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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. deviljets7

    deviljets7 Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    In the case of Valentine, the answer is simple: Money. Based on what he making (around $4 million per season) and his popularity in Japan, that managerial job there from 2004-2009 was better than most, if not all MLB jobs at the time.
     
    deviljets7, Nov 29, 2011
    #421
  2. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    What were you saying when they hired Francona? Or when the Yankees hired TOrre?
     
    Guy_Incognito, Nov 29, 2011
    #422
  3. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I think it's just Manky trolling, since his suggestion was Mike Hargrove.
     
    sgreenwell, Nov 29, 2011
    #423
  4. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Keep the DH, but go to the amateur rule which does not require the DH must hit for the pitcher.

    Of course 99.8% of the time the DH WOULD hit for the pitcher, but once in a while you'd have some interesting double switches.
     
    Starman, Nov 29, 2011
    #424
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Jonathan Broxton to the Royals on a one-year deal, contingent on passing a physical:

    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7293835/jonathan-broxton-reaches-deal-kansas-city-royals-source-says
     
    Steak Snabler, Nov 29, 2011
    #425
  6. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    $4 million seems kind of steep for a guy you're not going to use as a closer. If they were going to plug him in to get some cheap saves, then deal him, a la Billy Koch, then it makes more sense to me.
     
    sgreenwell, Nov 29, 2011
    #426
  7. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I didn't realize Broxton had any ties to the Braves.
     
    TigerVols, Nov 29, 2011
    #427
  8. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    It's been so long I don't remember what my opinion was when the Yankees hired Torre.

    And I was serious about Hargrove. The Red Sox have had clubhouse issues; Hargrove had experience managing a clubhouse full of difficult personalities in Cleveland (Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Manny Ramirez, Jeff Kent, Orel Hershiser, etc).
     
    MankyJimy, Nov 29, 2011
    #428
  9. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Broxton is a Georgia native. Think that's his only Braves tie.

    Rumors are circulating about a potential Joakim Soria-Colby Rasmus trade. I love the Mexicutioner as much as the next guy, but as a Royals fan, YES PLEASE.
     
    Big Circus, Nov 29, 2011
    #429
  10. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Why would Toronto trade a young, five-tool CF for a closer who's about to get very expensive?

    Is Rosenthal throwing shit against the wall again? Or is this Heyman?
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Nov 29, 2011
    #430
  11. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Bob Elliott, actually.
     
    Big Circus, Nov 29, 2011
    #431
  12. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Oy. Unless the Blue Jays secretly hired Jim Bowden this week, I doubt they make that trade. Sorry, Royals fans.
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Nov 29, 2011
    #432
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