Oakland A's reportedly sign Yoenis Cespedes
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 13, 2012 11:16 AM CST
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PrintPer Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown, the Oakland A's have reportedly agreed to terms with Cuban defector, outfield prospect and YouTube sensation Yoenis Cespedes.
According to Susan Slusser, the deal will be 4 years, $36 million.
Cespedes is a 26 year old who defected in the summer of 2011. A power hitter whose arm and range is expected to allow him to stick in centerfield, Cespedes was seen as a potential 5 tool player who could likely step into a major league lineup quickly.
Cespedes will presumably go into the 2012 season as the A's starting centerfielder.
UPDATE -- Peter Gammons says that Cespedes will be a free agent after 2015, rather than being arbitration-eligible (as most players with four years of major league service time would be).
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we need a slanted
“would you rather have had Leonys at his contract or Yoenis at his contract?” poll
Borbon is the only answer choice
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by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 13, 2012 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
I laughed
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
you never know
they both could be overhyped, but I’d take the guy with the higher upside.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Dang it
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:20 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Of course, this will restrict them financially for a around a decade
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kREZHmOR1bg
"You want to give me poo poo?" - Josh Lewin 7/1/2009
by TXRangersFan on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
Wiiiiiiiiily Mo!
I love that guy for his name.
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I loved this article on Willy Mo
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/6/22/2236633/wily-mo-pena-diamondbacks-debut
Pena batted four times against the Royals, and saw 15 pitches. He swung at nine of them. Six of those swings came on pitches clearly out of the strike zone. Pena struck out in two of his four plate appearances. Of his nine swings, five of them missed the ball entirely, while two went for fouls. And one of those swings sent a 94 mph fastball 441 ft to center field.
Go big or go home!! Bet big to win big!!
by Steamin' Beamin' on Feb 13, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Mystery Team!
@AdamLikesBeer If you are in Minneapolis I can tell you where to get a good brew.
by TargetField on Feb 13, 2012 11:23 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
ALWAYS WINS
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Heh
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Beat me to it....
Poor Florida/Miami….left holding a bag of money again.
Well, at least they have their homerun celebration……thing…..
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
"And when Josh leaves, The Window closes." JW 2-9-12
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Feb 13, 2012 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
Wow
Didn’t see that coming.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Good for them! Everyone thought they had zero dollars.
Rangers fandom is chanting:
It just doesn’t matter.
It just doesn’t matter.
It just doesn’t matter.
It just doesn’t matter.
…
Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!
I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.
this is what the A's fans should be chanting
in context of the orignial speech.
Napoli will still get all the girls
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Rookie of the year battle coming from the AL West?
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Darvish/Trout/Cespedes
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Matt Moore.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I was giving the AL West canidates
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Montero as well.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
forgot about him
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Now I really, really hope
the hype is much greater than the actuality.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
I think it clearly is
Since at one point we heard about $60M+ getting offered.
Hopefully that swing continues to have holes in it
I don't mind it too much
The A’s aren’t going to be competitive in the next couple of years at least and if he is great, he’ll end up bolting since they won’t have the money to keep him.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Hey, don't nobody skurred.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Feb 13, 2012 11:40 AM CST reply actions
Good signing by the A's.
If you only have 9 million a year to spend, may as well take a flyer on a guy who could potentially be a star.
"Calmer than you are dude"
We tell our guys, control the controllables. Trust the process and don't sweat results. Be the casino.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 13, 2012 11:46 AM CST reply actions
Well duh
One is a Cuban
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
Sizemore is old and broken down.
Cespedes is 26 and potentially a star. If you only have 9 million to spend, I would spend it on a flyer like Cespedes than an old has been like Sizemore.
"Calmer than you are dude"
We tell our guys, control the controllables. Trust the process and don't sweat results. Be the casino.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Sizemore is 29
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
And hasn't played a full year in quite awhile.
"Calmer than you are dude"
We tell our guys, control the controllables. Trust the process and don't sweat results. Be the casino.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 13, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
I want an Olt for Michael Choice swap.
It needs to happen.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I'm down for the new K-Swiss.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011.
The more that contract information becomes available, the more it looks like a good deal for both sides.
Reasonable, trade-able contract if he hits in his first year. A’s might get some power in their lineup.
Nice.
Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!
I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.
Will we see 20 HRs a year return to Oakland?
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 12:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Only if he hits 17 on the road.
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
by boomer1 on Feb 13, 2012 12:33 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
A's still in on Koji per Buster
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
FYI
Jim Callis @jimcallisBA
How loaded is #Rangers system? Talked to scout who saw low Class A Hickory last yr & wrote up 14 guys. Also raved about their Spokane club.
JD’s like, "you want some f*&#ing pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, b*#&hes!"- RCCook
LSB: "Oh s#*t, JD. You crazy!"
Ranger fans must have the cleanest kitchen ever.
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
by boomer1 on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Dumb
unless it isn’t.
Cubs rumored to be in on Soler at 27.5. Anyone in on him for that price?
Yes, most certainly
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
reacting to fluctuating market inefficiencies.
Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!
I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.
.
Lot and Koji for Choice then sign Mike Gonzalez? Would the A’s do this?
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
Fucking auto correct
Olt
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
why would we do this?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Doubt the A's
will throw in 2 million. That’s like 10 percent of their payroll.
"Calmer than you are dude"
We tell our guys, control the controllables. Trust the process and don't sweat results. Be the casino.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 13, 2012 1:22 PM CST up reply actions
Man Fuentes would get destroyed on this board on a bad night
Formerly Rangers121032
We want...#1 Josh #2 Barnet #10000000 Rhadigan
yay
another player that Beane will trade for a mediocre return in two years
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
by JBImaknee on Feb 13, 2012 2:05 PM CST via Android app reply actions
have fun in the Colliseum
Just don't piss her off, otherwise she'll get all Dien Bien Phu up in your Boxer Rebellion - caknuck
btho Iowa State
because of the new stadium or what?
it’s only a 4 year contract and the A’s don’t even have permission to build the thing yet
Just don't piss her off, otherwise she'll get all Dien Bien Phu up in your Boxer Rebellion - caknuck
btho Iowa State
Because he'll be traded
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231
Number of strikeouts for Yoenis in his first full season.
by dolphinpuncher on Feb 13, 2012 5:16 PM CST via mobile reply actions
30% SO rate
Just like Olt’s AFL stint
I can't help but wonder
if this is at all a good deal. FA after 2015? He had better be able to handle MLB pitching immediately; even the best Cuban players take a little time to adjust. I know one can say the Rangers just spent three times as much money on Darvish, but at least they get him for his full major league control period. Basically, it seems like the A’s got all of the risks associated with a prospect with few of the finanical benefits
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
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