eastern:
1.Washington Nationals – Stephen Strasburg
2.Seattle Mariners – Dustin Ackley
3.San Diego Padres – Donavan Tate
4.Pittsburgh Pirates – Tony Sanchez – Agreed on a bonus of about $2.5MM.
5.Baltimore Orioles – Matt Hobgood – Agreed to sign for about $2.4MM.
6.San Francisco Giants – Zack Wheeler
7.Atlanta Braves – Mike Minor – Agreed to terms on a $2.42MM bonus.
8.Cincinnati Reds – Mike Leake – Signed to a bonus of $2.27MM.
9.Detroit Tigers – Jacob Turner – Agreed to a bonus of $6.25MM,
10.Washington Nationals – Drew Storen – Agreed on a bonus of about $1.6MM.
11.Colorado Rockies – Tyler Matzek
12.Kansas City Royals – Aaron Crow
13.Oakland A’s – Grant Green
14.Texas Rangers – Matt Purke
15.Cleveland Indians – Alex White
16.Arizona Diamondbacks – Bobby Borchering – Signed for $1.8MM.
17.Arizona Diamondbacks – A.J. Pollock – Signed, bonus believed to be $1.4MM.
18.Florida Marlins – Chad James – Agreed to terms on a $1.7MM bonus.
19.St. Louis Cardinals – Shelby Miller – Agreed to terms on a $2.9MM bonus.
20.Toronto Blue Jays – Chad Jenkins – Agreed to sign for a bonus of $1.36MM.
21.Houston Astros – Jiovanni Mier – Agreed to sign for a bonus of $1.358MM.
22.Minnesota Twins – Kyle Gibson
23.Chicago White Sox – Jared Mitchell – Signed. The bonus is $1.2MM.
24.Los Angeles Angels – Randal Grichuk – Signed for a bonus of $1.225MM.
25.Los Angeles Angels – Mike Trout – Agreed to sign. The bonus is $1.2MM.
26.Milwaukee Brewers – Eric Arnett – Signed, bonus believed to be about $1.2MM.
27.Seattle Mariners – Nick Franklin – Signed for a bonus of $1.28MM.
28.Boston Red Sox – Reymond Fuentes – Signed for a bonus of about $1.13MM.
29.New York Yankees – Slade Heathcott – Signed for a $2.2MM bonus.
30.Tampa Bay Rays – Levon Washington
31.Chicago Cubs – Brett Jackson – Agreed to terms. Jackson gets $972k.
32.Colorado Rockies – Tim Wheeler – Agreed to sign. The bonus is $900k, according to BP.
So, yah.
We’re not alone waiting on pins and/or needles right now.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tate signed
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're cheap
bitch. Hold out for at least .1
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hour's late.
And my bar tab’s high.
by shroomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well hell son
they ought to be picking up that tab.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think the ability to creep around real stalker-y and take pictures of old fences and whatnot is technically a "Tool" in the baseball scouting sense, E-Cart.
But, maybe.
Send out some resume’s and maybe a head shot or two and see if anyone bites.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fancy Post
This was the sort of fancy shit I wanted on my Fan Post.
I can’t compete with the Walmart of Fanpost.
Just admit you stole the idea from me and pounced.
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stole the idea from you and pounced.
Also I dress like you and time my bowel movements with yours so that I can really feel what it’s like to be 3Bagger on and off the toilet.
Cause if you’re not gonna commit to a stalk, why the fuck even do it, you gnome saying?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Q for Andy
Where did you have Purke on your draft prospect rankings?
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The most recent list I could find...
Purke was #20. I’m trying to remember where I had him on draft day, but it was right in that area. The list I used on draft day is on my old laptop, so I’m not 100% positive, but it was somewhere between 19 and 22.
MLB Bonus Baby - A Draft Blog - Author
by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone follow Elysian Fields for me
Everytime I refresh my browser loads like 1000 items and it slows me to a crawl, insane
by PM Productions on Aug 17, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he hasn't updated
since 7pm. Don’t expect him to break the news.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expect it to be foul territory
but TR could get the first word… might just depend on which writer texts jd when it happens.
by PM Productions on Aug 17, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, there's this:
Sullivan is a terrible baseball reporter.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Official notes on Turner and Tate.
Per Jim Callis:
We have confirmed bonuses on two Padres signees. First-rounder Donavan Tate gets $6.25 million payable over four years under MLB provisions for two-sport athletes.
The Tigers have signed No. 9 overall pick Jacob Turner to a major league contract with a $4.7 million bonus (payable over six years, with $1.6 million paid in 2014) and a guaranteed value of $5.5 million. Depending on how quickly he reaches the majors, he could push the total value to nearly $7 million.
The raw bonus is a record for a high school pitcher.
I don’t have an official net present value as calculated by MLB, but it probably comes in around $5 million.
Turner getting a huge bonus + a ML deal seems kind of bad for us.
Yikesers…
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Purke
I think if they were holding a signed contract it would have been released by now. I am officially concerned.
by pblack on Aug 17, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
Look how many other high first rounders are yet to sign.
I’ll get concerned at 12:05.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
46 minutes.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Math.
It’s not for everyone :-)
by NoNameOnCard on Aug 17, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha.
Wow. That’s what I get for barely paying attention.
The second math mistake I’ve made tonight. I’m ashamed.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hehe
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cruz
Hey Shroom, Miller says Cruz was pulled from the OKC game tonight. Do you know anything?
by pblack on Aug 17, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rehab assignment
Its usually normal I think
He can’t be activated till Thursday I believe
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Aug 17, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the deal with the new avatar? Is that your ho, or just your main bitch or what's the deal?
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is j. richardsons hot ass wife
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
k. rich.... sorry
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's kevin richardson's wife/girlfriend
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She
And our new catcher are an item.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
K Richardsons wife
Gotta do some cropping tomorrow to get a better image but lets just say
Shes hot
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Aug 17, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from MLBTR
The Orioles signed second-rounder Mychal Givens, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
28...
tick tock, tick tock
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 17, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rangers have never not signed a first rounder......
It will happen and if not, then more picks next year.
Is Byrd a type B? He should be. he has been fairly consistant the last three years
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
by NYTXFAN on Aug 17, 2009 10:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he and Blalock both will be
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, no chance in hell they offer Blalock arb
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easily
He would be worth more in trade than his arb price tag will be…
That ans he will be looking for a multi year payday being that he was a “late bloomer”
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
The first part may be true, and the second part undoubtedly is, but I’m not sure if that means it’ll happen.
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, I don't really know about that first part.
But then again the OF crop for this year is pretty weak, especially for CF’ers, so maybe that is true.
I just can’t help but think about all the marginally good FA’s who went for super cheap this past Winter and wonder how Byrd fits in with that.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they did ...
he’d just swing and miss it.
by shroomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless... isn't JD a righty?
He might get a piece of it if it’s thrown by a righty.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not Blalock
and it wouldn’t matter. He won’t be offered arb.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Aug 17, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Byrd should be.
But if he keeps raking, he might get to type A, but I doubt it.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twins get Gibson:
The Twins have signed first-round pick Kyle Gibson for $1.8 million.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats a suprise....
hopefully that means Scheppers will follow Gibson and come off a little on his demands
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still say Schepp for 2.1 in December/January.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on if the team wants him to pitch this winter or not
I still think they are going to wait until see if the make the post season and use that bump to tie him up.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants get Wheeler
The Giants have signed first-round pick Zack Wheeler for $3.3 million.
by tyd3311 on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is good news for the rangers
wheeler didn’t break the bank.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
Much more in line with what I was thinking Purke’d get.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think
There would be a furious stream of info, at the very least last-minute rumors, building up now; not just for Purke, but for all of the other unsigned first rounders. Yet It’s oddly silent.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's kind of like the trade deadline
Teams have other things to worry about besides jumping out and alerting the media, and MLB office certainly does.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
J.D.'s got Purke in a headlock right now ...
jammin’ a pen in his ear, screamin’ sign you weasel-azz punk!
by shroomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think It's more likely
The agency told Purke to stay in the car and gave him $50 for a slurpee and some doritos so that they could take a hardline stance with JD without the kid worrying about having to see through his commitment to the Horned Frogs.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, brother... How much do Slurpees cost where you live?
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That slurpee was bought in the back of some dark alley
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
An all-syrup slurpee, perhaps?
I hear those pretty fantastic.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are going to be a whole
Slew of signings right before midnight. Mark it down and the Rangers will be one of therm.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lets hope so
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So
The fact that it is so quiet right now isn’t exactly reassuring.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How late was the Smoak sign put up?
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should look it up. Well after the deadline though
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wnet back and looked
At 9:31 I had a post up saying that a deal was supposedly close, at $3 million and a major league deal.
At 10:56 the post went up saying he had signed.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I'm thinking of Ross?
I was at someone’s house and checked a bit before the deadline and all indications were that one of them wouldn’t sign.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't Borbon real late?
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
There were some bugaboos that kept the deal from being done well past that time, so the reports actually jumped the gun anyway, right?
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be thinking of Borbon
That wasn’t officially announced until the next day.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blerg... the A's being smart and buying more sliders...
Illinois prep lefthander Ian Krol has agreed to terms with the Athletics, who drafted him in the seventh round. Krol missed his senior season due to a suspension and was committed to Arizona. He signed for $925,000.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you think they'll sign Green?
or do they have an extended deadline or something like that?
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably.
I think they’ve cleared enough money that it shouldn’t be any sort of a problem assuming he’s reasonable about it.
Green and Stassi and Krol is a damn fine haul.
This sucks.
I want the A’s to go back to value drafting.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is
Drafting, in general, is a tremendous value.
You watch, Michael Lewis will write a book about it. Billy Beane has found the system’s weak points once again!
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me of what was said on Newberg Night by the BP guys
They were laughing about how every little move Beane makes is the new undervalued currency of baseball.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they get Krol
the rumors out of the A’s camp was that they weren’t going ot have the $$ to get Green… That might have just been smoke though to get Green to come off his asking price a little.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants
The Giants signed sixth overall pick Zack Wheeler for $3.3MM, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America.
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 10:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
baseballamerica.com
seems to have stopped responding…. too much traffic I guess.
"we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things." -- FirebatM3 July 10, 2009
by Oddibee on Aug 17, 2009 10:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yah, that fucker crashed a few minutes ago.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of funny that
the signing deadline is harder on their site than the draft itself.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More people are effected by the draft probably.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are other places to go for draft coverage now with TV and MLB.com and whatnot.
If you want the straqight draft dope, the BA blog is the best place to set up shop and start refreshing like you’re the kind of dude who bones his Mom.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know there's an explanation...
just funny
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And exactly how is that done?
I ask merely for information….
"we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things." -- FirebatM3 July 10, 2009
by Oddibee on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone going to change o nthe Strasburg signing
Yes or No?
I still say yes
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 10:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it will get done
for somewhere around $18-19 million.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, 15.5mm straight bonus and a 5yr/15mil major league deal.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I doubt Strasburg has much leverage at this point
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Anyone who turns down > 10 million is an idiot.
"we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things." -- FirebatM3 July 10, 2009
by Oddibee on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if you're pretty certain to get
25 mil a year from now?
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure how sure he could be of that
If he is picked early next year, he has very little leverage because he isn’t going to be like Matt Harrington and keep going back into the draft year after year.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is just much more likely to go to a team
that will pay him, when you look at the board. KC would pay him, for example.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize that
I am just saying it is a huge chance to take.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm.....
I don’t think KC would do 25 million…. I would want a guarantee from their front office before I turned down 15 million now. And KC will have the first pick next year it looks like.
"we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things." -- FirebatM3 July 10, 2009
by Oddibee on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gonna get $25M from one of...
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland, Oakland, Pittsburgh, or San Diego?
He’s not falling past all those teams, and that doesn’t exactly feel like a bank-busting group to me…
by N41D on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
17.6M
22 over the first 3 years.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Less than 10 mins
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 10:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Last minute Purke projections?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3.55mm, no ML deal.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not signing
wanted like 6.5M and we wouldn’t do it
by shroomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4.5 no ML contract
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll go with this also
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4.2 mill, no ML deal
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
signs with boston
ends up beating us in a 1 game playoff.
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3.67 mil, no ML deal
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not signing
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tcu insider i know
says they know nothing
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to speak...
to the right insider.
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha
ok. good friend of mine. believe what you want.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, I find it borderline unpossible for any "TCU Insider" to actually know shit at this point.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who the fuck
Has a TCU insider for baseball.
Acting like they are USC football or something.
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My buddy works for the ath. dept.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I wouldn’t trust a college “insider” unless talks had already broken off
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I laugh at the idea there is a TCU insider
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 mil, no MLB deal
Scheppers is the one I could see them giving a MLB deal to, not Purke.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
$4.5m, no ML deal
I like JD’s track record negotiating amateur deals…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4.9, no ML deal
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feels like New Years Eve
Always drinking one for the Rangers!
by mchang4 on Aug 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and we're under 4 min
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Goldstein just said, as a reminder
we wont know anything till 20 minutes after the deadline
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CJ
str8edgeracerStrasburg- put the ink on the paper and show the MLB what you got! You’ll be arbitration eligible in 3+ years. Holler. 5 mins left!
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to post that
funny stuff
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats the kind of stuff I know rangers front office dont want to see... not his place to comment on, I think that would be there interpretation
by PM Productions on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it though
and doesn’t that count for something?
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope JD is not on the crapper right now
by Coolbean04 on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Josey would tell you
He’s taking a nap while Nolan arm wrestles Purke.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"heres what I think of your contract"
The man wipes his ass with his own record contract, I LOVE THIS GUY"
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great stuff
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD does not use a crapper
he simply shits the bed. at least that’s what Josey told me
by cashman on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gonna be annoying if
they get all their targets and we don’t
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bleh
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time is up
Of course the news will still come out
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BenBadlerRT @BaseballAmerica Tracy Ringolsby reports Rockies sign Tyler Matzek. Bonus at $3.9 million.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No freaking way.
That’s a huge bargain. A+ for the Rockies.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well then Purke should get
3.75 and be damn happy.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Has to be a ML Deal if he signed for 3.9, especially hearing what he wanted…
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a major league deal...
According to MLBTR.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats amazing
Credit got to go to Rockie’s management
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All this waiting sucks
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Matzek signed $3.9
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
I’m going to be really disappointed if Purke doesn’t then
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
The Rockies ownershipped his ass so hard.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
He jumped off of those ridiculous early demands fairly quickly.
This makes me hopeful about Purke.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't he want precedent setting money?
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheap!
Wow.
I think Detroit got fucked bad, and it’s not like they had money from a cheap second pick, either.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Detroit got fucked bad, and it’s not like they had money from a cheap second pick, either.
They also signed Daniel Fields for a boatload, too. Wow. They got screwed.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, A's get Green
please tell me we signed him. PLEASE>
by cmkelly29 on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Gibson also done
And cheap, 1.8m, per Goldstein twitter.
Read a couple whispers at Sickels site that maybe he’d act the jilted punk not getting money like the upper first-rounders.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so say we get Purke and/or Scheppers
Who has a better draft overall: Rangers or A’s?
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Raners, imo.
But I’m not too crazy about Stassi and I really like Scheppers.
If we snagged another signabilapatomous or two at the deadline that’d make me pretty happy.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heyman says Stras
close to $15M deal
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
x
http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/3376135630
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whether we sign Purke or not ...
MLB needs to go to a hard slot system and end all of this bullshit.
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Hard slot system, fixes pretty much everything.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't the NBA have a hard slotting system?
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Kevin Richardson
has a hard slotting system right now!
I cant believe I went there
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close to it, yes.
There’s some wiggle room, but there’s a max each pick can get, iirc.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if combined with a picks-for-picks trading system to allow teams to get the guys they really want.
I still don’t see why they don’t do this.
Players for picks, I understand that.
Measures have to be put in place to save GM’s from themselves.
But picks-for-picks makes way too much sense.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree with this
so completely.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there's no news
I bet they get him.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just thinking that
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonderful stuff from TR
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of a redundant update
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“I just wanted to say ‘Good luck, we’re all counting on you.’”
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Tex money.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ackely
9.5M
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Wasn’t expecting that large a figure. I’d heard 7 earlier today.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's probably worth it.
I’d say he’s as sure a thing as Strasburg given the attrition rates of pitchers. Still, the M’s got screwed over when their signability picks held out for over slot.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND a ML deal
http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/3376169872
Surprising. Wouldn’t think he had that much leverage…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ackley done
9.5
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it...
Nuckin futs.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so how many first rounders haven't signed?
by Sherman McCoy on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn I was hoping
Ackley wouldn’t sign with mariners
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MLB not reporting purke as unsigned...
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they just went over a list after the ackley reoort and purke was not on it... it could be an omit though
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that because
They only showed picks #1-#12?
by Dr K on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ackley
9.5 M plus ML deal
Wow…..
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ackley just signed for 9.5m?
how much did Buster Posey get last year?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BaseballAmericaAaron Fitt reports Strasburg signs. MLB deal worth $15.67 million over 4 years.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Good for the Nats, I guess.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bargain.
I overshot it by close to $5 mil. Great deal by the Nats.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if he had a call-up clause
before the end of the season. Nats might sell a game out.
kling klang king of the rim ram room
by dustym on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are such an ass.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go to your room and think about what you did
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Epic faliure.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you, douche.
You almost gave me a heart attack.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you almost gave me a fucking heart attack
and im only 18
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck YOu!!!
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to kill you so much
right now.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TR confused me!!
No deal! Purke does not sign
then he says he signed.
usa
by Longhorn on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank God.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHEW!
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say “Good luck, we’re all counting on you.”
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hearing Rangers’ top pick Matt Purke did not come to terms. Waiting to find out for sure, but looks like he might be TCU-bound.
by tyd3311 on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TR vs. Mayo
Wonder which has the better info…
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is it?
You get an email?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great success
I LOVE THE RANGERS!!!
by dstar442005 on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh?
Matt Purke has turned down a $4 million offer from the Rangers and will attend TCU… the Rangers did not sign their first round pick…They will get a similar compensation pick next year
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so you say shit and we're just supposed to believe it
but then you want a link from everyone else.
douche.
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/08/purke_does_not_signheaded_for.html
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, jeez.
Just asking for the link to something obviously C&P’ed from somewhere so I can read more about it.
Settle down, Beavis.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the hell
did u see this?
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kingclipSources indicated that the #BlueJays did NOT sign supplemental 1st round pick and Scott Boras client James Paxton.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Idiots.
They had such a great draft, and they’ve screwed it up by being so slow to sign guys. So disappointed in their management.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hhahahahahahahahahahhahahaah
baseBALLIN!
by kevzta on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWEET THE DEETS!
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
huh?
Purke does not sign…headed for TCU
Matt Purke has turned down a $4 million offer from the Rangers and will attend TCU… the Rangers did not sign their first round pick…They will get a similar compensation pick next year
usa
by Longhorn on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, whiskey tango foxtrot?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a fuck nut.
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SHIT
The Rangers failed to sign 14th overall pick Matt Purke, according to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purke rejects offer
Per TR. Just posted on his blog. Dammit.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
by RCCook on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT?
JonathanMayoB3Hearing Rangers’ top pick Matt Purke did not come to terms. Waiting to find out for sure, but looks like he might be TCU-bound
.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
jeff wilson
Rangers lose out on Matt Purke
The Rangers failed to sign first-round pick Matt Purke to a contract before the baseball-mandated 11 p.m. deadline, and the left-hander will enroll at TCU for the fall semester. More to come.
— Jeff Wilson
by texasrfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well that sucks.
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by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, what a fail.
Our draft wasn’t that great outside of Purke and Scheppers. We’ve now lost initiative on Scheppers, too, because he knows he’s now our top guy in this draft.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/08/purke_does_not_signheaded_for.html
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by studcrackers on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We didn't get him.
He didn’t sign.
No Deal For Rangers, Matt Purke
By Tim Dierkes [August 17 at 11:08pm CST]
The Rangers failed to sign 14th overall pick Matt Purke, according to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.
by cmkelly29 on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was surprised by your post given what I'd been told...
Fonk. Thought that something had changed last minute and that would have been sweet.
Fonk that douche.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should seriously consider jumping off a bridge
FWIW
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just a high one over water
so it hurts real bad and makes you reconsider how you post, but obviously I wouldn’t want you to die or anything
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck me
upside down and sideways.
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by coolaid on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That blows....
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well fuck
So much for our playoff chances this year.
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck x 1 billion
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he turned down $4M
Fuck him… Kick rocks…
by N41D on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the odds of him beating that in two years
not too great
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by Keynes on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is an idiot for turning down 4 mil
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by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He really turned down a $4M offer?
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by rooster on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck
Futher evidence that TR Sullivan is a terrible journalist I guess.
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by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so what was TR talking about?
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by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Turning down $4 million...
Just doesn’t make sense.
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by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Purke
Is a silly, foolish man if he really turned down 4 Mil.
by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
kid
silly, foolish kid.
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by Suicide Prince on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is Longhorn's fault...
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Really stinks that
Matzek accepted less than Purke turned down.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a dipshit!
Did he really turn down 4M?
I hope this fucker blows out his arm the first game and never plays again.
Go be like Matt harrington and work at Costco you bitch
by Coolbean04 on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stop it...
I hope this fucker blows out his arm the first game and never plays again.
by N41D on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope its before the first game.
I hope its tonight
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck that.
why is our job to hope dumb people live fruitful lives?
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
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by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wishing injury on somebody...
Is fucking retarded.
by N41D on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, unless it's Kevin Youkilis.
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by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
while that is a horrible thing to say
the sad truth is that the chances he sees this sort of offer again are very slim, historically speaking. tough break for the kid.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll sign an insurance policy.
Just cause he’s an idiot doesn’t mean he’s stupid.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's paying the premium on that?
Those rates aren’t cheap for 4 million plus policies.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are talking about
hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums….
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by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's my point
who’s paying for that? and how are they affording it?
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know, but plenty of kids seem to, so who knows.
Maybe they have some sort of payment plan or whatever, but dudes get them from time to time and I can’t imagine he’d negelct it if it’s possible.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually very few get insurance
and most are guaranteed high draft picks that year.. Not 2 or 3 years away from the draft. Even then, most of thier families have to mortgage everything they own to make it happen…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what kind of insurance policy
can a college pitcher get?
usa
by Longhorn on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The same sort of loss of talent policy that saved Matt Harrington, I'm guessing.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
turning down 4 million
My parents would beat my ass, then say where does she sign to the Rangers? Moron.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what a fucking moron
if he turned that down
how much more cash can you really expect to get 2 years from now?
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by studcrackers on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's going to hear some boos at TCU games, too.
Kid’s made a mistake.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say it
but this is a pretty big black mark on our front office.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
disagree
rolled the dice at a time we could afford it
by Sherman McCoy on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can never afford it
and once you think you can, thats when you’re fucked. Besides, drafting Scheppers was rolling the dice enough for one draft.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not the offer, which should have been plenty
but they clearly misread this kids willingness to sign. I’m over HS pitchers. Give me college hitters.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nolan Ryan magnetism fail.
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Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Very questionable call knowing that they were just guessing.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the kid turned down 4M...
I have no reason the the FO for not going higher
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by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see how
4 million is a lot.
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this goes in the bad column
but they offered the dude 4 million, can’t blame them too much
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by Keynes on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding?
$4M is a big offer. No need to go any higher.
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by rooster on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as i said above
its not the offer, its the willingness to sign.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's stupid.
He was clearly willing to sign. He just wanted a shit load.
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can say that about anyone
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
But I don’t see how that makes a person “unwilling to sign.”
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 mil would have be the highest amateur contract?
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by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
They took the BPA and made a really, really strong run at him.
Can’t fault ’em for that.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
This is just really, really dissapointing.
We better get Scheppers done, that’s all I gotta say.
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by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not just that
but they better hope he’s healthy.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disappointing b/c the kid's a jackleg.
No other reason though.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I fault them for picking him
not their efforts to sign him
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh.
You never know what crazy ideas an 18-year-old is going to come up with.
Seems reasonable to think $4M would have gotten the job done.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not the point
It was common knowledge that he would be very tough to sign, and the only reason that it made sense to go for him instead of Miller was if they knew something others didn’t. And they didn’t.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not at all
Purke made a mistake. They threw four million at him, and he walked away. So, like most prospective pitchers, he will toil away in the college system, risk injury, risk declining ability, and – very likely – won’t see the better half of four million dollars again in his lifetime. No, all the blame falls on the player/agent pair there.
by bafusilier on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he turned down $4 mill. then Nolan should
have a talking with his business partner
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHA
Well I hope he looks into an economics class at TCU.
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by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+4,000,000
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by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly, 4 million is worth 5 million easily in 3 years
plus that doesnt even count the money he’s gonna lose by not reaching FA til later… its amazing really, someone could be advised to turn that down.
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by blalock84 on Aug 18, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno.
I don’t expect inflation to be that high over the 1-3 years. Also, he only has to wait 2 years apparently. An extra million dollars over 3 years would be 8.5% inflation.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 18, 2009 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't put it better
Matt Purke has turned down a $4 million offer from the Rangers and will attend TCU… the Rangers did not sign their first round pick…They will get a similar compensation pick next year.
This is the first time in club history they have failed to sign their first-round pick.
Purke walked away from $4 million…a chance to pitch in his home state…a chance to be mentored by Nolan Ryan… a chance to pitch for a franchise on the upswing.
Instead he will pitch in the Mountain Conference for three more years…
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/08/purke_does_not_signheaded_for.html
But good grief…how could Matzek get done so cheap. Fuckin aye.
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by hightowersmith on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2 years, right?
He’s old so, sophomore eligible?
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
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Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't blame the Rangers for not signing Purke
4 million is a hell of a lot of money and we get a compensation in next year’s draft. I would have loved to add him to the system, but it is what it is.
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by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
turning down $4M is just insanity to me
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by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wtf
I’m watching. That’s not what was said. You fail.
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by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone else has ~15.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kershaw signed for around 2 million correct?
by cashman on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kershaw is a good man.
Purke is not.
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by dstar442005 on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strasburg apparently signs for 15 M
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by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS
so Nolans fucking Agent is this guys agent, and we dont get a remotely accurate number to go from on draft day?
Fuck You Nolan. I know you had something to do with this pick, and the result? the first unsigned 1st rounder in Club history.
Thanks.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
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by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going the Josey route here:
- of picks we failed to sign before that glorious day in February 2008 – 0.
- of picks we failed to sign since then – 1.
God, my brain fucking hurts from all the logical fallacies.
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That should say Number before "of picks"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
Daniels signs all of his 1st rounders pre Nolan, and pulls an 0-fer with Nolan….
See, I can do that too…
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by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't Nolan here last year?
and if you use that logic, the team has a 17 game over .500 record with Nolan at the helm
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But like Josey
I can refuse to use logic, accurate information or for that matter even take your comments under advisement…..
Now Blalock…….
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone here know accounting/economics?
Calculate the present value in 2 years of $4 million given to you today. He’s going to need around $5 million at the 2011 signing deadline to equal the offer he was given now in terms of present value.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wait so even thought we didnt sign him
we get the same pick in the first round next year, right? so does that mean we get two first rounders?
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by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we don't lose the compensation pick though
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by ab03 on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed.
We get 13(a), since Storen for the Nats was technically 9(a), not #10 overall. In addition to our late first-round pick we’ll get.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We get the #15 pick next year
plus whatever normal first rounder we would have had.
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by Oddibee on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We get the pick below this one as comp.
And, yes. Assuming we don’t give away our 1st by signing a type A this winter, we’ll have two first next year.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, it's the same overall pick number.
14. Because of the Storen pick technically being 9(a).
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's one consolation I guess.
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by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dumb move for an 18 year old kid.
Now he’s got lots of time to ruin his arm in the college ranks with little or no compensation when/if it happens.
Given the tendency of pitching arms to go bad, this is a really myopic gamble on his part.
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The TCU Insider
was right? The rumor was, Purke wanted to go to college.
Obviously the offer seemed fair? The Nolan connection and so on. He wanted a college experience more than money.
Disappointing news.
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
college
i would trade my college experience for a hell of a lot less than $4mil
by Blakington on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe College
College may not be over-rated for him. He should make some bank someday. And you can’t go back in time. His college days will be fun.
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can buy a lot of fun with 4 million dollars
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by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reply
Teixeira, Strasburg, lots of guys do this sort of thing. Right?
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strasburg barely made a college team
Not sure what was with Tex in high school, but my guess was that he wasn’t thought of anywhere near as highly as he was after college. I guess I just don’t get guys like Purke who are top talents in the draft out of high school, get top talent offers, and still turn it down. If its an education you want, there’s always later. And if you’re smart enough to see the value in a college education, you are smart enough to invest 4 million dollars wisely.
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by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beavan vs. Purke
Beavan didn’t sign immediately, but he wanted to play pro ball, everyone seemed to know that. He was heading to some JUCO otherwise?
But Purke was either uber-greedy or confident he’ll make this type of money someday. He is a tall lefty. He needs some mechanical work for sure. Maybe he thinks TCU will help him mature, gain knowledge, and in 2011, he’ll still make decent bank as the economy improves?
I’m with your original comment, this is not the end of the world. We skipped out on an over-paid high pitcher. Never a bad thing in my book, less Porcello. My all-time favorite.
by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some JUCO? I think it was Navarro
ask any scout Navarro isn’t just some JuCo when it comes to baseball
by blueballlefty on Aug 18, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not baseball.
It’s great in baseball. I was saying Lifestyle. $4 million or a JUCO? Why not just turn pro? But, you could argue someone might want the ladies of TCU.
by 3Bagger on Aug 18, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I’m sure rookie ball and the bus rides are not fun, but I can’t imagine having to spend a year in Corsicana.
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by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its not as bad as it sounds
and the girls aren’t terrible, plus the baseball team is usually the ones that get all the girls
by blueballlefty on Aug 18, 2009 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Position players are a whole other deal. Make a list of all of the pitchers who turned down millions coming out of HS and got it again in college.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 18, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sort of OT: How did Gerrit Cole look this year?
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by thedirkatron on Aug 18, 2009 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inconsistent
great or awful, depending on when you saw him. The concerns people had about him in high school are still there.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Acutally, awful is not accurate
He was either great or average. For the year he went 4-8 with a 3.49 ERA for a really bad UCLA team.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 million dollars fun?
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
I guess $4mil in my pocket and being set for life is more important than college. But that is just me. Call me bitter.
by Blakington on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO.
It’s fonking 3 years at a podunk college in a town filled with cow crap.
Instead of $4M. He’s either an idiot or the biggest redneck ever.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get the fuck out.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he was good enough
and got here in two years he could still go to TCU parties for a couple years and have plenty of money to spend on hoes
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
were you a baseball player?
because that is a whole different experience.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope
Im sure being a BMOC is a great feeling, but I think I could be just as popular with $100s hanging out of my fly.
by Blakington on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me assure you
women chase money, not playas. playas who have money or will get money not excluded.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, playing serious college baseball eats up such a ridiculous amount of your free time.
All those good free time-y memories I have of college… yah, he won’t have many of those.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess is no one knew what would happen until the final minutes, so you're guy ended up being right, but in reality he didn't know shit.
Everyone knew he was interested in college, but no one knew what would happen intil 11:59, imo.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully we used the money the monkey fucking toolbox turned down and spent it on Blash, Lemke and RWJ, right?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
Monkey fucking toolbox.YAY ANGER!
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you are Purke,
what is the reason you don’t sign?
Asshole.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so, these are they type of people who go to TCU
nice.
usa
by Longhorn on Aug 17, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Type of people?
He just thought he was worth more than the Rangers offered. It doesnt make him a bad person. He’s a 19 year-old kid forced into a very advanced situation. He decided to go to school. Not a big deal.
by jparks77 on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have taken the 4 mil, FWIW.
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like I said
my father would kill me, then ask the Rangers where I sign. You don’t turn down 4 million cash in hand, hoping for more later.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that win tonight
felt a lot better before i had the A’s dick in my ass. that team has refigured out how to draft and sign kids.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh ... isn't this the Rangers' first miss?
And try not to grin so big when you’re all bent over like that ….
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish i had a collection
of avatars to throw up there to match my posts. because the tenor of most of my posts doesnt match my pic.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't the early report that the Rangers and Purke were $3M apart.
7-4 is 3, so neither party budged.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Aug 17, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he refused 4M and required 7M
That would be ridiculous. I wouldn’t want that guy anyway and I now put the a baseball hex on him….shubadroballdrop
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by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, atleast we signed Paul Strong
usa
by Longhorn on Aug 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
link for Texas Dawg so he doesn’t get all pissy
http://twitter.com/RangerBlake/status/3376370206
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by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TCU has an good program
He is close with Coach Schlosh, liked the guys he met and hung out with this week… He really wants to do school, and he will be the premier pitcher at a top 15 program and a great school… Avoid injury and hel be fine…
by PM Productions on Aug 17, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Avoid injury and hel be fine
I think I remember saying that about Mark Prior when he came into the bigs. But it was more of a “avoid injury and he’ll be a hall of famer.”
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I agree w/ all that, but $4 MM in your back pocket changes your family's life
by Sherman McCoy on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
bad financial decision, but sometimes money isnt the only issue, or the biggest…
by PM Productions on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a huge TCU fan
but I could give a shit when it comes to this screw the whole baseball program
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Major mistake
the injury rate for college athletes regardless of sport is huge. Thinking that he will get a better return in 2 to 3 years is a major assumption… Ohh well…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's say he doesn't get hurt
you are still assuming that you’re going to be a top 15 pick.
by Sherman McCoy on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
He is going to have to stay healthy and be one of the top 2-3 college pitchers to get this kind of money.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NPV caluculations would be in the conservative
5M+ range not allowing for the longer time in reaching arbitration… He would have to be a top 5 pick, and not have a hard slotting system in place… Both individually would be a dicey proposition in 2 to 3 years, both happening is an extreme long shot.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's going to TCU. He's probably not into words and numbers and stuff.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You show off your intelligence more and more.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what were you thinking throwing around the
word intelligence in a sentence about texas_dawg?
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was poor judgment on my part.
But hey, I go to TCU, MUST RUN IN THE STUDENT BODY AM I RIGHT?
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We must be a crappy school cause Purke decided to go there....
/Texas_Dawg
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by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TCU was my safety school.
~Farts in your face, watches as you smell it~
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by thedirkatron on Aug 18, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TCU was never an option for me
UNT’s low tuition rates appealed to me more than two years in Fort Worth.
by Conjunction on Aug 18, 2009 6:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
homer
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
even if he doesn't get hurt
he will have to rake for two years to get more than $4mill. not saying it can’t be done but it is a big gamble, my guess is this kid gets drafted three more times and ends up finally signing after his senior year for $2.5mill. that is my hope anyways
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll end up fine if he's healthy, but
4 million is a hell of a lot of money and he’s going to have to be one of the top picks in the 2011 draft just to think about getting that kind of money.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a top 14 pick
It is unlikely that his stock is going to rise that much and get the value he was being offered.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is also the chance that he will start to show flaws since he is going to be facing much better competition
no matter what kind of high school program you play at, a huge percentage of the kids he faced are never going to do anything baseball related after high school. He could also lose his stuff for some reason. We all saw what happened to Beavan when he left high school. If he was drafted next year with his current stuff, he wouldn’t sniff the bonus the Rangers gave him.
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by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're assuming you will always be a top 15 program.
You probably shouldn’t.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BA draft blog is back up.
Apparently Washington signed Nate Karns from Texas Tech, too. Nice day for them.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope when he's eligible for the draft again
He get’s drafted by the Pirates for 1.5 mil. Fuck wad.
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by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait
That doesn’t sound that bad.
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So take that $4,000,000
And sign every top LA prospect left.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scheppers.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish Purke would come on here and read all these comments
Make him realize how fucking greedy he was
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think reading a bunch of internet nobodies trashing him would make him regret anything.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word.
Some people take the tubes a little too seriously, imho.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so i guess
it was too late to apply any of that 4m to guys like blatch or reggie williams…bummer.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't want to spend bad money
just because you couldn’t spend good money
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why are those guys
“bad money?”
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I think they could have signed them from a cashflow standpoint. So they obviously did not value those players enough. Having more cash in your pocket in the immediate doesn’t make them worth more.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To say this is the most disappointing day of the season is an understatement
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
really?
that was Friday for me. this is just some punk hs kid.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this was a trade chip we can use to get a title
this will have a much longer impact on this club than if we lost every game in a month
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what?
how much trade value does Main have right now? or beavan? these kids are not guarantees. that game on Friday made me fear we were not ready to play with the big dogs. It was easily the low point of the season for me.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
we just pissed away every scout who scouted 1st round talent all year to save a buck, or draft nolans guy.
since 1971 we have never not signed a first. the is the single worst event in rangers draft history.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
overreact much?
We get a compensation pick in next year’s draft in nearly the exact same spot in the draft.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and top 5 talent will surely be there and we will surely draft him b/c even though we wont get comp if we dont sign him he is the best?
no. this means 13a will much more likely be a drew meyer 2.0 than anything resembling top tier of the draft talent.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 18, 2009 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talent always slides because of signability
Will it be another Purke? Maybe or maybe its another Shelby Miller or just a very talented player who should go right around that pick. All in all, the biggest loss is a year of development time which is something the Rangers can afford.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 18, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but if there are signability concerns
we can’t really afford to draft them with that pick.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
I can’t imagine the signability concerns are much worse than 4 million dollars. That’s one of the biggest bonuses in the draft’s history for a non top 3 draft pick. I’m pretty sure that can money whip whatever player to sign here.
Of course, a lot of things can change for better or worse with the Rangers financial situation.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 18, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Being "pretty sure" a player will sign is what got us into this situation
you have to be 100 percent sure a guy will sign, which almost always means not drafting top talent.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can never be sure a player will sign
Purke is the outlier here. Most people in his position take the 4 million.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 18, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's were sure Jeremy Brown would sign
The Nats were sure that Storen would sign. Neither of those picks blow anyone away, but that is what may have to happen. I’m sure we will get someone better than Brown, but the line of thinking is the same. You make a pre-draft deal to ensure they sign, and the players that take pre-draft deals are usually not top talent.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
by uthornfan on Aug 18, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shouldn't waste a pick just because of that
The A’s went with Brown because they were broke and stupid. The Nats went with Storen because they had Strasburg to deal with too. There aren’t many players that go into the draft looking for 4+ million dollars. The few that do usually go in the top 10. If we can still spend around 4 million dollars on that pick next season, there is no need to make some huge reach because you’re afraid no deal gets made.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 18, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all forget that Storen's been a huge success in the minors.
I’d take him right about now.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 18, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. No. This regime does not draft Drew Meyers.
Guys like a Brett Wallace or Ethan Martin or Aaron Hicks from last year or Jared Mitchel or Chad James or Alex White from this year all would’ve made sense in that spot had we not had the luxury of knowing we’d get a comp pick.
I mean, they don’t give comp picks for failing to sign comp picks, and what did we do with our comp pick this year?
Did we go cheap or did we press our balls and the base of our orginizational penis right up against the fucking wall and draft Tanner Scheppers?
Thinking we’re automatically gonna go with a cheap saey-safe no-talent just because the pick is unprotected is little misguided, imo.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 18, 2009 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're allowed to say fuck on these boards
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
by cashman on Aug 17, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
No pitching prospect is a guarantee.
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
It’s disappointing, but it feels like we only see maxed out potential at this time of year.
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not devastated
They didn’t lose the asset altogether, and I don’t know that Purke is the next coming.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how did they not lose the asset all together?
all we know is that we have one of the best scouting departments in all the league, they felt he was top 5 talent who slipped to us and we spit the bit.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We get the same pick next year unless Crowe doesn't sign
Purke lost a lot more than just 4 Million bucks when he didn’t sign that contract.
by hiafex on Aug 17, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What pick do we get next year
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Aug 17, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we didn't sign any of the ones we had left?
Purke, Blash (sp?), Lemke?
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well here's the good news
All of the people who are completely certain that Purke’s arm is going to fall off because of his delivery could be right.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't wish injury on anyone ...
but that would be poetic justice … and a harsh way to learn a lesson.
by Athos on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His arm
is probably insured. Not for 4 million dollars, but probably have a good price tag on it.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it happens
in the next 2 years.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's certainly at risk.
Purke has one of those deliveries that the majority of the scouting community at least looked twice at. Some think he’ll be fine, but there’s a good number who loved his overall stuff, but hated the delivery.
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by Andy Seiler on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say we all show up to his first start at TCU and boo the fuck out of him.
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
by Section 339 on Aug 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we can sing rich girl by hall and oats to him
i hope TCU gets hit by a meteor the 1st day of class
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So....
Guess I shouldn’t go to class next monday then…….
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by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will
respect you forever if you wear a “Fuck Matt Purke” shirt.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Aug 17, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would even help with bail money and hospital bills
if he see you on campus
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Aug 17, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you seen him?
I’m not gonna hate on the kid for doing what he feels like he needs to do, but I don’t think it’s super hateful for me to say the dude looks like he’d get his ass whooped by my little fucking sister.
Six four or five and a buck eighty, max.
I’d take him down to Chinatown and make him order me a fucking burrito with like all of the fucking fixings I wanted if he ever stepped to me.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 18, 2009 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thought about wearing my Ranger's gear on Monday
And sitting in the Student Center all day with a sign that said “You could buy a TCU chick with 4MM Purke….” just to see if he would come up to me….
But while I’m disappointed he didn’t sign with the Rangers, I will cheer him on when he pitches for us here at TCU…..
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you've gotta pick
either or. You can’t hate on him then root for him.
by Hull Fan on Aug 17, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do dislike him now for turning down that money
But come next spring I could root for him cause he’s pitching for my school
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by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will sit with you.
Already mentioned it on my radio show just now.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be the first time I've stepped into the building as well
Never have gone in it, even though I’m sure I’ve paid for 1% of it
I just get to campus, spend my day in Reed, then go home….thats it
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here, except my day is in Moudy South.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Monday - Thursday, 10 PM - 1 AM, on FM 88.7 The Choice, or online @ ktcu.net!
by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And risk getting the plague and all the other diseases floating around in Ft. Worth?
No thanks.
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 17, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TCU must have sent you a memorable rejection letter.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's an SMU brat
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats the worst of the worst right there
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh that explains so much.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 17, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it looks like we'll get the
15th pick next year.
All of the picks in front of us have signed except for Crow and we won’t know if he will until the next draft.
by Coolbean04 on Aug 17, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, we selected 14 this year
So isn’t it pushed back one? 14+1
For example if the Nats didn’t sign Straus than they would get the 2nd pick next year and not the 1st.
by Coolbean04 on Aug 17, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Andy went over this higher up
we were really #13 but someone I think at 9 had a pick they didn’t sign last year so that moved us down a space
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh you may be right
if that’s the case.
Even better, I rather have 14 over 15 :-).
by Coolbean04 on Aug 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where was Strasburg drafted out of high school?
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he wasn't.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Aug 17, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scottrlucasOfficially official: No on #1 M. Purke, #9 J. Blash, #10 T. Lemke, etc. Texas signed 25 of 51, Scheppers pending. #texasrangers
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn damn damn
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scheppers pending
Exactly what do we take that to mean?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Dere