Joe looked and sounded great. He fit in well, and this is a good gig for Joe; who can/did only improve the Cast... I look forward to having Joe on MLB as pitiful as they can get/are....
Yu Darvish signed with The Cubs on a 6 Year 126 Million Contract pending a physical as per Ken Rosenthal.
At age 31 the Cubs might have been better trying 2 years with performance incentives with an optional 3rd year.
Yeah, the dollars per year is not a real problem...however, the number of years will likely be a problem.
^^^^^ to all the above comments, I thought Theo wasn't this gutsy to take what I believe to be more risk than reward. I'm thrilled he's off the market, as I didn't feel good about Yu' in PS's, not at all. I think Yu's best years may be behind him; tho' he could easily prove me wrong; imo his velocity's already dropping, and he appears to be on the backside of his career, ntm- his PS stunk imo, averaging 4 Long Balls in as many games, a 21.60 Stellar ERA in t/World Serious Series...
Just found this article and decided to share it....I know it's a pipe dream to land JD Martinez but what a line up it would make; New York Yankees. The best way for Martinez to stick it to the Red Sox: sign with the Yankees! Sure, the Yankees already have a glut of outfielders. Sure, they’re trying to stay under the luxury tax. Let’s be clear here, however: The Yankees can afford to go past the $197 million luxury tax if they want. But they don’t have to. Cot’s Contracts has their estimated payroll at around $162 million. Throw in about $10 million for benefits and other things that factor into the tax threshold and you are at $172 million. If Martinez needs a six-year, $150 million contract, that’s an AAV of $25 million, pushing the Yankees right up to that $197 million figure. So you need to make a deal: Jacoby Ellsbury makes $21 million each of the next three seasons and he’s the guy you want to trade, but that’s not going to happen unless the Yankees eat a large chunk of that salary. Even then, does anyone want Ellsbury at $30 million over three years? Probably not. So you have to trade Brett Gardner, making $11.5 million this season with a $12.5 million option for 2019. You can trade that contract. Then we get this lineup: SS Didi Gregorius LF Aaron Judge RF Giancarlo Stanton DH J.D. Martinez C Gary Sanchez 1B Greg Bird CF Aaron Hicks 2B Gleyber Torres 3B Miguel Andujar Here’s the other catch: Signing Martinez could actually save the Yankees money over the long haul since they wouldn’t have to sign Manny Machado (as everyone seems inclined to believe they’ll do). Martinez gives you Machado’s bat for a lower AAV, and if Andujar is legit, they won’t need a third baseman anyway. Plus, you get to make Red Sox fans cry and create one awesome Murderers’ Row of sluggers. Can you say 300 home runs?
As I posted here before, life is not fair, unlike Ellsbury Gardner has made many more contributions to his team. But in light of that situation BG could be the odd man out. And yeah we'd see one hell of a lineup and Boston getting one stuck up their butt.
...yeah, there's really not much of a weak spot in that whole lineup...in fact, if they continue to improve I can see either or Gleyber Torres or Miguel Andujar becoming a leadoff hitter someday considering their lower SO rate/higher contact rate/OBP as well as providing young legs on the base paths.
78 degrees here in the Bay Area today. The weekly forecast predicts temps in the Seventies by mid day. Great weather for the boys for the pre ST Season.
Just a couple weeks ago with the temp at 30 degrees at 7 Am, my Beagle stood by her leash wagging her tail, awaiting her daily walk. I'm a good pet parent so I bundled up and took her out. Froze my ass off but when one has a dog there are obligations.
^^^^ great stuff 59; for some reason I had thought JD had already signed. Indeed an addition of JD (if even possible) would no doubt create a Murderer's Row lineup, wow ~!~ I hope both Andujar and Torres have an incredible ST; good enough to be on the Opening Day lineup...
