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Also, if some team thought Qualls was worth $6M/year, makes you wonder why the Astros didn't exercise the $3.5M option and then trade Qualls.
$6M/year! The market for relievers is officially out of control if Chad Qualls is getting $6M/year. Note that Qualls has made about $20M over...
Yep. Going into the offseason, most thought that we could use upgrades at 3B, 1B, catcher, LF and bullpen. I'm ok with re-signing Rasmus, but I...
Well, it does tell me that Luhnow could have potentially swung the deal without giving up our top 3 or so prospects, meaning we could have likely...
What I've read is that the Dodgers didn't have to give up Urias, De Leon or Seager. So yeah, we could have topped it. Sounds like there is...
Other than Jansen, their bullpen was fairly mediocre. They'll probably go back and forth between Jansen and Chapman closing, the other guy being...
Madson just signed a 3 year deal with the Athletics for $22M. Looks like Soria will be signing a 3 year deal with the Royals today for $25M...
Yeah, I don't think he's worth $6-7M/yr, but there's not that many lefty relievers on the market right now. And the Astros really need a couple...
Does this mean that Sipp will be unaffordable now? If Perez gets $3.5M/year, Sipp will likely get $6M or $7M per year, likely a 3-4 year...
That one was easier to criticize in retrospect. I think not protecting DDJ was the most questionable move (as in, questionable at the time),...
Ha, hopefully it's not as bad as the hotel tax in New Orleans, I think I paid around 23% in taxes on top of my room bill.
This. And I think Luhnow's eye is on Gonzalez, the catcher they added to the 40 man roster before the Rule 5 cutoff. Here's his slash line from...
I thought he had one more option year, no? Even if he's out of options, I guess they can still put him on waivers and outright him to the minors...
I know that trades become easier to assess in retrospect, but this was a bad trade. Even the catcher (Perez) we traded for Conger seems to be a...
I doubt they make many changes to the CBA. If the players start pushing too hard for revenue sharing, the owners will simply respond by saying...
I think this is probably right. David Price made $10M in his first year of arbitration (2013 season) following his first Cy Young award. Made...
Well, Dallas is going to be 28 next month, and the team still has 3 years of control over him, i.e., he'll be a free agent when he's 31 years old....
Boston signs David Price at 7 years, $217M! Wow. Makes me wonder how much Keuchel will get, and whether the Astros can afford him after his...
Yep, I'd be surprised if any team gave up assets for Carter when they can probably get him for pennies on the dollar
Depends on how many and which assets Luhnow has to give up to get one of those two guys. Castro is relatively cheap this year (in the context of...
