2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

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It's as standard a free agent gambit as there is for guys who have a team they'd rather go to or stay with for non-financial reasons. In fact, it's a junior high dance gambit. Dance with some other girl to make the one you like jealous.

 

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Yeah, he's a No. 2 (or 3) starter in a market where there is no No. 1. Teams gotta spend they money on sumthin', I guess.

 

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Agreed. It seems like the Marlins are more concerned with making a good show of spending money than they are with actually putting together the best team possible.

 

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Plus, you know Guillen loves Buehrle from their White Sox days, so he probably pushed hard for him.

 

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Buehrle will pitch well enough to win 15 games for the M's, but he does not pitch well enough anymore to win many playoff games.

 

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Excellent point. Can't believe I didn't think of that. Proof that three days of minimal sleep from being sick is not improving my mental functions, which are limited enough on a good day.

 

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I'm not real surprised that Buehrle got that much per year, but the number of years surprises me. For some reason, I thought he was looking for a one or two year deal, and then going to retire.

 

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Fox says Wilson is expected to sign with the Angels; Yahoo says Angels are "in strong" on Pujols.

My gut tells me Wilson signs with the Angels and Pujols stays in St. Louis, but this has been a fun couple of days.

 

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I think that's how it ends up, too. Still not buying the Angels "aggressively pursuing" Pujols. I just don't see them making that kind of move, not with their history in free agency and the Wells albatross that Reagans stuck them with.

 

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Wow - Bob Nightengale says the Angels' offer for Pujols is 10 years, at least $210 million.

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