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Baseball thread No. 7: Somebody slip the pinstripers a Mickey

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Football_Bat, Aug 8, 2009.

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  1. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    i definitely thought of them. morgan and mccarver are a wash, but phillips is a bigger assclown than buck.
     
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    cjericho, Aug 16, 2009
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  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    The Pirates get credit for being aggressive with one draft pick -- Alvarez. This year, they reached for a guy who should have been taken at least 20 spots later so they could spend on picks later in the draft. Maybe that was only because there wasn't a truly elite prospect available. Or maybe ownership won't let the front office spend like that again on a draft pick.
     
    outofplace, Aug 16, 2009
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  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    The Nats offered Crow 1.4 million above slot last year and he turned it down. You can say a lot about the Nats but you can't put that one on them. To say they're not aggressive is complete horsecrap. Is 14-16 mil for Strasburg not aggressive?

    Yeah, if he turns that down. Wow.
     
    Moderator1, Aug 16, 2009
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  4. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    The top three picks are Boras clients. Big fucking surprise.

    Strasborg is either getting bad advice or just doesn't want to play for the Nationals.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Aug 16, 2009
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  5. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    You should be thanking the White Sox for that loss.
     
    YGBFKM, Aug 16, 2009
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  6. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Yeah, those bastards. :D
     
    old_tony, Aug 16, 2009
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  7. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Or maybe it's because the Pirates' front office -- right or wrong -- didn't deem anyone worthy of a $6 million-plus bonus this year. After Strasburg and Dustin Ackley, this draft was a crapshoot full of the biggest crapshoot of all, high school arms.

    So instead of taking a prep pitcher early and having the possibility of that first-rounder flame out, the Pirates took four high-ceiling, hard-to-sign guys in later rounds. It makes sense, is a much better investment of the team's resources and is a pretty darn aggressive (and bold) strategy when you think about it.

    If Pittsburgh "earns" the top pick for 2010, I guarantee they'll draft and sign either Strasburg or Harper.

    Also, while it's early, Sanchez is proving his worth so far:

    http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2009/268713.html
     
    Trey Beamon, Aug 16, 2009
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  8. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    The biggest issue with Strasbourg may be term, not money. The Nationals may be trying to lock him up for six years -- so they can avoid arbitration, which owners despise.

    Boras will take the chance the Strasbourg can make more signing for two or three years.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Aug 16, 2009
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  9. Gene Parmesan

    Gene Parmesan Member

    As the owner of the Nats farm system in the SportsJournalists.com keeper league, they damn well better sign Strasburg.

    I liked what the Pirates did. They're building their farm system like the Sox did.... Low risk high picks and high-risk, high-reward HS guys later. Now that they're spending money in Latin America, it shouldn't be too terribly long before they turn out a decent team.
     
    Gene Parmesan, Aug 16, 2009
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  10. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    i can't argue with their logic. if they spend about $6 million on the entire team giving a draft pick that much is ridiculous.
     
    cjericho, Aug 16, 2009
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  11. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    This is still the organization that invited two Indian dudes to camp, practically sight unseen.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Aug 16, 2009
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  12. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Well, they did BLOG! about it.

    http://www.themilliondollararm.com/blog/
     
    Trey Beamon, Aug 17, 2009
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